If you're someone who grew up in the '90s, you probably tend to wax poetic when it comes to describing your childhood.
We had Beanie Babies! And Tamagotchis! And the Scholastic Book Fair!
But let's be honest. Some things from the '90s were actually totally whack.
I know. It's hard to accept.
But it's true. It's time to admit it.
These pencils were legit the worst.
As soon as you lost one little piece (which happened approximately 2.5 minutes after you took it out of your desk), the entire pencil was completely useless.
But that didn't stop you from wanting one, did it?
Or maybe you're just thinking about the piece of wood you used to eat it.
Admit it: You remember what that stick tasted like more than you remember the ice cream, don't you?
Remember Catherine O'Hara in Home Alone?
Well, Macaulay Culkin is currently older than she was when she played his mom.
Yeah. Let that one sink in. You are old.
You probably think you loved playgrounds like these, right?
They always had bees in them. Also? Splinters.
This next one might be a little controversial.
"Cup of Dirt" is not as good as you think, either.
Oreos? Good. Chocolate pudding? Good.
But the addition of fruit-flavored gummy worms?! No. That was a bad move.
These candies absolutely wrecked your mouth.
Your mouth is watering just thinking about them, huh?
Well, just don't forget how much they hurt you.
And it most likely never will again.
They're all the same flavor.
Your entire life is a lie.
For about 10 throws. After that, the Velcro stopped working and the ball just bounced off your hands, rendering the entire toy completely useless.
Next up is some bad news about what you think was one of your favorite activities at school.
You probably looked forward to playing with these pattern blocks.
But think about it. What did you actually do with them?
Or is it perhaps possible that you just think they were cool because they are a vestige of your ever-increasingly distant childhood?
Take a good look at this rug.
You probably had this rug in your room. Everyone had this rug in their room.
But I'm willing to bet you never played with it.
This map your teachers always referenced?
Yeah, it's pretty darn out-of-date these days.
Since the year 1990, 34 new countries have been created!
Because no one ever won this game.
Because this game was impossible.
Ever. Not even once. And you wore them often.
Do all gym teachers naturally hate kids?
I can't really think of a reason to bring these rolling finger torture devices out unless that's the case.
You're probably convinced that you could have completed the monkey statue on Legends of the Hidden Temple.
You probably would not have been able to do that.
These drink bottles were never *totally* clean.
Put apple juice in them once, and every beverage you put in them until the end of time would have a distinct apple flavor.
Either way, if it rained even one time the whole summer, these chairs were soggy for the rest of the season.
And if you did have the lounger version, you know the struggle of trying to *click* the back into the exact right position only to have it completely collapse on you as soon as you leaned against it.
These sand art things always looked really cool.
For about 12 minutes. After that, they got mixed up and looked terrible.
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Southern Denton County Schools
Jones ready to continue legacy of Marcus band
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2018
Jeff Jones strives to continue the excellence of the Marcus High School Band. (Photo by Helen's Photography)
Even in the far-reaches of the DFW Metroplex, the reputation of the Marcus High School band and its former director, Amanda Drinkwater, has long-made it one of the state's most coveted programs.
Its accolades include: five state titles since 2006; three top finishes in the Bands of America Grand Nationals; countless students who have gone on to succeed in music, as well as many other walks of life. Then, there's the passionate and extensive booster club and the rest of Marauder Nation.
That overall success is what new Director of Bands Jeffrey Jones is fully-ready to continue.
Jones started his position on June 1, after Drinkwater moved into the administrative side of the Lewisville Independent School District.
The 40-year-old Mansfield native comes to town after 12 years in the same position he held at UIL Class 6A North Mesquite High School. Previously, he was assistant director at Class 5A Mesquite Poteet High School after earning a Master's degree from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor degree at Texas Tech University.
But, Jones is no stranger to this area, since wife Bethany started her teaching career as band director at Briarhill Middle School in Highland Village nearly 20 years ago. A year later, she went to Arbor Creek Middle School in Carrollton for a year, then spent three years at Hedrick Middle School in Lewisville.
"So, in a way, it feels like coming home," Jones said. "LISD has a reputation– not only in the band community, but in the education community– as a leader of our field. It is fiscally responsible, but loves our kids and does whatever it takes for kids to be as successful as possible. That's the kind of place you want to be."
After living in North Dallas, Garland and Mesquite, the family now resides in Highland Village where ironically oldest daughter Caitlyn is a sixth grader at Briarhill. Daughter Esther is a fifth grader and son Seth is a third grader at Heritage Elementary School. Bethany is back in LISD helping the central feeder schools as a supplemental instructor.
Though Jones didn't know Drinkwater well, their paths crossed several times over the years.
"I don't think there are many people who don't know what this program has meant to this community for a decade and a half plus," he said. "We've certainly had professional knowledge of each other."
When he first heard about Drinkwater's move, he jumped at the chance to apply.
"The music community, like many others, is pretty tight-knit and pretty close, so you hear about that kind of information through the board meetings," he said. "It didn't take long for the 'word on the street' to be out there that the opportunity was becoming available."
After a comprehensive interview process, Jones got the job and went right to work on this year's program– entitled "Renaissance." It is based on music from that time period recomposed and/or arranged by more contemporary composers. Old made new again, Jones calls the program. It was actually designed before he was hired. He said it will eventually feature the usual amount of visuals.
"If people come out [in] the middle of October, I think they will be amazed at what these guys can create on the football field," he said.
Helping Jones oversee the program are longtime Associate Director Kennan Wylie, Color Guard Director John Leonard, former Marcus student teacher Matt Ball and Nick VandenBush, previously assistant director at Hedrick.
"It's a great dynamic team," Jones said.
They are employing the same philosophy Drinkwater and her staff previously preached to band members– it's the performance that counts, not where you finish.
"It's not about a trophy or a place, but about living up to the potential that was in the ensemble, when they were in the ensemble," Jones said. "It's exciting– and incredibly daunting, at the same time– to be in a place where that is really poignant.
"Art is inherently subjective, so the struggle there is that your whole goal is to win. Even when you do win, I think you miss the mark. So, one of the things that has made [Marcus] such an impressive place and a fixture, is the fact that the whole concept has been 'achieving at the highest level of your potential.' And, the thing that weighs most on my mind, is helping these kids almost live-up to the legacy that's come before them."
Jones said that the high school band experience is much more than music and marching.
"I think our goal is help kids grow. And the exciting part of the curriculum here is we get to use music to teach students honesty, integrity, hard work, dedication, teamwork, social skills and problem solving."
When not at Marcus, Jones spends time helping students statewide become better peer-to-peer leaders with his Jones Leadership Consulting business and driving music leaders in his wife's minivan (www.maestrosinminivans.com). At Marcus, he combines that background with two decades of teaching to bring out the best in his students.
"Our opportunities allow us to take math, science and social studies and make it into the way you are going to have to be to work in a 21st century workforce," he said. "It's exciting for me to work in a place that values that part of the process. They provide us an excellent vehicle here to do something that can be very well-received in the community.
"Even though the majority of our students don't go on to become professional musicians, I think what we do is critically important, because it does teach them that if you grow up and are going to become a surgeon, it's 'game day.' Or, if you're going to be an engineer, every day you are building bridges is 'game day.' It's not that we get ready just for the performance, but also the ability to teach the students a level of high-achievement and high-performance on a day in, day out basis."
Jones has been impressed with what he's seen so far during the summer and first weeks of school; and, is looking forward to the journey of the marching season.
"It's really obvious that the kids that have come before them in this space have had the opportunity to do some incredible things with their peers," he said. "So, our goal is to challenge these kids to live up to the potential that they have in the moment.
"If they can look at themselves in the mirror– and each other in the face– and feel like they've lived-up to what they were capable of creating in that moment, then we can all go home pleased with the work they've done."
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No one will be surprised that Sony's first digital SLR camera bears a strong resemblance to one of Konica Minolta's models. Sony took over the camera division of the illustrious brand and the two companies had been working together even before the takeover. However, Sony has done more than just put a simple clone on the market: certain things have been added and changed. Generally, they have been to the benefit of the camera.
Sony has cleverly adapted several things from Konica Minolta and improved them where necessary. Take the Super Steady Shot. Maybe it isn't perfectly attuned to every focal point, but when all is accounted for, it is an excellent tool for repairing the most common fault: movement blur. The algorithm has also been improved and you can now take photos without the need for a tripod for much longer than with cameras without such as system. It is also considerably cheaper than buying a lens with an IS (Image Stabilizer). That Sony also uses the moving sensor to reduce dust on the sensor at the same time is very clever indeed as dust is maybe one of the biggest sources of irritation.
It was also a clever move to use lots of buttons instead of forcing users to continually refer to the menu. The Sony Alpha 100 is easy to operate, partly because the buttons are more conveniently arranged than usual. That the switch button is placed inconveniently for those of us who use our left eye when taking a photograph is a minor detail. It is however, more inconvenient that Konica Minolta's eye sensor and flash shoe have been incorporated in the Sony Alpha 100. The former in particular is more of an irritation than a help. By using the Dynax flash shoe, the Sony DSLR A-100 immediately has a good range of flashes.
With 10 Megapixels, the Sony Alpha is at the top of its range. Although, fortunately, more attention is being paid to quality rather than pixels, high numbers always sell well. Luckily, Sony knows how to get a great result from the pixels. The focus, colour reproduction and detailing are good. I have to say that I was not impressed by the noise at ISO 800 and 1600, although I suppose it is acceptable. One unique feature is the possibility to optimise the dynamic range. This is a sensible function if you want to take photos in contrast rich situations, like high summer or with a low winter sun. The Sony Alpha 100 offers a lot of options, but a lot can be done automatically, and this makes the DSLR a suitable camera for entry-level users or upgraders. It is a pity that the number of options for photographing in JPEG is limited. On the other hand, taking photos in JPEG is extremely quick and you don't actually need the buffer.
All in all, Sony has come up with a decent camera in the Alpha 100. A good beginning is half the battle. Consider the price/quality ration in the current market and you will see that the well known DSLR manufacturers have suddenly been confronted with a competitor to be afraid of! Not only is the Sony Alpha 100 a pleasure to work with, it also gives great results. People who now work with a Konica Minolta can go on to Sony without a hitch. This is immediately a strong point for Sony. As well as launching a camera, it has come up with an enormous range of accessories and lenses. The Sony Alpha 100 is only the beginning of Sony's rise in the world of reflex cameras. To the competitors, one can only say - watch the Sony Alpha 100 - this camera is ready to conquer market share!
"Since Sony and Konica Minolta announced that Konica Minolta consigned their camera service operations for Konica Minolta, Konica Minolta brand cameras and related equipment to Sony, the news of a Sony digital SLR camera is a hot topic among digital SLR camera enthusiasts. Some weeks ago we unveiled the name and the design of the new Sony digital SLR to you; today we bring you the (unofficial) specifications of the Sony Alpha 100 digital SLR camera. "
Continue to read our Sony Alpha 100 article.
It is logical that Sony has equipped the Alpha 100 with a slot for CompactFlash memory. CompactFlash has been a standard feature in digital reflex cameras for years and users of Konica Minolta can now switch over to Sony with ease. CompactFlash memory cards are available in high capacities and speeds for a relatively low price. The SanDisk Extreme III series in particular performs very well in a camera like the Sony Alpha 100. The Memory Stick Duo is also available in high speeds and its capacity currently extends up to 4GB. The disadvantage of the Memory Stick Duo is that it is not so easily available and a bit more expensive than the CompactFlash cards. On the other hand, it has a compact format, just a little larger than the Secure Digital memory card. For the test, Sony provided a 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo High Speed. In practise, the card with adapter was just as good as a SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash card.
Sony's CCD image sensor gives 10 million pixels and this quickly leads to large files, especially if you are taking photographs in RAW, which I would advise you to do as much as possible. A 1GB memory card is not an unnecessary luxury but I would recommend a 2GB card. In the following table you can see approximately how many pictures fit on a 1GB card. The numbers should be doubled, of course, for a 2GB memory card.


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Gemfields
Leigh Day secured a settlement on behalf of 273 claimants in the Montepuez area in northern Mozambique in 2019
In 2019 Leigh Day settled a case on behalf of 273 Claimants from around the Montepuez area in northern Mozambique. The Claimant group consisted of artisanal ruby miners and local villagers from the communities in the vicinity of the Montepuez Ruby Mine.
Montepuez Ruby Mine is 75% owned by British gemstone mining company, Gemfields Limited, which is also the owner of the prestigious Fabergé brand.
The Claimants alleged that the mine's security forces, which included employees of Montepuez Ruby Mine and public and private security forces acting on behalf of the mine, had committed serious human rights violations.
Claimants alleged that they had been shot, beaten, raped, sexually abused, subjected to cruel and degrading treatment, unlawfully detained and forced to carry out menial labour.
Leigh Day also represented the families of a number of artisanal miners who were killed on the mine including by being shot, beaten to death, or buried alive in mine shafts.
Additionally, residents from the village of Namucho, which is within Montepuez Ruby Mine's mining concession area, allege that they were subjected to harassment from the mining company over several years.
The villagers told us that on one occasion the whole village was burned down by representatives from the mining company.
Although Gemfields made no admission of liability in agreeing the settlement, it recognised that violence had occurred on the mining area near Montepuez.
The settlement agreement had three main elements. Firstly, the settlement includes offers of financial compensation for each of the Claimants and provides important redress.
For many it will allow them to access medical treatment for serious physical and psychological injuries suffered as a result of the abuse.
Secondly, under the settlement, MRM agreed to provide the Namucho community with agricultural projects and training. It is hoped that this will give long term, sustainable income and economic development for the villagers.
Thirdly, Gemfields agreed to set up an independent Operational Grievance Mechanism which will provide redress for any victims found to have suffered abuse at the mine which Leigh Day have been unable to represent.
Grievance procedures should be put in place by all companies who wish to adhere to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and advocated for by industry best practice.
However, it is hoped that the Gemfields Operational Grievance Mechanism will provide a model for access to justice for victims of human rights abuses in relation to mining companies globally.
Under the Operational Grievance Mechanism an independent panel consisting of a number of experts will consider complaints of alleged victims and will determine compensation where appropriate in Mozambican law. The OGM will be monitored by an independent organisation which has expertise in business and human rights.


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LA-based pop artist and DJ Havana Brown has steadily taken over the charts as well as the world's dance floors. As the first female DJ to sign a major label recording deal in Australia, Havana has delivered on Universal Music's expectations with multiple releases of her Crave compilation series selling over 250,000 copies of the series. Crave is now one of the most successful compilation series in Australia
The talented Australian DJ held down three hugely successful weekly radio spots, with over 1 million listeners tuning in each week.
She has amassed over 1 Million loyal Facebook fans, sold over 2.5 million singles worldwide, and amassed over 40 Million Streams. Havana's single 'We Run the Night' featuring Pitbull reached Triple Platinum in Australia and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at #7. The single went on to sell over 1 million units in the U.S., and hit the Top 30 on iTunes in over 30 countries across the globe. Following the success of having 4 consecutive #1 hits on the U.S Billboard Dance Charts her debut album 'Flashing Lights' debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at #6 and contained 'We Run The Night' as well as multi Platinum singles 'Warrior', and 'Big Banana'. As well as having international chart success Havana has appeared as a guest judge on the hit talent show X-Factor and also as a mentor with Ricky Martin on The Voice. Earlier this year she was a celebrity contestant on the hit reality show "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" where she made it to the final week.
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Building the Middle Fork Greenway Trail: Topic of Democratic Women's Club Luncheon Feb. 12
Published: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Feb. 5, 2014. Virginia Powell, an organizer of the Middle Fork Greenway Trail project that will connect Blowing Rock and Boone, along with Anne Burgess, "the mother of the Middle Fork Greenway," will be the guest speakers at the Feb. 12 luncheon of the Democratic Women's Club of Watauga County at Bandana's BBQ & Grill (1475 Hwy 105).
Members and guests will gather at 11:30, with the speaker scheduled for High Noon. The luncheon is open to everyone.
The all-volunteer Middle Fork Greenway Association formed in 2000 to begin building support for a walking path along the Middle Fork of the New River. The Middle Fork rises in Blowing Rock and flows north to Boone, where, joined by the East Fork and Winkler's Creek, it empties into the South Fork, which zigzags into northeastern Ashe County where it joins the North Fork and becomes the New River.
Sites for parks along the planned greenway were acquired during Phase 1 at the Payne Branch, Goldmine Branch, and Sterling Creek tributaries and are in various stages of development. Plans, maps, and photos detailing all three projected phrases of the trail's development may be accessed at http://www.middleforkgreenway.org.
Virginia Powell has been an active member of the trail taskforce and will unveil the vision, the achievements, and the challenges of completing this ambitious project in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Avery County Obituaries – Compiled Feb. 5, 2014
Watauga County Deeds – Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2014: 25 Deed Transfers With a Total Value of $4,322,500


UTICA, NY, Dec. 5, 2016 –Mother Marianne West Side Kitchen will host a Christmas dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at St. Joseph and St. Patrick Parish Center, 702 Columbia St.
NEEDED: Donations of ham, potatoes, corn and peas, plus volunteer crews to help prepare and serve the dinner, and clean up afterward.
The soup kitchen is named after parish daughter St. Marianne Cope, who grew up and attended school at the parish before becoming a Franciscan sister and ultimately caring for leprosy patients in Hawaii.


Another thing I remembered in our Squad: excessive amounts of "give ups". Our squad easily racked up 10-20 extra deaths because of not reviving downed players that were in a safe location.
This goes directly against the briefing from Copernicus at the start of the round, which I thought was very well said.
In a particular moment, I was 20 meters from a squad mate, I called out to him to revive me, he said "No were leaving to the next flag, just spawn on the FOB"..... in a round that had a 70 ticket difference, this kind of attitude is what costs the round, especially as the enemy had completely opposite idea and went out of their way to conserve tickets.
Just swinging by to write that these are cool. As a resident idiot who can't commit to anything, these may be the best way for me to experience "organized play."
Graduate school is hell, so if I've committed to things in the past and been a no-show, I'm sorry. This seems to have a lot less attached to it. Good to read about the experiences you all had, and some of the administration issues. I think that this is a great idea for Squad, and I like that we're committed to helping spread TG without trying to organize it ourselves!
Not AAR related, but I'm glad to see you still around, Skud, and I look forward to getting a chance to play with you some time!


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Mark Chalmers (left) with Ken Wyatt, Reconciliation Australia's chief executive Karen Mundine, and Fred Chaney.
Reconciliation Action Plans are used by hundreds of organisations across Australia to deliver better outcomes.
The development and implementation of a Reconciliation Action Plan is an increasingly popular tool for organisations that want to translate good intentions toward Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders into tangible deeds.
More than 1,000 organisations across the country have an RAP.
Leading the way are 24 organisations with an Elevate RAP.
This means they have a proven track record of embedding effective initiatives to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their activities, and have a strong strategic relationship with Reconciliation Australia.
This group of 24 includes mining and energy giants BHP, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum, professional services firms Herbert Smith Freehills, KPMG and PwC, contractors such as Compass Group, Lendlease and Sodexo Australia, along with several banks, universities and major corporates including Qantas and Telstra.
Recently appointed Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt is an enthusiastic advocate.
"One of the best things that came out of the reconciliation process was the RAPs," Mr Wyatt said at the launch earlier this year of Sodexo's Elevate RAP.
"The greatest joy is seeing the corporate sector take on with some rigour RAPs that weren't just about employment; they were about a social construct that started to recognise the value and capacity and individuality of indigenous Australians in
their organisation."
Speaking at the same event was former Reconciliation Australia co-chair Fred Chaney.
Mr Chaney said the reconciliation process was one of the country's biggest challenges but he was encouraged by recent developments, with RAPs providing an action plan for the future.
"I think Australia has made some fantastic progress and this company Sodexo is a wonderful example of that," Mr Chaney said.
Sodexo started its first RAP in 2009 and is one of only 10 organisations to have progressed to its second Elevate RAP.
The French-owned company has 5,000 employees in Australia delivering multiple services such as catering, cleaning and maintenance, for mine camps, prisons and other clients.
Aboriginal people have comprised between 7 per cent and 8 per cent of Sodexo's Australian workforce in recent years – the group is aiming for 10 per cent in the next three years.
In addition, the group has spent $24 million with Aboriginal businesses over the past four years, with half of those businesses located in regional Australia.
Its commitment for the next three years is to spend $10 million per year with Aboriginal businesses.
Sodexo's chief financial officer and country president, Mark Chalmers, said the group's commitments extended more
broadly.
Sodexo hosted more than 50 events in the past year to boost Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness among its people.
It has an indigenous leadership team to provide expertise regarding recruitment, working with indigenous suppliers, community and cultural
engagement.
The group has sponsored multiple events such as cultural festivals, youth leadership programs, and sporting teams.
"For our efforts in this space, we are one of 18 organisations that has been invited by United Nations Global Compact to include our indigenous engagement approach in a practical supplement to the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People," Mr Chalmers told Business News.
Looking ahead, Mr Chalmers said Sodexo was planning to help other businesses develop capability to implement effective RAPs.
Sodexo is also planning to expand its Justice to Work program, thought which it provides pre-employment training and skills development for incarcerated women.
"We are also looking to strengthen the governance of our RAP, with more indigenous representation on our steering committee and working groups," Mr Chalmers said.
Activist role
Organisations with RAPs have been at the forefront of a business sector push to promote the politically contentious Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Released in 2017, it called for the establishment of a First Nations 'voice' in the Constitution and a commission on agreement making and truth telling.
It was drafted at the end of a three-day convention of 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates.
More than 50 prominent organisations have issued statements pledging their support for the Uluru Statement.
BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie used a speech in Perth in January to endorse the proposal, which was followed by a joint statement with fellow miner Rio Tinto endorsing the statement.
Woodside Petroleum, Curtin University, Lendlease and Qantas are among the many others to have pledged support.
After being sworn in as minister, Mr Wyatt said the government was committed to recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the Constitution (see page 6).
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3rd Spotless 3,000
4th VenuesLive 2,500
5th Serco 2,250
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The cats saw the young man passing by and they are sure they heard him giggling as he passed by. 12 Roses he has with him. Wonder who is the lucky girl? Signed, varnished and sides painted. Please ask about postage outside the UK.


The Xian-Yen's House is located in San Francisco, California.
This 3,500 sq ft two-unit residence was heavily remodeled in 2010 by Craig Steely Architecture.
According to Craig Steely, " the extensive remodel of the house began by tearing away the substandard remodeling that had taken place over the past 100 years and replacing it with spaces more appropriate to the client's program.
These included a more open plan for work and living, a sod roof, and a glass penthouse with the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.
But I do like this – it has really smartened up the former facade and it's always encouraging to see more and more use of solar panelling.


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Coca Chocolates. Dark Chocolate Truffles, or Red Tin, Dove Heart Chocolates. *May contain nuts.
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The study of human society as foreseen by Bellamy is contrasted at every turn with the institutions, customs, and mores of the late nineteenth century. Actually, more than half of the space in the book is devoted to the analysis of Bellamy's own time, which is a scathing denunciation of that society, often in eloquent language. In William Morris's News from Nowhere (first published in serial form in 1890, then in book form in 1891), the author, well known for his involvement in the Pre-Raphaelite movement and for the establishment of the Kelmscott Press, offers his vision of a bright future for England. The narrator of the novel goes to bed in his home in a London suburb one night in 1890, but when he wakes he finds himself in strange surroundings. The people he meets talk about events that occurred in the year 2001 as though they were past history.
Pleasantville is a New Line Cinema utopian/dystopian movie from 1998 with Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Jeff Daniels. The main protagonist, two teenagers are transported into a black and white TV show called Pleasantville. As they are integrated with the people of Pleasantville community, they slowly brought some new values resulting with red rose growing in this black and white world.
TV chef James Martin developed "The Cookery Club" on board Britannia. The venue features celebrity chefs/cooks such as Mary Berry, James Tanner, Antonio Carluccio, Paul Rankin and Pierre Koffman. Eric Lanlard has his own patisserie, Market Café, in the ship's atrium. He also created an upgraded afternoon tea service in the Epicurean restaurant. Atul Kochhar, of the Michelin-starred Benares restaurant in London, supervises menus in Sindhu (as also seen on fleetmates Ventura and Azura). Marco Pierre White creates menu items served in the main restaurants on gala nights.[7] The ship has a 936-seat theatre.[8]
On becoming Lord Chancellor after the fall of Cardinal Wolsey he was zealous in the persecution and burning of reformers and Protestant. More opposed the English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale. He could be cruel and was a bitter enemy of anyone who opposed the Church. Like most people of the age he was superstitious believing firmly in ghosts, omens in dreams and the literal interpretation of the Bible. More called for reform in the existing church but believed everyone should obey the Pope in Rome as a father is obeyed in the well ordered home. He would not brook breaking away from Roman Catholicism.
Considerable emphasis is given to scientific experimentation, aimed at improving industry, health, and general living conditions. To that end a great laboratory for the natural sciences is operated, and an exhibition hall of science, industry, and the arts offers educational opportunities through scale models of machinery and mural paintings similar to those in the City of the Sun.
The features of Erewhonian society that surprise the author are those that differ from the England that he knew. According to the early impressions of the travelers, the people all appear to be exceptionally healthy, exceedingly handsome, and altogether contented. Their life style is characterized by simplicity and gracious manners, best described as Arcadian. Gradually, however, oddities, or what appear to be oddities to the visitor, begin to surface. Duplicity pervades every aspect of thought and action. The natives habitually profess agreement to a proposition although they do not believe in it, and their friends are perfectly aware that they do not mean what they say. There are two separate banking systems in operation and two sets of religions. The people give lip service to what they call the Musical Banks, but they transact all serious business with the currency of the other chain of banks. Similarly they recognize a group of deities representing the personification of human qualities — justice, hope, love, fear — and erect statues to them; but their pragmatic morality is evidently dictated by a goddess — Ydgrun (Grundy). More and more they reveal themselves to the traveler as victims of self-deception and inverted logic. Their universities are called Colleges of Unreason, and the principal course of study is Hypothetics.
The Medieval document most frequently cited in historical surveys of the utopian theme is Dante's Latin treatise on government, De Monarchia (1308?). Here again the differences between that work and More's are greater than the resemblances, and it is not suggested that More was acquainted with Monarchia. Dante, living in the period when the rivalry between popes and emperors for secular supremacy was splitting nations, cities, and even families, wrote his book to maintain the right of the emperor to independent authority over Europe in temporal matters, refuting the claims of the papacy that the emperor owed his title to the pope as God's vicar and was the pope's subject in matters temporal as well as spiritual. Dante does present his practical concept of an ideal commonwealth, the Holy Roman Empire. What this meant to him was a United Europe under the rule of a man of authority, an emperor elected — not by the populace but by the designated electors.
The game is intended to make the player feel "small" and to give them a sense of awe about their surroundings.[11] The basic idea for the game, as designed by Chen, was to create a game that moved beyond the "typical defeat/kill/win mentality" of most video games.[12] The team initially created a prototype named Dragon that involved players trying to draw away a large monster from other players but eventually discarded it after finding it was too easy for players to ignore each other in favor of their own objectives.[12]
Unlike many games, where different songs have different themes for each character or area, Wintory chose to base all of the pieces on one theme which stood for the player and their journey, with cello solos especially representing the player. Wintory describes the music as "like a big cello concerto where you are the soloist and all the rest of the instruments represent the world around you", though he describes it as not necessarily orchestral due to the inclusion of electronic aspects.[28][31] The cello begins the game as "immersed in a sea of electronic sound", before first emerging on its own and then merging into a full orchestra, mirroring the player's journey to the mountain.[32] While the game's art style is based on several different cultures, Wintory tried to remove any overt cultural influences from the music to make it "as universal and culture-less as possible".[28] Tina Guo features as the cellist for the soundtrack. She is a close friend of Wintory and has since performed "Woven Variations" with him, an eight-minute orchestral variation on the Journey soundtrack.[31] All of the non-electronic instruments in the soundtrack were recorded with a live orchestra.[29]
The "Aloha spirit" is universal, and certainly contagious, when you set foot onto the Pacific paradise of Hawaii and the port of Hilo. The small, archipelago state presents a beautiful tapestry of natural sights, including secluded beaches, magnificent waterfalls, and a vast rainforest filled with fauna. Among the extensive list of geographic must-sees is Hilo's National Volcano Park, home of the most active volcano in the world.
In the treatment of education, Campanella reveals himself as a seventeenth-century thinker, placing great emphasis on the study of the sciences, all of the sciences. He has a plan for spreading information on all branches of knowledge through pictures displayed throughout the city on walls and in corridors of public buildings — visual aids to education for persons of all ages. Their leaders believe that the advancement of scientific knowledge is the principal key to the betterment of the race. The report claims that those people have developed not only the telescope but also such modern inventions as power-propelled ships and flying machines.
In George Orwell's 1984 (1949), the society of the year 1984 which Orwell projects for us is based on the assumption that a "limited" nuclear war of the 1950s had left civilization severely crippled and that government controls were seized by well-organized opportunists employing the familiar methods of a police state to maintain power. London, the scene of the novel's action, is the capital of Oceania, one of three superpowers. The other superpowers are called Eastasia and Eurasia. The city of London contains a few enormous government buildings and a small number of fine apartment buildings, but the vast majority of the buildings are eighteenth- or nineteenth-century houses in dilapidated condition which provide shelter for the common people. There are also a good many neglected bombed-out areas. Certainly this is not a picture of somebody's dream city.
His most recent book, a New York Times bestseller, is "Manhunt: The Ten Year Search for bin Laden, from 9/11 to Abbottabad." The book is being translated into nine languages and HBO has produced a theatrical release documentary based upon it. The film, for which Bergen is the executive producer, was in the Sundance Film 2013 competition and won the Emmy award for Best Documentary. The Washington Post named "Manhunt" one of the best non-fiction books of 2012 and The Guardian named it one of the key books on Islamist extremism. The Sunday Times (UK) named it the best current affairs book of 2012 and The Times (UK) named it one of the best non-fiction books of 2012. The book was awarded the Overseas Press Club Cornelius Ryan award for best non-fiction book of 2012 on international affairs.
Yet, the puzzle is that some of the practices and institutions of the Utopians, such as the ease of divorce, euthanasia and both married priests and female priests, seem to be polar opposites of More's beliefs and the teachings of the Catholic Church of which he was a devout member. Another often cited apparent contradiction is that of the religious tolerance of Utopia contrasted with his persecution of Protestants as Lord Chancellor. Similarly, the criticism of lawyers comes from a writer who, as Lord Chancellor, was arguably the most influential lawyer in England. It can be answered, however, that as a pagan society Utopians had the best ethics that could be reached through reason alone, or that More changed from his early life to his later when he was Lord Chancellor.[8]
Gorman has lectured extensively throughout the United States, including several universities and colleges as well as NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of the American Indian in New York. She has appeared in and been consultant to several documentaries, including the History Channel documentary, Navajo Code Talkers, the movie Windtalkers, and the documentary True Whispers.
Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia,[1] "A little, true book, both beneficial and enjoyable, about how things should be in the new island Utopia") is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.[2]
England, in the year 1500, was emerging from a century of grim civil wars during which the cultural life of the country had deteriorated to a deplorable state. It was not until 1485 that the civil wars were ended by the victory of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, at Bosworth Field, establishing the Tudor dynasty with the crowning of Henry Tudor as Henry VII. During the next 118 years under the reign of the Tudors, especially through the long reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, England attained the status of a first-rate European power and produced a flourishing culture scarcely equaled in all the history of Western civilization.
The only ancient authors other than Plato who have been mentioned as possibly influencing or suggesting comparison with More are Lycurgus, Cicero, and St. Augustine. Lycurgus is reputed to have dictated a body of laws for ancient Sparta, the best account of which is found in Plutarch. It declared equal possession among the "citizens" — that is, the upper-class members of the community. The "helots," who were in the vast majority, were virtually on the level of slaves. Instead of gold and silver for coins, iron was used. All luxuries were banned, and both men and women were disciplined to endure hardships and were motivated to sacrifice everything for the welfare of the state.
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Augustine's work set out to defend Christianity against the criticism of proponents of traditional pagan worship. It launches an attack on the pattern of immorality in Roman life under the worship of the pagan gods and offers, in contrast, the way of life taught by Christianity. His arguments are based on his interpretation of history, both Old Testament history and Roman. There is not a specific practical plan for the government of his imaginary ideal state but rather a distinction drawn on philosophical lines between two guiding principles. In the "City of Earth," the love of self holds precedence over love of God; in the "City of God," the love of God holds precedence over the love of self.
One of the first signs of renewed enlightenment in England, after the rude and bloody 15th century, was the appearance of a group of "humanist" scholars that flourished at Oxford and in London in the early decades of the 16th century, notably John Colet, William Latimer, Thomas Linacre, Reginald Pole, and Thomas More — a group that Erasmus pronounced both congenial and distinguished.
Education is regarded as important and is continued to age 21 for all citizens. During their years of schooling, the pupils are introduced to many trades, professions, and arts in order to discover where their talents and interests lie, to enable them to choose the vocation that will bring them the greatest satisfaction in their adult years. At age 21, everyone enters the work force, "the industrial army," where he or she will serve up to the age of 45. Women and men are treated equally with respect to education, career in the work force, compensation. There is some distinction made regarding the occupations of men and women, and there are provisions for pregnancy.
Journey was the last game made under a three-game contract between Thatgamecompany and Sony Computer Entertainment, the first two being Flow and Flower. Development of the game began in 2009, after the release of Flower. The 18-person development team for Journey was composed mainly of creators of the company's previous games; co-founder Jenova Chen was the creative director and Nick Clark returned as lead designer.[6] Kellee Santiago, producer of Flow and Flower, did not reprise her duties, concentrating instead on her role as the company's president, and was replaced by Robin Hunicke.[7]
In 2013 Princess Cruises began operating the lead vessel in its Royal Class, Royal Princess.[9] Britannia is built to the same template, but is very different in its character and exterior appearance.[10] The second ship of the Royal Class, Regal Princess, was delivered 11 May 2014 to Princess Cruises. The latest Royal Class ship, Majestic Princess, entered service 30 March 2017.
Thomas More was born in 1478. He succeeded Wolsey as Lord Chancellor of England, but came into conflict with the king, Henry VIII, by refusing to acknowledge him as sole head of the church. Charged with high treason, More steadfastly refused to takean oath impugning the pope's authority or upholding the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He was beheaded in 1535. Paul Turner was educated at Winchester and King's College, Cambridge, and became an Emeritus Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford.
Looking Backward (1888) by Edward Bellamy is the fictional utopian novel that first described the foundations of the socialist movement. In the book, main character becomes transported from the war filled nineteenth century to the peaceful utopian world of twenty-first century. After its release, it quickly became one of the biggest bestsellers of its time, and its influence shaped the works of many future philosophers, novelists, movements and utopian communities.
Utopians do not fight their own wars if they can avoid it. Killing, although morally necessary, is morally degrading, so they hire mercenaries to defend Utopia. They do, however, train for war - men and women both - "so that they will not be incapable of fighting when circumstances require it". (105) They go to war reluctantly, and "do so only to defend their own territory, or to drive an invading enemy from the territory of their friends, or else, out of compassion and humanity, they use their forces to liberate a[n] oppressed people from tyranny and servitude." (105) Upon declaring war, they immediately offer enormous rewards for the assassination or capture of the enemy prince and others "responsible for plotting against the Utopians." (108)
Utopia is an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society, and fictional societies portrayed in literature. It has spawned other concepts, most prominently dystopia. Many books that deal with "utopia" are actually putting out a plot or message of a "false utopia".
H. G. Wells, A Modern Utopia. Wells was repeatedly drawn to utopias and dystopias, as is evident right from the beginning of his career and his first novel, The Time Machine (1895). The 1905 novel A Modern Utopia posits the existence of an alternate Earth, very much like our own world and populated with doubles of every human being on our own planet. The rule of law is maintained by the Samurai, a voluntary noble order.
Cicero's De republica (54–52 B.C.) is largely indebted to Plato, not only to the Republic but also to several other Platonic dialogues. Cicero discusses the attributes of various types of government — monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, and dictatorship — but without committing himself to a preference. One point, however, is clear. His concept of an ideal state is one based on reason and justice, where those who possess natural superiority rule over the inferiors.
Outside of Utopia, money is the cause of endless trouble. In Utopia, "once the use of money was abolished, and together with it all greed for it, what a mass of troubles was cut away, what a crop of crimes was pulled up by the roots! Is there anyone who does not know that fraud, theft, plunder, strife, turmoil, contention, rebellion, murder, treason, poisoning, crimes which are constantly punished but never held in check, would die away if money were eliminated?" (132)
The first discussions with Raphael allow him to discuss some of the modern ills affecting Europe such as the tendency of kings to start wars and the subsequent loss of money on fruitless endeavours. He also criticises the use of execution to punish theft, saying thieves might as well murder whom they rob, to remove witnesses, if the punishment is going to be the same. He lays most of the problems of theft on the practice of enclosure—the enclosing of common land—and the subsequent poverty and starvation of people who are denied access to land because of sheep farming.


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And I found that I really like drawing wings and feathers which always makes me forget the time haha!!


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Q: Github Pages Not Loading CSS Background Image I am working on a project to copy a static website for practice. Here is the original.
My copy is hosted here on Github pages.
As you can see, the original has an abstract background image. When running my site on live-server, the background shows up with no issue. However, on Github the background does not show up, even though my directory structure did not change when I pushed it.
Here is the CSS that enables the background image, and works fine locally:
background-image: url('/copy-site/assets/gradient-violet-bg.jpg');

Does Github not permit this sort of linking? If so, what is the reason?

A: Just use the relative URL as background-image: url("./assets/gradient-violet-bg.jpg") and it will work.

A: I can see that all the other images are correctly loaded in your site. I sudjest you to move the background image in the folder with the other images ( becouse now is not present) and put that url in the background-image property. So something like this
background-image: url('assets/gradient-violet-bg.jpg');

and should work. Another way wold be to call directly url of the image from the source website
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I attended a school/Church auction over the weekend where the committee asked me to paint a piece of furniture as a donation. Of course I said yes, but that quickly turned to me freaking out trying to find a cute piece.
Well I had my sister's old desk from when she was a kid sitting in my basement begging for a makeover. And since it was a school auction, a kids desk was a perfect fit.
I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for this makeover, mostly because it doesn't require me to do any sanding.
Once I had the base painted in Pure White, I coated the drawers in Paris Gray, then Duck Egg Blue.
I purchased some new knobs from Hobby Lobby and painted the old handles pink to match. Then I coated the entire desk in clear wax to give it a bit of durability.
I'm seriously in love with these knobs. Totally go with the distressed paint job.
I did use a sanding block for some areas that weren't quite distressed enough, but overall the dry brush technique was perfect for the look I was trying to achieve.
LOVE this. I haven't tried that technique on a large piece of furniture but now that I see it, I'm inspired.
Thanks Kim! I was a little nervous at first, especially with the larger surface areas, but the dry brush effect looks great! Good luck to you.
This is lovely. Looks great! I have redone a head board, so I always love to check out projects like these.
Wow! I was never a fan of old looking furniture but this looks so sofisticated! And that whole vignette, so pretty! I love the paintings above it too! Hobby Lobby too?
Thanks Kim! Paintings are a find from Joss and Main!!
I must of missed that one!
Love how your desk turned out. It's really very lovely. I want to try the chalk paint, but haven't gotten around to it just yet. The distressing on this is just gorgeous! Great job!
Thank you so much Anna! I'm sure you're going to love chalk paint. It's addictive!
Beautiful Erin! I love how you use the 3 colors to make one amazing piece of furniture! Pinned it!
Absolutely love Annie Sloan chalk paint and this is a perfect example to inspire others. What a beautiful job with the dry brush technique. Love everything about it.
Wow, it looks so pretty. Love how it turned out.
Love it so much and how it popped with the hardware. you pulled this ne off kiddo. Great job! Thanks again.
Absolutely love it!!! I have a question… I chalk painted a dresser that I will be using for an kitchen island. Would water base poly be better than wax? This is my first time using chalk paint so with all the constant use wasn't sure if the wax or poly would be better. Thanks so much!
Hi Tracy. Yes, you can use a water based poly over chalk paint, but I would definitely test one small area first. A water based poly can cause your chalk paint to crackle, depending on some pre-finishes. You can also try Varathane Diamond Wood Finish. It dries quickly and is easy to work with! Hope that helps!
SERIOUSLY love this! I'm checking around everywhere to see where I can find this paint! I dread sanding, so I think this will be the kicker for me. I love love love it!
So Beautiful! You're very talented!
Haha, already sold it actually! Thank you though. Too sweet.
what is the color of blue ypu used for the desk. I've not tried the chalk paint yet. Going to get some after seeing this! It's beautiful. I'm a beginner and have a lot to learn but love testing out different types of paint. I was going to try the milk paint but can find it anywhere in my area. They have some of the chalk paint at my Lowes store but I saw on here how to make it with paint, water and I think plaster of Paris. I'm going to give it a try on an old cabinet I bought. I've sanded it and painted it two time but I'm still not happy with the color of blue.
It's called Duck Egg Blue. It's my favorite chalk paint color!
Do you need to sand the item first to remove the shine from the previous stain/varnish?
Not when using chalk based paints!
This desk is awesome and I'm getting ready to do one very similar. I am not a craftsy person at all, let alone a painter, so do you mind explaining to me what you mean by the "dry brush" method? Thanks!!
I only get about 1-2 inches of the brush wet with paint. Then I lightly brush the paint over the dresser, using only one direction for the paint strokes. I do two coats with this technique giving it about 1 hour in between coats. At first it will seem REALLY light and sparse, but the second coat evens it out!
I've inherited my mother's French Provincial bedroom suite years ago and was ready to give it to an antique store or someone in need. I didn't want to give it up because of my sentimental attachment, but it didn't go with anything in my apt.
I am going to try doing this DIY on the two end tables first, fingers crossed. I've never been a DIY-kinda-gal, so I am a tad nervous.
I couldn't believe it when I was searching for an idea for painting a desk and hutch set. I somehow came across your blog and you not only had pictured your beautiful desk (EXACTLY LIKE MINE) but you provided a tutorial on it to boot! I couldn't wait to get started.
I followed your tutorial and photos. It was fun trying to distress in the same places you did. : ) It didn't turn out exactly like yours but it turned out GORGEOUS. I had no problem selling this piece – except for the fact I really, really would have loved keeping it.
Thank you so much! I just signed up this morning for your newsletter and realized that you are only about 60 miles from me. Small world!
If you get a chance, you might want to read the saga of my hutch/desk combo. For anyone who has struggled storing furniture, you might be able to relate.
Wow Sharo! I thought that was my desk at first, haha! Great job!!!
I am amazed by your talent. This desk is beautiful! Not that talented myself, but would love to try this. Do you have a video on how to dry brush?
Thank you so much! No, I don't have a video. I'm planning to paint my foyer table with this technique later this month so I'll try to make one!
That looks fabulous. I see a lot of awful-looking pieces online, but you really have an eye for it. I love that you didn't skimp on the hardware. I'm doing my first project (two small shelves) and appreciate the inspiration. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Good luck with your first project!!
You should easily be able to do it all with one can of white then another of blue!


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Week 4 Picks: Tough picks for the writers this week
Jake Furr Jon Spencer
It was a decent picking week for the Mansfield News Journal sports writers.
Jake Furr and Jon Spencer both went 7-4 last week. Furr's overall record now stands at 19-11 while Spencer has a one-game lead with a 20-10 mark. Overall, the records are not the prettiest things out there, but they are hoping Week 4 brings a great week of picks.
Who are the fellas taking this week? Let's find out:
North Union (3-0) at Clear Fork (3-0)
Jake Furr: This is a showdown between two 3-0 teams. The Colts' first three opponents are a combined 1-8. But Bellevue and Jonathan Alder are no cupcake teams. I think the Colts come out quick and win this to establish themselves at the top of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference.
Jon Spencer: I agree. I'm a believer in Dave Carroll and his Colts. They were always competitive in the Ohio Cardinal Conference, but once they got on a level playing field in the MOAC they started "leveling" people.
Mansfield Senior (2-1) at West Holmes (3-0)
JF: The Tygers finally returned home in Week 3 and have to go right back on the road in Week 4. This traveling has to be getting annoying, but luckily, the Tygers have four of their final six games at Arlin Field. West Holmes is having a great year so far, but I am going with the Tygers. I think last week really got the Tygers going and they will keep it rolling in Week 4.
JS: I'm picking the Tygers because they know how big this can be for momentum. If they come out of the first four games, three on the road, with a 3-1 record and less travel the rest of the way, there may be no stopping Chioke Bradley's bunch.
Marion Harding (1-2) at Ontario (2-1)
JF: The Presidents have losses to Jonathan Alder and Newark, but has a win over Mount Vernon. The Warriors picked up a very impressive road win at Black River last week. Week 1, I pick against Ontario and it wins. Week 2, I pick Ontario and it loses. Week 3, I picked against the Warriors and they win. So, to keep being the Warriors' good luck charm, I am going Harding in this one just so the Warriors can get another W.
JS: A tougher slate so far may work in Harding's favor, but I'm going with the Warriors to build off the momentum of that win at Black River.
Lucas (2-1) at Troy Christian (3-0)
JF: No way Lucas loses two in a row, but Troy Christian doesn't seem to be a pushover. The Eagles can flat-out score. I still believe the Cubs come away with the road win even with a trip to Miami County.
JS: I like the multiple weapons Lucas has on offense and also find it hard to believe they lose two straight. Win this one to go 3-1 and they don't hit the road again until the regular season finale.
Western Reserve (0-3) at Crestview (1-2)
JF: The Cougars are 1-2 and it is not exactly how they wanted to start this season. Western comes in at 0-3 and has been blown out of their first three contests. I think Crestview gets on a roll on Friday night prepping for a trip to St. Paul later in the year.
JS: Western Reserve might want to call off sick. The Cougs are going to vent some frustration.
Pleasant (3-0) at Galion (3-0)
JF: Yet another big MOAC showdown between two undefeated teams. After Week 4, there will only be two teams in the MOAC without a loss. As I picked Clear Fork to win against North Union, I think Pleasant comes out on top in this one even though Galion has been proving me wrong all year long.
JS: I'm going with the home team. How great would it be for Clear Fork and Galion to both be undefeated when they meet in the valley in three weeks?
Firelands (2-1) at Ashland (2-1)
JF: Ashland suffered, in my opinion, the biggest upset of the year so far at Tiffin Columbian last week. I think the Arrows will come into this one extremely focused and should pick up a win against a much smaller opponent.
JS: Arrows get back on track as as lead-in to Ashland County Fair week.
Mount Vernon (2-1) at Lexington (0-3)
JF: I would love to go with Lexington in this one, but as with Madison last week, I would gladly take an L on my record if the Minutemen pull off the upset. It has every making to be one. Lex at home to open OCC play, but I am going with Mount Vernon in this one. I wouldn't be upset with a blemish on my record, though.
JS: Lex puts its first W on the board and comes away knowing it easily could be 2-2.
Wooster (1-2) at Madison (1-2)
JF: I hate losing, but last week, the Rams made me feel OK with taking a loss on my record by breaking their 19-game losing streak. This week though, I think Wooster pays a visit and leaves with a win. The Generals are looking to contend for an OCC title. The Rams are excited for the future. Taking Wooster.
JS: What Jake said.
Plymouth (2-1) at South Central (3-0)
JF: This one kind of hits close to home for me. My mom is a South Central grad, while I graduated from Plymouth. When I played, these games meant a little bit more because of that. The Trojans are enjoying a tremendous start to the season and can score in bunches, but I think the Big Red, who should be 3-0, kick off the Firelands Conference portion of the schedule with a win. Going Plymouth. Shocker, I know.
JS: If this game was at Plymouth, I would pick the Big Red. But it's not, so at the risk of offending Jake, I won't.
Shelby (3-0) at Bellevue (0-3)
JF: I am kind of shocked that Bellevue is 0-3 right now. That program has tradition, but so does Shelby. The Whippets can score in bunches and McGwire Albert finds the endzone in every way possible. I think Shelby rolls into Bellevue and picks up a quality win.
JS: Spoiler alert. I can't see myself picking against the Whippets all season.
Jake Furr and Jon Spencer are the sports reporters for the Mansfield News Journal. Follow both of them on Twitter at @JakeFurr11 and @jspencermnj every Friday night for complete coverage of high school football.


And there was a day on a lecture, someone told me that I am always pleasing people. Do I? Somehow I feel I don't, and I actually don't. I am pleasing myself.
As for me, the word pleasing people is not a suitable one. Can we replace it to " respecting" people?
It's not I am pleasing people, I am respecting them. We are all the same. How billion diamonds or gold in your body that you had the gut to show your unpleasant manner to people?
Just don't cross the line, respect them will you?


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Employer Calls to Simplify the Award System are a Trojan Horse
February 23, 2020 UncategorizedAustralian workers, coles, companies, Domino's Pizza, entitlements, Fair Work Ombudsman, government, industrial relations, labour, Martijn Boersma, reform, trade unions, Unions, wage theft, woolworths, workmartijn
This week an already impressive list of wage theft offenders has gotten a bit longer.
On Monday, the likes of Caltex, 7-Eleven, Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza and Bunnings (to name a few), were joined by Coles, which underpaid its staff $20 million over six years.
On Wednesday, Target admitted to underpaying workers about $9 million.
On Thursday, Super Retail Group – whose brands include Rebel and Super Cheap Auto, said that it had short-changed workers by $8 million more than it had originally estimated, bringing the total to $61.2 million.
On Friday, cleaning and catering company Spotless admitted to underpaying workers $4 million.
The total wage theft uncovered this week: $94.2 million.
Move along, nothing to see here
Based on data from the Fair Work Ombudsman, PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates Australian workers are underpaid $1.35 billion each year, affecting 13 per cent of the total workforce. In high risk sectors 21 per cent of the workforce is affected.
That means that overall, one in seven workers are not getting their wages, penalty rates, superannuation, overtime, and entitlements such as sick or annual leave paid correctly.
In high risk sectors this happens to about one in five workers.
Given these statistics, one would imagine widespread outrage and sweeping reforms. After all, with only a handful of cases of coronavirus in Australia, a travel ban was introduced barring people in China from entering Australia.
However, the suggested measures to address wage theft fall short, and employers don't seem to be that remorseful.
Apologising: You're doing it wrong
Of course, the perpetrators have been publicly condemned, even by the Prime Minister and the Attorney General, and we have seen a performative mea culpa from the employers.
The apology was not a real one, however. Even children know this: 'sorry' is just a word.
The difference between a sincere apology and faux one has to do with the phrasing. Apologies that are followed up with a conditional word such "but" or "if" are insincere.
So, what did the employers say?
"We're sorry, but the award system is overly complex!"
"Even mathematicians are confused by wages that change due to overtime and penalty rates, so how can we expect HR managers to make sense of it, or a small business owner."
"Underpayment is unintentional, it is not deliberate. This is a matter of insufficient attention to detail, rather than companies being greedy."
There is plenty of attention to detail when it concerns executive remuneration, however.
Who can ever forget George Calombaris being caught for underpaying employees $7.8 million, while seeking a massive pay rise for being a judge on MasterChef Australia.
Something else to consider: all of these "inadvertent" mistakes have resulted in millions upon millions in underpayment. While two CEOs of companies implicated in wage theft this week said that workers also get overpaid sometimes, neither said by how much or how often.
Turning setbacks into opportunities
If giving an insincere apology isn't bad enough, employers and industry bodies have turned the rolling wage theft scandal into an opportunity to lobby for industrial relations reforms.
"The award system is complex, labour law is onerous, and there is too much red tape."
"We need sensible reform to enable flexible work arrangements and increase productivity."
"This can be achieved through the simplification of our industrial relations system."
I've seen conservative columnists point to New Zealand as a shining example, where a conservative government abolished the award system in 1991.
Sixty-nine per cent of workers in New Zealand are on individual contracts. They have become the norm, and in reality, these contracts can be imposed by employers without negotiation.
Figures show that collective agreements in the private sector declined from 48 to 9 per cent, while private sector union membership declined from 43 to 10 per cent.
The wage share of national income in New Zealand declined to post-war lows in the 2000s. In short, the "simplification" of the industrial relations system in New Zealand has been severely detrimental for workers.
All hail the market!
When employers, industry bodies and conservative politicians talk about "simplification", what they really want is to reduce the role of government and unions in wage setting.
Ideally, they contend, this would be entirely left to the market.
When the Fair Work Commission determines the minimum wage, employers and industry bodies argue that the minimum wage is already among the highest among OECD countries.
The Reserve Bank of Australia, another undesirable force that inhibits market functioning, is ignored when it urges employers to lift wages to contribute to economic growth.
Workers have already been told that penalty rates are an impediment to economic activity and job creation. Hence, after the cutting of penalty rates in certain industries, the market worked its magic and a total of zero new jobs were created.
Surprisingly, you never hear market fundamentalists mention how the supermarket duopoly or the banking oligarchy in Australia hinders the effective functioning of the market.
The fact that Coles and Woolworths have 61 per cent market share wouldn't make them think they could get away with wage theft (Coles underpaid $20 million over six years, Woolworths underpaid $300 million over 10 years), neither does the fact that the big four banks control 75 per cent of the market for financial services have anything to do with their misconduct.
Australia's industrial relations system is broken, but not in the way that employers, industry groups and the Coalition would like you to believe.
The penalty that Calombaris received for underpaying his workers $7.8 million was limited to $200,000. In contrast, the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union was given a $445,000 fine for failing to lodge paperwork.
The Attorney-General and Industrial Relations minister promised the "most vigorous, robust and complete set of laws around wage underpayment that Australia's ever seen".
Yet at the same time, Attorney-General Christian Porter and his party are waging a war on trade unions by trying to introduce the Ensuring Integrity Bill.
This "union busting" bill includes a complex demerit point system, which can see a union official disqualified or a union deregistered if they accrue a certain amount of penalty units.
Evidently, the "simplification" argument doesn't seem to apply.
Martijn Boersma is a lecturer in the management department at the University of Technology Sydney Business School.
This article was originally published by The New Daily.
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On the comments of my previous post, an anonymous reader asked if I could make "a more distinctive flag for Ecuador". Yes, I can, why not? If you have a suggestion to a future post, you're welcome to do the same!
The problem alluded by the dear anonymous commenter is due to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela were once part of a bigger country, called Gran Colombia. To show the shared heritage, they all adopted very similar flags based on Gran Colombian yellow-blue-red pattern. Below, you can see the Ecuatorian flag, and, more below, the Colombian and Venezuelan flags. You can notice Ecuatorian flag is no more than the flag of Colombia charged with a coat of arms.
I'd like to come with something that still remembers the Gran Colombian colors, but with enough distinctiveness. I've come with two similar proposals, basically two variants of same theme.
I've made the blue stripe wider, to put, on the middle of the flag, a theme from national coat of arms. The sun represents the independence, and had very importance to the Inca Empire, that included the biggest part of Ecuatorian territory. The symbols of Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer constellations, representing the months March to July, the period that comprised the 1845 March Revolution.
The second flag removes the astrological symbols, gaining a new symbolism.
Instead of the ecliptic (zodiac line), the white stripe represents the equator, that gives the country its name.
The rest of the symbolism, originary from the Gran Colombian flag, fits the country very well: yellow for the fertile soil, blue for the sky and the Pacific Ocean (in this proposal, you could separate upper blue stripe to sky and lower blue stripe to the ocean), red for the blood spilled to achieve the liberty.
Which of the two proposal is your favorite: with or without the signs?
McMurdo Station is an American scientific base in Ross Island, Antarctica. The headquarters of Antarctic Vexillological Association is located on the base, so, to celebrate this flag-friendly place, I thought it could be interesting to design a flag to the station.
The orangish shade of red is helped by the fact that fluorescent colors are the most visible in the white vastness and, among them, orange is the color that best contrasts with blue. The very dark blue represents winter's eternal night, and the white represents summer's eternal day. The Southern Cross is the a symbol of the Southern Hemisphere and, apparently, it's how it looks on Antarctic.
I like the design, althought it's too generic: could be used by any US base in Antarctic continent!
Comments are suggestions are welcome. Do you know how to make this flag more distinctive?
Is there an astronomer that can confirms if this is the correct display of Southern Cross on South pole?
Burgundy is now a historical and administrative region of France. With times of more and less autonomy, it was, historically, one of most important regions of Europe.
These days, I was reading about a Burgundian trying to find a better flag for his region. The current flag is a complex banner of arms, quartering the arms of the houses of Valois-Burgundy and Burgundy.
An obvious choice would be the historical "cross of Burgundy", a very clever design but, nowadays, possibly much more related to the former Spanish Empire than the French region.
As I wanted a simple design, I decided to focus on the second and third quarters, from the original House of Burgundy. It could have been a good choice alone, but I decided to add elements from the House of Valois-Burgundy, that expanded the duchy to its maxime extension.
The fleurs-de-lis is typical to French flags, the red and white border being more unique. The counterchanged border is more harmonic to the center and, in my opinion, not too far from original.
Hope everybody commemorated International Heraldry Day (June 10th).
The Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur in Spanish, "Southern Common Market" in English) is a South American political and economical organization, originally comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; Venezuela joined in 2012, and Bolivia is in admission process. A blog reader called Gonzalez proposed a post about a Mercosur flag that "does not need to be translated".
Gonzalez's worry is based with the fact that the flag that flies on Brazil is this, with "Mercosul" (the name of the organization in Portuguese) inscription. In Brazil, flag law states that this flag should be flown near national flag in many kinds of public bodies.
The symbolism of the flag is interesting: the Southern Cross emerging from horizon is a clear reference to the south, and represents the motto "our north is the south" (a reference to compass' north, used as guide). The fours starts also stand for the four founding members.
An easy solution for the issue is just removing any inscription from the flag and, catching the opportunity, making the stars bigger.
This flag doesn't have the logo aspect anymore. The white stars on blue seems more natural (it's similar to a Mercosur's unofficial flag variant), and the triangle points to the south, as stated on the motto.
Once more, I'd like to thank the suggestions, and invite you to send me one.


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What do we know
ODIHR's efforts
Information by Country
Participating States > Netherlands
Incidents reported by other sources
Key observation
The Netherlands have reported hate crime data to ODIHR. The Netherlands' Criminal Code contains no hate crime provision. The framework for hate crime investigation and prosecution is set by guidance from the Office of the Public Prosecutor. The National Police and the National Expertise Centre on Discrimination of the Office of the Public Prosecutor are primarily responsible for hate crime data collection. Police statistics are published annually. The Central Bureau of Statistics conducts annual crime victimization surveys.
How hate crime data is collected
Dutch legislation does not include a definition of hate crime. The relevant data are based on "discrimination incidents". A discrimination incident is an occurrence that has been recorded in the BHV business processing system, and which includes (a combination of) words that can point to a discriminatory fact or a discriminatory (biased) aspect, or that has been flagged as discrimination (with a specific code) by police officers. Subject experts must have determined that: (1) an utterance or a behaviour can be identified that touches one of the discrimination grounds in the Criminal Code ("race", sex, religion, belief, sexual orientation and disability), also if the discrimination ground cannot be determined; or (2) this occurrence (probably) meets the elements of the articles 137c-g or 429 quarter of the Criminal Code, or the elements of a crime committed with a bias motive (codis). Marking property with swastikas is also considered discrimination and added to the list of discrimination incidents.
Collecting data about discrimination by the police has two objectives:
Operational application: information at case level has immediate significance in tackling discrimination. Overviews of discrimination incidents are discussed periodically in the Regional Discrimination Consultation (RDO), where police units discuss the handling of discrimination cases with the Public Prosecution Service and the anti-discrimination agencies (ADAs).
To report on the nature and level of the registered incidents and identifiable trends.
The yearly report on "Discrimination Figures" handles the discrimination incidents registered by the police and discrimination reported to the ADAs in the Netherlands in a particular year. The data are supplemented by other data gleaned from the contact point in the Netherlands for discrimination on the internet (MiND) and the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (NIHR).
The Public Prosecutor Office's statistics are not based on incidents, but on a number of discrimination facts, which are registered and decided upon based on one of the discrimination articles in the Criminal Code: 137c-g and 429 quarter. One discrimination fact can include several discrimination incidents. Alongside the discrimination facts, the data include 'codis': facts where a discriminatory aspect has played a role as a motive or the crime committed has a strong impact.
The Criminal Discrimination Overview report is drafted by the National Centre of Expertise on Discrimination (LECD) within the Public Prosecutor's Office (PPO). This overview reports on the inflow and processing of specific discrimination offences in a particular year to the Public Prosecution.
The figures of judges are based on the number of court cases. One court case can include several discrimination facts which, in turn, can include several discrimination incidents.
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2015 5288 Not available Not available
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Racism and xenophobia
The United Nations Human Rights Committee published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the Netherlands."
Racism and xenophobia, Bias against other groups - Sexual orientation or gender identity
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Fifth Report on the Netherlands."
ODIHR observes that the Netherlands have not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination
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Lower LBTT revenues 'support case for increased residential change'
Receipts from the Scottish Government's Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) may fall below government estimates at the end of the 2016/17 financial year, according to official statistics.
Scottish Government opens consultation on planning system modernisation
Keenly-awaited proposals for transforming the planning system have been positively received by the country's home builders.
Scottish Government proposes 'substantial' planning fees increase
The Scottish Government has today opened a consultation on proposals to increase fees and resources for major planning applications.
Scottish Housing News becomes proud Business Fives industry partner
Scottish Housing News has been named as joint industry partner for the Housing & Property heat of Scotland's national business five-a-side tournament Business Fives.
Sector welcomes Programme for Government
The Scottish Government's priority for warm homes has "lit up" the Programme for Government and been welcomed across the sector.
Published 7 September 2016
Property industry calls for residential LBTT rates reform
The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called for the 5 per cent threshold of residential LBTT to be raised to £500,000 in the light of evidence suggesting a downturn in the value and number of transactions in the first year of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).
Decrease in major and local housing planning decision times
The average time for a planning decision to be made on major developments has fallen by 17 per cent on the previous year, according to new Scottish Government figures.
'Ambitious' programme of planning reform welcomed by builders
Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the Scottish Government's response to the report of the independent planning review panel, praising its commitment to strengthening and simplifying the planning system to achieve positive outcomes for Scotland, including the delivery of more homes.
Breakfast seminar on Scottish planning review
A free breakfast seminar outlining the key findings and implications of the recently published review of the planning system will be held on Tuesday 21st June hosted by PR and public affairs agency, Orbit Communications.
Published 8 June 2016
Council tax reform proposal branded 'damp squib' by COSLA
The Scottish Government has failed to deliver any meaningful change with its council tax reform proposals, according to COSLA.
Published 3 March 2016
Holyrood commits to exemption for large scale investors from LBTT surcharge
The Scottish Government is to exempt transactions of six or more homes from the additional LBTT surcharge.
Panel revealed for independent planning review
The members of an independent panel set up to carry out a "game-changing review" of Scotland's planning system have been announced by social justice secretary Alex Neil.
Rent control plans 'threaten Scotland's burgeoning PRS market'
Plans to introduce a power for local rent controls in 'high-pressure' rental areas in Scotland could deter investment in Scotland's private rented sector (PRS) and curtail much-needed housing supply, according to the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).


How many times did you go sockless in your sneakers and later regretted it? Or you wished you could go sockless and knew the ramifications.
Finally, with the Merino Runners you can!
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With over 60 years of experience, Giesswein is a European company based in the Austrian Alps, well-known for producing high-quality and soft 100% wool fabric. After their time in the heart of the Tyrolean Alps, the team was inspired to create a shoe that was not only comfortable, but sustainable.
You will love these sneakers! They are a game changer in the sneaker market.


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Q: How can I exit an inner loop and continue an outer loop? This is a follow-up to my previous question (Thanks for the answer, BTW!)
If I have two loops:
while @@fetch_status=0
begin
    set y=y+1
    set x=0
     while @@fetch_status=0
     begin
        x=y+1
        if y = 5
        'exit the second do while and back to the first do while --> y=y+1
     end
end

...how can I exit from the inner loop and continue the outer (see comment)?

A: I think you're looking for BREAK
Books online is a great resource for TSQL

A: WHy are you looping? In general looping and cursors are a bad thing in SQL server which is optimized to handle sets fo data not row by row processing. It is very possible that you don't need or want a loop at all.