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Les Virginiens (titre original : The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century) (1857-59) est un roman historique de William Makepeace Thackeray qui constitue la suite de l'Histoire de Henry Esmond et est également lié de manière plus éloignée à Pendennis.

Résumé
Le livre raconte l'histoire des deux petits-fils de Henry Esmond, George et Henry Warrington.  La liaison romantique de Henry avec une femme plus âgée l'amène à prendre une charge d'officier dans l'armée britannique et à combattre sous les ordres du général Wolfe à la bataille des plaines d'Abraham. Lorsqu'éclate la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis, il se rallie aux révolutionnaires.  George, qui est également officier britannique décide alors de démissionner de sa charge plutôt que de prendre les armes contre son frère.

Références

Roman britannique du XIXe siècle
Roman paru en 1857
Roman historique
Roman se déroulant en Virginie

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Gold Investment Demand Hits Record High In First Half Of 2016
Royston WildContributor
Gold's reputation as the ultimate rush-to-safety asset was underlined by latest World Gold Council (WGC) data released on Thursday.
The London-based body announced that investment demand for the yellow metal surged to 1,064 tonnes between January and June, up 16% from the previous first-half high printed in 2009 when the global economy lurched into recession.
A cocktail of macroeconomic and political worries has shoved gold demand skywards in 2016. (Photo... [+] credit OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Investor demand rose 127% higher year-on-year in the first six months of 2016, the WGC noted, and carried a value of $41.6bn. This bubbly investor interest drove total gold demand during the half to some 2,235 tonnes, the second highest amount ever recorded.
The WGC commented that "for the first time on record, investment has been the largest component of gold demand for two consecutive quarters, adding that "this has been in no small part due to demand from Western investors across the spectrum, from retail to institutional and for bars, coins and ETFs."
Safe Haven Surges
Central banks have been very much in focus during the first six months, the WGC noted, with expectations of delayed interest rate hikes in the US -- combined with negative interest rate policies in Europe and Japan -- driving demand for the so-called hard currency.
On top of this, "the US election, the UK referendum on EU membership and possible implications of the 'Brexit' outcome, [and] the increasingly parlous state of Italy's banking sector... have proved a potent combination as far as gold investors are concerned," the WGC said. Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East has provided a further price catalyst, the institution added.
This helped to power gold ETF demand to 579 tonnes for the first half of the year, galloping from miserly aggregate inflows of 2.6 tonnes recorded during the same period last year.
Jewellery Jam
The WGC noted that exaggerated investor activity propelled gold prices 25% higher during January-June, the best first-half performance since 1980.
But heavy investment demand in the first half damaged metal consumption from other sectors. In particular, the body noted that "high, rising and fluctuating gold prices -- at a time of fairly fragile consumer sentiment in many markets -- resulted in a widespread dampening of jewellery demand."
Total jewellery demand came in at 925 tonnes in the first six months of 2016, down 17% from the corresponding period last year. And demand in the key Indian marketplace registered at a meagre 186.3 tonnes, the WGC said, the lowest total for seven years as elevated bullion values and depressed rural incomes weighed.
Poised To Pause?
And the WGC cautioned that gold's eye-watering ascent could be running out of steam after the breakneck first half.
The body noted that "although there is currently no indication that demand will come to a halt, there is evidence of profit-taking and it would be prudent to assume that recent momentum may be difficult to sustain."
The WGC didn't warn of an imminent collapse, however. Rather, the gold experts advised that "the positive shift in attitudes among large-scale Western investors in particular, appears to have solid foundations," adding that "we should see demand build on those during the quarter ahead."
Royston Wild
I am a seasoned freelance financial journalist reporting for a variety of publications across the globe. I was formerly a stocks and commodities reporter - and editor of
I am a seasoned freelance financial journalist reporting for a variety of publications across the globe. I was formerly a stocks and commodities reporter - and editor of print and online foreign currency coverage - at Shares Magazine, providing information and analysis for readers to make sound investment decisions in the UK and overseas. I was also a regular contributor to the magazine's extensive catalogue of bookazines and trading guides. Prior to this I was a reporter with the BaseMetals.com and TheBullionDesk.com newswires, breaking the latest news and providing in-depth analyses of the base and precious metals markets.

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Q: Create an inclinometer Android I'm trying to replicate the behaviour of the Clinometer app but without luck. What I'm looking for is pure inclination (sideways tilt, see image) independent of the backwards and forward tilt. The said Clinometer does excactly that.
Image of phone orientations
So far I have this code to get azimuth, pitch and roll. Pitch is almost what I want, it behave as it should while the display's normal is pointing horizontally and is tilted sideways (see the top row of images). It also behave as it should when it's lying on its long end (middle image first row) and is tilted forward and backwards (keeps at 0). But when I have it on a short end and tilt it slightly forwards or backwards (see the second row of images) the pitch is going down. I want it to keep being 90/-90 degrees unless I tilt it sideways.
Any suggestions/ideas of how to accomplish that?
private float[] gravity = new float[3];
private float[] geomag = new float[3];
private float[] orientVals = new float[3];

private float[] rotationMatrix = new float[16];
private float[] inclinationMatrix = new float[16];

switch (event.sensor.getType()) {
      case Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER:
           gravity = event.values.clone();
           break;
      case Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD:
           geomag = event.values.clone();
           break;
}

if (gravity != null && geomag != null) {

     boolean success = SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(rotationMatrix,
                        inclinationMatrix, gravity, geomag);

     if (success) {
        SensorManager.getOrientation(rotationMatrix, orientVals);

        azimuth = (float) Math.toDegrees(orientVals[0]);
        pitch = (float) Math.toDegrees(orientVals[1]);
        roll = (float) Math.toDegrees(orientVals[2]);

        inclineLabel.setText(String.format("%.0f ", pitch));
    }
}

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FCA issues first fine in British Steel pension mis-selling scandal
By admin On Dec 2, 2022
UK regulators have imposed their first fine in a mis-selling scandal over British Steel workers' pensions, ordering a financial adviser to pay almost £2.4mn for "serious failings" and "woeful" advice to consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority on Friday said Pembrokeshire Mortgage Centre had given "unsuitable advice" to consumers to transfer out of the British Steel Pension Scheme and other valuable defined benefit pensions.
The BSPS scandal, one of the worst of its kind, dates back to 2016 and 2018 when 7,700 members transferred their guaranteed retirement benefits, worth £2.8bn in total, to riskier arrangements after obtaining financial advice.
Welsh broker PMC, which closed down in 2017, earned more than £2mn in fees from advising 420 people on whether to transfer out of their schemes, the FCA said.
While the regulator believes most people are better off not swapping a defined benefit pension, which pays a secure retirement income with inflation protection, for a cash lump sum, PMC advised 93 per cent of the 420 people to transfer.
"The quality of advice seen here was woeful," said Mark Steward, the FCA's executive director of enforcement and market oversight, in a statement.
The brokerage gave inadequate justification or rationale "using generic, templated advice not tailored to the specific circumstances of their customers while earning fees in doing so", he added.
PMC's liquidator Menzies said it could not comment on the matter while its investigations into the company continued.
The company "was one of the worst offenders in the very early days of the BSPS scandal, and was closed down almost immediately in 2017", said Al Rush, founder of Echelon Wealthcare and a campaigner for the BSPS members affected by pension mis-selling. "The fine is impressive but is bittersweet for steelworkers because they will not make up the losses for being wrongly transferred out."
The payout for affected steelworkers was capped at £50,000 at the time because the brokerage went insolvent, Rush said. "Any money collected should go to the victims, not to the Treasury."
The watchdog's statement comes days after it confirmed details of a redress scheme for BSPS members who were wrongly advised to give up defined-benefit schemes.
Many of those advised "were in a vulnerable position due to the uncertainty surrounding the future of BSPS and the short timescale they had to make a decision", the FCA said, but did not "receive the quality of advice they needed to make an informed decision".
The FCA on Monday put redress costs at about £49mn, down from an estimate of £71mn earlier this year.
Additional reporting by Josephine Cumbo
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package laika.transform.helper

import java.io.StringReader
import java.io.StringWriter
import org.w3c.tidy.Tidy
import scala.io.Codec

/** Helpers for tests that read entire sample files with markup and compare
 *  them to pre-rendered reference files containing the expected HTML.
 *
 * @author Jens Halm
 */
trait FileTransformerUtil {

  def classPathResource (path: String) = getClass.getResource(path).getFile

  def readFile (name: String): String = {
    val source = scala.io.Source.fromFile(name)(Codec.UTF8)
    val lines = source.mkString
    source.close()
    lines
  }

  def tidy (html: String): String = {
    val in = new StringReader(html)
    val out = new StringWriter
    val t = new Tidy
    t.setTabsize(4)
    t.setPrintBodyOnly(true)
    t.setShowWarnings(false)
    t.setQuiet(true)
    t.setInputEncoding("UTF-8")
    t.setOutputEncoding("UTF-8")
    t.parse(in, out)
    out.toString
  }

}

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is the founder of Shiatsu therapy.

Biography
At the age of seven, he discovered His manual therapy pressure method while treating his mother's rheumatoid arthritis. He named this method "Shiatsu".

In 1940, he established the Japan Shiatsu College in Tokyo. Many of his graduates now practice in Japan and overseas. Some of these graduates have popularized their own styles, called Derivative Shiatsu, such as Tadashi Izawa of Meridian Shiatsu and Shizuto Masunaga of Zen Shiatsu. Also Hiroshi Nozaki who began the Hiron Shiatsu branch which is a holistic school of Shiatsu popular in Switzerland, France and Italy. Namikoshi also established the Japan Shiatsu Association in 1947. He died at age 95 in 2000.

References

External links
Important Dates in the History of Namikoshi Shiatsu

1905 births
2000 deaths
Shiatsu
People from Kagawa Prefecture


Veteran U.S. tennis star Serena Williams missed out on her 24th Grand Slam singles title to Japan's Naomi Osaka, but it was her outrage at an umpire's penalties that may be what people remember most. Some say Williams's robbed Osaka of her moment, while other's argue the umpire's double standard robbed them both of glory. Ines De La Cuetara reports.


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Stories from the Island by TheGirlWhoRambled
Fiction » Fantasy Rated: T, English, Adventure & Romance, Words: 26k+, Favs: 1, Follows: 1, Published: 12/28/2016 Updated: 6/17/2018}
Chapter 7: The Dutiful Woman
The Dutiful Woman
"Ma'am?" said a tentative female voice from outside her door. "Ma'am, are you awake?"
571 opened her eyes and stared up at the ceiling. She was lying in her bed at the Council as she had been all night long, although she was fairly certain she had only had about thirty minutes of sleep. There was so much on her mind, after all. There had been for a long time.
"What's this about?" she asked, rubbing her neck wearily as she sat up and stretched. She might have only been in her thirty-fourth year, but for the past couple of months she'd felt positively middle-aged.
"The Head Councilman wishes to speak with you, ma'am," said the woman, who 571 guessed was a Servant. Her eyes widened and she sat up straighter, a chill running down her spine.
"What have I done now?" she blurted. "I – I haven't…"
Her voice trailed off. She swallowed, standing up and striding over to the door. She opened it to reveal a female Servant, as she'd expected. The girl was young, perhaps in her early twenties, with thick blonde hair and a heart shaped face.
"He has some business he wants to discuss," the girl clarified, looking up at the tall, older Gifted woman with a strangely forceful look in her eyes. It was slightly off-putting – after all, Servants were usually a lot timider. 571 usually didn't pay the Servants much thought, but after everything that had happened in the last year, she found herself noticing them in a way she never had before.
"I… alright," 571 said eventually, folding her arms across her chest subconsciously. "I'll… I'll just get myself properly dressed. I'll be out in a minute."
The girl nodded, stepping back slightly so she was leaning against the opposite wall. 571 turned back into her room and closed the door, her heart racing beneath her chest.
I… I'm sure it's nothing. He'll just be sending me on a mission of some kind. If they were going to punish me, they would've done it already.
Swallowing, she walked stiffly to her wardrobe and took out a fresh uniform. Stepping out of her grey nightgown, she pulled the clothes on and tied the laces of her slightly too small boots. When she was dressed, she sat down in front of the mirror and reached for a brush. She paused for a moment, staring into the reflective surface blankly. She looked into her own blue-green eyes, wondering briefly if she'd always seemed so tired, or if it was something new. Her thick, curly red hair was tousled and oily-looking, while any hint of a smile on her lips was long gone. Sighing, she reached up and tugged her hair into a tight pony-tail, tying it back carefully with a piece of string.
There's no point thinking like this. He's gone. You'll never see him again, so – Just stop this. You're Gifted. You have to be stronger.
The problem was, a part of her wasn't sure how she was supposed to feel. It wasn't like she'd ever wanted the child in the first place. It just wasn't part of the Gifted lifestyle, after all. Because of that, it had taken her a while to notice – she didn't know much about pregnancy, after all. It was only when she started gaining weight that she put the pieces together. Fearing for both the child and herself, she'd tried to get rid of it. She'd made herself terribly sick and almost died in the process, but the baby survived regardless. It hadn't taken long for the Gifted to figure out her secret after that. They carted her back to the Council and hid her away until she gave birth. That had been two months ago, but she still found herself haunted by the memory.
"Ma'am?" The Servant said loudly from outside. 571 blinked and stood up, hurrying towards the door.
"Sorry," she muttered as she stepped outside the room, closing the door behind herself. "I'm ready now."
The Servant nodded and started down the corridor. 571 followed quickly, her heart starting to pound as they made their way through the winding passageways of the Council. What could the Head Councilman want with her? She had behaved exactly as she was supposed to since giving birth. She'd thrown herself into her training, waiting for the day the Council would send her back out with the rest of the Gifted. As far as she could tell, she hadn't shown a hint of the doubt and confusion she felt inside publicly.
No. It must just be a mission or something like that. It's not – that's all it could be.
Still, despite her attempts to reassure herself, her stomach twisted on itself as she followed the Servant through the corridors. Eventually they stopped outside a set of large, mahogany double doors – the entrance to the Council's chambers. 571's heart raced as the Servant pushed the doors open, revealing a large room with deep red walls and wooden floorboards the same dark colour as the door. There was a large table spanning almost the entire of the room, with twenty-five or so chairs spaced evening along it's length. The Servant led her to the other side of the room, where three men were sitting, muttering quietly amongst themselves. One of the men, a tall, balding man with a nose that had been broken in multiple places, wore the pure white uniform of the Council. The grey patterns on his sleeves indicated he was a Gift of Air and the small, slightly battered star-shaped golden broach pinned to his chest gave away his position as the Head Councilman – the second most powerful man on the Island after the Leader himself. However, unlike the Leader, he hadn't been born with Potential. Instead, he had been elected by his fellow Councilmen and women to be their representative. As a result, it was his job to oversee the day to day running of the Gifted. The Leader had far more important matters to confer to.
The Head Councilman bowed his head slightly as 571 and the Servant entered, his bright green eyes lingering on the younger woman for a moment.
"Thank you," he said, reaching out and touching the Servant's wrist for a brief moment while 571 sat down. "You may return to my rooms. I won't need you until later."
The Servant bowed her head, swallowing. "Yes, sir," she said quietly, turning around and hurrying back to the door. The Councilman watched her leave in silence for a moment while 571 glanced at the other two Gifted. One was a dark haired man a few years older than her with blue patterns on his sleeves, the other blonde and much younger, probably nineteen or twenty. She had seen him before – he was a Gift of Fire, like herself. Still, they had never exchanged any kind of meaningful conversation. She couldn't even remember his number.
"I have a mission for you," said the Councilman eventually, leaning forward and clasping his hands together. 571 blinked and shook her head slightly, tearing her eyes away from the two Gifted men and turning her attention to the older man. "There's been some trouble with rebels down in villages 13 and 14. I already sent three people down there, but… Well, from reports we've received in the last few days it seems there's more than we first thought. The three of you are to join them and see if you can find the group and eliminate them."
"What kind of rebels are they?" said the Gift of Water, sounding almost bored. "Do they have any kind of credibility?"
The Councilman shrugged. "It doesn't seem like it. They're just a bunch of angry vandals. It shouldn't take much to get rid of them, but… Well, it's best to be cautious."
"So what's the plan, then?" asked the younger man. "Will we just go down there and join the other group?"
"Essentially," said the Head Councilman dryly. "6559 – he's the man in charge of the group down there – sent us a message. They've scoped out the area and found the sanctuary they're associated with, although he said they're camping out now. Anyway, there's around twenty, he said. They just wanted a few more Gifted before they mount an attack. Otherwise, everything looks pretty run of the mill. They don't seem overly talented or threatening. We just need to deal them a good hard blow and they should fade away."
He paused, glancing at the two Gifts of Fire. "Anyway, I should introduce you. 712 –" He nodded at the Gift of Water – "This is 571 and 4340. They'll be accompanying you down to the farming villages involved. If you take a carriage you should be there in a couple of days. I imagine you'll be back here in a couple of weeks, tops. It won't take long to dispose of them."
712 stood up and shook hands with the two Gifts of Fire while the Head Councilman flicked through the papers in front of him. He frowned slightly when he reached one of them, glancing at the three Gifted.
"Anyway, I have more important matters to attend to," he said, standing up and gathering the papers together while he cleared his throat. "712, I trust you'll go down and make sure the carriage is ready? You'll be leading this mission, of course."
The Gift of Water stood up and bowed deeply. "Thank you, sir. I'll do the Council proud."
He paused, glancing at the two Gifts of Fire. "Pack a bag quickly and meet me at the stables. We'll be leaving as soon as we're all ready."
6559 nodded and stood up right away. 571 hesitated, glancing at the Head Councilman briefly. She cleared her throat before continuing.
"I… I'll be along in a bit," she said uncertainly. "I… I just need to clarify something."
712 nodded, glancing at the door and beckoning the younger Gift of Fire to follow him. When the two of them were gone, 571 took a deep breath and approached the Head Councilman, who was still frowning down at the sheet of paper at the very top of the pile.
"Are…" she began uncertainly, shifting her feet. "Excuse me, sir, I know it's not my place, but… I was just wondering. Are you sure it's alright to send me on this mission? I haven't exactly been…"
Her voice trailed off. "You – you do know, sir, don't you? They told you, right?"
"Of course they did," said the Head Councilman dryly, glancing at the doorway again. Clearly, he was hankering to leave. "But it doesn't matter now. You're hardly the first woman in this position, after all. Our regulations say you're ready to re-join Gifted society after two months, and that time has now passed. What use would it be to us to keep you out of action for any longer?"
"But –"
"Besides," the Head Councilman continued, his brown eyes narrowing slightly. "It's not like I'm making you head of the mission. That's something you shouldn't expect in the future, by the way. What you did might not have been a capital crime, or even one deserving of severe punishment… But still, your actions reflect poor self control. We'll be watching you closely from now on, okay? Make sure to improve yourself."
"Yes sir," said 571 quietly, bowing. He gave her a short nod, picked up his file of papers and strode to the other side of the room. 571 followed him quickly, thanking him once before hurrying through the corridors back to her room. She packed a bag as instructed, her heart pounding in her ears as she joined the two other Gifted at the stables. They travelled to the farming villages for three days in a carriage led by two large draft horses. Throughout their entire journey, 571 kept to herself, barely speaking to the two Gifted men or the Servant accompanying them. By the time they arrived in village 14, she had been so preoccupied that she barely even remembered their numbers. After all, how could she focus when she knew the Council were likely watching her very closely to see how she handled being out in the real world again? It had been such a long time since she'd been out in the villages, and here she was, expected to pick right up where she left off even after everything that had happened.
Once arriving at the village, she and the two Gifted men were introduced to the three Gifted who'd already been on the case for a month. 6559, the man in charge of the mission, was a short man in his forties with the Gift of Air. He was accompanied by a young, small woman with the Gift of Earth and a man around 571's age with the Gift of Air as well. Their mission was clear, 6559 explained – the rebels had left the sanctuary and were constantly on the move, but they knew they were somewhere in the forest adjacent to villages 14 and 13. All they had to do was eliminate the group and their troubles would be over.
When night fell, the six Gifted set off on their mission. They split up to search through the forest, looking for any sign of the rebels. The first to find them would send up a signal of some kind and the other five were to follow immediately. It was a quiet night and very chilly, but 571 found herself rather enjoying the task. She barely felt the cold, after all, and getting to wander around outside was quite refreshing after spending so long cooped up in the Council. A part of her hoped they wouldn't run into the rebels at all, so she could just keep wandering in the moonlight. She told herself that if the rebels were smart, they would have moved on rather than stay in the same area they'd been vandalising. That was just common sense, after all.
However, despite 571's hopes, her peaceful night was soon to be interrupted. After an hour of trudging through the forest, she heard someone muttering nearby. Her heart pounding, she ducked behind a nearby bush, peering out in the direction of the voice to get a better look. Instead of a group of twenty rebels, like she'd been told, there was only one man. He was sitting with his back against a tree, staring out into the forest surrounding them. He was young, probably in his early twenties, and 571 might have thought of him as handsome if it hadn't been for the horrible scars distorting the left side of his face. His left ear was missing and his left eye partly closed from the swollen, deformed skin on his forehead, giving him a permanently lopsided look. Beside him was a small blonde girl. She was nestled against his leg and sleeping soundly, covered almost entirely by a large pile of tattered coats. The man himself was wearing nothing but a thin brown shirt and trousers despite the winter chill. Oddly, despite his overall lack of winter clothing he was wearing a pair of gloves. His lips were taut, probably from the cold, but his deep brown eyes darted around the forest, his fingers resting over the hilt of a cheap-looking, battered sword. 571 knew she should leave her hiding place and demand the two of them tell her why they were there. After all, the man was clearly a rebel with an illegal weapon, and the child… Whoever she was, she was outside the villages and 571 highly doubted she had permission to be so. That itself was a crime punishable by death, and it was her duty to be the executioner.
Come on, go. You have to. This is the Gifted way, and – if you don't, then you're –
The snap and crunch of a twig caught her and the young man's attention immediately. His hand tightened around the hilt of his sword and he leaned over, partially shielding the blonde girl with his body. His dark brown eyes narrowed and he stared directly towards the noise. 571's heart pounded, expecting to see one of her Gifted colleagues emerge from the shrubbery. Instead, a small blonde woman in nonGifted clothing stepped into view, smiling and raising her eyebrows.
"I didn't realise I was that scary," she said almost playfully as he relaxed and leaned back against the tree. "Why aren't you at the camp with the others? I got back there and they said you'd wandered off with Alice."
"They're too noisy," the man said with a small shrug. His voice was deeper than 571 had expected. "Ali couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd take her somewhere quieter."
The woman grinned, shaking her head as she knelt beside him. She placed a hand on the scarred side of his face and kissed him gently.
"That's fair, but you could've told them where you were going," she murmured, leaning against his side and nuzzling into his neck. "Alistair said you just walked off without saying a thing."
The man said nothing at first, instead reaching out with one hand and pushing her away gently. "Don't distract me," he said solemnly. "I'm keeping watch."
"Oh, I'm sorry," said the woman softly, slipping her hand under his shirt and stroking her fingers slowly over his at his belt. "Here I was, thinking I'd give my husband a bit of a good time…"
"I – Marina…" 571 looked away quickly, her cheeks reddening slightly. She needn't have worried, however, as the woman started to laugh.
"I'm just teasing you, Caleb," she said, leaning back and smirking at him. "As if I'm gonna start getting all handsy with you when Ali's right here."
He stared at her for a moment, his expression strangely impassive. To 571's surprise, the woman smiled up at him like he'd expressed some kind of affection. She glanced down at the girl, leaning into his side once more and drawing her arms around his waist.
"How's she been, anyway?" said the woman, watching the sleeping toddler.
The man shrugged. "She fell asleep pretty quickly. She complained about being outside and not having a bed, but… Well, there's not much we can do about that. Trevor won't let us back, I already tried asking him. There's too many Gifted in the area, so he's scared we'll attract them to his place."
"So instead, he sends a little girl out to suffer in the cold," said the woman hotly. 571 shifted, biting her lip uneasily as they mentioned the Gifted and reminded her of what she was supposed to be doing – punishing rebels for being outside the villages. At the same time, a sudden gust of air burst through the treetops a short distance away. 571'as eyes widened as she realised what it meant – one of the other Gifted had found the camp.
"What was that?" the rebel woman whispered hurriedly, scrambling to her feet and quickly lifting the sleeping girl into her arms. The man stood up too and reached for his sword, holding it at the ready.
"Mummy…" the girl mumbled, burrowing further into the pile of coats while the woman shushed her, her eyebrows knotting anxiously.
"Caleb," she whispered, holding the toddler close to her body. "Can you see anyone?"
He didn't answer right away, his deep brown eyes surveying the woods before them carefully.
"No, but… You should go back," he said in a low voice, glancing back at her briefly. "Tell Alistair and Ingrid and the others to start packing."
Biting her lip, the blonde woman nodded and hurried off in the opposite direction, shushing the girl frantically as she started to cry. 571 glanced at the hilt of her sword, swallowing back the lump in her throat. Even though they were rebels, a part of her heart ached at the sight of the woman carrying her baby directly towards the danger, although she didn't know it. After all, 571 knew the signal could only mean one thing – the Gifted had already found their camp. She knew it was her duty to jump out of the bushes and attack the man directly – she had sat and watched him long enough. Now was the time to do her duty.
I have to do this. I'm Gifted, I… I have to prove to myself, once and for all, that I can do this. That I can live this life without any second thoughts. It's what I was born to do.
Closing her eyes for a moment, she started to draw her blade, ready to spring into action. Before she could however, she heard a familiar harsh clang of metal. Opening her eyes, she saw 3372, the Gift of Earth, fighting him. It was clear he was outmatched; the Gifted woman was far stronger and better trained, but the rebel was just managing to fend off her strikes. Biting her lip, 571 drew her sword properly and ran out to join her colleague.
"She went that way!" 3372 yelled as she kicked the rebel man in the stomach. He fell to the ground, winded. "There was a woman, before. Follow her! I'll take this one, easy!"
571 swallowed, wishing more than ever that she could be back in the Council in her room. Trying her best to tune out the rebel man's shouts, she turned around and ran through the forest after the blonde woman, jumping over tree roots and dodging around trunks expertly. She could do this. She could close off her mind to everything she was feeling and be the perfect Gifted citizen. It didn't matter how tired she was, or how much she wanted things to be different. Her destiny was clear, as it always had been.
By the time she reached the camp, it was already ablaze. About fifteen or so bodies were scattered throughout the smoking camp, all of them rebels. Five more rebels were still alive fighting the rest of her Gifted comrades. 571 could not see the blonde woman anywhere, a fact she felt strangely relieved about. One of the fighting rebels, another woman, was far more skilled than the rest of the rebels combined. She was fighting 712 and 6559 at the same time, dodging around their strikes with ease. She was strangely graceful with the way she moved her sword, circling around the two Gifted while her long brown hair rippled in the wind. Occasionally she would close in on them and make a quick jab with her blade, most of which they managed to dodge. One of her strikes made contact with 712's belly and he swore loudly as he stepped backwards, clutching at his wound while 6559 stepped forward and shielded him from the woman's next attack. 571 bit her lip, momentarily stumped as she watched the woman fight. There was no doubt in her mind that if her sword had been of good quality, she may very well have killed 712 rather than merely grazing his abdomen. The woman kicked 6559 directly in the stomach, sending him backwards with such force that he toppled directly into 712, sending them both crashing to the ground. Turning slowly, her eyes flashed when she saw 571 standing at the edge of the camp. Swallowing, the Gifted woman raised her sword, resigning herself to what was about to happen. She ran forward and swung her blade through the air, shooting a stream of flames from her other palm. The rebel woman ducked quickly to the side to avoid getting burnt, the tip of 571's sword slicing through the muscle of her lower left arm. She swore as blood oozed from the wound but it barely slowed her down. The rebel jabbed her sword towards 571, who only just managed to step backwards quickly enough to avoid getting stabbed through the stomach. Swallowing, she glanced behind herself and saw a young, dark haired man running towards her back. Whirling around, 571 reached out as he came close and grabbed his arm. Closing her eyes for a moment, she set his body on fire, keeping a tight grip on him as he screamed with pain. Tears welled behind her eyelids, both from the smoke and his terrible cries, she dropped his corpse as soon as she was sure he was dead and blocked another strike from the rebel woman, sweeping her foot beneath her legs so she toppled over. 571 gritted her teeth and pressed her boot into the woman's back, ready to stab her through the chest. To her surprise, the woman managed to manipulate her uninjured arm out from under herself and grabbed onto 571's ankle, flicking it sideways with surprising force. 571 staggered to the side, managing to keep herself upright but allowing the rebel woman to scramble to her feet. The dark-haired woman glared at 571, blood slowly dripping from the ends of her fingers. She raised her sword again, but before she could attack 712 sent a powerful stream of water her way, knocking her off her feet. She rolled over and sprang back up, water dripping from her hair as she turned her attention to him. 571 glanced around the camp. There was one rebel left fighting; a man who was faring a lot worse than his comrade. It wasn't long before the young Gift of Fire who 571 couldn't remember the number of finished him off. When the rebel was dead, the Gift of Fire turned and joined 712. The rest of the Gifted were nowhere to be seen – 571 realised they were most likely chasing after any escaped rebels. She turned around, deciding she should probably go and seek out survivors too, but she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw who was standing before her. The scarred man from earlier had returned to the camp. His sword and his shirt were splattered with blood – it clearly wasn't his, but even so, his hands shook so badly he was barely able to hang onto his sword. His dark brown eyes darted around the smoking camp, taking in all the bodies and debris. He stayed rooted to the spot, barely glancing at 571 even though she was an enemy standing only a few feet away.
The Gifted woman bit her lip as she watched him closely. She knew if she wanted to she could probably stride right over to him and kill him easily without a second thought. Given the state he was in, she highly doubted he'd put up much of a fight. Taking a deep breath and burrowing any doubt she felt deep down inside, 571 adjusted her grip on her sword and strode towards the rebel. She raised her left hand and sent a stream of flames in his direction, which he just managed to jump away from. Shaking his head slightly, the man sheathed his sword and set off, running through the trees. 571 swallowed and ran after him as he jumped over tree roots and changed direction constantly. He shouted a word she didn't recognise over and over again as he ran. 571 kept pace with him easily, her heart thudding under her chest. She had no idea what he was doing or why, but still, she knew she couldn't just let him go.
"Caleb!" she heard someone call from a distance, although she had no idea what the word meant. 571 stopped running when rebel man did, her shoulders heaving. The blonde woman ran towards him, still carrying the girl in her arms. The scarred man dropped his sword and hugged her tightly, kissing the toddler on her forehead. He glanced back at 571 and placed his hands on the woman's shoulders, muttering something she couldn't hear as they started to run. He didn't even remember to pick up his sword. 571 watched them go, hesitating.
They… They've learnt their lesson now, surely. I don't… I can let them go. Can't I? Most of their group had died back at the camp, after all. She highly doubted they'd think about joining another rebel group again after the destruction caused this time. She was still trying to decide what to do when she heard a set of heavy footsteps approaching her from behind. Thinking it was the dark-haired rebel woman again, she drew her sword quickly and turned around, relaxing when she saw 712 standing before her.
"Have you seen any more?" he said breathlessly, leaning over and wiping sweat from his forehead. 571 swallowed, glancing over her shoulder quickly. She was relieved to see the three rebels had slipped out of sight.
"I… I haven't seen anyone," she lied, folding her arms across her chest. "What about you? Did the woman…"
Her voice trailed off. 712 shook his head, his dark eyebrows narrowing slightly. "No, she got away," he said slowly, absentmindedly reaching for the wound she'd inflicted on his stomach. "But… There's seventeen dead, in total. And that's not even counting the ones who ran. Some of them must have been picked off too. Still, even if they al survived I'd call it a victory. They won't be troubling us again, I'm sure."
"Yeah," 571 muttered, avoiding his gaze. Rebels or not, the idea of so many young men and women losing their lives did not fill her with much joy. Her stomach twisted itself in knots at the shame of that feeling. "I – I'm sorry, I'm not… I should be –"
"It's alright," 712 interrupted. She looked up at him and was surprised to see he was staring back at her with an almost haunted look in his eyes. "It's – let's just find the others and go back. We've done our duty, haven't we? That's all we need to do."
571 nodded, shifting her feet slightly as she noted the resignation in his voice. It reminded her uncomfortably of herself. Shaking her head, she swallowed and pushed any doubts she had from her mind as they made their way back to the camp in silence. She tried so hard to think of their victory and what it meant for the Gifted, but instead she found herself thinking of the rebels she'd let go. Despite the shame it filled her with, she hoped with all her might they had gotten away. A part of her couldn't believe what she'd done – it was a small thing, sure, and the Gifted would likely never find out, but she'd gone against her duty. She knew why she had done it, of course – it was the girl, plain and simple.
She… I don't know why, but - she reminded me so much of… Well, of him.
Her eyes started to water, but she swallowed and wiped the tears away quickly before they'd had a chance to fall. This is ridiculous, but… I wish I'd at least gotten a chance to see him properly. She'd only caught a quick glimpse as the medical Servant took the child away. All she had seen was a small baby with a tuft of black hair wrapped tightly in a towel, their face screwed up as they wailed in the Servant's arms. In truth, she didn't even know if he really was a he. They hadn't told her the gender. It wasn't an important fact for her know.
He – or she – is a Servant now. He was always a Servant. He was never mine.
Swallowing hard, she clenched her fingers tightly into fists and forced herself to look straight ahead. Right then and there, she vowed to herself that she would never make such a mistake again. The Head Councilman was right, after all – her actions showed her poor judgment and self control. She would push any doubts she had far away and do her duty, no matter what it meant. If she couldn't do that, then she was nothing. It was a difficult truth, but one she had to live with.


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DVB-ASI is a three-layered architecture with the top layer (Layer 2) specified by IEC 13818-1 and the bottom layers, Layer 1 and Layer 0, specified by the Fibre Channel standard IEC 141165-1, part 1. This IP core along with LatticeECP3™ SERDES/PCS implements Layer 1 of the DVB-ASI interface. A part of Layer 2 functionality is also supported by the IP core.
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Our world is changing rapidly. Developments such as globalisation, technology and population growth are having a huge impact on the careers and employment sector, and in turn this will have a disproportionate impact on our young people. Unlike in the past, employment and job security are becoming much harder to achieve; a steady income is now rarely guaranteed. Many of the jobs of tomorrow don't yet exist – they need to be conceptualised and created by the young people whose futures will depend as much, if not more, on their enterprise acumen and adaptability than qualifications alone. This means that now, more than ever before, our young people need to be equipped with the skills, know-how and confidence to thrive in an unpredictable future.
Be able to respond to challenges and spot opportunities that lie ahead in today's world.
All economies need men and women who are enterprising and entrepreneurial, whatever their chosen career path. Young people who are equipped to make an effective transition from education to work, and to making their contribution to society, are better prepared and ready for the world of work, including self-employment. Self-employment, and the practice of creating a 'portfolio career' is already widespread in response to the realities of the modern job market.
Switching on the entrepreneurial consciousness of young people will ensure they get the necessary head start everyone needs to thrive, by developing their creative thinking and problem-solving skills so they are able to truly flourish.
Around the world, some innovative schools and educationalist are ahead of the game, delivering an enterprise approach to teaching and learning. But for most schools this is not an easy transition to achieve, and in most countries the vast majority retain a conventional educational approach. Even if excellently delivered, conventional schooling can tend to stifle students' creative and entrepreneurial thinking, rather than enhance it, so programmes such as the International Enterprise Illumination Programme are critical tools to complement and enhance the academic curriculum.


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Cuba: The Cult of Che
Posted on October 20, 2012 by annandmeg
Che Guevara was executed in the jungles of Bolivia on October 9, 1967. Forty five years later he is venerated in Cuba. He has attained something akin to "rock star" status. His face is on Cuban money, t-shirts, banners, and tourist art. Billboards with his image encourage the Cuban people to work hard and support the revolution.
Even in the U.S., celebrities wear Che's signature beret. He is featured in a movie, The Motorcycle Diaries,whose executive producer, Robert Redford,[1] has depicted Che's 1952 journey across South America; a journey generally credited with planting the seeds for his future radicalization.
Born Ernesto "Che" Guevara, on May 14, 1928, he was educated as a physician and was already active in social reform when he met Raul and Fidel Castro. He quickly became Fidel's 2nd in command and played a key role in the success of the Cuba Revolution against Batista. He is credited with his work on Cuba's literacy campaign and its agrarian land reform. He was a bank president and diplomat for Castro's government. He represented Cuba throughout the international community, speaking on behalf of socialism and against the exploitation of the Southern Hemisphere by Western countries. Ultimately, he became critical of the Soviet Union, also condemning it for exploiting Cuba.
Celebrated by many as an idealist, he was a lifelong, and very charismatic, revolutionary. While revered by many for his struggle to liberate the poor, focused primarily in Africa and South and Central America, he is reviled as a guerilla leader ruthless in his discipline of his troops and brutal as the revolution's chief executioner, instrumental in the war trials and summary executions of Castro's adversaries.
The nature of his relationship with the Castros at the time of his death is unclear. On October 3, 1965, two years before Che's death, Castro made public a letter from Che resigning his positions with the Cuban government, and giving up his Cuban citizenship. Whether his actions result from disagreements with Castro or merely a belief that he should be engaged in a wider campaign of "social justice" is unclear. He returned to Cuba only briefly after authoring that letter. His death changed a questionable relationship to martyrdom.
Che and twenty-nine comrades who fought with him in Bolivia are buried in the Che Guevara Mausoleum. It is located outside Villa Clara, Cuba, near one of his most significant military campaigns. It is treated as a shrine, almost a place of worship. Cameras are forbidden inside the Mausoleum, hats were required to be removed.
Nelson Mandela described Che as "an inspiration for every human being of our era who loves Freedom". Jean Paul Sartre described him as "the most complete human being of our age." Surely, Cuban exiles living in the U.S., whose family members were executed by Che's firing squads, find no humanity in his deeds.
Such totally different images of a human being long dead seem incapable of reconciliation. For purposes of this post, I will not try. Instead, the question may be whether those who exalt him as a hero are influenced to do good or ill. And, from an entirely different perspective, whether his veneration impacts the nature of the short-term–and mid-term–relationships between the United States and Cuba.
[1] Robert Redford is photographed with Fidel Castro on the wall of the National Hotel, one of the few luxury hotels in Habana, presumably taken during a brief encounter between the two men during Redford's trip to Cuba for a private screening of The Motorcycle Diaries for Che's widow and children.
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One response to "Cuba: The Cult of Che"
beatrice grace says:
Upon the release of the Motorcycle Diaries film the nurse of Che was poisoned by an accomplice to the murder of Sharon Tate. The Real Daughter was assaulted by this person also, and poisoned and extreme abuse proceeded towards the real daughter and the nurse of Che, the one referred to when Jon Lee Anderson writes cursely, "Che owned his f-k with the nurse". Mr. Robert Redford is literally responsible for not protecting the people who needed to be protected and honored as family in the United States of America. The nurse and real daughter were not contacted to be protected and the World War II Army Nurse Operating room nurse was murdered brutally though tortured slowly while Mr. Robert Redford feels his slight "discomfort" in what he calls a "hornet's nest" while the World War II operating nurse was tortured with poison, groin bruised, robbed of her cats her donkeys, her house her land and her dignity along with the real daughter right here in the United States of America. Assasin teams were sent to the home of the nurse as soon as the release of the film and the daughter was stalked by the car that is known as the Jenner 04 double-homicide murder scene car. Mr. Redford has taught the greatest ignorance of all time, where a film is used to destroy loyal ministers of the United States and Argentina and Cuba. Redford states, "we had to….show it to the family…to get approval…" His ignorance toward the reality of the work of Che has caused the torture and murder of the nurse and the almost to death assault of the real daughter and robbery and hardship that continues and Redford (robert) collects money on the film. A mythical character created by Redford is so appalling in the vivid truth of the loss of life that he has snuffed out through ignorance. The real daughter was shot at over the last weekend, and Mr. Redford has still continued to collect money and shed his ignorance all over the world. The nurse and daughter waited their whole life to be safe enough in the United States of America to reunite with the people they love in Cuba and Redford decided to invent a mythical character to kill the nurse instead. Dreams of my lifetime destroyed overnight and continual hardship because of your mythical character need, Mr. Robert Redford.


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Q: Caliburn NotifyOfPropertyChanged : System.InvalidCastException We are using caliburn framework in our application.
I have a property in my view model which should invoke a NotifyOfPropertyChanged for another property when it's value changes.
I thought I'd be able to do that as follows:
    public AnalogSensorState State
    {
        get
        {
            if (LowerErrorLevelExceeded)
            {
                return AnalogSensorState.LowerErrorExceeded;
            }
            if (LowerWarningLevelExceeded)
            {
                return AnalogSensorState.LowerWarningExceeded;
            }
            if (UpperErrorLevelExceeded)
            {
                return AnalogSensorState.UpperErrorExceeded;
            }
            if (UpperWarningLevelExceeded)
            {
                return AnalogSensorState.UpperWarningExceeded;
            }
            return AnalogSensorState.Ok;
        }
    }

    public bool LowerErrorLevelExceeded
    {
        get => _lowerErrorLevelExceeded;
        set
        {
            Set(ref _lowerErrorLevelExceeded, value, nameof(LowerErrorLevelExceeded));
            NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => nameof(State));
        }
    }
    ...

When the boolean setter is executed I get an invalid cast exception on the NotifyOfPropertyChange call.
Why?
Exception:

System.InvalidCastException: 'Unable to cast object of type
  'System.Linq.Expressions.ConstantExpression' to type
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A: You should use either NotifyOfPropertyChange(nameof(State)); or NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => State);, according to PropertyChangedBase class in Caliburn.Micro. It accepts string with property name or Expression<Func<TProperty>> for property
    /// <summary>Notifies subscribers of the property change.</summary>
    /// <param name="propertyName">Name of the property.</param>
    public virtual void NotifyOfPropertyChange([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
    {
      if (!this.IsNotifying || this.PropertyChanged == null)
        return;
      this.OnUIThread((Action) (() => this.OnPropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName))));
    }

    public void NotifyOfPropertyChange<TProperty>(Expression<Func<TProperty>> property)
    {
      this.NotifyOfPropertyChange(property.GetMemberInfo().Name);
    }


I look to my left. He's asleep. And he must be dreaming because his mouth is twitching and he's making funny noises. Later we'll go out for a walk. I'll chuck a ball and give him a treat.
Our pets have it easy.
I started John Gray's The Soul of the Marionette yesterday. He starts off by describing a difference between animals and humans: We have self-awareness. Animals do not.
It's a question that comes up in personal relationships as well as our professional lives. Billions are generated from books and courses and seminars that attempt to answer that question.
Last year I listened to a conversation between Tim Ferriss, author, entrepreneur and investor, and Kevin Kelly, a man with many diverse talents. They were discussing why you don't want to be a billionaire and what Kevin Kelly learned from doing a "6-months until death" challenge.
The synthesis of those two topics birthed a powerful concept.
Draw two intersecting circles. Within one is the question, "what would I do if I had a billion pounds?" Within the other is the question, "what would I do if I only had six months to live?" The intersection between those two circles is what you should do.
This exercise cuts through the trivialities, the non-essential and the unimportant that we spend most of our life paying homage too. It helps.
Draw a third circle. This one asks the question, "what am I good at?" It represents your current strengths, or if you're a blank slate, what you're willing to get good at in the near future.
We can add something more.
Next time you find yourself at a junction in your life, torn between this path and that, try this exercise. It will help you re-calculate your course, figure out your priorities and make a decision.
Next time you ask yourself, "what should I do?", draw four circles.


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Q: Targeting section classes with jQuery I'm using a one page scrolling plugin (http://www.thepetedesign.com/demos/onepage_scroll_demo.html) to be more precise.
I've noticed that many one page scrolling tutorials & plugins use sections. I'm having some issues targeting the sections. What I'm trying to do is add simple navigation to the plugin so that users know what page they are on.
I thought the code would be rather simple just using
if ($(".page1").hasClass("active")) {
        console.log("page one active");
    }

But this doesn't seem to work. Is there something I'm missing regarding targeting sections with jQuery? All I need to figure out is how to correctly target the section then I can add classes to my navigation tab.
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Robin attends the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo in 2010.
Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the disco group the Bee Gees behind "Saturday Night Fever" and other hits from the 1970s, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website.
Gibb "passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," said the statement, which was attributed to his family.
"Thank you, people whose Facebook profile picture is them as a baby, for basically saying, 'Here's the last time I wasn't ugly.'"
If that made you laugh, you can thank Jimmy Fallon, as it's just one of the many hilarious subjects he shows gratitude for in his new book, "Thank You Notes 2," arriving May 22, 2012. Co-written with the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" scribes, the book plays off the popular "Thank You Notes" segment on the show, and is the follow-up to his first published collection of "Thank You Notes."


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JEA Art Gallery Reception
Norman Blackwell
Norman Blackwell began his career as an artist at the young age of five. He has worked in almost every medium and style available to a serious painter. He started with watercolor, tempera and pencil, but soon realized that being an artist was an ongoing adventure that would keep changing as he progressed. He became aware that each new style, method or medium might lead him down an entirely different path as he continued to grow. To this day, he believes that these vital changes are what keep an artist's work vibrant and alive. Most important, perhaps, it is what enables the artist's output to stand the test of time and always remain fresh, not dated.
He received his education in art at Savannah High School, the University of Georgia and post-graduate studies at UCLA and the University of Cincinnati. For three years at Savannah High he studied art under Miss Margaret Murphy, whose ability as a teacher of young artists is legendary in Savannah. Norman's first professional art classes were taken just after World War II at the Telfair Academy.
The rewards for so many years of study and effort have been very gratifying to Norman. His work has been shown in art galleries in many different countries and he has won many prizes and received countless awards. Many of his paintings and portraits hang in National Art galleries around the world, while others are included in the private collections of celebrities, socialites, politicians and royal families.
His career in art has been very exciting and quite rewarding. If you ask him what he considers to be the highlight, Norman will immediately answer that it was his association with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) as Gallery Director in the early, formative years of this world-renowned institution.
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The Strollers of Maplewood, the resident community theater company at the Burgdorff Center, is seeking young performers from the South Orange/Maplewood area for their winter variety show, SOMuch Talent!
Singers, dancers, musicians, comedians, jugglers, acrobats, magicians and other novelty acts are welcome to audition! We are especially interested in the entertainment value of an act—keep it light!—and in group acts more than soloists.
WHERE: Burgdorff Center, 10 Durand Rd, Maplewood 07040.
You must provide your own music and/or accompaniment. We will have a Blue Tooth speaker available.


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Memorial to John W Sutcliffe and Michael Prendergast
Posted on April 28, 2014 by Sarsfield Blog
Shot dead during Liverpool's general transport strike, 1911
In 1911, Britain was in economic decline. Workers' wages had dropped, the cost of living rose steeply and living conditions were poor. Sailors and firemen in Southampton began the strike, and action quickly spread across the country in solidarity. But Liverpool saw the most organised and persistent action, led by syndicalist Tom Mann who headed up a dedicated strike committee.
Liverpool's general transport strike of 1911 saw over 70,000 men join the action and by the summer, the city had come to a virtual standstill.
Home Secretary Winston Churchill ordered troops out onto the streets and the authorities shipped in an extra 2,400 police and 5,000 troops from other areas to contain the action. Events came to a head on 13th August at a rally at St George's Plateau. After Tom Mann's speech, police attacked crowds apparently without reason. In total, 186 people were hospitalised and 96 arrested.
Two days later, prison vans containing 90 men convicted for involvement in the riots were being escorted by the 18th Royal Hussars towards Walton Jail via Vauxhall Road, a controversial route as many striking dockworkers lived in the area. Unrest broke out and soldiers opened fire on the crowd. Thirteen were injured and two men killed.
John Sutcliffe, a 19-year-old carter, was shot twice in the head on the corner of Hopwood Street and Vauxhall Road, virtually on his own doorstep.
Michael Prendergast, 30, a docker, was shot twice in the chest at close range on the corner of Lamb Street.
1911 Transport Strike Memorial Plaque
Later inquests gave verdicts of justifiable homicide. But by 24 August, the government had realised it simply couldn't contain the troubles across the country, and concessions were made to the workers.
This was one of the last occasions in history when British soldiers have killed civilians on the streets of mainland Britain. It's widely believed to be the nearest this country has ever come to revolution. But it also transformed trade unionism on Merseyside.
Louise McTigue is a freelance writer and researcher, writing on behalf of Sarsfield Memorials.
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Article I of the Constitution gives states the power to make laws governing elections. Since then, there have been several federal amendments to the Constitution to protect the right to vote for all Americans. For example, the 15th Amendment gave African-American men the right to vote and the 19th Amendment enfranchised women. Laws such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited voting practices that discriminate based on race, color, or membership to a language minority group. However, because states have the ability to make unique laws regarding voting and elections, wide variation exists across the country in terms of regulations governing the voting process. Laws regarding voter registration, absentee voting, early voting, polling times, etc. all vary depending on the state.
Most recently, states have begun to implement photo ID laws, which require voters to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Again, these laws vary widely depending on the state and largely fall into five different categories: strict photo ID, strict non-photo ID, photo ID requested, ID requested with photo not required, and no document required to vote. However, all forms of voter ID laws have one thing in common: they systematically disenfranchise minority and low-income voters.
Voting is already an irrational behavior. The costs of voting (time, transportation, information collection) all far outweigh any benefits received. The only rational reason people vote is because of a sense of civic duty. Perhaps this comes from proudly displaying an "I voted" sticker on your suit at work or from answering the phone call from your mom on November 6th and being able to say that yes, you, in fact, did vote and no, you are not as irresponsible as she thinks. However, by adding yet another hoop for voters to jump through, photo ID laws decrease participation in elections. This is problematic because participation in elections, especially at the state and local level, is already dismally low (only 27 percent of eligible voters turn out to local elections).
Most importantly though, specific demographics of voters are more likely to not possess a government-issued photo ID, such as minority groups and low-income, low-education individuals. And when participation systematically excludes minorities and lower-class individuals, there are real consequences. The interests of those who do not and cannot vote go unrepresented in the legislature, as representatives respond to the concerns of their voting constituents whom their re-election depends on. Furthermore, descriptive representation of minority voters goes down, as people tend to vote for people who physically resemble themselves. When individuals do not see people like themselves in office, they can be discouraged against participating in a system that consistently under-represents them.
Finally, there is no basis for the sudden mass implementation of photo ID laws. As of February 2019, 35 states enforce or are scheduled to begin enforcing photo ID requirements. The main arguments for supporting these laws rests in the idea of the need to protect electoral integrity and to fight against voter fraud. However, voter fraud is not a real issue (even though consistent rhetoric from politicians has turned it into one). Between 2000 and 2014, only 31 cases of voter fraud were confirmed out of over 1 billion ballots cast. The underlying reason for the implementation of these laws rests in history. Barriers to voting date back to post-Civil War efforts to systematically disenfranchise African Americans.
Jim Crow laws prevented African Americans from voting for almost one-hundred years after the 15th Amendment Constitutionally granted males the right to vote. Laws regulating (and most often preventing) felons from voting further disenfranchise black and low-income individuals who suffer from mass incarceration due to fabricated wars on drugs and crime that elected officials utilize as political tools. Now, we have the emergence of photo ID laws that continue to disenfranchise specific demographics of voters under the veil of protecting against voter fraud.
It is time to take the veil off and see these laws for what they are. Photo ID laws are discriminatory. They add another barrier to voting, and they are unnecessary to protect electoral integrity. They can be traced back to history as yet another form of minority voter disenfranchisement.
And they are not okay.


At the beginning of the school year I assign "My Life In Math Class' to my Grade Six Math class. This is a writing assignment in which I require students to reflect on their Mathematical past. They share their positive and challenging memories of the math classes of their past years. It gives me a jumpstart in understanding the skills and background that each of my students comes with.
For students to reflect on their previous experiences in math for the purpose of allowing the teacher to understand the strengths and weaknesses that they come with. For students to reflect on their previous experiences in math for the purpose of setting goals for the upcoming year.
Teacher and class engage in a discussion regarding how our previous experiences in Math effect our present success. We talk about positive and negative memories, different strategies that have helped them problem solve (such as guess and check, drawing pictures, using charts etc) and their hopes for the future. I tell students that if some of their memories are fuzzy they can talk to their parents about incidents that happened in their earlier grades. I am quite vulnerable with the students as I too share some of my personal memories- good and bad. I then hand out the assignment sheet as well as a sheet I call "My Life In Math Class" working paper. This is the assignment sheet broken down into steps so that the overwhelmed students will be able to work each part through one step at a time. It also ensures that the students are clear on what my expectations are of the assignment. One of the benchmarks is that the final product is "jazzed up". This will encourage students to present their work in a creative way. We discuss different ways they might do that. We also discuss how valuable this piece of work is for me as long as they choose to be vulnerable and give enough detail in their writing.
I consider this assignment very useful and worth the time that it takes. I usually give the students one period to work on it in class and the rest is for homework. I emphasize that their work will not be up for display so that they can feel free to share their true feelings.
I made a rubric based on the assignment sheet as a method of assessment.


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#LastNightInSweden – Armed Robbery with Kalashnikovs
February 22, 2017 February 22, 2017 Angry Foreigner #lastnightinsweden, donald trump, immigration, last night in sweden, sweden, trump, what happened in sweden
Here's a question to all of you who mocked Donald Trump, because "nothing happened" on the 17th of February – which was referred to as #LastNightInSweden.
Did you miss that a gold-store got robbed by three men wielding kalashnikovs? They rammed a car into the store and pulled out automatic weapons, it looked like a scene from GTA for christ sake.
But since it happened in a immigrant-dominated ghetto, people don't care.
Here's a list of incidents that have occured in Malmö this year alone.
12th of February: A man in his 20's shot in the head outside of a restaurant on Möllevångstorget. Nobody arrested.
8th of February: A janitor shoveling snow got shot in a residential area. He still has life-threatening injuries. A 15-year old got arrested.
21th of January: 18-year old man shot multiple times and injured severely. The fact that he carried a bulletproof vest probably saved his life. No suspect arrested.
12th of January: 16-year old boy shot to death at bus-stop in Rosengård, he died immediately. No suspects arrested.
3rd of January: Man deceased after shooting in Fosie.
It's incomprehensably ridiculous that the media would get hooked up on a specific date, and use that to mock Trump, when the surrounding days are insane. Just a few days after Trumps statement a violent riot occured in the notorious ghetto Rinkeby.
7-8 cars were set on fire, police were showered with rocks, and a shop owner was beaten up when he interrupted an attempted robbery in his store.
The eye witness who recorded the video above had the following to say to alt-media blog Avpixlat: "I saw how the cops didn't enter the square. They just waited for a long time while 30-50 arabs and negroes were smashing windows. Then they went into Lidl and stole beer and energy drinks. They were given free reign for an hour and the cops did nothing, they came in first after the lootings were over. I tried to record but then three adult arabs came up to me and wondered if I was a cop, or what the hell a swede is doing here. I said I wasn't a swede but then I got to run. They seemed to hate me because I was the only "whitey" around."
It's entirely possible to be a critic of Trump, and still pay attention to facts and accurate depictions of reality. What the media is doing is childish and undermines serious problems Sweden is facing, in which immigrants themselves often make out the biggest victims. Because guess whose primarily living in these rough neighborhoods?
We can not change the negatives if we do not highlight the negatives.
← No, Fox News and Trump aren't lying about Sweden
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11 thoughts on "#LastNightInSweden – Armed Robbery with Kalashnikovs"
MATILDA TOMAS says:
I am even scaired visit mycket Mother att the hospital due to drog and vailance around the area!!!!!
blindtoreason says:
It's a problem Sweden has got to come to grips with. The mamby pamby treatment of these ungrateful heathens has got to be dealt with by the same soft bellies that let them in. If not then fed up citizens that aren't afraid will take care of it outside the law. Just because Trumpty Dumpty got something right about another country's internal situation doesn't mean he has anything else right about the country he somehow became president of. I'm hopeful that the citizens of Sweden would stand up to his dictatorial methods and views. Letting Vladimir Putin have inside access to the most precious qualities of a democratic society that he has clearly shown disdain for would not be tolerated in Sweden I sincerely hope. Whether Trump's statement was actually his or just repeating what someone else in his circle said is something we'll never know. He doesn't make intelligent comments as a rule. He is unique only in the fact that so many ill-informed, and willfully ignorant supporters came together to elevate him to a place he is not equipped to handle. Behind the scenes right now there's numerous investigations and inquiries concerning his activities and statements. The US and the rest of the world is not reacting the way they are because they don't like him.It's much more than that. And people are reacting to Sweden's plight because they don't want to hear about a herd of animals running roughshod over a great country.
Guzin says:
No, only the liberals and neo-cons are "reacting the way they are" because they can't accept a peaceful transfer of power.
It's okay for you to criticize the "mamby pamby treatment of ungrateful heathens" but let Trump simply try to control the vetting process and he's labeled a racist.
And what precious qualities of the democratic process has he shown disdain for exactly? Certain members of the press that continue to run with one exaggerate lie after another about him? That's not disdain for democracy, that's disdain for liberal propaganda. Just like this Russia story, which is the exact same story from November being recycled as a new story, but with no new facts. Read them. Every story says the FBI has found no collision between his administration and Russia. Of course, you'd need to read passed the the headline and get somewhere toward the end of the story to find that information.
You should be estatic he brought attention to Sweden's problems. It's not like your politicians will. And, once again, our bias media called him a liar for doing so.
Here's an idea. Why not call these migrants a "herd of animals" to all your ignorant liberal friends? See how understanding they are of "your great country." 🙄
You've been brainwashed about Trump. I was too until wikileaks. The people working for a foreign power (the Saudis) are the Clintons and the neocons in the EU. Try more than one source for your info and you'll be very surprised how much you've been lied to. For example, Trump never said Republican voters were so stupid they'd vote for anyone- Hillary Clinton said that about Democrat voters. Trump was given awards for service to the black community long before it was fashionable. He was only called a racist when he went up against the Democrats – who do nothing in reality for inner city hell holes. These rabid left wingers are trying to destroy Western society and culture – and that is why they hate Trump so much.
Your remarks about President Trump show you do not know much about the US. Many of us Americans are sick of this multi-cultural, politically correct, socialist nonsense that is accepted without question in Europe.
angry non foreigner says:
Progressives everywhere have their heads in the sand with their asses in the air – good practice for the future when you will be required to do it five times a day in the name of peace. Here in Canada we have an imbecilic but photogenic former drama teacher doing his best to dismantle our culture and values that were established over hundreds of years without any interference from sun stroked inbred savages.Currently hundreds of opportunistic refugees? are swarming in at rural open border points from the U.S.A. to avoid the inconvenience of going through proper immigration channels despite our lax laws. The morally superior armchair social justice warrior mayors of several major cities have declared their willingness as " sanctuary cities " to accept any and all with no vetting. "REFUGEES" from the U.S. ?! What a JOKE ! Probably the most desirable destination for migrants despite the big baddy waddy , LAWFULLY ELECTED Trump. I was no Trump supporter previously but I am becoming one as I lap up the tears of the crybaby losers who consider themselves special and exempt from the rule of law because…FEELINGS! The embarrassing failure of Europe's social experiment is dutifully ignored by the media in general here in North America.It's full steam ahead in the name of self hatred and misplaced white guilt. Those few who try to report anything that doesn't follow the official narrative are of course labelled as extremists and vilified and even physically attacked. I will probably be subject to criminal prosecution and incarceration as a thought criminal in the near future as our government is trying to push through the first step of an anti " Islamophobia " motion that would criminalize criticism of the religion of peace with special status over other belief systems – despite not even defining it clearly. No clear definition = open to interpretation [ abuse ]. Way past time for people to WAKE THE FUCK UP and " just say no " to this epidemic social justice delusion drug.
Yes, good points mate!
Everything you describe sounds like a typical day in the US. 😦
I do wish Trump would bother to be accurate. It's not like he doesn't have the resources to acquire the proper information. I lose sympathy with people who set themselves up to fail with the press. He snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on that issue.
And while everything on your list would sound mundane to most Americans, his point could have and should have been- that kind of violence was unheard of in Sweden before mass immigration!
Clearly, something not's working. It might well be due to racism creating a pressure cooker situation. (I'm not going to deny that's how it frequently works in the US). It could be a few bad apples ruling the roost because of an ineffective system. (Not going to deny that's how it frequently works here, too). Hell, there could also be a reporting discrepancy that's not in line with reality. But it needs a closer look, not denial.
The Swedish method of vetting is completely different from America's and shouldn't be compared. But I won't hijack the blog with my explanation on that.
One more thought- Trump has built up a reputation for telling outrageous lies so now people default to his missteps as more of his bizarre grandiose storytelling. Millions of "illegals" did not vote in the presidential election. He didn't graduate top of his class, even though his grades were fine. Claiming the murder rate is the highest it's been in 50 years.
If there are facts about Sweden that would help Trump make his point, he should use them. Not talk out of his ass and look stupid and dishonest.
I tell my students that when they build up a reputation for bullshit they can't complain when no one believed them the ONE TIME they were right.
Gah- one more thought and then I'm out.
If you are an adult that reminds me of my more obnoxious students, we're done. My students are adorable and I love them but Trump ain't cuddly or cute. Grow the hell up.
Are you really a teacher of some sort ? You are not really very coherent Maybe you have been drinking.. As for the events that are "typical in the U.S "., may I remind you that the high crime areas are generally overpopulated urban liberal shit holes that skew the statistics and give a false impression of much of the rest of the country. Also comparing the two nations with regards to the difference in population is something that should be taken into consideration .


The next Catholic Watchmen meeting will be on Monday, March 13th, 2017 at 6:00 PM in Cassidy Hall (note: start time is moved up to 6:00 PM for this month only). All men of the parish are invited to attend! This month's meeting will be focused on exploring Catholic Watchmen Discipline 5 – "Serve and Be a Witness to Family and Community". The format of the evening will be social time with food and beverages, a short video, and round-table discussion. Last month's topic on "Engage fully in every Sunday Mass" was fantastic. We look forward to seeing everyone again this month! Bring a friend!!


March 13, 2019:The joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors was held.
November 02, 2018:The Board of Supervisors was held.
November 02, 2018:The 20th meeting of the Board of Directors was held.
March 14, 2018:The joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors was held.


At this moment of profound communion with Christ, we also feel among us the living presence of the Virgin Mary. It is a motherly presence, a familial presence, especially for you who are part of the confraternity. Love for Our Lady is one of the characteristics of popular devotion that must be respected and well directed. For this reason, I invite you to meditate on the last chapter of the Constitution of the Second Vatican Council on the Church, Lumen Gentium, which speaks of Mary in the mystery of Christ and of the Church. There it says that Mary "advanced in her pilgrimage of faith" (n. 58). Dear friends, in the Year of Faith I leave you this icon of Mary the pilgrim, who follows her Son Jesus and precedes us all in the journey of faith.
Today the Eastern Churches following the Julian Calendar are celebrating Easter. I wish to send a special greeting to these brothers and sisters, uniting myself with all my heart to them in proclaiming the joyful news: Christ is Risen! Gathered in prayer around Mary, let us invoke from God the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, that he may console and comfort all Christians, especially those celebrating Easter amid trial and suffering, and guide them on the path of reconciliation and peace.
Yesterday in Brazil Francisca de Paula de Jesus, called "Nhá Chica", was proclaimed Blessed. Her simple life was totally dedicated to God and to charity, so much so that she was called "mother of the poor". I join in the joy of the Church in Brazil for this luminous disciple of the Lord.
I greet with affection all the confraternities present, having come from many Countries. Thank you for your witness to the faith! I greet too the parish groups and the families, as well as the great parade of musical bands and associations of the Schützen from Germany.
A special greeting goes today to the "Meter" Association on the National Day for Child Victims of Violence. And this offers me the occasion to turn my thoughts to those who have suffered and are suffering from abuse. I would like to assure them that they are present in my prayers, but I would like to strongly declare that we must all commit ourselves with clarity and courage so that every human person, especially children, who are among the most vulnerable, be always defended and protected.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp forced to eat words on Man Utd star
Jurgen Klopp says he has changed his mind over Paul Pogba's transfer fee after going on a Liverpool spending spree.
He has shrugged off criticism of Liverpool's transfer business after he had previously said he would do things differently to big-spending rivals.
Two years ago, when Manchester United were set to spend a then record fee of £89 million on French midfielder Paul Pogba, Klopp ironically suggested he would quit the game if those large fees became the norm.
READ MORE: Klopp's transfer hypocrisy smacks of a man scared of failure
What was he thinking?
This summer Klopp has paid a world-record fee for a goalkeeper to sign Alisson from Roma in a deal worth up to £65 million, while in January he broke the bank for Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk by spending £75 million.
"We don't care what the world around us is thinking," Klopp told the BBC, as per Manchester Evening News.
"Like Manchester United didn't care what I said.
"It is only an opinion in that moment. Did I change my opinion? Yes. That is true. But it is better to change your opinion than never have one.
"Whatever people say and bring it up again and again, I have had worse days in my life and worse things happen to me. We have the players we wanted. I am fine with that."
Klopp added: "The world has changed completely.
"Better players than we already have are not waiting around the corner. You can't get the world-class goalkeeper who had a really long contract at Roma on a free transfer.
"It is not for me to say we don't want to pay big money because in the end Liverpool is not successful. That doesn't work."
Credit to Pogba for finally eating his words. It was only a matter of time before he looked a hypocrite in today's market, where you simply cannot compete unless you match the spending power of your rivals.
And, with the transfer world gone crazy, I'd like to see players make use of their youngsters. Maybe see the football governing bodies introduce a rule suggesting one academy graduate must start each league game going forward?
That would be interesting…
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Phil Simmons, former West Indies head coach has been named as head coach for the Afghanistan cricket team.
Former West Indies coach Phil Simmons has been tasked with taking Afghanistan to the 2019 World Cup after he was announced as head coach on Sunday.
The 54-year-old Trinidadian, a former Test cricketer, fills the post left vacant by Indian Lalchand Rajput, whose contract was not renewed last August.
Simmons, an experienced former Ireland head coach, had previously served as a consultant to the Afghanistan squad.
"We went with Phil because he understands our team," Shafiq Stanikzai, the ACB chief executive officer, was quoted as saying.
"He has coached West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland - all these are teams Afghanistan will play in the World Cup Qualifiers. He is a good prospect."
He will now link up with the Afghan side in Dubai where they are preparing for a limited overs series against Zimbabwe scheduled for February.
More importantly, Simmons will oversee Afghanistan's campaign at the all-important World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwbe in March, as they chase one of the two remaining spots at the showpiece in England the following year.
The 10-team tournament involves West Indies, who failed to achieve direct qualification because of their number nine ICC world ranking.
Afghanistan, who were granted Test status in June, are also scheduled to play India their first-ever Test later in the year.
Simmons spent just over two years as West Indies coach but was axed five months after leading the Caribbean side to the capture of the Twenty20 World Cup in India last year April.
Cricket West Indies said the decision was taken because of "differences in culture and strategic approach."


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2. Add seasonings and sauté an additional two minutes.
3. Add rice, transfer to oven proof dish and bake at 350° s for 45 minutes or until rice is tender.
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Delhi Capitals suffered yet another defeat as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat them by 5 wickets. SRH now have topped the points table.
In Match 16 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 5 wickets at Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Thursday. Chasing a modest total of 130, SRH were off to a flying start, thanks to Jonny Bairstow. However, wickets did fall but it was a little too late for the home team. With this win, SRH have climbed to the top of the VIVO IPL points table.