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SUPPORT for this year's Knutsford Promenade continues to grow as David Briggs, the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, is the latest recruit to the band of performers taking part on Saturday, July 5.
"Knutsford Promenades is a brilliant way of bringing together all the arts and heritage organisations which make Knutsford the unique place that it is," said David.
"This year it also commemorates the 100th anniversary of World War One.
"It brings home the effect the war had on one small town – did you know that nine young men who lived on King Street lost their lives during World War One?
"I trust many people will come along to the Knutsford Promenade to learn more about the town's history and to enjoy all that is special about the town."
Highlights of this year's promenade include performances from LIPA 4:19 Knutsford and SMB Dance International, and pieces performed by Geoff Holman and Tony Davies.
Musical performances will include the singer Cat Allen and Roberts Bakery Band, and the reading of World War One poetry by, amongst others, Martin Bell, UNICEF Ambassador and former war reporter, David Briggs, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, and Flight Lieutenant Liam McGuire, at Waterstones.
The Knutsford Promenade, which begins at 4.30pm under the Royal George archway, will be guided by Caroline Sherwin from Knutsford Heritage Centre.
Richard Clare of Clare & Illingworth, which is celebrating its 24th anniversary of trading in Knutsford said: "Last year it was great to see so many local families filling the town centre and enjoying the Promenades. Children, parents and grandparents 'promenading' together created a real 'buzz.'
"This unique event keeps Knutsford in people's minds as a destination town; a place to socialise, shop and to celebrate the vibrant history right on our doorstep.
"Knutsford is always more than a standard 'high street' experience and this is a great example of how that is achieved."
Sarah Flannery, co-organiser and creator of the Knutsford Promenades, said: "It's marvellous to see the Knutsford Promenade being embraced by so many people from the community helping to cement the event into the town's calendar of key celebrations.
"The Promenades really showcases Knutsford as a destination on so many levels."
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Not too long ago, human role has been encouraged by the influence of population development there has been escalating interest from epidemiologists on the topic of financial inequality and its relation to the health of populations. My very first thought prior to I even started reading was that of perspective, how to you define weather a massive population is a curse or blessing. Duties: These jobs require arranging and implementing the most powerful menues and meals portions for consumers and individuals, whether or not private, in-college, in-hospital or other setting.
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Blake, I heard on the radio this morning that the military has difficulty functioning with and figuring out mental overall health problems of returning soldiers and that suicide is rampant (as it was with Vietnam). Dolores, there is an awful lot of rubbish spouted about the NHS at the moment, in relation to American wellness care, you are dead correct! I am a supporter of the NHS, even even though between us, my family members pays much more in tax than we would pay to get private wellness care.


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MP wants paedophiles to be 'named and shamed'
MP Jaspur Langgaard has called on the government to toughen the criminal law relating to sexual abuse of children.
One amendment he is hoping to see introduced is the publication of names of convicted paedophiles and the withdrawal of their passports.
"If people know that a convicted paedophile lives nearby, it will be easier for them to protect their children from this person, and this would prevent the paedophile from causing further harm," he says.
Current penalty "far too lenient"
The names of convicted child sex abusers are currently not announced to the public. According to section 222 of the Criminal Act, the penalty for child sex abuse is imprisonment for up to eight years if the child is aged 15 or under.
Upon sentencing, it is considered an aggravating factor when the perpetrator has exploited his or her physical or mental advantage over the child. If the perpetrator has used coercion or threats, the prison term can be extended to 12 years.
Langgard believes that the current penalty for sexual abuse of children is far too lenient, referring to several instances in which the perpetrator is only handed a prison sentence of a few months.
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The previously untold story of the Zenith Trans-Oceanic, the world's most romantic and expensive series of portable radios, now in a newly revised & expanded edition. Long a companion of kings, presidents, transoceanic yachtsmen and world explorers, the Trans-Oceanic was also carried into battle by American troops in three wars. Its great popularity in spite of a very high price can be laid at the feet of several generations of armchair travelers who used the shortwave capabilities of the Trans-Oceanic as a window on the world. With access to the Zenith corporate archives and their long experience as radio enthusiasts and writers for both the popular and scholarly press, Professors Bryant and Cones present the engrossing stories of the development and use of the Trans-Oceanic throughout its forty year life. They present a wealth of never-before published photographs, documents and information concerning these fascinating radios, their collection, preservation and restoration.
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John Bryant and Harold Cones are avid lovers of the Zenith Trans-Oceanic. In their spare time Harold teaches biology at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, and John is a professor of architecture at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.


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This space is where I will document a personal challenge I have issued to myself: 75 DIY projects by December 31!
I will be completing projects that include sewing, painting, cleaning, building and others! I will have a mix of small and large projects, hopefully with 2 large ones each month. Some I will just post the before and after, some I will post tutorials for as well.
I decided to issue myself this challenge because I love crafting and making things, It is my passion. But between school and work I found myself getting frustrated that I was just sitting around and doing nothing in my down time. I wasn't getting as much as I wanted accomplished. So I set a goal and I'm sticking to it. It'll be hard at times, but I look forward to it.
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Danger ManSThe TraitorSunday, 11th December 1960 7:30 pm ITV
Drake journeys to northern India to find who is passing sensitive information "north over the mighty Himalayas" to China.
A fairly average episode, bolstered mainly by Howard's nuanced characterization of the fatalistic title character. Goddard could almost be a future reflection of an older Drake.
Unfortunately, this is a bit obscured by one of the few problems with Danger Man (and almost all British TV of this period in general): the continued portrayal of Indians and Asians by very obviously English actors. This is embarassingly evident in this episode, especially when so many of the background extras are real East Indians. The fact that Warren Mitchell is the main culprit here is an irony not lost on me! This is not a complaint directed at the actors, just at the unfortunate state of things at the time.


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[Live Review] New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) – 24 March 1999
March 24, 1999
Saenger Theatre
New Orleans, Louisiana
Review by Caroline
First of all, Sheryl kicked some serious ass! She was even better live. The concert was held in the Saenger Theatre and it was packed to the roof. Eagle Eye Cherry opened for her. The crowd was somewhat subdued until they heard "Save Tonight," and realized Eagle Eye Cherry would be removing themselves from the stage. The concert started with "Maybe That's Something" from The Globe Sessions and ended with "There Goes the Neighborhood." She did three encores and I thought the house was going to come down. People stomped and clapped and screamed hoping for a rare four encore. Sheryl Crow played a hell of a concert and was piggy-backed off the stage by guitarist Tim Smith. I can't wait for the next opportunity to see Sheryl rock the house. She actually played all my favorite songs. Which, of course, is all of them.
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Shahine Robinson was a diligent servant of the people, says Phillips
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the People's National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, has expressed condolences to the family of Minister of Labour and Social Security, Shahine Robinson.
Robinson had been battling lung cancer since 2018.
In a statement a short while ago, Phillips said although Robinson was ailing for some time, the news of her death is shocking.
"She was a hard-working politician and Cabinet minister who conducted the affairs of the ministry with dignity and decency. This, over the years gained her the respect of her parliamentary colleagues on both sides of the political divide. On the political hustings, she was formidable and organized," he said.
"Shahine had good relationships with persons on both sides of the aisle and pursued her job with basic decency," he added.
Phillips noted that as a Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern, Robinson worked hard to serve the people of her constituency.
"As Minister of Labour, she presided over relative industrial peace, believed in labour market reform and pushed for a safer working environment for employees through the new Occupational Health and Safety Legislation, which is still before a Parliamentary Committee," he noted.
The Opposition leader extended condolences on behalf of the PNP, to Robinson's family, especially her children; her constituents and colleagues in the Jamaica Labour Party.
He assured that they are very much in his thoughts and prayers and he is confident that the loving arms of God would provide comfort at this time of pain and grief.
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Nautilus T618 Treadmill
The Nautilus T618 was first introduced a few years back and became the new top of the line treadmill in the company's lineup.
It's part of their new Performance Series, geared towards more serious runners with advanced cushioning, larger running area and a host of cardio-based workout programs.
The T618 treadmill has just about everything you need, from incline capability to built in programs to workout tracking. So it's a solid, affordable option for your home gym.
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Tracking is becoming more and more popular, giving you the ability to monitor your progress, set fitness goals for yourself and even share your results with family and friends for motivation.
Direct competitors such as the Sole F65 and Sole F80 also recently added tracking capability.
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The only real negative is the fact that the warranty on the frame and motor isn't great.
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At $1000+, it would be nice to have a lifetime warranty on the frame, as you typically get elsewhere.
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It's hard to write an autistic history of philosophy. History is such a conventional concept. I don't know whether I really get it. Maybe history is the product of philosophy instead of it being the other way around. If so, good riddance to the Kantian idea philosophy has to make progress just like science does. Science only makes progress in the room created by philosophy in the first place. There you have it: an autistic thought that makes a problem of its own starting point. Like a dog chasing its tail I have already condemned myself to a project that can have neither start nor end. A project that as well could have been called an autistic philosophy of history.
It's hard to write an autistic philosophy of history. Philosophy, according to Descartes, is about clear and distinct ideas, but whether there can be such a thing is a matter of fierce debate. Maybe ideas are just a product of history instead of universal and timeless things to be discovered. I don't know whether I really get that either. It would seem there are as many ideas as there are histories and that surely makes ideas too shady to be of any use at all. For instance, why not say that the tail is chasing the dog? Or indeed that the kidney of the dog likes to swirl. This project could then as well be relabeled as 'history of autistic philosophy' being apparently about brains, like mine, that are prone to swirl.
You might fear this may go on endlessly. This presumably is why some philosophers, like Hacking, deny any reality to autism. And one can also obviously deny that, if there's such a thing, I am it; because whatever the status of the concept autism, it was not meant for a person attempting to articulate why he fails to be able to articulate his idea in a clear and distinct way. So at this point I can only ask for your trust in charitably trying to interpret, with a mind open to the possibility of fusing our horizons, what I'm trying to convey. This betrays Davidson and Gadamer, respectively, as my historical philosophical inspirations – and my conviction that any true philosophy should be a philosophy of trust.
The question for me then becomes why so much philosophy is preoccupied with fear. As an autistic I know a thing or two about fear. And so I have stumbled on my method after all: meticulously collect the dichotomies produced by philosophy and inspect how they're the truly productive element of history. Making problems to enable new solutions, if you will. As an exercise I start with trust and fear (or certainty and uncertainty for those who prefer analytical parlance) as they are items of a specific phenomenological relevance in my lived experience as an – if you allow me – autistic person.
Philosophies of fear carry the day. Hobbes enlightened us to this dark truth: our world is a wolf-eat-wolf world. In this he agreed with most religious people. Trust is to be gained, much in the way paradise is. It is eating the apple of reason either way, except that in the secular version we need to – proudly – eat more and in the religious tradition we need to – humbly – ask to be pardoned for having eaten some of it at all. Nietzsche provokes us into being fearless but that simply means we should not act like trusting naïve sheep. It's fear first for these philosophers and in this they may have killed God but left his watching eye hanging over us in judgment of an individual ability to live up to collective expectations. We might rename it the invisible eye of free market competition. Anyway, it is something to be feared and only the strong are independent enough to deal with it.
But does this make sense? How can anything be first (is Derrida's question)? And if it can, can fear be first (sure, Derrida would answer, what else could make things matter)? Does a prey fear its predator? Or does it trust its herd instincts to increase its chances of some escape? Maybe the real question is whether we humans are prey or predator first? Some philosophies are philosophies of the human predator herded into a collective obedience. Some are philosophies of human prey banding together to build traditions defending us from the threat of individualistic predators (most of whom are, arguably, alpha humans). Probably this is why Nietzsche called us sick animals forever stuck between hunting and gathering; causing fear that burns us on to build a trust that's always precarious because it tries to defeat nature by scientifically carving it up in order to better control it.
It seems like a chicken and egg situation so about the right time to enter Hegel and try to see the whole of it. Surely fear and trust are two sides of the coin of freedom. We simply – but preferably in murky German – should see the bigger picture. There is just a smal snag in seeing the bigger picture: human beings become mere vehicles for a totalitarian view. Whether right wing authoritarians or left wing collectivists (or indeed those believing in the undeniable cultural superiority of the Western enlightenment tradition), the vehicles are invariably to be held in fear (even if only the fear that the trust they enjoy in their in-group is threatened from positions outside of their ethnocentric perspective).
Dichotomies are misleading. Follow one, define another and before you now it you have a fractal of opinions. Dichotomies are made of fear. Transcending the dichotomy is just a path to transferring that fear to the everyday life of each individual – hoarding them into a behavior that is deemed healthy and trustworthy (for instance: acting like a member of a wolfpack). The only way to avoid that conundrum is to acknowledge there can't be fear without trust, no misunderstanding without understanding etc. and so forth.
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The bystander effect right in your common kitchen area?
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The bystander effect is a well-known phenomenon in social psychology for describing emergency situations where people do not offer, or call for, help when other people are nearby. The most famous example is the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese, in which 38 witnesses supposedly saw or heard the killing but did not call the police. (The details about 38 witnesses turned out to be as much fiction as fact.)
The bystander effect is a serious issue, but could it have lighter corollaries in the workplace? Maybe in the communal refrigerator where food can go left alone for years. How long would you ignore a Strawberries N' Cream SlimFast shake? Hopefully not more than six years.
No one is saying that your response would have any implication for what you'd do in a real emergency. Just wondering.
Addendum: smörgåsbord posits another everyday exhibition of the bystander effect: A packed train carriage. "A passenger may stand in acres of space whilst the carriage fills up tightly by the doorway but because no-one has yet asked the person in space to move down, neither will they. No-one wants to be the first, no-one wants to be the outspoken one – even when the group would benefit."
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Sr. Electrical Design Engineer
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for revising existing electrical designs for regulatory compliance, improved performance and lower cost and working with R&D to bring new designs into production.
- Shepherding a custom ASIC through the development, verification and production processes. This project will require changes to the process of programming and calibrating hardware in the manufacturing area and will include a significant software component.
- Redesigning products for improved RF immunity.
- BS Electrical Engineering.
- 10 or more years of experience in medical industry or consumer electronics industry.
- Schematic capture and PCB layout experience with high-volume, cost-sensitive products.
- Knowledge, training and experience designing and supporting circuits containing analog, digital, and integrated devices.
- Knowledge and experience designing, analyzing, and supporting hand-held battery operated consumer or medical devices.
- Experience working with microvolt level analog signals in a mixed signal environment with embedded microcontrollers.
- Knowledge and experience developing and modifying firmware related to circuit and device functionality.
- Knowledge of 60601-1 requirements.
- Ability to write code would be preferable, experience with LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python or C would be applicable.


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After 14 years of living in the Far East (China and now Hong Kong), I am thinking of moving back to the UK, probably London, and would like to buy a property for me to live in when I get there. I have assets and property outside of the UK which I would have to sell in order to buy a property in the UK ... is it better to sell now, transfer cash back to the UK and buy a property there while I am still an expat, or does it not make much difference if I do it all after I arrive?
Thanks for your help in advance; I really don't have a clue about these things!


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Some people gain fame even when they never seek for one and a notable example is Josh Duggar otherwise known as Joshua James Duggar. The activist never visioned himself a TV personality while growing up and ironically started with sales of used cars; a job that offered him no chance to reveal himself.
But his family show won him a short-lived success in the TV, making him one of the faces people would probably recognize at first glance.
While his appearance on his family TV show which aired on Discovery Health: titled 19 Kids and Counting, may have widened Josh's appetite to remain relevant on TV, this appetite was killed just before it was developed due to the countless molestation scandals that marred his career. Let's take a look at his journey, wife, kids, net worth and the sex scandals that have got the media talking over the years.
Josh Duggar Bio, Age
Josh was born on March 3, 1988, to a licensed realtor James Robert and Michelle Annette Duggar. He is the first child of the couple's nineteen children. He had his childhood in his birthplace Tonitown in Arkansas in a conservative Christian home. He was educated at home instead of being sent to a school. He didn't get to obtain college education but at age 16, he passed Arkansas state test for a general equivalency diploma.
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Early Acting Experience Before The Dawn Of Scandal
Josh Duggar's name was popularized from the mid-2000s following a mind-blowing appearance in the reality show 19 kids and counting". The show chronicled the real life of his family and once showed him as the groom who made an honest revelation about saving his first kiss with his bride till their wedding night. Their wedding preparation, planning ceremony and reception were also aired on the show. It also showed the birth of their first four children as well as the time of their pregnancies and ultrasounds.
Sadly, Josh didn't get to fully reap from the gain of his efforts in the show due to the several molestation scandals that got the show cancelled after seven years – just when it started flourishing.
Apart from starring in his family reality TV show, Duggar also got active in conservative politics. He has worked as a part-time political consultant in 2007 and also took part in former Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential primary campaign. Other top politicians that he has campaigned for include Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania's Republican presidential candidate and Republican Senate candidates in Virginia, Kansas, and Mississippi. He has also served as an executive director of FRC Action, an organization sponsored by Family Research Council. Duggar is also known as an anti-gay activist for speaking strongly against abortion, divorce and gay marriage.
Scandal, Where is He now?
In 2015, Josh Duggar enthralled the world's attention in a bad way when a police report surfaced revealing his multiple sexual misconducts against five underage girls in his teen. The depressing part was that all five female victims were his siblings. The abuse happened between 2002 and 2003 (in his 14 and 15 years).
According to the report filed by his father Jim Bob Duggar, Josh Duggar had touched the breasts and genital areas of the said girls in different instances while they were asleep. And on some occasions, the girls were awake. Initially, the family melted some disciplinary actions against him. However, in 2003 after his parents learned of more victims and incidents involving a much younger sibling who didn't quite understand what had happened to her, the couple decided to get church elders involved in the matter.
Jim Bob reported to the police that he had enrolled Duggar in some redeeming program that includes counselling and physical labour in regards to his church leadership advice. Duggar was sent out for three months to work for a family friend who was renovating his apartment. By the time he got back, his father reported to a family friend named Jim Hutchen, who worked in the state police. By law, Hutchen was expected to report to Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline which he never did, allowing Josh to go scot-free.
Between 2005 and 2006 when the family show gained public attention and Oprah invited the family to appear on Oprah Winfrey show, an unnamed person revealed to Oprah's team about's Josh sexual misconduct in the past. Consequently, their appearance on the show was cancelled without much emphasis on the reason for the cancellation.
In 2015, Josh's past came hunting him again which made him publicly admit and apologize for his past wrongdoing. While some people including his two sisters who were also abused supported him stating that he was revictimized for his past action, this affected his TV career and forced him to give up his FRC job.
However, another strong accusation breezed into his marriage, claiming that he was cheating on his wife and watching pornography. Once again, Josh admitted to being a hypocrite and not practising what he preaches. He further admitted to watching pornography and cheating on his wife.
But it didn't end there. Another sexual assault accusation by pornographic actress Danica Dillon followed with a lawsuit asking $500,000 in damages from Josh Duggar for abusing her physically and emotionally during a consensual sex. She later dropped the suit for unknown reasons. In the face of these many accusations and confessions, Anna Duggar his wife has treated the media with her unusual character of silence, pampering her family with more love. She continues to love Josh and his entire family.
Wife – Anna Duggar and Children
Josh married while in the spotlight in 2008. Wondering who the lucky woman is? Well then, her name is Anna Keller. She was born on June 23, 1988, and raised in a large Christian conservation home just like Josh. She is the fifth child of her parents eight children. She was also homeschooled before receiving an online Christian college program.
The couple fell irrevocably in love after they met in homeschooling convention in 2006, and since then their friendship flourished in grand passion.
It was revealed in their family show that Josh became the pinnacle of her love the moment he agreed to her relationship terms which included no physical contact until engagement and no time alone as lovers until marriage. On Anna's 20th birthday that is two years into their affair, Josh proposed and she didn't hesitate to say yes. They wedded at Buford Grove Baptist Church in Hillard, Florida. The couple decided to leave the number of children they would have to God. Now, they have five children and live happily in Springdale, Arkansas.
Net Worth
While his parents are worth $3.5 million which they basically earned from their family show, nobody is sure of what Josh had earned from the show. He is said to worth about $200,000 which means his car business still brings in some good income for him.


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SC Stage Set For Releasing of 2018 BAR Results
The stage of the Supreme Court (SC) is now literally set and ready for today's release of the most-awaited 2018 BAR Exam Results.
The Supreme Court of the Philippines was set to release the 2018 BAR exam results on Friday (May 3, 2019) at Padre Faura in Manila.
The November 2018 BAR examinations were held at the University of Santo Tomas on November 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2018.
Around 8,155 examinees took the BAR licensure exams last year, which is the highest number of test takers recorded.
SC has already set the stage with a large LED screen that will display the name of passers for the 2018 BAR examinations.
The Twitter page Supreme Court PIO has shared the photo of the stage wherein the list of successful examinees will be displayed.
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Amanda Lee, Principal Planner City of Del Mar
The Planning Commission hearing for a Local Coastal Program Amendment dealing with coastal resiliency and sea level rise will resume on September 11. Then on October 1, the City Council will consider whether to adopt the proposed Local Coastal Program Amendments (Adaptation Plan, LCP Land Use Plan, and LCP Implementing Ordinances). At the same time the City Council will also be asked whether to direct staff to prepare and process a Community Plan Amendment to explicitly reference the Del Mar Adaptation Plan and San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Planned retreat (to move existing neighborhoods away from hazards as requested by the Coastal Commission) is not part of the City's adaptation strategy because it was determined not necessary or feasible.
Since 2015 Del Mar has been actively planning to protect its beach, coastal bluffs, and environmental resources in areas that are vulnerable to storms, flooding, erosion, and projected sea level rise. On May 21, 2018, the City Council approved an Adaptation Plan with measures to address the identified hazards, which included priorities to implement various beach nourishment and flood management projects and programs. Instead of Planned Retreat, a Sediment Management Plan and Wetland Habitat Assessment were prepared to identify how best to preserve Del Mar's existing beach and plan for the effects of saltwater intrusion into the San Dieguito Lagoon. Maintenance of the beach also provides flood protection for adjacent property.
On August 14, 2018, the Planning Commission listened to over two hours of public testimony relating to proposed amendments to the City's existing certified Local Coastal Program (LCP). The City's proposed hazard control policies and implementing regulations will help disclose local hazards and implement the City's desired approach for adaptation consistent with the Del Mar Community Plan, Adaptation Plan, and Beach Preservation Initiative. The amendments expand the existing Coastal Bluff Overlay Zone along the upper bluff between 7th Street and 15th Street (subject to coastal bluff erosion and sea level rise through year 2100); and expand the existing Floodplain Overlay Zone to include beachfront properties from 18th Street north to the river mouth (subject to wave impacts and storm damage). Amendments to the Floodway Zone and Floodplain Overlay Zone are also needed for the City to remain in compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's requirements for continued participation in the federal flood insurance program and access to funding for future hazard mitigation projects and disaster relief.
Public comments on the draft code amendments generally reinforced the community's objection to managed retreat, expressed concerns about new requirements (i.e. deed restrictions and adaptable foundation design), and showed distrust relating to the Coastal Commission's expressed desire for jurisdictions to begin implementing retreat now. Staff explained that the City can tailor the local approach to adaptation, which means Del Mar can continue to reject planned retreat as a strategy. The Planning Commission continued the item to allow time for the draft to be revised to address concerns relating to deed restrictions, defined terms, and the requirement for adaptable foundation designs.
For additional information, visit the following web page and direct any questions to Amanda Lee, Principal Planner at email@example.com or (858) 755-9313.
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Lawsuit Challenges State's Plan for NNYB Funding
Remember last Halloween?
New York State was celebrating a $1.6 billion loan, the largest in TIFIA (Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act) loan request history, and key financing for its bridge project.
This year, environmental groups are asking a court to prevent the state from using federal Clean Water Act funds — neither the recently diminished loan request nor the remaining $29 million that was approved — for the Tappan Zee Bridge project or for any such project other than their intended use.
The lawsuit — filed in State Supreme Court in Albany County by Pace Law School's Environmental Litigation Clinic, which represents the groups — names state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens (who also chairs the facilities board) and other state leaders, and seeks "full denial of the attempted raid," EANY Communications Director Travis Proulx said.
Governor Cuomo is not named in the documents.
The Tappan Zee project was not included in the State's CWSRF Intended Use Plan when it was finalized in February 2014. The project was added four months later with no public notice or comment, in violation of Clean Water Act requirements spelled out in EPA regulations.
Proulx said the lawsuit seeks to deny the limited percentage of funding approved "because the state failed to follow due process and blocked public access to information and participation, which is required."
In late June, the state's Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) decided by unanimous (5 to 0) vote to loan the Thruway Authority $511.45 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF). And in July, three voting members of the Public Authorities Control Board agreed to its request for half of the $511 million.
Emphasizing that three agencies approved the loan — most of which the EPA nixed in September — EFC Director of Public Information Jon Sorensen said the money was approved "to finance those aspects of the New NY Bridge project that will implement existing plans to protect, restore and promote the Hudson River Estuary."
Reducing project costs by up to $35 million will "help keep future bridge tolls as low as possible," Sorensen said. "EFC intends to vigorously defend its right to finance Clean Water Act projects that benefit the Hudson River Estuary toll payers in the state."
"The surest way to protect this vital funding source for its intended purpose is to make sure the Court has jurisdiction to enforce the Clean Water Act as necessary," Riverkeeper, Inc. President Paul Gallay said.
EANY executive director Peter Iwanowicz claimed the future stability of the Clean Water Act was at stake because of the need to "fight to protect the (it) from executive overreach." Given the urgent need for funding for water infrastructure, "the Cuomo administration should be working with the EPA to develop the funding plan necessary."
Legal costs — and why the lawsuit is being handled by neither internal lawyers nor the state Attorney General's office — are unknown. There will be a hearing in January; the administration has a few weeks left to appeal the EPA's September 16 decision.
"The EPA will then deliver a final decision which, we expect, will uphold the original ruling," Proulx said. "Because of the ongoing appeal, it is still possible for terribly dangerous precedence to be set should the EPA come to an alternate conclusion."
I'd like to know what you think.
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Twenty-five EU countries legally formalised their commitment to European defence integration on 11 December. This is something the European Parliament has been pushing for for years.
Most of the European Union's member states have signed up to a plan for closer defence cooperation. Permanent structured cooperation (Pesco) was first signed by 23 EU countries on 13 November, and became legally binding on 11 December following a decision by EU foreign ministers.
Speaking about the agreement on deepening defence cooperation within the EU, Michael Gahler (EPP, Germany) referred to Pesco as "the central institution to ensure that the current isolated strands of military cooperation are put together under one roof". Gahler who is author of Parliament's annual report on Europe's security and defence also stressed the need "to stop European armament producers competing with each other in domestic and third markets".
What is Pesco?
EU member states first introduced the concept of permanent defence cooperation as part of the Lisbon Treaty. Parliament and the European Commission have always strongly supported it.The main aim is to strengthen the EU's defence capacity by pooling resources and jointly developing armaments. Pesco also aims to reduce the current patchwork of weapons systems and make Europe's armed forces more interoperable.Participation is voluntary but once they decide to participate, EU countries must make binding commitments. Failure to honour these commitments could result in suspension from Pesco by the other member states. Decisions on actual deployment will remain a strictly national competence.
The EU's 28 member states spend 40% of the United States' expenditure on defence, yet they only manage to generate 15% of the capabilities of their transatlantic counterpart. This points to a very serious efficiency problem. Through projects like the European Defence Fund and the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, Parliament already strongly supports better-coordinated military spending to eliminate wasteful duplication.
Which countries have signed up to Pesco?
All EU countries except Denmark, Malta and the United Kingdom. They may join at a later date should they commit to the participation criteria and are accepted by the other Pesco members.
Under Pesco, members are expected to jointly develop rapid reaction forces and new capabilities such as tanks and drones. The creation of single European logistics and medical support hubs is also envisaged.There is already a list of common projects, for each of which one member state takes the lead.Each participating member country provides a plan for its national contributions. This will be subject to an annual assessment.
Gahler says he "expects that EU defence policy will become tangible by putting concrete military formats under the framework of Pesco, for example Eurocorps or the European Air Transport Command."
Pesco versus Nato?
Critics point out that any European defence structure will be counterproductive as it would undermine Nato. However, the agreement to take defence cooperation in the European Union to a new level has been welcomed by Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg: "I believe that Pesco can strengthen European defence which is good for Europe but also good for Nato."
Gahler also stressed that Nato need not feel undermined: "I am confident that those 22 countries which are both EU and Nato members will ensure that Pesco will be a success in improving military inter-operability and the deployability of our troops."


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Using host networking
If you use the
host network driver for a container,
that container's network stack is not isolated from the Docker host.
For instance, if you run a container which binds to port 80 and you use
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the container's application will be available on port 80 on the host's IP address.
The host networking driver only works on Linux hosts,
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Command Line :
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Four high schools nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report
Rufus King in the top ten high schools in the state
MILWAUKEE (Friday, May 11, 2018) — Four MPS high schools are celebrating the release of the U.S. News and World Report list of top high schools. Rufus King International High School is the top-rated Milwaukee school on the list, being ranked 9th in the state and also earning a Silver Medal as a high-performing school. Silver Medals also went to Milwaukee School of Languages, ranked 15th, and Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School, ranked 23rd.
U.S. News and World Report annually determines its rankings based on graduation rates, number of Advanced Placement classes offered, college readiness, test scores, and other factors.
The four MPS schools making this prestigious list, which includes national recognition, are:
- Rufus King International High School: Ranked #9 in Wisconsin
- Milwaukee School of Languages: Ranked #15 in Wisconsin
- Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School: Ranked #23 in Wisconsin
- Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 (HAPA): Ranked #107 in Wisconsin
"This is a proud day for MPS. We congratulate the students, families, educators, and support staff who continue to achieve great things in our schools," said MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver. "As we reimagine high schools, we are working to replicate what is driving these successful schools."
Those efforts include:
- Advanced Placement: Thirteen MPS high schools now offer five or more Advanced Placement (AP) courses, with College Board's AP Capstone Diploma expanded to five high schools.
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Increased Advanced Placement telepresence course enrollment from 30 students in 2015-16 to 175 in 2016-17 to over 400 in 2017-18.
- International Baccalaureate (IB) programs are expanding to one additional high school in 2018 and three additional schools in 2019.
- Summer Academy: Increased our 2017 High School Summer Academy student participation by a massive 32.8 % adding 1,093 students.
- Workforce Development: In collaboration with community partners, expanded and formalized a culinary arts program at four MPS high schools, with over 300 students enrolled.
- Classroom Technology: Our high schools achieved a 1:1 ratio of Chromebooks-to-students this school year, with over 80,000 Chromebooks used by students at all grades in total.
- Early Start: This past school year marks the first year MPS has shifted the high school and middle school calendar to an early start and early end date, giving students more time to prepare for college-ready ACT and AP tests.
Rethinking high schools is one of MPS' eight strategic objectives or Eight Big Ideas to improve student outcomes.
About Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools is committed to accelerating student achievement, building positive relationships between youth and adults and cultivating leadership at all levels. The district's commitment to improvement continues to show results:
- More MPS students are taking college-level Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses;
- The MPS Class of 2017 earned $63+ million in scholarships; and
- MPS is home to seven of the state and nation's top high schools according to U.S. News and World Report and the Washington Post.
Learn more about MPS by visiting our website. More news is available at mpsmke.com/news.
Mentioned in This Press Release
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Milwaukee Public Schools Releases School Reopening SurveyJun 29th, 2020 by Milwaukee Public Schools
Survey will gather input until July 8, 2020
GE Innovation Labs to be created in six Milwaukee Public Schools sitesJun 17th, 2020 by Milwaukee Public Schools
Labs will serve as a place for MPS students to learn STEM-based problem-solving skills
Milwaukee Public Schools Releases 2020-21 Superintendent's Proposed BudgetMay 2nd, 2020 by Milwaukee Public Schools
Superintendent increases support for schools


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Object Title
Flintlock pistol
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Purchased 15 November 1985. From the Armoury at Littlecote House (inventory no. P.19)
Physical Description
The lock is of type 5 design with a dog. It is held in place by 3 sidenails. The top jaw and screw are restorations.
The stock shape is typical of mid 17th century holster pistols. There is a ramrod which may be original. There is a domed wooden buttcap and with an iron band. There is a carved panel around the barrel tang of leaf motif and a similar panel ahead of the trigger guard. There are faint incised lines around the edges of the fore-end cap and rammer pipe.
The barrel has an octagonal breech which extends for 5 in. where it blends to a 16 faceted section. 7 1/8 in. from the breech there is a baluster, afterwhich the barrel is round. There is an incised line around the muzzle immediately adjacent to the edge
Inscriptions and Marks
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
An Agent's Inbox #4
5 comments:
- Unknown said...
Holy Moses, I love this so much! Do you need a CP?! :)
Admittedly I've played a few computer games in my life. This sounds a lot like Ready Player One which I adored.
While I loved your concept and sped through your first page grinning, the query is a bit of a mess. I think it stems from setting up the mystery of the npc character and then trying to get us to sympathize with her. It was a bit jarring. Focus on the girl first. She loses her money online. She risks all to win it back in World of Warcraft? Why? When you say "worlds first virtual reality game" I'm thinking, aren't there tons of those? Isn't this supposed to be set in the future? You can show that she has to pretend to be an AI as we go. And I didn't get the stakes very well. What happens if she's caught? Will she go to jail? Legal trouble doesn't sound very scary. Especially since they feed you in jail and it sounds like she's flat broke. Query Shark helped me get to the meat of the query. (Queries are HARD.) but it sounds like your writing and plot are there! (And I wasn't kidding about wanting to read and give you feedback. Email me at rchancock if you're interested. (Gmail.)
- August 3, 2016 at 4:51 PM
- gretchenwrites said...
This sounds really interesting, and I love your first 250...the way you set up the character and her almost addictive need to get back into the game. I am less informed about virtual gaming than the previous poster and so it took me a minute to understand the significance of NPC. I don't know if you would be able to explain that more, perhaps just with a single sentence that would open up the query to those who are not familiar with the vocabulary. Your excerpt was accessible, I didn't feel like I needed any special knowledge. It may be a question of selecting a few solid elements to elaborate on in the query. For example, are there really orcs, or is that an element of the virtual reality? How does handing out fake quests help her? How does it mean the game is under attack?
- August 3, 2016 at 7:33 PM
- Leslie S. Rose said...
With VR and gaming in general looming so large in our lives, this story feels super timely and relevant. There's such a rich landscape to explore with this concept, I'm exciting your story is taking us there.
- August 3, 2016 at 7:50 PM
- Janice Sperry said...
This sounds so fun. I hope it gets published so I can read it, although I may have to hide it from my kids. They are notorious book thieves, bless their little hearts.
The thing that stood out to me in the query was the vague reference of the handsome classmate. Does he matter? Could you leave that line out? Is she really stealing food?
My main concern with your plot is that her trouble started when her money was stolen. Most banks nowadays have protocols that protect your money and will refund anything stolen. This is in the future, so I hope the theft is believable.
- August 4, 2016 at 4:55 PM
- Patricia Nelson said...
Great concept, great voice - I really enjoyed this one. I am a bit concerned about whether this is true YA, though: landlords and TAs make it seem like the protagonist is in college, which would make for a tough YA sale. (FANGIRL and GENA/FINN are the exception, not the rule - YA set in college is very hard to place in the current market.) That said, I would probably request more pages on this to see, if not for the fact that some key elements of this premise are a bit too close to a client book that is currently in development, and I try not to have direct competition within my list. But this is a case where I might include a note with the pass asking to see future work if the author doesn't find an agent on this book, since both the writing and the author's sensibility are definitely to my taste.
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JMS cause of FIFO problems?
Hi there,
I have seen some strange behaviour with JMS and the FIFO-flag and just want to see if other people have noticed the same thing...
My application is using JMS and a Master-worker configuration. Both are configured using Spring. I've used two pages as example to set this up:
- http://www.gigaspaces.com/wiki/display/GS/SpringParallelProcessingIntegration
- http://www.gigaspaces.com/wiki/display/GS/SpringMessagingGridIntegration
When using these functions separately (that is: both configurations not active at the same time), I have no problems and everything works just fine.
But as a test I want my application to send and receive a JMS message and then execute a worker call, all initiated from a single method. This is where I'm having problems.
The JMS call still works without problems. But the master-worker call fails. The exception I'm getting is:
Exception in thread "Thread-11" java.lang.IllegalStateException: com.j_spaces.core.InvalidFifoClassException: Entry was introduced with a non-matching FIFO order.
Rejected attempt to set the class org.springmodules.javaspaces.gigaspaces.remote.GigaSpacesMethodResultEntry with FIFO false
Class FIFO-type is known as true
at org.springmodules.javaspaces.DelegatingWorker$1.doInSpace(DelegatingWorker.java:116)
Using the space-browser, list classes shows the following list with master-worker only:
- org.springmodules.javaspaces.entry.AbstractMethodCallEntry
- org.springmodules.javaspaces.gigaspaces.remote.GigaSpacesMethodResultEntry
- org.springmodules.javaspaces.gigaspaces.remote.GigaSpacesServiceSeekingMethodCallEntry
And list classes with both JMS and master-worker:
- MyMessage (my JMS message object)
- MyQueue (the JMS queue I used)
- org.springmodules.javaspaces.entry.AbstractMethodCallEntry
- org.springmodules.javaspaces.gigaspaces.remote.GigaSpacesMethodResultEntry
- org.springmodules.javaspaces.gigaspaces.remote.GigaSpacesServiceSeekingMethodCallEntry
When not using the JMS config, the GigaSpacesMethodResultEntry and GigaSpacesServiceSeekingMethodCallEntry classes have been marked with: 'FIFO enabled: false'. But when enabling the JMS config at the same time as the master-worker config, these classes are marked as: 'FIFO enabled: true' !
How can this have changed? I think it is a side-effect of the creation of the JMS queue object, which was created with FIFO enabled (because it's a queue and it's supposed to be FIFO). But it seems like the FIFO-flag is sticky when creating other objects.... ? :?
Any ideas?
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I would like to reiterate that the PM knows what he is doing. This morning in our monthly PRS divisional breakfast gathering in a members "kopitiam of course" the (35 out of 44) wanita wing and youth wing members had this to say to the PM.
140 to 82 "Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban" which means "If I still live I'll fight" Why.? Malaysiakini article,"Federal gov't shows who is boss" http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/85150 is indeed timely and appropriate as the 5% oil royalty for Sarawak was mentioned besides the Penang Monorail and PORR which was shelved.
In our kopitaim talks members brought up and discussed on a wide range of topics in relations to the local political scenario ( mergers,haha), price hikes (avoid expensive,unreasonable shopping and eating outlets), Pak Lah( his reforms), Fuel increase (cutbacks and tightening on travels) and component parties unhappiness. We could have had 31 out of 31 Wins for BN in the General Elections. DAP won Bandar Kuching and till today fingers are still pointed.
Sure, we did help the our component party in the last GE but it was not enough to wrestle Bandar Kuching for reasons which we had earlier covered ( https://audie61.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/159/ ) The 5% percent royalty was a hot issue as the members had a dig at the Penang Government especially on the monorail.
Some members of the youth wing said that Sarawak has been producing oil since 1902 but the Federal government gives us only a 5% royalty. There has been too many avenues for news and they said that Pakatan Rakyat's de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim promised higher oil royalty to court BN MPs from Sabah and Sarawak. If Anwar can do that why not BN government? 5% to 10% "pun boleh" one of them said.
A vice chairwoman of the wanita wing Winnie chipped in, "Give to us Sarawak 20% and we can built a "Railway from Lundu to Lawas" You know, we only have dual carriageway from Kuching to Limbang( Trans-Borneo Highway hehe.) What lah! Penang talking of just a monorail to solve the transportation system of the state before it reaches critical stage ?
Colin, the youth chief praised the the PM eventhough he comes from Penang there are no "Preferential Treatment". Thats more like it. Dont just bend for the sake of bending, there are other ways to overcome a problem. The way I see it weblog has this ,"I bet you that you will not get special treatment like Sabah and Sarawak, due to that there are not many BN MPs from the state to the Penangnites he said. (Well at least not many leaping frogs)
Imagine we have a railway track from Lundu to Lawas. Wouldn't it be a romantic journey passing through all the beautiful countryside passing through all the major towns. As if this would happen during our lifetime we all laughed. Hold on… I interjected… tourism boosting for the state don't you think?
I remember in 1986 when I was in the Sarawak Tourist Association,I mentioned painting the "sampans" (a small flat-bottomed boat with oars) with different colours and get advertisement on them. Well,being a "freshie graduate" I had to swallow and take the negative arguments. At least today the Kuching Waterfront looks bright and colourful. So I told them maybe when a few of you get into the Council Negeri as assemblyman this "rail project" would take off. Ruffling a few feathers again….
Oh yea! Absolutely power corrupts absolutely as KJ said in Parliament. Is there a point here? 140-82 is power to many other government but Malaysia seems to want "Absolute" which is 2/3rd. To end our kopitiam meeting our wanita chief Cilla (neuro science graduate) said on March 8 Malaysians gave a "Bloody Nose" to BN and there were calls for the PM to resign or go for reforms. She further added that the previous government under Tun really did more developments than any other PM.It was good and we were all very contented with all the facilities,subsidies and benfits which followed it. We had settled in our "Comfort Zones" Now its shaken and there are a lot of discomfort and worries.
There are three ways a person can react to this situation:-
- Accept the situation,complain and then retaliate
- Accept it and consider the current situation as a catalyst to do and try to earn more.
- Don't care as they think they are not affected by it as much.
But we have to take note that the majority of Malaysians falls in the poor and middle class. Of course the "rich'will not be affected.Now its up to the government. It's back to the basics,back to the people.The deferred project of the RM2 billion Penang monorail and RM1.5 billion Penang outer Ring Road is a good example that there will be more people centred projects. It's not vinditive, she says as many have said. We have to hear our people cry and we know infrastucture development is good but these funds are needed more urgently.
Forget about the political and hidden agendas the government is correct in going for rural development and seeing that clean piped water is available,solving the woes of the natives, electrification projects instead of mega projects. Peoples daily requirements needs to be addressed and when people are happy they will be less trouble and less stress. We were all stitches as everyone been chirpy and well fed called her YB. Priscilla our secretary said we have a "Hannah' in our midst. Hannah of course is the Subang Jaya YB from DAP.
Wow..!!! such strong words after taking Laksa ( favourite breakfast dish for Sarawakians ). I haven't finish she said as this is an eye opener to our usual thinking and spending habits and its up to the people to work with the government. Better than a question,"What kind of spouse do i desire to have?" is the question,What kind of spouse do I aspire to be?"
An Assistant Minister in the State Cabinet once told me the first term as a YB the 1825 days will be easier than the following term. I'm positively sure that the PM is feeling this syndrome and as always I say he knows what he is doing.
We are expecting between now and Dec 16th the PM will go for the reforms as he prepares for the UMNO General Assembly. However he needs to consolidate,strengthen,secure his position within the party before he goes on with his reforms he promised Malaysians in 2004. Kopitiam was a good morning as we spend within our means. To our PM we agree he needs all the powers to stay in Office and we say "Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban"


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