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Paying Support to a Spouse Who Doesn't Work
Spousal support is generally one of the first issues that surfaces when parties begin the process of dissolving their marriage. One of the relevant code sections governing support is Family Code Section 4332 which provides:
In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court may order a party to pay for the support of the other party an amount, for a period of time, that the court determines is just and reasonable, based on the standard of living established during the marriage, taking into consideration the circumstances as provided in Chapter 2.
When seeking spousal support, the lower earning spouse must first file a Request for Order asking that the Court award spousal support (the amount of support requested must be specified). If appropriate, the court will order temporary spousal support pursuant to Family Code Section 3600. Temporary spousal support is a way for the court to ensure that the supported spouse's needs are met, and that the status quo is maintained, pending a determination on permanent spousal support. In order for permanent spousal support to be set, the court must consider all of the 4320 factors thus making a separate hearing necessary.
Now, in cases where the supported spouse is unemployed, it is not uncommon for the supporting spouse to ask that the supported spouse be placed under a work efforts order and request that a Gavron warning be issued pursuant to Family Code 4332(b), which states:
When making an order for spousal support, the court may advise the recipient of support that he or she should make reasonable efforts to assist in providing for his or her support needs, taking into account the particular circumstances considered by the court pursuant to Section 4320, unless, in the case of a marriage of long duration as provided for in Section 4336, the court decides this warning is inadvisable.
When reading this code section one might question why a Gavron warning might be inadvisable in the case of a marriage of long duration. First, a marriage of long duration is considered to be a marriage of 10 or more years. The court might consider not issuing a Gavron warning in a marriage of long duration for a reason such as the supported spouse's age. For example, after 20+ years of marriage husband and wife decide to divorce. When husband is ordered to pay support, he asks for wife (who did not work during the marriage and is currently in her 60's) to be issued a Gavron warning. In this instance, the court might find it improper to issue such a warning in light of wife's age and her lack of marketable skills. However, there is no specific answer as to whether or not a court will issue a Gavron warning as the decision of whether to do so is discretionary and largely dependent on the facts of the case.
As mentioned above, another typical request made by the supporting spouse is for the supported spouse to be imputed income. For example, husband and wife divorce and wife is ordered to pay husband spousal support. Wife requests that husband be under an employment efforts order. After husband repeatedly fails to comply with the work efforts order, wife asks that he be imputed income. When deciding whether to impute income the Court will look at the ability to work, the opportunity to work, and the party's willingness to work. Another factor, if there are minor children, is the potential impact on the children of having the parent return to work. One of the most important factors in this equation is why the supported spouse is unemployed. Is it because he/she voluntarily quit their job? Or is it because he/she was laid off involuntarily? The reason for the unemployment can be a large deciding factor for the Court. The amount of income to be imputed also depends on the facts of the case. Sometimes, a vocational expert might be brought in who can testify to jobs and salaries for which the support spouse would qualify.
Here at Mello & Pickering, LLP with 40 years of combined experience in family law, we can help navigate you through the divorce process and ensure that your rights and best interest are protected.
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While innovative, hugely popular big budget blockbusters are Christopher Nolan's staple these days, life wasn't always so glamorous for the English director. Sixteen years ago, Nolan made his foray into feature-length filmmaking with the ultra-low budget (£3,000) Following.
This often forgotten gem of an independent film is unquestionably nascent Nolan. Watching Following in the context of his subsequent productions offers a fascinating insight to the director's burgeoning thematic preoccupations and filmmaking techniques. Many of those ideas recur in his work to this day.
Warning: Spoilers for Nolan's entire body of work follow from here.
The unemployed protagonist, a nameless wannabe writer ("the Young Man"), finds himself taking up the titular pastime for both voyeuristic pleasure and writing inspiration.
One of these "shadowing" excursions ends when his target, Cobb (Alex Haw) – a sharp dressed, barbed tongued man frothing with equal amounts charm and condescension – confronts him. After an initially frosty exchange, a mutual intrigue emerges between the opposing personas…read the rest of the article at Movie Fail.


"The real issue is to learn to be creatures." Magdalene College hosted a dialogue between Julián Carrón and the great theologian and former leader of the Anglican Church. They discussed topics ranging from education to the role of Christians in society.
Fr. Julián Carrón's "Disarming Beauty" was selected as a 2017 Foreword Reviews Indies Award Finalist in the Religion category.
"In the midst of the deterioration of values and vicious conflicts that assail humankind, I think that the presence of believers is indispensable for society." A commentary by Pilar Rahola, who presented "Disarming Beauty" with Julián Carrón in May.
"True dialogue happens in appreciation for each other's intimate convictions.'" Father Julián Carrón partook in the panel on interreligious dialogue at the United Nations Headquarters alongside Archbishop Bernardito Auza and Amitai Etzioni.
"The book examines the plight of our current world and invites Christians to respond, not from a place of fear, but from the joy of their original encounter with the living person of Christ." Catholic News Agency reviewed Disarming Beauty.
"Christianity ... is the encounter with the person of Jesus, the mystery who entered into history to become a companion to human beings and respond to their structural need for happiness." Disarming Beauty is reviewed on Reading Religion.
"Carrón points out that many of the truths we have held for some time to be self-evident became obvious only after the advent of Christianity; with its current decline, so too goes the obviousness." Disarming Beauty is reviewed by National Review.
"At a time when religious fanaticism perpetrates the grossest offenses against humankind, it takes courage to posit that our Christian faith is reasonable only if it is 'without reservation.'" Michael Winters reviewed Julián Carrón's Disarming Beauty.
"Carrón treats in very real and concrete ways what is essential to maintaining and developing Christian faith." Vatican Insider reviewed Fr. Julián Carrón's Disarming Beauty.
On the final day of the New York Encounter, Fr. Julián Carrón and Joseph Weiler gave a presentation on Fr. Carrón's book, Disarming Beauty, which will be available in May 2017 published by the University of Notre Dame Press.


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Runners often experience tiny cracks in the bones of the foot known as stress fractures. They can occur from repeated impact of your foot on pavement and also happen when you suddenly increase your activity or train especially hard. If you have pain with activity but not during rest, you may have a stress fracture. See your podiatrist for a proper diagnosis, as these often require an x-ray and adequate rest for healing.
The Achilles tendon runs from the heel to the calf. Although it's strong, repeated strain from running (especially stopping and starting) and intense training can irritate and inflame the tendon. This results in heel pain with activity, as well as swelling and a feeling of warmth in the area. If you notice pain in the heel for more than a week, call your podiatrist to get it checked out.
Invest in good running shoes. Go to a running or fitness store where the staff can help you choose the right pair. Replace them every 400-500 miles, or sooner if they hurt or show signs of wear.
Properly stretch before and after your runs. Be sure to stretch your feet, hamstrings, and calves.
Get strong. Strength training can help your muscles withstand the stress of running.
Don't do too much, too soon. Gradually ramp up workouts and distances.
If you have foot pain, don't try to "tough it out." Contact the Family Foot & Ankle Clinic so you can get your feet healthy – and get back to running – as quickly as possible.
A day at the salon is a great way to treat yourself. A manicure and pedicure can be relaxing and rejuvenating, but an unsanitary salon can put you at risk for infection. Learn how to keep your feet healthy and still enjoy pedicures with these tips.
What Should You Look for in a Running Shoe?
If you're a runner, you know how important finding the right shoe is. Running shoes protect your feet, cushion your steps, and keep you injury free. There's a lot that goes into finding the right pair, so here's our advice.
What Causes Achilles Tendonitis And How Is It Treated?
If you're suffering from Achilles tendonitis and treating it on your own isn't working, it could be time to seek professional guidance. These important leg tendons are vulnerable to injury, and they often need help to recover.
You may know plantar warts can be spread through public showers, indoor pools, and locker rooms, but there are probably a few facts about plantar warts you didn't know. Find out all you need to know about these annoying and sometimes painful warts.
Doctors prescribe orthotics — customized and highly technical shoe inserts — to help manage back, leg, and foot pain. Find out if custom orthotics might be able to bring you relief.
Those fancy, pointy-toed new shoes you bought may look great, but they can be killer for your feet. Most bunions are due to ill-fitting shoes. Luckily, if caught early, bunions can be treated without surgery.


For those of you unable to attend this year's Kotaku pre-E3 party because of your location, age or crippling shyness, let's turn this Kotaku Off Topic into a virtual party replacement. Who wants pizza?!
Anyway, back to the party. Wooo!!!
Jeremy Renner near deal to join Marvel's 'Avengers' - From Hurt Locker to Hawkeye?
Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg and David Beckham walk into a bar - and Snoop cuts off Ponda Baba's motherfuckin' arm with a lightsaber!
How not to leave the airport - Drunk driving isn't funny (expect when no one gets hurt, the driver gets arrested and has her car explode after launching over a tollbooth).
This newspaper is in everything! - Great, now I'm going to be noticing newspapers in movies and television.


Yesterday we received a few reports of problems gaining access to Intervals. It turns out that the company we use for DNS is having major problems. This morning we changed DNS providers and hope to have the issue resolved shortly.


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Q: Send selected order notification emails from admin list in Woocommerce Would it be possible to add a custom bulk action to orders list in Woocommerce, which would allow for sending of order emails, based on the orders selected in the list? I have found very useful posts here (such as this), describing the procedure to make custom bulk actions, but I am missing the final piece of the puzzle - how to make that custom bulk action send out order notification emails.
I have looked through numerous plugins, but I haven't found anything related to my problem. Any help is appreciated.

A: Based on the link you supplied you will need to use wp_mail() function in the foreach loop.
This will send an email to each order in the loop.
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Aside from addiction treatment, the overdose reversal drug naloxone may be the most valuable tool available for mitigating the fallout of the American opioid epidemic. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, has been in the news quite often in recent years—primarily cast in a good light. If administered in a timely manner to an opioid overdose victim, naloxone can reverse the deadly symptoms of an opioid overdose. Thousands of people are still alive today because of this miracle drug.
The importance of naloxone cannot be overestimated, considering that over two million Americans are living with an opioid use disorder. All of which are eligible for an overdose. In recent years, a number of states began equipping their first responders with naloxone spray kits. An easy to use device which a child could administer if needed. Naturally, first responders can't always get to the scene of an overdose in time, so it makes sense to provide addicts and their families with naloxone kits. In several states, naloxone kits can be acquired without a prescription at one's local pharmacy.
The maker of Narcan nasal spray is Adapt Pharma. While no one can deny that the company's product is vital to opioid epidemic efforts, there have been concerns about the dramatic rise in price for purchasing the drug. And, if people or agencies cannot afford to buy the drug, lives will be lost. Which is why the Attorney General of Ohio, Mike DeWine, made an agreement with Adapt Pharma to freeze the Public Interest Price of naloxone kits for one year, WSAZ reports. The price will be frozen at $75 for two 4 mg doses of Narcan, 40 percent below the company's wholesale acquisition cost of $125.
"The cost to purchase naloxone has prevented some agencies from carrying this life-saving drug, but I hope that Adapt Pharma's new price freeze for Ohio will allow more agencies to consider keeping naloxone on hand," said DeWine. "I continue to urge law enforcement agencies to carry this drug, because it can mean the difference between life and death for those suffering from addiction."
Adapt Pharma says that they are working with Attorneys General in other states in order to expand access and affordability of NARCAN(r) Nasal Spray, according to the article. Thom Duddy, executive director of communications at Adapt Pharma, points out that around 90 percent of Americans with health insurance have plans that cover Narcan.


Some investigative journalism turned up a tracklisting for Rhema Soul's upcoming album 'Red' due out on February 28, 2012. This tracklisting (below) is unofficial as it was not sent by Rhema Soul or management. Stay tuned for more info!


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THE SHEEP RECORDS STORY #20: GUTTER QUEENS "HOT IN HOLLYWOOD" (2001)
I'm a dirty little hustler, I am a dream sleaze disease
You know I'm nitro injected, I am your trembling love machine
Baby make my motor burn, make it burn with your gasoline
Welcome to your forbidden dream, welcome to my hidden dream
Welcome to our dreams, in a black cadillac we'll meet (Hot in Hollywood)
Try my candy stick so sweet (Hot in Hollywood)
A glamourous loving treat (Hot in Hollywood)
Baby turn on the heat
I'm a cool rock'n'roller with a hell of a heartbreak plan
I'm the hip shaking daddy, I'm your loving hoochie-coochie man
Sweet drops we'll be licking, in fantasy lipstick land
[From the lyrics of "Hot in Hollywood"]
Sheep Records was a Swiss underground label specialized in Garage-Rock, Surf, Lounge and other Rock'n'Roll oddities. Run by Christian Müller from Zürich, along with friends Andi Frick and Andreas Egi, it was active from 1996 to 2004 and published about 30 releases, mostly on 7" vinyl singles.
In october 2006, after about two years of hiatus, all the contents of the now defunct Sheep Records website were deleted from the Internet, and replaced with a blank page announcing that "Der Kebab ist gegessen" ("The kebab is eaten"), a last goodbye and a reference to the label's cataloguing system that included the prefix "kebab" for vinyl releases and "gigot" for CD releases.
The twentieth Sheep Records release was a CD single by Swiss Glam-Punk band Gutter Queens: as far as I know, this is the only Sheep release that was exclusively pressed in this format. Since the single is a sort of 'enhanced' re-press of the band's debut 7" single - also released by Sheep the previous year, see here - it makes sense. The single was released in August 2001 and, although it was indicated as an 'unlimited' release on the label's website, I guess that no more than 1.000 or 2.000 copies were pressed.
Here's the track list and the credits:
01. Hot in Hollywood (4:14)
02. Get Glamed With Rock'n'Roll (3:41)
03. Teenage Wasteland (3:12)
04. Suffragette City (3:05)
Recorded, mixed and mastered in August 2000 (tracks 02 and 03) and June 2001 (tracks 01 and 04) at the Artag Studio in Zürich.
Engineer: Voco FauxPass
Produced by Gutter Queens and Voco FauxPass.
All songs written by Andreas Ziegler, except "Suffragette City" by David Bowie.
All songs performed by Gutter Queens.
With the help of Popkredit der Stadt Zürich, Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung, Kanton Schaffhausen, Stadt Winterthur, Voco FauxPass, Linda Bertin (backing vocals on "Get Glamed With Rock'n'Roll" and "Hot in Hollywood"), Dieter Enz, Chris and Egi.
Special thanks to: Gavin Maitland, Beppe Lanna, vipcars.ch
Cover photo by Dieter Enz.
All tracks were remastered from the original CD single release in January 2017, and are available in FLAC lossless format, along with scans of the complete original artworks.
As usual, please have a look at the comments for the download link.
The following text is taken from the original Sheep Records press-release...:
«Sheep Records releases a silver disc (yes a CD!) by our beautiful glam punks the Gutter Queens. "Get Glamed With Rock'n'Roll" and "Teenage Wasteland" already appeared in their almost sold out debut 7". This release brings you also "Hot in Hollywood" and "Suffragette City" by David Bowie. Join the Gutter Queens in their limousine and take a trip to Sleazeland.»
...and here's an excerpt from the Gutter Queens bio available on their own website:
«The Gutter Queens call themselves Rock Sluts and are probably the most exciting and spectacular band to come out of Switzerland. They're ready to conquer the world with lots of charme, make-up, high heels, feather boas, glitz and glamour, and are the "new Definition of Glam Rock". With a sound reminding of the good old days when Rock'n'Roll was a lifestyle, they create a fresh, high energetic and unique mix of 70s Glam, 80s Sleaze and a delightful scent of Punk-Rock. Live they're a sight to see and outrage on stage. A wild show topped with glamtastic outfits, in-your-face attitude and an untamed Rock'n'Roll. Sometimes they get compared to bands like the Stooges, Hanoi Rocks, Cramps and of course the New York Dolls, which certainly had an impact on their attitude and music. Furthermore they count Mötley Crüe, Turbonegro and Guns N' Roses to their influences. Originally founded in Spring 1992 in Schaffhausen, they're now based in Zürich.»
Gutter Queens, circa 2001-2002
The following clips offer a preview of the remastered single, enjoy "Get Glamed With Rock'n'Roll" and the official music videos of "Teenage Wasteland" and "Suffragette City"!
In early 2002 Gutter Queens has self-released an album entitled "Viva Las Divas", which actually is their only available release. I strongly encourage you to support the band and purchase it on iTunes or Amazon. The album is great, you won't regret it!
More information about Sheep Records and the Gutter Queens is available here:
http://www.surfnroll.de/interviews/sheep/sheep.html
http://www.gutterqueens.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/viva-las-divas/id493979699
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viva-Las-Divas-Gutter-Queens/dp/B006VP8BO0
The Sheep Records story will continue in the next months. All your inputs are more than welcome, if you want to get in touch please write to stereocandies [at] hotmail [dot] com or leave a comment in the box below, thank you!
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Partners from the ground up
From supplier to local manufacturer
The partnership between Saudi Arabia and GE is one that dates back to the very early days of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the time of its unification in 1932, Saudi Arabia had little or no infrastructure, as well as few companies that could deliver mega-projects to international standards. In that context, major international contractors provided the Saudi government with reliable support for the construction of road, power and water networks, and helped service the Gulf's first oil operations.
The history of Saudi Arabia's economic development and GE's scope of operations in the country shows a close correlation and presents one of the best examples of foreign investor partnership with a developing state. GE was one of the first international firms that supported the Kingdom's infrastructure development in the 1930s and is today one of the largest foreign investors in Saudi Arabia, with over 80 years of continued operations in the country.
In the 1930s, it was GE's frame gas turbines to be used in the Kingdom's first oil discovery, and just a few years later GE's power turbines contributed to the electrification of Makkah. In 1950, Saudi Aramco completed the world's longest oil pipeline linking eastern Saudi Arabia with the Mediterranean Sea. This 1,212km Trans-Arabian Pipeline employed GE's frame 3 gas turbines to power its pumping stations. In the 1960s, GE's frame 5 gas turbines were used in Riyadh's first power plant.
As the Kingdom's economy grew increasingly dependent on its oil resources, the Saudi government started to issue five year development plans in 1970, with economic diversification at its core. In parallel, GE's relations with Saudi Arabia started to evolve from being an external supplier to a local investor. In 1976, the company started some early stage industrial localisation by entering in a joint venture agreement with Tamimi Power and Industrial Group for the creation of Middle East Engineering Saudi Arabia, a facility in Dammam offering repair and overhaul services of GE's generation equipment in the region.
Today, Saudi Arabia's initiatives to diversify the economy have gained a new impetus under Saudi Vision 2030 policies. More than ever, investors are evaluating major investment opportunities to partner with the government in the localisation of industrial and manufacturing operations – a necessary step to grow and diversify the Kingdom's economy, generate skilled jobs and promote long-term economic sustainability. Therefore, foreign investors to the Kingdom are asked to look at ways to grow the local non-oil industrial base and address traditional challenges faced by regional industries, such as nascent local value chains.
Once again, GE's investment in the country responded well to the government's input and in 2012, GE launched the Project Kingdom investment plan. Aligning with the Saudi national agenda, the project aimed at developing a fully localised industrial ecosystem based on six main components: manufacturing and services, local supply base, research and development, training, talent development and workforce development.
A stream of targeted investments
In 2012, as part of Project Kingdom, GE committed to significant investments to back the country's plans in terms of localisation, economic diversification and innovation. The investment focused on three key areas: innovation and business development, health care and energy. In March 2015, additional new programmes were announced to further the company's localisation efforts, build research and innovation capacity, and create jobs in advanced manufacturing and software analytics.
Just one month after the launch of Saudi Vision 2030 in April 2016 by HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, GE signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for $3bn worth of joint investments with Dussur, an investment initiative by Public Investment Fund, Saudi Aramco and SABIC to expand localised manufacturing in Saudi Arabia.
In October 2016, several agreements were announced with key partners such as the Ministry of Health, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Electricity Company, Saudi Telecom Company and TAQNIA. These agreements focus on areas such as digitisation, asset performance management, optimisation and advanced cybersecurity solutions for industrial environments. Finally, on the occasion of President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia in May 2017, GE signed MoUs with Saudi partners valued at $15bn – across multiple sectors and partners aimed at creating a diverse and sustainable economic platform.
An advanced industrial center
The investment initiatives undertaken by GE over the course of the past few decades have most notably led to the expansion and launch of two major global industrial hubs, namely: GE Manufacturing & Technology Center (GEMTEC) and GE Saudi Advanced Turbines (GESAT), a joint venture between Dussur and GE.
GEMTEC is what best exemplifies the investor's bid to create a local industrial ecosystem. Beginning its operation in 2012, The 17,000-sq-metre facility – about three times the size of an American football field – employs more than 500 skilled workers and is the first comprehensive manufacturing ecosystem for the power and oil & gas sector in the MENA region. It is also the largest GE gas turbine maintenance and repair facility in the world.
GEMTEC has manufactured 12 gas compression trains for phase one of Saudi Aramco's Master Gas System expansion project in the Kingdom. The first gas compression train was delivered in January 2016. Six more gas compression trains, each with an aero-derivative gas turbine driving a centrifugal compressor were delivered in March 2017. The first "Made in Saudi" heavy-duty gas turbine was shipped in the December 2016. This 7FA.05 gas turbine was for the Waad al Shamal project.
As part of additional commitments to invest in localised innovation in Saudi Arabia, GE opened the Hot & Harsh Global Research & Development Center at GEMTEC. The center focuses on the effects of high temperature, dust, corrosion, erosion, duty cycle and fuel harshness which have a critical impact on the reliability and efficiency of power plants in the MENA region. The center employs 25 researchers and 10 engineers and lab technicians. It has so far registered 10 patents, with another five patents under review. The findings from the current research will be deployed in the gas turbine manufacturing and repair facilities at GEMTEC and have potential applications in countries with similar environmental challenges as Saudi Arabia.
GESAT was established in Dammam in June 2017 to manufacture heavy duty gas turbines and components in the Kingdom. The 9000-sq-metre facility manufactures 7FA.05 gas turbines and 7H gas turbine accessory modules, and exports them from Saudi Arabia to over 20 countries. GESAT is the only facility in the MENA region to manufacture hot gas path components for gas turbines. In 2018, GESAT will export two 9FA gas turbines to Bangladesh, complete with new advanced gas path upgrades.
As part of the Project Kingdom investments announced in 2012, combined both facilities today manufacture and repair H-class gas turbines, which the company describes as the world's largest and most efficient of their kind, as well as the latest gas turbine technology available globally.
A sustainable industrial ecosystem
The investment made by GE to create a local industrial ecosystem has pursued two main objectives. First, it enhances GE's competitiveness in a G20 market and supports the local investment's sustainability in the long term. Second, it impacts a number of economic indicators that are central to the Kingdom's Vision 2030 policies. Among the key targets for 2030 the Kingdom aims to:
lower national unemployment from 11.6% to 7%
increase small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) contribution to GDP from 20% to 35%
increase women's participation in the workforce from 22% to 30%
increase the localisation of the oil and gas sector from 40% to 75%
increase foreign direct investment from 3.8% to 5.7% of GDP
raise the share of non-oil exports in non-oil GDP from 16% to 50%
The success of GE's investment partnership with Saudi Arabia is once again based on the company's strategic alignment to these goals, and its impact is best described by some key milestones.
Currently, GE employs over 4000 skilled workers in Saudi Arabia active across its primary businesses: aviation, power, health care, and in oilfield services through its recent acquisition of Baker Hughes, a GE company. Of these, 50% are Saudi professionals. GESAT and GEMTEC score higher than average in terms of employment of Saudi nationals, with a 55% and 70% rate, respectively. In addition, in 2014 GE inaugurated the All-Women Business Process Outsourcing Center & Digital Hub in partnership with Saudi Aramco and Tata Consulting Services. The center provides services in finance and accounting, human resources, supply chain, linguistics and digital technology. As of early 2018, the facility employed over 1000 women, of whom 85% are Saudi professionals.
In 2013 GE and the Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center (Wa'ed) signed an agreement to support SMEs. The purpose of the partnership is to encourage Saudi SMEs to be active in the domestic manufacturing and services sector. Through this initiative, GE provided local suppliers with training and development on the latest technologies and provided them with the opportunity to become a global supplier and join GE's global supply chain. As of February 2018 GE has over 2000 Saudi suppliers across all categories, with more than 150 'advanced' Saudi SMEs suppliers being a part of the GE manufacturing ecosystem. The company aims to raise the number of 'advanced' SMEs suppliers to 300 by 2020.
In June 2016, GE held a Global Supplier Forum in Riyadh. The purpose of the forum was to encourage GE global suppliers to either establish or increase their presence in Saudi Arabia. The forum also encouraged local suppliers to network with GE's global suppliers, hence becoming part of a global supply chain. In partnership with the Saudi Industrial Property Authority and SAGIA, the forum convened more than 500 partners and suppliers from more than 20 countries. After the Global Supplier Forum, 40% of the international customers and SMEs said they are interested in investing in Saudi Arabia.
Thanks to the establishment of the GEMTEC and GESAT manufacturing facilities, GE in Saudi Arabia exports parts and services to more than 70 customers in 40 countries across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the US, generating over $100m in exports. Additionally, the All-Women Business Process Outsourcing Center & Digital Hub currently serves more than 55 countries.
CEO Interview
Hisham Al Bahkali, President, GE Saudi Arabia
How would you describe GE's overall experience as a foreign investor in Saudi Arabia?
GE's experience as a foreign investor in Saudi Arabia has not only been successful but has exceeded expectations to a great extent. GE has been present in Saudi Arabia for over 80 years, mostly working in infrastructure development. However, the encouragement we have received from the Saudi government since 2012 has incentivised GE to shift investment towards developing several elements of the local ecosystem that support sustainability and diversification of the Saudi economy. A company like GE, with shareholders to report to, would not have entered into such a set of major investments had it not believed in the Kingdom's vision and competitiveness as a global hub.
The company has received tremendous support from government partners like SAGIA and major customers, such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Saudi Electricity Company and Saudi Airlines. Even more importantly, GE strategically decided to further leverage Saudi Arabia's competitive advantages: a young talent pool, the country's commitment to an open economy and its location between three continents.
How competitive are Saudi Arabia's investment incentives at a global level?
Despite the long-standing attractiveness of low input and utility costs, Saudi Arabia's competitiveness has for many years been constrained by bureaucracy and red tape. Saudi Vision 2030 is removing barriers to foreign investment at an unprecedented pace in the Kingdom. Most procedures that used to take one month can now be completed in two to three days. Anything that used to take several days to process can now be done in one click. These not only include SAGIA's investor licence process, but also Customs clearance, visa procedures, airport services and tax payment.
Even in the current economic environment, where the government is introducing new fiscal measures leading to a more sustainable economic and development path, the cost of doing business in Saudi Arabia remains very low by international standards. Land prices in industrial and economic cities are extremely competitive and measures to cut red tape are eliminating additional hidden costs we accounted for in the past. The change to today's new environment is apparent for those of us who have been investing in Saudi for a long time.
What prompted the decision to establish a local industrial hub of the magnitude of GEMTEC?
In terms of significance, GEMTEC is not just another factory for either GE or Saudi Arabia. GEMTEC is GE's largest maintenance and repair facility worldwide and the Middle East's first comprehensive manufacturing ecosystem for the power and oil and gas sectors. It is endowed with advanced technology in terms of maintenance, repair and manufacturing. We are using it as a hub for export to over 40 countries.
In addition to Saudi Arabia's strategic location, other conditions have emerged in recent years to incentivise the establishment of such a facility. Firstly, Saudi Arabia enjoys very favorable demographics. We decided to heavily invest in Saudi youth and trained our staff in field services. Our Saudi professionals are now completing service assignments across the globe and contributing to enhancing the Saudi country brand abroad. On top of that, GE has invested in the right technology. Previously, machinery from the Middle East would be shipped all the way to the US for repair and maintenance services. Today, our Saudi-based facilities have made this practice less desirable from a shipping and efficiency perspectives. The technology we installed at GEMTEC is, in some areas, even more advanced than GE's counterpart facilities located in the US.
The absence of a strong value chain is often seen as a challenge to the growth of local industrial capacity. In what ways have you tackled this?
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have had increased focus since we announced our partnership in 2012 with the Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center (Wa'ed) with the aim to engage SMEs in the domestic manufacturing and service sector. Today we are strategically supporting the local SME value chain in two ways.
First, through the Global Supplier Forum, we invited between 200 and 300 of our GE global suppliers to visit Saudi Arabia. We introduced them to major local companies and in partnership with MODON, we took them on a tour of Saudi Arabia's industrial facilities. By showing the success of GE in Saudi Arabia, we encouraged them to pursue the same path by teaming up with local SMEs and to become GE's local suppliers. Around 40% of those companies have expressed their intention to invest in the Kingdom and some are now in the process of completing the necessary procedures with the government's authorities.
Second, a few years ago we saw the need to strengthen the local value chain and empower Saudi SMEs, so we increasingly began sourcing products locally. We are reaching out to the SMEs already established in Saudi Arabia and helping them to become a qualified GE supplier, which enhances their global competitiveness. In 2016, 29% of the gas turbine systems at GEMTEC were made and supplied by Saudi-based SMEs.
What strategies has GE adopted for the training of Saudi staff?
Multinational companies like GE are always looking for the best talent. To this end, we have been working with the best universities locally, including King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). We keep close relations with top universities in the US and UK to monitor their pool of Saudi graduates. We built scholarship programmes with KFUPM, and since 2015 SAGIA has provided us with incentives to hire around 35 engineers graduating from US universities.
We have also established programmes that relate to female employment. Among these is the Saudi Women Development Forum, which is a three-day workshop that has been held for the past few years to improve the skillsets and leadership capabilities of female employees in a wide range of areas including in operations and human resources. At GE we invested in Saudi female professionals in areas such as finance, auditing and legal. We started hiring females in 2010, but at that time you would never see women in executive and senior executive positions. It is a major achievement that today we have Saudi women executives leading large pools of male and female staff in an industrial hub like GEMTEC.
What recommendations would you give to prospective investors looking to localise operations in Saudi?
Companies that are new to Saudi Arabia mostly lack information about the market. This is our first impression when we interact with our global network of suppliers. I would encourage prospective investors to go through the sectors prioritised by Saudi Vision 2030, such as mining, entertainment, military and logistics. There are strong incentives and support for companies willing to invest in these sectors. I recommend focusing on the Saudi Vision 2030 mandate and learning the best way to approach local regulations, customers and potential partners.
The government of Saudi Arabia regularly organises missions to meet local authorities and CEOs of major local companies. I have actively participated in these events and they are excellent opportunities for prospective investors to get introduced to the local market. There are several qualification requirements with local customers such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Saudi Electricity Company or Ma'aden. The new overseas offices to be established by SAGIA or the International Center for Strategic Partnerships can play an even more crucial role in streamlining some of these requirements.
Date of establishment globally
Date of Saudi market entry
Annual revenue globally
$122.1bn (2017), $123.7bn (2016), $117.4bn (2015)
Annual revenue in Saudi Arabia
Around $2bn (2016)
Saudization rate
50% in 2017
Female employment rate
Over 100 female employees, plus 1,000 at the All-Women Business Process Outsourcing Center & Digital Hub
Percentage of local content achieved
29% (GEMTEC)
Corporate offices in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam
Manufacturing: GESAT, GEMTEC and BHGE facilities in Dammam
R&D: Hot & Harsh R&D Lab at GEMTEC; BHGE Innovation at Dhahran Techno Valley
Services: All-Women Shared Services Centre in Riyadh
Oil & Gas: BHGE Pressure Control and BHGE Drill Bit Manufacturing in Dhahran
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"A company like GE, with shareholders to report to, would not have entered into such a set of major investments had it not believed in the Kingdom's vision and competitiveness as a global hub."
"Despite the long-standing attractiveness of low input and utility costs, Saudi Arabia's competitiveness has for many years been constrained by bureaucracy and red tape. Saudi Vision 2030 is removing barriers to foreign investment at an unprecedented pace in the Kingdom."
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Discussion in 'LCD & LED LCD TVs Forum' started by fastersound, Jan 15, 2008.
it seems the 19" tvs are a few cm too high, there doesnt appear to be many 17" tvs at all..so it looks like its going to have to be a 15" tele.
does anyone know if these are any good? or are there better tvs out there that fit the criteria?
also, where is good to order from?
any advice MUCH MUCH MUCH appreciated!!
thanks for the reply jazzy...ive also just found that a lot of 19" tvs are the same height as the 15" ones...so its back to square one for the moment!
these seem to have much higher contrast ratios..
Is it worth an extra £100 for Freeview ?
Surely you can buy even one of those Scart Digital receivers ?


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Project K.2.7. Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: History of Gay Men and Transgender People in the South
Project description Interviews, 2000-2002, conducted by Chris McGinnis, an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discussing gay life in the South with particular emphasis on North Carolina in the 1960s through the 1980s. Topics include the development of the gay community, gay bars, social events and festivals, organizations and activism, and places where gay men met and engaged in public sex. Interviewees include Chapel Hill, N.C., town council member Joseph A. Herzenberg, writer Perry Deane Young, and several transgendered individuals.
Interviewee Hull, Bill, 1945-
Interviewer McGinnis, Chris.
Abstract Because he and all of his siblings were gay men, Bill Hull felt his sexuality was not unusual. Nonetheless, discretion was vital to southern gay men, says Hull. Public acknowledgement of homosexuality could result in economic recrimination or physical violence. He describes his coming-out experience as a teenager and the impact the liberating Chapel Hill atmosphere had on gay males. His experiences at the University of North Carolina and his participation in the local civil rights movement further awakened his sexual and social consciousness. Hull explains how the civil rights movement served as the basis for the later gay rights movement. He points to dominant gay personalities in Chapel Hill and the pivotal role early gay bars had on his sexual identity. The interview illuminates the public safe sexual havens on the UNC's campus. He describes the fear of HIV and AIDS within the gay community in the early 1980s. Hull argues that the subsequent conservative backlash against gay culture negatively impacted the openness of the Chapel Hill gay community.
Subject Topical Gay men--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
Gay men--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
Gay men--Sexual behavior--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
Gay bars--North Carolina.
Gay men--North Carolina.
Gay men--Family relationships--North Carolina--Durham.
Subject Name Hull, Bill, 1945-
Citation Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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How to use the Tabs feature in macOS Sierra
Tabs will help clean up your windows and make it easier to find what you need.
By Roman Loyola
Senior Editor, Macworld |
When you use a web browser, you probably have multiple websites open at one time. All those open browser windows are a pain to track, but using tabs helps organize those windows. Instead of multiple windows open and scattered around on your screen, you have one window open, and tabs across the top that you can click to get to the window you need.
Safari isn't the only app where you would have multiple windows open, but those other apps don't usually offer tabs. However, macOS Sierra brings tabs to apps that allow for multiple windows. Tabs will be in Apple apps built into Sierra, such as Mail, Maps, and TextEdit. It will be available in Apple's iWork apps (Keynote, Numbers, and Pages). And it will work with third-party document-based apps and the Mac's Finder.
Let's take a quick look at Tabs in macOS Sierra.
For comparison's sake, here's a look at Maps in OS X El Capitan. I have three windows open.
Three maps in El Capitan Maps.
I opened the same maps in macOS Sierra Maps. You can press Command-N to open a new separate window, or press Command-T to open a new tab.
New Tab option in macOS Sierra Maps.
When you're in a tabbed window, you can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate between tabs, or use the new menu items, or click on the tab you want.
Tab navigation in macOS Sierra Maps.
Third-party apps
Tabs are available in third-party document-based apps. Apple says that developers don't need to update their software. It automatically works when you launch an app in Sierra.
To see how this works in a third-party app, I used Simple Comic, a digital comic reader that hasn't been updated in a while. In OS X El Capitan, I opened three comics separately through the Simple Comic app, and each one had its own window, stacked in cascading fashion.
Three comics opened in Simple Comic in OS X El Capitan. Notice the Window menu.
I then switched over to macOS Sierra and opened the same three comics through Simple Comic. The comics opened in the same fashion as in El Capitan. The main difference is in the Window menu of the app, which now has Tab-specific menu items. Selecting Merge All Windows puts each comic window into its own tab.
In this third-party app, you can collect all the open windows into a tabbed window by selecting Window > Merge All Windows.
Once the windows are merged, the tabbed window activates the navigation menu items and keyboard shortcuts. You can also activate a tab and select Move Tab to New Window to take it out of the tabbed window and into its own; you can also do this by clicking and dragging a tab out of the window.
In a tabbed window, the Window menu displays the options available to you.
I also tested with Microsoft Office, and I wasn't able to open windows in a tabbed interface. For example, Word documents always opened in new windows, and there was no way to gather multiple windows together to create one tabbed window.
Roman has covered technology since the early 1990s. His career started at MacUser, and he's worked for MacAddict, Mac|Life, and TechTV. He's also written for MacRumors and Realtor.com.


Carla Fox has been seeking the answers to life's most important questions all her life. Through shamanic journey work and the use of altered states of consciousness, she has traveled far and wide in the cosmos gaining a unique understanding of the realms in which we exist. Her mission on Earth at this time is to be a way shower for others who can benefit from what she has learned and where she has gone.
She has studied Peruvian Shamanic Energy Healing with the Four Winds Society, having graduated from their Healing the Light Body program. After many years of not only using these principles in her healing practice but training shamanic healing practitioners as well, she discovered the Monroe Institute in Virginia and their workshops that use altered states of consciousness. Her self-published book "Traversing the Infinite Now, How to get From Here to There Without Losing Your Way", and the creation of her revolutionary healing protocol Quantum Sphere Healing are the result. Carla is currently training others in the QSH protocols.
Through her workshops, teaching, writing her blog, and her energy healing practice, Carla's mission is to assist others in attaining clarity, healing, wholeness and self empowerment so that they can take advantage of the evolutionary opportunities that are being presented to each and every human being at this time. It is her pleasure and privilege to illuminate the way for others.


Many people ask every day what the difference is between composite resin veneers and porcelain veneers. Dentists have long touted the benefits of porcelain veneers, but read on to find out if new composite resin veneers may be right for you.
Everyone who has ever attended a job interview has witnessed the importance of first impressions. For better or for worse, we make an impression with everything we say and even more with what we don't say. As we age, we become even more aware of malocclusion as crooked teeth and broken teeth begin to interfere with critical aspects of our lives. If you suffer from crooked teeth, you know the effects can be devastating and long lasting, even more so as a young adult. Social stigma related to a bad dental condition takes a sharper and more devastating turn as the appearance of your teeth begins to dictate what jobs you will get and impacts your ability to date.
For this reason, many people begin to look at porcelain veneers for crooked teeth. Often, people dive right in without fully evaluating the process. Far more than just "up front costs," getting porcelain or composite veneers is a long-term commitment. Asking "how dental veneers work" is the first step to learning if Lumineers and veneers are the right choice. Some people suffer from conditions such as severe discoloration, protruding teeth, or crowding requiring grinding to attain the desired effect. The condition of your teeth and your expectation can run the cost for porcelain veneers into the tens of thousands.
According to the ADA, composite resin veneers are made from a tooth-colored filling material bonded to the tooth. At $250.00 to $350.00 per tooth, the composite resin veneers cost seems like a more affordable option of all dental veneer prices. Composite resin veneers last between four and eight years and require "maintenance". Maintenance means two teeth cleanings and checkups a year and paying out of pocket when the composite resin veneers chip. Which they do. Less strong than porcelain veneers, the composite veneers are not as resistant to daily wear and tear. Habitual grinding or clenching of teeth, can easily break dental veneers and send you back for repair or replacement.
Before committing to a process you cannot undo and veneers that may chip and come loose, call Laurie Hall. Ask about a dental snap on smile that doesn't make you commit to grinding your teeth down. Visit Brighter Image Lab at brighterimagelab.com to view removable veneers online with no dentist visit. From Australia to the UK, we have helped thousands who want to change their smile without fixing their teeth. We understand everyone wants a noticeable personality, not a conspicuous smile. We help you achieve that while you figure out the best choice for you.
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Organizing a pantry starts with sorting and grouping items, whether by product or by date. If you've chosen to organize your pantry because food is expiring before you can use it, then we suggest that you organize pantry food by date and then by limiting how much you purchase.
Start by checking the expiration date on all of your cans/packages. Using a black magic marker, either circle the expiration date or rewrite the expiration in larger letters. You might consider getting in the habit of circling expiration dates when you bring items home from the grocery store.
As you put items back on the shelves, remember to place your dated items together.


SAN FRANCISCO, CA —September 28, 2012 — Celebrate the tradition and spirit of El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) during The Mexican Museum's Family Sunday on Oct. 28. The free event is held in collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony, Mission Cultural Center and the Consul General of Mexico in San Francisco.
The event will be from noon to 3 pm at the museum located at Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St., in San Francisco.
The public will have the opportunity to meet and talk with artist Victor Zaballa, who trained in aeronautical engineering in Mexico City. He is a respected member of the artist community in San Francisco, where he lives and works. Zaballa works with a variety of artistic mediums including steel, wood, wire sculpture and puppet theater. His performing group, "Obsidian Songs," has been heard in various venues throughout the state.
Zaballa will lead a calacas-inspired workshop for children and adults from noon to 3 p.m. The workshop will be held in the museum's Family Room. Zaballa will incorporate traditional Aztec and Mayan musical instruments as a way to engage the entire family in this visual arts project celebrating Day of the Dead.
In addition to the hands-on projects, attendees will be able to view current exhibits on portraiture and contemporary art. The newly renovated gift store, La Tienda, will also be open.
Participants are encouraged to arrive early as space is limited for the hands-on art project. For more information, please call David de la Torre, Adjunct Curator of Visual Arts, at (415) 202-9700.
The Mexican Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. FREE Admission.
Founded by San Francisco artist Peter Rodriguez in 1975 in the heart of the Mission District and now at Fort Mason Center, The Mexican Museum is the realization of a vision to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Mexican and Mexican American people. Today, the museum's vision has expanded to reflect the evolving scope of the Mexican, Chicano and Latino experience – including art, culture, history and heritage. The museum currently has a permanent collection of more than 14,000 objects reflecting Pre-Hispanic, Colonial, popular, Modern and Contemporary Mexican, Latino and Chicano art. For more information, please visit: http://www.mexicanmuseum.org <http://www.mexicanmuseum.org/> or call (415) 202-9700.
The Mexican Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. FREE Admission. The museum is located at Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, in San Francisco.


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Tour de France leader Chris Froome suffers alleged data hack
Kevin Wright 14th July 2015
I'm an avid Tour de France (TdF) fan, but I didn't think I'd get to write about it on this blog. This morning, however, a story broke suggesting that Team Sky – one of the most prominent and strongest teams on the tour – believe their computers have been hacked in an attempt to acquire data on current leader and former Tour de France winner Chris Froome.
Froome is one of the favourites for the gruelling 21 stage, 2,200 mile race, considered by many to be the toughest sporting contest on the planet. Sadly for cycling, it has been dogged by doping allegations for years, notably in the recent high-profile case of Lance Armstrong.
Now anyone at the top of the cycling tree is constantly under scrutiny about whether their efforts were enhanced. For the record, Froome has always insisted he is a clean rider and Team Sky has a zero-tolerance policy on drug use.
So, back to this morning's alleged hack. Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford commented, "We think someone has hacked into training data and got Chris's files".
What can be gleaned from this data is debatable, with Froome himself remarking on social media that without context it meant nothing. It wouldn't surprise me, knowing the TdF, if this whole episode was deliberately designed to unsettle Froome as the race entered its first mountain stages. Brailsford himself alluded to this, remarking:
"It's part of the game, isn't it? If he does well [on Tuesday], the rest of the Tour it's 'how do you know he's not doping? The question of how to prove a negative is always going to be a difficult one. I used to worry about it a lot more, but I don't any more. It's part of the game. Just try to be honest, tell the truth, be open."
What's so interesting about this story is that one of the highest-profile sportsmen in the world has suffered a data hack. All data has value to someone, whether it be card information, email addresses or 'power data' on how quickly you can ascend a tear-inducingly steep hill.
In our modern world, data is everywhere. Make sure yours is protected.
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Darling Deborah by Peter Harrison
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run Time Around 78 minutes. [Estimated!]
Music None.
Style Full-length play in a single set dramatising events from the Diary of Samuel Pepys much in the manner of a Restoration Comedy.
Synopsis A Victorian Transcriber is outlining sections of Samuel Pepys' diary as the events therein are brought to life by Pepys, Mrs Pepys and servant girl Deborah, reflecting the bawdy nature of 17th Century theatre.
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Dead True by Geoff Rose-Michael
Style A one act thriller with a single living room setting. Originally published September 2016, revised December 2018.
Synopsis Jan was the main suspect in a murder case in the past but was acquitted. Ghost writer Kim is helping Jan to write a memoir of her experiences and soon finds herself subjected to a horrifying ordeal at Jan's hands.
Dearly Beloved by Sarah Archer
Music Two song suggestions as well as a musical score for one original song, available with the producer's copy of the script.
Style A comedy drama with music, for four actors.
Synopsis A single mother, a businessman and a teenage girl find themselves trapped in a mysterious room. Eventually, the truth of their situation dawns, and the unlikely trio realise they'll have to work together to find the answers that will set them free.
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Delilah by Len Cuthbert
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. 3 adult roles and 1 with a character age of 12.
Style A full-length drama with a multi-functional set. Canadian English.
Synopsis Jade has a history of being the victim of abandonment. As a result, she struggles with her relationships with the people she is closest to. Her survival mechanism is to be in control of her own life and everyone else's. But that ability to control is threatened when she faces one of the most difficult decisions of her life.
Dinner at Luigi's by Brian Coyle
Style A short drama with a single (restaurant) setting.
Synopsis A mother and her two grown-up children get together for a celebration meal. As dinner is served, the dynamics of their dysfunctional relationship are uncovered and family secrets revealed for the first time. The meal descends into deeper and deeper water.
The Diva by TLC Creative
Run Time Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
Style Short comedy sketch with a theatrical bent (and chocolate).
Synopsis It can be hard work coping with a Diva!
The Dominatrix Solution by Jonathan Edgington
Long-listed for 2017 Pint-Sized Plays Writing Competition.
Style A short comedy sketch with adult themes
Synopsis George has writer's block, and resorts to an unconventional solution. He recruits hapless Kim and Laura who discover what his little problem is and in a surprise final twist solve a much bigger problem for him as well.
Don't Mention the Dream by Damian Trasler
Style One-act play. Single set, modern realism, character, explores approaches to staging Shakespeare. Contains mild swearing.
Synopsis It's the annual meeting of the Drama Society, but they're a bit thin on the ground this year. Will Russell get his way and produce a period 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' or will Lucy put a spanner in the works?
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A Dummy Run by Robin Wilson
Accent Players won the Rex Trophy (overall winner) plus Enniskillen Quaich and Campbeltown Drama Trophy at the Argyll Kintyre District SCDA festival, 2018
Style A one act play, set in a doctor's waiting room.
Synopsis Madge and Gloria drop into the doctor's so Madge can have her 'unmentionables' checked out - but it turns into a surreal experience, thanks to a man who won't say a word and a puppet who says entirely too much.
The Engagement by Rebecca Preen
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. All the characters are young adults.
Style Comedy sketch. The esential element of the set is (the outside of) a toilet cubicle with a practical door. Whilst this seems a lot for a short sketch, we think that it's worth it!
Synopsis Mercedes is very keen for her two mates to admire her new engagement ring and tries to impress them with tales of her man's brilliance. Since they remain un-awed, she goes further and further until he accidentally reveals himself and is a lot less than they expected.


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Q: how to run a function inside the implementation file? I am making a project in the iPhone and I am very beginner person.
I am making Tic Tac Toe application and I want to make a function that change the turn from 'X' to 'O'
So I tried to type this
void setTurn(){
    SinglePlayer*SO=[[SinglePlayer alloc]init];
    SO .turn =1;
    if (SO.turn%2==0){
        SO->turnLabel.text=@"O Turn";
    }
    else SO->turnLabel.text=@"X Turn";
    SO.turn++;
}

and SO means SinglePlayerObject.
Whatever I defined this in the header of the implementation
And when I tried to type this method putSign(); under the method
-(IBAction)PutSign2:(id)sender{
    if (turn%2 !=0){
        label2.text=@"X";
    }
    else if (turn%2 ==0){
        label2.text=@"O";
    }
}

it shows an error.
So how can I run a method as same as C++ because I have an experience with C++?
this is the header file
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface SinglePlayer : UIViewController{

    IBOutlet UILabel*label1;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label2;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label3;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label4;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label5;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label6;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label7;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label8;
    IBOutlet UILabel*label9;

    BOOL Player;

    int turn;

    IBOutlet UILabel*turnLabel;

}
@property (nonatomic)int turn;
@property (nonatomic) BOOL Player;
-(IBAction)PutSign1:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign2:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign3:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign4:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign5:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign6:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign7:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign8:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)PutSign9:(id)sender;
void setTurn();

@end

and this is the uncompleted implementation
@implementation SinglePlayer
//Player=true = X
//Player=False= O
@synthesize Player;
@synthesize turn;

void setTurn(){
    SinglePlayer*SO=[[SinglePlayer alloc]init];

    SO .turn =1;
    if (SO.turn%2==0){
        SO->turnLabel.text=@"O Turn";

    }
    else SO->turnLabel.text=@"X Turn";
    SO.turn++;
}
//this code to put the sign in the button label:-
//[sender setTitle:@"X" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
-(IBAction)PutSign1:(id)sender{
    if (turn%2 !=0){
        label1.text=@"X";
    }
    else if (turn%2 ==0){
        label1.text=@"O";
    }
turnLabel.text=@"O Turn";
}
      putSign();
-(IBAction)PutSign2:(id)sender{
    if (turn%2 !=0){
        label2.text=@"X";
    }
    else if (turn%2 ==0){
        label2.text=@"O";

    }
}
   putSign();

-(IBAction)PutSign3:(id)sender{
    if (turn%2 !=0){
        label3.text=@"X";
    }
    else if (turn%2 ==0){
        label3.text=@"O";

    }
}
 putSign();
-(IBAction)PutSign4:(id)sender{
    //[sender setTitle:@"X" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
}

putSign();

A: write Method like below.
-(void)setTurn
{
    SinglePlayer*SO=[[SinglePlayer alloc]init];

    SO .turn =1;
    if (SO.turn%2==0){
        SO.turnLabel.text=@"O Turn";

    }
    else SO.turnLabel.text=@"X Turn";
    SO.turn++;
}

A: the names are rally screwed up ;)
I know that sounds unrelated  and unimportant but I wouldn't underestimate 'the power of naming'
code becomes much easier to read/write

anyways...
you have no functions -- you have methods belonging to the object:
its [OBJECT executeMyMethod:myParam];


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Review: The Furies of Rome – Robert Fabbri
Vespasian 7
My version:
Historical Fiction Rome
AD58. Rome is in turmoil once more.
Emperor Nero has surrounded himself with sycophants and together they rampage by night through the city, visiting death and destruction as they go. Meanwhile, Nero's extravagance has reached new heights. The Emperor's spending is becoming profligate at the same time as the demands of keeping the provinces subdued have become increasingly unaffordable. Could Nero withdraw from Britannia, and at what price for the Empire?
As the bankers of the Empire scramble to call in their loans, Vespasian is sent to Londinium on a secret mission, only to become embroiled in a deadly rebellion led by Boudiccia, a female warrior of extraordinary bravery. As the uprising gathers pace, Vespasian must fight to stay ahead of Rome's enemies and complete his task – before all of Britannia burns.
First up – Have you ever known a time when Rome wasn't in turmoil? It clearly is the mainstay of people writing Roman-era fiction of course, to have Rome constantly in the afore-mentioned turmoil, but come on! There must have been some dull years? Some quiet times, like when all the stuff got built. Still, the period we're entering into here, is one of the most tumultuous in Rome's history. I'm no expert in Roman history, I'm just going by the number of books I've read set in this period (!). And the little bit I do/did know about it. The time of four, or was it five? Emperors. In quick succession. Good riddance to half of them as well.
Second up, really should be first up: This book, Furies of Rome, is a masterpiece. A master work. The work of a writing master at the peak of his game. A masterpiece after six previous volumes? Outrageous! If you haven't read the previous books in the series, are you in for a treat. If you have and thought they were excellent, this one will take you even further into Rome-heaven. What really did it for me, was the big battle with Queen Boudicca towards the end. That is both a masterpiece of clear, effective, well-planned writing, and a masterly description of a masterpiece of tactical awareness and battle planning from (not Vespasian!), but Paulus. That is worth the entrance fee on its own, really, but it could only be so effective having been set on top of the already fabulous build up. We start in Rome, with some pretty hairy moments for Vespasian as he tries to steer a path to survival through Nero's madness – and the opportunists trying to take advantage of Nero's near total doo-lally-ness. It's a relief, and not just for Vespasian, to be able to get away from the tensions of Rome, to the quiet, calm, backwater that is Britannia. A province that refuses to be governed quietly and with revolting natives all over the show.
Vespasian has developed, not really a thicker skin, but, at least by the end of this book, I detected a more laissez faire kind of attitude. More, what will be, will be. The prophecy that was made at his birth, the meaning of which he has slowly begun to if not figure out, then more than suspect what it is, seems to have given him the 'do your worst, I know what is inevitably going to happen' attitude. I got the idea that, in the final chapter back in Rome (it's not giving anything away, I've checked), he kind of feels that the worst that could possibly have happened to him, has and hasn't. That it's more downhill sailing from here on. That I'm even able to think that, think back on the development of the character as it has happened over seven books, and notice subtle changes, speaks – for me – volumes about the work of Robert Fabbri in being able to do it.
The title also had me thinking. Obviously, the furies could refer to the dangerous women there are in Rome and here, Vespasian faces dangerous women at every turn. The storms and the fury being stirred up by Nero, is another. Then when he gets to Britannia, there's Boudicca, of course. But she is matched, in a subtly different way, by Vespasian's long-time mistress, Caenis. She, really comes good here, showing in full light, the strengths and subtleties that have been hinted at in previous volumes. A fury from Rome, of ever there was one.
There's so much to appreciate and savour in The Furies of Rome, that it would be churlish of me to suggest it's because Vespasian returns to his old Britannia stamping grounds. But I'll suggest it anyway.
I'm still gonna picture Vespasian with a full head of hair though…
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A man was arrested after police claimed his social media posts were suspicious, and they found a collection of firearms in his hotel room.
Recently released documents from a U.S. government counterterrorism center detailed research into weapons that can be used for remote mind control.
A former US official, critical of the strikes on Syria, is pointing out that the US is acting as the air force for ISIS. Adding credence to the claim is the report that terrorist groups inside Syria coordinated attacks with the US-led strikes.
The US government has admitted to spending a whopping $9 million to carry out political reform in Albania at the behest of George Soros.
After trying to expose a group of high-level government pedophiles, a victim's father was murdered, the victim kidnapped by the state, and the family persecuted by government officials.
The founder of WikiLeaks is warning the public about a Deep State plot to overthrow Trump, and install Mike Pence as President of the United States.
Trump's top intelligence official authorized spying on Steve Bannon and Trump's children—then sent the data to an intel facility owned by globalist George Soros.
The United States has spent nearly $1 million funding media outlets in Hungary during its election—something it accused Russia of doing in the U.S.
Why has the PR team hired by Mandalay Bay been pushing bogus conspiracy theories clearly meant to discredit legitimate inquiry into the Las Vegas shooting?
Amidst numerous unanswered question, the Las Vegas mass-shooting has curiously faded from the headlines. Is this a deliberate silence?


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John Webb may refer to:

Politics and law
John Webb (died 1795) (1730–1795), English politician
J. Griswold Webb (John Griswold Webb, 1890–1934), New York politician
John C. Webb (1915–2000), Virginia lawyer and politician
John Webb (judge) (1926–2008), Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
John Richmond Webb (judge) (1721–1766), English lawyer, Member of Parliament and Welsh judge

Sports
John Webb (athlete) (born 1936), British Olympic athlete
John Webb (footballer) (born 1952), English former professional footballer
John Webb (baseball) (born 1979), Major League Baseball player
John Webb (rower) (1930–2006), South African Olympic rower
John Webb (paediatrician) (1918–2010), English cricketer and paediatrician

Other
John Webb (architect) (1611–1672), English architect
John Richmond Webb (1667–1724), Army officer
John Webb (landscape designer) (1754–1828), English landscape designer; partner of William Emes
John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), American outlaw
John Stanley Webb (1920–2002), English transport historian
Jack Webb (novelist) (1916–2008), mystery writer
Jack Webb (John Randolph Webb, 1920–1982), creator and star of Dragnet
John Webb (composer) (born 1969), English composer
John G. Webb, Canadian cardiologist, professor at the University of British Columbia
John Percival Webb, commissioner on the Melbourne Harbour Trust in Melbourne, Australia

See also
John Beavor-Webb (1849–1927), Irish naval architect
John Webbe (disambiguation)
John Webb's Mill, Thaxted, Thaxted, Essex, England
Jonathan Webb (born 1963), English rugby union player


Perform two squat jumps then 2 diamond jumps by trying performing a star jump, however, if possible try to touch your feet behind your back.
With or without weight, complete a side lunge & a front lunge – alternating legs. make sure your front knee doesn't come over the front toe, and keeping the back leg at a 90 degree angle.
Complete a Burpee & on the up jump into the lunge position – alternating legs.
make sure you keep your back straight on the way down & sit back into the squat.


Our Sunday morning service is a time for congregational prayer and singing as we listen to the preaching of god's word. It is a time of encouragement for the saints and a time of outreach to the surrounding community.
Grace Church has a great Sunday School Curriculum that goes through the entire bible and finding essential connections to Christ in every story.
Gospel Community Groups are an essential part of the body here at Grace Church. Through these groups, we are able to practice living in community together and deepening our relationships with each other and more importantly, with the Lord.
There is not doubt that the Christian family faces opposition every day in our current culture. We have a vision of what it looks like to support families.


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Artistic Expressions: Portrait of a Visual Arts Major
Emma Herren, The Lost Castle, oil on panel
The Endless Possibilities of Digital Art
"I've always loved painting, and when I discovered digital painting, I fell in love with the endless possibilities with painting on a computer or iPad. I knew going into college that I wanted to major in art and somehow incorporate digital media as well," Emma says. "What struck me about Cal Lutheran's visual arts program is that it guides you in strengthening your craft as an artist and eventually leads up to developing an exhibit with your senior class."
Through her coursework, she discovered she could minor in multimedia, a combination that benefits her career objectives for the future.
"My multimedia minor ended up working perfectly with my visual arts major because it allowed me to explore several digital art and animation courses that tied in perfectly with my development as a fine artist and long-term artistic goals."
Emma's part-time job as a student assistant in the College of Arts and Sciences has given her opportunities to share her creative talents. Having worked with the College since her sophomore year, she has designed graphics for its social media posts as well as flyers and brochures to promote activities and events. Her creativity played a pivotal role in the College dean's office winning first place in the annual holiday decorating contest in 2019.
"That Emma is beginning her third year as a student assistant in the dean's office speaks to the confidence and trust we have in her and her work. She brings a keen artistic eye to the College's various marketing and social media projects and is equally adept at data entry, spreadsheet updates, and information archiving, among other tasks," acknowledges the College's Administrative Coordinator Ana Cruz Gorman.
"She has a very bright future ahead of her in whatever field she chooses."
Emma has found her work with the College both positive and beneficial. "What I have enjoyed the most about this experience has been working with the wonderful staff in the dean's office and the diverse range of tasks and projects that I have been given since working there. The variety in tasks has given me the opportunity to learn so many useful skills," she admits.
Jumping Outside Her Comfort Zone
Along with honing her artistry at the College, the Gilroy, Calif. native works at The William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art. She is also a past member of the Multimedia Action Coalition and current member of the Digital Cinema Guild, and, most recently, the Film and Television Club, all of which have given her chances to interact with people she may not know from her studies.
"The amazing thing about clubs is that they give you the opportunities to make lasting relationships and network with people who you might not cross paths with in your classes. It also gives you the opportunity to learn from your peers and support one another in your future endeavors and projects. "
Emma also chose to enroll in Cal Lutheran because of its beautiful grounds, its small class sizes, and the amiable, welcoming feeling she encountered when she first toured the university in 2018.That sense of warmth and acceptance has continued throughout her time on campus.
"I think some of the best experiences that I have had at Cal Lutheran revolve around the fact that everyone is so kind and collaborative, and the professors are always willing to help their students and get to know them," Emma concedes. "This atmosphere at Cal Lutheran makes it so easy to get involved in projects. All you have to do is reach out and sometimes jump out of your comfort zone."
Emma counts both her work in and outside the classroom as having meaningful effects on her academic and personal life.
"Some particularly impactful experiences for me have been working at the dean's office and the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art, participating in the 48 Hour Film Jam, and taking several classes within the visual arts department. These have helped shape the person I am today."
When she graduates this coming spring, she will not return to her hometown in the Monterey Bay area; instead, she will remain in Southern California to pursue work in animation.
"As much as I love the area where I grew up, the industry I want to work in is heavily based in Los Angeles," she says.
Her short-term aspirations include an internship at an animation studio to get "hands-on" experience and learn more about that business. She eventually hopes to work as a lighting artist, then as art director, at an animation studio. There, she can apply her expertise in fine art and affinity for light and color to create the look and feel of future animated films.
When Emma graduates from Cal Lutheran this spring, she will leave a profound void in the College, according to Ana. "Aside from her talent, we're going to miss the genuine, pleasant, 'we've got this' attitude that she brings to work every day!"
Following Her Calling
Tue January 4, 2022
Stephanie Ramos has two passions: ministry and art. For the past four years, she has commuted to the Cal Lutheran campus from her hometown of Arleta in the San Fernando Valley to study these subjects.
Mon November 1, 2021
One of the reasons Emma Herren '22 decided to attend California Lutheran University was because of its visual arts program. Through majoring in visual arts and minoring in multimedia, she has combined her passion for art and interactive media, interests she has had since childhood.
Building a Brotherhood
Through various peer mentoring experiences, students in the Project CHESS Men of Color Initiative bond with fellow students from similar backgrounds.
Janet Dibble Art Competition
News & Notes from the Dean
The College Magazine
Dean's Advisory Council
TheCollege@CalLutheran.edu
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You may wonder what dogs have to do with bicycles, well its always easy to make a link with something you like! In this case a few weeks ago I forewent my routine sunday cycle to attend the SPCA Township Dog Show at Mfakathini between Mphopomeni and Boston. It was a real collar and tails affair as 180 odd mostly happy hounds, turned up with owners and tails wagging for a collar, lead, rabies injection, de-worming, de-fleaing and entry into the dogshow for R5! Initiatives like this really do make a difference as over the past 8 years the SPCA have been working in the township, the general welfare of the animals has improved.
And on another dog note, the hounds of Mfakathini reminded me so much of the hounds of the himalayas – hardy, affectionate and friendly…. will be meeting more of those soon!
Ma Agnes said she just loves her boy ' Nkindsela', it was easy to see her genuine affection, not surprisingly she took off with one of the prizes!
The most gentle of them all - greyhound type hunting dog, many turned up but weren't turned away.
One of my himalayan friends.


Time – For people who say they don't have the time because they're working 60+ hours a week need this the most. What they need to realize is this is like a part-time job but its better because they can earn an income that can surpass their full-time job freeing up more time to spend with loved ones and other interests. They just need to prioritize their time and to make a full commitment to succeeding.
Money – Other people cannot make the monthly commitment for the product(s) or services. The solution to this is to treat this like a business and earn an income to pay for their product(s) or services.
Commitment – some people just cannot commit to anything. This is probably due to any of the answers above or some psychological barriers they have developed over the years. Life unfortunately has a way of doing this. One way to get over this is to change your attitude and start believing in yourself.
There are others who have tried a network marketing business and failed, believing that all network marketing businesses are the same. In their minds, they are disqualifying the business model altogether. That is like saying, if you get a job from a company and that company fires you because of poor job performance that you shouldn't find another job again because all companies are the same. Doesn't that sound ridiculous? Network marketing is a legitimate business model that works and is here to stay. You just need to find the right company with the right products or services that you will be passionate to share with others.
Everyone who has ever achieved anything difficult has faced those people telling them why they were sure to fail. While those people mean well, they are simply voicing their own opinion. Millions of people have been held back from truly remarkable achievements with their lives because of 'well-meaning friends' who told them not to. You have to analyze your decision for yourself – make sure that it is the right one and that it aligns with your beliefs, and then absolutely commit to it. Trust and believe in yourself!
Last but not least, be thankful that not everyone wants to join. Why? If everyone did join, who would be our doctors, dentists, lawyers, baristas, politicians, police officers, firemen, musicians, shop workers, military personnel, accountants and teachers!