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"Mother"
The computer screen lights the room around me. I stare at the blinking line on the white blank page that mocks me. It knows I've run out of ideas; it knows I won't write tonight. I turn the speakers on, and European pop streams out. The heavy melodies and emotional voices normally help me write, especially the melodramatic English bands. Still nothing. Should my new story be about a single man? Should I try a detective novel this time? Did anyone really care about stories that don't have vampires? I can't do the undead; I don't have the patience for immortal sagas.
Nothing was as cold as his heart, not even the snowstorm outside, I write, then instantly delete. What kind of shit was that? That story wouldn't lead anywhere. I minimize the tab, and open up the internet. When all else fails at three in the morning, online shop. After twenty minutes I have two books, a pair of slimming panty hose, a Halloween costume I'll never wear (plus it's only May), and an eagle statue in the cart. I debate on adding a full box of candy bars, because why leave the house, when I hear crackling from the speakers.
The music still plays, but it's quieter. I'm pretty sure there's interference in the speaker, too, because I hear more than just lyrics. I turn the volume up, but only the music gets louder. Whatever else is coming through is still as soft as before.
"Where are you coming from?" I ask the left speaker as I fiddle with the cords.
"Here." It sounds like a whisper in my ear.
I drop the cords and eye the speaker. Maybe I hadn't heard it, it's late and I'm tired. Maybe my mind was playing tricks on me. I go back to unplugging cords and unkinking them. I pull the power cord from the wall, and the music stops, but the other sound does not. Popping my head out from under the desk, I jiggle the left speaker, then the right.
"Hear…. Hear me," the speakers crackle and hiss.
I jerk back, hitting my head hard against the desk. I yank all of the power cords from the wall, cutting all sources for the computer and speakers. Three strong pops come from the speakers like a laugh.
"What is happening?" I screech.
"Barker," the static voice says.
I back to the door until I feel the doorknob pushing into my spine. "Is that… Is that your name?" I croak, still half unbelieving.
"Brady," it says.
"B- Barker Brady? Is that you?" I lick my lips trying to get any moisture to return to my mouth.
"MOTHER! MOTHER, NO!" Booms the speakers.
"Who is Mother? Your mother?" I beg, pushing against the door of the room harder.
I hear a bang, but I can't tell from where. It wasn't from the speakers, I know that much, but it was definitely in my house. Another bang comes, then clattering like metal on a floor. My kitchen. Someone is it my kitchen.
"Mother knows," the speakers hiss with a low growling chuckle.
I turn my body, still pressing to the door, and grab the knob. Before I can open the door, though, a large knife smacks into the wood like a dart board. A sliver of the metal blade pokes though in front of my nose.
A cackle from the speaker pierces my ears. "Won't run," it tells me cruelly.
"This is my house!" I yell, anger erasing the fear.
"WRONG!" the speaker voice screams. Sparks fly from the wall outlet, raining down over the room and sizzling as they hit carpet.
"I live here," I say firmly, my hands shaking.
"WRONG!" it says again.
"What do you want?" I cry as another knife sticks through the door, this time above my eyes.
"Piece," the speaker voice says calmly.
"Peace?" I repeat. "Peace from this?" I assume possessing a computer is the worst form of afterlife.
"Piece," hisses the voice, rage flaring back up. "Missing piece. For Mother. Mother knows. Always knows."
"Piece?" My earlier panic creeps back up my throat. "What piece?"
The speakers laugh crazily. "Barker- heart. Brady- lungs. Brittany- mind."
I swallow hard at my name. In a fever, I sling open the door and bend low in case any more knives are hurled my way. What I don't expect to find is the towering figure of a woman at the end of the hallway. She looks tired and withered in a pale grey dress the hugs her waits tightly, then flares down to her feet in rags. Her silver hair is pinned to her head with only a couple stray curls hanging loose about her face. There are no shoes on her feet and no jewelry around her wrists or neck. The only thing flashy about her are the knives in her hands. Her eyes dip down to the floor, and she smiles sheepishly when she sees me. Her teeth are black like tar.
"You," I force saliva to my mouth and swallow again. "You must be Mother," I say clearly.
Behind me, the speakers crackle. "Mother speaks when she wants you to speak."
"Who are you?" I plead with the speakers from the floor of the hallway.
"I liked your stories," it admits sadly. "But Mother wants your mind."
"Why doesn't Mother tell me herself?" I look defiantly at the grim woman of the past.
The ragged woman opens her mouth and a deafening wail escapes her lips. My body feels like it is collapsing in on itself. Blood drips from my ears and nose, staining the carpet beneath me. The woman, still singing her deathly moans, bends and begins mopping the blood with the torn ends of her dress. I raise my hand to touch her, but she flees to the opposite side of the hall again.
As I watch her, a hand rests on my back. Still on the floor, I turn my head enough to see who it is. A gorgeous woman with long flowing blonde hair smiles down at me. I spare a second to glance at the wailing woman. Her eyes fill with dread at the sight of the new arrival.
When I turn to face the blonde again, she's standing erect. She's dressed like a housewife straight out of the 1950s. Her lipstick is pristine and blood red, her nails painted to match. Her dress is cropped at the sleeves and snug over her bust giving her the perfect Marilyn Monroe shape. She sneers at me like I'm a child and she caught me playing around in her makeup.
"Mother hates when they have warning," the speakers pop.
The howling from down the hall is nearly unbearable. The blonde reaches behind her and pulls up an ax. With both hand she holds it above her head, then she brings it down on mine.
"I can't believe every owner of this house had a name that started with 'B'," the detective says over the lifeless body.
"Believe it," the medical examiner says, closing his toolkit. "My Ma always said this place was cursed."
"Because of the 'B' thing?"
"Nah, because everyone who lives here, dies here. When she was a little girl there was a man named Brady who was murdered in the basement. Before that, my Gran knew a woman who lived here. Ol' Gran played with that lady's son, even dated him. They were engaged to be married when all of sudden lady and son move. Few months later when the new people arrive, they find the body of some other guy tucked away in the walls. Who knows who or what might be in here."
The detective shivers. "Well, let's get moving, then. This place gives me the heebie jeebies."
Rebecca Timberlake is a self-published author from Louisville, Kentucky. She published an ebook, Independent Will, while in her third year of college. She also has some work available on Wattpad (one 'finished' work, and another in progress), and likes to 'genre-explore', which is a fancy way of saying she writes in a variety of genres instead of sticking to one.
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Pleurodema borellii (Peracca, 1895)
Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Leptodactylidae > Subfamily: Leiuperinae > Genus: Pleurodema > Species: Pleurodema borellii
Paludicola borellii Peracca, 1895, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. Torino, 10 (195): 26. Syntypes: "several examples", these including MZUT An449, An446 (according to xxx) and BMNH 1894.11.5.2–3 (now renumbered 1947.2.17.96–99) and 1947.2.18.1 (1894.12.31.5–6) according to museum records; MZUT An449 designated lectotype by Cei in Gavetti and Andreone, 1993, Cat. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino, 10: 56, 130. Type locality: "Tucuman (Argentina)".
Pleurodema borelli — Nieden, 1923, Das Tierreich, 46: 497; Gallardo, 1968, Physis, Buenos Aires, 28: 137. Incorrect subsequent spellings.
Rufous Four-eyed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 84).
Northwestern Argentina, at elevations of 400 to nearly 3000 m; reported in Tarija, Bolivia.
The species was considered by Parker, 1927, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 9, 20: 450–478, to be a junior synonym of Pleurodema cinerea. Resurrected by Gallardo, 1968, Physis, Buenos Aires, 28: 137. McLister, Lougheed, and Bogart, 1991, Canad. J. Zool., 69: 2397–2403, found no conclusive evidence that Pleurodema borellii and Pleurodema cinerea were distinct species. De la Riva, Köhler, Lötters, and Reichle, 2000, Rev. Esp. Herpetol., 14: 44, discussed the problem of species distinctiveness of Pleurodema cinerea and Pleurodema borellii, but tentatively continued recognition of Pleurodema borellii. Ferraro and Casagranda, 2009, Zootaxa, 2024: 33–55, provided a detailed discussion of distribution within Argentina. Ferraro, Blotto, Baldo, Barrasso, Barrionuevo, Basso, Cardozo, Cotichelli, Faivovich, Pereyra, and Lavilla, 2018, in Vaira, Akmentins, and Lavilla (eds.), Cuad. Herpetol., 32 (Supl. 1): 17–19, noted that the taxonomic status of this species with Pleurodema cinereum remains problematic.

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The private equity industry is arguably one of the most intriguing around. From the outside, some are mistaken to believe that it's all based around profit – and any firm that isn't turning over a healthy figure is never going to be considered for a private equity acquisition.
However, if one delves further into the industry, it's clear that the above is not true in the slightest. While some companies may only invest in healthy firms, others may rely on their confidence in their ability to turn a company around.
When we talk about this "ability", it largely surrounds operational differences. In other words, if a private equity firm is able to make enough of a difference from an operational point of view, it can have hugely positive effects for the company's profit. It potentially means that after a set period of time they can get 10x, sometimes even 100x, their initial investment.
This is where local knowledge comes into the picture. Here, we'll scrutinize the importance of local knowledge and how a company can use this significantly to their advantage.
If one takes a look at some private equity firms, it's clear that they stick to one industry. While they may sometimes go outside of this, on the whole their acquisition examples surround certain niches. For example, in the case of Javier García Teruel Avila, it's clear that this is a man who is highly-regarded in Mexico and is subsequently responsible for a lot of acquisitions there.
Elsewhere, other companies might just stick to certain niches. Some may only buy in the food and drink industry for example – just because they know the market inside-out and can immediately make changes. For example, while they may own a chain of restaurants which are experienced in a certain cuisine, there's every chance that the same stock control principles could allow them to be financially better-off in a completely different type of eatery.
Similarly, local knowledge of an industry can allow private equity groups to quickly determine whether or not a particular company is performing under or over expectations.
One could argue that something else which separates the best private equity groups is the ability to valuate a company appropriately. If they have already dabbled in a particular industry, they will know what represents a good price tag. They'll know the exact ceiling for a company and whether the purchase fee is low enough for them to yield a sufficient return over time.
All of the above means that it's extremely unusual for a private equity company to invest in unchartered territories. Even if a deal seems good on paper, without that vested knowledge it's impossible to see whether or not it is going to represent good value for money. Additionally, without the knowledge of the industry, it's going to take much longer to implement changes which are critical in releasing value from one of these acquisitions.


It did not take long for Donald Trump to transform the US government into a mob operation, where administration officials use the threat of US travel bans, asset freezes and forfeitures, and punishing trade tariffs to bring other nations and their leaders to heel.
Trump, more than any of his predecessors, has used executive fiat to freeze the US assets of and apply visa bans on foreign individuals, often government officials and top businessmen, as part of a scheme to milk concessions from "uncooperative" nations. Trump and his officials are like Mafia enforcers who approach mom-and-pop grocery stores and tell the owners, "this is a nice store you have here. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it." By paying the gangsters "protection insurance," the owners would be spared a midnight fire-bombing of their businesses.
Trump, Bolton, and their associates are randomly targeting foreign leaders and businessmen in a spree of visa bans and asset freezes.
The Trump administration has banned from US travel and frozen the US assets of Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami and Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) Chief Financial Officer Simon Zerpa Delgado. The US assets of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were frozen in July 2017. Other Latin Americans similarly sanctioned include General Commissioner Francisco "Paco" Diaz of the Nicaraguan National Police; Fidel Moreno, secretary at Managua City Hall and Sandinista party secretary; and Francisco "Chico" Lopez, treasurer of ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front.
US asset freezing orders were also ordered on Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul. The Trump administration has also threatened to freeze the assets of Cambodian President Hun Sen.
US asset freezes are also being contemplated on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, and former minister of finance Hoshyar Zebari, as well as Iraqi government officials Mohamed al-Karbouli, Ahmed Nouri al-Maliki, and Hassan al-Anbari, merely because they maintain friendly ties with Iran. The Trump administration has also threatened to impose visa bans and asset freezes on top Maldives officials, including President Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
Also subject to visa bans and asset freezes are South Sudan's defense minister, Kuol Manyang Juk, as well as government minister Martin Elia Lomuro and information minister Michael Makuei.
Visa bans have also been placed on government officials and citizens of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
The Trump administration has announced that it is considering visa bans and asset freezes on government officials in China for alleged mistreatment of Muslim Uighurs in the western Xinjiang province. Subject to possible sanctions are Chinese diplomat Hu Lianhe, Chen Quanguo, Communist Party chief in Xinjiang and member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party; Xinjiang Deputy Communist Party Secretary Shohret Zakir; and Xinjiang Politics and Law Commission chairman Zhu Hailun. Last December, the Trump administration applied similar sanctions on the Commander in Chief of the Myanmar armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing; Major General Maung Maung Soe; Major General Khin Maung Soe; and other top Myanmar military officers.
In all of these cases, the United States claims its sanctions against China and Burma are in the interest of human rights, even as it continues to detain children who were seized and separated from their asylum-seeking parents at the US-Mexican border.
According to the US State Department, which Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes should increase its "swagger," US visa bans were also applied to the "Director General level and above from the Burmese Ministries of Labor, Immigration, and Population (MOLIP) and Home Affairs (MOHA), and their immediate family members." Visa bans were also ordered on the "Director General level and above from the Lao Ministry of Public Security (MPS) as well as their immediate families." In August 2018, the State Department announced that it was placing US travel bans on individuals "both within and outside the Cambodian government."
In September 2017, the State Department ordered visa bans on Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and immigration officials. US visa bans were also ordered on government officials of Guinea, Eritrea, Ghana, and Gambia. These countries were singled out for being "recalcitrant" in not accepting citizens who had illegally entered the United States and were being deported. Collective punishment, such as that being meted out to African and Asian states, was a hallmark of the Nazis and remains one of the Israelis.
Trump's trade tariffs appear to have no rational basis but are merely intended to lash out at countries Trump does not like, for one reason or another. In addition, Trump's threat to impose "secondary sanctions" on European and other countries that continue to trade with Iran after November 4, 2018, will add to those already placed into effect. To counteract Trump's extortion racket, the EU has unveiled what is known as a "blocking statute." The United Kingdom's Minister of State for the Middle East stated, "If a company fears legal action taken against it and enforcement action taken against it by an entity in response to American sanctions, then that company can be protected as far as EU legislation is concerned."
As an example, if the French car maker Renault, which does business in Iran, is sanctioned by the Trump administration, there will be retaliatory sanctions imposed on US automobile manufacturers in the 28 nations of the EU. Trump will, undoubtedly raised the ante with more sanctions on the EU. That, in effect, will signal a full-blown trade war. Trade wars often turn into actual wars and Trump's bluster could lead to military confrontation. Bolton has threatened to halt Iranian oil exports to China, India, and South Korea after the imposition of the November 4 secondary sanctions with a US naval blockade of Iran. Any attempt to interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will, as Iran has promised, result in the closure of the strait by Iran, a move that will also affect outbound shipping from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other Gulf countries.
The Eurasian Economic Union recently negotiated a free trade deal with Iran. Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia will not comply with US secondary sanctions against Iran and there is little Trump can do to stop overland trade with Iran, except contemplate military action. Russia, which has already been subjected to US visa bans and asset freezes, is in no mood to see its trade with Iran or any other nation interfered with by Trump's extortion racket.
China has strongly indicated that if the People's Bank of China, China's central bank, is hit with US secondary sanctions because of its oil transactions via the Central Bank of Iran, it will target US companies in China and devalue the renminbi, thus making Chinese exports more attractive and US exports costlier. The net result will be a slow down of the US economy, something that will politically damage Trump.
In any event, the economic brinkmanship on display by Trump and his mob enforcers is likely to increase the possibility of a global recession and military conflict during the remainder of 2018 and leading into 2019.


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We've been there, done it & got the t-shirts!
We are all highly skilled and talented consultants, offering you a wealth of experience within both the telephone sales and customer service arenas. We've all truly 'walked our talk' having managed and developed frontline operations across a range of disciplines including soft-skills, process, quality, products, systems and telephony, performance management and customer experience. As a result, you can be assured that we're able to share our in-depth knowledge, skills and ideas with you in a hands-on pragmatic way – ideas which are proven to work as effectively in the real world of business as they do in the perfect world of the classroom!
We are proud that this collective expertise isn't just recognised by our clients, but also through our contributions to a range of professional bodies promoting the very best on offer within the UK sales and service industry. Over recent years all members of the FIT team have acted as judges for the National Customer Service Awards, National Sales Awards and, most recently, the UK Customer Experience Awards. Key members of the FIT team are also active within the Customer Service Training Network (CSTN), a mutual self-help membership body for Customer Service Training professionals, wholly focused on developing Best Practice within the profession by the sharing of knowledge and expertise amongst its members throughout the UK.
Marie is also the proud business owner of NLP4Kids (Kent) – a local company dedicated to enhancing the emotional health and wellbeing of children and teenagers across Kent – visit www.teentherapykent.nlp4kids.org for more information.
Marie is a Master Hypnotherapist, practices Emotional Acupuncture (EFT) and can take you back in time to flatten bad memories……I guess you could say she's a little weird, though she needs to be, being married to a Scouse David Brent lookalike…..!
David has many years business-to-business experience, both as an accomplished and highly successful sales director and customer service professional. His vision is to help clients create and maintain a working culture in which that USP - people - can communicate with passion and integrity, helping them to reach beyond their perceived potential!
David is Marie's partner - and not just in business! He's also a David Brent, Johnny Vegas and Robbie Coltrane rolled-into-one lookalike AND he's from Liverpool - say no more…..!
Maggie has many years practical experience in both sales and customer service and is an accomplished trainer, facilitator and management coach. Her powerful, 'shoot from the hip' style makes her a true winner with clients because she uses humour, with passion, to convince people they really are better than they know!
Maggie was raised on a farm yet she's a vegetarian, lives in a beautiful rural setting in North Wales surrounded by farm shops selling local meat and is married to someone who is a true carnivore – and who'd have no trouble hiring a good vet to get his steak on the plate back on its feet in next to no time – yuk! Poor Maggie…..!
Mandy is a highly skilled, learner-centred facilitator and personal coach, an NLP Master Practitioner and qualified Psychologist, having just been awarded her MSc in Psychology and Criminology. Vivacious and fun, Mandy is a real favourite with clients because her down-to-earth, pragmatic and personable style helps people relate to her and want to learn!
Mandy is a right ol' clever clogs and we're all in awe of her awesomeness! Having got her MSc, she has now turned her sights to local politics, where she's a real contender for Leader of the Green Party in Ashford! Way to go girl….just remember your roots!
Dee is an award winning learning and development specialist with many years practical experience in frontline leadership, sales and customer service. Dee's passion is helping people maximise their potential by enhancing their skills, behaviours and attributes. As a Master Practitioner of Brain Dominance Instrument and a Certificate in Management Consultancy and Coaching, Dee is the ideal Management Coach and Performance Improvement Specialist.
Dee met her partner while sliding down his pole one evening….quite unusual behaviour for someone who is usually the consummate professional. Still, we love men in uniform – and her partner Martin is the loveliest 'fire chief' you could ever meet, so I guess we'll forgive her for any disrepute she brought with her from that meeting way back then!
Lyn is a professionally qualified and highly motivated trainer, facilitator, coach and consultant with over 20 years experience in sales, marketing, customer service and management.
An enthusiastic and energetic individual whose pragmatic "walk the talk" approach and commercial expertise builds credibility, gains "buy in" and delivers powerful results time after time. Her passion for customer service is evident in the energy she generates in the training room creating an environment that inspires learning and generates change.
Lyn lives by the sea on the beautiful Kent coast with her partner Russell. A real water baby Lyn loves to go sailing or scuba diving and has now discovered wind surfing. Russell however, prefers to keep his feet firmly on dry ground!!


BAE Systems' Durachute® is the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equivalent for the crew-worn Thinpack. The Durachute parachute system is FAA-certified in accordance with TSO C-23d and is offered in 36 different configurations with varying AADs, canopy releases and ripcord handles. Hundreds of these systems have been provided to the commercial market and to foreign militaries. The Durachute system is available as a fully integrated backpack or can be mounted to fixed-wing and helicopter crew seats. Provisions for the integration of Durachute are complete for the EH101's crew seats and other helicopters. All systems provide near-zero oscillation performance.
A key feature of the Durachute parachute system is our patented vacuum-sealed technology. This technology reduces the volume of a packed parachute, making it less bulky and aiding in quick aircraft egress during an emergency.


The Stilwell Retirement Residence is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Gifts made to Stilwell qualify as charitable deductions to the extent provided by law. While donors generally give for the benefit of the retired educators and residents of Stilwell as well as to honor lifetimes dedicated to education, the tax advantages of charitable contributions can be an added attraction.
The "Ten for Teachers" Campaign is the current emphasis for capital improvements of our long-range comprehensive renovation plan. Originally launched to complete the funding for the final stage of the heating and air conditioning project, "Ten for Teachers" gifts now fund current and future improvement projects.
The Kate Bell Residents Assistance Fund is maintained to ensure that individuals with limited resources who could not otherwise afford our reasonable monthly costs will continue to enjoy the services and amenities of living at Stilwell.
The Residents Activity Fund is utilized at the discretion of the Residents Council for projects beyond the scope of Stilwell's budget that enhance the experience of residency.
Stilwell's Endowment Fund, generally funded through wills and bequests, prudently invests principal with the stipulation that only the interest from the fund may be used for the benefit of Stilwell residents, a provision that has been faithfully honored by the Board of Trustees.


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#if !defined(XERCESC_INCLUDE_GUARD_XMLCONTENTMODEL_HPP)
#define XERCESC_INCLUDE_GUARD_XMLCONTENTMODEL_HPP

#include <xercesc/util/XMemory.hpp>
#include <xercesc/util/QName.hpp>

XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

class ContentLeafNameTypeVector;
class GrammarResolver;
class XMLStringPool;
class XMLValidator;
class SchemaGrammar;
class SubstitutionGroupComparator;

/**
 *  This class defines the abstract interface for all content models. All
 *  elements have a content model against which (if validating) its content
 *  is checked. Each type of validator (DTD, Schema, etc...) can have
 *  different types of content models, and even with each type of validator
 *  there can be specialized content models. So this simple class provides
 *  the abstract API via which all the types of contents models are dealt
 *  with generically. Its pretty simple.
 */
class XMLPARSER_EXPORT XMLContentModel : public XMemory
{
public:
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Public static data
    //
    //  gInvalidTrans
    //      This value represents an invalid transition in each line of the
    //      transition table.
    //
    //  gEOCFakeId
    //  gEpsilonFakeId
    //      We have to put in a couple of special CMLeaf nodes to represent
    //      special values, using fake element ids that we know won't conflict
    //      with real element ids.
    //
    //
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    static const unsigned int   gInvalidTrans;
    static const unsigned int   gEOCFakeId;
    static const unsigned int   gEpsilonFakeId;

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Constructors are hidden, only the virtual Destructor is exposed
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** @name Destructor */
    //@{
    virtual ~XMLContentModel()
    {
    }
    //@}

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  The virtual content model interface provided by derived classes
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
	virtual bool validateContent
    (
        QName** const         children
      , XMLSize_t             childCount
      , unsigned int          emptyNamespaceId
      , XMLSize_t*            indexFailingChild
      , MemoryManager*  const manager = XMLPlatformUtils::fgMemoryManager
    ) const = 0;

	virtual bool validateContentSpecial
    (
        QName** const           children
      , XMLSize_t               childCount
      , unsigned int            emptyNamespaceId
      , GrammarResolver*  const pGrammarResolver
      , XMLStringPool*    const pStringPool
      , XMLSize_t*              indexFailingChild
      , MemoryManager*    const manager = XMLPlatformUtils::fgMemoryManager
    ) const =0;

	virtual void checkUniqueParticleAttribution
    (
        SchemaGrammar*    const pGrammar
      , GrammarResolver*  const pGrammarResolver
      , XMLStringPool*    const pStringPool
      , XMLValidator*     const pValidator
      , unsigned int*     const pContentSpecOrgURI
      , const XMLCh*            pComplexTypeName = 0
    ) =0;

    virtual ContentLeafNameTypeVector* getContentLeafNameTypeVector()
	  const = 0;

    virtual unsigned int getNextState(unsigned int currentState,
                                      XMLSize_t    elementIndex) const = 0;

    virtual bool handleRepetitions( const QName* const curElem,
                                    unsigned int curState,
                                    unsigned int currentLoop,
                                    unsigned int& nextState,
                                    unsigned int& nextLoop,
                                    XMLSize_t elementIndex,
                                    SubstitutionGroupComparator * comparator) const = 0;

protected :
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Hidden Constructors
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    XMLContentModel()
    {
    }

private :
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Unimplemented constructors and operators
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    XMLContentModel(const XMLContentModel&);
    XMLContentModel& operator=(const XMLContentModel&);
};

XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif

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Driven by environmental programs in the consumer electronics industry, portable electronics manufacturers choose lightweight and tough magnesium Die Cast Products for a variety of products from flash audio/video players to digital cameras, mobile phones, computer notebooks, radar detectors, and more.
We are engaged in providing magnesium die castings. These are further widely used in various industries and in many other automotive industries. Our parts are made of high-quality raw materials. We offer our products at a very reasonable price range.
Ruizhun Precision Metal Co., Ltd. is a semi-solid die casting (magnesium alloy die casting), light alloy die casting, Precision Injection Molding, Mold Manufacturing, CNC Processing as the main business of the group factory. In 2017, it has developed into a national high-tech enterprise and passed ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO/TS16949:2016 quality management system certification, UL safety certification in North America, and has independent import and export rights. As a professional supplier of light alloy die casting and surface treatment, we are committed to creating a domestic advanced one-stop management "JIT product service supply chain of design-die/forming-mass production-quality management".
There are two factories with a total area of 70,000_responsible for different processing contents.
Plant B: Engaged in mold design, mold manufacturing, mold testing and production, precision injection molding plant.
The company has a mature international standard product testing laboratory and metal post-processing workshop to meet customer requirements for metal products processing. Equipped with high-standard testing instruments and equipment, through the scientific inspection of customer products, to ensure the high quality of products.
Accurately and accurately attach importance to technology accumulation and scientific research development, and put forward the industry innovation trend of "magnesium culture". Strong technology research and development team and engineering design team have obtained 20 patents for magnesium alloy and semi-solid die casting technology and registered the trademark "Magnesium respect MEIZUN" in China and Germany.
1. Semi-solid rheological die casting, 100 imported magnesium alloy integrated semi-solid die casting machines, 20 traditional liquid die casting machines, all equipped with automatic feeding and clamping system, to provide the largest and most advanced magnesium alloy forming and processing services.
2. Precision Injection Molding: 75 sets of tonnage, monochrome and bicolor injection molding machines, injection molding and mold in the same factory area, smooth and stable process flow coordination.
4. Mold Manufacturing: 10 Mold Manufacturing Groups and Molding Machines, 15 years of Molding Experience, Die-casting, and Injection Molds are completed in the factory area.
Company Name: Ruizhun Precision Metal Co., Ltd.


Online registration is currently closed, but spaces are still available. If you would like to attend this event, please call NWPPA at 360-254-0109, and our staff will be happy to help you.
This course is part of the Comprehensive Staking Technician Program. Attendees will learn to design special structures that require additional strength due to extreme wind load, long spans, and multiple circuits. This section also includes designing steel pole and unguyed wood pole structures.
Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. on day one; the class will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on day one, and from 8 a.m. to noon on day two. Lunch will be served at noon before class on day one; refreshment breaks will be included on both days.
Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than January 10, 2019, to secure this rate. Mention that you are coming in with the NWPPA group when booking your reservation.
This course qualifies for six continuing hours. Certificates are issued upon full completion of the course.


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Q: Read or write Mc Predictive Intelligence data I would like to read or write the Predictive Intelligence data with query or SOAP API.
Are there DataExtension where the data is saved?
I saw that there are DataExtension with 'IGO_' prefix like the DataExtension 'IGO_PRODUCTS', 'IGO_VIEWS', etc., but in our Org are empty

A: My recommendation would be to create your own Data extension with fields as described here.
Then you can write SQL query in Email -> Interaction -> Query and select the desired Data extension as Target DE e.g.
SQL: Select sku, user_id, session_id, search, timestamp from IGO_Views
Target DE: myIGO_Views (with Append)
You can either run this SQL manually and schedule via Automation Studio to populate data in these data extensions.
NOTE: The PI DEs like IGO_Views cannot be viewed directly but can be queried via SQL.

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Fluid elegance brings a casual grace to any bathroom with the Berwick Collection of bathroom faucets, shower faucets, and tub faucets.
Ultra-precision design with a distinct ribbon-like look brings a subtle intricacy and classic appearance to enhance the look of any bathroom. The Berwick collection coordinates perfectly to create cohesion and harmony. This stunning collection of bathroom faucets, shower faucets, and bathtub faucets add elegance and flowing lines that coordinate beautifully for a cohesive look.


Simplify your IT operations by deploying a single IP-based connection delivered over StarHub's MPLS backbone for fast Internet.
Companies with multiple branch locations are able to connect their offices in a secure manner. Switched Ethernet Service allows connectivity be it intranet or internet via MPLS.
Simple steps to submit Bandwidth on Demand order via StarHub Online Portal.


Spring is in the air which - for the birds of the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary - means coming out of the aviaries and back into training for the busy flying season ahead.
Over the winter months the birds which participate in the spectacular summer flying demonstrations relax in their spacious aviaries. They moult and rest after a busy six months illustrating their various aerial characteristics as part of our mission to inform the public at large about the need for the ongoing conservation of similar species in the wild.
New member of staff Mary helps Liz induct a pair of our Red Kites to the 2016 weight watchers club!
After being left to "do their own raptor thing" over this dormant period, the birds are once again ready to work with the falconers to perfect a dazzling displays for visitors. So far this year, the following birds to have come out of the aviaries: Birkett (Great Horned Owl), Mir (Steppe Eagle), Templeton and Ash (Common Buzzards), April (Lanner Falcon) and Lock (Lannerette).
It takes a matter of weeks to bring a bird back to flying condition and the process starts with addressing some weight issues! The birds' flying weight is necessarily lower than their dormant weight and their body condition is similarly at variance.
In order for a bird to return to the falconer's glove it must be hungry and motivated by food, so slimming is on the cards for all the winter couch potatoes!!
Once the birds are returned to their slimline form, their flying equipment must be renewed. Each bird will be fitted with soft leather jesses attached to its leg with anklets. A leash can then be fitted to the jesses in order for the bird to sit out on the weatherings waiting to fly, instead of in an aviary.
Catching up the birds to attach their equipment also offers the falconers an opportunity to check the birds' general condition. If necessary, beaks can be coped and/or talons trimmed.
Coping (or trimming) beaks can be necessary in captive bred birds. In the wild, birds cope their own beaks by breaking open bones and tearing meat from the bones of their prey. In captivity, they do not have this opportunity so, as well as providing material in the aviaries for birds to cope naturally, the falconers must occasionally clip or file a beak into shape. If a beak was left to grow unchecked it could become so long that it would crack, causing the bird considerable pain.
Once all the flying team birds have passed this annual M.O.T. they are ready to embark on the season's programme of activities once again.


This Victorian bracelet stands the test of time. The crescent shaped seed pearl and black enamel clasp, along with its tassel ends makes this wide and flexible bracelet so special. Hand made in 14K yellow gold. Easily adjusts in length with a click of its built-in lock.


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3. Legislation, plans, policies and programmes
A definition of inclusive education is missing.
However, the Ministry of National Education mentions two approaches (educational remediation and adapted education), with reference to developing inclusive education. These two concepts actually refer more specifically to pupils with certain learning deficits or delayed development. The concept of educational remediation concerns pupils with learning deficits or pupils who demonstrate difficulties that are deemed to be "mild" in one or more learning activities. The concept of adapted education is intended for pupils with a pronounced and overall delay in academic progress.
The Ministry of National Education understands "pupils with special needs" to mean all learners with a delay in academic progress, learners who are ill and in hospital for a long period of time, and learners with visual or hearing impairments.
Algeria adopts a model of specialized institutions and mainstream schools. Educational methods for children with disabilities vary depending on the nature and degree of their disability, and they are taken care of in specialized institutions or fully or partially integrated into mainstream schools.
Specialized institutions
Specialized educational institutions for children with disabilities provide specialized education through means and techniques that are adapted to each type of disability. The State is responsible for education, equipment, transport and catering for children with disabilities.
The different types of specialized educational institutions for children with disabilities are defined by the provisions of Executive Decree No. 12-05 of 4 January 2012 on the model statutes of specialized institutions:
Schools for children with hearing impairments receive children and adolescents with partial or total hearing impairments. They provide pupils with psychopedagogical care and specialized teaching using appropriate means and techniques that follows the official national curriculum and ensure that they receive individual attention.
Schools for visually impaired children receive children and adolescents who are unable to attend a mainstream school due to being partially or fully blind. They provide pupils with psychopedagogical care and specialized teaching using appropriate means and techniques that follows the official national curriculum and ensure that they are supported by a multidisciplinary team throughout their education.
Psychopedagogical centres for children with a motor disability receive children and adolescents with motor deficiencies that restrict their autonomy and require specific measures in terms of medical follow-up, specialized education and training, with a view to their educational, social and professional integration.
Psychopedagogical centres for children with learning disabilities develop psychopedagogical programmes to help the children they receive acquire "knowledge and skills" according to their potential and learning ability, by providing them with early education and educational support for knowledge acquisition.
Specialized education for children with disabilities is provided by a network of 240 specialized institutions, 236 of which are functional, strengthened by 15 satellite centres, spread throughout the country and funded by the State budget. In 2019–2020, 24,093 children and adolescents with disabilities were enrolled in specialized institutions and distributed as follows: 18,230 children with learning disabilities, 4,026 children with hearing impairments, 1,269 children with visual impairments and 568 children with a motor disability. In parallel, 70 non-governmental associations educate 8,848 children with disabilities in 112 institutions throughout the country. These institutions are subsidized by local authorities, social security and the services of the ministry responsible for national solidarity.
Management programmes
Schools for children with sensory disabilities (schools for children with hearing impairments and schools for children with visual impairments) follow the national education system's official curriculum, using means and techniques tailored to each type of disability. The curricula of psychopedagogical centres for children with a motor disability aim to promote their intellectual, psychological and motor skills to work towards their personal autonomy and social integration. The pedagogical guides on education for children with mild learning disabilities in mainstream schools have been updated in line with the new national curricula.
Mainstream schools: special and mainstream classes
The national solidarity sector and the national education sector have established a mechanism to fully or partially integrate children with disabilities into a mainstream school environment, in accordance with the Interministerial Order of 13 March 2014 setting out the arrangements for the introduction of special classes for children with disabilities in public educational institutions within the national education sector. This text introduced a provision on the creation of a specialized provincial commission, made up of representatives of professionals from both sectors. This commission is responsible for directing children with disabilities towards special classes or mainstream classes, and for ensuring their educational monitoring.
Special classes in mainstream schools are overseen by teachers, specialized teachers and competent specialized staff from the specific bodies of the ministry responsible for national solidarity. Official curricula are implemented in special classes using methods and techniques tailored to each type of disability for pupils with hearing and visual impairments. Specialized curricula, introduced by the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family Affairs and the Status of Women, are implemented in special classes for children with mild learning disabilities. Demand for access to specialized schools depends on many factors, including whether there are facilities, the nature of the disability, the child's motivation and his or her personality, etc.
Children with a motor disability are systematically enrolled at mainstream schools (with organizational measures).
Pupils who are struggling or who are behind are placed in adapted classes. They can continue their basic education in special classes and other activities in mainstream classes.
Interministerial decrees (national education and health sectors) set out the arrangements for organizing classes for pupils who are ill and in hospital for a long period of time.
Early childhood institutions are required to accept children with disabilities, with a view to facilitating their gradual and full integration into the social environment, unless their condition requires special care in special units (article 8 of Executive Decree No. 19-253 of 16 September 2019 setting out the conditions for the establishment, organization, operation and supervision of institutions for early childhood).
Legislation, plans, policies and programmes
The State guarantees every citizen the right to education without discrimination on the basis of sex, social background or geographical origin, or any other form of discrimination. Act No. 15-12 of 15 July 2015 on child protection stipulates in its article 3 that "every child shall enjoy, without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language, opinion, disability or any other form of discrimination, all rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other applicable international conventions ratified by the State, and those under national legislation, including the rights to life, a name, nationality, family, health protection, equality, education, teaching, culture, leisure and respect for his or her private life". Algeria acceded to the United Nations Convention against Discrimination in Education in 1969, but has not ratified it.
In 2009, Algeria ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Act No. 02-09 of 8 May 2002 sets forth all rights set out by international standards for persons with disabilities. It aims to provide compulsory education and vocational training to children and adolescents with disabilities. Article 14 of Act No. 08/04 of 23 January 2008 on national education contains particular provisions for children with specific needs. It makes education for children aged 6–16 years compulsory and prolongs this period by two years for children with disabilities. It also sets out that pupils who have been in hospital for a long period of time should be enrolled in classes within hospitals and medical centres, and children with sensory disabilities in integrated classes. Furthermore, Act No. 15-12 of 15 July 2015 on child protection stipulates that children with disabilities "shall enjoy the right to protection, care, education and rehabilitation, promoting his or her autonomy and effective participation in economic, social and cultural life". Finally, the Interministerial Decree of 17 May 2003 sets out the arrangements for organizing assessments and school examinations for pupils with sensory disabilities.
To implement these acts, a Handicap International project aims to carry out local assessments on the barriers to access to education in a mainstream environment for children with disabilities, in order to define an appropriate policy that responds to their needs. It sets out awareness-raising and training actions and develops activities to adapt the school environment. The "Inclusive Education" project (2010–2012) aimed to assess the advisability of continuing these measures and increasing them during a project's different stages. We have little available data to assess the reach and impact of these programmes.
In 1996, Algeria acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, but has not ratified the convention. The objective of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Algeria is to achieve gender equality through gender mainstreaming. UNDP Algeria has produced a guide to gender mainstreaming, which presents examples of gender mainstreaming and step-by-step recommendations for effective gender mainstreaming in educational programmes. Other gender-inclusive initiatives include the literacy project for girls and women, focused on promoting 30,000 women's economic, social and cultural empowerment. The day-boarder system for intermediate and secondary education also supports girls in the majority.
Ethnicity and languages
The Constitution respects the rights of linguistic minorities by teaching Tamazight as a national language. Policies for nomadic pupils have been established: either these pupils are identified and placed in a boarding school by their families, or a nomadic teacher is made available to them, who follows them and teaches the children. There are also travelling classes that follow nomadic groups.
Mobile telecentres provide vocational training in rural and remote areas. They help increase training opportunities and popularize trades for women and young people in rural and isolated areas. The National Bureau for Distance Education and Training provides education to students who have not attended a mainstream school in-person. The Algeria Country Report on Out-of-School Children highlights other measures implemented for pupils in rural and remote areas, including some to provide free school transport. According to this report, data from 2008 show that 0.7 million pupils used the school transport service that has over 3,500 buses assigned to communities. Finally, scholarships are also awarded to day- or full-time boarders, with additional support for disadvantaged pupils. The number of students benefiting from this measure has more than quadrupled in 14 years.
In accordance with Act No. 08-04 of 23 January 2008, the Government ensures that education is free at all levels (including higher education), except for textbooks, which are sold at the cost of production. Books are free for pupils in their first year of primary school. The State also provides support to poor pupils through school allowances (DZD 6 billion annually) (USD 47 million), and assistance with food and accommodation (day board and full-time board) and school health. An annual schooling bonus and a solidarity grant (school kits including schoolbags, overclothes and school supplies) are also granted to children from poor families. Finally, the State provides strong support to its 10,000 or so school canteens. In 2005–2006, 45.86 per cent of children used school canteens. In 2018, 80 per cent of the country's schools had school canteens.
In addition, the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family Affairs and the Status of Women has implemented solidarity programmes comprising three types of support. The first aims to provide school kits to all children from poor families. In 2019, 345,730 children, including 25,621 children with disabilities, received these school kits. The second measure aims to offer subsidized trips. In 2019, more than 21,974 children benefited from this intervention. Finally, the third measure of support aims to provide new clothes to children from poor families, during an intervention organized each year at Eid. In 2019, 24,992 children benefited from this intervention.
Illiteracy, prison population and giftedness
The national literacy strategy intends to mobilize the required material, financial and human resources to support illiterate learners. The National Office for Literacy and Education for Adults (ONAEA in French) works with the prison population. Finally, despite the lack of an official policy on the inclusion of gifted students and reliable data on the matter, the Ministry of Education decided to introduce excellence pathways in three of the country's colleges to accommodate gifted students, and to open six special colleges in each region. These students receive advanced teaching in foreign languages and information and communications technology.
Notably, the Ministry of National Education is working with the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family Affairs and the Status of Women on a "school integration plan" for children with disabilities in mainstream classes, in order to move from integration to inclusion. Other national stakeholders are also involved, such as the Higher Council of Education; the National Curriculum Commission; the General Inspectorate; the National Office of Exams and Competitions; the Centre for Procurement of Teaching Aids and Equipment; the National Centre for Educational Documentation; the National Institute for Educational Research; and the National Office of School Publications. Associations such as Handicap International and Nour IMC offer children with disabilities a varied educational programme within their specialized centres and prepare children for mainstream schools.
Following the recommendations of the interministerial council of 14 July 2019, a commission bringing together four ministerial departments was established to manage and monitor the education of children with disabilities. An interministerial circular note dated 3 September 2019 was sent to all provincial directors of social action and solidarity, education, health and vocational training in order to ensure that the school year 2019–2020 started smoothly, and to meet all required conditions to accommodate children with specific needs in schools. Another committee, bringing together the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family Affairs and the Status of Women, has been established as part of the intersectoral dialogue on implementing and monitoring the plan to integrate children with disabilities into a mainstream environment. Finally, a third joint commission (Ministry of National Education; National Office of Exams and Competitions; and Ministry of National Solidarity) has been established to ensure the smooth running of examinations at the end of primary school, middle school and secondary school for pupils with disabilities.
A methodological guide to developing programmes that are in line with the Framework Law of 23 January 2008 proposes guidelines for school textbooks. Collaborative programmes with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union also aim to improve education, new curricula management, teacher training and the development of formative assessment tools. In addition, since the reform in 2002, new dimensions have been incorporated into the curricula, including human rights education and health education. It should be added that the Amazigh language is now included in the school curricula and textbooks. In addition, pupils with visual impairments who are enrolled in mainstream or specialized schools are provided with Braille textbooks. A dictionary of Algerian sign language has also been developed and made available to learners.
Finally, in 2019, loans totalling DZD 258,856,000 (USD 2 million) were granted to implement planned solidarity actions for persons with disabilities, including procuring equipment and technical aids. An intervention to procure technical and educational equipment for children with hearing impairments, with a programme authorization of DZD 387 million (USD 3 million), has also been included under the Finance Act 2020.
As there are no projects to train teachers on integrated or inclusive education for children with disabilities (2014) at the Ministry of National Education, few teachers and staff members have received specific initial training on inclusive education. In this regard, in order to strengthen the skills and performance of specialized management staff, training and development courses are organized annually at the national specialized training centres of the ministry responsible for national solidarity. As part of the P3A twinning project, a group of 14 resource persons attended two training-of-trainers sessions. In 2019, a training plan was developed on the following themes: autism, mild learning disabilities, social support and sign language. The administrative division's management is responsible for programming and organizing training days for teachers and staff in charge of special classes.
Psychopedagogical care of children with disabilities is provided by a multidisciplinary team consisting mainly of specialized educators, specialized school teachers, social workers and psychologists (speech and language therapists, clinicians and teachers). In 2020, 2,422 budget items were allocated to improving specialized education, of which 1,722 items were earmarked for special classes for children with disabilities in mainstream schools, 300 items for specialized institutions, and 400 items for specialized training (specialized educators, head educators and carers).
Algeria does not have an education monitoring report. In addition, data on inclusion differ depending on their source (Ministry of National Solidarity, Family Affairs and the Status of Women and Ministry of National Education). Furthermore, parents rarely report their children with disabilities and data have not been collected for these children. Thus, it remains difficult to obtain reliable statistics on children with disabilities and to assess their education.
However, the national solidarity sector has a national register of persons with disabilities holding disability cards: 984,491 people held this card during the first half of 2019, of whom 92,553 were female. Moreover, registers for pupils' enrolment in schools, including those with disabilities, are digitized at the levels of the two sectors and statistical data. The Ministry of National Education collects information on the number of pupils with disabilities who are fully integrated into mainstream classes in the national education system, the number of pupils with disabilities who are partially integrated into special classes in a mainstream environment, and the number of children with disabilities who are educated in specialized institutions.


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WR Quincy Enunwa, New York Jets
The Jets had an outstanding week of production against the Broncos, but Enunwa was left behind. He was targeted five times but failed to come down with any. It was reported early in the game that Enunwa was dealing with a hand injury. Sadly, he has a new, lower floor, but I suspect this is only a blip on the radar. KEEP counting on Enunwa as a WR3 in your starting lineup.
RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
Dion Lewis out-touched Henry this week, 15-11, and Lewis seems to be the Titans back who fits the game's pace every week. Henry has failed to top 60 rushing yards this year and is a non-factor as a receiver out of the backfield. Although he is not to blame for the Titans' disappointing offense, Henry has two tough matchups against the Ravens and Chargers ahead of him before their Week 8 bye. He can be CUT in at least all 10-team leagues.
TE Cameron Brate, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If you are hurting at the TE position -- and most people are -- ACQUIRE Brate coming off his bye week. He has proven in the past to be a TE1 with Jameis Winston at the helm. Brate scored in back-to-back weeks heading into that idle date, and with O.J. Howard expected to miss at least one more game due to a knee injury, Brate will be a focal point between the numbers for this offense, which has shown its capabilities early this season.
TE Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers
Olsen has said he wants to play this coming week and push his inevitable foot surgery into the offseason. Make sure to check your waiver wire for him and ACQUIRE him if he's available. Olsen is always a favorite target of Cam Newton's.
RB Corey Clement, Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles need someone to step up in place of Jay Ajayi, who will miss the rest of the year due to a torn ACL. They have already inquired about former Eagle LeSean McCoy, but I believe the best running back on Philly's roster is Clement. He has been quiet since Week 3 because of a quad injury, but he has been practicing fully in the lead up to Thursday's showdown versus the Giants. ACQUIRE this high-upside running back who could become the Eagles' backfield leader
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Country house poetry is a sub-genre of Renaissance poetry and was first written during the seventeenth century. It was closely linked to patronage poetry, in which poets (sometimes outrageously) flattered patrons in order to gain sponsorship and status. At this time, many houses were built in the countryside as a display of wealth, and as a retreat for the courtier when overwhelmed by the court and city life. Country houses were not, originally, just large houses in the country in which rich people lived. Essentially they were power houses - the houses of a ruling class. As such they could work at the local level of a manor house, the house of a squire who was a little king in his village and ran the county. They could work at a local and national level as the seat of a landowner who was also a member of parliament. Basically, people did not live in country houses unless they either possessed power, or, by setting up in a country house, were making a bid to possess it. Country house poems generally consisted of complimentary descriptions of the said country house and its surrounding area which often contained pastoral detail, and praised cultivated nature. The purpose of the central part of this essay is to assess the effectiveness of Renaissance 'country house' poetry as social criticism.
Country house poems were written to flatter and please the owner of the country house. Why did poets do this? Until the nineteenth century the wealth and population of England lay in the country rather than the towns; landowners rather than merchants were the dominating class. Even when the economic balance began to change, they were so thoroughly in control of patronage and legislation, so strong through their inherited patronage and expertise that their political and social supremacy continued. As a result, from the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century anyone who had made money by any means, and was ambitious for himself and his family, automatically invested in a country estate. Poets tried to gain the favour and patronage of these landowners through praise of their homes.
of soyle, of ayre, of wood, of water: therein thou art fair.
Philip Sidney was seen as the model of a Renaissance man. He was a courtier, talented poet, advisor and Cupbearer to the Queen, and soldier. His whole family were patrons of the arts, so the connection made between Penshurst and the Sidney family gives the impression that Penshurst was the epitome of an educated, cultured household.
In the central part of the poem, Jonson makes Penshurst sound like a countryside Utopia. The copse "never failes to serve thee season'd deere" , "each banke doth yield thee coneyes (rabbits)" , "the painted partrich lyes in every field . . . willing to be kill'd."  This kind of submission sounds too good to be true - animals are biologically programmed to survive, there is no way any creature would give its life "for thy messe" .
It is likely that Jonson's portrayal of country life has a satirical edge. He says that "fat, aged carps runne into thy net"  and that when eels detect a fisherman, they "leape . . . into his hand." This irony may be directed towards those who boast that country life is trouble-free. The theme of capitalism runs through this poem - we see the final product e.g. the food at the table, but we are not told about the killing process or the toiling that must have taken place in the construction of Penshurst. Instead, we are told that "thy walls....are rear'd with no man's ruine, no mans grone." No man died, or even groaned in the building of the walls. A modern comparison would be a pair of Nike trainers - we only see the final, shiny, commercially advertised product, not the assembly of the trainers by grossly under-paid 'workers' of the Far East.
The picture of this perfect world is ominously underscored by the biblical allusion in lines 39-44: "The Earely cherry...fig, grape and quince....hang on thy walls, that every child may each." This could be reference to the Christian story of the Creation, because fig leaves were used by Adam and Eve to cover their naked bodies, and Eden was surrounded by a wall. The allusion implies that although this world may seem flawless at the moment, it is inevitable that the perfection will have to end at some point in the near future.
Contradictorily, the poem displays aspects of Communism as well as Capitalism. For example, all of the people from the surrounding area make their own specific contribution to the feast that takes place. Everyone is allowed to eat "thy lords owne meat" , beer, wine and bread. Nobody makes a note of how much is consumed by individuals, "Here no man tells my cups" , and there is a strong sense of altruistic sharing and togetherness: "That is his Lordships, shall also be mine."  There does not seem to be any kind of hierarchy present (even when the king visits), all persons are treated as equals, all are equally important. Perhaps the inclusion of the biblical reference is a pre-emptive suggestion that Communism can only fail (due to Man's greedy nature). Once society began to reorganise on class basis, the victory ultimately lay with the largest class. The centre of power began to move down the social scale. First the gentry, then the middle classes, and ultimately the working classes grew in power and independence. This posed the upper classes with a dilemma. Should they fight the movement or accept it? The most successful families were those who accepted it, and, on the basis of their inherited status and expertise, set out to lead the classes below them rather than to fight them. But leadership of this kind involved association; as a result, first the gentry and then the middle classes disappeared from great households as employees or subordinates, and reappeared as guests. Medieval dukes were unwilling to sit at table with anyone of lower rank than a baron; Victorian dukes were prepared to meet even journalists at dinner. Jonson shows that Penshurst is the kind of place that embraces the lower classes, and allows them to eat at the same table as the king of the country.
The generosity of the people is greatly emphasised in this poem. No one comes "empty-handed" to the feast. The guest is offered more than enough food and drink. Every provision imaginable is in plenty, from the beer to the meat, from the fire to the clean linen. This implies that unlike some country houses at this time which were grandiose but unwelcoming, Penshurst is a place of hospitality and modesty. The king made an impromptu visit to Penshurst, and the house was neat and tidy, "as if it had expected such a guest" . The king often visited the houses of those he least favoured because the cost of the event often led to the bankruptcy of the proprietor. The poem shows that Penshurst can withstand this threat, and was even in an immaculate condition when the king arrived unexpectedly. The portrayal of the king as humble enough to dine at Penshurst with all classes of people flatters the crown, and is likely to gain Jonson favour with the king.
It seems as if nature is there for the sole purpose of pleasing Lady Margaret. The birds come to attend her, and the banks, trees and hills feel honoured to receive her. Nature is personified throughout the poem, and, when Lady Margaret leaves, appears to go through a process of mourning: "Every thing retaind a sad dismay," . Many poems emphasise the strength of nature and the weakness of humans (for example, Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley), but in this poem, nature seems to be at the mercy of a human, and a woman at that. This unrealistic notion of Lady Margaret's control over the elements greatly flatters her, and the poem is therefore likely to gain Lanyer's favour with the Countess. A far more rational explanation would be that Lady Margaret resided at Cooke-ham during the summer months, and just after she left, autumn came upon the countryside. In order to flatter Lady Margaret, Lanyer implies that the countryside is mourning her departure, but in actual fact she sees the turn of the season, which is not affected by Lady Margaret. Just as in To Penshurst the lifestyle seemed too good to be true, in A Description of Cook-ham, the Lady of the house seems to be too close to perfection to be real. Perhaps Lanyer's poem is a satirical take on the relationship between the poet and the patron. She appears to be saying that poets will write anything to flatter patrons in order to gain their favour - even something as ridiculous as the idea that nature is emotionally sensitive ("the grasse did weep for woe" , and mourns the departure of a human being.
The social criticism present in To Penhurst is very effective because it is so unexpected. The role of country house poems was to praise and flatter, yet it is possible to detect a strong sense of irony in the descriptions, and we see the criticism present if we read between the lines.
Similarly, love poetry is sometimes used as a way for poets to discuss other things. The poem Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde, written by Sir Thomas Wyatt, at first appears to be a love poem, but it could also be interpreted as criticism of patronage, hunting and politics. The hunter and the hunted are compared to the patron and the poet. At this time, poets were afraid to be direct in their criticism of the world they lived in, because they could incur the wrath of the monarch, which was never beneficial if the poet wanted to gain patronage.
The poems are effective as social criticism because the criticism is not obvious, but if one looks closely, it becomes apparent. However, it was unlikely that people read country house poetry to be provided with political or social insights, so it is likely that many of the allusions were lost on the majority of readers.
3 Life in the English Country House, Mark Girouard, p.7.
13 The Description of Cooke-ham, Renaissance Verse, p.414.
16 Marvell's "Upon Appleton House", Robert Markley, p.91.
Mark Girouard. Life in the English Country House, Yale University Press, 1978.
Maclean, Landry and Ward. The Country and the City Revisited, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
H. R. Woudhuysen. The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse 1509-1659, Penguin 1992.


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Thread: Bellybutton going inside out???
Mine hasn't turned yet, adn I'm 32 weeks. Although I can push on it/around it, and I can make it pop out sortof?
I'm kinda glad cos I think it looks funny..... No linea nigra either, but the stretch marks are moving in...LOL!
Mine is almost flat, just a little tiny dent at the moment & thats at 35w. I don't think it will get to the popping out stage either (I hope).
mine wasnt till late in the pregnancy for both my boys and only went flat didn't turn inside and some ppls dont even do that.
mine is almost flat, with a little dent for it still, when i sit down it goes back in further but standing up is when its flat against my belly.
Mine went flat late in pregnancy and popped out at about 36 weeks.
my belly button never 'popped'. my hubby says it is a bottomless belly button and it actually has no bottom to it and if it has only being 9 months with quads would see the end of it!!!!!!!!
so maybe it depends how deep your bb is as to if it pops.
My Belly Button, started to change shape at 18 weeks, by 24 weeks there was still a small indentation, now at 28 weeks - it`s totally flat (has been flat for approx 2 weeks now), still time to tell if it will actually 'pop', my DH loves nothing more then to fiddle with it but it seems so much more sensitive that I squirm everytime he touches it and of course he gets a reaction so he keeps doing it.
I agree Layla, I hate that feeling of it being touched!!
Mine never popped at all... Just went sort of flat really.
Yup, same here girls mine hasn't popped as such it's just flat. No linea nigra either, and woohoo no new stretch marks. The old ones aren't that bad either. Although in saying that my belly button is a little darker.
mine is still pretty much in, almost streched flat and hardly no belly hole! but it certainly looks funny, even when i cough a bit tries to push out!
my belly ring has moved up and its no where in a hole anymore & that is funny too!
Layla, it certainly makes me squirm when he decides to fiddle with it, I`m sure men never grow up like a little boy sometimes - he gets a reaction so keeps doing it. It`s bad enough when I bump into something with my bump and my belly button gets touched again it makes me squirm.
I have a linea line too - up to my BB`s in fact and getting darker as I go along.
i have a linea nigra too, but no outy button as yet, than goodness!
My belly button is now 'insideout'. It has been for several weeks now. The inside of it went brown when I was pg with Em... liked like a brown eye!! LOL. Thank the gods that it is normal colour this time.
i agree i agree! i cant stand anyone touching my belly button either! especially since being pregnant its much more sensitive! i yell at DH everytime he goes anywhere near my belly button!!