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Tonkin Family inducted into the Adelaide Music Collective Hall of Fame
THERE'S one Adelaide pub that comes to mind if you're after live music and it has been inducted into South Australia's Music Hall of Fame. We meet the family behind the Hindmarsh institution.
Eleanor Miller
Westside Weekly
ALL TOGETHER: Brian, Vivien, Joanne, Melissa and Louis behind the bar of popular Port Rd music venue The Gov. Picture: Matt Loxton
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BRIAN Tonkin is reluctant to get behind The Gov's bar again, even if it is just for a family photo.
He might get called upon to pull a pint, which would spell disaster for his long plaited ponytail.
"The day I stopped working in a dairy I grew a beard and said I was never going to shave again, and the day I poured my last beer at The Gov. I said I'm never going to cut my hair again." he says.
But with some encouragement from his wife, Vivien, daughters Melissa and Joanne Tonkin and grandson Louis Tonkin-Phanoulas, he steps behind the wooden counter for the first time in 18 years.
The Tonkin family have been running the iconic Hindmarsh live music venue for 23 years and were last month inducted into the Adelaide Music Collective Hall of Fame.
The collective is an invite-only group of local artists dedicated to furthering the city's music scene.
Vivien says there was plenty of emotion in the room when the family was presented with the award on the stage of the Port Rd pub, not to mention a big follow up party with plenty of music and dancing.
"A lot of people who came along had watched the family grow up and so many people were emotional and crying," Vivien says.
The pub is now run by Melissa and Joanne with help from their brother, Richard.
Siblings Richard, Melissa and Joanne Tonkin now run the pub (only Richard and Melissa are picture in this photo). Picture: Calum Robertson
The three siblings have seven children between them, some of whom have also started part-time jobs at the Gov., including Louis, 13, who had just finished his first day of stock counting when the Westside Weekly came to visit last week.
Vivien, aged in her 70s, was born into the pub trade.
She grew up in The Portland Hotel in Victoria, then a hub for war veterans and travellers, where her father was the publican.
She and dairy farmer Brian married as teenagers, eventually taking over her father's pub — their first of many.
Amateur musicians and long time folk music lovers, the couple dragged their children to "every folk festival around" before being enticed to move to Adelaide by the "arty" premier Don Dunstan.
They bought, renovated and sold the Bridgewater and Maylands hotels, finding themselves in the fortunate position of being able to retire in their fifties.
But after a while, their love of pubs and music drew them back in to the scene.
They bought The Gov. in 1993 at a time when it was painted in 80s rainbow colours and in bad need of repairs.
Vivien introduced a warm, grungy feel, adamant it wouldn't be "slick" like so many venues around town.
Melissa says the family is dedicated to supporting musicians.
"We end up subsidising a lot of the acts but it all works out," Melissa says.
"It's very important for up and coming bands to be able to have their CD launces here."
Looking to the future, Joanne envisages all the seven Tonkin grandchildren will work at The Gov., which employs about 30 people.
Away from the pub, the family meet up for dinner once a week.
"We have a rule that we won't talk about The Gov. (at dinner)," Brian says.
"But we always break it."
Originally published as Tonkin Family inducted into the Adelaide Music Collective Hall of Fame
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UK Datacenters and Brexit: Time to Think About a Move?
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The Brexit divorce has now been pushed off until at least October 31 of this year, and as with any impending separation, it creates a good deal of uncertainty for all parties involved. For datacenters, there are two key issues of concern: 1) the ability to ensure a stable and affordable supply of electricity post-Brexit; and 2) issues relating to data and privacy. Being energy-focused, we will spend more time discussing the former.
Some impacts have already been observed
Depending on the specific outcome (a hard exit compared with a negotiated departure), Brexit may negatively affect the power sector. Indeed, it appears that the looming uncertainty has already had a detrimental impact. A recent study from University College London[1] suggested that the price of power has already been affected as a result of the declining exchange rate between the British Pound and the Euro, because the UK imports some of its power from the European Union (EU).
The average wholesale price of electricity was found to have risen 18% in the year following the referendum.
Other effects may be felt shortly
In a recent analysis of Brexit and energy issues, international engineering firm Schneider Electric highlighted a number of risks.[2] These include:
1. the potential for increased bureaucracy that could hamper EU-UK energy trading in both electricity and gas (the price of gas matters since it is a feedstock for power generation).
2. the potential for future tariffs to affect prices of imported electricity.
3. exchange rate volatilities that have an impact on the cost of energy imports.
4. greater changes in market seasonality, since Europe serves as a buffer for UK gas exports in the summer and imports in the winter.
5. increased potential reliance on global liquid natural gas markets if difficulties arise in importing gas from the EU.
6. growing complexities in the integration of renewable energy, since Europe has served as a buffer, allowing the UK to export power during surplus periods.
Despite these risks, the exposure of a post-Brexit UK to European power markets is only expected to increase as the level of electricity imports grows. Currently, four cables to Ireland, France, and the Netherlands can transmit four gigawatts (GW, a gigawatt is a thousand megawatts) of electricity to the UK, roughly 6% of the country's demand. However, that number is expected to increase dramatically, as another 11 interconnections are either contracted or planned, representing up to 20% of total demand by 2020.[3] While this may have the welcome effect of allowing the UK to diversify energy supplies and facilitate integration of additional renewable resources, it also has the potential to introduce more price volatility as a result of exchange rate shifts.
Increasingly interconnected and embracing risk[4]
France and Ireland putting out the welcome mat
The UK's neighbors, particularly Ireland[5] and France, view the Brexit-related uncertainty as an opportunity to woo datacenters to their shores, both as a consequence of the power situation as well as the lack of clarity surrounding EU data laws and how they will affect the UK in the future. France, in particular, has taken the opportunity to suggest that locating there could be beneficial to UK data companies, offering a tie into Europe, as well as a tax break on energy consumption.[6]
Before you pull the plug, look north to the Nordics
At first glance, those sound like attractive options. However, there's another and more cost-effective alternative for data companies looking to cope with this uncertainty. And that's to look at the advantages of the Nordic countries. Iceland, Sweden, and Norway in particular all have among the lowest power prices in the world, fast and robust fiber connections, enjoy climates that reduce overall cooling costs, and are subject to EU data provisions.
So if Brexit does indeed force a move, it would make sense to cast the net just a little bit wider to find the best combination of power prices, regulatory environments, and fiber connections. With the decision postponed only until October, there's no better time to be thinking about this than right now.
[1] https://phys.org/news/2018-12-brexit-higher-energy-prices.html
[2] https://hub.resourceadvisor.com/digest/brexit-energy-risks-to-watch-geo
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/18/brexit-looming-energy-sector-builds-new-links-europe
[5] https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/europe/it-s-cool-it-s-well-wired-and-it-s-staying-eu
[6] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-18/france-touts-tax-break-for-data-centers-to-lure-brexit-clients
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Looking at power availability as one goes up the I-95 corridor from Richmond, Virginia to Boston, Massachusetts there are some issues worth examining if one is thinking of situating a datacenter these days.
Trick or treat? How will a Halloween Brexit affect the data industry?
With the deadline for the UK's Brexit decision now put back to October 31, businesses might well view Halloween 2019 with terror. With data processing and storage so vital for many sectors, the question of how Brexit will affect data movement across borders is a significant one.
A Google search for the words "Brexit" and "Uncertainty" delivers more than 27 million results. On the other hand, you'll find just seven million results for "Brexit" and "Clarity" and a quick scan of those finds that they concern "lack of clarity". If there's one iron rule of Brexit it's that nobody knows anything.
The UK's NHS will trust data to foreign powers
Data center providers will have welcomed the recent announcement that the NHS has approved the storage of patient data outside the UK . This could remove a barrier to the development of international colocation and cloud services for health and research data, and free organisations from the requirement to store patient data in their own country.


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Offset Begs Cardi B for Forgiveness in New Video: "I Want to Spend My Life With You"
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Moments ago, the Migos rapper took to his Instagram to share a video in which he begs his wife for forgiveness for Cheat!ng on her, and asked to spend the rest of their lives together.
See the video below.
And this comes almost two weeks after Cardi announced their split up.
"I'm gonna always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter's father," she had said "Things just haven't been working out between us for a long time," she says, "and it's nobody's fault, it's just that I guess we grew out of love."
They both secretly married in October 2017, and share 4-month-old daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus together.
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What other book might you compare Ham: Slices of a Life to and why?
Tough to say, in that is autobiographical, but not a linear memoir (it's a collection of stories and experiences that are related, but don't flow in order). Once you get the hang of it though, it's very good. IUt's not all fun and games though - there are tough subjects discussed (which are handled honestly and very well).
Give this one a try - it's an unusual arrangement, but made me think and reflect on things.
Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title sequence of Do the Right Thing and has since defined herself as a funny and talented actress who broke boundaries for Latinas in the film industry. What most people would be surprised to learn is that the woman with the big, effervescent personality has a secret straight out of a Dickens novel. At the age of three, Rosie's life was turned upside down when her mentally ill mother tore her away from the only family she knew and placed her in a Catholic children's home in New York's Westchester County.
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Wow, what a great book and stunning performance by Rosie. If you like autobiographies as much as I do (especially those read by the author), definitely buy this one!
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No, this is her life and she recounts it as she saw fit. At times, it sounded like she was a little "sick of it all," (kind of sighing at the beginning of each chapter), but hey, that's how life is and we all feel that way at times. There are a lot of other reviews that focus on the more "racy" parts of her life, but I was not put off my it at all. I appreciated her candor, honesty, and willingness to share that part of herself.
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For twenty years, James Carville and Mary Matalin have held the mantle of the nation's most politically opposed, ideologically mismatched, and intensely opinionated couple. In this follow-up to their groundbreaking All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President, Carville and Matalin take a look at how they - and America - have changed in the last two decades. If nothing else, this new collaboration proves that after twenty years of marriage they can still manage to agree on a few things.
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Have you listened to any of Tracey Thorn's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Great audio performance, spotty story though . . .
Which character – as performed by Stefanie Powers – was your favorite?
Do you think One from the Hart needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Only halfway through, but lots of fun!
What did you love best about Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations?
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What other book might you compare Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations to and why?
Wow, tough to say, since it is written from the writer's perspective (which is unusual).
Having lots of fun listening to this. The audio quality is excellent too - give it a try!


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Пивоварня св. Петра () — частная независимая пивоваренная компания, основанная в 1996 году Джоном Мёрфи в городе Бангей, Саффолк, Англия. Компания производит касковые эли, пивные наборы, а также бутылочное пиво, широко распространённое в мире, в том числе в России.

Пивоварня владеет собственным рестораном в Саффолке, а также пабом Jerusalem tavern в престижном районе Кларкенуэлл в Лондоне.

История
Создатель компании Джон Мёрфи с 1974 по 1993 года создал и владел брендинговой компанией Interbrand, приложив руку к созданию таких всемирно известных брендов, как прозак и Бритиш Телеком. После продажи Интербренда, он решил заняться пивным бизнесом, для чего выкупил поместье St. Peter's hall и создал одноимённую марку пива. Размышляя над тем, почему английское пиво и эли так сложно найти за рубежом, он пришёл к выводу, что большинство пивоваров предпочитают продавать своё пиво через местные пабы, вместо того, чтобы двигать свой бренд. Англичане преимущественно также пьют местное пиво в местных пабах.

Производство
Пивоварня производит 17,500 имперских бочек (2,864,000 л) пива в год. Большинство пива разливается в бутылки, для которой была создана фирменная бутылка овальной формы ёмкостью поллитра. За основу была взята бутылка из под джина XVIII века, выпускаемая неподалёку от Филадельфии.

В 2013 году компания St. Peter's оценивалась в 12-15 млн фунтов стерлингов.

Ассортимент
Компания производит 12 всесезонных сортов (Best Bitter, Cream stout, Citrus beer, Golden ale, Honey porter, Ipa, Mild, Old style porter, Organic, Ruby Red ale и другие), 6 сезонных (Christmas ale, the Merry elf, the Saints whiskey beer и др.) сортов пива. Есть линейка безалкогольного и безглютенового пива.

Награды
 Cream Stout был выбран одним из 50 лучших в мире в 2006 и выигрывал в Международном конкурсе пива в категории портеров и стаутов в 2006, 2004 и 2003.
 St. Peter's Organic Ale получил серебряную медаль в категории напитков на Organic Food Awards 2006.
 Organic Best Bitter вошло в десятку лучшего органического пива по версии Independent.
 В ноябре 2007 в проводимом слепом тестировании газетой Индепендент St. Peter's India Pale Ale был признан безусловным лидером.
 Касковая версия Old Style Porter стала Пивом-чемпионом Саффолка в 2005 на конкурсе, проводимом CAMRA и получила бронзу на CAMRA Winter Beer Festival в Манчестере в январе 2007.
 St. Peter's Grapefruit Fruit Beer выиграло бронзовую медаль в категории специализированного пива на Большом Британском пивном фестивале в августе 2007.
 Ruby Red ale — серебро на 2010 International Beer Challenge.
 Dirty Tackle — «лучший коричневый английский эль в мире» на World Beer Awards 2016.
 Black IPA и Ruby Red ale — золото на World Beer Awards 2017.

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Photographs, Negatives and Colour Slides in the Western Cape Archives and Records Service (WCARS)
Written by Lunette Lourens, from eGGSA Facebook on 28 February 2019 .
Photographs are important sources of information for researchers in all study fields, including genealogical research. We are all aware of the necessity of preserving documents, since archives have an important cultural value for the protection of our identity and collective memory. Photographic materials are therefore key sources for historical research, especially for the study of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The amount of information and detail that can be seen in photographs is what makes them a uniquely rich historical resource. They can show exactly how a person, place, item, building, clothing, etc. looked at a specific time. Therefore, photographs should not be considered as purely supplementary material but instead as illustrative "windows to our past".
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At present the Western Cape Archives and Records Service (WCARS) has about 90 000 photographs in the various collections in stock. The photographic section also houses the negatives of most of these photographs. The descriptions of most of the photographs, negatives and colour slides are already available on the internet databases. The photographs that accompany this article were chosen from the collections due to the buildings shown being subsequently demolished, replaced, restored, neglected, deserted or changed as a result of development. Therefore, although the buildings are not there anymore, the images are proof of their history.
The following is a list of some of the various photographic collections and the where they can currently be accessed:
General Collection (AG)
This collection consists of 18522 photographs, depicting various subjects such as portraits of individuals, families, buildings, towns, transport, nature, war, etc. These can be found via the search engines on the two websites of the National Archives and Record Service of South Africa (www.national.archives.gov.za – NAAIRS, and www.nationalarchives.gov.za - NARSSA) searching under Manuscripts and photographs, a computer list and the card index.
Breytenbach Collection (B)
The 5 photographs in this collection are of Commandant Danie Theron and can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA and List No. 6/6.
Cape Archives Collection (CA)
There are 3599 black and white negatives in this collection. These are photographs of Mr Coburn and other photographers who worked at WCARS. The collection includes photographs of archival activities, buildings in Cape Town and surrounding towns, museums, churches, events, etc. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and the card index.
Coburn Collection (COB)
There are 1555 photographs in this collection. Colour slides 1 – 599 represent Cape Town buildings and streets 1960s – 1990s; and 600 – 1555 are black and white negatives depicting train stations, trains, the Copper Railway and mines in Namaqualand, towns and caravan parks in Namaqualand, West Coast, Karoo and Namibia, museums, ships, battlefields and trains and railways in the former German South West Africa (Namibia). These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA and a handwritten list.
De Smidt Collection (DES)
The collection consists of 14 glass negatives depicting views of Sea Point and Camps Bay and can be found via List No. 6/12.
Elliott Collection (E)
There are 9362 glass negatives (small to A4) in this collection, which covers various subjects, such as architecture (houses, farmsteads, buildings, etc.), landscapes, photographs of paintings, sketches, important individuals, events, etc. The descriptions can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and the card index.
Fitchett Collection (FIT)
About 20 000 colour slides depicting architecture, mainly of the former Cape Province, 1978 – 1986; historical houses, buildings in towns and cities; farm houses and outbuildings. A list is available, but WCARS is in the process of capturing the descriptions for NAAIRS and NARSSA.
Gordon Collection
This collection is incorporated in the General Collection (AG) and can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/11.
Green Collection (G)
The 884 black and white photographic prints cover landscapes, houses, buildings, towns, cities, people, war, ships, etc. and the descriptions can be found on NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/4.
Hermann Collection (HM)
The 64 glass negatives in this collection illustrating views of Cape Town and surrounding areas in the early 1900s and List No. 6/6 can be used.
Holland Collection (HL)
In this collection the 59 black and white negatives portraying Cape Town scenes, buildings, ships, etc. in the early 1900s and the descriptions can be found on NAAIRS, computer List and List No. 6/6.
Hopkins Collection (HOP)
The 2714 photographs contain portraits of families, individuals, churches, etc. and the descriptions are available on NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and handwritten list.
Jeffreys Collection (J)
The 14066 photographs in this collection cover various subjects, such as portraits of individuals, families, buildings, towns, transport, nature, war, events, etc. The decriptions can be found on NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and the card index.
Juritz Collection (DR J)
The 1179 glass negatives in this collection contain views of Cape Town, other towns and rural areas in the former Cape Province, as well as family and friends of Dr Juritz. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list, List No. 6/5 and an index.
Leica Collection (L)
The descriptions of the 2596 black and white historical negatives (35mm) in this collection can be found on NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list, Register No. 6/7 and the card index.
Lomax Collection
Meintjies was the donor of this collection and it is incorporated in the General Collection (AG) and can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/6.
Moorcroft Collection
This collection is incorporated in the General Collection (AG). These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list, Catalogue No. 6/13 and the card index.
Morrison Collection (M)
This collection is a portion of the greater Elliott Collection. The 1079 glass negatives contain copies of historical photographs, maps, documents, sketches; photographs of buildings, houses, etc. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list, Catalogue No. 6/3 and the card index.
Picton-Seymour Collection (PS)
There are 281 black and white negatives (35mm) in this collection, which depicts cities, towns and buildings around South Africa in the 1960s. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/6.
Pocock Collection (P)
The 232 glass negatives in this collection contain photographs from around South Africa (towns, landscapes, etc.) and individuals, about the early 1900s. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/6.
Ravenscroft Collection (R)
In this collection the 1977 glass negatives (small to A4) comprise photographs of towns and buildings of the former Cape Province and the descriptions can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/6.
Schrire Collection (SH)
The 27 glass negatives cover the Anglo-Boer War and can be found via List No. 6/6.
Steer Collection (S)
There are 155 glass negatives in this collection, depicting views of Cape Town and surrounding areas in the early 1900s. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA, a computer list and List No. 6/6.
Ray Ryan Collection (RY)
The 1078 photographs deal with historical houses and buildings, churches, nature, passes, monuments and statues, etc. A list is available.
Van der Riet Collection (VDR)
There are 251 photographs in this collection (1 – 160 are copies of photographs and 161 – 251 are black and white slides). These photographs were used in a publication regarding Grahamstown, which include photographs of Grahamstown, the Eastern Cape and individuals and families in Grahamstown and the Eastern Cape. These can be found via NAAIRS, NARSSA and a list.
Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VAS)
This collection contain colour slides of interior and exterior views of houses and buildings of architectural importance. List No. 6/1 is available.
Colour Slides (CS)
There are 87 slides in this collection, depicting photographs of paintings of TW Bowler, sketches of the United Tobacco Company, maps of LM Thibault, views of Tulbagh after the earthquake, buildings in Cape Town, water colour paintings of the Cango Caves by JW Mollendorf, etc. List No. 6/1 can be used.
Standard prints of most of these collections are available in the reading room at WCARS. Copies of these photographs can be ordered in person in the reading room or by post/email. The copies ordered may be collected at WCARS or the copies can be posted. The tariffs and charges for ordering copies of photographs can be obtained from WCARS. Remember that there is also a maximum number of copies that can be ordered and that a waiting period is applicable after placing an order. All payments must be made in advance and must be in South African Rand.
For the collections where no standard prints exist, it is necessary to negotiate with the archivist in charge of the photograph collections for alternative ways to obtain copies.
When archival sources (such as photographs) in the custody WCARS are cited or provided in any published format or medium (paper and digital, for example the internet), the Western Cape Archives and Records Service should be acknowledged.
The contact details of WCARS is as follows:
Street address: 72 Roeland Street, Cape Town, 8001
Postal address: Private Bag X9025, Cape Town, 8000
www.westerncape.gov.za/dcas
A Bibliography of Published Articles by Colin Graham Botha
Anglican Church Records In Simonstown
Another Piece In The Joubert Jig-Saw
Archival terms and definitions
Effective use of Search Engines for Genealogy
Genealogiese Bronne Uit Die Kompanjiestydperk In Die Kaapse Argiefbewaarplek
Gisa En Die Sag Reeks
Jan Robbertsz, 1704-1758
Johannes Martin Els, The Progenitor of the ELS Family in South Africa
Locating South African Death Records on LDS Films
Matthijs Greeff and his Children
Proving descendancy
Re-inventing the Wheel: Diederik Johannes Koekemoer
Some of the articles that were published in Historiese Studies
The Bastroo Family of Mauritius and the Cape
The Early British Families of Paarl
The Italians And The Voortrekker Monument
The Massacre at Zuurberg
The Meintjes NAAIRS Parser
The Names and Genealogies of those involved in the Massacre at Zuurberg.
The oldest official written document in South Africa
The West Rand During the Anglo-Boer War
Traditional Naming Patterns
Tryn Ras (Part One)
Weesmeisies
What ever happened to Drooge Vlei?
Which Pieter Gous was Aletta Vorster's husband?
Who was Susanna Claasen?


Recently, there has been an increase in discrimination complaints involving English Learner (EL) students. EL students are those who have a native language other than English and are not proficient in listening, speaking, writing and/or reading English. As of January 2015, EL1 students accounted for nine percent of all public school students nationwide and were enrolled in nearly three out of every four public schools, with those numbers steadily rising.2 Given the increase in complaints against school districts in Ohio involving EL students, mirroring similar complaints being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) nationwide, this is an issue that should be on the radar for building administrators.
Federal law protects EL students from discrimination and mandates that they be provided with language services to enable them to meaningfully participate in school programs and activities, both curricular and extracurricular.3 If EL students or their parents believe that they have been discriminated against or denied a meaningful opportunity to participate, they may file complaints with the OCR. This article highlights some of the issues that can arise with EL students and provides tips for legal compliance.
1. Understand your obligation to identify EL students and educate teachers about their role in the process.
Public schools are legally obligated to identify students who may be in need of language assistance - students age 3 to 21 who were not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English. EL students may be born in the United States and be U.S. citizens.
Your district probably uses a home language survey in the enrollment process as the primary mechanism for identification, but if you or one of your staff encounters a student or parent who appears to be limited English proficient, you should determine whether they have previously been identified through the home language survey as needing language services. If not, you should follow up with your district administrator in charge of language services to notify them that the student's English proficiency may need to be assessed and/or that the parent may need language assistance when interacting with the school.
2. Keep in mind that limited English proficiency is not a disability.
EL students do have special needs and some of the legal rules that apply to them look similar to those that apply to special education students. As mentioned above, schools have an obligation to identify and assess EL students and to provide the language services they need. However, schools should not identify or determine that EL students are students with disabilities solely because of their limited English language proficiency.
Even if your district's special education department also oversees the EL program, the two processes should be kept separate. EL students should not be placed on an Individualized Education Program unless separately determined to need special education services. Similarly, EL students with disabilities who are determined to need special education services should be separately assessed to determine their need for language assistance and should be offered both the disability-related services and the language services they need.
3. Be alert to the potential for unlawful discrimination against EL students.
Discrimination or harassment may occur in the form of negative behavior by students or staff against EL students based on race, color, national origin or religion, which may violate your district's board policies or student code of conduct.
Discrimination may also occur if EL students are denied meaningful access to school programs and activities. This means that you must not only provide alternative language services to EL students but also make sure they are not unduly segregated from other students. Depending on the student's level of proficiency, an EL student may need to be in a segregated English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom for part of his/her day, but that does not mean that the student should be segregated for non-academic subjects such as recess, physical education, art and music.
4. If you are involved in hiring recommendations, know what qualifications to look for in teachers providing language support programs for EL students.
To implement an ESL program effectively, the instructors should be teachers specially qualified to provide language assistance services. To the extent possible, you should look to hire ESL teachers with TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), bilingual certification or endorsement or at least someone who is working towards such licensure.
5. Promote conversation and collaboration between ESL teachers and other classroom teachers regarding teaching of EL students and provide professional development to teachers on this topic.
ESL (or bilingual language program) teachers have the primary responsibility for providing language assistance to EL students, but it is important to remember that the classroom teacher can help EL students be successful by knowing their assessed level of English proficiency, how to speak to EL students (such as avoiding the use of slang or idioms), being familiar with the student's culture and modifying teaching strategies when necessary. Providing opportunities for conversation and collaboration between ESL teachers and other classroom teachers can make classroom teachers more aware of how they can help.
6. Consider the need for qualified interpreters and/or translators when communicating with limited English proficient parents.
Guidance from the OCR indicates that to enable limited English proficient (LEP) parents to meaningfully participate in their children's education, schools must try to communicate with them in a language they can understand. This typically means providing qualified interpreters and, sometimes, translated documents for such significant matters as student disciplinary proceedings, parent-teacher conferences, and special education eligibility and placement determinations. Therefore, it is important to familiarize yourself and your staff with your district's practices and procedures for obtaining interpreters for parent meetings and for translating documents provided to parents such as parent-teacher conference notices, codes of conduct, disciplinary notices and building newsletters.
For detailed information about the federal legal requirements applicable to EL students, see OCR's Dear Colleague letter issued January 7, 2015.
1 Such students may also be referred to as ELL (English Language Learners) or LEP (Limited English Proficient) students.
2 U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Fact Sheet, "Ensuring English Learner Students Can Participate Meaningfully and Equally in Educational Programs" (January 2015).
3 Applicable laws include Title VI of 42 U.S.C. §2000d, et seq. (The Civil Rights Act of 1964); Equal Educational Opportunities Act, 20 U.S.C. §1703(f); Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974).


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Lorry driver banned after drink driving and possessing cannabis and crashing his car
His car crashed into a post and airbags had been deployed
Claire Violette HerbauxReporter
He crashed the car on Mildred Road in Walton
A drink driver who crashed his car in Walton asked a witness not to call the police because he would lose his job.
Tom Smith was then seen holding a small bag with Rizla papers sticking out and threw it onto a nearby grass verge.
When officers arrived along with an ambulance crew the defendant failed a roadside breath test, and when the bag was recovered it was found to contain a quantity of cannabis.
Smith, a 36-year-old lorry driver, of Elm Lane, Woolavington, pleaded guilty to driving a BMW on Mildred Road in Walton on September 16 after consuming excess alcohol.
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He also admitted being in possession of a quantity of cannabis (class B) when he appeared before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil .
The court heard that a witness was travelling on the A39 at around midnight when she came across a BMW which appeared to have crashed.
"The rear end was back into a post, the front was pointing out into the road and the hazard lights were on," said prosecutor Emma Lenanton.
"As she walked towards the vehicle she could hear music and saw a large amount of damage to the front of the car and Smith was the only occupant.
"Both airbags in the vehicle had been deployed and the defendant was raising his head on the front passenger seat and an ambulance was called.
This is when the Severn Bridge tolls will be axed - and it's earlier than expected
"Smith got out and asked the witness not to ring anyone as he would lose his job and she then noticed he was holding a bag similar to a CD case and was looking inside it for something."
The police arrived and the same bag was seen on the grass verge with some Rizla papers sticking out of it and the witness told them it belonged to the defendant.
When it was examined it was found to contain a cannabis grinder, papers and a Tupperware box containing a small amount of green vegetable matter.
Smith confirmed he had been the driver, was unsteady on his feet and smelt of alcohol and then failed a breath test at the roadside.
After being arrested he was taken to the police station and took a further test which produced a reading of 46mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg of alcohol.
He also confirmed the bag belonged to him and the substance was confirmed to be cannabis.
Smith told the magistrates that he was very sorry and remorseful for the offence adding that he knew he had done wrong.
"I really am sorry and it has made a massive impact on my life already," he said.
"I work as a lorry driver and will lose my job if I lose my licence."
The defendant was given a 14 month driving ban and fined £500 for the drink driving offence and no separate penalty was imposed for the drugs matter.
He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £50 victim surcharge and a destruction order was made for the cannabis.
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The Simple Email Comparison is an attempt to boil down the massive amount of raw data in the Detailed Comparison to be more accessible to people who don't care about each and every data point.
Since I'm forced to use weighted values for this kind of a comparison, I want to be completely transparent and open with how they're being calculated, which is why this page exists.
As usual, Green, Yellow, and Red flags are used and mean the following: Green = "Generally good", Yellow = "Something of concern", and Red = "Something major of concern".
Yellow Flag: Nine Eyes Country, Fourteen Eyes Country, Owned, or Cooperative.
Green Flag: Not a Fourteen Eyes Country AND Not an Enemy of the Internet.
If no anonymous payment method is offered (including email), a service receives 3 points here automatically. Points are given for not accepting bitcoin, not using an open source platform (.5 for only open sourcing part of the platform), and not having a PGP key.
Points given for red categories in service configuration section. Half points given for a "No" in POP3.
1 point given if user doesn't control private key, doesn't use encryption (1 for transit/rest), or doesn't specify the kind of encryption being used.
1 points given for < 3 connections, 1 point for no custom domain and for each "No" in features section. 1 point for less than 1 GB of storage for both email and documents.
Max price cells created at the bottom of the price columns. No points if in the bottom 3rd (least expensive) for price and price/connection, 1 pt for middle 3rd, and 2 pts for top 3rd (most expensive). No points if trial offered (or service free of charge), 1 if not. 0 pts for 30 days or more for refund (or service free of charge), 1 pt for 14 or more, 2 pts for 7 or more, 3 pts otherwise.
1 pt for each good faith column violated. 1 pt for each no in affiliate policies, .5 for "some", 0 for a yes. 1 pt for each affiliate violation. Ethics are being tracked here ONLY for the fields indicated. Services may have shady dealings outside of these fields.


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Queen's Park considering lower speed limits in cities and towns
Queen's Park is looking at ways to curb speed limits in Ontario cities, including lowering the standard from 50 km/h.
By Robert BenzieQueen's Park Bureau Chief
Thu., Jan. 29, 2015timer2 min. read
Queen's Park is looking at ways to curb speed limits in Ontario cities and towns, including lowering the standard from 50 km/h.
In a bid to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca will begin "comprehensive consultations" with municipalities across the province to discuss changes.
That's a policy U-turn from the Liberals' position last September when the government said there were "no plans to change the default speed."
Sources say the province is acting upon the concerns from mayors, reeves, and civic councillors.
"No decision will be made without carefully considering all options and views from all stakeholders from across the province," a government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Wednesday.
"We have heard from a number of municipalities — for example, Ottawa —that as urban areas continue to intensify, lower speeds may be appropriate in high pedestrian areas and have requested a change to the default speed limit to enhance pedestrian safety," the source said.
Premier Kathleen Wynne's government is looking at four options:
Maintaining the current 50 km/h default speed limit.
Changing the law to reduce that limit to 40 km/h.
Allowing municipalities to set a default speed limit either of 50 km/h or 40 km/h within their boundaries and requiring the posting of signs at each entry point of the municipality.
Permitting municipalities to set different default speed limits inside their boundaries or specific neighbourhoods and forcing them to the post signs at each entry point of the city or neighbourhood.
Del Duca's consultations will include workshops, questionnaires and webinars for municipal officials this spring.
"Each municipality that participates in these consultations will have the opportunity to comment and provide input into the impacts of the proposed options for default speed limits, area and boundaries of application and how these could be implemented into their communities," said the insider, adding the Association of Municipalities of Ontario is also expected to take part.
A coroner's review into pedestrian deaths in 2010 urged the province to allow municipalities to lower the default speed limit to 40 km/h.
Currently, the Highway Traffic Act says the "speed limit on roads within most municipalities and in built-up areas is set at 50 km/h" and for highways – other than through towns and cities – the default is 80 km/h.
The World Health Organization has found that pedestrians hit by a car or truck travelling at around 45 km/h have a 50 per cent chance of being killed.
But those struck by a vehicle going 30 km/h or slower have a 90 per cent survival rate.
The WHO noted that a car going 50 km/h requires 13 metres to stop while one going 40 km/h can stop in less than 8.5 metres.
"An increase in average speed of 1 km/h typically results in a 3 per cent higher risk of a crash involving injury, with a 4–5 per cent increase for crashes that result in fatalities," the organization said.
Kathleen Wynne


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Should Wally West Join 'Legends of Tomorrow'?
Because lord knows Team Flash has no real use for him.
The young actor also talks about how excited he was to join the cast and feeling an immediate connection with Candice Patton, while also touching on playing off of Grant Gustin and upcoming drama in the West family.


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News & Blog / Your Stories
Karen Ramscar: "Talking to someone else who has been through the same thing is incredibly supportive"
Karen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer thanks to doctors spotting the signs of what turned out to be an aggressive grade three tumour. She shares why it's been essential to read other women's ovarian cancer stories
"Normal now, isn't what normal was before. You've had too much happen to you – you're different and you're stronger. Instead of looking into the future and thinking, I don't know what's going to happen, I think about how much I've overcome.
What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer?
"The very first thing I noticed was discomfort when I was walking, even short distances hurt. My abdomen was swollen and I had lower back pain.
I saw different GPs at my surgery. One said I had an infection and gave me antibiotics but the pain was getting worse. Finally, I saw a GP that took one look at me and said 'I'm fast-tracking you, I think you might have ovarian cancer.'
By then I was the size of a woman full term with twins. It felt wrong and was so painful — horrible really. They gave me a trans vaginal scan, but she said that everything was fine.
My GP was stunned, he gave me a CA125 blood test because he was so sure that it was ovarian cancer.
It came back at the high end of normal, so what with that and the result from the hospital, he decided to look at other things.
"Talking to someone else who has been through the same thing is incredibly supportive"
Karen Ramscar
Ovarian cancer diagnosis
"I knew something wasn't right. I could feel a lump on my side that was growing. I could hardly walk and every time I moved I was in pain. At one point I was in so much pain I asked to be examined by a locum doctor, I saw her face change and she fast-tracked me straight away.
When they took it out it was a grade three tumour and highly aggressive. I had a radical hysterectomy and weeks of chemotherapy. The consultant said that he couldn't believe it had been missed.
Your Stories - support for women with ovarian cancer
"Talking to someone else who has been through the same thing is incredibly supportive. Looking at Your Stories on the Ovarian Cancer Action website, you see people who got through it and survived.
You think that once you're cancer free that you'll feel wonderful and so happy. Everyone says "you must be so pleased to be alive". But sometimes you feel flat and very empty – and that's okay.
I'm trying to take it a bit at a time. Only you can know what you're capable of dealing with – so it's about finding out what works for you."
Would you like to share your story of ovarian cancer to help us raise awareness? Please email Jennifer@ovarian.org.uk
Chris Treanor: " I was taken to theatre and woke up to be told I'd had a hysterectomy and my omentum had been removed"
Chris first experienced symptoms of ovarian cancer in October 2007 aged 51. She credits the vigilance of her GP for her early diagnosis.
I've been diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Information about types of treatment, the long term effects and how to talk to your family about your diagnosis.
Geoff Fisher: "I would advise other men to take up the support of their friends"
After his wife Gillian was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Geoff turned to friends for support.


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Embroidered silk postcards from the First World War are known as WWI Silks. An estimated 10 million were made by French and Belgian girls and women and sold to Allied servicemen on duty in France. The cards were mailed home at no charge to the sender in Military Mail pouches, and became treasured mementos from "the boys over there".
Ref: First World War silk embroidered card from the Ephemera Collections, c. 1914-1918, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
Many of the Silks featured symbols and greetings important to Allied troops: fern fronds for New Zealanders, maple leaves for Canadians; flags; battalion and regimental crests; and patriotic messages such as 'United We Stand' or 'Victory and Liberty'. Especially favoured were cards with Sister, Mother, Father, and the words love, kiss and home.
Ref: First World War silk embroidered card from the Ephemera Collections, 1918, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
According to author and historian John Laffin, it took between 4-8 hours to embroider each postcard but as demand grew the quality declined.
Ref: First World War silk embroidered card from the Ephemera Collections, August 1917, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
The delicate, tender embroidery contrasted with the gruesome realities of the First World War, giving no indication of what the soldiers were experiencing and sparing families back home from the true horrors of war. Most cards bore a cheerful greeting, tying in with government authorities who suppressed news of the terrible conditions, lost battles and casualties in order to encourage recruitment.
Ref: First World War silk embroidered card from the Ephemera Collections, October 1916, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
Novelty postcards made from card and silk featured in the Paris Exhibition of 1900, but a new market developed during the First World War via nuns in convents around the soon-to-be invaded areas of Belgium and Northern France. The nuns had long been embroidering church vestments as well as commercial items to support their ministry. After 1915 they organised refugee women and girls to embroider these complex, war-themed souvenirs in their homes or at refugee camps. Gradually, production was moved to factories and included machine embroidery. Usually 25 identical designs were printed onto rolls of silk/organdie, although some rolls have been discovered with 400. Once embroidered, they were cut and mounted onto card backing and sold in shops across France, through the YMCA's recreation centres and at training facilities.
Today, WWI Silks are often in excellent condition as a waxed envelope was provided with them for mailing, and soldiers would often slip these inside a second envelope for protection. Nor were postage stamps attached as they were sent home through the military mail system. Finally, their recipients took great care to preserve the Silks, saving them in keepsake boxes or framing them to hang above the mantlepiece.
Ref: First World War silk embroidered card from the Ephemera Collections, September 1917, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
The Silks are popular with collectors of military memorabilia, particularly those featuring regimental badges, or unusual images like bi-planes, or spelling mistakes such as a Christmas card showing an English pudding with mistletoe and the words Tranch Pudding. A WWI Silk recently sold for $150 on an online auction site. During the war, the cards cost half a day's pay for a regular British soldier or two days pay for a French one.
You can purchase fascimile/replica greeting cards of the Silks pictured in this post, which are drawn from the Ephemera Collections of the Sir George Grey Special Collections. These cards are available from the Sir George Grey Special Collections and at the research centres around the region. See the poster below for more information.
Ref: poster advertising the Silks greeting cards available for purchase from Auckland Libraries
Allies Belgium embroidery family France Military Mail military memorabilia Paris Exhibition postcards sewing silks WW1 WW100 WWI WWI Silks YMCA


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Legend of the Crystal Skull
CRY - Game Reviews
What I ~Really~ Thought - *CRY Edition*
MyCatTilly
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What I Really Thought:
" The Legend of the Crystal Skull "
I got this game not long after it came out, and started playing it right away. Then several months went by and I realized that I never finished it! That's never happened me with a Nancy Drew game before, and think that it speaks volumes about the quality of CRY.
Nancy and Bess are off to enjoy a relaxing vacation in New Orleans, with no sleuthing in sight. While she's there, Ned asks her to check in on a classmate, Henry Bolet, whose uncle recently died. But when she arrives at the Bolet mansion, she encounters a bone-chilling skeleton man who is not too pleased with Nancy's arrival. In her quest to find out who the skeleton man was and what he was after, Nancy stumbles upon the legend of a mysterious crystal skull known as the Whisperer. With a giant cemetery to explore and a secret society to infiltrate, she's going to need all the help she can get. Luckily, she has her best buddy, Bess Marvin, to lend her a hand.
I love the way the game starts, pulling you right into the action and giving you a good scare at the same time. However, I can't say that the plot blows me away. I don't really have any complaints but it lacks a certain "wow" factor.
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The graphics are pretty darn good. The characters are a little blurry, and Renee never really seems to be looking at you, but by golly, it really looks like the characters are saying the words! At times the color choices were a bit odd, causing things in the garden to look like they'd be a little more comfortable in Willy Wonka's factory than a Nancy Drew game, but it was only slight and didn't distract from the game. However, there is an animal that seemed poorly done to me.
There are some things about the setting that strike me as odd. As Nancy, you're stationed at the Bolet "mansion" which is little more than two bedrooms, a library, and a parlor. Whats really weird is that, in the hallways of the house, it looks as though some objects are drastically crooked while others are not. The purpose of this? I don't know, but it made me feel nauseous. You do get to explore the garden and the cemetery as well but, unfortunately, the cemetery is in third person. I found this really confusing at first, and disappointing.
As Bess, you see the view from your hotel room in the French quarter and then click to choose where you want to go. Your options are a store, a gumbo stand, and a character. I didn't mind this way of navigating, but it would have been nice to actually walk from place to place.
9/10 for the graphics, 4.5/10 for setting
I found the puzzles to be a bit of a let down. Most of them seemed to be eerily similar to puzzles from past games, and that was disappointing. However, the ones that weren't, were pretty fun with a nice range of difficulties.
There are some puzzles that leave Nancy's first person view, but this has become a common occurrence in the newer NDs so it's not a total surprise. Another odd thing is that a few times in the game, the computer would take over the mouse and do a simple task for you. Not sure why they thought that was a good idea.
Overall, the puzzles get 5/10
I thought that two out of the three main characters were pretty decent. Back stories, complex personalities, and you learn more about them as the game progresses. The character I didn't care too much for was Renee who is pretty stereotypical, predictable and remains static throughout the game. She could also be considered offensive to a number of different groups.
Ending *Spoiler Free*
About halfway through the game, it becomes really obvious where the ending takes place and how you're supposed to stop the culprit (similar to TRT, only more explicit) It's disappointing but, after five really terrible endings, at least this is on the right track. As for the culprit, it wasn't really a surprise and there really wasn't anything special about the choice. There isn't anything threatening about the end either, and doesn't require much quick thinking.
Oh, and the puzzle that comes just before the real Nancy/Culprit showdown was way too easy.
I give it 4/10
Ok, so I have to eat my words a little bit, because I don't mind switching characters in CRY. I don't feel that it really adds anything to the game (besides some humorous dialogue between Nancy and Bess) but I really like the tasks that Bess was sent to do. The only weird thing is that Nancy spends most of her time doing puzzles while Bess does all of the real snooping.
If you're concerned that the game might be too scary for you, I wouldn't worry about it. HER spent way too much time hyping CRY as "the scariest game yet" but, personally, I don't find it to be as scary as CUR or MHM. Most of the scary things are just little unexpected touches to make you jump, rather than anything truly frightening.
There's an odd lack of music in CRY. Music really sets the mood, and this game could have used the extra touch.
Overall, CRY had potential but it felt rushed and unfocused. It has moments that I really enjoy, but it's not one that I can see myself play over and over. It's Decent but not amazing.
Oh my goodness, I just wrote a book! If you read through all that, I commend you :P
Overall score: 5/10
Creepiness (10 equals terrifying): 5/10
Difficulty (10 equals hair pulling): 6.5/10
"Should I buy this game?"
There isn't a single ND game that I wouldn't recommend. If you end up not
enjoying this game, don't let that stop you from trying others in the
series. There is a ton of variety.
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Wow, Great Review! I liked the beginning too!
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Love the Review!
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Awesome reveiw. I do not agree with your overall rate but besides that I think you right on the dot.
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I would like to just add that it was a bit harder than you make it out to be. I needed lke a million spoilers (but then again CRY was my first Nancy Drew Game)
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This is the second review of yours that I've read. I appreciate that you use a font size I can actually read! Also, you are clear and concise in your descriptions. I really get the feel and the point. I am looking forward to reading more of your reviews. Great work!!
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Cool review!!! This looks like it took a lot of time and effort!
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Joe: I guess you're right. After all, we can't pick up every emotional stray that crosses our path.
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Great review! I agree about the beginning it was good wasn't it? I thought the puzzle at the end was soo annoyingly difficult at first... but then I figured out how to play it. At first I thought it was like a puzzle puzzle like to move the pieces and make a picture! Boy was I wrong!! Cry was my fave game!!
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I think that was your best review so far! Answered almost all of my questions..
Ummm... what groups could this game offend? I can't wait to switch places with Bess! Do you get to see what she looks like? And if you can answer this without utterly spoiling... will this game make me uncomfortable if I believe that ghosts and all that jazz don't exist?
Just solved my first dossier! Summer break and I'm on an ND roll :)
No you don't see Bess in CRY, but you do in RAN.
The game doesn't really revolve around ghosts but it is creepy and spooky. I think what I meant in my review was that one of the characters practices a particular belief system (sorry I can't remember what it was) and whether you are of that belief system* or are easily offended if you are exposed to another religion other than your own, you might want to be aware of that because...well because you might be offended. I don't mean to point fingers or anything but some people get very funny about that.
*she was portrayed in a pretty negative light
Okay. Thanks!


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Q: representation of context free grammar relations The production rules of a context free grammar are formalised as pairs, just a set of relations...
(α,β) ∈ R

where α is a non-terminal and β is either a terminal or a non-terminal.
thus S → A could be written as (S,A) ∈ R
But when parsing tagged natural language trees for probabilitic CFG's. Many of there rules are of the form:
NP → NNP POS

that is, the right hand side is not always a single terminal or non-terminal
Is there a way of formalising these production rules? As I can't see the relation method working...
unless they were perhaps more like (NP → NNP) → POS
Or is it that they are not the exact production rules,

A: A context-free grammar is defined by a four-tuple (V, T, P, S):

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*V   a set of non-terminal symbols

*T   a set of terminal symbols, disjoint from V

*P   a set of productions, each of which is a mapping v → ω where v ∈ V and ω ∈ (V ⋃ T)*

*S   an element of V, the start symbol

Technically, you could derive V and T from P. However, everyone does roughly as above (with some variation of names, and occasionally using V and V ⋃ T as primitives instead of V and T).
The important point (in bold above) is that the right-hand side of a production is not "a terminal or a non-terminal" but rather "an element of (V ⋃ T)*". If you couldn't expand a non-terminal into more than one symbol, your language would only consist of single-element strings.

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3 years ago, Nokia released an intriguing option into the smartphone market. The N900 was a true Linux phone, and a simple, freely available app was all you needed to get root access to your hardware. The N900 was not a massive hit with carriers, and not a massive hit in the market by extention. That subsidy is pretty important for the US market. Of course, they faced a variety of other problems competing in this market. Time to market, developer support, economies of scale, feature parity, etc.
My exit two months ago is due to the notoriously flaky USB / charger port finally failing. But today I want to focus on the software flaws rather than financial or hardware. I ended up relying on this phone for a number of purposes. It was an alarm clock, camera, PDA, mp3 playerphone, flashlight, remote terminal, wireless keyboard and mouse, calculator, watch, and USB drive. A veritable electronic multitool. But this digital convergence comes at a price: it's also a large Single Point of Failure. It's a bit awkward falling back to using a spare Nintendo DS as your wake up alarm.
Calendar Sync. In a bizarre twist, the only protocol supported by the both N900 and Zimbra was Exchange. I had set up davical on the theory that desktop and phone would support CalDAV, but apparently, despite being based on evolution, the N900 calendar has disabled CalDAV support. But hey, there's a Exchange for Maemo app. So you know, as long as it works for the narrow circumstances in which their developers operate, no problem? Sigh.
Google IMAP. For whatever reason, connecting to gmail via IMAP takes ages. I think it's missing IDLE support? Or perhaps it's just not very good at requesting data in chunks--gmail encourages leaving everything in your inbox.
Browser. Three browsers, none terribly good. Fennec is slow to load and render, and the built in browser is outdated enough that gMail is basically broken on it.
Installable apps. This is a mixed blessing. Maemo never saw the massive developer influx that Android has. It also doesn't have nearly as much crapware or other privacy invasive free apps that Android seems to implicitly encouraged.
My own ideas for apps turned out to be infeasible; those barode laser scanners are tuned for specific frequencies, so you can't just display or generate a picture. The flashlight eventually got implemented, but is slightly annoying due turning on the camera app when opening the lense cover. The relatively rapid Meego announcement dramatically terminated any interest in the platform, so few were surprised when the the "burning platform" memo was leaked.
One thing the Maemo platform did right, however, was their plugin system. Rather than a Flickr app and a Picasa app and so on, almost all basic apps relied on a Sharing API, so that one could install and register plugins providing it. You'd take a picture and select from your providers where it should be delivered. I had a plugin for the gallery2 webapp, for example. Similarly, their Conversations app integrated SMS and the whole libpurple suite into one consistent UI. Adding new protocols was simple, and you could merge contacts into a consistent view.
The Linux OS does offer app devs a few useful improvements over the Android interfaces; to the best of my knowledge, there is no Android version of BlueMaemo, a Bluetooth keyboard emulator that requires no custom software on the other side. And it came with a suite of open source tools relatively easy to build and ready to go.
Being available off contract was a huge boon; I was able to get many of the benefits of a smartphone without being held to a pricey data plan. For plenty of people, wifi is available in the home and the office, so it's not a huge a sacrifice as it might seem. Combined with Skype and other VOIP apps, it's not super hard to get by with a 100 dollar a year voice only plan.
Clearly Maemo/Meego are dead and buried. Jolla has a huge market share disadvantage; every minute they don't have a device in user's hands is a moment someone is buying, and thus funding, a competitor. Case in point: I bought a Galaxy Nexus as a replacement. It will be quite a few years before Jolla will get a shot at converting me. And it will be a tough sell. Google's Nexus line offers no contract, no carrier crapware phones, and the pace of updates has been incredible.


But nearly all plans still face solvency deficiency: Aon Hewitt.
Decent equity market returns pushed up solvency funded ratios for Canadian DB plans in the third quarter of 2012. According to Aon Hewitt, the median solvency funded ratio of a large sample of pension plans edged up slightly from 66% at the end of June 2012 to 68% at the end of September 2012. This reflects gains in the Canadian stock exchange (7.0%), U.S. equities (2.7%), and international equities (3.3%).
"Even with this improvement, it still leaves the typical plan in the same position as it was at the start of 2012 – despite the significant cash contributions that have typically been made" said Thomas Ault, an Associate Partner in Aon Hewitt's retirement practice.
About 97% of pension plans in this sample had a solvency deficiency as at September 30.


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Emergent BioSolutions Announces FDA Approval of Change in Storage Conditions and Transfer of Manufacturing for Its Cholera Vaccine
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBS) today announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Prior Approval Supplement (PAS) submitted by the company for its oral cholera vaccine, Vaxchora® (Cholera Vaccine, Live, Oral). The PAS supports the change in storage conditions of the vaccine from frozen to refrigerated at 2-8°C and the transfer of bulk drug substance manufacturing from Emergent's product development facility in San Diego to its manufacturing facility in Bern, Switzerland. The PAS also covers changes in labeling regarding these developments. The company's oral cholera vaccine is the only FDA-licensed vaccine for the prevention of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, a potentially serious intestinal disease.
"Emergent is pleased with this FDA approval that enables a more robust supply chain process for our oral cholera vaccine and maximizes capacity utilization of our manufacturing facilities," said Sean Kirk, executive vice president, manufacturing and technical operations at Emergent BioSolutions. "This development positions the company to expand into new markets as we prepare for European launch in 2020."
In the U.S., the vaccine is marketed as Vaxchora®. The vaccine is indicated for active immunization against disease caused by Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1. Vaxchora® is approved for use in adults 18 through 64 years of age traveling to cholera-affected areas. Limitations of Use: The effectiveness of Vaxchora® has not been established in persons living in cholera-affected areas. The effectiveness of Vaxchora® has not been established in persons who have pre-existing immunity due to previous exposure to V. cholerae or receipt of a cholera vaccine. Vaxchora® has not been shown to protect against disease caused by V. cholerae serogroup O139 or other non-O1 serogroups. It was approved by the FDA in June 2016 as the only vaccine available in the U.S. for active immunization against cholera.
For full Prescribing Information, please visit www.vaxchora.com.
Cholera, transmitted by ingestion of food and water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae, may present with a broad range of symptoms. Cholera commonly presents as watery diarrhea, but may also be asymptomatic or, in severe cases, characterized by profuse watery diarrhea.i If untreated, these severe cases may lead to dehydration, hypovolemic shock and death within hours.i With limited surveillance capacities, as well as social, economic and political disincentives, cholera is an underreported disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 5-10% of cases occurring annually are officially reported.ii,iii Non-vaccine interventions to prevent cholera infection include the avoidance of contaminated water and food and frequent handwashing.i In May 2017, the CDC published its recommendation for the use of Vaxchora in adults 18-64 years traveling from the U.S. to areas of active cholera transmission.iv
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i Wong KK, Burdette E, and Mintz ED. Cholera. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/cholera. Updated May 31, 2017. Accessed May 2019.
ii Ali M et al. Updated Global Burden of Cholera in Endemic Countries. 2015; PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jun 4;9(6):e0003832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003832. eCollection 2015.
iii WHO (2016) Cholera surveillance and number of cases. Geneva: World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/gho/epidemic_diseases/cholera/cases_text/en/. Accessed May 2019.
iv Wong KK et al. Recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices for use of cholera vaccine. MMWR. 2017; 66 (18): 482-485.
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In March, Flying Kite took you to an innovative new part of the local creative economy. Lancaster Avenue's Neighborhood Time Exchange (NTE) paired three different cohorts of artists with studio space, a stipend and a roster of community-driven improvement projects in nearby Belmont, Mantua, West Powelton, Mill Creek and Saunders Park. In April, we checked back in with program and its projects, which included a revamped classroom for special-needs kids, a civil rights documentary and new cultural and historical explorations of the area.
NTE is a partnership of the Mural Arts Program (MAP), the Ontario-based Broken City Lab, the People's Emergency Center (PEC) and the City's Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy.
Dave Kyu, a MAP project manager for the initiative, has plenty to say about the ways NTE has affected the future of the formerly vacant storefront.
After the program had been running for a while, he noticed something shift. When they first launched, he recognized everyone coming in the door at open studio hours: an arts crowd familiar with the project and the artists. But about halfway through, he saw new faces. Word about the project had gotten out, and curious members of the community were coming to see for themselves.
PEC owns the building and offers longterm low-income transitional housing above the street-level storefront. The influx of people into the space is opening up some new lines of thinking about the fate of the commercial space.
For a long time, there was hope of attracting a place for residents to get dinner. There's not too many sit-down restaurants on that stretch of Lancaster and with the right tenant, the space could become a social and economic anchor for the neighborhood.
But NTE's success in drawing new crowds in connection with the artist residencies has organizers thinking: Could it have a life as an arts space instead? Already, the Black Quantum Futurism Collective, an NTE cohort, has scheduled a performance there for December 17, which will be a fundraiser for victims of domestic abuse.
Moving forward, Kyu says PEC would like to continue an incarnation of NTE in the area, while MAP also wants to expand. Look out for new cohorts of NTE coming to Taucony and the Southeast by Southeast project, a formerly vacant property at 8th and Snyder Streets offering a full roster of programs for refugees from Bhutan, Burma and Nepal living in South Philly.