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Schoolgirl needed 17 stitches after piece of metal sliced her leg at Wickes store
PUBLISHED: 09:18 28 September 2018 | UPDATED: 19:31 28 September 2018
A DIY chain has launched an investigation into claims a seven-year-old girl needed 17 stitches in her leg following an incident at one of their Norfolk stores.
The family of Jaicee Lake claim she was with her father Paul Chappell at the Wickes store in Thetford when a sharp piece of metal sliced open her leg.
An ambulance was called to the incident in June 2017 and Jaicee was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The next day she was administered anaesthetic and a plastic surgeon gave her 17 stitches.
Now, the Costessey family claim the company has broken promises on offers of compensation.
The girl's mother, Trina Lake, said the store's manager had promised to give her daughter a teddy bear and a get-well card after the incident, but never did.
She said: "She's completely scarred. When driving past Wickes, she puts her hands over her eyes and says, 'I can't look, I can't look'."
A Wickes spokesperson said: "We are currently looking at this incident and the subsequent correspondence. At the same time, our team is seeking to liaise directly with the family to discuss and resolve as soon as is possible."
The incident happened when Mr Chappell, a plasterer, was buying work materials, including metal beading, which he placed on a flat trolley.
Beading, used for plastering corners, is a thin piece of metal with a straight edge running along its length.
When Mr Chappell went to pick something up from a shelf, Jaicee got behind the trolley, pushed it around a corner and a metal bead sliced into her leg. The edge of the beading is "dangerously sharp," Ms Lake said.
Ms Lake said a few weeks passed without any update. She said she called to the store again and the manager promised to visit their home and give Jaicee a teddy bear and a card, but never did.
"Jaicee was really disappointed," Ms Lake added.
The next time she called to the store, the manager was no longer working there.
In May, she called in at the Norwich branch and was told she would hear from them. Ms Lake said that she went on holidays and after returning had still not heard anything. "The manager took my number but again I've heard nothing," she said.
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Proverbs 22:6 implores the believing parent to "Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it."
Lying within the crags of this command is an imperative for those who love beauty and the finer things of life. The Hebrew word for "train" is chanak. One of the cultural and Hebraic inferences of this word is to make serenely clear to the parent that their role in their child's life is to "initiate, and create an appetite" in their child for what is right, what is truly beautiful. This illustration has application to the process of training.1 "The word actually means, 'palate, roof of the mouth.' Related to the basic idea of initiation was its later use in Arabic of the action of a midwife who would rub the palate of a newborn with olive oil or the oil of crushed dates in order to give a taste, to create an appetite and get the baby to suckle."2
The parent's job, then, is that of literally working to shape the child's way of tasting life. To train a child is not only to discipline a child when they go the way of perversion and disobedience, but it's more profoundly to lovingly make our child a connoisseur of all that is righteous, beautiful, worshipful, and reflective of God's nature and character. Not only are we to enjoy such beauty, but we are to become an agent, a creator, and a reproducer of such love, artistry, and worship. This is the supreme task of educating a child in truth and artistry. Thus, "the supreme task of education is the cultivation of the human spirit: to teach the young to know what is good, to serve it above self, to reproduce it, and to recognize that in knowledge lies this responsibility."3
This brings great weight to bear in considering how the beauty of God is displayed in the world through His artists, innovators, and craftsmen. In every excellent craft, a believer's heart is displayed in the very fabric of their presentation. The work itself becomes infused with truthful implications and is edifying to a child's faith through meditation upon such beauty. David V. Hicks says this about created beauty and its role in education:
"Whereas Plato recognized beauty in truth, the rhetorician saw truth in beauty; more than that, the rhetorician believed that whenever truth comes to man by way of beauty, it necessarily transforms his character and ennobles his behavior. Virtue, in his view, grows out of the beautiful adornments of dogma, not from the inelegant dialectic of philosophy."4
Beauty, art, and thoughtful innovation are forming to the entirety of a person's ontological essence. This concept dovetails well into another Proverbial notion—the notion of the paideia, or the "whole" of a person. A person is shaped mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually through one's palate and through one's acquired taste for such beauty. The parent, in shaping a child's palate to love splendor, crave magnificence, and thirst for the finer things in life, aims at the goal of training a child's paideia. The ultimate goal of such an endeavor being that they live imitation Christi—that Christ takes shape in them.
1 A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs, editors, The Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1907, p.335.
2 J. Hampton Keathley III, "The Principle of Nurture; Training Your Child," accessed June 26, 2015, https://bible.org/seriespage/6-principle-nurture-training-your-child
3 David V. Hicks, Norms and Nobility (New York: University Press of America, 1999), 13.
4 Ibid, 26

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A comprehensive Workforce Optimization (WFO) solution is no longer a luxury. It is a necessity that gives the contact center the flexibility, agility, and power required to optimize agent performance while responding to customer needs quickly and effectively. The key to unlocking this power is the insight provided by data analytics.
There are three primary points to cover when selling the value of data insights to the C-suite:
- Outline the functionality and benefits of using analytics
- Provide clear examples of how these benefits translate into financial value
- Show the Return on Investment (ROI) in both quantitative and qualitative terms
Beginning with the functionality and benefits; the insights gleaned from data analytics are extremely valuable to creating an efficient and intelligent contact center. Each customer interaction is a potential treasure trove of information that, when properly analyzed and disseminated, will enable your contact center to make the leap from a "cost center" to a revenue contributor. Keyword mining, trend analysis and targeted quality management (QM), can unleash the full power of your contact center data and provide key insights into your contact center operations.
With the integration of data analytics, a core contact center platform with a robust WFO suite has the potential to develop into a fully automated Workforce-Intelligent Contact Center. Workforce-Intelligence delivers the optimized WFO data back to the Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) / Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, allowing for automated skill and prioritization adjustments in the contact center, automatically scale services up or down based on real-time analytics reporting and adjust call volume through the ACD to ensure the customer is connected with the agent best suited to address their issue.
Beyond the understanding of what the data insights of WFO can do, it is important to translate the functionality into results. First Call Resolution (FCR) is a metric all contact centers are looking to improve. Leading contact centers are taking the next big step by using data analytics through their WFO solution to refine their processes. This, in turn, improves FCR and leads to a better return on investment by reducing operating costs, improving customer satisfaction, and increasing sales opportunities.
At this point, little question remains as to whether data analytics through a powerful WFO system is a wise investment. Each customer interaction is an opportunity to learn, improve and evolve; and data analytics provides the gateway to an intelligent contact center. The only question remaining is from what platform should the WFO solution operate? Consider the end results of how your WFO-enabled contact center will operate. It will be flexible, adaptable, scalable and efficient. Therefore, it makes sense to operate from a symbiotic platform. Cloud contact center platforms are inherently versatile which make them ideal for the contact center in need of a scalable data analytics solution.
A comprehensive WFO solution provides valuable data that enables companies and their contact centers to become more competitive and deliver even higher-quality customer interactions. Companies that are able to adapt to evolving customer and market dynamics will be best positioned to provide superior customer experiences. Through WFO intelligent data, contact centers have the potential to become strategic business partners, delivering excellence while contributing to bottom-line results.
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Titus Brandsma
Titus Brandsma (Anno Sjoerd Brandsma born Oegeklooster in Bolsward, February 23, 1881 – Dachau, July 26 1942) was a Dutch Carmelite priest, professor and publicist from Friesland. Brandsma was a specialist in medieval mysti-cism and self mystic. As strong civil priest in question, he took initiatives of Catholic eman-cipation, Catholic education and journa-lism. Brandsma resisted Nazism. In 1942, he was arrested during World War II by the Ger-mans and was killed at the Dachau con-centration camp. In 1985 he became a martyr beatified by Pope John Paul II.


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David Hannant: City's patience is starting to pay off big time
PUBLISHED: 08:10 25 October 2018 | UPDATED: 09:31 25 October 2018
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Patience is a virtue, virtue is a grace and Grace is a little girl who wouldn't wash her face - one of my childhood favourite authors wrote.
It's one that has always stuck with me - not that I'm always the most patient person around.
In our current lickedy-split world of social media, Internet and technology it is something that is far less abundant in this day and age. And this is certainly no different in the beautiful game.
It probably ties in with the sheer vast amount of cash flow in the game that patience is probably at an all time low in football.
With rich owners, wealthy board members and fans paying more for tickets than ever before, there is such a strive for success, sooner rather than later. Keeping on the children's fiction theme, there's more than a pinch of Veruca Salt about the game.
It's almost entirely down to this that football clubs these days tend to go through managers at a similar rate to which Henry VIII went through wives.
Would it surprise you to hear that Daniel Farke is the seventh longest-serving boss in the Championship? Probably not.
However, at least at the moment, Norwich City feels different - and I firmly believe the just rewards for this are being felt.
It honestly doesn't seem too long ago that message boards, forums and Twitter feeds were bulging with calls for the German's head.
I never quite reached that level, but I was beginning to worry.
However, at risk of planting the kiss of death firmly on the club's lips, things appear to be clicking.
And to what do we owe this? That p word again -patience.
Last season wasn't particularly great - bottom half, below Ipswich, a plethora of average showings and a handful of capitulations.
For a club with Premier League aspirations - which we have - frankly, it wasn't good enough.
How many clubs of a similar stature would have pulled the trigger at several points over that campaign. Probably quite a few.
Likewise, after the sizably average set of results City delivered in August.
Leeds probably would have sacked Farke nine or ten times last season alone.
However, I'm proud of the fact Norwich City are not Leeds, or anyone else for that matter.
So, so many aspects of City's form in recent weeks can be put down to patience - and I am not solely talking about the board being less trigger happy than some of their counterparts.
When Daniel Farke arrived at the club he made his vision for the style of football clear - beautiful, passing football.
To be able to pull this off, you need much more than just a bunch of talented players.
Even a side cobbled of a collection of some of history's greatest passers - say a midfield of Johan Cruyff, Xabi Alonso, Andrea Pirlo and David Beckham - would not necessarily produce champagne football right away.
There is so much more to it than technical ability - it's knowing your team-mate. Knowing the way they move, what they might do next, where they're heading.
This doesn't happen overnight - it takes patience.
The fluid move that almost led to Onel Hernandez equalising away at Forest epitomised this. I've watched that back dozens of more times than the two goals that won City the game.
What we've seen lately, is a group of players who look in sync.
And within this group, several individuals who are benefiting from the presence of the p word.
At the start of the campaign, Tim Krul looked out of practice. Now, he looks assured and hasn't conceded more than one goal in a game since August. Patience.
Last season, nobody really knew what Marco Stiepermann was. This season, he's adjusted, found his feet, found his role and is a real key player. Patience.
Todd Cantwell is growing with every game and is beginning to look like the heir apparent to James Maddison. Patience.
Even finding the right role for Moritz Leitner, a player everybody has such great expectations for can be put down to it. Patience.
I could go on, but I'm sure you can see where I'm going - it is all down to having patience, which many clubs lack.
I remember at this point last season feeling as though it was the moment things were clicking into place under Daniel Farke. What followed was a wretched run.
This time though, ever the optimist, I don't really see this happening.
The grafted win after going behind early to Forest tells me something has changed.
Lots has been said so far about the play-offs, but I honestly believe we could even be looking beyond.
And if my instinct is on point (it often isn't) then it's a just reward for City showing such - you guessed it - patience.
What value for Mo-ney
If the reported £1.3m City paid for Mo Leitner is on the money, the German may well go down in history as the club's biggest ever bargain.
We've had a few steals in the past - Hucks, Wes and Holty all for less than a million - but Leitner is starting to look up there with the best of them.
The man is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player - he glides around the pitch, never looks flustered on the ball and really gets things moving.
Quite how a man of his talent was available for such a snip, I will never know.
The question this begs, is just how much would he have cost were he English?
You only have to look at the fact that City paid more than double this for a teenaged James Maddison to see what value he was - although obviously Madders was bit of a bargain himself.
Every transfer has its own story and its own unique set of circumstances, but it does make the mind boggle.
So instead of comparing, let's just revel in the fact we've picked up the league's best player in an absolute steal.
Todd is looking the part
It's hard not to be impressed with Todd Cantwell at the moment.
We all love the story of a local lad done good and as a consequence can sometimes be a little quick to decide someone is the next big thing.
For this reason, I've found myself being a little cautious with the Dereham lad.
However, in recent weeks he really has started to shine.
As I said in the main part of this piece, he's growing with every game. His touch is sublime, his reading of the game continues to improve and it's almost getting to the point where it's more of a surprise if he doesn't start.
In fact, his form is starting to remind me of how James Maddison looked when he first broke into the team.
The one difference between the two youngsters is the eye for goal City's first £20m man had. If Cantwell can add that to his game it will be almost as if Madders never left.
And yes, I appreciate the irony of saying that after warning about not getting too carried away over the local lad done good angle!
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Please join us for "Knock on Wood!
For the month of September our gallery celebrates its wood artists.
Boxes, pens, furniture and gourds will be displayed all month.
This show runs from September 1-30th 2017
Join us for the reception: Friday, September 1st, 6-9pm, FREE to all!!
Demonstration of painting trees in watercolor by Sonja Hamilton.
218 Washington Street, Auburn, CA 95602
10 am – 6 pm Sunday – Wednesday
10 am – 9 pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
Frog Stool, by Pricilla Roach
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It is important for any manager to ensure that he or she periodically conducts an performanc eappraisal to establish the productivity of their employees. It is also an essential activity because it helps you in determining challenges and weak points of such workers so that you can find better ways of fixing them to enhance and yield desirable results ultimately.The Process Of Performance Appraisal is one that few look forward to.
As a matter of fact, most managers do conduct Process Of Performance Appraisal but not necessarily in the appropriate approach that it should be done.
Here are the necessary steps that need to be taken to attain effective performance review;
Necessary Steps in Process Of Performance Appraisal
Step 1: Establish performance expectations and standards
Appraisal processes start with establishing standards and expectations. The essence of this is to make it easy for you to identify particular output, skills, and accomplishments that will be assessed.
This first step is basically about setting the specific criteria that will assist you as a manager to determine whether or not the performance of the employees are satisfactory as well as the levels of contribution towards goals and objectives of the organization.
For you to achieve better results, it is ideal to ensure that the expectations and standards that you set are clear, concise, comprehensible, realistic and in measurable terms. It is also advisable that you make the formulation of these standards an all-inclusive affair by involving your employee too as a way of preventing vagueness and also enhancing unity in the job environment.
Step 2: Providing regular feedback
This is simply about establishing effective communication between you and the employees in regards to standards and expectations. It is an important aspect because it helps in ensuring that employees perform their roles by the goals and objectives of the organization. Feedback can be provided formally or can be communicated informally.
Feedback should also be consistently given to help employees in keeping tabs on particular activities that they are doing as well as performing them in the right manner. Feedback should never be a preserve for special occasions but rather need to be given instantly; whether positive or negative provided that it helps the employee in performing better.
Employees need to get feedback in regards to standards expected of them, and if possible, the standards can be revised to reflect the feedback acquired from your workers.
Step 3: Measure actual performance
This stage incorporates measuring of employees' actual performance based on information obtained from different reports such as written, oral and statistical as well as through personal observation. This is the stage that calls for a careful choice of the ideal methods that are used in measuring performance.
It is of utmost significance to ensure that you do not make appraisal judgment based on what you feel towards the employee. It is only appropriate to make a sound measurement of findings, facts, and objectivity. The essence of this is that what is measured supersedes the manner in which it is measured hence the need for ensuring that objectivity is adhered to.
You also need to have in mind that measuring of employees' actual performance needs to be a continuous activity that should be carried out throughout the year hence to identify all the parameters effectively.
Step 4: Compare actual performance with standards
The next thing you need to do is comparing the actual performance with the anticipated or standard performance. This comparison is essential because it makes it possible for you as the manager or evaluator to identify the deviations of your employees from the established standards.
The results of the comparison may be depicted positive or negative results that would call for appropriate action depending on how you deem the results to be. Some of such actions include recalling, assessing and scrutinizing data concerned with the performance of employee among many others.
As an issue of concern, comparing actual performance with desired standards also enables the manager to institute appropriate measures that would help in enhancing performance that needs to be met and at the same time working on areas that should be improved to attain organizational objectives and goals ultimately.
Step 5: Discuss results of appraisal
As earlier mentioned, Process Of Performance Appraisal is a continuous process that takes time. As a manager, the next thing you need to do is to ensure that you communicate the feedback of appraisal to your employees on a one-on-one basis.
It is always challenging for managers to present truthful appraisal to the employees and enable them to constructively accept the results, especially if it reflects more negatives than positives. But what you need to know is that discussing feedback together is a better approach of allowing them to understand their strengths and weaknesses. This ultimately has an impact on how they will perform in future depending on how you communicate the feedback whether positive or negative.
It is also advisable to prepare your workers psychologically before presenting appraisal results and also ensure that results are communicated with lots of positivity. The aim here is to motivate the employees and not necessarily to evoke emotions.
Step 6: Come up with corrective measures
This is the final stage in appraisal processes. Initiating some effective corrective measures should be executed according to the results of the appraisal. Carefully examine the results and identify areas that require improvement and then come up with corrective action that will make it possible for employees to improve performance. At this stage.
To conclude
Performance evaluation is an essential component in any ideal organization. It helps in identifying, fixing and improving different areas that eventually enable organizations to achieve goals and objectives from a human resource perspective. It is also significant for the manager to ensure that they find out opportunities that would help in enhancing personal growth and development of employees in regards to the career.
Process Of Performance Appraisal should not necessarily be used as an approach of victimizing weak employees but should instead be used in ensuring that their weaknesses are transformed to become their strengths. Eventually, it helps the organization to attain better results and at the same time raising employees' profile.


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Blu-Ray | Gettysburg, The Movie [Director's Cut]
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- First time on Blu-Ray.
- Includes 48-page book with photos, bios, and timeline.
- 2 discs.
- Runtime: 271 minutes.
Marking the 150th-anniversary commemoration of the Civil War, Ronald F. Maxwell's acclaimed film now arrives in a Director's Cut featuring 17 minutes of compelling additional footage. Filmed at actual battle locations and full of authentic details, this rousing and soulful movie plunges you into the heat of the bloodiest battle fought on American soil. History comes alive with intense and spirited battles as well as the dilemmas, motivations and fears of the leaders. Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen and Stephen Lang star in this magnificent epic based on Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Killer Angels.


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OTTAWA–A new poll suggests Canadians prefer Conservatives over Liberals when it comes to leadership and most major issues – even though that preference has not translated into popular support for the governing party.
The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey suggests 43 per cent of Canadians think the Tories, with Stephen Harper at the helm, have the best leader to be prime minister.
Only 22 per cent of those polled picked the Liberals, led by Stephane Dion.
Moreover, the Tories came out well ahead of the Liberals when respondents were asked which party is best equipped to deal with the economy (40 per cent to 22 per cent), taxes (41 per cent to 20 per cent) and crime (39 per cent to 18 per cent).
They also enjoyed a smaller two- to three-point advantage over the Liberals on foreign affairs, energy and health care.
When asked generally which party cares most about the issues closest to respondents' hearts, respondents favoured the Tories 35 per cent to 32.
The survey respondents preferred the Liberals over the Tories on only two issues: the environment (36 per cent to 24) and poverty (32 per cent to 25).
That appears to reflect Dion's summer-long campaign to promote his so-called Green Shift – a complicated climate-change plan that would impose a carbon tax on fossil fuels, offset by income- and business-tax cuts and tax benefits to the poor, elderly and rural dwellers. The plan includes measures aimed at halving the number of Canadians living in poverty.
Dion has said the green shift will be the centrepiece of the Liberals' platform for the next election campaign. But the poll results suggest he may be in danger of being seen as a one-trick pony.
"I believe that is a definite risk for Dion right now," said a Harris-Decima senior vice-president, Jeff Walker.
Although Liberals tout The Green Shift as an economic plan, as well as a plan for tackling climate change, Walker said it appears to be seen primarily as an environmental initiative thus far and that's "too narrow a definition."
"Especially in this (weakening) economy, people need to know and hear that there's some plan for the economy."
Despite the Conservatives' advantage on the economy and other issues of importance to voters, the most recent Harris-Decima survey suggests the Tories remain mired in a virtual tie with the Liberals, with 32 per cent and 33 per cent support respectively.
Walker said the Tories appear to be held back by their inability to gain support in urban and suburban Ontario and Quebec, where the Liberals seem to be the "default choice" for voters. But that could change during the course of an election campaign, which could come as early as this fall.
Leadership becomes critically important during a campaign and Harper, having led his party through two elections, is far more experienced than Dion, who is preparing for his first campaign as leader.
Moreover, Walker said the preference Canadians are showing for Conservatives on most issues is really a reflection of the greater trust they have in Harper as a leader.
"Right now Conservatives are very solid in a whole bunch of areas and that's almost a surrogate for leadership. That's why it really will come down to the campaign," he said.
The poll suggests only 14 per cent of Canadians think it's time for an election. Thirty-eight per cent think an election this fall would be "a waste of time" but a plurality – 41 per cent – said they can live with the prospect.
The telephone phone poll of just more than 1,000 Canadians was conducted Aug. 7-10 and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points 19 times in 20.


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Rachel's Blog: It's my birthday today!
Wed, 04 Feb 2009
My story The Girl in the Cupboard has been published at ticon4. It's free. It's not too long. It's not too scary. Did I mention it was free?
I'd really like to know what you think of it, so please leave a comment over there for Russell (wonder-editor) to read, or here if you just want to say Happy Birthday ;-)
Yay congrats! Happy birthday :)
Happy birthday!
happy Birthday! Eat much chocolate. Drink much wine. And stay out of the heat!
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The Easter holidays are coming up. In Leigh, where Hilltop Products is based, children break up on Friday and don't go back until the day after Easter Monday on April 17.
For parents, that's 17 days to keep the kids entertained. That's no easy feat no matter which way you look at it.
Hilltop Products takes pride in being a family company. Lots of employees have children and we know it can be tough to keep them happy for the whole holiday, especially when the weather isn't great.
Here are some easy electronics projects, together with explainer YouTube videos to help keep kids stimulated.
Electronics can be fun and challenging in equal measure. If your kids love getting their hands dirty and making stuff, then electronics products can be a cheap and easy way of entertaining them.
And who knows, they might even learn something as they build.
The best part about electronics projects, is that if you are a Hilltop Products customer, you may already have some of the most important materials lying around your home or office.
And some of the things you're missing can be sourced from the Hilltop Products shop.
Make the 'World's simplest electric train'
Got some thin copper wire lying about? How about a battery and a couple of magnets? Then you can help your kids make 'the world's simplest electric train'.
This is an incredibly easy but impressive way for kids to learn about the principles of electromagnetism which is one of the crucial forces that make motors and transformers work.
The train mechanism is pretty easy to make, the only difficulty children might face is coiling the copper wire. It might be helpful to find a thin pole or length or cylindrical wood and wrap thin copper wire around this.
Make a shoebox smartphone projector
Getting kids off their phone can be a nightmare these days, but what if you could turn your children's smartphone addiction into something constructive.
There isn't as much complicated wiring in this project, so it's perfect if you aren't particularly confident with electronics.
Again, it's something that you can build with items around the house. If you don't already have one, you can purchase a glue gun from the Hilltop Products online shop.
Make a simple torch
Making a simple torch or LED lamp is one of the easiest circuits that children can make and so it's perfect for beginners.
All you need is a strip of tube, battery holders, an LED or lamps and a length of wire. Attach the components together in the style shown in the video and fit it all inside your tube.
The video shows you how to join connectors by simply twisting them together, but you can make more permanent connections by either soldering the connections or sealing them with heat shrink tubing.
This will probably require some adult supervision.


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European stocks ended lower on Wednesday, adding to the previous day's sharp losses as oil prices soared past $132 a barrel to a fresh record, heightening inflation fears and concerns for corporate profits.
UBS slid 3.5 percent on concerns over the size of its planned rights share issue.
Traders cited market talk that the Swiss lender would have to issue more shares to raise the amount of money it needed because the value of its shares has recently fallen.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0.7 percent lower at 1,340.63 points, its lowest close since May 1.
Oil heavyweights such as BP and Royal Dutch Shell kept UK's FTSE-100 index afloat.
The index eked out a gain of 0.1 percent on the day while Germany's DAX index lost 1.1 percent and France's CAC-40 shed 0.5 percent.
BP gained 3.5 percent, Royal Dutch Shell surged 4.7 percent and Spain's Repsol rose 1.8 percent.
U.S. crude oil futures surged above $132 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed a sharp drop in U.S. fuel inventories.
"The recent acceleration in the rise of oil prices will have a strong impact on stocks at some point and we're already seeing profit warnings from companies that are big consumers of commodities and energy," said Emmanuel Morano, head of equity management at La Francaise des Placements, in Paris.
Airline stocks, sensitive to oil prices, got hammered. Ryanair tumbled 5.1 percent, Air France KLM shed 3.5 percent and Lufthansa lost 3.1 percent.
But banks were the heaviest negative weight on the market, with the DJ Stoxx European banking sector index dropping 2.3 percent.
"Banks had recovered from their lows hit in mid-March after we got some relief from the rescue of Bear Stearns, and all the capital increases gave a signal that business would continue," Morano said.
"But these capital increases are double-edged swords. With more shares out there now and with shrinking earnings we're back to valuation ratios such as P/E higher than before the whole credit crisis kicked in, and UBS is probably the most amazing example of that."
Banking stocks have been hit over the past year by fears over the impact of a meltdown in the U.S. subprime mortgage market that has forced banks to unveil massive asset writedowns and emergency capital injections.
The DJ Stoxx bank index has lost 19 percent so far in 2008, while the broader European FTSEurofirst 300 index has fallen 11 percent over the same period.
Infineon tumbled 6.9 percent on worries over slowing North American microchip orders after gloomy industry data released overnight.


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Science & Technology
Researchers find huge solar 'tornadoes' don't spin after all
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:14 UTC
Massive solar tornadoes, formally known as tornado prominences, which were first observed about 100 years ago, seemed to bear a striking resemblance to tornadoes on Earth. These gigantic structures - each one several times the size of Earth - are made of hot, flowing gas and tangled magnetic field lines, ultimately driven by nuclear reactions in the solar core.
However, using a method known as the Doppler effect, scientists have precisely measured the speed of the moving plasma, as well as its direction, temperature and density, revealing that twisters on the sun do not rotate like earthbound tornadoes do, according to a statement from the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) conference.
"We found that despite how prominences and tornadoes appear in images, the magnetic field is not vertical, and the plasma mostly moves horizontally along magnetic field lines," Nicolas Labrosse, lead scientist of the study and researcher from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, said in the statement.
Up until now, astronomers had relied only on two-dimensional data, such as images taken by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This data, however, creates a sort of optical illusion, the researchers said.
"We see tornado-like shapes in the images because of projection effects, where the line of sight information is compressed onto the plane of the sky," Labrosse said.
Instead, the new measurements using the Doppler effect add a third dimension to the data, allowing scientists to construct a more complete picture of the magnetic-field structure that supports the plasma, according to the statement.
Compared to tornadoes on Earth, which are formed from intense winds and are very mobile, solar tornadoes are composed of magnetized gas that appear to be rooted deep in the solar surface, therefore remaining in a fixed place, the researchers said.
"They are associated with the legs of solar prominences - these are beautiful concentrations of cool plasma in the very hot solar corona that can easily be seen as pink structures during total solar eclipses," Labrosse said in the statement.
"Perhaps for once, the reality is less complicated than what we see!" Brigitte Schmieder, co-author of the study and researcher from the Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics (LESIA) at l'Observatoire de Paris in France, added in the statement.
Their findings were presented Friday (April 6) at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science conference in Liverpool, England.


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The latest theatrical releases of French films in Hong Kong (June 2018) [fr]
Hong Kong theatres embrace French cinema in all its diversity! 4 French films and coproductions by acclaimed filmmakers are being released between 7th and 21st June.
7th June - release of Bright Sunshine In ("Un Beau soleil intérieur") by Claire Denis
14th June – release of The Insult (« L'Insulte ») by Ziad Doueiri
Synopsis: In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their lives and prejudices.
Language: In Arabic, English and French with English and Chinese subtitles
Country of origin: France, Lebanon
Year of release: 2018
Duration: 112 min
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Cast: Adel Karam, Rita Hayek, Kamel El Basha, Christine Choueiri
The film was selected in 14 international film festivals including Best Actor, Venice International Film Festival 2017, Hong Kong International Film festival 2018 and Best Foreign Film nomination, Oscars 2018
Reserve your seats via :
The Grand, Cinema City, Broadway Circuit
21st June – release of Based on a True Story ("D'Après une histoire vraie") by Roman Polanski
Based on an original novel by Delphine de Vigan.
Synopsis :
Delphine is the author of a highly personal novel about her mother, which has become a bestseller. Already exhausted by the endless demands for interviews and made vulnerable by her memories, Delphine is soon tormented by anonymous letters accusing her of having turned her family into a source of gossip. The novelist has stalled, paralyzed by the idea of having to start writing again. She then crosses paths with Elle, a young and attractive woman, who is also intelligent and intuitive. Elle understands Delphine better than anyone. Delphine becomes attached to her, she confides in her, lets herself go. How far will Elle go, now that she has moved into Delphine's place? Has she come to fill a void or create one? Give Delphine a new breath of life or steal her life from her?
Country of Origin: France, Poland
Length : 100 min
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez, Camille Chamoux, Dominique Pinon
9 international film festival selections including Festival international du film de Cannes 2017, Festival du film français de Hong Kong 2017, Golden Horse Film Festival de Taiwan 2017
Reserve your seats via :
Broadway Cinematheque, Palace ifc,
Cinema City Victoria,
Festival Grand Cinema, The Grand, Emperor Cinemas, Hong Kong Arts Centre
21st June – release of Happy End by Michael Haneke
Synopsis: "All around the world and us in the middle, blind." The snapshot of a bourgeois European family.
2 time Palme d'Or winning director Michael Haneke's newest film HAPPY END, nominated for Palme d'Or & Austrian entry for Oscar Best Foreign Film. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Isabelle Huppert, is a snapshot from the life of a bourgeois European family, exposing the dark & twisted side of humanity, while also touching on social issues.
Happy End is a sequel of sorts to his previous film Amour. Elements of the film also echoes "Benny's Video", "Hidden" and "The White Ribbon". Haneke's works as always, dark, provocative, unapologetic & never letting the audience off the hook.
Language: In French with English and Chinese subtitles
Country of origin: France, Germany, Austria
Duration : 107 min
Year of release: 2017
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin
9 international film festival selections including Competition, Cannes International Film Festival 2017, Toronto International Film Festival 2018, Beijing International Film Festival 2018
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"He's going through a religious phase." How often did you overhear that being said about you in your early days as an openly professing follower of Jesus Christ? Admittedly the sheer force of conversion on an untaught mind can lead …Read More
Secure in God
About three years ago, one of my friends admitted to me that he believed that true Christians could lose their salvation. I remember going home that evening quite dismayed that someone with whom I served in ministry actually believed that …Read More
Does Jesus Got You?
In 2003, the International Dairy Foods Association celebrated its tenth anniversary of the "Got Milk?" advertising campaign. During the past ten years, just about everyone from Michael Jordan to the Cookie Monster has been featured wearing a milk mustache. Besides …Read More
Perseverance of the Saints
In my many years as a professor of theology and conference speaker, one of the questions I am most frequently asked is, "Doesn't the Reformed (or Calvinist) tradition teach the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints?" "Yes, it does," …Read More
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The Psalmist asked the question: "If the Lord marks iniquity, who should stand?" This query is obviously rhetorical. The only answer, indeed the obvious answer is no one. The question is stated in a conditional form. It merely considers the …Read More
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What are we to make of the stunning words of Hebrews 6:4–6 with their fearful warning against apostasy, a falling away from the faith and from the Lord? They have often been a source of puzzlement and dread to Christian …Read More


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@DoManMacgee That's a good question. I'll have to think about it
Posts made by ari236
RE: Strategy I've been working on
RE: AAHRE maps don't work
@SS-GEN Thanks!
RE: Strategy I've been working on
@DoManMacgee Yes, that is true. This could be reworked for Pacific by amassing infantry in far east Russia, and U.S. naval buildup on the west coast.
RE: AAHRE maps don't work
@Imperious-Leader The whole game would be nice, but if you can't get that, the map files will do.
AAHRE maps don't work
Re: AARHE: Map files
the links don't work
RE: Custom 1939 Global Map
@Call77 Could I have the pdf file for the map?
Strategy I've been working on
In my recent games as the allies, I've been working on a new plan that seems to be working. What I do is try to stop the naval growth of Germany and Italy, and then have the Americans send in forces into German occupied France. This will distract Germany, and then the USSR will just send in mass amounts of infantry and tanks. Not sure how this would work combined with Pacific 1940 2nd edition. Let me know if you think this is a good plan, and if not, if there's any other strategies I should use.
How to create good looking maps
I just got a free trial of paint shop pro, are there any suggestions for making good maps from scratch?
My First Custom Map
This is my first custom map, and I know it's not the best. The seazone numbers are the same as G40, and the map is designed for the years 1936-1944
For gameplay on the map, here's some features I added:
I removed the infantry and production from the neutral Latin America countries, as I didn't find it necessary.
I plan on working on a diplomacy system in the game, plus historical events, such as anschluss.
When playing a 1936 game, the only ongoing war is the Second Italo-Ethiopian war. Ethiopia can be managed by an allied country. Also, the Rhineland is demilitarized. There's also a occupation system (similar to that of hoi4) where if you decide to have gently occupy territories, you get 1 less production from the territories, but there's a lower chance of rebels. You can normally occupy territories, in which there's no downside or upside. If you decide to harshly occupy a territory, you get 1 extra production from the territory, but there's a higher chance of rebels.
I plan on making a better map, but I don't have the money for photoshop. (I used paint.net to make this.)
I will post updates as I work on it.


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Pipe up, Radio 3
Sir, I agree that an organ is a necessity for a new concert hall in London (letter, Feb 28). Sadly the appreciation of organ music in this country has been in decline for years, largely due to BBC Radio Three's reluctance to give balanced air-time worthy of organ music's importance.
Richard Lester
Cirencester, Glos


text: .. said no guitarist ever. Today, I was offered a large box of old tubes for the price of... free. They were dirty and the cardboard box was on its last legs. But, what the heck. Right? I was told that the guy that gave them to my friend said they were all new tubes but the boxes disintegrated over the years that they were stored in a shed. Sure. But far be it from me to bicker over free tubes. Sorting through them, I did find some useable tubes. 5881, 5751, 7189, EF86 and a few 12AX7, 12AT7, 12AU7 and 6X4 types. There were six metal 6L6 tubes that were dirty and rusted. They all tested good on the old Hickok! (The amp tubes are in the clear shoebox on the right) Looks like I need to build something. Maybe a radio? Anyone need a 25C5?


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The North State Economic Forecast Conference was Thursday hosted by Gold Country Casino.
Introduction and opening remarks were made by D. Robert Eyler Ph. D. Dean of the School of Extended and International Education at Sonoma State University as well as a Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Regional Economic Analysis.
Robert is a forensic economist, and provides economic impact analyses for both private firms and public entities to help guide public policy at the local and state level.
Dr. Eyler spoke about the movement in the economy regionally after the state of the union address.
The north state should emerge later in economy changes compared to the state in projections.
He spoke about how we will see changes in the technology in jobs. Saying we will see technology take jobs away in the next five years.
He also highlighted the business of marijuana in the north state, saying that counties should lean on the existing tax structure.
He said that wellness will play a part in the future of economics, saying that high life expectancy doesn't open up jobs or the flow of jobs.
Overall the five year projection plan will bring more jobs to the north state.


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Setka is the brainchild of Puzzle Maker Rachel Geman. Once upon a time, Rachel was flying home from a business trip when her computer died, her book was done, and she was too tired to work. (In real life, Rachel is a lawyer.) She had played the games in the in-flight magazine wondering, grumpily, why there wasn't a grid-based game with letters instead of numbers, and fun clues to boot. So she created that game (hint: it's Setka!), and showed the early version to some puzzle fans, including her friend and former kindergarten co-class parent Rek. Rek passed the game along to several friends, one of whom, Maggie, liked it so much she got involved too.
After countless hours of discussion with everyone and anyone that would listen, Setka Games was born. The hope is Setka will join other puzzles as an activity of choice… or even a temporary respite on those long trips home.
Warmly, Rachel, Rek, and Maggie
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Nintendo on learning from Wii U's mistakes with Switch, listening to fans
Posted on October 9, 2017 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U
Leading up to the launch of Switch, we often heard about how Nintendo was trying to learn from its mistakes during the Wii U era and applying that knowledge for its new console. With the system having been available for several months, Nintendo of America senior product marketing manager Bill Trinen and Nintendo of America senior VP of sales and marketing Doug Bowser reflected on this subject once again.
Trinen fist weighed in on one important aspect Nintendo addressed: the system menu. Whereas Wii U took quite a while to start up and load a game, Switch is lighting fast in comparison.
Trinen said:
"If you look at the Wii U hardware system, just the system menu itself — the time that it took to boot that system up, to get into gameplay — was something that was a frustration for a lot of players early on, and actually became a hindrance."
"With Switch being something that you can take with you, it made it really important that you could play it instantly. That to me is an example of a direct lesson from the Wii U era, where Nintendo said, 'That's something we're gonna zero in on and make a dramatic improvement on.'"
Bowser also spoke about something we've heard from Nintendo previously – that being a steady stream of games on Switch:
"We had a glut [of game releases] up front, and then kind of went dry for quite some time. From a first-party perspective at least, we were very intentional and deliberate about Switch. We launched with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which obviously was incredibly successful, drove hardware, and brought a bunch of new people into the franchise. And then followed that with 'Mario Kart,' straight through the series of games we've released since then. That's been a really important lesson that we've applied that seems to have worked."
Last but not least, Bowser commented on how Nintendo is trying to listen to its fans and response:
"Our goal is to delight our players. We want people to have access to our hardware, to our content, and have great experiences. So we actively read the market and try to understand what those trends are, and make sure we're adjusting accordingly. We are responding. We're listening."


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The HOME OF THE WHOPPER is preparing a celebration in honor of its beloved, signature sandwich that is fit for a king! Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) today proudly unveiled plans to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the iconic, original WHOPPER sandwich. BURGER KING restaurant guests nationwide can now enjoy three new, limited-time menu items in commemorative retro-style anniversary packaging, with more exciting anniversary-related announcements planned for the coming weeks.
"The WHOPPER Sandwich has been the iconic flagship of the BURGER KING menu since its introduction in 1957," said Flavia Faugeres, executive vice president and global chief marketing officer, Burger King Worldwide. "We invite consumers to join us in celebrating this milestone with delicious, new limited-time products created in honor of AMERICA'S FAVORITE BURGER."
The new 55th Anniversary limited-time-only menu offerings include a line of great-tasting products freshly prepared for guests to enjoy in fun, retro-style packaging:
- Wisconsin White Cheddar WHOPPERSandwich ~ The newest addition to the fire-grilled menu includes the Wisconsin White Cheddar WHOPPERSandwich prepared with fire-grilled, USDA-certified ground beef, topped with thick-cut hardwood smoked bacon, natural Wisconsin white cheddar cheese, juicy tomatoes, freshly cut lettuce, crunchy pickle slices, sliced red onions, all on a toasted sesame seed bun. Also available as a WHOPPER JR. Sandwich. (Suggested retail price starts at $4.49 and $2.19 respectively).
- ANGRY WHOPPER Sandwich ~ The heat is on as BK invites guests to fire up their taste buds by bringing back the popular ANGRY WHOPPER Sandwich. Prepared with fire-grilled, USDA-certified ground beef, thick-cut hardwood smoked bacon, melted Habanero cheese, jalapeño slices, spicy onion petals, red ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce and angry sauce, all served on a toasted sesame seed bun. Also available as a WHOPPER JR. Sandwich. (Suggested retail price starts at $4.49 and $2.19 respectively).
- Seasoned Sweet Potato Curly Fries ~ A new "twist" on the popular sweet potato fries, this savory sweet alternative is seasoned to perfection with a blend of spices and served hot and fresh each day. (Suggested retail price starts at $1.89).
The new, commemorative WHOPPER 55th Anniversary menu items are available for a limited-time-only at participating BK restaurants nationwide. So stop by a local BURGER KING restaurant to sample the new menu items and join in the celebration.


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The elder brother of Sikh activist Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa Sardar Karnail Singh passed away today in DMC Ludhiana. Sardar Karnail Singh was in the same ward as Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa.
Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa has surpassed 400 days in his hunger strike for the release of Sikh political prisoners. Bapu's strike has received success as a number of Singhs who served their terms have recently been released.
The official page of Bapu Surat Singh's hunger strike has reported the two brothers didn't meet each before the elder brother passed away.


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What's Bob the Blob all about? The goal of the game is to complete the most wild and diverse platformer levels as fast as possible, while collecting the required amount of blobs. The levels take place all over the universe where Bob gets to travel to with the amazing DDD Device which takes him from one place to another. You also get to goof around the laboratory of the Professor who created you, and investigate various places which open up as the game progresses. The Professor helps Bob with different super powers, such as double jumps, squeezing and a long jump. Prof may also want Bob to collect components for his World Peace Machine, scattered around the levels. There are also lots of interesting extras, secrets and other unlockable content to be found around the game.
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Caitlyn Jenner Made A 'Transparent' Cameo
It was announced in April that Caitlyn Jenner would have a cameo in Transparent Season 3. Since then, people wondered how exactly this "dream come true" (in creator Jill Soloway's words) appearance would come to be. Would Jenner become an ally of Maura's in some way or perhaps show up in a surprise flashback? Well, having now watched Transparent's third season in its entirety, I can confirm that neither of those scenarios are accurate. Season 3 spoilers ahead. Jenner's cameo comes in the form of a hallucination during Ali's trip to the dentist office in Episode 3. After being given a generous amount of laughing gas, the youngest Pfefferman sibling experiences a wild dream-like sequence that features Jenner, goddess worshiping, and Wheel of Fortune.
I can't entirely do to the description justice, so you'll definitely have to experience the trippy montage for yourself, but it'll definitely change the way you think about going to the dentist office, which is normally viewed as somewhat terrifying. But for Ali it becomes almost therapeutic in helping her to find inner-peace in the presence of strong, female icons. (Feminist playwright and poet Ntozake Shange also pops up in the sequence.) Transparent isn't the first show to feature a dentist-prompted dream sequence. Glee used the method during their Britney Spears episode to showcase students' dream-fueled Spears performances.
But, as much as I genuinely love the unique way Jenner was incorporated into the narrative, I can't help but wish it had lasted a bit longer or had allowed Jenner to directly interact with the Pfefferman family. I feel like she and Maura would've gotten along really well. But, then again, who I am to question what has proven to be fantastic storytelling time and time again? Funnily enough, Episode 3 wasn't the only time Jenner made an appearance. In Episode 2 a clip of her E! show I Am Cait was playing on the television screen, which perhaps explains why she later popped up in Ali's subconscious. Although the moment was brief, it was cool to see Transparent highlight the Olympian and reality star in the unique dream sequence.


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School's out and summer days are full of fun here at the Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg. The Summer Adventure Program is full of exciting field trips and fun on-site activities. This summer program allows members to immerse themselves in a range of activities including cooking, arts, crafts, sports, field games, and much more. On- site highlights that members particularly enjoyed; includes tie-dying a garment, making homemade ice cream sandwiches, creating spin-art Frisbees, and performing in the Club Talent Show and Couch Karaoke.
See what we are up to every week and check out our YouTube channel that is run by our own members!


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A two-headed bull shark? What in the world is happening in our oceans?
April 18, 2012
Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists
New Orleans, LA – "The fishermen have never seen anything like this," Dr Jim Cowan told Al Jazeera. "And in my 20 years working on red snapper, looking at somewhere between 20 and 30,000 fish, I've never seen anything like this either." [Read more…]
April 23, 2011
One Year Later the Largest Man-made Environmental Disaster in American History Continues to Wreak Havoc
Letter to the Ruling Class
You control our world. You've poisoned the air we breathe, contaminated the water we drink, and copyrighted the food we eat. We fight in your wars, die for your causes, and sacrifice our freedoms to protect you. You've liquidated our savings, destroyed our middle class, and used our tax dollars to bailout your unending greed. We are slaves to your corporations, zombies to your airwaves, servants to your decadence. You've stolen our elections, assassinated our leaders, and abolished our basic rights as human beings. You own our property, shipped away our jobs, and shredded our unions. You've profited off of disaster, destabilized our currencies, and raised our cost of living. You've monopolized our freedom, stripped away our education, and have almost extinguished our flame. We are hit… we are bleeding… but we ain't got time to bleed. We will bring the giants to their knees and you will witness our revolution!
By Helen Tansey
April 20, 2011 marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. Following is snapshot of what we've learned over the last 12 months since the spill. It's not good. Instead, it's embarrassingly horrific and it appears our Gulf Coast family is carrying this heavy burden alone.
One year later we learn from the Center for Biological Diversity some disturbing facts when they combed through "government figures, news reports and scientific articles. To provide a more accurate estimate of the death toll, we used multiplication factors identified by leading scientists that estimate how many more animals are killed than are actually observed or collected." The results of their study are highlighted in "A Deadly Toll: The Gulf Oil Spill and the Unfolding Wildlife Disaster which states – [Read more…]
January 22, 2011
The Hidden Crisis in the Gulf AND A REAL SOLUTION + Ltr from La. State Senator to President Obama
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The letter below the fold from Louisiana's State Senator, A.G. Crowe, to President Obama, needs to be copied and sent to your own US Senator and Congressional member along w/a personal note asap! We, the citizens, can, should and need to support our neighbors living day in and day out with the consequences of the BP Oil Spill. Please let's make this Senator's letter go viral. To learn more about this video, the State Senator's letter and current studies, please click HERE
The Senator's letter can be read below the fold. [Read more…]
September 29, 2010
American Freedom Radio: Exclusive interview w/Gulf Project team hospitalized after breathing in COREXIT
September 25, 2010
h/t FS: Health Warning: Corexit is poisoning the Gulf and her Seafood
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September 14, 2010
Robin Young, Gulf Coast resident, Describes toxic poisoning health symptoms
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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Wherever disaster strikes, there's always an associated crud.
There was the Exxon Valdez Crud. The Nine Eleven Crud. The Katrina Cough, and then the TVA coal ash cough.
Now, along the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico, there is the BP Crud, afflicting workers and the general population from Louisiana to Florida. [Read more…]
July 28, 2010
Congressman Markey – Gulf used as a huge lab test to learn more about "dispersants"
Is it really alright with you that BP and this Administration used the Gulf spill as a scientific testing ground for the toxic dispersant Corexit 9500? [Read more…]
July 26, 2010
BP Oil – Enough is Enough!
A "Call to Action" is posted at the end of this excellent video – No More Cover Up – the group that sponsored the production of this video is looking for volunteer camera/videographer's – spread the word far and wide.


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In reality, it is best to add moisture sensors in each hydro-zoned location since each zone characteristic is a little different. Rachio doesn't allow for that though.
You could add just one in an area that best resembles most of the other zones.
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Fourth non-lawyer Lord Chancellor and second within 12 months
The Prime Minister appointed David Lidington as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice in a mini-reshuffle that followed the snap election.
Lidington, 60, has represented Aylesbury since 1992. Until the election, he was Leader of the House of Commons, having served as minister of state for Europefor six years.
Before entering Parliament, he worked for BP and Rio Tinto-Zinc Corporation and spent three years as special adviser to Douglas Hurd.
Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire, he studied history atSidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
His record shows that he has generally voted in favour of restricting legal aid and against equal gay rights and laws to promote equality and human rights. Last year he voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998.
A Remain supporter, he viewed the EU referendum as advisory and, following the vote, spoke against an MP who called for parliamentary control over judicial appointments.
The fourth non-lawyer in a row and second Lord Chancellor in 12 months, he replaces Liz Truss, who was demoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Truss had faced criticised for her perceived failure to support the judiciary when it came under media attack during the Brexit judicial review. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cymgiedd, said she had been 'completely and utterly wrong' in her failure to speak out.
In a statement, Lidington said he was 'pleased and honoured' by the appointment.
He said: 'Democracy and freedom are built on the rule of law, and are protected by a strong and independent judiciary.
'I look forward to taking my oath as Lord Chancellor, and to working with the Lord Chief Justice and his fellow judges in the months ahead, to ensure that justice is fairly administered and robustly defended.'
Offering congratulations, Bar Chair Andrew Langdon QC said: 'The role played by the Lord Chancellor in upholding the rule of law and defending the independence of our judiciary is fundamental to our constitutional arrangements.
'I look forward to working with the Lord Chancellor to improve the quality and efficiency of our system of justice and to promote our legal services sector and judiciary, whose excellence are renowned globally.'


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National Drive Electric Week
Frederick, MD
Sep 19, 2014
|Friday, September 19, 2014 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the events page.
|3pm - 8pm
MOM's Organic Market
5273 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
Event Report
The event was in front of Mom's Organic Market. While there were no celebrities or politicians, we were able to talk to many ordinary people who previously had little exposure to EVs. Our list of registered models include Leafs, Volts, a Tesla Roadster, and a Honda Fit EV. We had a few surprise EVs show up including two Smart EVs. While the volume of folks going by wasn't very large, conversations tended to be more than just a minute or two. In several cases people talked to us for 15 minutes or more.
photo by: Ronald Kaltenbaugh
Unfortunately, the people are not close enough to really see their faces. The picture has seven EVs in a row of eight cars (we had one or two EVs out of the picture). From left to right we have: Volt, Volt, ICE car, Leaf, Tesla Roadster, SMART EV, Leaf, Leaf. Next to the cars on the right are the two Level 3 chargers at Mom's.
Event Description
- Convenience
- Much lower operating costs
- Fun to drive
- Zero tailpipe emissions
Registered Attendees
There are currently 27 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
|Chevrolet Volt
|Nissan Leaf (2011-2017)
|Honda Fit EV
|Tesla Roadster
|4 Models
Registered attendees report 170,028 electric miles driven.


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Published by Order of the Legislature by Hansard Reporting Services and printed by the Queen's Printer.
Available on INTERNET at http://nslegislature.ca/legislative-business/hansard-debates/
|Nolan, Sheelagh: Death of - Tribute:
|Mr. Michel Samson
|The Premier:
|Mr. D. Dexter
|LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Closes First Session of 59th General Assembly
Fifty-ninth General Assembly
First Session
Hon. Cecil Clarke
Mr. Charles Parker, Ms. Diana Whalen
[The Legislature rose on Friday, March 3, 2006, to meet again at the call of the Speaker.]
MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. The honourable Leader in the House of the Liberal Party.
MR. MICHEL SAMSON: Mr. Speaker, on behalf of our Leader, Francis MacKenzie and my caucus colleagues, I rise to express our deepest sorrow and sincerest condolences to our former Leader, Danny Graham on the loss of his wife, Sheelagh. For four years, Sheelagh waged a courageous battle with cancer. While the disease may have directly impacted her health, it was never successful in breaking her spirit. She remained a devoted and loving mother to her sons, Patrick, Andrew and Colin. A dedicated sports mom, her children were the love of her life. To Danny she remained a loving and supportive wife. For many of us here in the Legislature, we recognize the importance of having a supportive spouse by our side. Through Sheelagh, Danny gained strength. My colleagues here in the Liberal caucus and I will not soon forget Sheelagh's great spirit, her sense of humour and her contagious laugh.
To Sheelagh's family, her parents, Frank and Maureen, her sisters and brother, as well as her sisters- and brothers-in-law, we send to you our deepest sympathies as you cope with
this loss. To Danny, Patrick, Colin and Andrew, our thoughts and prayers are with you. May you find peace in the memories and love that Sheelagh, your mom, brought to your lives.
Mr. Speaker, following comments from the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition, I would ask that members of the House observe a moment of silence.
MR. SPEAKER: The honourable Premier.
HON. RODNEY MACDONALD (The Premier): Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I and our government add our deepest sympathies to the family of the late Sheelagh Nolan, beloved wife of a friend to this House, former Liberal Leader Danny Graham. It is unfortunate that cancer touches the lives of so many Nova Scotians. I believe it is the true character of a person that shines when faced with such a battle. It was obvious, even to those of us who did not know Sheelagh well, that she was a fighter. She faced this battle head-on, the battle which would ultimately take her much too soon from her beautiful young family and her loving husband of 20 years.
What death cannot take away is the love that she instilled in the hearts of her loved ones, especially Patrick, Andrew and Colin, and the spirit with which she fought her cancer. Her most lasting legacy will be her family, and the love and spirit she helped to nurture in each one of them. I know that the many happy memories and the support of their family and friends will help Danny and their sons during this very difficult time.
MR. SPEAKER: The honourable Leader of the Opposition.
MR. DARRELL DEXTER: Mr. Speaker, thank you very much for the opportunity to rise and to say a few words about Sheelagh Nolan. Like many of us in this House, I met Sheelagh through her husband, but no matter how well you knew her her obvious love and commitment to her family was deeply moving. There is much that we can learn from the way she lived her life, especially the courage and determination she showed during her illness.
On behalf of the NDP caucus, I offer my condolences to her husband and sons, her family and friends, and offer hope that they may find strength and comfort during this difficult time.
MR. SPEAKER: I would ask all to rise for a moment of silence.
[One minute of silence was observed.]
MR. SPEAKER: Thank you.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Her Honour, the Lieutenant Governor, is without.
MR. SPEAKER: Let Her Honour, the Lieutenant Governor, be admitted.
[The Speaker and Clerks left the Chamber.]
[The Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, preceded by her escort and aide and by Mr. Ken Greenham, Sergeant-at-Arms, bearing the Mace, entered the House of Assembly Chamber. The Lieutenant Governor then took her seat on the Throne.
The Sergeant-at-Arms then departed and re-entered the Chamber followed by the Speaker, the Honourable Cecil Clarke; the Chief Clerk of the House, Roderick MacArthur, Q.C.; the Assistant Clerk, Arthur Fordham, Q.C.; and the Assistant Clerk, Neil Ferguson.
The Speaker, with the Sergeant-at-Arms on his right and the Clerks on either side, took up his position at the foot of the Speaker's Table.]
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Her Honour, the Lieutenant Governor.
It is the wish of Her Honour, the Lieutenant Governor, that the ladies and gentlemen be seated.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly, in closing this, the First Session of the Fifty-Ninth General Assembly convened in the province, I desire to thank you for the attention and the consideration you have given to the measures which have come before you.
New and important legislative measures were passed, including:
Volunteer Protection Act.
Provincial Acadian Day Act.
Automobile Insurance Reform Act.
Prescription Monitoring Act.
Credit Union Act.
Motor Vehicle and Youth Justice Act.
Public Utilities Act.
Cross-Border Policing Act.
Maintenance Enforcement Act.
Police Act.
French-language Services Act - Loi sur des services en français.
Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act.
Tobacco Damages and Health-care Costs Recovery Act.
Pre-primary Education Act.
Off-highway Vehicles Act.
An Act to Protect Public Safety.
Trade Union Act.
Alexander Graham Bell Day Act.
Self-managed Support-care Act.
Private and Local Bills respecting a number of matters received the approval of the House.
I thank you for the ample provision you have made for the Public Service, and I assure you that the utmost care will be taken to ensure that the amounts voted are expended in an economical manner and in the best interests of the Province.
I now bid you farewell and tender you my very best wishes for your personal prosperity and happiness throughout the year.
MR. SPEAKER: Please be seated.
The honourable Premier.
THE PREMIER: Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly, it is the will and pleasure of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor that this the First Session of the 59th General Assembly be prorogued, and this session is accordingly prorogued and that the Second Session of the said General Assembly meet at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon of this day for the dispatch of business.
[The Lieutenant Governor left the Chamber.]
[The Speaker and Clerks left the Chamber.]
[MR. SPEAKER: The House is prorogued until 2:00 p.m.]
[The House rose at 11:16 a.m.]


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Our jaunt for March was in the beautiful county of Suffolk, although Flatford Mill actually sits right on the border of Essex and Suffolk. I had seen a photo of Flatford Mill on Instagram, and it looked so beautiful. As it is only about an hour away from where I live, we thought it could be a nice one to visit for a day trip. I mentioned in an earlier post, (here) that it is our goal this year to try to explore and appreciate the areas that we have near to us, and venture out to find one as often as we can. It is also a good excuse for me to try out shooting different things with my new camera that I am desperately trying to master!
Flatford Mill itself is an old, Grade I listed Mill, built in the 1700's. It sits in what is known as "Constable Country" The famed landscape painter, John Constable was born in the village of Flatford in 1776, (his parents went on to own the Mill) and most of his paintings were inspired by the area. In fact, one of his most famous, The Hay Wain, was a painting incorporating the Mill. You can read more about the artist here if you would like to.
Suffolk is one of the most scenic Counties I think. It is full of green, open spaces with lots of history and "chocolate box" cottages. The area that is Constable Country is incredibly picturesque. The River Stour runs through it, and the area has been declared an Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty. Its an incredibly peaceful and tranquil place, and impossible to not be swept away with the charm of the area. Steeped in Milling history, you have a real sense of stepping back in time as you meander along the river path, taking in the Lock, Old Granary Cottage and the 15th century farm house of Valley Farm. As you can imagine, its historical link with painting means it attracts artists and painters, seeking inspiration and to tread in the footsteps of John Constable. Although I have no painting talent, I can imagine its an amazing place to pitch up and paint.
Flatford Mill is a beautiful place to visit, although you only really need half a day as its not a huge area. Other than the gorgeous walks, there is a tea room (of course, we had tea and cake) and a cottage that is set up and staged, as it would have been set out, with a family living in it in the 15th century. This was a tricky one for my husband, who is 6ft 3, as the ceilings were made so low in those days. He had to walk around bent forward. I however am more suited to those days, being just 5ft 3. For once, short girl issues worked in my favour!
So there you have it. Another gorgeous place we have discovered not far away. Id love to hear anywhere that you feel is worth exploring on our expeditions? Any recommendations?


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'Local hero' frees beached boat
On Dec. 5, local lobsterman Dave Reingardt's boat Head Tide was found aground at the northernmost point of Mill Cove across the road from The Village at Mill Cove Landing. The boat parted with the dock it was tied to due to the speed of winds. Lobsterman Craig Sproul was watching efforts from a bank on the shore and said he had seen his share of boats come off moorings or docks, but he had never seen a boat of Head Tide's size be carried as far into the cove as it was. photo gallery, click here to read the story. 10:07
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UConn women aim to turn up defensive pressure on opponents
STORRS >> When the top-ranked UConn women's basketball team returned from its most recent road trip, there was one particular aspect of his team's play that Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma felt compelled to address.
The Huskies managed just eight steals in a convincing win at Tulsa and just seven fast-break points in that game. Playing passively has never been part of Auriemma's coaching DNA, and during recent practices he had his teams run through drills that would get them to be more opportunistic on the defensive end.
While games like the Tulsa game and Tuesday's game at East Carolina (7 p.m., SNY) won't hinge on the ability of the Huskies' ability to turn defense into offense, Auriemma made it clear that he wanted his team to be more aggressive in jumping into the passing lanes.
UConn, which looks to extend its NCAA all-division basketball record winning streak to 94 games, came up with a season-high 20 steals the last time out. Auriemma is hoping for more of the same moving forward.
"These last four or five days we have tried to harp on it a little bit more, about getting in the passing lanes and creating some more opportunities for ourselves defensively," Auriemma said. "We are walking a fine line. We want to get out there and create some transition baskets for ourselves, but at the same time we have to be careful. When you get a game that is called the way (the Tulane game) was called, all of a sudden you are forced to play differently. We can't afford to be as aggressive as I'd like us to be because if we have the wrong guys going to the bench with fouls we are not a very good team."
The increased defensive pressure could be a sign of how things may look next season when transfers Batouly Camara and Azura Stevens are eligible to play and UConn will welcome incoming freshmen Mikayla Coombs, Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Lexi Gordon and Megan Walker.
When UConn had rosters complete with future WNBA players coming off the bench, the Huskies had 14 games with at least 20 steals in a four-year span. Following the graduation of Svetlana Abrosimova and Shea Ralph, the Huskies managed six games with at least 20 steals over the next 15 seasons.
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No. 1 UConn at East Carolina
• When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
• Where: Minges Coliseum, Greenville, N.C.
• Records: UConn 18-0 (6-0 American Athletic Conference); East Carolina 10-10 (1-6).
• Radio: WTIC-1080; WELI-960
• Internet: ESPN3
• History awaits: UConn has a chance for more history on Tuesday. A win would be the Huskies' 34th straight road victory matching the NCAA Division I women's basketball record set by UConn from 2001-03. The Huskies can also become the fifth women's Division I program to win 70 consecutive conference games. Texas holds the record with 143 wins against Southwest Conference competition from 1981-1990. Old Dominion won 115 consecutive Colonial Athletic Association games, Stanford won 81 straight Pac-12 contests and Louisiana Tech had a 77-game run split between the Sun Belt and WAC.
• Milestones in reach: Katie Lou Samuelson has already tied program records by scoring at least 30 points in back-to-back games and by totalling 94 points in a three-game span. If she manages at least six 3-pointers against the Pirates, she will get to the 150 mark faster than any other Husky. It would be her 56th game while Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis recorded her 150th career 3-pointer in her 57th career game. Maya Moore (66 games), Diana Taurasi (67 games), Mel Thomas (84 games), Ann Strother (85 games) and Sue Bird (88 games) are next on the list. Also, junior guard Kia Nurse needs 12 points to become the 42nd UConn player with 1,000 career points including the 26th to do it before the end of her junior season.
• McDonald finding her game: East Carolina senior Bre McDonald started the season scoring in double figures in each of the first seven games and nine of the first 10 contests. McDonald averaged 16 points in those first seven games before seeing that number tumble to eight points over the next 11 games. She seems to rediscovering her shooting touch as she has 40 points over the Pirates' last two games including a season-high 27 in Saturday's loss to Cincinnati.
Player Pos. PPG
Saniya Chong G 7.0
Kia Nurse G 13.1
Katie Lou Samuelson G 21.9
Gabby Williams F 12.1
Napheesa Collier F 19.2
Player Pos. PPG
Alex Frazier G 3.2
Dominique Claytor G 3.2
Antoinette Bannister G 6.6
Kristen Gaffney F 14.4
Bre McDonald C 12.0
— Jim Fuller
Aggressively going after steals comes naturally to players like Gabby Williams and Napheesa Collier, but with other players making it a point of trying to force turnovers, more 20-steal contests could be in UConn's short-term future.
"We have been working on a lot of defense in the past couple of days," said sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson, who had a career-high seven steals in the win over Tulane. "Coach (Auriemma) said there is no way you had seven steals, but it is a new me. I was just trying to read the defense and get in the passing lanes."
UConn is somewhat limited in how often during a game it can extend the pressure and go for steals. When all five starters are in the game, it is easier to play that style, but until freshman Crystal Dangerfield returns to the lineup after recovering from a stress reaction in her left foot, it is tougher to play that style when starters head to the bench. Natalie Butler is a true center who is not going to be a player aggressively going after steals, while freshmen Molly Bent and Kyla Irwin are still trying to get comfortable on both ends of the court.
However, getting opposing teams to play at a faster pace is something that the Huskies want to try to do since it opens up the possibility of the Huskies getting out in transition following turnovers or quick shots by the opponents.
"We got out, put a lot of pressure on them and got those steals, translated those into offense," UConn junior guard Kia Nurse said. "It is something that is an energy giver for everybody on the team, something that we take pride in and something that we got a lot of points off of (against Tulane)."
Samuelson honored
Coming off back-to-back 30-point games, Samuelson was named the American Athletic Conference's Player of the Week.
It is the third time Samuelson won the award this season. With Collier and Williams being two-time winners of the award, UConn players have won seven of the 11 awards this season. Samuelson was also named ESPNW's national player of the week.