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1.1 The name of the League is the Wetherby Cricket League, hereinafter referred to as "the League".
2.1 The League shall be a member of the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB) and the West Yorkshire Area Cricket Council (WYACC).
3.1 To provide cricket for its member clubs in the form of various competitions throughout the year.
3.2 To endeavour at all times to uphold the high traditions, spirit and laws of the game.
3.3 To promote the highest possible standards of cricket and playing facilities.
3.4 To encourage equality in all aspects and to ensure a duty of care to all its member clubs and members regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, colour, social status, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs. The League will work diligently at all times to promote anti-racism and racial equality in the game. Disciplinary action will be taken against any member, club, player or other person, who acts in any racist manner, or who is proven guilty of racial abuse.
4.1 The clubs, senior and junior, as shall have been admitted to the membership of the League and are still participating in the League structure.
4.2 The President and Honorary Vice-Presidents of the League, who shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting of the League. The qualification for their election shall be the services rendered by them to the League.
4.3 The Wetherby Association of Cricket Officials (WACO) and the Wetherby Cricket Coaches (WCC) may attend all General Meetings of the League, including Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings, with both organisations having full voting rights for two representatives.
4.4 The bona-fide members of clubs in membership of the League shall also be members of the Wetherby Cricket League. Such members shall be permitted neither to attend General Meetings of the League nor to vote as individual members, their interests being represented by their clubs.
5.1 The affairs of the League shall be governed by a Board of Management, hereinafter referred to as "the Board".
6.1 The Board shall consist of up to a maximum of seven members who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. Members of the Board shall serve for a period of three years, with a minimum of two members and a maximum of three, retiring each year by rotation. The retiring members shall be eligible for re-election.
6.2 The Board shall elect its own Chairman, Vice-Chairman and League Secretary.
6.3 At Board meetings, all members present shall have one vote with the Chairman, in addition, having a casting vote.
6.4 For Board meetings, four members shall constitute a quorum.
7.1 The Board shall deal with the routine business of the League; with all matters arising out of the Constitution and the rules of the League, and with any other matters which may arise affecting the League but for which no provision has previously been made. It shall make such reports and recommendations as it considers desirable on any matters relating to the League or the game of cricket. It shall be empowered to impose such fines and/ or penalties, including suspension of members, whether playing or non-playing, of clubs or organisations as it may consider to be in the best interest of the League or the game of cricket.
7.2 The League will reimburse reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by members of the Board, SCC and JCC in accordance with the Expenses Policy adopted by the Board.
7.3 The Board shall appoint the following permanent sub-committees annually at its first meeting following the Annual General Meeting:
a) Finance Committee
The Finance Committee (FC), under the chairmanship of the League Treasurer, shall deal with all financial matters of the League. The FC shall issue penalties in accordance with breaches of the Constitution and League rules.
b) Disciplinary Committee
The Disciplinary Committee (DC), under the chairmanship of the Head of Discipline, shall deal with all matters regarding conduct and discipline, both on and off the field, in accordance with the League's disciplinary procedures, the ECB's Code of Conduct and the powers delegated to it by the Board.
c) Senior Cricket Committee
The Senior Cricket Committee (SCC), under the chairmanship of the Head of Senior Cricket, shall be responsible for the organisation and day-to-day management of senior cricket. It shall deal with all matters arising out of League rules relating to senior cricket. The SCC shall reserve the right to pass any matter directly to the Board or the Disciplinary Committee for investigation and action.
d) Junior Cricket Committee
The Junior Cricket Committee (JCC), under the chairmanship of the Head of Junior Cricket, shall be responsible for the organisation and day-to-day management of junior cricket. It shall deal with all matters arising out of League rules relating to junior cricket. The JCC shall reserve the right to pass any matter directly to the Board or the Disciplinary Committee for investigation and action. The JCC shall be authorised to arrange General Meetings of clubs in junior membership for briefing and information purposes.
e) Sponsorship & Events Committee
The Sponsorship & Events Committee (SEC), under the chairmanship of the Head of Sponsorship, shall obtain sponsorship for the League and shall organise League events, including the annual dinner.
7.4 Any other sub-committee deemed desirable may be appointed by the Board on either a permanent or a casual basis.
7.5 A member of the Board shall act as the Chairman of each sub-committee and each sub-committee shall elect its own Secretary. The SCC and the JCC shall normally consist of a minimum of four members; the FC, the DC and the SEC shall normally consist of a minimum of three members. For all sub-committee meetings, three members shall constitute a quorum. At sub-committee meetings, all members present shall have one vote with the Chairman, in addition, having a casting vote.
7.6 The Board reserves the right to overturn any decision made by any sub-committee.
7.7 The Board shall be empowered to invite any person representing sub-committees, or any other organisations, to any of its meetings where relevant matters are to be discussed.
7.8 Meetings of the Board and any sub-committees thereof should be held no less than bi-monthly. The minutes of all the meetings of the Board and of its sub-committees shall be circulated to all members of the Board.
8.1 Applications from clubs for membership of the League must be received, in writing, by the League Secretary no later than 30th September, for admission in the following year. A club, not being a member of the League in the preceding season, must enclose with its application a letter granting permission to transfer from the league of which it was previously a member.
8.2 All such applications shall be dealt with by the Board who will satisfy themselves as to the fitness of the ground and facilities; that the admission of further teams to the League is, at the time, desirable; and that such grounds are within acceptable travelling distance of existing clubs. On joining the League member teams of new clubs will normally be placed in the lowest divisions of the League; however, at the discretion of the Board higher positions may be allocated.
8.3Any existing WCL club wishing to move to a new ground must seek permission to do so. Conditions outlined in 8.2 will be applied to such a request. The board reserves the right not to allow a club to move to a new ground based on that criteria.
8.4 Junior teams under any approved organisation and not necessarily affiliated to any club in membership, may be admitted to the junior section if their written application is approved by the Board or by the Junior Cricket Committee, under authority delegated by the Board.
8.5 Each senior club on its admission to the League shall forthwith pay an admission fee of £100. Failure to pay this within ten days of notification of admission shall render such admission null and void.
9.1 All member clubs will be subject to the principles of the Constitution and by joining the League will be deemed to have accepted these principles, the rules of the League and any Codes of Conduct that the League has adopted.
9.2a It is a League requirement that all clubs in membership of the League obtain Public Liability Insurance. To ensure that this cover is in place, if requested by the Board, clubs are required to make available for inspection such policies that they hold covering this requirement. Clubs failing to comply with this requirement will be debarred from involvement in any League activity until such time as this cover is in place.
9.2b It is a League requirement that all clubs have a nominated child welfare officer. These individuals should have an up to date CRB/DBS check and adhere to all E.C.B. Child Protection Policy requirements. The rule includes clubs that do not have a junior team.
9.2cIt is a League requirement that all clubs in membership of the League, having submitted details of their Members and Officials, for use on the League's website have done so, with the consent of their members and Officials. It is the responsibility of the Clubs to remove details of ex members from the list of the players.
9.3 Clubs in membership of the League are required to notify the Senior Cricket Secretary, in writing, not later than the 30th November of any intended variation of their entry to the League Championship for the following year. In the absence of any such notice, they will be automatically entered in the League Championship for the following season and they shall be required to fulfil such fixtures as may be arranged by the League.
9.4 Clubs in membership of the League are also required to submit to the Senior Cricket Secretary no later than 31st March details of any competitions which they have entered, or which they intend to enter, for the ensuing season, but which are not to be played under the auspices of the League. Clubs entering such competitions shall accept that any fixtures arranged within the League shall be given priority over all other fixtures. However, provided that application is made, in writing, to the Secretary of the opposing club and to the Senior Fixture Secretary not less than fourteen days prior to the original fixture and that the opposing club and the Senior Cricket Committee raise no objection, the date and/ or time of a fixture may be rearranged.
9.5 Clubs in membership of the League are deemed to have pledged themselves not to select players for club matches on dates when those players are required to represent the County, League, or other representative sides which may enjoy the support of the League.
9.6 No club in membership of the League shall negotiate with any other league affiliated to the Yorkshire Cricket Association with the intention of leaving the former to become a member of the latter without first obtaining the permission of the League, in writing, on an official Yorkshire Cricket Board transfer form. Such permission shall not be withheld unless the club has failed to fulfil any financial or disciplinary obligations to the League, or would fail to fulfil fixtures made, in any year, for the following season. Permission to negotiate shall not be interpreted as either resignation or dismissal but, should the date by which resignations are due to be received pass without further written notification of further action from the club; the written permission to negotiate shall be deemed to be invalid, without further action being necessary by the League.
9.7 Any club wishing to resign from the League must give written notice (by completing a YCB Club Transfer Form) to the League Secretary no later than 30th June in the year previous to the year in which it intends to play in another League. The written notice of resignation must be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the club. This form will effectively remove all teams from that club from WCL.
9.8 Any club whose facilities, playing standards, or disciplinary record deteriorate to such an extent as to cause the League to consider action against it, may be expelled from the League. Any such decision would be recommended by the Board and approved by the member clubs at the next appropriate General Meeting.
9.9 Any team which fails to fulfil six League Championship fixtures in a season will be removed from that league for that season at that point. All results and fixtures will be expunged from the records (both teams and players). If said team wishes to return to the league the following season the club will have to assure the SCC that they can complete a full set of fixtures for the forthcoming season, if assurances are not met then the SCC has the right to refuse re-entry. On re-entry a £200 bond will be due, this bond will be refunded in full if the team fulfils all its League Championship fixtures in the following season. If the team fails to fulfil any fixtures in the following season, a deduction of £50 will be made from the bond for each occurrence.
9.10 Any club which is expelled from, or which ceases to be a member of, the League for any reason, including resignation, shall at once forfeit any rights to participation in the assets of the League.
10.1 General Meetings of the League, attended by the President, the members of the Board, the Secretary (or his or her nominated representative) of each senior club and the nominated representatives of the affiliated organisations, shall be held in April and in November, and at such other times as may be considered necessary by the Board. The League Secretary shall give all eligible members not less than ten clear days' notice in writing of all General Meetings, including Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings.
10.2 At General Meetings, including Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings, sixteen members, including League officials, shall constitute a quorum.
10.3 Any club not being represented at a General Meeting, including Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings, unless a reasonable explanation is given, shall be fined the sum of £25.
10.4 At General Meetings, Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings, only one representative from each club and the two nominated representatives from the affiliated organisations shall be entitled to vote, each being entitled to one vote only. To be carried, any resolution must receive a majority of all votes cast. In the event of there not being a majority, the Chairman of the meeting shall, in addition, have a casting vote. All voting shall be by ballot paper.
10.5 Those clubs having junior teams in membership of the League shall be entitled to vote on matters concerning their relevant junior sections.
10.6 The Annual General Meeting of the League shall be held no later than six months after the end of the financial year of the League. The financial year end of the League is 31st October.
10.7 The business to be transacted at the Annual General Meeting shall be:
i. To receive, consider and approve the Financial Statements of the League along with the Accountants' Report.
ii. To elect members of the Board for the ensuing year.
iii. To elect the Accountants
iv. To appoint delegates to such other organisations as may be required
v. To consider any other business affecting the League of which due and proper notice has been given or which the Chairman of the meeting gives permission to be introduced.
10.8 Nominations for members of the Board should be made in writing by the nominating club and must be received by the League Secretary by 31st January in each year. The Board may also make nominations. It should be confirmed that any person so nominated is willing and able to carry out their duties if elected. A person nominated as a member of the Board may, or may not, be their club's nominated representative to the Annual General Meeting or the Board.
10.9 The business to be transacted at the November General Meeting shall be:
i. To consider proposed new Constitutional Principles and League Rules and /or amendments to existing Principles and Rules of which due and proper notice has been given.
ii. To determine League entry fees for the following season.
ii. To consider any other business affecting the League of which due and proper notice has been given or which the Chairman of the meeting gives permission to be introduced.
10.10 A Special General Meeting of the League may be called at any time by the League Secretary:
a) upon the authority of the Board, or
b) within fourteen days of receipt of a written requisition bearing the signature of the Chairman or Secretary of no less than twelve clubs. Such requisitions must take the form of a definitive resolution to be moved and seconded by two of the signatory clubs.
10.11 No business shall be transacted at a Special General Meeting other than that for which it was specifically called.
10.12 The minutes of all General Meetings, including Annual General Meetings and any Special General Meeting, shall be circulated to members of the Board, the Secretary of each club, the Secretary and nominated members of the affiliated organisations and to other members not otherwise in receipt of copies.
11.1 No alterations to the Constitution shall be made except with the approval of the member clubs at the November General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting.
11.2 No alterations to the League Rules, including those relating to junior cricket, shall be made except at the discretion of the Board.
11.3 Notice of any proposed alteration to the Constitution or League Rules to be considered by the Board must be sent, in writing, to the League Secretary and be received no later than 30th September.
11.4 Such resolutions must be in the form of a specific resolution for presentation to the Board. Where any amendment is proposed to an existing Constitutional Principle or League Rule, the full text of the amended version must be quoted. Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to ensure that necessary complementary amendments are proposed may permit rejection by the Board.
11.5 Particulars of all proposed alterations shall be notified to clubs, together with any comments thereon by the Board, by the League Secretary at least twenty one days prior to the November General Meeting or a Special General meeting called for the specific purpose.
11.6 To be carried, any resolution must receive a majority of all votes cast. In the event of there not being a majority, the Chairman of the meeting shall, in addition, have a casting vote.
12.1 Annual subscriptions shall cover admission to any and all League Championship and Cup competitions.
12.2 The annual subscription for clubs shall be as set out in Appendix A (para 1). In addition, all clubs with senior teams in the League shall be charged for four tickets for the end of season League Dinner at a cost to be recommended by the Board.
12.3 Clubs who participate in junior cricket only shall pay an annual League admission fee as set out in Appendix A (para 2). In addition, all clubs entering junior teams in the League will pay an annual subscription per team, as set out in Appendix A (para 3).
12.4 The Treasurer will send an invoice to all clubs for annual fees, subscriptions and dinner tickets, where appropriate. All due payments must be received by the Treasurer not later than 31st March. Failure to comply with this requirement shall render the club liable to suspension from any part in League competitions until such time as payment is received and to a fine at the discretion of the Board.
12.5 Where a club has teams playing outside the League, then affiliation fees in respect of the YCB for such additional teams shall be paid either through the league(s) in which those teams play or, if only friendly matches are played, directly to the YCB.
12.6 The WACO, WCC and bona-fide members of clubs in membership of the League shall not be required to pay any annual subscription.
12.7 The Treasurer shall be responsible for the funds of the League through an account or accounts in the name of the League. At the discretion of the Board, accounts may be opened for the deposit of League funds with any one or more suitable financial institutions. Cheques may be drawn, and signed, on behalf of the League by the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, League Secretary or Treasurer, two out of four to sign. The Treasurer is empowered to transfer funds between any current or deposit accounts of the League at their discretion or as may be determined by the Board.
12.8 The accounts of the League shall be made up to the 31st October each year and shall be reported upon by an independent firm of Accountants.
13.1 The League is committed to maintaining the highest standards of behaviour and conduct. The League operates within the jurisdiction of the ECB and will operate a disciplinary procedure based on the current version of the ECB's Code of Conduct.
13.2 The expression "player" in this section shall be deemed to mean and include all players, any member or official of any member club or any other person involved in any incident of alleged misconduct within the curtilage of the club premises.
13.3 The ECB Code of Conduct places the emphasis on clubs and team captains, who have the prime responsibility to deal with their own misconduct once it has been reported in a fair and speedy manner. The Board will monitor the actions taken, via the Disciplinary Committee, within the guidelines which are based on the ECB model.
13.4 It is considered a disciplinary offence for a club to act in a manner which could prejudice the standing or interests of the League or to fail to act promptly to control and/ or discipline a player.
13.5 Umpires will normally be the instigators of disciplinary reports but written reports are also acceptable from a club chairman/ cricket chairman or other acceptable officer acting on behalf of a club committee, an officer of the League or club appointed Child Welfare Officer, or any interested party.
14.1 The following is taken from the introduction to the Laws of Cricket and it informs clubs of the way in which the League approaches all aspects relating to disciplinary matters
14.2 The ECB and the League are committed to maintaining the highest standards of behaviour and conduct both on and off the field. All clubs and players, by virtue of their registration with the League, explicitly agree to abide by this Code of Conduct, which incorporates the Spirit of Cricket, and are bound by the provisions in these regulations.
14.3 Captains are responsible at all times for ensuring the play is conducted within the Spirit of Cricket (as set out in paragraph 15) as well as within the Laws.
14.4 Players must at all times accept the umpire's decision. Players must not show dissent at the umpire's decision or react in a provocative or disapproving manner towards another player or a spectator.
14.5 Players shall not intimidate, assault or attempt to intimidate or assault an umpire, another participant or a spectator.
14.6 Players shall not use crude and/ or offensive language (known as "sledging"), nor make offensive gestures or hand signals, nor deliberately distract an opponent.
14.7 Players shall
not use language or gestures that offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate,
threaten, disparage or vilify another person on the basis of that person's (or
that person's perceived) age, race, religion, sexual orientation, colour,
descent or national or ethnic origin.
Clubs must operate an active open door membership policy whilst respecting player qualification regulations and welcome players/ members irrespective of ethnic origin.
14.8 Players and club officials shall not use or in any way be concerned in the use or distribution of illegal drugs or other criminal activity.
14.9 Participants shall not make any public or media comment which is prejudicial or detrimental to the interests or reputation of other participants or the game of cricket in general. In this instance, media shall include (but not necessarily be limited to) press, radio, television, external websites, club websites, social networking sites and club match programmes. Nothing in this provision shall prevent any comment which constitutes honest opinion in regard to cricketing matters and which is made in a fair and respectful manner.
14.10 Participants shall not publicly disclose or comment upon any alleged breach of this Code of Conduct.
14.11 Participants shall not act in any manner which is against the Spirit of Cricket, otherwise improper, or prejudicial or detrimental to the interests or reputation of the League(s) or the game of cricket.
Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws, but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself. The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains.
15.1 There are two Laws which place
responsibility for the team's conduct firmly on the captain.
Responsibility of captains
The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws.
Player's conduct
In the event of a player failing to comply with instructions by an umpire, criticising by word or action the decision of an umpire, showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player's captain, and instruct the latter to take action.
15.2 Fair and unfair playAccording to the Laws the umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play. The umpires may intervene at any time and it is the responsibility of the captain to take action where required.
The umpires are authorised to intervene in cases of:• Time wasting
• Damaging the pitch
• Dangerous or unfair bowling
• Tampering with the ball
• Any other action that they consider to be unfair
The Spirit of Cricket involves RESPECT for:• Your opponents
• Your own captain
• The roles of the umpires
• The game's traditional values
It is against the Spirit of Cricket:• To dispute an umpire's
decision by word, action or gesture
• To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire
• To indulge in cheating or any sharp practice, for instance:
(a) to appeal knowing that the batsman is not out
(b) to advance towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing
(c) to seek to distract an opponent either verbally or by harassment with persistent clapping
or unnecessary noise under the guise of enthusiasm and motivation of one's own side.
15.6 Violence
There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play.
15.7 Players
Captains and umpires together set the tone for the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is expected to make an important contribution to this.
Failure to comply with the provisions of the Code of Conduct (paragraphs 14 and 15 above) may lead to disciplinary action, irrespective of a proven breach being related to a match not under the jurisdiction of the League.
16.1 Clubs are required to ensure that all their members are aware of the misuse of social and other media and to be aware of the possible consequences faced by individuals, clubs and the League if such misuse happens.
16.2 Any public or circulated commentbrought to the attention of the Club/League/Board in any form of social media (eg Websites, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs etc) or in the general media (eg press, radio, television, general websites, club programmes etc) that is detrimental to the club, league, officials, players or the Game in general by a League/Club Officer, Officials, Players, Club Member or someone acting on their behalfmay be viewed as Unsatisfactory Conductunder the Yorkshire Cricket Board Disciplinary Code and Procedures and therefore is a disciplinary offence and may result in due disciplinary procedure against the individual(s)or Club.
16.3 It can be viewed as a secondary offence to re-send or re-circulate any such detrimental comments and as primary offence to ask someone to do this on your behalf and this will be treated as Unsatisfactory Conduct and can be treated as a disciplinary offence in its own right.


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This product is a juice concentrate extractor (juicer) which presses fruits or veggies and gets the concentrate. When fruits, vegetables, and beans are put into the juicer through its inlet, its cone screw rotates and pushes the substances downward and the concentrate and remnants are out separately through its filter. Existing juicers with high-speed grinding method chopped and mixed the juice and remnants together, and when it is put on a cup, the concentrate and substances were divided. However, this product maintains the concentrate for a long time because it squeezes in a low speed.
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The existing screw part consists of a strainer and screw, making it difficult to wash the part after use. The CJP-03 is equipped with a new screw that functions both as a screw and strainer, making it easy to disassemble and wash the product after use.
CJP-03 is designed to transform into various forms and colors depending on how you combine them. The hopper (inlet) comes in two different types, which you can choose from. Depending on how you combine the hopper's shape and color, the CJP-03 takes on different forms and colors. The CJP-03 comes in various shapes and colors, which you can choose from according to your preference or depending on your kitchen environment.
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Tolly recently spoke with Len Rosenthal, Chief Marketing Officer and Jim Bahn, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Virtual Instruments regarding their recent release of VirtualWisdom 5.2, which is an app-centric infrastructure performance management platform.
As readers, may remember we have worked with one part of Virtual Instruments in the past, specifically Load DynamiX on a number of public tests, which is a storage performance testing and analytics solution. Since those tests, Virtual Instruments and Load DynamiX have merged and acquired Xangati, which offered hybrid cloud and virtualisation performance management solutions. With the merger and acquisition, Virtual Instruments is unique in helping enterprise IT infrastructure teams really understand performance both pre and post deployment. With their real-time performance monitoring, correlation and advanced analytics capabilities, Virtual Instruments is essential for performance-critical infrastructure deployments.
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I love her, but does she love me?
Hi There
I found your blog on romance tracker. I wanted to ask you a question. I have a friend who I may have feelings for. I have never had feelings for someone before and it is pretty scary. Basically it makes my day to just get and email from her. What my question is, is how do I know whether she has feelings for me or not. I am an introvert so talking to her is difficult but we do have a friendship which I feel is pretty strong.
I know she is not ready for a relationship yet but I just want to know how I can see what her feelings are toward me. I am happy if it's just friendship or if she might have feelings for me I can wait until she is ready for a relationship. I am 29 and she is about 32.
Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for your email! Sorry I have taken some time to get back to you, but I have been extremely busy. Hope it is not too late… 🙂
I think in any relationships, one of the most important ingredients is sincerity. Take tiny steps. If you ask her out for a date, and she does not decline you, she probably is looking to explore this relationship further. With each tiny step, you will have a better idea of her feelings for you. And as you get to know her better through each date, you will also know for yourself whether this is the right one for you.
There are many different levels of love. The type of love that we first experience is often 'biological'. And sometimes 'significance' – wanting someone to be always there for us, having a companionship, or being seen as special to that someone.
However, the type of love that lasts a lifetime is a different type of love altogether. It is what I call 'meaning'. As you have stated in your email, she might not be ready at the moment for a relationship. However, you can build 'meaning' with her. With both of you having a strong friendship, that is a good start. The best relationships or marriages are when the couple are best friends, and they just love to spend each and every minute with each other.
Here's to wishing you all the best, and may you find your happiness soon! 🙂
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Hi Ms Match,
I found this page that someone were there to ask you questions.
I am having a lot of qestions related to relationship. I was born and grew up in Malaysia, I came to study in local university for 3 years for my degree. I am a very conservative gal that I did not have any real relationship with any men even when I was studying in university.
I admitted that actually I have many suitors but they are all not my Mr Right. I thought that I am complicated but in fact that I do have someone I really want to stay with.
I met a man from one of the match making website. Out of 100 men that I met, he is the only one who was really grab my attention. It was three years ago, and I didn't like him in the 1st sight, but it's lust in first sight. Hahah…Unfortunately, we lost our contact and we didn't meet up again after the first met.
3 years ago now, I think that I should let him know about my feeling to him. I checked on the website, he was still there. Therefore, I emailed him again. I got his reply for the first mail. He actually called me immediately through a phone and unfortunately I missed his call as I was away from my room in my office. So, he sent me an sms. I called him back , but there's no respond from his phone.
I keep emailing him or about few months and I finally got his reply. He said he lost the phone and my no. And he would like to catch up with me soo.
Dear, Ms Match, I was happy for getting his reply but the thing is he didn't contact me after more than a month. Yet, I keep waiting here again and again…
He is professional man who is very very busy with his work. He flies ever often due to his work and shedules. That's what I know. As I know he was still single after 3 years we met.
I have questions here,
I like him very much but does he like me???
I admitted I am quite a fussy gal but I do not need a man who has a big house or car for me. Although I have even think of to marry a millionair. I am normal? for my sudden changed of mind.
I am now having a bit of financial trouble and it caused me to suffer depression. Due to my depression, I can't consider on my job indeed. Will a man accept someone like me especially I dunno what he will feel about me?
I thining to leave Spore to overseas for long term, I dunno if I should. Sahll I wait for him here or……
Thank you,
Yours Sincerely,
Ah Ms Violet,
I am wondering…
3 years ago and 3 years later. I am still here liking him.
If I see him in real again, I 'd like to shout at him" Hey, I want to marry you!". Life so short, I just hope that I would be given a chance t o see him again.
"He never say yes and he never say no." What shall I do?
that's true. the best relationships are built up on baby steps, where you take time getting to know each other, and then developing the relationship further. this ebook I'm reading has something to say about this: that love, even if it isn't sexual love, develops with a lot of effort. but first, you gotta take the initiative. 😀
Just want to say to the guy to have courage and confess his feelings to the lady before it's too late. Nobody would know how he feels if he doesn't voice out. So don't procrastinate, be courageous and true to yourself!
All guys and ms Match,
I am just confused by his respond…shall I continue to email him??and what are those appropriate words that I could use? I am a very shy gal.
Thanks guys,
Hi Kira,
Really what u said is true…nobody will know and I 'd never know whether he has a feel on me?
Really ?I need to take the risk?Ough…just feel so hard to tell him.


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Dressing handy but lacks taste
Brown-bagging boredom sets in quickly. Another day, another turkey-mayo-wheat. New sandwich dressings from Sara Lee promise to change that and to solve soggy bread issues, too. We tried a couple of the individually packaged dressings, about the same size as mustard and mayonnaise packets at fast-food restaurants. Good idea, bad execution – just eight packets to a box that sells for $1.99, a triumph of costly packaging over common sense. The taste was lacking, too. Smokey Bacon Flavored salad dressing gets its hint of pork from fake bacon bits, and Creamy Ranch tastes like the congealed fat in a can of deviled ham. You'll do better toting a small, reusable condiment container and choosing a sandwich dressing that's known for its taste, not its packaging.
Thumbs up for Oscar Mayer flatbread sammies
Chicago Tribune tasters gave the green light to Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Flatbread Sandwiches. They take just a minute in the microwave, and they loved how the soft, flavorful bread survives the zapping. Five flavors cost $3-$3.50 each in the refrigerator case of many markets.
A burger press to make McDonald's envious
Making hamburger patties doesn't require a great deal of technology. So when testing the Progressive International Perfect Burger Press, Observer design team leader Eric Edwards was more than a little skeptical. Here's his take: "It quickly became apparent that I was not quite the burger presser I fancied myself. The little device, which retails for around $10, comes in three pieces, a circular, burger-sized base, a dimpled tray that fits nicely into the bottom of that base, and a handled press you use to squish flat your ball of beef. The burgers I squished came out remarkably uniform, each with a built-in dimple at the bottom which kept them from contracting into a lumpy ball on the grill. My own hand-pressed burgers varied widely in shape and appearance and were slightly more apt to come unglued on the grill. The real value of the press came when my wife, Jamie, requested a flat, fast-food-sized patty. The press allowed me to take a very small piece of ground beef and turn it into a 3-ounce burger the likes of which would make Ray Kroc dizzy with envy." Available online at www.asseenontvguys.com/index.asp? PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=633.
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Following a recent trend in many other states, Michigan takes a hard line on driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, or Schedule 1 controlled substances – which can include some prescription medications. If you are over the legal limit of alcohol (0.08%) or if you have any amount of cocaine or a Schedule 1 controlled substance in your system, you may face a variety of penalties. This includes mandatory suspension of your driving privileges for at least 6 months – even for a first offense.
So, if you haven't taken drugs, or haven't had enough to drink to go over the legal limit, are you in the clear? Not necessarily – especially, if you happen to have some drugs or other illegal contraband in your automobile.
Here's why.
The United States Constitution protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures. Ordinarily, if the police want to search you, your home, your vehicle, or your possessions, then they need a search warrant issued by a judge based on specific, probable cause to believe you may have committed a crime.
An important exception is if you consent to a search. You should not consent to any search without a warrant, nor should you be bullied into giving consent. Unfortunately, though, there are also some broad exceptions to the search warrant requirement and your consent may not be necessary – especially in connection with a vehicle search.
Plain Smell/Plain View: If a police officer has pulled you over for an alleged traffic violation, and while standing by your vehicle, he or she smells marijuana, or sees something like drug paraphernalia (a joint, a pipe, or other items commonly associated with drug use), the officer has authority to perform a warrantless search.
Automobile or Vehicle Exception: If the police officer has probable cause to believe the vehicle has illegal contraband in it, he/she can search your vehicle without first obtaining a warrant.
Search Incident to Lawful Arrest: If you have been lawfully arrested ,a police officer has the right to conduct what is sometimes called a "wingspan" search of areas within the officer's reach; that is, a search to make sure there are no weapons or other people which may pose a threat to the officer. As a result of a search incident to your arrest, the police may discover drugs or illegal contraband on your person or in your vehicle.
Vehicle Inventory Search: Most police officers will conduct a search of your vehicle prior to impounding it for inventory purposes so that your valuables are properly returned to you. Such a search may reveal hidden contraband in your vehicle. Of course, failure to consent to a vehicle inventory search may result in the loss of your valuables and may also create suspicion leading to further investigation to establish probable cause for a search warrant.
Drug Charges and Penalties
It is illegal in Michigan to possess a controlled substance (CS) without a valid prescription. Michigan classifies these substances in five separate categories. Criminal penalties for possession will vary depending on the type of CS involved and the amount in issue.
For example, possession of any amount of a schedule 1 or 2 controlled substance, like heroin or morphine, can have serious consequences. Penalties can range from a fine up to $25,000 or 20 years in prison, or both (for amounts less than 50 grams) to a $1,000,000 fine, or up to life in prison, or both (for amounts of 1,000 grams or more).
Penalties for illegally possessing ecstasy or methamphetamine can result in a fine of up to $15,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both.
If you are convicted of illegally possessing any other Schedule 1 controlled substance (except for marijuana), or possessing a Schedule 2, 3, or 4 controlled substance, you may face a fine of up to $2,000, or up to one year in jail, or both.
Penalties for possessing LSD, peyote, mescaline, and other Schedule 5 controlled substances include a fine of up to $2,000, up to two years in prison, or both.
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The Graduate School at The College of New Rochelle offers master's degrees and certificate programs to a diverse range of motivated students who want to make a meaningful difference in their chosen field. These are a few of the reasons why the Graduate School might be the right school for you.
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- Exceptional faculty – Our distinguished and caring faculty are united in the belief that education centers on the student. Thanks to this philosophy, students at the Graduate School build close relationships with their instructors and benefit from a personalized educational experience.
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From the January 2015 issue (Volume 22 Issue 12)
By David Pugliese
L-3 WESCAM announced December 7 that it has received an order from Austrian-based Airborne Technologies GmbH for four MX-10 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems to be installed on the UK National Police Air Service's (NPAS) newly procured P68 fixed-wing aircraft. As the prime contractor and integrator for the NPAS fixed-wing program, Airborne Technologies will acquire and integrate L-3's MX-10 with displays, a moving map and a digital video recorder, and will downlink the integrated solution into its own Airborne LINX mission system. MX-10 deliveries to Airborne Technologies will begin in March 2016, according to L-3 WESCAM.
"This order expands L-3's presence in the police air support marketplace and adds to the number of MX-10 systems currently supporting tactical ISR missions throughout the UK," Paul Jennison, vice president of government sales and business development for L-3 WESCAM, said in a statement. "We are very proud that our MX-10 has been selected as a key component of the fixed-wing fleet's mission system and are looking forward to a long and successful partnership with both the UK NPAS and Airborne Technologies."
Operating throughout England and Wales, L-3's MX-10s will be configured with 4-axis stabilization and a suite of advanced sensors, including a four-field-of-view thermal imager, daylight continuous zoom TV, low-light continuous zoom TV and a 300-mm spotter. In addition, the system's suite of MX-GEO technologies will provide accurate geographical data and advanced tracking assistance.
L-3 WESCAM's MX-10 underwent extensive NPAS flight trials from both fixed- and rotary-wing platforms in 2014, which led to its selection in October 2014 for the high-profile NPAS EC135T2 helicopter upgrade program.
Lockheed Martin got some welcome news when the United Kingdom reaffirmed its commitment to the F-35 fighter jet. Not only will the UK stick to its plans to purchase 138 of the aircraft, but it now wants to accelerate the acquisition.
Meanwhile, F-35A pilots are training at a United States Air Force base in Utah on four full-mission simulators, all linked together. The training is for the 34th Fighter Squadron, which will be the first squadron to reach initial operational capability with the F-35. That is scheduled to happen in August 2016, according to the USAF.
"As a complement to live flights, the full-mission simulators present a secure, realistic environment for pilots to develop tactics and integrate the F-35 into the Air Force's arsenal," Lockheed Martin said in a statement.
Héroux-Devtek Inc. announced December 2 that it had renewed an important long-term contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide landing gear repair and overhaul services for the C-130, E-3 and KC-135R aircraft.
The long-term contract spans a period extending to the end of the U.S. government's 2021 fiscal year in September 2021. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek is also responsible for the manufacturing and delivery of certain aftermarket components for these aircraft.
"This important multi-year agreement further confirms Héroux-Devtek's status as a world leader in the R&O market for defence aircraft landing gear," Gilles Labbé, president and CEO of Héroux-Devtek said in a statement. "Our proven track record for quality, on-time delivery and second-to-none customer service has fostered a solid relationship with the USAF, for which we have been providing R&O services for 45 years."
Calian Technologies Ltd.'s Health Services team announced that Dr. Richard Birtwhistle was named the recipient of a Calian Research Award, along with a commitment of $105,000 over a three-year period. The announcement was made at the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) 2015 Forum in Quebec City.
Dr. Birtwhistle is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen's University, the director of the university's Centre for Studies in Primary Care, and the chair and principal investigator of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN), which has developed a central repository of data on chronic diseases from a network of primary care practitioners.
With this Calian Research Award, the scope of the CPCSSN database will be expanded to include several Primacy clinics and the addition of specific identifiers for military members, veterans and their families. Primacy is a subsidiary of Calian, which exclusively manages the national clinic program for Loblaws with over 145 in-store medical clinics across Canada.
"As a strong supporter of the Canadian Armed Forces and its members, Calian is pleased to support this innovative research. This database, the first of its kind in Canada, will eventually fuel evidence-based research to promote consistency of care and improved outcomes for serving military members, veterans and their families," said Scott Murray, vice president of Health Services at Calian.
Meanwhile, the Composites and Defence Systems business of Morgan Advanced Materials has been awarded the Canadian CM735 combat helmet contract. The improved helmet features an ultra-lightweight hybrid composite structure, the result of more than three years of materials research and development, and achieves outstanding ballistic performance at an extraordinarily low weight. Morgan has supplied over one million combat helmets as part of the company's LASA (Lightweight Armored Soldier Architecture) line of products.
The helmet also features Morgan's latest ballistic and fragment composite technology, which helps to avoid severe injury from back face deformation and dynamic impact to the user's head when the shell is hit by fragments.
Morgan's new CM735 Canadian shell provides very high levels of ballistic performance with weight savings of approximately 23 percent over the existing CG634 shell with a weight of less than 920 grams (32 ounces).
Morgan is honoured to be providing the Canadian Forces with their next generation lightweight ballistic helmet," Composites and Defence Systems North America Business Manager James Kempston said in a statement. "Morgan's CM735 solution uses the latest composite technology, providing increased protection for substantially less weight. With nearly 25 per cent weight reduction, it is truly a game-changing helmet in an environment where reduced burden is directly related to increased user performance and decreased fatigue."
QRA Corp has welcomed David Lizius to its board of directors as an independent member. Lizius is a high-tech industry veteran with experience leading both business and technical design teams across the space, defence, and biotechnology sectors. His career began at Marconi Space Systems (now part of Airbus) and later AEA Technology plc, leading design teams to develop complex space systems including electric propulsion, electromagnetic design software, and the first lithium ion battery to power an orbiting spacecraft. Lizius recently led COM DEV Canada as president and delivered headline programs, including an instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope and the optical payload for the Sapphire Space Situational Awareness Mission.
"David has demonstrated the rare ability to combine technological engineering skills with strategic business sense throughout his career," said Jordan Kyriakidis, QRA co-founder and CEO. "QRA has committed itself to build solutions to the design efficiency problem as a result of the increasing system complexity demands since day 1, and David's first-hand experience with the problem and the high-tech industry itself is a valuable addition to our team at QRA."
The last C-17 Globemaster III built at Boeing's Long Beach plant recently received a send-off from more than 1,000 spectators. The aircraft will be housed in San Antonio, Texas, until it is delivered to the Qatar Emiri Air Force early in 2016.
"This is truly the end of an era. It's a sad day, but one that all of the Boeing employees and suppliers who have worked over the years building this great aircraft can be proud of," Nan Bouchard, vice president and C-17 program manager, said in a statement.
The Long Beach facility built more than 250 C-17s over 20 years.
L-3 WESCAM has announced that it signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a subsidiary of Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC), to open an L-3 WESCAM Authorized Service Center (WASC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new service center will offer maintenance and repair solutions to regional customers who operate L-3 MX-10 or MX-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging and targeting systems.
The Dubai Airshow marks the beginning of operations in Abu Dhabi for this latest WASC. Rod Till, vice president of customer service at L-3 WESCAM, and Ali Al Yafei, chief executive officer of ADASI, were part of a signing ceremony that took place at the show's EDIC pavilion November 10.
"We are very proud to welcome ADASI as a partner in expanding our growing worldwide network of service centers," Till said in a statement. "Our customer base within the Middle East has grown significantly over the past few years, and offering the convenience of a local support center further underscores the commitment we've made to servicing the mission systems of our regional customers."
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has awarded Airbus Defence and Space with two research projects to enhance emergency preparedness and safety of operations in collaboration with Canadian partners. Airbus Defence and Space will monitor man-made changes on land and support tactical ship route planning in Arctic waters.
Based on their collaboration in space, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have announced the funding of six major research projects in the domain of emergency response and safety of operations. DLR has awarded Airbus Defence and Space with two of them.
In collaboration with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, Ltd. (MDA), the first project will examine man-made changes on land using multi-frequency SAR satellite data. The methods developed throughout this project will monitor the changes' impact on the environment, including new buildings, roads, forests, and surface movements due to industrial activities such as mining. For the second project, Airbus Defence and Space will work with C-CORE to investigate the synergistic use of X- and C-band SAR-data for tactical ship route planning in Arctic waters, its objective being to monitor the sea ice situation along shipping routes in the north. Both Canadian partners receive funds from CSA.
Enfotec Technical Services Inc., one of the end users, believes that satellite imagery plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of navigation in ice-covered waters. The project addresses how to best use different satellites concurrently in order to increase the overall quality of the ice information provided to ships, the news release from Airbus Defence and Space Canada noted.
"With our experience in natural disasters and maritime monitoring, we are confident to support Canada in improving its emergency capacity readiness in the High North," said Simon Jacques, president of Airbus Defence and Space Canada Inc.
Seaspan ULC hosted a groundbreaking ceremony November 27 to announce it has officially started construction on a new head office in North Vancouver. The 7,800 square metre (84,000 square foot) corporate headquarters is scheduled for completion in late 2017. Once complete, the building will house 350 Seaspan staff (up from the current 130) from across its various companies.
Seaspan's groundbreaking event follows on the heels of the start of construction on the first National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) ship — the Canadian Coast Guard's Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV). Construction of the OFSV started this June after the on-time and under-budget completion of Vancouver Shipyards' two-year, $170 million shipyard modernization project.
Seaspan expects to hire another 1,300 trade workers and office staff over the next five years.
Bombardier announced that it has delivered the first of two specialized Challenger 605 aircraft ordered by the Hong Kong Government Flying Service.
This multi-role aircraft can be used for search and rescue, VIP transportation, medical evacuation, as well as other special missions. The Challenger multi-role aircraft will replace the existing SAR aircraft currently operated by the Hong Kong Government Flying Service for long-range search and rescue operations, Bombardier said.


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What an amazing week!
Three of our franchisees had an amazing week recently, reaching personal bests with their businesses. Harjinder Singh, London East, Oonagh and David Grainger, Watford and Juan and Yvonne Muntaner, Peterborough all celebrated a great week!
This was a first personal best for Harjinder Singh in his East London area. This is a new team so it was fantastic for Harjinder to reach this milestone so early on. His success came from a mix of jobs from national account and locally sourced work, including working at a local school where they cleared all the drains and gutters ready for the winter.
Oonagh and David Grainer from the Watford franchise undertook a drain clearage job in a local large house and their operations manager, Gareth Franklin certainly got four yes's! Nothing more needs to be said about this, other than it certainly had the X-factor!
Super-tech Daniel Fraser from Juan and Yvonne Muntaner's Peterborough business gets a special mention this week. By always using a camera to investigate drain problems he is finding and fixing problems with record efficiency. Most recently, drain problems found and fixed included two schools in nearby Bourne.


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By: Iain Ferguson
JOCKEY Paul Mulrennan, who rode a three timer at Ayr on Saturday to follow his double on Friday evening described Marsha, the horse he rode to win the Listed Scottish Sun/British Stallion Studs EBF Land O'Burns Fillies Stakes, as an "aeroplane".
A return to five furlongs suited the lightning quick daughter of Acclamation as she shot clear to win by two and a half lengths from Fine Blend.
Mulrennan said afterwards: "She's an aeroplane. She was so keen that my left arm was dead from halfway. She's just all speed and so quick they couldn't go fast enough for me. In the end it was just so easy."
The jockey's other wins on Saturday came on the Mark Johnston trained Miss Infinity in the six furlong two-year-old race and Central Square in the one mile two-furlong handicap.
The Class 2 Scottish Sun On Sunday Handicap was won by the Marwan Koukash owned, Richard Fahey trained and George Chaloner ridden Gabrial's Kaka.
And the Sunsport Handicap saw Timeless Art win for Karl Burke and Joey Haynes prompting one of the owners Jon Hughes to say: "He could be gelded now with a view to an autumn campaign when he may return here in September. We will be delighted to come back as all his owners love Ayr."
The day's attendance of 7,469 was a record for the fixture.
Friday night's highlight was the Tennent's Handicap over six furlongs which was won by Intisaab, trained by David O'Meara and ridden by Shelley Birkett who were repeating their win at the track earlier in the month.
One of the best performances of the two days came from the Jim Goldie trained Euchen Glen (pictured above) in Friday's concluding Caledonia Best Handicap over one mile two furlongs. He met with lots of trouble but Paul Mulrennan managed to extricate his mount and got in front 50 yards out to win by half a length from Gworn.
For further information please contact Iain Ferguson on 01292 294972 or 07795 565691.
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Inflammatory diseases such as temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica cause the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or sed rate, to rise along with white blood cell count. The sed rate generally implies the presence of inflammation in the body, but not always, Lab Tests Online says.
One test that reveals a single elevated sed rate indicates an infection or inflammation in the body. However, that information is not conclusive, Lab Tests Online claims. High sed rates result from a higher white blood cell count in general. Pregnant women, patients with anemia and older patients have moderately high sed rates, but patients with very high sed rates typically have a more systemic inflammatory disease.
Temporal arteritis, or chronic inflammation of the large arteries in the face and head, causes sed rates to flux at high levels. Other symptoms of temporal arteritis include face pain, headache and vision loss. Polymyalgia rheumatica, which causes pain in the neck, results in elevated sed rates. This disease mostly affects women older than 50 years of age, Lab Tests Online says.
Since a high sed rate and elevated white blood cell count can indicate cancer as well as inflammatory diseases, doctors typically follow up a sed rate measurement with other tests, notes Lab Tests Online.


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We Now Work With Everyone!
A new month. A new announcement. And this announcement is a long time coming, so trust us when we say, that we are beyond ready to finally share this very great and very happy piece of news: We now work with everyone! By 'everyone' we mean any wedding party member and goer. So if you're the Maid-of-Honor, Father-of-the-Bride, Mother-of-the-Groom, Groom, Bride, the Best Man, a Bridesmaid, a Groomsmen - anyone planning to give a toast at a wedding - we can now help you put your wedding speech together so you shine.
Our company name will not change and do not let our awesome company name fool you because our list of speech services is now available for and offered to anyone in need of our skills and expertise. We will also continue to tailor the speech we write to each client because that is how we roll; or should we say, how we write.
Lastly, and truth be told, we actually have been helping clients who was not the Best Man for quite some time now so you won't be our guinea pig. If you are ready to get started or have any questions, feel free to check out our services webpage or contact us directly. We always love hearing from people.


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Are visitors to your website receiving warnings from their web browser reporting it is insecure?
Or maybe you have had people telling you that they have been blocked by their browser or mobile device when trying to visit your website?
All in all, not good for your business and online reputation…
If these types of warnings have been reported, then probably the likely reason is because your website does not have an SSL certificate installed.
Read on to find out what an SSL certificate is, how these errors can be fixed and why you should consider adding an SSL certificate to your website.
How can I tell if my website has an SSL Certificate?
When people visit a website their web browser automatically detects and reports if the site is secure or not. Google Chrome reports this in one of two ways, displaying the result to the left of the URL in the address bar.
- Insecure website – displays a black exclamation mark.
- Secure website – displays a green padlock with the word 'Secure' next to it.
Other web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, display the result in a similar way.
A website reported as insecure does not have a valid SSL certificate installed, whilst a site reported as secure does have one installed.
Visit your website and look to the left of the address bar, does it have a black exclamation mark or a green padlock?
It's as easy as that to find out.
What is an SSL Certificate?
An SSL certificate encrypts the connection between your website and your visitor's web browser so hackers can't intercept and steal personal information. Normally, SSL certificates can be difficult to install and expensive, but this is changing fast with the introduction of free SSL certificates such as Let's Encrypt.
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates were first created in 1996 to secure the connection between a website and its end user. Over the years, huge improvements have been made in SSL and in 1999 the name was changed to TLS (Transfer Layer Security). We still use the TLS version today, although the old name of SSL is more commonly used.
Websites that have a valid SSL certificate display a green padlock next to their URL and their address is prefixed with HTTPS instead of HTTP.
Websites that accept personal information, eCommerce sites and even any site that requires users to log in need an SSL certificate to prevent hackers from getting around the connection and stealing the information that passes between the user and the website.
Since all WordPress sites include a login page, even if there is only one user, it is recommended that a SSL certificate is installed.
For example, the latest version of Mozilla gives a warning error if login credentials or other sensitive details are entered from an HTTP-based site which has not migrated to HTTPS yet.
What are the benefits of an SSL?
Not only is there the obvious benefit of securing your website, Google announced in 2014 that switching your website from HTTP to HTTPS would be considered as a ranking factor and give your site a minor ranking boost.
In the future, Google have also stated that they will display insecure website warnings more prominently in Google Chrome, it is expected other web browsers will follow suit. Eventually, Google plan to label all HTTP pages as non-secure, and change the HTTP security indicator to a red warning triangle.
Not a very good impression to give visitors to your website.
How can I add an SSL?
The process of installing an SSL certificate varies between web hosts, a lot of hosts have implemented the free Let's Encrypt option in to their hosting and it can be installed by one click from within your web hosting control panel.
Other web hosts may only have a paid SSL certificate option, if you are unsure it is best you contact your hosting provider to find out exactly what they offer.
Installing your SSL certificate is just the first step; you will then need to ensure that all references on your website are changed from HTTP to HTTPS. These include links to other internal pages and images. Failing to do this will result in your website being reported as not-secure and having broken HTTPS.
There are a number of tools and plugins available to help you with this, such as the Better Search Replace plugin, but it can be a tricky process.
In the near future, we will publish a comprehensive guide to help you convert your WordPress website from HTTP to HTTPS.
In the meantime, if you need help installing an SSL certificate on your website and moving it from HTTP to HTTPS, or have any questions, then please get in touch!
Stephen Norman is a business owner and WordPress professional from the UK.
Originally an IT engineer, he discovered WordPress when he developed a website for his first business and has been using it ever since.
When not building websites, supporting websites or helping clients improve their online presence, Stephen can be found at the gym, discovering new beers, or visiting places around Europe.
If you wish to get in touch with Stephen, you can do so via Twitter, LinkedIn or through his website.


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Preparing for Sunday's historic vote
October 21, 2011
Nobody has ever explained participatory democracy to the people I met today in El Ktar in southern Tunisia. Until recently it was only a vague concept, irrelevant to their daily lives.
But today, in this makeshift classroom situated in a tiny village nestled in the mountains of southern Tunisia, a group of mostly males are listening eagerly to a lecture on the meaning of a Constitution. The room is packed. The audience range in age from adolescents to men well into their 80s.
Tunisia will hold its first free elections this Sunday, October 23. Tunisians will elect the 217 members of a constituent assembly that will write the country's new Constitution — and play a decisive role in selecting Tunisia's next leaders.
At the blackboard today is a young Tunisian with the Association de l'Initiative Culturelle et Sociale d'El Ktar, a local civil society organization that's getting support from Mercy Corps and its local partner, CAWTAR, to build their organizational capacity. In turn, they are helping teach political literacy through workshops in rural areas just like this. The goal is to engage Tunisians in the electoral process and ensure people go out and vote.
Those gathered are learning concepts like the difference between parliamentary and presidential systems, and how Tunisia's upcoming election will work. There's a mixture of frustration, comprehension and hope among the people present. Things I take for granted are being taught for the first time. The political system never existed to serve these people before. Only now, in the wake of Tunisia's revolution, will they be allowed to actually participate.
"To have people reach us all the way here just to give us this information means a lot to our community," commented Ben Said, a young student. "We don't have the same access as our neighbors in the north, so coming here could make a difference in whether people vote or not."
For months now, the world has been tuned in to the revolutions across the Middle East that have become widely known as the "Arab Spring." For people here in this classroom, today's lesson on democracy was a small revolution in itself.


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News Record [University of Cincinnati]
February 10, 1978
Miners Fighting for Safety
Michael Letwin
The UC administration has issued strict orders this week to cut down on energy use. The result has been a partially functioning university in which we are hard pressed to find an operating xerox machine, or a clearly lit hallway. And who, are we told, is responsible for this decreed tightening of the belt? Why, "the greedy miners," of course.
It is this underlying assumption that has led the University administration to tell us to play a role in something larger than they readily admit to: the defeat of the coal miner's strike.
It is hard to see how anyone familiar with the miner's strike could be willing to help defeat it, for the issues of the strike amount to the right of miners, and indeed of all workers, to organize in defense of themselves. And it is hard to find a group of workers more in need of constant militant union protection than the miners.
First among the miner's strike is their very right to strike. This is a right that is a life and death question for workers in an industry where systematic maiming and death of workers is a daily occurrence.
Between 1890 and 1970, 111,501 miners were killed on the job. Literally millions have been seriously injured. Hundreds of thousands of others have had their lives destroyed by the black lung disease, contracted from long years of work in the unsafe coal mines. This year, more than 100 more miners will die on their jobs.
The mines don't have to be deathtraps. The technology exists to make mining relatively safe. The reason they're not safe is because the major oil and utility companies who own the coal mines refuse to dip into their outrageously high profits to pay for safety.
Instead, they press for every ounce of coal they can get at the cheapest price possible which means little or no regard for the health and safety of the miners. Capitalism again demonstrates its concern for human life.
In the meantime, the miners are not prepared to watch their lives be destroyed. Their only defense is to refuse to work in mines they find to be unsafe; to strike, with or without the official consent of the union leadership.
It is this policy that has caused the mine bosses to demand that the new contract provide that any workers conducting a strike without union recognition, a wildcat strike, be allowed to be fired.
To give up this right to strike, official or unofficial, would mean the death of the United Mine Workers Union, the only instrument of protection that the miners hold between themselves and the coal bosses greed.
There are secondary issues in the strike which are also important. The miners [union] insists on full and guaranteed health and pension benefits for its members and retired miners. In addition, the miners have asked for higher wages.
The miners should fight for whatever they can get, without any apologies. They must to survive. It is the refusal of the coal bosses to provide the most basic semblance of a decent life for those who have made
them rich that is responsible for this strike, the miners have acted only in self defense.
If the coal bosses were interested in ending the strike, they would have settled when they had large supplies of coal stockpiled. But stockpiling bought them time to prolong the strike and to starve out and "discipline" the miners.
Now all of a sudden, they're "concerned" about the public's comfort and they have launched a campaign with the aid of government officials and the biased media to portray the miners as greedy and thoroughly unreasonable people who are making the rest of us suffer.
But the miners aren't buying it; they have too rnuch at stake. There is every liklihood that the contract being advocated by the miners' leadership will be rejected as inadequate by the miners themselves.
The miners deserve our support, not our opposition, particularly if the strike continues. Their defeat would set the defeat for workers everywhere. At UC, this means refusing to play a role in reducing energy use, a policy which only aids the coal bosses in holding out even longer. The policy of the UC administration isn't neutrality in the strike, it`s strikebearing, better known as scabbing.
Let's help end the strike in a victory for the miners. Put pressure on the coal bosses to settle by continuing to use energy at UC and through giving the miners our active support.
Lelwin is a member of the International Socialist Organization.


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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R. Tolkien.
The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II. It is the second best-selling novel ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
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Incorporating Routine Into the Life of Your Autistic Child
One of the hardest things to understand about an autism spectrum disorder is the great importance many people with autism place on structure and routine. Your autistic child may shriek if she can't watch her favorite video all the way through each time, even though she's seen it countless times. Or he may have to put on his shoes immediately after he puts on his socks, and if his parents can't locate the shoes he likes best immediately, he asks for them repeatedly, sounding like a broken record, until he gets them.
Dealing with the symptoms of autism isn't easy, and dealing with others' negative reactions just adds to the struggle. A person with autism may be battling feelings of chaos and anxiety. His world may be a confusing jumble of unrelated events, loud and painful sounds, or overly bright lights, like being in a funhouse where the entire environment is distorted.
In such a situation, the person feels the need to impose an order on the world just to survive and have a feeling of security. Not understanding or processing information from his senses and brain the way that others do, the person creates his own security. Nobody wants the feeling of security ripped away — particularly if you don't know why it's happening. You may not understand such behavior (and you don't have to), but you can help by maintaining routines and helping the child deal with new and unfamiliar routines.
Advocates for autism believe that non-autistic people have caused harm by arbitrarily imposing their judgments about what's acceptable behavior on people with autism. For the person with autism, his behavior serves a need and seems right and logical to him — what he's doing isn't irrational.
It's important to know the difference between an autistic person's involuntary responses and behaviors, and actions that are authentic reflections of who the person is. You want to help the person get past the former; you want to encourage the latter. Automatic behaviors may vary across the autism spectrum. High-functioning individuals may exhibit an intense need to organize or learn intricate detail about everyday items, whereas low-functioning individuals may be resistant to physical change around them, such as chairs being moved around rooms.
One global mantra you can keep to reduce the chance of sensory overload when you attempt to introduce different routines is to keep things simple. Slow down the pace of your instruction, and simplify the information you give. Your child may have trouble attaching meaning to words you say, so give him time to make connections, and don't ever raise your voice.
The following list gives you some more tips for different situations:
People with autism may fixate on certain activities, words, songs, or objects. The fixation isn't a random, senseless act, but an attempt to compensate or adapt to their inability to effectively connect meaning to others' words or actions.
You should attempt to channel these fixations constructively, but above all, you should meet these constructions with an attempt at understanding, not shame and criticism.
Try to introduce new things, people, or places gradually by talking about them first. You can "walk through" a visit to the dentist before it happens to identify people and items or to "watch" another person's (mom, sibling) exam. You can also use pictures or other graphics to represent the new experience. Do the things you'd normally do to comfort a typical child, only do more of them. The familiar is comforting, and people with autism need more comfort for their jangled nerves.
Be sure to repeat simple questions you pose and remain patient. Many people with autism have slowed processing speeds (as slow as 8 to 10 seconds from hearing a request to the beginning of a response), so you shouldn't expect immediate responses. Many people with autism also have trouble accessing their long-term memories; they can store the information they learn, but they can't recall facts in new situations when needed. Use simple, concrete, stripped-down language when giving directions without introducing extra information that can slow down the processing of a person with autism.
Try to teach new information to your child — even social skills, which Asperger children need help with — through scripts or "social stories", or other social narrative techniques that break down a process into easily remembered steps. For example, you can break down the process of getting ready in the morning into a series of steps, beginning with brushing your teeth and washing your face and ending with putting on your coat.
The autistic person can learn steps much easier if he or she can see them in pictures. Books are available with illustrated scripts for many common activities, or you can create your own social stories at home.


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Making the Most of Moorlands
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Over the last year or so we've been placing sheets of corrugated wire on the moor to facilitate reptile watching. It has taken a few months for creatures to begin to use them. We've seen plenty of insects and voles and shrews under the reptile refuges but this week we saw our first reptile, a slow worm! Fingers crossed we get adders soon.
Also this week, I've seen my first golden ringed dragonfly of the season, quite difficult to see against this cryptic background.
Also this week, I watched a golden ringed dragonfly emerging from its exuvia, an amazing sight.
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March 3 - April 28, 2018
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 3, 5 - 8pm
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to present: "Reggie Ezell's 26 Seeds: A Year To Grow CALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION" . This exhibition will display over eighty pieces of artwork from a year-long calligraphy course with master teacher and calligrapher Reggie Ezell of Chicago, a course that has been among the most highly regarded and sought after in the U.S. and Canada. The fifteen participants explored a multitude of lettering and design techniques with Reggie and celebrate with him his remarkable thirty-year teaching career.
Exhibiting artists include: Reggie Ezell, Patti Adams, Michele Boyce, Troy Brooks, Carmel Cucinotta-Harmon, Lisa Devlin, Georgia Dufresne-Baisier, Debra Fleming, Natalie Gaidry, Maria Helena Hoksch, Anne Kathryn Hunter, Fe Laughlin, Theresa Lutostanski, LaVerne Parfait, Petrea Tomko and Eugenia Uhl.
This group exhibition celebrates the vibrant properties of calligraphy with works on vintage and handmade papers, vellum, parchment, canvas and other surfaces, using a variety of watermedia, including watercolor, gouache and acrylic. Numerous of these pieces are also beautifully hand-tooled with many different types of gold and silver leaf. Many exquisite handmade books will be on display for viewing and purchasing as well.
Reggie is a teacher. Over the past three decades his year long course "26 Seeds: a Year to Grow" has been among the most highly regarded and sought after in the U.S. and Canada. For a decade before that he taught calligraphy at Loyola University and the Newberry Library of Chicago. For the last five years his new extended studies course "PRIMITIVE TO MODERN", as the title suggests, has been an intense fusion of millennia old materials and techniques; calfskin vellum, gilding, quills, dry pigments, and designs (eg. Codex Aureus) with computer and ink jet generated backgrounds, modernized alphabets, contemporary and innovative designs and techniques. The structure, geared to flexibility, generates finished works based on the student's preference for structured examples or individual initiative and interest. These exciting works have been emailed out weekly since 2009 as "Pic of the Week", all archived on his website www.reggieezell.com. Since 2013 he has produced a series of instructional calligraphy DVDs and Portfolios available on his website, with free "trailers"on YouTube.