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Each week during the political conference season we will be inviting a commentator to give their views on what education policies they wish to see announced. The Labour Party is first up and Matt Hood gives his view ahead of Tristram Hunt's first conference as Shadow Education Secretary.
A wise Labour Party stalwart once told me that 'education policy is to Labour what Europe is to the Tories.' No doubt this sentiment is playing on Tristram Hunt's mind as he heads towards his first conference speech as part of the front bench team.
For me, Tristram's challenge is this: can he bring the broad church of the Labour Party with him? Can he set out a vision that speaks to the swing voters Labour so badly needs, while still taking back Labour's education reform mantle so hijacked and poisoned by Michael Gove.
The conference hall is a scary place, so I would tackle the party first: opening with the 'forgotten 50 per cent' that don't go to university and making a commitment to high quality vocational education, through the 'Tec Bacc'.
Can Tristram bring the broad church of the Labour Party with him?
In practical terms this is re-inventing the wheel — it used to be called 'the diploma' and was fantastic — but that's by the by.
It's important to party members and speaks to their values.
If speaking to their values isn't enough, speaking to their dancing shoes should be.
Tristram's support for a negotiating body for school support staff has got my mum, a teaching assistant of 20 years, doing the twostep in the kitchen.
I'd be surprised if this announcement didn't get the same response from the conference.
Over 750,000 support staff will benefit, many of whom have taken an 18 per cent pay cut in real terms since 2010.
Next, I'd tackle swing voters. Childcare costs are out of control and so Labour's promise to extend free entitlement to 25 hours will put money back in people's pockets. Follow this up with ensuring that every teacher is qualified (or on route to qualification) and he's good to go.
The idea that somewhere in middle England thousands of genius rocket scientists would be teaching in our classrooms if it wasn't for a one-year on-the-job qualification is a nonsense and
Gove's biggest error to date.
Finally, the reform mantle. This is where Tristram's own values, skill and bravery will come to the fore.
Politics is about arguments and if he doesn't make the case for pushing on with the radical reforms (as opposed to just a few nice sounding policies) the party might be swayed, he might even get the public, but he won't transform our schools system for the better.
I would like to see a commitment to transparency; autonomy and smarter accountability; innovation from the third sector and teachers themselves; and a commitment to the best organisations supporting schools without the argument about whether we should prefer academy chains or local authorities.
It doesn't have to be one or the other: either might be the right option. Free schools could also open where there is a need for places. Tristram's directors of school standards' framework should make this a reality.
As one of the party's rising stars (keep your eye out for Liz Kendall and Jonny Reynolds too), we'll see whether he can deliver the hat-trick: taking on the mantle of reform, and taking both the public and party with him.
Matt Hood is a teacher and Labour party member


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Home Africa News Libyan survives Wagner mercenaries' brutality by faking death
Libyan survives Wagner mercenaries' brutality by faking death
Babatunde Emmanuel
Mohammed Abu Azila Enbis is Eight-year-old is today fully fortunate as he survived the brutality of the mercenaries of the Russian Wagner Group in the war-torn country.Enbis had to leave her home in Esbia, a town in southern Tripoli, on 23 September 2019, as Hafter intensified her attacks towards the capital against forces that had pledged allegiance to the Putin general.
Speaking to Daniel Hilton from the Middle East Eye, Enbis said he lost his father, brother and brother-in-law to mercenaries and expressed how surprised he was that he managed to survive.
However, when the conflict began to slow down, they decided to go back and check their home. Clarifying his mindset at the time, Enbis said that he knew the risk he faced when going back to the area.
Russian merchants paid attention to Enbis when he was visiting his house, and they followed him. They later imprisoned him in a house in nearby al-Huriyare, where he was living temporarily with his father Abu Ajila, brothers Husam and Mohammed, and brother-in-law Hamza.
"It was a hot night, and when they put us in the back of a van, they spilled water on our heads. The water made our blinds transparent, and I could see their bright red faces and green eyes. Each Russian was large, heavily built, and one seemed to have a prosthetic leg, "recalled Anbis.
In the end, the family was moved to a farm with a concrete house, where they are forced to kneel.
"They took away our IDs and phones, and they had a lot of equipment and were speaking fluently in Russian," Enbis said.
Hours after the initial occupation, the mercenaries moved the family to another location.
"I was standing in the last row. Then they blew us with bullets. I threw myself down and showed that I was dead, "he said describing the shocking incident.
Enbis survived just by chance without injury, and his brother Husam managed to stay alive despite hitting a few bullets. The rest of the family, however, was killed during the incident.
On the other hand, the mercenaries left the scene in a hurry, without even checking if all had died.
The Wagner Group has played an important role in assisting Russia to achieve its military goals in Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and Libya.
Russia, mainly through the Wagner Group, as well as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt in their battle to seize power from the U.N.-accredited government (NNA) -led government in Tripoli, the Putist General Khalifa Hafter is supported.
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on 24 July accused Russia of "playing an indomitable role in Libya by distributing supplies and equipment to the Wagner Group."The Wagner Group has 2,000 employees in Libya according to the command.
Hilton also mentioned in his article that although the group is dominated by its ranks, it also includes Serbian and Ukrainians. Hilton also highlighted Wagner's role in training hafter forces.
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… The focus here should be on the word "modern". To make the interior of the nursery conform to today's trends and the spirit of our time, it is desirable to abandon the cliches and standards of the 90s. Leaving the canons of euro-repair, you will open up a huge design possibilities. It is absolutely not necessary to design multi-level ceilings, to decorate the window opening of a child's kilograms of textiles (especially since it is dangerous for the child's health – dust that threatens allergic reactions will collect in the folds of the curtains).
Then it will become clear that the style and theme are slightly different things. So, to claim that the room is decorated in a nautical style is not quite true. The interior of the nursery can be made in any style (classic, modern, country, Scandinavian, etc.), but the theme in its design will be marine. And here you will decide whether to dive into the subject with your head, or make it an unobtrusive leitmotif. In principle, both options have the right to exist.
You must have seen photos of the interiors of children's rooms, where the marine theme is literally in everything. Here and the ubiquitous wall painting with plots from the life of ocean dwellers, and a bed in the form of a ship, and a characteristic decor: fishing nets, lifebuoys, oars, compasses and anchors. All this really plunges into a fantastic abyss with the head and looks so impressive that the neighboring kids, visiting the child, open their mouths in surprise.
But in this case there are three points that are important to remember! First, it will be rather difficult to maintain cleanliness at the proper level in a room with so much furniture and decor. Secondly, the design of such an interior is expensive. Thirdly (it is closely related to the previous point) such an obsessive and all-consuming design can quickly bore the child, and when he grows up, the whole entourage will have to be removed and dismantled, since the maturing children usually like to say something like: "I already big "and disown all children. But if this is not a problem for you, then why not!
On the other hand, as we have already said, you can be inspired by the ocean and take this topic as a keynote. Moderation here will benefit everyone: you (your budget) and the child himself. Choose a basic style for the nursery and incorporate elements with a marine theme into it. By the way, it can very well be if your choice falls on the Scandinavian style. Calm, bright colors, a lot of free space and the overall ease of design in combination with the marine theme looks just great.
To set the interior mood of the sea, it is not necessary to completely immerse in the subject. Focus on individual elements and details. It can be unobtrusive wallpaper with waves or sketched ships, an author's whale painted on one of the walls, a bedside rug depicting a map of the seas, a characteristic picture on the wall and / or decorative pillows in the form of fish, a sea knot and so on.
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Children in the nautical style is also perfect for two children at the same time. A bunk bed will only emphasize the association with the ship's cabin and the design solution will be optimal and fair for both kids.


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Culture - General News - Knowsley
by jonathan.child@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has approved an additional £4.05 million from its Strategic Investment Fund, to support the construction of the Shakespeare North Playhouse, in Prescot.
The funding is in addition to £6.5 million announced in May 2018 and takes the total investment in the project from the Combined Authority to £10.55m.
Last May the Combined Authority also approved an £8 million investment in major upgrades to Prescot train station and transport connections in the town centre.
The Shakespeare North Playhouse is an iconic new theatre and education space that will celebrate Knowsley's links with Elizabethan drama and Shakespeare himself, attracting visitors and students from all over the world.
The improvements to Prescot train station will increase capacity for people travelling to and from the Playhouse and provide a welcoming visitor experience to the town.
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor for the Liverpool City Region, said: "We are committed to improving the lives of everyone in the Liverpool City Region and these two projects are strategically important for Knowsley's ongoing efforts to revive and improve Prescot town centre. We are determined to ensure that the whole of the city region benefits from devolution and backing Knowsley in this way demonstrates that commitment.
"The Shakespeare North Playhouse is a hugely ambitious scheme which will attract jobs and investment, as well as visitors to the city region, and the new rail interchange will make a big difference to people's lives. We have looked carefully at all of the options available to us and are sure that the best use of public money is to make this additional investment to make sure this exciting project happens."
Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, said: "This additional funding is another fantastic boost for the construction of the Shakespeare North Playhouse. Once complete, the Playhouse will become a major visitor attraction for the north of England, attracting people from across the UK and indeed the globe with its varied programme of productions and events.
"We are already witnessing the positive effect that the Playhouse is having on Prescot, as new homes are being built and a number of new bars and restaurants are opening in the town, all in preparation for when the new theatre opens. It is a really exciting time for the Prescot and for Knowsley."
Prescot has fascinating links with Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama. In Elizabethan times it was the only English town outside London to have a purpose-built indoor playhouse, and the support and patronage of the Earls of Derby at Knowsley Hall played a notable part in the development of Shakespearean drama.
At the heart of the Shakespeare North Playhouse will be a reproduction 350-seat Jacobean theatre based on the Inigo Jones' Cockpit-at-Court, built in 1629, while other parts of the building will include education facilities, studio theatre, exhibition area, café/bar and outdoor spaces.
It is estimated that the Shakespeare North Playhouse will attract more than 100,000 new visitors to the Liverpool City Region each year from across the UK and internationally, and boosting the city region economy by £13 million a year during construction and by £5.3 million each year following opening. The Playhouse is expected to create 20 new permanent full time jobs and around 175 full time jobs across the region and 185 temporary construction jobs.
The investment into Prescot train station will complement the Shakespeare North Playhouse and will include a remodelled car park with increased capacity, two new lifts in the train station providing access to both platforms, a new pedestrian and cyclist path and signage between the station, town centre and Playhouse to help direct visitors.
There are also proposals to illuminate St Mary's Church, next to the site of the Playhouse, to complement public realm improvements on Eccleston Street, also funded by the Combined Authority, making Prescot town centre an even more attractive environment.
In addition to the Combined Authority funding towards the construction of the Playhouse, Knowsley Council has contributed £12.2m and National Government has contributed £5m. Further funding will be addressed by targeted philanthropic appeals and a capital fundraising charity is also in place, with independent consultants to make bids to trusts, foundations and other grant providers.
Construction work on the Shakespeare North Playhouse and the transport improvements has already started and is expected to be completed by 2021.
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Hyperbole and a Half is a book, and "Alot" of us can't wait
Without so much as a whisper from its main blog, Allie Brosh's upcoming book adaptation is already at No. 10 on Amazon's comic bestseller list.
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Published Apr 26, 2013 Updated Jun 1, 2021, 5:31 pm CDT
Webcomic Hyperbole and a Half may not have been updated since 2011, but it's still going strong. Without so much as a whisper from its main blog, Hyperbole's upcoming book adaptation is already at No. 10 on Amazon's comic bestseller list—and that's just from preorder sales.
Written by Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half is part blog, part absurdist comic drawn in MS Paint. Even if you haven't read it, you've probably seen its influences online, from the mythical Alot (a monster inspired by the common mistake of spelling "a lot" as a single word) to the phrase "Clean all the things!" The adorable Alot has become a kind of mascot of Internet typos everywhere, recognizable enough that it's turned up everywhere from Twitter fan art to a carefully sculpted snow Alot ("Alot of snow!") in Sweden.
But one of the most popular Hyperbole posts is on a topic not usually associated with funny webcomics about dogs and typo puns: coping with mental illness. In "Adventures in Depression," Brosh spoke candidly about her own problems with clinical depression, inviting thousands of comments from well-wishers and readers who wanted to share their own experiences. It's this mixture of candidness and humor that's kept her fanbase going strong in the long wait for new updates.
As for her upcoming book, Brosh has already shared a little of what's to come. While we're sure to see some old favourites such Brosh's backstory as the worst child in the world, there will also be a lot of new content. As she wrote in the book's original announcment:
"The book will contain roughly 50% new material. The other 50% will be posts I've published on this site already, but some of the posts that did not previously contain illustrations will be illustrated. It will be basically just like my blog in book-form (illustrated short stories, guides, etc.)"
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem and Other Things That Happened will be out at the end of October, and fans are already awaiting it with bated breath. A photo of the manuscript was received with jubilation from Reddit users, with Hyperbole readers glad to hear anything from Brosh, even if it wasn't a blog update. After almost two years of radio silence, several fans commented to say they were happy just to hear that she's still alive, never mind publishing a book.
Illustration via Reddit
*First Published: Apr 26, 2013, 10:09 am CDT
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One year until the Brexit due date: What we know and don't know
With only one year to go until the UK officially leaves the EU, we explore how things stand for expatriates in the EU under the proposed Brexit deal.
Residency: What we know
Although Brexit is scheduled for 29th March 2019, a 21-month transition period is lined up to maintain existing residency rules and benefits until the end of 2020.
Under the proposed citizens' rights agreement, Britons "lawfully residing" in an EU member state before the 31st December 2020 cut-off date will retain the right to remain and access existing benefits in that country after full Brexit takes effect.
Those who already hold permanent residency can convert their documentation for free, while others are promised a "transparent, smooth and streamlined" application process.
Agreed reunification rights mean existing partners and close family members can join settled residents in an EU country, even after Brexit.
However, residency rights expire if you are absent from the country for five continuous years or more.
Residency: What we don't know
What counts as "lawfully residing" is unclear. Permanent residents will qualify, but expatriates living in a country for under five years may need to prove their settled status.
If you have not already, make sure you have registered with the local authorities where you live and taken steps to secure any supporting paperwork. If you are still living in the UK but planning on relocating, consider doing so as soon as possible to maximise your time in the country before the Brexit date.
Note that the transition period is not yet guaranteed, so it is sensible to work towards the original Brexit cut-off of March 2019 rather than December 2020. In any case, the residency process can take time. The risk of being caught in an administrative backlog for residency applications increases as the deadline draws closer, so take action as soon as possible to avoid missing the cut-off date.
Beyond Brexit, we do not know how acquiring residency, visas and permits will work, but we can expect them to be much less straightforward than today.
One key unresolved issue in negotiations is onward freedom of movement – whether you can automatically relocate to another EU country after Brexit. This especially affects those who work or wish to study across different member states. While the UK has offered "guaranteed rights of return" to EU citizens settled in the UK before Brexit, so far the EU27 has not agreed reciprocal rights for UK nationals.
Healthcare and pensions: What we know
The deal on the table preserves existing access to pensions and healthcare for residents legally settled in the EU before Brexit. This means holders of the EU 'Form S1' can continue receiving free or reduced healthcare, and the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) still provides cover when visiting other EU countries.
British expatriates remain eligible for annual increases in the State Pension, even if you have not started taking your pension before the Brexit cut-off date. As things stand, Brexit will not affect how you can withdraw or transfer UK pension funds.
Pensions: What we don't know
Post-Brexit, the UK no longer has to abide by EU rules on freedom of movement for capital; this could lead to increased taxation of UK pension withdrawals and transfers.
Last year, the UK introduced a 25% tax on transfers to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) located outside the EU/EEA. Some speculate that this could be extended to within the EU once the UK sheds its obligations to the bloc.
As such, there may be limited time to transfer UK pensions without tax penalties. Make sure you take personalised, regulated advice before taking any action with your pensions.
See more about today's pension opportunities
Taxation: What we know
Each country sets their tax rules, not the EU, and tax treatment depends on whether you are resident, not your nationality. Brexit itself therefore has no effect on how Britons are taxed in Portugal, Spain, France, Cyprus, Malta or elsewhere in the EU. However, under current rules, some non-EU/EEA assets may be taxed differently.
For example, if you sell a Portuguese or Spanish property to reinvest in a new main home within the UK, you currently qualify for capital gains tax relief. Once the UK is outside the EU/EEA, however, the sale could attract capital gains taxes.
A financial planning review can ensure your wealth and assets are structured as tax-efficiently as possible and prepare you for any Brexit implications.
Taxation: What we don't know
Tax rules are always subject to change, even without Brexit. The main threat here comes from the UK; as the government loses its EU commitments it gains more freedom to tax nationals living in Europe. As already mentioned, pensions could be a key target.
Another could be tax relief rules for expatriates. For example, in recent years the government has threatened to remove the personal income tax allowance from non-resident British nationals. Taking this away from expatriates post-Brexit could be a relatively easy way for the Treasury to boost revenue in the future.
While the proposed withdrawal agreement and transition period provide some reassurance for expatriates, the final deal is not signed. With only months of certainty left, make sure you do what you can now to secure your position in your EU country of choice. A locally-based adviser can help you understand the cross-border implications and prepare appropriately for the post-Brexit world. Contact us to review your financial situation
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Siemens Scoops Up Mendix for $700M to Boost Digital Capabilities – Info Entrepreneurship
By onlyinfotech On Aug 3, 2018
Mendix, one of the long-standing players in the business app development sector, is being snapped up by Siemens for 600 million euros, or about $700 million.
The German industrial conglomerate will pay cash to acquire Boston-based Mendix, and it also plans to invest in the company's research and development efforts and global expansion over the next few years, Mendix co-founder and CEO Derek Roos wrote in a blog post announcing the deal Wednesday.
Roos and his co-founders started Mendix in 2006 in the Netherlands. The idea was to speed up and simplify the process of developing software applications at big businesses, enabling even non-technical people to build new programs.
Mendix was able to get to cash-flow positive early on, and it didn't raise a major venture capital round until a $13 million Series A deal in 2011. The company relocated its headquarters to Boston the following year. Overall, Mendix raised at least $38 million from investors including Prime Ventures, Battery Ventures, and Henq. The firm competes with the likes of OutSystems and Salesforce in the enterprise app market.
For Siemens, the acquisition continues the global manufacturer's efforts to boost its software capabilities, as the physical and digital worlds continue to merge. Over the past decade, Siemens has invested more than $10 billion to acquire and expand software businesses, and build its connected devices platform, Roos wrote in the blog post. Siemens said this week it plans to simplify its business structure and increase its investments in digital products, electric mobility technologies, and the Internet of Things, Reuters reported. (See also related efforts in software by GE, Philips, and Rockwell Automation.)
"With millions of connected devices and systems, operations in more than 200 countries, and more than 15,000 software engineers, Siemens has access to know-how, expertise, and reach few others can match," Roos wrote in the blog post. "Even fewer software companies can attempt to compete with such scale in 'things.'"
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A Truckee High School alumni and former Wolverine football quarterback, Nik Fertitta, who now teaches government and economics at the school, was recently elected as the new president for the Tahoe Truckee Education Association, according to the organization.
Laurie Scheibner, a math and science teacher at Alder Creek Middle School, also was recently elected as the new treasurer for TTEA.
TTEA is the local teachers union in Tahoe-Truckee, representing about 250 certificated educators in the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. It is an affiliate of the California Teachers Association which represents over 300,000 educators from across CA. TTEA/CTA members are also members of the National Education Association representing more than 3 million educators nationwide.


Making a 2" field stop?
I own some 82° Ep's. I'm not a fan of them, but I like big eye lenses.
I want to stop down a Masumaya 82° 32mm that really has no FS , to say 65°_70° range. Im a pretty crafty guy & I know most of you are.
Sharpness of the field stop depends on the proper positioning of the field stop. it also depends on the observer's eye. Normally the field stop is placed at the focal plane of the eyepiece and will be sharp for an observer whose eye is naturally focused at infinity.
I have made field stops but only for experimental purposes and I used heavy paper.
I've made a few field-stops for various reasons. My preferred material is thin, black plastic. Some "For Sale", "No Hunting", etc. plastic signs (at hardware stores) are printed on black plastic. I use an Exact-o (hobby) knife to cut out the field stop. Sandpaper will get rid of any colored paints that were used to print whatever message was on the sign (if necessary). The sandpaper will also roughen the surface, transforming it from glossy to flat.
I've made field stops for 2" and for 1.25" eyepieces in this manner. Sometimes a square or rectangular field-stop is more suitable than a circular field-stop . . .
I once had a 2-inch eyepiece (with a very large eye-lens) in the focuser of a reflecting telescope that was being used for some solar observations. After I finished my observations, I pointed the telescope perpendicular to the sun to prevent the (large) primary mirror from focusing a small, concentrated disk of solar energy onto some flammable surface. I'm no dummy. Or so I thought!
The eyepiece had a home-made, rectangular, plastic field-stop precisely at the focal-plane of the eyepiece. I happened to look back and noticed some smoke coming from the long, wood OTA. A very quick glance at the telescope/eyepiece/sun geometry was all that was needed to determine what had happened. The eyepiece was pointed at the sun! The large eye-lens collected enough solar energy, focused it on part of the plastic field-stop, and started melting the field-stop!
So, be careful with those large eye-lenses!
Edited by Sketcher, 18 March 2019 - 03:19 PM.
I like your use of materials..i have some on hand. It'll take me a couple of experiments to get what I want..
Edited by buddy ny, 18 March 2019 - 03:45 PM.
I posted a question about flocking eyepieces and modifying field stop in the DIY forum this morning. We will see what turns up.
Edited by AxelB, 18 March 2019 - 03:53 PM.
I have made a number of field stops over the last few years. I use thin, stiff plastic sheet or metal. Any colour will do — I spay paint the completed field stop flat black. A good circle cutter is all that is required. It must be sharp, because you want a good, clean cut. And you will need to execute a smooth action. I sometimes have to make a few attempts to get an absolutely perfect cut. No big deal — the material is cheap, and the process is not terribly time consuming. The results have been impressive.
I would not use paper. I haven't tried it, but I imagine that one would see fibres along the edge. I like my field stop to be a clean, sharp, perfectly formed circle.
As to installation in a Masuyama, I'm afraid I can't be much help. I have only installed field stops in eyepieces with built-in focussing mechanisms (ex-military and ex-microscope eyepieces), and the result every time is a sharp field stop.
It is easy to make such a drawing. If you know someone that has a 3D printer and you can describe what you want, PM me and I will sketch it up.
Here is the problem I foresee for you though. In many of these 82 degree eyepieces, the field stop is between the Smyth lens (or whatever the amplification set is) and the main elements. This may present spacing issues. You would have to ensure that you have sufficient space to actually mount the field stop at this point.
The thinnest you can really go with a 3D printer due to base adhesion is maybe .5mm or so, but .8mm would be better.
Anyway, it sounds like it would be more or less a flat disk with a hole in the center and this is pretty easy to generate and .stl file for. I could do it for you in less than 3 minutes.
The .stl file is all that is needed to print it.
If you want it printed, I can do that for you as well I suppose. I would simply need the outside diameter, inside diameter, and thickness.
I would use 6061T6 plate aluminum 1/8" thick and do most of the work on a mandrel on the lathe. Bore the hole small to fit a mandrel, the turn the outside, and thread if necessary. Then switch mandrels and finish the insides using a high angle taper and remember the flat side of the knife edge goes towards the EP while the tapered side goes towards the primary.
Anodize to a medium hard state, and boil in black die for 30 minutes.
I think in this case, the field stop is below the field lens in the barrel, so it should be easy to push it in from below.
Wow! Thank you very much. I'll send you the details by pm.
My need is for a plossl so the field stop location is easily accessible.
I would think it should be possible to purchase a step down ring with the outside thread to match the eyepiece barrel thread. The field stop could then be put on the ring and threaded into the exact location needed.
Easy to do and the bulk of the work is in acquiring the ring.
I sold step down rings for years. They always had a stop on them so they would thread in and stop when the shoulder hit whatever it was being threaded into.
A threaded in field stop would have its entire outer surface threaded and have no shoulder. That doesn't describe any step-down ring I've seen.


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Tech entrepreneur Mondo Davison envisioned SafeSpace as a way to save lives, prevent police brutality, and start conversations that lead to lasting change. The app allows users to notify friends and nearby allies when stopped by law enforcement. Users can respond to those notifications by going to the scene and observing the interaction. Then, both the responder and the person who initiated the incident can fill out surveys about the experience, which are added to a data dashboard tracking police interactions over time.
A study at the University of Minnesota was designed to help people with ovarian cancer understand their genetic predisposition and options for gene therapy. To encourage participation, the mAGIC app for iOS and Android sent prompts and reminders throughout the study. Users could watch educational videos and track their progress with a friendly plant animation, adding leaves as they completed each task.
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DENPASAR, Indonesia, Aug 6 (Reuters) - At least 82 people were killed on Sunday when Indonesia's resort island of Lombok was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.
The powerful quake triggered panic among tourists and residents, and was also felt on the neighboring island of Bali. On Lombok, thousands fled from their homes to gather in emergency shelters in open spaces, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.
Travelers at the international airports in Lombok and Bali were thrown into panic and there was minor damage to the buildings but operations were not disrupted, officials said.
The country's disaster management agency urged people to stay away from the sea. However, an initial warning of a tsunami with waves of up to half a meter was later withdrawn.


USA TODAY SAYS CATHOLIC CHURCH HAD SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE KJV (Friday Church News Notes, April 8, 2011, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - A USA Today report on a traveling Bible exhibit makes the amazing claim that the Roman Catholic Church had a significant role in the King James Bible. The exhibit, called Passages, is set to open at the Vatican in October. "The announcement was made at the Vatican Embassy to highlight the Catholic contribution to the best-loved English text, the 1611 KJV, which draws about 80% of its majestic language from an earlier translation by a Catholic priest" ("New Museum to Use Science to Tell Bible's History," USA Today, April 8, 2011).
What the reporter forgot to mention was Rome's most significant role in that project, which was burning that "Catholic priest" in a public spectacle in Vilvoorde, Belgium. The "priest" in question was William Tyndale, who published the first printed English Bible and the first English Bible translated directly from Greek and Hebrew. Though he was an ordained Catholic priest, he renounced the Roman Catholic Church and its heresies and called the pope the Antichrist.
In The Practice of Prelates, Tyndale likened the pope to an ivy which climbs up a tree and gradually saps the strength of the host and kills it, emphasizing that this is what the pope had done to England and every other nation under the papal thumb. Tyndale called Roman Catholicism "a nest for unclean birds." Tyndale also brazenly disobeyed Rome's law that forbade the translation of the Bible into the common languages of the people without ecclesiastical permission.
In May 1535, Tyndale was arrested for his "heresies" and for his audacity at thumbing his nose at papal laws. After being imprisoned for nearly a year and a half in a cold, dreary dungeon in the castle at Vilvoorde, William Tyndale was taken out to the public square, strangled, and his body burned. Roman Catholic authorities also burned John Rogers, the translator of the Matthew's Bible, another Bible in the lineage of the 1611 King James. Further, the Geneva Bible, which was the most popular English Bible before the KJV, was produced in Geneva, Switzerland, instead of England for the simple reason that the Roman Catholic Queen Mary was pouring out such vicious persecution upon Bible believers that many fled to Geneva for safety.
And going back before Tyndale to the first English Bible, let's not forget that the Roman Catholic Church condemned John Wycliffe of "heresy" for translating the English Bible and so hated his memory that they dug up his bones and burned them nearly 44 years after his death. Yes, the Roman Catholic Church did have a major role in the English Bibles preceding the King James, and let's not forget it!
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He should have guessed wrong
A teenage Indian waiter aces a game-show quiz - and then wishes he hadn't.
By Yvonne Zipp
If ever a game-show contestant should have chosen what was behind Door No. 2, it's Ram Mohammed Thomas. The 18-year-old waiter became the first contestant to correctly answer all 12 questions on "Who Will Win a Billion?" (Ah, inflation.)
His reward? He's promptly arrested for cheating and tortured by the police, who are determined to figure out how an unschooled orphan from the slums of Dharavi mastered a quiz show.
You see, the TV producers don't actually have a billion rupees (roughly $23 million), but they do have enough to bribe the local cops to brutalize an impoverished teenager.
"There are those who will say that I brought this upon myself by dabbling in that quiz show," Ram says. "After all, what business did a penniless waiter have to be participating in a brain quiz? The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use."
Clearly, none of these killjoys would be Americans, who turn trivia buffs like Ken Jennings - and far less appealing reality-show contestants - into quasi-celebrities. And there's a can-do optimism driving the hero of Q&A: A Novel, Vikas Swarup's enjoyable debut, that translates well for US audiences, even if the book itself is ultimately uneven.
Fortunately for both Ram and squeamish readers, a female defense attorney barges into the interrogation and gets him released. Although, really, the faint of heart might as well put the novel down right now and go switch on the soothing tones of Alex Trebek, because they won't be able to handle Ram's version of "Jeopardy." (Last bad game-show pun, I promise.)
The rest of the novel consists of Ram's conversation with the defense attorney, explaining how his life up until then had taught him the answers to each question.
For example, from the kind priest who gave Ram his Hindu/Muslim/Chris- tian name and taught him English, he learned the initials written above the cross. The aging Bollywood "tragedy queen" for whom he worked as a servant appears in another question. A hit man who's an avid cricket fan gives him yet another answer. And his stint as a tour guide at the Taj Mahal also comes in handy.
(The chapters are named for the amount of money he won for each correct answer.)
But Ram's itinerant lifestyle offers more than the chance to pick up all kinds of trivia. It allows Swarup to explore a wide range of hardships facing India's lower classes: from the boy who dies of rabies for lack of money to pay for treatment, to the girl whose brother forced her into prostitution at age 12. Then of course, there's the wealthy "benefactor" of orphan boys who makes Fagin look like foster father of the year. You don't want me to go into more detail - Dickensian doesn't even begin to cover it.
Interestingly, rather than widespread social change on a governmental level, Swarup, an Indian diplomat, seems to espouse individual decency as a cure for these ills. Ram, even when living without running water or indoor plumbing, always has a few rupees to spare for his neighbors.
What mars "Q & A" can best be described as a tonal problem. While this reader appreciated Ram's unwillingness to wallow in despair, many of the events he describes are so harrowing that the novel's brisk, even breezy, pace can seem disconcerting.
As Ram comments at one point, "What should have been a tragedy has become a farce." And the surprise twist that caused Ram to become a contestant in the first place stretches plausibility. But there's no denying the novel's clever conceit, or that Swarup has created a hero readers will happily cheer for. As rags to riches tales go, Horatio Alger would have approved.
• Yvonne Zipp is a freelance writer in Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Miss World 2018 Winner Is Mexico's Vanessa Ponce De Leon
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Vanessa Ponce de Leon,won the Miss World 2018, and she is the first Mexican queen to ever win the title.
The 68th edition of the Miss World pageant was held in Sanya, China, on Saturday, December 8, 2018.
Vanessa beat 117 other queens from around the world, including Ghana's Nana Ama Benson, who was crowned Miss Ghana 2018 in Accra on Saturday, September 29, 2018, to emerge winner.
Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in International Business, volunteers for 'Migrantes en el Camino' and is on the board of directors of a rehab centre for girls, according to the Miss World website.
The colourful Miss World ceremony included US group Sister Sledge performing their 1979 disco anthem 'We Are Family'.
The first runner-up was Thailand's Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan, a 20-year-old studying Business Administration, with Miss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo coming second runner-up.
Miss Uganda also won Miss World Africa for the continental category.
It is the eighth time the Miss World final has been held in Sanya, which first hosted the pageant in 2003
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Aleister Crowley founded the religion of Thelema, which became adopted by the Ordo Templis Orientis (O.T.O.) as well as the magical order Argenteum Astrum, the Order of the Silver Star. He was also a highly controversial member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, where he was known by the magical name of Frater Perdurabo.
Crowley's lifestyle was absolutely shocking in the era in which he lived. Besides his interest in the occult, he was sexually promiscuous with both genders (at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in Britain), frequented prostitutes, was vocally defiant against Christianity and Victorian and post-Victorian prudishness toward sexual subjects, and was a drug addict.
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Danon urges action by UN Security Council after terror groups kill Israeli student
(August 8, 2019 / JNS) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon urged the world body to condemn the murder of an Israeli teen in an apparent terrorist attack in the West Bank on Thursday.
In a letter addressed to Poland's U.N. ambassador Joanna Wronecka, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council, Danon pushed the body to condemn the stabbing to death of Dvir Sorek, 19, a yeshivah student and Israel Defense Forces' recruit, and stop the payment of salaries to Palestinian terrorists.
"The attack and its glorification are the direct result of the Palestinian leadership's ongoing policy of educating and incentivizing its youth to kill Jews throughout Israel," Danon wrote in the letter. "I call upon the Security Council to condemn this sickening act of terror immediately, unequivocally and in the strongest terms possible. It is the duty of the Council to put an urgent stop to all Palestinian incitement efforts."
Meanwhile, American Jewish groups condemned the murder of Sorek and urged the international community to take action against the Palestinian Authority's "pay to slay" policy.
"We join the people of Israel in mourning the loss of 19-year-old student Dvir Sorek, from the community of Ofra, who was studying at Yeshivat Migdal Oz. This was a dastardly act of terror and cold-blooded murder of a student who was found still clutching the books he had just bought in Jerusalem. We extend our deepest condolences to Dvir's family, which has already suffered grievously from previous terror attacks," said Arthur Stark, chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman and CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
"The international community must join in condemning this attack and those who incited, abetted and supported it," they continued, "especially the continuing 'pay to slay' grants of the Palestinian Authority."
Similarly, Mark Mellman, from the Democratic Majority for Israel, extended his deepest condolences to the Sorek family.
"At the same time, we are disgusted but not surprised that Hamas and the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad celebrated his murder, calling it 'heroic,' " he said. "These senseless terrorist attacks leave families grieving and make it even more difficult to find a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians."
Sorek was laid to rest on Thursday evening in the Jewish community of Ofra in Samaria.


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Q: DatetimePicker and other Controls in MenuStrip I know I can add a DateTimePicker to my MenuStrip with the following lines
Dim dp = New ToolStripControlHost(New DateTimePicker)
MenuStrip1.Items.Add(dp)

But I can't figure out how to add a DateTimePicker to the MenuStrip at designtime. What's the trick behind it? I have been trying and searching for like an hour and I am about to give up even though I know there has to be a way!
TL;DR
How do I add a DateTimePicker to my MenuStrip at design-time?
Alternatively we can add it to a ToolStrip instead.

A: You are close to a solution in using the ToolStripControlHost, but you will need to derive from that class as shown in the linked-to example.  The frustrating thing with that example is that it does not decorate the derived class with the System.Windows.Forms.Design.ToolStripItemDesignerAvailabilityAttribute to make it available on the design surface.
The following is a minimalist implementation to get a working example.  You may need to override the automatic sizing to suit your needs/wants for the control.  The implementation overrides the Text property to prevent designer from assigning invalid text to the underlying DateTimerPicker control.
<System.Windows.Forms.Design.ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability(
    System.Windows.Forms.Design.ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.ToolStrip _
    Or System.Windows.Forms.Design.ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.StatusStrip _
    Or System.Windows.Forms.Design.ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.MenuStrip)> _
Public Class TSDatePicker : Inherits ToolStripControlHost
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New(New System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker())
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property ExposedControl() As DateTimePicker
        Get
            Return CType(Control, DateTimePicker)
        End Get
    End Property

    <Browsable(False), EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Advanced), DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)>
    Public Overrides Property Text As String
        Get
            Return ExposedControl.Text
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            ' verify valid date
            Dim dt As DateTime
            If DateTime.TryParse(value, dt) Then
                ExposedControl.Text = value
            End If
        End Set
    End Property
End Class

A: Was going to add as a comment but I trust it justifies an answer.
The only way I have succeeded in this is to add one at design time (to the form) and set Visible to False and use the menu item to set Visible to True (may also need to set the position and/or bring it to the front).
You do need to manually handle setting Visible to False again.

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A year ago, in Aug, 2017, we witnessed the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey across Southern Texas — a force of nature that swept away everything in its path.
The hurricane took over 50 lives. It forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and demolished communities. And many people have been forced to start over from scratch.
It's said that it will take years to rebuild the towns and areas that have been affected. But it's in the hardest times that people have the opportunity to show their best side.
Ordinary people, volunteers, companies and non-profit organizations, they all came together in the aftermath of the hurricane to do everything in their power to help each other.
And Sake Sushi Bar and Lounge was no different.
Sake Sushi Bar and Lounge owners Phe Nguyen and Binh Nguyen in Port Arthur Texas, watched the disaster unfold within their community. They knew then that no matter what, they would contribute however they could to aid in helping their community.
Their mission; to provide hurricane victims with a delicious meal no matter what it takes. In just one day they provided thousands of food boxes to supply those in need.
Though the unsung heroes of Sake Sushi Bar and Lounge were unphased by not receiving any media attention for their efforts, Phe Nguyen's son, Keith felt his father and the hard-working staff at Sake Sushi Bar and Lounge deserved to be acknowledged.
But Keith was not expecting the widespread result of what happened next. The post about their inspiring story was not only recognized but went viral being shared over 444,000 times and receiving over a million interactions worldwide!
"Words cannot describe our gratitude and thanks for your great deed. We are all united!" one user wrote.
In a time where lives were lost, families left shocked, and neighbors huddled in shelters awaiting relief, the efforts of those who stand strong to provide for those in need should never go unnoticed, as their impact is felt to all those affected. This story among countless other heroes during the relief strategies taken place from Hurricane Harvey reminds us that it's true, not all heroes wear a cape.
I think we should help share this story even further to pay tribute to this restaurant's wonderful initiative. Talk about heroes!


I am new to Process Simulate and I need to simulate a manufacturing cell I made on CAD, but i can't grasp on how to import my .jt file to use it in Process Simulate.
Re: How to import .JT to Process Simulate?
Assuming you ue Process Simulate on eMServer, you can use the "Import CAD Files" command.
It is available from the Navigation Tree ( File menu).
I did that, but an error message that says that the xml file could not be created appears, what should I do to correct that?
Strange. It should work. Do you have a problem with any JT file, even a simple one?
I´m using PS 11.0.2, and that problem doesn't appear with simpler files.
Could you tell if I can import gun and robot ft data into process simulate. I execute the program standalone and i could not find a way to import jt file and also i could not manage to import the.co robcad file that includes kinematic stuff into process simulate.
As i importing the file i get a error like in attachments.
Could you send me file step bt step importing, it would be great.
before you import *.cojt file to your cell please delete the tunedata.xml under *.cojt folder.
with CAD import function creates a new tunedata.xml file.
after the CAD import function you can import the 3d file (*.cojt) via "insert component from file"
you can only insert 3d files under system root.
3. Then you must use Define Component Type Command in PS.
i have problem with importing file. could you please help me with importing .stp file to process simulate.
how can i import .stp file to process simulation.
You cannot import .stp files to PS.
You have to convert the .stp file to a .jt file first.
This can be done with the Cad translators or a 3rd party program.


Posted on February 16, 2017 at 4:05 pm.
This fascinating report on a Oatlands wedding between Alfred Edward Western and Margaret Dorothy Butler is a wonderful insight into wartime social history in Surrey. The minute details about the wedding, from the choir singing, how the bride was attired, the Boy Scouts providing a guard of honour, to a Belgian refugee decorating the porch of the bride's home. It is the list of wedding presents that makes for an entertaining read: copies of Turner's water colours; Genoese lace; books and Indian embroidery.


Whoa – life is BIG right now. As in HUGE. And I'm so happy. I feel very full.
Among the many plates spinning in the air is my recent move to become the San Luis Obispo County coordinator for Postpartum Support International. I love that this is my role because it means women from all over the Central Coast can reach me directly to talk postpartum depression, anxiety, or other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD). I'm no expert, but I've experienced PMAD and I'm plugged into an incredible group of professionals – the SLO County Public Health's PMAD Project – who are, indeed, experts. More on that in the months to come.
As part of a new family of coordinators all over the world, I'm now privy to discussion groups on the topic of postpartum health. One recently caught my attention: a lengthy, comprehensive list of books for the new and/or suffering mother.
If you or someone you know needs a good read – particularly one that pulls the drapes open to shine light on the darkness – check out this list. I wish I'd had it when I first became a mother, lo these 6.5 years ago. I glean so much from reading, almost as much as meeting with people who see/feel/get me and talking with a good therapist.
Though I don't get to write on this blog nearly as much as I'd like to, you, dear reader, are just like Willie Nelson: you're always on my mind. Anyone who read my words here watched me crumble and break under the weight of an experience I didn't see coming, in real time. You also watched me get help, stand up, and embrace my life. Though we may not chat so much anymore, we are forever bonded. I wouldn't have it any other way.


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Postgame: Eli Manning on loss to Redskins
Q: Are you baffled by what you saw today?
A: They played better than us. That's all it came down to. They had a good plan defensively. Some things that we were expecting, we didn't get. We still had opportunities for some big plays early on - we didn't capitalize on. That hurt us. The defense got us turnovers early in the game. We got nothing off of that. Even late in the second half, when we got into scoring range, we didn't score. We had turnovers, had a missed field goal, had a stop on downs. It came down to we just didn't execute as well as we needed to. Their offense played well, kept us off of the field a good bit. But we didn't convert on third downs early in the game and missed on some big plays.
Q: What did you think you would have been able to do today, but didn't?
A: We thought we'd be able to hit a few play actions and didn't get any of those. Didn't get any balls downfield on that. On third down we knew there was going to be some opportunities for some plays down the field. They do some things defensively where we thought we had a good plan and could hit a few big plays. That's what it was going to take - a few big plays, some long touchdowns to spark our offense and loosen [the defense up] also. They were there. We just didn't capitalize on those. We got down, obviously had some turnovers that hurt us. But we still had opportunities in the third and fourth quarter to go down and get some points, make it a game, and we weren't able to score.
Q: Do you still believe this team can make the playoffs?
A: Yeah. We have to. We've bounced back from tough games and from losses before. We know we have a short week and are playing a good Jets team. But we have to have a great week of preparation. We know there's going to be opportunities. There's going to be plays. We just have to make them.
Q: What happened on the pass intended for Manningham that was intercepted?
A: Had a fade route out there. They were doubling our tight end and Z so I was going to throw it to the back corner of the end zone. That's where we always try to hit those. I guess he went inside at the last second so it made it a little bit too easy of a play for the defensive back.
Q: What was going through your head when you threw that interception?
A: Disappointed. Upset. There was a great opportunity. We were going to go down and score and get back into the game. We knew we needed three scores at that point - three touchdowns at that point. We hit a big play, drove down there very quickly. Would have been nice to get a touchdown, put a little pressure on the Redskins knowing that we've been good with those two-minute drives. It was going to eat up more clock and make it tough on us to get enough chances to get back in the game.
Q: Did you feel that in the second half you could have come back?
A: Yeah. I thought we felt at the end of the first half when you go down there, had a good drive with just a minute, got into field goal range and got three points. Hopefully we were going to come out and get the ball in the second half. Throwing an interception on the first series of the second half doesn't help. But we got the ball back the next time, drove right down there and had a sack on third down that prevented us from keeping the drive going and then had the missed field goal.
Q: Did not hitting Hakeem Nicks on the long pass at the beginning of the game change the complexion of the game?
A: No. That was early in the game and obviously would have been nice to have had that, get a touchdown or get in scoring position. But there were still other opportunities. There were a lot of opportunities in the game. We had a lot of plays in the game that could have been a lot better, could have turned out a lot better for us.
Q: Will looking toward the next game help you to get over this one?
A: That's the good thing about having a short week. We'll get back to work on Tuesday and get our focus on the Jets. That's all we have to worry about. We still control our destiny. It's a matter of can we get back, put this one behind us and prepare to play a great game this week.
Q: What would you tell your fans after today?
A: We're competing and we're trying to win. We didn't play as well as we needed to today and Washington played better than us. We're sorry about that, but we're going to get back to work and get ready for the Jets.
Q: Did you feel you weren't as sharp today?
A: No. I had a poor pass to Hakeem on the interception - just underthrew it a little bit. I knew when I let it go it was going to be a little under-thrown. I was just hoping he could knock it away, but Hall made a good play on it. Besides that, we never got much going, never got in a great rhythm in the first half. At the start of the game had a lot of incompletions - never got in good down and distance and never got anything going as an offense.
Q: You've been asked to carry this team a lot this season. Is that a burden to you?
A: No. We're a team and we find ways to win games. We find ways to move the ball. Today we ran the ball well at times. The passing game early on wasn't as sharp as we needed it to be. [The Redskins] did some new things, some different things defensively to try to slow us down and it worked.
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Things To DoEat & DrinkBeer & BreweriesCraft Beer on Oregon's North Coast
Craft Beer on Oregon's North Coast
Lori Tobias, Guest Author
November 5, 2015 (Updated May 22, 2017)
Whatever your fancy, you'll find it in our spirited small towns and in the hustle and bustle of our promenades, galleries, restaurants and wide open beaches. Come on, let's go play on Oregon's North Coast!
Seaside Brewing Company (Photo by Jason Kaplan)
Cannon Beach Hardware and Public House
Buoy Brewery (Photo by Justin Bailie)
Few places in this country can boast the attributes of Oregon's North Coast. From the soaring views high atop the headlands down to the banks of the mighty Columbia River, from the densely forested park land to the wide open spans of beach, the quaintly chic small towns to the rural village vibe, this is a landscape that's as varied as it is beautiful. The cherry on top, of course, is its thriving craft beer scene.
Cannon Beach is world-famous for its spectacular oceanfront setting and the iconic Haystack Rock. It's also home to the one-of-a-kind Cannon Beach Hardware and Public House, a combo retail store and restaurant in midtown where you can shop for a wrench while sipping on a Northwest microbrew. Or grab a seat and have a meal.
"Initially, we just had beer taps," says owner Ryan Dewey. "I thought customers would just enjoy a pint while they shopped. But we quickly found that people wanted to hang out here, too. So we started offering gourmet hot dogs and sausage, but they soon wanted more. So we busted through the wall and added a kitchen."
A short cruise north on Hemlock Street brings you to Seasons Café, where all the fare is made fresh and the menu features six local brews on tap (with another six soon to come) and an expansive wine list. Lunch is all about paninis, soups, wraps and salads, while the dinner menu showcases owner Doug Brown's pasta specialties, like the squid ink linguine with Steamer clams in a white wine and yellow curry broth, or spinach and cheese ravioli topped with Dungeness crab – a locals' favorite.
The kid- and dog-friendly Public Coast Brewing on 3rd Street celebrates Oregon's free and public 363-mile coastline with easy-drinking ales and the motto, "Beaches forever. Beer for everyone." Breathe in the salty air on the brewpub's popular patio or gawk at the brewing process through the bar's large windows. Either way you'll be happy with a pint of Public Coast.
Six miles up Highway 101 sits Seaside, a playful town known for its 1.5-mile oceanfront Promenade – the only one of its kind on the Oregon Coast – and wide, sandy beach. But unsuspecting visitors will also discover a happening beer scene that includes eclectic pubs and Seaside Brewing Company, a craft brewery located in the old city jail on Broadway Street.
Beer aficionados and oenophiles alike will want to get off the beaten path and seek out one of Seaside's drinking gems: the Wine and Beer Haus, which is hidden in the Seaside Factory Outlet Center. It isn't everywhere that you can go shopping and find yourself in a store carrying 500 different bottled beers, as well as a large selection of wine and an invitation to dine. But that's exactly what you'll discover here. Owner Jeff Kilday doesn't do any cooking, but rather invites you to indulge in the fare of neighboring cooks.
"We have menus from all over town, and you can have food delivered to our place," says Kilday. "You can have pizza delivered, sushi, sandwiches. It's not like a normal bar and it's not like a normal store. It's a retail store, but there's a lot of seating so you can sit and sip a beer or a glass of wine and order something to eat."
When it's time to dine, Dundee's Bar and Grill, located in the heart of town on Broadway Street, features hand-battered halibut made with McTarnahan's beer, brick-oven pizzas with dough made fresh daily and — you guessed it — a full-service bar. Sweet tooth calling? Finish with coffee and donuts at Dundee's Donuts next door.
Set 17 miles north on the mighty Columbia River, Astoria is a storied port city noted for its history, culture and — in recent years — craft beer.
The Wet Dog Café & Brewery holds the title of Astoria's oldest brewery; this waterfront pub was founded by Astoria Brewing Company, the oldest brewery operation in town. And while they're known for their brews — like the Trolley Stop Stout and Old Red Beard Amber — they're kid- friendly, too. Their menu includes starters, salads, burgers, seafood and brats. There's even a patty for the pup.
One of the newest additions to the Astoria pub scene is Buoy Beer, which just happens to be housed in one of the oldest settings on the banks of the mighty Columbia River. And, wow, what a stunning view!
"We're in the old Bornstein fish hatchery with the water right underneath us," says co-owner Dave Kroening. We just opened the front of the building with cascading windows and doors. On a nice day, we slide them open. The ships come right by."
Of course the setting is only part of the reason locals flock here.
The brewery specializes in balanced northwest ales and traditional lagers, while the pub menu centers around local seafood with unique offerings like buoy oysters, pan-fried with jalapeno jelly and goat cheese pearls.
"Obviously, we have great food and great beer, but it's the experience, too," says Kroenig. "Our guests can see what Astoria is all about, from the sea lions to the fishing boats to the big container ships passing by."
Seaside, Oregon Coast
Public Coast Brewing Co.
Wet Dog Cafe
Buoy Beer Co.
Seasons Café
Wine and Beer Haus
Dundee's Bar and Grill
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Nobody using your app? It's okay, you aren't alone. Here's what may have gone wrong, according to Google.
Does your app solve a real problem that people have? To validate this assumption, many startups create a landing page to gauge interest in lieu of real product testing. You've seen them. It's a website that makes a bold promise like, "We're about to change the way you buy tacos forever! Sign up here!" The problem with this approach, Sharon explains, is that the only thing you're really learning is who is interested enough to give their email address. Whether or not your app fulfills a real need, worthy of someone's time and attention, is a whole other question.
Your mom will always love everything you do. Your friends will always pretend to love everything you do. So asking your friends and family what they think of an app can be borderline useless. "They're biased," Sharon explains. "Of course they like your idea. Sure, they'll use it. Of course they'll pay for it–a lot!" Instead, break out beyond your immediate cohort. Talk to whomever your target market is for your app.
The first rule of research is don't listen to user.
Every product makes assumptions, but there's one assumption that's most important. It's what Sharon calls the "riskiest assumption," the assumption most core to your product. "If the riskiest assumption is not true, then the whole idea falls apart," Sharon says.
Let's imagine how this idea could have played out historically. When YouTube launched, they assumed we'll know to click a play button, that people would recognize how to scrub through a clip, and that bloggers would embed videos into articles. But the riskiest assumption might have been even simpler back then: People will upload videos if it's quick and easy. Hindsight is 20/20, but testing that assumption would be critical in ensuring the successful launch of YouTube.
Just because something can be coded again and again doesn't mean it shouldn't have been designed based upon real human needs in the first place.
And while this approach can work–Instagram, which was originally a check-in service called Burbn, might be the poster child of pivoting–Sharon insists that it's not the way to build a successful app. Just because something can be coded again and again doesn't mean it shouldn't have been designed based upon real human needs and user insights in the first place.
So what's the solution? Sharon says it's as simple as validating, or invalidating, three core pieces of the plan: The problem (Is the app solving a problem people care about?), the market (Are there enough people who have this problem?), and the product (Is our product solving this problem for this market?). Of course, this is standard business plan stuff, isn't it? In the culture of startups, it's easy to forget that apps are businesses.
But we think Sharon's best piece of advice is about how you really talk to your market so they'll give you feedback worth listening to. When you poll potential users, doing all your research about real human needs, ditch those things you can easily average to lose the nuance. Avoid yes or no questions. Skip numerical response. Instead, he wants you to ask about repeated behaviors, and preferably as short-answer feedback.
Because fundamentally, a well-designed app is like any other well-designed product. It's shaped around human need. And the more viscerally you can understand that need, the more relevant your product will be.


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Logan man becomes Qld's 11th case of coronavirus
by Janelle Miles
4th Mar 2020 1:56 PM | Updated: 2:57 PM
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Logan is Queensland's 11th case of the new coronavirus.
The man, who recently returned from Iran, is in isolation in the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Details of when he flew back to Queensland from Iran, and who he may have been in contact since then, are still being worked out.
Queensland now has 11 confirmed cases of Coronavirus with a 26-year-old man from Logan diagnosed today. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Meanwhile, tests for COVID-19 are still pending for the housemate of a Chinese university student in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital with the novel coronavirus.
The 20-year-old student went to the Mater Hospital's emergency department on Monday, where he was confirmed to have COVID-19 and transported by ambulance to RBWH, which has a highly respected infectious disease ward with negative pressure rooms.
He flew into Brisbane on February 23 after spending 14 days in Dubai and fell ill two days later.
Six days after developing symptoms he sought medical assistance at the Mater.
He shared a residence in the western Brisbane suburb of Toowong with a flatmate, who has been well but is also in isolation in the RBWH as a precaution.
Queensland's 11 coronavirus cases include three passengers off the Diamond Princess cruise ship who were evacuated to Darwin and tested positive there before being flown back to Brisbane.
Three of Queensland's COVID-19 cases remain in hospital, including a 63-year-old woman who arrived back from Iran last week.
She is in the Gold Coast University Hospital.
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Home Airlines Air France Attempts to Combat Gulf Airlines With New Airline
Air France Attempts to Combat Gulf Airlines With New Airline
Benjamin Bearup
MIAMI — Air France has announced its intentions to launch a new low-cost carrier named Joon. According to Air France, Joon is "aimed at a young working clientele, the millennials (18 to 35-year-olds), whose lifestyles revolve around digital technology."
While Air France advertises the airline as being targeted at millennials, there may be ulterior goals for the airline. During Air France's Investor's Day in May, Joon, then referred to as "Boost Project," was presented as a way for Air France to fend off Gulf carriers such as Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar.
Specifically, the presentation states that the airline now known as Joon would operate "mix of Asian routes in competition with the Gulf carriers."
Joon will begin flying with the Airbus A320 and Airbus A340. Over time, the airline will replace their A340 fleet with the modern Airbus A350. The Joon fleet will consist of 18 medium-haul aircraft and 10 long-haul aircraft by 2020 according to the Investor's Day presentation.
Close to 70% of Joon's long-haul flying will be replacing or supplementing existing Air France service on routes that are unprofitable. The other 30% will be on completely new routes to the Air France family.
Note: This chart was released in May and the fleet plan may have changed slightly.
"We started with our target customer segment, the millennials, to create this new brand that means something to them," said Caroline Fontaine, VP Brand at Air France. "Our brief was simple: to find a name to illustrate a positive state of mind. This generation has inspired us a lot: epicurean and connected, they are opportunistic in a positive sense of the word as they know how to enjoy every moment and are in search of quality experiences that they want to share with others. Joon is a brand that carries these values."
Air France wants to make clear that Joon will not be a low-cost airline. Instead, they claim Joon will offer products and services that reflect those found on Air France. The airline will have many differences such as new food and drink, separate aircraft, and new cabin designs.
"With Joon, we have created a young and connected brand that will give the Group a new impetus," said Dominique Wood, EVP Brand and Communications at Air France. "Designed for our millennial customers, it will offer more than just a flight and a fare, it will offer a global travel experience. We'll provide a further update in September, with more details on the brand's content, products, services, destinations and range of fares!"
"The creation of a new airline is a historic moment in many ways," said Franck Terner, CEO of Air France. "Joon is another step in the deployment of the Trust Together strategic project. Its creation will improve the profitability of the Air France Group, enabling it to reduce its costs and ensure the sustainability of its business model. Jean-Michel Mathieu, who has taken part in the development of this new airline since the start, today becomes its CEO. With all the Group's teams, we are concentrating our energy on the successful launch of Joon."
Joon is the latest attempt by European airlines to diversify in pursuit of higher profits. Earlier this year, the International Airlines Group (IAG) commenced operations of a new Barcelona based carrier named LEVEL. Similarly, the Lufthansa Group owns Eurowings, a low-cost carrier that flys medium and long-haul flights using A320 family aircraft and several A330-200s.
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Q: Show $l^1$ is absolutely convergent I am working through a set of exercises where I have just proven that a normed vector space is a Banach space iff every Cauchy sequence which is an absolutely convergent series is a convergent series. The next part of the question asks me to prove that $l^1$ is a complete vector space, but I have no idea how to porve it satisfies the equivalent condition. Help would be appreciated!

A: Hint: Let$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left(\sum_{k=1}^\infty x_{nk}\right)\tag1$$be a series of elements of $\ell^1$ which is both a Cauchy sequence (meaning that the sequence of partial sums is a Cauchy sequence) and an absolutely convergent series (meaning that the series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left\|\sum_{k=1}^\infty x_{nk}\right\|_1$ converges). Then prove that:

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*For each $n\in\mathbb N$, the series $\sum_{k=1}^\infty x_{nk}$ converges; let $s_k$ be its sum.

*The series$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty s_n\tag2$$belongs to $\ell^1$.

*The sum of the series $(1)$ is the series $(2)$.


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Kodu originated as a project in Microsoft Research. The original target platform was the Xbox 360 using C#, XNA, and releasing via the Indie Games Channel. The choice of releasing on the Xbox informed much of the early UI development since everything needed to be done using a game controller. Since porting to the PC, support for keyboard, mouse, and touch have been added.
The goal for Kodu has always been to be as easy as possible for new users. Guided by this goal, we've tended to design new features so that they are simple and understandable rather than more complex and complete.
The heart of Kodu is the tile-based programming language. The language is high level in the sense that a lot can be accomplished in a very few lines of "kode" compared to traditional programming. The kode is continuously evaluated so that it immediately reacts to any changes in the state of the world. For instance, the sample below shows how to program a character to find and eat all the apples in the game world. Line 1 says that if the character sees an apple, it should move toward it. If there is more than one apple in the world, it automatically chooses the nearest to move toward. Line 2 says that when the character bumps into the apple, it should eat it. The bumped tile is Kodu's way of telling when two characters are close to each other. Once the apple is eaten, it no longer exists in the world, so the character will then go after the next one and so on until no more apples remain.
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