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By Save Lennox On December 1, 2012 ·
In July 2012 a murder took place in Belfast, a legal murder, but does that make it right? Lennox was a loving family pet sentenced to death just because the untrained Belfast City Council dog warden and court didn't like the way he looked, as if this wasn't bad enough his family were refused a final visit with the dog they had shared five years of their lives with even though Belfast City Council and their own legal team promised the family a final visit if they won their case against the family and won the right to murder Lennox, sadly this was one of many broken promises and lies that came from Belfast City Council and their legal team.
Although the family had been told by their solicitor that Lennox was going to be murdered in the coming days they didn't expect Lennox's life to be taken so soon and the family had hoped and prayed as many people did that there might have been a last minute dawning of sense on the council's behalf and maybe a reprieve for innocent Lennox as the court had announced that Belfast City Council could indeed have realised Lennox and that the council had the final say but unfortunately reality kicked in and to many people's disgust and anger Belfast City Council didn't even find the decency to let the family know Lennox had been murdered on the morning of July 11th 2012 and instead the family found out about the heartbreaking news during an early morning telephone call from family friend and celebrity dog trainer Victoria Stilwell who had came to Belfast to offer her support and a home in the United States for Lennox. Victoria had just been told the very sad news of Lennox's death while participating in the BBC Radio Ulster Wendy Austin show which Victoria had been invited to for interview regarding Lennox's story. Victoria Stilwell was just one of many professionals and celebrities who campaigned tirelessly for Lennox's freedom alongside the hundreds of thousands of Lennox supporters from around the globe, supporters who self titled themselves the 'Lennox Army'.
Belfast City Council continue to refuse to return Lennox's collar, lead and muzzle, why? The council did eventually send the family a box containing some of their beloved Lennox ashes, at least thats what Belfast City Council have tried to convince the family and global public is in the box but how does anyone know if the ashes are those of Lennox and not those of some other unfortunate dog murdered by Belfast City Council for looking a certain way or having a certain build? The Belfast City Council eventually sent a box of apparent ashes only after a month of public questions and media interest from around the globe enquiring as to why the council had continued to act so heartlessly and had not returned the ashes of Lennox to his family.
Since 11th July 2012, various rumours have circulated regarding how Lennox died, when he actually died and where. Many differing questions have been put to Belfast City Council but they have so far refused to answer any questions put to them and also refused or neglected their legal duties to reply to freedom of information (FOI) requests some of which remain unanswered dating back several months ago while some other freedom of information requests have been reported by the public to only now be receiving a reply almost four months later, why?
There will be some people out there who will say why not just let it go? well I ask those people, if Lennox had been your dog would you let it go? would you ever stop asking the questions that keep you awake at night? Any animal loving person or anyone who can see that a very serious wrong was carried out in this case whether an animal lover or not would say no chance and many of Lennox's global supporters are indeed people who don't own pets but can see clearly when a cover up and an injustice has been carried out. I ask you, if Belfast City Council are allowed to do this to an innocent dog who had done nothing wrong then where does it end? which breed will they ban next? when will you get that knock on your door?
Of course Belfast City Council aren't the only council killing innocent dogs for how they look, what size they have grown to or what they might do, many councils, authorities and Police forces are also murdering innocent family dogs each and everyday all around the world however Belfast City Council are the only council to treat people and animals so badly that they have become the most famous council in the world for all the wrong reasons, Belfast City Council are the only council known to be covering up and trying to silence people through fear and threats of legal action, Belfast City Council are the only council who conveniently misplace a collar, lead and muzzle when it could possibly blow the door wide open regarding Lennox's treatment whilst in the care of Belfast City Council's contracted kennels and could also reveal Lennox's actual date and cause of death all from DNA trapped within his collar. Was the fear of the truth being revealed from DNA sampling so great that Belfast City Council accidentally on purpose misplaced or even destroyed Lennox's collar and other items? Belfast City Council had no order from court, no instructions from court and no legal right to withhold these items from Lennox's family. Only once has Belfast City Council broken silence about the whereabouts of Lennox's collar, lead and muzzle and that was when contacted by the family solicitor and asked for the items to be returned to the family, Belfast City Council replied to the family solicitor stating "the items were no longer in the council's possession" yet offered no alternative explanation as to why they did not have these items or where they could be. Belfast City Council and their legal department have never given reply again when asked where Lennox's collar, lead and muzzle are, never replied again when the family have openly asked for the return of these items which rightfully and legally belong to the family and the little girl who simply wants a keepsake of her murdered "bestest friend." Either Belfast City Council have deliberately withheld these items which they have no legal right to or the council have destroyed these items and especially the collar for fear of the truth being revealed or on the other hand is it possible that Belfast City Council have a serious problem of theft within their workforce and council buildings? Whilst the council continue their secrecy and attempts to silence the family and mask the truth from the public we will continue asking, campaigning and fighting until the truth is revealed because truth always prevails!
There are too many unanswered questions in this case. Belfast City Council and Belfast court wouldn't listen to any real and qualified dog experts who all stated Lennox was not dangerous and should be returned to his home and family yet the Judge took the word of one man who said Lennox was "unpredictable" yet this so called expert hired by the council is the only person who has ever claimed Lennox was unpredictable but then again isn't every human and animal unpredictable when taken out of their secure surroundings for no reason and shoved into a cold cramp concrete prison? Should we all be killed for being unpredictable? surely the deed should be punished and not the animal because he may commit a deed in the future? should we round up and start murdering people because they might one day commit a crime? Lennox never hurt anyone or anything in his lifetime, Lennox had never been reported by anyone as being frightening or even for as much as a bark, Lennox didn't even lash out or hurt anyone whilst caged in the councils own so called care when the very same council hired expert pulled Lennox by the neck with a catch pole from inside his concrete kennel. Why did the council expert state Lennox was unpredictable? because Lennox wouldn't make eye contact with this large menacing man which proves that Lennox even under the hardest and cruellest of circumstances still chose to avoid confrontation due to fear of this strange man in strange surroundings that was alien to Lennox and away from everything and everyone that he had always known.
Lennox's qualified professional experts all provided recorded video footage of their assessments with Lennox that showed Lennox relaxed, playful and at times weary of his alien surroundings, these experts also backed their video footage up with expert documentation and all stated Lennox was not dangerous and should be allowed to return home but yet again the judge took the word of the council's non qualified expert that offered no video footage or reasonable argument to back his findings however ironically the Belfast City Council own expert that claimed Lennox was unpredictable showed his own form of unpredictability on the witness stand whilst giving evidence for his council employers, Peter Tallack suddenly boasted to the Judge that he could not continue giving his evidence as people in the court were looking at him, to this unexpected, unpredictable and grossly strange outburst the councils very own barrister even looked at Mr Tallack in shock of what he had just said to the judge.
Why didn't the Belfast City Council allow the family to have a final visit with their dog even though that had been agreed and promised by the council and the council's own barrister had clearly stated this on several occasions in front of many witnesses within the walls of Laganside courts? Why did Belfast City Council not allow the family their dogs body back for private burial, what was the council hiding? Was Lennox even alive up until the 11th July or are the rumours true that he was found dead in his Belfast City Council contracted kennel one cold morning months before? Why did Belfast City Council ignore the requests of Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson, Belfast Lord Mayor Gavin Robinson and many other political figures who called on the council to look at the many other available options and offers put forward that could have saved Lennox from death? Alternative options were already setup and in place that would have seen Lennox live out the remainder of his life in the United States and would have been at no cost to the council or the public. Was Belfast City Council then hiding the fact that Lennox had already been murdered whilst in their care or were they hiding the disgusting cruel condition that Lennox was in including a neck injury, major fur loss and bleeding from the nail beds? Was Belfast City Council punishing Lennox's family for speaking out or was Belfast City Council's cruel actions and the Judge's decision simply a bitter political decision as many people had suggested?
There will be at very least one member of Belfast City Council that has some decency, who has some morals who will eventually come forward publicly or anonymously and answer these questions yet while these questions are left unanswered Belfast City Council will continue to act and behave in such cruel and despicable manner until we all stand up and demand the truth or the day when they do finally get caught out and one of their very own turns whistle-blower.
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No hotel exploration is complete without the random wanton switching of mains electric on and off. But seriously, throwing a main in a Catskills hotel must be quite a scary experience. These places were never known for their quality construction and given their age, many of these hotels are likely only up to 1960s electric codes.


Living the day like it was the last one.
Once I was born and live in Brazil, Portuguese is my native language, and I'm willing to communicate in English to make it more fluent.
Hey, my name is Oswaldo and I'm interested in meeting new people, make friends and sightseeing. I work as an English teacher and I hope I can have contact to other countries and cultures that use the language.
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Wantirna Little Athletics Club is one of the 11 clubs affiliated with the Knox Little Athletics Centre.
Our membership of just under 40 athletes and their families mostly come from local schools in Wantirna.
Our Facebook page will provide updates as well as the Wantirna Wire, our weekly newsletter which will be emailed to parents and guardians.
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Heads will roll. That's the message Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge wants to get across about President Trump's historically low approval ratings.
He tweeted this picture of Trump's latest Rasmussen poll numbers, dating back to when he took office with the caption, "Heads will roll."
Rasmussen is usually Pro-Trump but Wednesday's tracking poll put the President at a 42 percent approval.
This all comes during a pretty rough two-week stretch for Trump -- including reports about a meeting his son Donald Trump Jr. had in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer and the GOP-led Senate failure to pass its Obamacare replacement health care plan.
Drudge himself has taken to Twitter more often since Trump's inauguration mostly going after Republicans on Capitol Hill.


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Facebook Commenting Makes SB Nation Facier
By Dan Moore Mar 2, 2011, 8:15am CST
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Programming note: SB Nation St. Louis—along with all the other regionals, and the mothership—now has Facebook-integrated commenting. That means, first of all, that I'll have to look more work-appropriate in my Facebook photos from now on. To paraphrase Jeff Goldblum, there is no second thing it means, except that we're officially Web 2.1.
Comments will remain threaded and logging in basically involves being logged into Facebook, so functionally we've got the same set-up. But if you're not interested in sharing your comments on, say, Adam Wainwright's elbow surgery with the wider world, be sure to click off the checkbox about posting to Facebook. (If you are interested in sharing those comments with the wider world—well, by all means.)
To answer the first question I had about this move: Nope, this won't be trickling down to the team-specific blogs. Some of the things said on Viva El Birdos, Turf Show Times, and St. Louis Game Time, it must be said, need to remain pseudonymous for legal purposes...


The digitalization of energy systems worldwide has risen from nonissue to top priority in a relatively short time, according to Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council (WEC). Some aspects like mobile clouds are already well accepted, while new technology like blockchain raises hopes and concerns alike.
That reflects in the key issues that keep the global energy elite busy. Some of them are intuitive, like energy efficiency or renewables being among the global top action priorities, based on data from more than 1,200 energy leaders exceeding 90 countries, as well as over 100 innovators in the Council's latest World Energy Issues Monitor.
However, challenges remain. When asked what keeps energy leaders awake at night – apart from obvious concerns like global growth or commodity price volatility – blockchain technology features on top of the list. "I have to say I was surprised about that finding: You might have expected such a prominent importance for blockchain in Europe, North America or Eastern Asia, but what we have found is a clear position all over the world map," Frei remarks.
In a process he calls the "Uberization" of energy, he sees a clear trend that those companies who have the trust of the consumer, as an aggregator, will secure the biggest reach. "We've seen that in other industries, and the same will happen in energy: It's critical to be close to your client, to make sure you understand the dynamics and then to build your business model around that, be it big data, blockchain or other enabling services." That is potential good news for established energy players with a sound customer base, despite the fact that a lot of competition is coming up.
It's critical to be close to your client, to make sure you understand the dynamics and then to build your business model around that.
In an earlier interview with the Magazine for energy leaders, Frei spoke of a staggering fourfold increase of extreme weather events over the past 30 years. "An engineer who built a power plant some 30 years ago might have accounted for security margins, but not in the size of factor four!" Frei called for resilient energy systems, which bend rather than break, including individual black starting capabilities for critical components.
Christoph Frei, born in Switzerland in 1969, has been at the helm of the World Energy Council WEC since April 2009. With more than 3,000 members from government, private, and state corporations in over 90 countries, the World Energy Council is the biggest network of leaders and practitioners in the energy field. Its aim is to provide information for energy strategies on all levels, focusing on three main challenges: energy equity, including access and affordability; energy security and growth; and environmental sustainability, including mitigation and adaptation.


Salsa verde is a Mexican salsa made with tomatillo or tomate verde, a green tomato. Salsa verde has a very unique taste. I have found green heritage tomatoes at Dig In in Buntsfield in the past but it has been a while since I last saw them in the UK. My brother lives in Paris and to our surprise we saw them in different shops when I visited last summer.
I was thrilled when I discovered heritage green tomatoes outside Mellis Cheese in Morningside. They are not cheap but their bittersweet taste is very similar to that of Mexican tomatillo and of course I had to buy some.
I just made the salsa verde which is very easy to make and i would like to share the recipe with you. (I am making breakfast with it, yep we Mexicans can eat chilly at 8am! I also cooked black beans yesterday so I will make enfrijoladas (fried tortillas soaked and filled with black beans). I love to be able to find black beans in Edinburgh, I honestly could not survive without beans. Apart from being a great source of iron they are de-li-cious and very easy to cook (ok easy but not that easy; I would compare them to sushi rice, there's sushi rice and sushi rice… My auntie Mayo cooked the best beans in the world). Beans cook beautifully in iron cast Le Creuset pots or any other iron cast pots.
Toast the tomatoes until they look charred. Toss them around so they get evenly charred. Toast the fillies too. Put them in a blender with the garlic clove and salt. That's it. You can accompany eggs, beans, or practically anything you like. Enjoy this very unique sauce.


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Q: How can I select data from one table depending on the data from another table I have 2 tables: contracts_main_list and contracts_detail.
In contracts_main_list I have columns:
user_id
contract_id

and in contracts_detail:
contract_id
other columns with data

I need to select all the rows from the table contracts_main_list WHERE user_id = some number.
From these rows I need to get the list of contract numbers (from column contract_id) and according to them select rows corresponding to each of the contract number from the list. So something like:
WHERE contracts_detail.contract_id = contracts_main_list.contract_id

The contract_ids are probably gonna be unique, but in case there is some kind of error and there will be more rows with the same contract_id in either of the tables, I need to select only one row (so probably using DISTINCT) and select the latest record (both tables have a column id as a primary key)
Also if there is no row in contracts_detail matching with the contract_id to the contract_id of the first table contracts_main_list it should skip the row. But I guess the condition:

WHERE contracts_detail.contract_id = contracts_main_list.contract_id

already covers it.
I hope I made it clear enough. What I am trying to do in real life is show list of contracts with all the relevant data belonging to the user.
To sum this up, I need to find all the contracts belonging to the user and select the rows with details about each contract and finally get the data from the contracts_detail table as a result.

A: Here is the result you're looking for:
SELECT CD.*
FROM (SELECT C2.contract_id
            ,MAX(C2.id) AS last_main_list_id
            ,MAX(CD2.id) AS last_contracts_detail_id
      FROM contracts_main_list C2
      INNER JOIN contracts_detail CD2 ON CD2.contract_id = C2.contract_id
      GROUP BY C2.contract_id) L
INNER JOIN contracts_main_list C ON C.id = L.last_main_list_id
                                   AND C.user_id = ?
INNER JOIN contracts_detail CD ON CD.id= L.last_contracts_detail_id

This query use a subquery for the FROM because of the following indication you provided:

The contract_ids are probably gonna be unique, but in case there is
  some kind of error and there will be more rows with the same
  contract_id in either of the tables, I need to select only one row

If you're sure that the contract_id are unique, here is the same query without this check on contract_id:
SELECT CD.*
FROM contracts_main_list C
INNER JOIN contracts_detail CD ON CD.contract_id = C.contract_id
WHERE C.user_id = ?

Hope this will help you.

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Every now and again, we all just feel the need to chill out and spend a day resting up in bed. After all, your own bed is probably one of the best places in the universe when you're feeling a little run down and exhausted, right?
Still, just because you want to spend the day in bed doesn't mean it has to be a day wasted. There are plenty of things you can do from under your duvet – keep it clean people! – whether your goal for the day is to have fun, relax or to be productive. So, to keep you inspired even on your laziest of days here are three easy things you can do during your next stay-in-bed day.
The iGaming industry and online casinos have come a long way over the past decade, so I thought it might be a good idea to see what all of the fuss is about. According to UKIE, 24% of the UK's population plays online games on their computers, whilst a further 37% of those aged between 6 and 64 play on their smartphones or tablets – so there has to be something to it.
When choosing your next gaming website, opt for ones with great variety in their casino game repertoire. The ones that have acquired a large audience don't only offer a stellar games collection but have both a web presence and individual smartphone apps for each game. You can tell when a provider is confident in their collection of games by the fact that they won't mind you trying them out for free. A site like mFortune will have a free spins no deposit UK exclusive bonus so you can try out their services without spending a penny. I don't know about you, but I'm always up for a good game, especially if it's free.
Another pastime that has gained a surprising popularity over the last few years is colouring in. There are now dozens of adult colouring books available in local stores, as well as in app form so literally don't even have to have colouring in pencils at hand to have a go.
According to this article from the Huffington Post, colouring in is similar to meditation when it comes to relaxation and helping people deal with boredom, lack of structure, stress and even mental health issues from anxiety to PTSD. Apparently, colouring in can also make you smarter as it requires you to engage the part of your brain that deals with focus and concentration. That's close enough to exercise for me!
As some of you may already know, I began writing this blog after I became unwell with M.E. Over the years I've discovered that there are numerous benefits of blogging from improving my writing, to being better able to cope with life's hardships and struggles.
If you haven't already started your own blog I would highly recommend it, and it's seriously easy to set up so even if you don't keep it up you won't have lost out on anything but a few minutes. Platforms like Wordpress make setting up your own special corner of the internet as simple as can be, and once you're logged in you are free to write and share whatever you please.
Let me know how you spend your stay-in-bed days and whether you gave any of the options above a go in a comment below.


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Sea Gardener - Summer has arrived..
You will find out how, when and where to forage for edible seaweeds. The walk starts from Kenmare Pier at 11.30 am with a trip on the Eco-safari boat to Dromquinna Pier.
Places are limited to 30 people, so booking essential.
We will be selling The Sea Garden – a guide to seaweed cookery and foraging at a special Kenmare Carnival rate of €12.
If you've been with us recently on a walk/workshop, take a peek here to see some images.


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From To Die For to The Shining, these powerful cinematic snow sequences make for beguiling winter watching
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"The very fact of snow is such an amazement," the late film critic Roger Ebert once said. And it's true: of all the many varieties of weather, nothing beats snowfall for its mysticism or transformative powers. It is no surprise, therefore, that throughout the history of cinema filmmakers have employed the icy covering as a beguiling backdrop to drama, murder and romance. Here, as the winter cold deepens and we prepare ourselves for Christmas, we present seven of the best alternative snow scenes on screen for your holiday viewing inspiration – spanning decades, genres and continents.
1. To Die For (1995)
Gus Van Sant's discreetly dark 90s comedy stars a faultless Nicole Kidman as the utterly self-absorbed Suzanne Stone, a small-town weather reporter whose dreams of becoming a celebrity news anchor know no bounds. She agrees to marry the affable but unremarkable Larry, believing that his family's comfortably profitable business will provide for her as she embarks upon her quest for stardom. But when Larry suggests she take time off work to have children, she decides he has to go, enlisting the help of three young students to dispose of him in a staged armed robbery.
Everything goes according to plan, but it's only a matter of time before Suzanne's sinister secret starts to unravel, prompting Larry's mob-connected family to wreak revenge. The final, deliciously disquieting scene sees Larry's sister Janice (Illeana Douglas), clad from head to toe in pale pink, ice skating on the frozen lake, beneath which her fame-hungry sister-in-law has been laid unceremoniously to rest.
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2. The Shining (1980)
It wasn't just the vast barricades of snow that chilled audiences to their core upon the release of Stanley Kubrick's cult horror film The Shining, the story of Jack Torrence, an aspiring writer, who accepts a winter caretaker role at an isolated hotel in the in the Colorado Rockies. He is joined by his wife, Wendy and young son Danny, who is plagued by premonitions of impending bloodshed, soon set to come true. In what is arguably the film's most iconic scene – featuring Jack Nicholson's oft-impersonated line, "Here's Johnny" – Jack, in a psychotic frenzy, hacks at the family's bathroom door with an axe in an attempt to get to Wendy. Danny has escaped from the bathroom window, and a desperate Wendy attempts follow suit, only to find herself stuck halfway out, arms flailing in her purple bathrobe against a mound of crisp white snow.
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3. Cool Runnings (1993)
While perhaps not adhering to the dictionary definition of alternative, an extensive scour of various snow-themed film lists finds Disney's 1993 classic Cool Runnings criminally under-represented. It is of course the (loosely) true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team, and their unlikely rise to stardom during the 1988 winter games. It begins in the sun-kissed climes of the Caribbean island, where a runner named Derice, his dreams of joining the country's track team dashed, calls upon a former American bobsled champion (John Candy) to train up a team from scratch. Under their reluctant coach's guidance, and following many a mishap, the motley crew defy the odds and make it to the try-outs in Calgary. Upon arriving in the Canadian city, they encounter sub-zero temperatures unlike anything they've ever imagined – resulting in a hilarious scene in which the team goofball Sanka puts on every item of clothing he's packed, as well as the bag he brought them in, before stepping out into the bracing cold.
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4. Fargo (1996)
Of all the Coen brothers' inimitable characters, it's hard to find one more heartwarming than pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson (an Oscar-winning Frances McDormand) in their icy 1996 crime drama Fargo. Determined to solve the series of homicides besmirching the good name of her Minnesota hometown, while simultaneously satisfying her near-constant pregnancy cravings, she is, to quote Flavorwire's Jason Bailey, "a good cop who not only doesn't have a bad cop, but doesn't need one".
Marge is a beacon of kindly reason in a world where husbands pay to have their wives kidnapped, in return for hefty ransoms, and blood flows as freely as coffee. She first appears on our screens 30 minutes into the film, attending to the visually arresting aftermath of the kidnapping-turned-bloodbath on a frosted roadside. The chief's hopeless deputy Lou watches cautiously from the sidelines as she trudges from body to body, through thick blankets of snow, pausing only to announce in her thick midwest drawl that she's "about to barf" before declaring herself hungry once again.
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5. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
David Lean's sumptuously shot adaptation of Boris Pasternak's 1957 novel boasts this list's only indoor snow scene, and one of the most ingenious set designs of all time. Set in Russia in the build-up to the First World War, Dr Zhivago is a love story between the titular doctor (Omar Sharif) and the much-sought-after beauty Lara (Julie Christie), whom he meets as a young medical student in 1913 and is forced to watch from afar as she promises herself to another man. Years pass and the duo cross paths intermittently as the war rages, falling ever deeper under each other's spell despite being married to other people. Whenever they act upon their desires, fate intervenes and tears them asunder, but they do manage to steal a precious few days in each other's company before being separated for good. The setting for this final, dreamlike reunion is the magnificent Varykino estate, which, since being abandoned during the fighting, has transformed into a spectacular ice palace, adorned with glistening stalactites. Fun fact: the entire set was constructed from cellophane before being covered in white paraffin wax.
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6. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Quentin Tarantino sure knows how to deliver a showdown, and the final face-off between Uma Thurman's vengeful protagonist The Bride and Lucy Liu's O-Ren, former member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who tried to kill her on her wedding day. Having travelled to Japan and acquired a finely crafted sword from a fabled swordsmith, The Bride tracks down her nemesis at Japanese restaurant, The House of Blue Leaves. There she brutally eliminates O-Ren's skilled army of fighters before taking on the white-robed assassin on the restaurant's snow-dusted rooftop garden, her yellow tracksuit gleaming like a blood-stained sun. Surreally set to the jazzy sounds of Santa Esmeralda's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, what ensues is a mesmeric and immaculately choreographed sword fight, and a climactic beheading.
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7. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Romantic scenes set among falling snow are a well-worn cinematic trope – but Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands gives the set-up an unconventional, but no less moving twist, at the hands (or shears) of Johnny Depp's idiosyncratic protagonist. Edward, the unique creation of a deceased scientist, has been rendered an outcast by his dangerous appendages. When he is taken in by a kindly suburban saleswoman, he falls in love with her pretty young daughter Kim (Winona Ryder), who like her mother, sees past Edward's oddities to his sweet personality. A talented sculptor, Edward crafts an angel out of ice as a gift for the family's Christmas party, resulting in the film's most magical sequence which sees Kim dance among the snow flakes created by Edward's chiselling. As Kim grows old, snowfall becomes a reassuring sign that the being she once loved, but could never be with, is still busy creating.
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41 Lots across England. CHP sees high quality Soft FM services as vitally important for our tenants, staff, patients and other visitors. Our intention is to provide safe, compliant services that represent value for money to our tenants.
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Tom Shopay is one of the few Bristol natives who have played Major League Baseball. He started with the New York Yankees in 1967 and 1969 and later played with the Baltimore Orioles during the 1971-72 and 1975-77 seasons.
A member of Baltimore's 1971 World Series squad, Shopay tied a record which still stands, making four pinch hit plate appearances in the post-season classic. Growing up in Bristol, Shopay honed his playing skills as a standout on several Bristol Eastern High School and Bristol American Legion baseball teams during the early 1960's.
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Council employees' donation boosts charity store shelves
Charity RAMH teamed up with Renfrewshire Council employees to stock up their Re-use Superstore.
Located in Johnstone town centre and run by RAMH's Lifeskills service, the store offers low-cost household items for sale as well as work experience and training for those wanting to boost their skills.
Stephen McLellan, RAMH Chief Executive, was at the store to receive the collection from Renfrewshire's Provost Lorraine Cameron.
Stephen said: "We believe firmly in supporting people recovering from mental ill health. That's why we started the Re-use Superstore to give people the practical things they need at a low cost.
"Having the store as a place people can gain confidence as well as skills and experience to support them recover and help them to feel capable of finding suitable employment is also a big part of what we do each day.
"The collection received from Council staff will help use stock up our store ahead of the winter season."
Provost Cameron said: "People always need low cost household items, whether it's a new cutlery set, winter clothes or some toys for the kids.
"Giving away furniture, soft furnishings and electrical goods that you no longer need is a great way to help support others to keep their homes cosy and warm at a low cost."
The collection was held during Challenge Poverty Week, which aims to highlight the reality of poverty and demonstrate what needs to be done across Scotland to address poverty.
Residents can support the store by bringing in working, clean and complete household items to RAMH Re-use Superstore at Houstoun Court Shopping Arcade (across from the town hall) Church Street, Johnstone, PA5 8DT.
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Hundreds team up to make it a Spotless September in Renfrewshire
Volunteers from across Renfrewshire hailed the Spotless September Challenge a success as they took to the streets to make a difference to the cleanliness of their local area.
More than 700 inspiring local people, both young and old, took part in more than 20 clean ups as schools, community groups, businesses and volunteers donned their bibs and set out with their litter picker to tidy up their community.
A fantastic 280 bags of rubbish were collected by Renfrewshire Council's StreetScene team as part of the joined-up approach which the Team Up to Clean Up campaign has become known for.
Jake Fulton, Houston Litter Crew, said: "We were delighted to have taken part in the Spotless September Challenge. Litter picking is such a worthwhile thing to do in support of our community and to be part of a Renfrewshire-wide event makes it all the more meaningful and special.
"Team Up to Clean Up is a wonderful initiative, which mobilises and assists communities to improve their environment. It creates a sense of momentum, it brings communities together and it allows new friendships to form."
Litter picks are supported by the Community Wardens who offered advice, encouragement and the equipment to take part as part of the drive to change the behaviour of those who drop litter and fail to take care of where they live.
Councillor Cathy McEwan, Convener of Renfrewshire Council's Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy Board, said: "I'm continually astounded by the support and enthusiasm that the community put behind the Team Up to Clean Up campaign and this weekend of action is yet another example.
"We are working hard behind the scenes to ensure that we're sweeping the streets, clearing gullies and collecting litter more often than has been done before as we realise that commitment is needed on both sides to make this campaign a success.
"We are making a real difference to the cleanliness of our streets and I want to thank everyone person, group or business who is taking the campaign forward."
To close the weekend, a special thank you event was hosted at Paisley Town Hall to pay tribute to the local people who have driven the campaign forward from the grassroots level.
Local groups were awarded certificates of appreciation as they gave short presentations on why they've taken part and what they have achieved so far.
Karen Campbell, Pals of the Privies, said: "We have come a long way in such a short space of time as part of the Team Up to Clean Up campaign. We've never had a plan, simply going by our community's concerns, but we've managed to change an area that people were previously scared to use as well as giving our children a safe place to play.
"Over the last 8 months our community has started to become the Ferguslie we all know best so thank to my community for supporting us to Team Up to Clean Up."
There was also a showcase of the new Team Up to Clean Up caddies which will provide local groups with equipment to carry out clean ups and will be available for use later this year.
Councillor McEwan added: "I was delighted to see such a great turnout for the thank you event as we wanted to show our appreciation for all the fantastic work which local people are carrying out.
"It's great to see people taking a real pride in their community and taking it upon themselves to make a difference – be it a two minute clean up on their way home or an afternoon spent cleaning up the local park.
"We'll continue to do our bit and I know that these inspiring people will continue to do theirs, who's going to join them?"
The Team Up to Clean Up campaign has been allocated £2.5million across five years to make a difference to the local environment in Renfrewshire.
As part of the investment an increased programme of road sweeping and gully cleaning is in place, as well six community litter pickers across Renfrewshire and an enhanced Rapid Response Team who deal with roadside litter and local community issues.
For more information on the campaign, what it entails and how to get involved, visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/teamuptocleanup.
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Communities take up the challenge to make it a Spotless September
Communities across Renfrewshire are joining forces this weekend (28-30 Sep) to make it a Spotless September in Renfrewshire.
Schools, community groups, businesses and volunteers will be donning their bibs, grabbing their litter pickers and heading out onto the streets of Renfrewshire to make a difference as part of the Spotless September Challenge.
More than 20 litter picks are scheduled to take place across the weekend, with numerous other groups heading out this week to ensure they still do their bit for the Team Up to Clean Up campaign.
More than than 1000 volunteers took part in Renfrewshire's Big Spring Clean this weekend – part of Renfrewshire's Team Up to Clean Up campaign. Additional info Pictured Grant Roderickson Renfrewshire Council. 31 community clean ups took place across almost every town and village in the area as part of Renfrewshire's Big Spring Clean. More than 500 bags of litter were collected. More: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/bigspringclean The photo was taken at St James Playing Fields in Paisley – credit Kieran Chambers
The community clean-ups have been arranged by local people and new volunteers are encouraged to join in at any of the events taking place across Renfrewshire.
Every litter pick is supported by Renfrewshire Council's Community Wardens and StreetScene team to deliver the equipment and remove collected litter after the event.
Councillor Cathy McEwan, Convener of Renfrewshire Council's Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy Board, said: "I can't wait to see the number of inspiring volunteers who will set out across Renfrewshire this weekend to make it a cleaner, brighter place to live and somewhere they take pride in staying.
"Whether it's five minutes, an hour or a full afternoon, it all makes a difference to the cleanliness of our streets and I'm so proud of the way people have taken this campaign to new heights.
"Thank you to everyone who is taking part, and if you're not yet planning to then please come along if you can and learn about all the worthwhile work going on in our communities.
"The events are open to all and the volunteers are always delighted to meet another keen face!"
A special, free, thank you event is being hosted on Sunday 30 September, 2:30pm-5.30pm, at Paisley Town Hall to thank everyone that has taken part over the weekend, and the campaign as a whole, since it began almost a year ago.
Anyone who has taken part, however small, is invited along for food, chat and a chance to meet like-minded people as the campaign takes a look back at what has been achieved so far.
For a full list of the clean ups taking place, visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/SpotlessSeptember.
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Glasgow Airport FlightPath Fund £25,000 lump sum award
– Lump sum windfall to provide a lasting benefit to one charity or community group –
Charities and organisations have been urged to apply for a £25,000 lump sum from Glasgow Airport's FlightPath Fund to help provide a lasting benefit for their community.
FlightPath Fund £25k launch
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The money will be given to a charity or community group based in one of the local areas, Renfrewshire, Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire, which currently fall under Glasgow Airport's flightpath.
In order to be considered for the support, applicants must demonstrate positive outcomes in at least one of the three areas where the FlightPath Fund's community investment is focused – education, employment and the environment.
Pictured, Cllr Iain Nicolson, Cafe Training manager Gerry Mullanoy and Cllr Bill Binks (Glasses).
Picture by Chris James 1/2/18
This is the second year in a row the £25,000 support grant has been made available through Glasgow Airport's FlightPath Fund. Last year, the Tannahill Centre in Ferguslie Park, Paisley, was awarded the five-figure sum to transform its popular community café.
The Fund's chair, former KPMG Scotland head Archie Hunter, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for a charity or community group from one of the areas we operate in to secure what is a significant financial contribution that will help them make a real difference.
"Glasgow Airport's FlightPath Fund continues to be a force for good in directly supporting a wide and diverse range of organisations across the west of Scotland.
"In addition to this lump sum, the Fund has awarded more than £100,000 so far this year to more than 50 local groups and charities doing wonderful work in their communities and often providing vital care and support to some of our most vulnerable citizens.
"Once again, I'd urge the many local groups and organisations in the areas we serve, including those which have previously received FlightPath Fund support, to grasp this opportunity and submit an application. The £25,000 on offer really could make huge difference to the people they support."
The FlightPath Fund's independent committee meets every two months to consider applications and includes elected representation from the local authorities for Renfrewshire, Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire.
If you are a charity or community group seeking funding and your project meets the following criteria please submit an application.
To be considered a project must:
Create a significant and sustainable benefit to the community
Yield positive outcomes in at least one of the following areas: education, employment and the environment
Benefit a significant number of people
Applications must:
Provide clear evidence that the project will fulfil a local need
Provide clear evidence of the financial viability of the project
The closing date for applications is Friday, October 26th. The Glasgow Airport FlightPath Fund's committee will consider entries at the final meeting of the year on Friday, November 2, and announce details of the beneficiary group in due course.
To download an application, or to find out more about applying for support from Glasgow Airport's FlightPath Fund, visit the website's community section at: www.glasgowairport.com/community/flightpath-fund
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Pyrotechnics, parades and aerial performances at Paisley's Halloween spooktacular
Paisley town centre will host a free Halloween spectacular featuring pyrotechnics, parades and performances – including a new finale production starring a 50-strong cast of young people who will take part in a breath-taking aerial show.
The town's annual Halloween Festival returns on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 October and the ever-popular family event – which typically attracts a crowd of tens of thousands – will be the biggest yet.
This year's event – run by Renfrewshire Council – is enhanced by Year of Young People event funding, managed by EventScotland, part of VisitScotland's Events Directorate, and will be one of the major events as part of the year, with the performances shaped by young people.
Highlights over the weekend's free frightfest – launched at Paisley Abbey by young people from PACE Theatre Group and assisted by make-up students from West College Scotland – include:
– more than 500 young people parading through the streets of Paisley town centre on the Saturday in unique costumes, featuring new large-scale parade artworks created by Renfrewshire's young people, plus top-class performers Spark! LED drummers, Beltane Fire Society and Mr Wilson's Second Liners, co-ordinated by parade specialists Bridgeman Arts;
– the Flying Witches performances, which follow the parade and sees a cast of young people work with Scotland's leading aerial dance company All or Nothing for a show inspired by the town's 17th-century witchcraft trials – the last mass hanging for witchcraft in Western Europe – 40 foot in the air above Paisley Abbey and Town Hall;
– a spectacular pyrotechnic performance from award-winning specialists 21cc to close the Saturday evening show
– a Halloween Ball and Prom Night in Paisley Town Hall on the Friday with live performances and music (note: ticketed event)
– Halloween-themed children's entertainment in Paisley Abbey and town hall on the Saturday including animation workshops, face painting, soft play, arts and crafts, kids disco, craft workshops, balloon modelling, ghost stories and pumpkin carving;
– much more, including live stage, big screens around the town centre, outdoor funfair, and cinema screening horror films.
The Year of Young People 2018 is a Scottish Government initiative consisting of a year-long programme of events and activities aimed at inspiring all ages of young people by celebrating their achievements, valuing their contributions to communities, and creating new opportunities for them to shine on a local and global stage.
Much of the Halloween Festival activity will be driven by a specially-convened 20-strong youth panel, who will take a lead role in the design and delivery of the event.
Year of Young People funding will also provide 180 young people with the chance to take part in a new youth training programme offering a unique learning experience through masterclasses and workshops in all aspects of event delivery and performance from circus skills to technical production, and support a volunteering and internship programme.
Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson said: "The Paisley Halloween Festival is now in its fifth year and has grown into one of the biggest events of its kind, bringing tens of thousands of people to the town and helping establish Paisley as one of Scotland's key destinations for major cultural events.
"The programme for this year is the biggest and most ambitious yet – and will see two days of entertainment across the town centre, almost all of which will again be free.
"And thanks to the involvement of EventScotland, we are delighted hundreds of young people will get the chance to help shape or take part in the event as part of the Year of Young People 2018."
Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland Director of Events, said: "We are delighted to be supporting Paisley Halloween Festival to expand its offering as part of Scotland's Year of Young People 2018 celebrations.
"Young people will have the chance to showcase their own unique skills and talents while getting invaluable hands-on experience.
"It is a great opportunity for young people to take a leading role in designing and delivering a fantastic event within their local community, further reinforcing Scotland as the perfect stage for events as the youth training programme will educate the event organisers of tomorrow."
Valerija Tkacenko, who will be working on the festival as an intern with Renfrewshire Council's events team, added: "I will be co-ordinating the work of the youth panel, who will be helping to co-design the event.
"I'm really looking forward to that as it will help me develop new skills. The Halloween festival is going to be a great event for all the family."
The full programme for the Paisley Halloween Festival 2018 is available at www.paisley.is
The festival is part of Renfrewshire's programme of winter events which also includes the annual Spree festival (12 to 20 October) and Paisley Fireworks Spectacular (Saturday 3 November) and Christmas Lights Switch-on (Saturday 17 November).
YEAR OF YOUNG PEOPLE 2018 (YOYP2018)
• A global first, YoYP 2018 is a part of the Scottish Government's themed year programme which focuses on celebrating Scotland's greatest assets.
• A year-long programme of events and festivals are taking place across the whole of the country for all ages to enjoy, led by EventScotland part of VisitScotland's Events Directorate. More information at www.visitscotland.com/yoyp2018
• Paisley Halloween Festival is supported by the Year of Young People 2018 Event Fund, managed by EventScotland, part of the VisitScotland Events Directorate. EventScotland is working with the events and festivals sector to develop an exciting portfolio of Year of Young People 2018 public-facing events which provide opportunities for young people to express themselves through a wide range of activity.
• Local authorities, schools, youth groups and organisations are running their own YoYP 2018 activity. Search #YOYP2018 on Twitter for the latest news.
• Young people co-designed the Year. A group of young leaders, Communic18, lead on all key decision making. More than 380 Ambassadors are championing activity.
• The Year is delivered in partnership between the Scottish Government, VisitScotland and EventScotland – part of the VisitScotland Events Directorate, Young Scot, Scottish Youth Parliament, Children in Scotland, YouthLink Scotland and Creative Scotland.
More information can be found at yoyp2018.scot, searching @YOYP2018 #YOYP2018 on Twitter or by emailing yoyp2018@gov.scot.
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Young poets carry on Paisley's rich literary tradition at Weave
A group of young buddies will join Paisley's long tradition of radical poets at this year's Sma' Shot Weave Festival as part of a national campaign to engage young people in literature and culture.
The annual Weave Festival and Sma' Shot Day event will take place on Saturday 7 July and will see the return of the popular Dooslan Stane stage. This year it will welcome a group of young people from Paisley and further afield who are keen to carry on the town's long history of celebrating poetry and the spoken word.
The Dooslan Stane is an important aspect of the day's events as it has close links with the textile industry. The stane or 'stone' was once a meeting place for the Weavers Union and was used as a 'soapbox' where the weavers could review the hot political topics of the time and air their grievances against the mill owners.
This year it will serve as the platform for a different kind of activism as young people share their experiences in their own words. The activity ties into the wider Year of Young People 2018 programme which aims to give young people a stronger voice on issues which affect their lives, showcase their ideas and talents, and ultimately, create a more positive perception of them in society.
The Youth Poetry Slam is part of a wider national project – the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam – the project deliberately targets educational and social disadvantage, crossing barriers by using fun, youth culture to nurture language and literacy and to engage young people in literature and culture and upskill them with creative ways to manage mental health.
A group of young people from Port Glasgow High School who won the title back in 2016 will work with young people at Create Paisley to produce work that will be performed on the day.
Emma from Port Glasgow High School, said: "Winning the title of Scottish Youth Poetry Slam Masters 2016 was amazing and since then we have gone on to teach poetry workshops to primary schools and performed for Prince Harry and Megan.
"We are very excited to be meeting and collaborating with young people from Create Paisley to make a performance for the Weave Festival and Sma' Shot Day celebration and can't wait to get started."
Renfrewshire's Year of Young People Champion, Councillor Michelle Campbell, said: "Giving young people a constructive and creative outlet to allow them to express themselves is a great way to ensure good mental health and it's great to see that young people from Port Glasgow and Renfrewshire coming together to share their ideas and talents.
"I'm sure they will produce some fantastic work and I look forward to seeing them perform at this year's Weave Festival and Sma' Shot Day celebrations."
ConFAB arts company is responsible for delivering the national Scottish Youth Poetry Slam project and has been working with groups across Scotland.
Artistic Director for conFAB, Rachel Jury, said: "Poetry is all about what you want or need to say without the constraints of rhyme and meter that you learn in school. It's a much freer medium for young people to communicate in their own way, express themselves and build confidence.
"It's a great thing for these young people to have their views and experiences heard and will enable them to explore their own voices, manage their creativity and improve their mental wellbeing."
The young people from Port Glasgow High School will meet with members of Create Paisley from 4 July to participate in a series of workshops where they will come up with the pieces they will perform on the day.
Create Paisley Project Manager, Alan Clark, said: "We've been doing a lot with young people in the community around writing and poetry in the last year or so. It gives young people a sense of encouragement to use poetry as a tool to express themselves.
"It's particularly significant that that the young people participating in the Youth Poetry Slam will have a chance to perform on the Dooslan Stane stage and bring their own type or modern-day activism to the event.
CREATE Paisley have collaborated with PACE Theatre Group are producing Write Here Write Now, a Young Writers Festival as part of Scotland's Year of Young People 2018, which will be open to young people aged 8 – 26 who will create and develop new writings, focusing on plays, songwriting and poetry.
To find out the full details and programme for this year's Weave Festival and Sma' Shot Day celebrations visit: www.paisley.is.
To find out more about Write Here Write Now visit: www.write18.com or to get more detail on the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam visit their Facebook page @sypslam
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Provost joins in with Carers Centre choir to give shoppers a song
PROVOST Lorraine Cameron helped make sure the malls were alive to the sound of music when she joined in with the Renfrewshire Carers Centre Choir for an impromptu rendition of a classic ABBA song.
The Paisley-based carers group had been given free space at the intu Braehead shopping centre to raise money and awareness of the work they do and then be treated to a slap-up lunch by mall management to help celebrate Carers Week.
Provost Cameron was due to present certificates to volunteers from the Carers Centre and when she arrived at the mall, the choir was in full voice entertaining shoppers.
The Renfrewshire Provost was asked to join the choir for a song and she immediately agreed, belting out a version of ABBA's Super Trouper along with the other singers.
As Provost Cameron handed out certificates she told the carers and volunteers: "I'm delighted to be here today to recognise the essential part you all play in the Renfrewshire Carers Centre. It gives me great pleasure to present you with these certificates of thanks."
Christine Macdonald, intu Braehead's marketing manager said: "The carers and volunteers at Renfrewshire Carers Centre deserve huge credit for the work they do.
"Giving them a lunch and mall space to have a display stand giving people advice and raising funds is just one way we can pay tribute to the vital work they do.
"The Carers Centre Choir gave shoppers some great entertainment and well done to Provost Cameron for joining in with the singing."
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Foster Care campaign sees increase in enquiries but journey continues
A campaign to boost foster care numbers in Renfrewshire has resulted in a seven times increase in the number of enquiries from prospective carers to the service.
During Foster Care Fortnight last month, carers shared their inspirational stories to help spread the word on their rewarding role, while a series of drop in events also helped increase its visibility.
Renfrewshire Council is aiming to raise the number in its foster care family from 81 to 100 and the campaign to boost numbers continues.
Foster Parents. Renfrewshire council
Education and Children's Services convener, Councillor Jim Paterson said: "There was a great response to our campaign to make the role more visible, but the work very much carries on.
"If you think becoming a foster carer may be for you then we absolutely still want to hear from you.
"Our existing foster carers can talk you through every step and have incredible stories to share, but what comes through is that they are ordinary people just like you and me who have taken on an extraordinary role.
"If you want to help change the life of a child or young person for the better, please get in touch.
"By boosting the number of foster care family we can ensure that we give all our cared for children and young people the best possible start in life."
Foster carer Nicola Hanvey said: "It's great to hear the campaign has resulted in more enquiries but that doesn't stop here.
"If you think you have something to offer, then pick up the phone. You'll be guided every step of the journey and can end up making a huge difference to a child's life.
"I also like working from home and as part of a team. I get involved in any training opportunities I can and I attend the support group for foster carers. We meet once a month and it's important to get that support from people who understand the job."
If you are over 21, have a spare room and are in good health, you can apply to help make a difference to a child's life.
Children and young people of all ages need carers who will help them feel wanted, valued and safe.
As a foster carer, you can be in work or unemployed, be single, married, or in a same sex or heterosexual relationship, and can own or rent the property you live in.
You will receive advice, specialist training and peer support, as well as an allowance.
Anyone interested in more detail can call the team at Renfrewshire Council on 0300 300 1199 or email at childrenandfamilies@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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All the Feegie Wummin'
A group of women from Ferguslie Park will join thousands from across the UK at the weekend to celebrate 100 years since women were given the right to vote.
On Sunday 10 June, women and girls from across the UK will come together to take part in PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork. Wearing green, white or violet, the colours of the suffragette movement, rivers of colour will flow through the streets of Edinburgh, London, Cardiff and Belfast.
Ferguslie Womans Banner 30.5.18
Joining them, will be a group of women from Paisley's Ferguslie Park who have been taking part in the 100 Years 100 Banners programme, where 100 organisations across the UK collaborate with 100 female artists to create 100 unique banners for PROCESSIONS.
Based within The Tannahill Centre, the banner is an intergenerational collaborative work between Strong Women in Ferguslie Together (SWIFT), The Feegie Needlers and a variety of young women from local youth groups.
The group held workshops talking about issues that matter to them, raising awareness of the important role women play in the Ferguslie community and helping them to understand that their voices matter.
This has been incorporated in to the banner which features the names of women who have contributed to the wellbeing and creativity of the community, with many of the women mentioned being relations of those who are working in the community today.
For local artist Mandy McIntosh, the banner, featuring the slogan 'Feegie Wummin', we're a breed o oor ain', celebrates the resilience and strength of Ferguslie women in the here and now.
She said "We wanted to use the word 'Feegie' to show the public that these women think positively about their home and are extremely proud to come from Feegie Park."
Carol Anderson, a Community Work Assistant who works closely with the SWIFT group, says the women have embraced the cross-generational aspect of the project. "It's been a great opportunity for the different groups to work together, sharing their knowledge and stories of the community."
The group will be travelling to Edinburgh on Sunday 10 June to march in PROCESSIONS, and will be joined by other women from Ferguslie and across Renfrewshire who have made their own banners or who have joined in with a community banner making workshop.
Other local groups involved in banner making are STAR Project, the Disability Resource Centre and Kairos in Johnstone.
PROCESSIONS is produced by Artichoke, the UK's largest producer of art in the public realm, as part of 14-18 NOW, the UK's official arts programme for the First World War centenary.
Helen Marriage, CEO Artichoke said: "The 100th anniversary of the passing of legislation which made universal suffrage unstoppable is a moment both for celebration and reflection. Individuals and groups up and down the country, including The Tannahill Centre, will be at the heart of this UK-wide artwork.
"What they make and bring to their chosen procession on Sunday will form part of a unique living portrait of women today."
Renfrewshire's Provost Lorraine Cameron said: "I'm so pleased to see the women from Ferguslie coming together to make their banner and take part in PROCESSIONS.
"The banner truly tells the story of their community and you really get a sense of how proud the group are to come from Ferguslie Park, and so they should be.
"Recently, the Ferguslie community has come together to make changes to their environment, and it is having a very positive effect on the people who live there.
"The local people are making Ferguslie a place to be proud of once again, and the women will further that cause by taking Ferguslie to Edinburgh to display their proud banner
"I would encourage every women or girl, from all generations, to consider making their way to Edinburgh on Sunday for what promises to be a spectacular event."
PROCESSIONS takes place on Sunday 10 June in Edinburgh. For more information and to register to attend visit www.processions.co.uk
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Open Evening for St Pauls Primary Foxbar
Last weeks open evening for former and present pupils to attend to see the old building before it is replaced by the new School under construction right in front of the old building right now, many memories were shared, old faces recognised and friendships over the years were rekindled at the school which was opened in 1960 and has seen many generations of Foxbar youngsters attend the school.
Many thanks to Fiona McCreadie for the photographs.
Thanks to Norma Connelly & Mrs Gavin, Louise Maher the head teacher who organised the celebration evening.
What a fantastic evening we had to celebrate the 58 years of success of this school building. Huge thanks to all those who turned out, around 300 over the course of the evening. I am sure you will agree that Fr Joe Burke, celebrated a beautiful mass and there has been great feedback about how valued and appreciated this event was by many people.
Thanks to the staff who worked hard to prepare especially Mrs Connelly, Mrs Gavin and Mrs Nicholson and also to Mrs Scott from St Andrew's Academy who supported us with music preparation. The liturgy of the mass made this a truly memorable event. The psalm was beautifully sung by the Welsh family and the parent council helped serving refreshments to the many visitors. A real community event and a wonderful atmosphere. Hopefully will have many more events to come.
Goodbye St Pauls old building hello new..
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Ки́мберли Гейл «Ким» Марш (; 13 июня 1976, Уистон (), Мерсисайд, Англия, Великобритания) — английская  и .

Биография и карьера
Кимберли Гейл Марш родилась 13 июня 1976 года в Уистоне (Мерсисайд, Англия, Великобритания). Ким — младшая из четверых детей в семье. У неё есть два брата, Дэвид Марш и Джон Марш, а также сестра — Трейси Марш.

Ким начала карьеру актрисы и певицы в 2001 году. Лауреат премий:
 2007 — TV Quick Awards
 2007 — National Television Awards (англ.)
 2007 — The British Soap Awards (англ.)
 2008 — Television and Radio Industries Club Awards

Личная жизнь
Марш состояла в фактическом браке с Дейвом Канлиффом, от которого у неё есть двое детей — сын Дэвид Райан Канлифф (род. в апреле 1995 года) и дочь Эмили Мэй Канлифф (род. в январе 1998 года).

В 2002—2009 годы Марш была замужем за актёром .

В 2012—2014 годы Марш была замужем за актёром , от которого у неё родилось двое детей — сын Арчи Джей Ломас (родился 11 февраля 2009 года на 18 недель раньше положенного срока и умер мгновения спустя) и дочь Полли Ламас (род. 23 марта 2011).

У Марш есть внук — Тедди Арчи Джеймс Хоршовский (род. 3 мая 2019), сын её дочери Эмили и её бойфренда Майкла Хоршовского.

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Flame-Cut started with very humble beginnings in the garage of owner, Ron Jenkins. Using a CIG Type 48 radial arm machine, many thousands of profiles were cut from templates. A roller magnet followed the template profile and the items were cut one at a time. Pieces of plate had to be dragged from the backs of trucks and then cut into manageable pieces before they could even be moved into the garage.
Flame-Cut was first registered on 12 October 1971 working from premises in Violet St. Revesby in the south western suburbs of Sydney. At the end of 1976, with the business expanding, it was time to move on and new premises were found at Smithfield. Only five years later and another move was required. This time though, it was nearby at Wetherill Park. When building work first commenced, many thought that we had chosen the wrong location. Although very close to Smithfield, it seemed a long way off the beaten track and difficult to get to. However, Wetherill Park grew rapidly into the major heavy industrial area of Sydney and a majority of clients are now close by.
Naturally machinery has changed greatly in this period. Optical tracing machines followed the original CIG Type 48, which required templates to be made. These machines had a "magic eye" which followed a full size black line drawing, which was done by hand. These machines are still in use today although now most have NC controllers fitted to them. Computers soon were used to draw and program the NC controllers. Early programs required point to point programming which was quite slow and cumbersome. With new computers and software we can now draw and nest in a fraction of the time it used to take.
Surface grinding of plates had always been sub-contracted but as demand grew the purchase of a Lumsden 60 inch grinding machine allowed us to do most of the grinding in house.
The latest innovation has been plasma cutting. Although somewhat slow to take off due to their high cost and beveling of the cut face, the latest torches cut much squarer. With greater accuracy due mainly to less heat input on the material, plasma cutting is now highly accepted for all material under 20mm thick.
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ESCOLA BÁSICA E SECUNDÁRIA JOSEFA DE ÓBIDOS | Parque Escolar, E.P.E.
In addition to improving the conditions for use, management and maintenance of the school, the overall school space was reorganised and extended to the north-east and north-west by means of two new two-storey structures linked to the existing building. The north-east structure defines the new entrance to the school, connecting to the school administration and management offices and housing the library and a new gymnasium linked to the pre-existing one.
The structure in the north-west of the site houses the new canteen/kitchen on the ground floor, with direct access to the exterior, and a group of classrooms on the upper floor that are directly connected to the other teaching areas.
The exterior spaces, which include an outdoor café area next to the snack bar, were redesigned with a view to improving accessibility, increasing the permeable surface area and tree coverage and regulating parking.


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Started in 1944 by Antonio and Josephine Palmer, Palmer's Tavern has survived, under one name or another, in the Hibbing Park Addition neighborhood for over 65 years.With a glass of Grain Belt beer at 10 cents, pepperoni sticks as favorite bar snack and their famed porketta sandwiches, Palmer's was a local gathering place for the hard working miners of the iron range. The beer distributor of the day wouild tell you that the kegs they picked up were as heavy as the ones delivered due to Tony's need to "flush back" the lines and maintain the cleanest and freshest tasting beer in town.
Today, Palmer's Tavern is owned and operated by their granddaughter Sandra, who continues their tradition of Italian hospitality in a friendly, clean enviroment.


Sometimes it just seems like I am too busy even to eat. I am sure everyone has those days. I always want to make sure I am still eating healthy meals even though it has to be quick, easy to prepare, and I convenient. In this case, drink my meal!
Thanks to my portable NutriBullet, I can make drink my salad on a go.
· A scoop or two of your favorite protein powder, mine is David Kirsch.
David Kirsch is amazing because it is super clean, low in fillers, and has no sugar (which will later be stored as fat.
This delicious drinkable salad is fast to make and easy to clean up.
Chewing process release will digestive enzyme in your stomach that will help to break down food and trigger the digestive process for your body to convert food into energy. So, don't just drinking your food, make sure you also chew.
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The bagel is fine, but is it time for more Jewish emojis?
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Last year, the world body that regulates emojis added a bagel emoji. Now an organization of European rabbis has called on the Unicode Consortium to add images that represent Jews. Sefaria, a large online library of Jewish texts, is also getting on the action with a campaign to introduce a Torah emoji. The Conference of European Rabbis…
In S.F., Israel gets brownie points for medical cannabis research
When Israeli plant scientist Nirit Bernstein got a call five years ago from a research institute asking if she'd be interested in working on the…
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Shlomi Gian, Israeli-born CEO of CybeReady, says the trouble can all start with one bad email. "I can write an email that will pretend to be someone you…
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After years of focusing on promoting Israeli high-tech startups in the Silicon Valley, the California Israel Chamber of Commerce is expanding its scope to…
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Martin was headed northbound on Riverside Boulevard when he collided with the car driven by Shaw, who was entering the intersection westbound on Swanston Drive, according to police.
Martin and Shaw's husband, who was her passenger, were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Shaw's husband remains in the hospital but is expected to survive.
Martin – who has no documented criminal history in Sacramento County and, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles, a clean driving record in California – is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Sacramento Superior Court. He is being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail in lieu of $310,000 bail.
Efforts by The Bee to reach Martin's family Friday were not successful.
The collision reverberated through the Land Park neighborhood, prompting residents to raise questions about speeding and safety on Riverside Boulevard.
A lifelong Land Park resident, Martinez said he walks his two dogs almost every night on Riverside Boulevard and feels drivers on the thoroughfare have become more brazen.
"I don't know if it's just because it's a straight shot, but it is increasingly becoming more dangerous, I feel," said Martinez, 42.
The presence of Crocker-Riverside Elementary School – less than half a mile from the collision site – amplifies his concerns, Martinez said.
Mark Abrahams, president of the Land Park Neighborhood Association, said his organization's monthly meeting in January had twice the usual turnout after word spread that police would be present to talk and answer questions about the collision. He said it's been a hot topic of discussion on Nextdoor.com, a social networking site for neighbors, as well as in text messages and emails between neighbors.
Abrahams said many neighbors would welcome increased traffic enforcement by police in Land Park, but he recognizes it is not feasible every day. In the end, it appears the collision occurred because of someone's poor decisions, Abrahams said.
"It's my hope that something like this shakes people up enough to let them think about it before they get behind the car wheel (under the influence) or text while they're driving," he said.


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Screening – Venezuela: "Puedo Hablar? May I Speak?"
Screening 19 November 2007
"¿Puedo Hablar? May I Speak?" is a new documentary film which chronicles the 2006 presidential elections in Venezuela. The film offers its audience a portrait of a Venezuelan society at a crossroads; a re-elected president, challenged by a mounting opposition; a divided state, but one from which the Sol team manages to extract glimmers of hope for renewed dialogue and a bridging of the political gap.
The directors spent two months in Venezuela filming interviews and events with people from across the political spectrum. The team of four Americans travelled to six different regions of Venezuela, filming everywhere from the notorious barrios of Caracas to the oil-rich Lake Maracaibo, from a city of five million to an Amazonian pueblo of twenty-three, traveling in everything from Chavista motocicletas to dug-out canoes to a private jet.
This documentary offers a snapshot of a society beginning its ninth year under Chavez; a valuable launching point from which its audience will more aptly understand the current state of Venezuela and its president, Hugo Chavez. It offers a unique and intriguing insight to the role of pluralism and dialogue not just in the realm of Venezuelan politics but also that of global relations.
Producer/Directors: Chris Moore, Magee McIlvane and Mo Masterton
View trailer here
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What is a LoRa gateway ?
AHOY SYSTEMS is a manufacturer for LoRa gateways that create a LoRa network for your devices to communicate with the gateway. The gateway uses a GSM network as back-haul connecivity to upload data to cloud software applications. Each gateway can connect to 1000s of LoRa devices within the area of operation.
What is a LoRa gateway?
Every smart campus or smart city eco-system is made up of sensors that can detect activity or data. Once data has been aquired, the sensor needs to communicate this data to a concentrator either through wires or wirelessly. Our LoRa gateways act as a wireless access point for LoRa Sensors to communicate their recordings to cloud servers.
If you put a GSM sim-card in our LoRa gateway, this gateway will create a local LoRa network spreading over 1 square kilometer. That means, any of your LoRa devices installed in this region, can communicate with this gateway by sending/receiving LoRa messages to/from this gateway.
Depending on the type of devices and duty cycle of devices, a LoRa gateway can practically support upto 2000 devices. LoRa communication protocol is a low-power communication protocol and devices require very little power to send message to the gateway. A device that is optimized for a LoRa netowork can last several years on small batteries without requiring a re-charge of replacement of batteries.
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