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Couples affected by infertility are being let down by GPs, a survey suggests.
The National Infertility Awareness Campaign (NIAC) found that almost half of GPs did not have enough knowledge of infertility and the treatments available to provide an effective service to couples.
As a result, one in three women who are eligible for IVF are rejected because their GP does not know enough about treatment.
The findings indicate that GPs need to be better informed about infertility and the options that are available on the NHS.
Clare Lewis-Jones, NIAC chair and chief executive of the charity Infertility Network UK, said: 'Infertility treatment has for too long been seen as a low priority, failing the one in six couples who live with the devastating impact this illness has on their lives.'
She added that those suffering from infertility need 'fair and equitable' access to treatment on the NHS because they have 'the right to expect the chance to try to have a healthy baby of their own'.
Susan Seenan, from Infertility Network UK, accused primary care trusts (PCTs) of trying to ration treatment.
'The problem is that NICE (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) only provides guidance, so PCTs are free to set their own, stricter policies,' she told the Daily Mail.
'We know the NHS has limited resources but all couples want is to be treated fairly.'

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Normalised, no thanks.
Recently I had the experience of being kicked out of a Facebook biomedical page.
Because I spoke up when a mother of an autistic child said that people are talking about Autism like its a gift, it's the new thing, when children with autism actually need to be normalised.
She actually said normalised.
The whole thing made me so angry, it was exhausting.
I know some may think, what else would I expect from such a page?
I know that autistic people are hurt by these things being said. That many avoid these types of pages. That many autistic advocates take up the keyboard to call bullshit on these types of things said. But it's exhausting. Almost pointless to talk to these types of people.
I was kicked off because I was not there to heal my son. That's true. I just occasionally like lurk to remind myself that some children are subjected to a myriad of protocols, diets, supplements and therapies because they are autistic.
That some children are constantly monitored, measured, poked, prodded, tested, compared and treated like a guinea pig.
I lurked because I needed reminding that this stuff really happens. Not just happens. This is happening to people. To children. And I don't want to get to comfortable in my bubble and forget that there are people that need to be challenged.
The parents were angry that I dare point what was said was offensive.
They were more offended by me daring to suggest that what was said hurts autistic children and adults. That autistic advocates have written plenty about being "normalised" and maybe they should listen.
Many times I have heard that autistic people's voices are often dismissed by parents of autistic children. This has always seen so bizarre to me.
But no it seems they don't want to listen.
Not on a page where talking about what shots were magic for your child, which special doctor and supplements at hundreds of dollars aren't making Tommy talk.
It occurred to me that many miracles and amazing developments happening at around the ages of 2 -6yrs. It's amazing that children so young are having a barrage of different things to ingest and therapy to endure and any progress must be THAT. Couldn't it possibly be also a naturally part of development for the child?
The thing that has also struck me from this experience is how much I need to thank the autistic advocates.
Thank you. Thank you for battling and continuing to speak up for Autistic rights.
For continually educating me and others on autism and helping to support my son.
Thank you for going up against so many people, entire organisations and doing it with such heart.
Because it must hurt, day in and day out to see, hear and read that stuff. And you keep at it with strong words, truth, love and the message of acceptance.


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By William Harms
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" There is something about the materiality of objects touched and used by those now long dead that helps the social imagination."
—Shannon Dawdy
Assistant Professor in Anthropology
Shannon Dawdy moved to New Orleans in 1994 to write her master's thesis. She worked during the day and came out at night to see parades and take part in the pulse of a city, and it wasn't long until the place became "the home of my heart."
She went on to earn a PhD in anthropology and history with a focus on French colonial New Orleans. Because of her strong research background, she was embedded as an archaeologist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Katrina and suggested ways that the heritage of New Orleans could be preserved as the cleanup went forward.
Dawdy, an Assistant Professor in Anthropology who came to the University of Chicago in 2004, is now one of the nation's leading scholars of urban archaeology. She and a team of eight graduate and undergraduate students traveled last summer to the Crescent City to dig in St. Antoine's Garden behind St. Louis Cathedral, an area that Katrina severely damaged. There they uncovered the first evidence of extensive early interaction between French settlers and Native Americans.
"Artifact analysis is one of the delights of archaeology," she says. "There is something about the materiality of objects touched and used by those now long dead that helps the social imagination."
The project is part of a larger long-term effort to understand the economic and ecological factors that helped shape New Orleans' unique Creole culture.
"The research has become the center of my passion for the city," Dawdy says.
"Its complexity and quirkiness, particularly in the colonial period, is challenging and relatively untapped by scholars. New Orleans is a very good storyteller."
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Though she has deep emotional ties to New Orleans, Dawdy was born in Northern California. After finishing her MA, Dawdy worked with the University of New Orleans and city planners on a pilot project to secure grants for research projects that involved excavation, oral history, and other work to protect the city's buried treasures.
St. Antoine's Garden is a history book for Dawdy and her Chicago students, who recovered the earliest traces of a colonial site that is akin to Jamestown, Va. and Plymouth, Mass. Among their discoveries in the garden's first comprehensive dig were the remnants of the earliest structure yet found in New Orleans.
The area, where Dawdy and her students shift through and identify pot sherds, bone fragments, and artifacts, is about the size of the quadrangle courtyard outside Haskell Hall.
Artifacts such as votive statuaries, children's toys, coins, and evidence of past barbeques and picnics speak to the special place the garden area had in the lives of New Orleanians. All of the artifacts have stories to tell, even if they are brief and somewhat elusive.
"Little from the printed record acknowledges Native Americans as being part of the colonial founding of New Orleans," said Dawdy. "Yet we found plenty of evidence of their presence," she said.
Developing an 'Anthropological Approach'
From her undergraduate days, anthropology "was a way to embrace that feeling and figure out something about the world. It's a way to effectively chase after people who think differently than you, and ask why."
At Chicago, Dawdy says the courses she teaches "reflect the way in which my work straddles sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, and history—and also my focus on the Atlantic World."
She also teaches practical lab courses on how to analyze the material culture of the modern era (post-1450), as well as a methods course for graduate students on working with archival materials. She also teaches the Colonizations core, which she says is a great foundation for her wildly popular class on piracy.
Her upper-level courses include one on the archaeology of race and ethnicity, which grew out of the necessity of grappling with the Creole complexities of New Orleans.
"I have taught a class on Louisiana culture through this same lens to help College students develop an anthropological approach to the slippery ways in which people classify themselves and others," she says.


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Stacey saw Evil's April fool thread... Don't ignore thread lol1st Apr 2010, 14:57 #1
April Fools, yeah...haHAH... got a message from Spud in Disguise with disguised links to a page full of viruses that downloaded themselves onto my BRAND NEW harddrive. Awesome, that's not funny, you douchebag.
Some people take this stupid holiday too far. I'm officially done with this website, thanks to Spud. Keep my last check, piro.
1st Apr 2010, 15:00 #2
Aww Evil! D: Please don't leave us. Spud is like never here anyways...
Wait.... Is this? Are you?...
1st Apr 2010, 16:51 #3
Okay it's officially noon. April fools day is over and no one saw my awesome thread. D:
April fools tee hee whatever.
1st Apr 2010, 16:57 #4
I saw it!!! Omg evil i so obviously saw it!!!
1st Apr 2010, 17:36 #5
lol nice try.
1st Apr 2010, 18:07 #6
I love you, wife.
1st Apr 2010, 18:09 #7
I love you too, Husband.
1st Apr 2010, 18:48 #8
Since when is noon the deadline?Staight Outta Compton.
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1st Apr 2010, 19:50 #10
It ain't over here yet.
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Mussels and beer are two well known ingredients of the Belgian cuisine. Most of the time you will drink beer with your mussels. A well known expression in Belgium is the mussels need to swim. But in this recipe we go a bit further, and use already beer to steam the mussels: Belgian beer steamed mussels.
The steaming part is very important for this recipe. First of all, the mussels and the vegetables should not get into contact with the beer. Otherwise, the ones at the bottom would absorb too much of the taste of the beer, the ones at the top far less. Additionally, the ingredients keep much more taste if you steam them. Otherwise, they will lose much of their taste to the cooking liquid.
What kind of beer should you use? A typical Belgian beer of course. For this recipe I like "Blanche de Namur" from Brasserie du Bocq. It is an award winning Belgian wheat beer of extreme high quality, freshness and a lemon fruit taste. If not available in your region, you might choose for another Belgian wheat beer with a fruity bitter taste.
Belgian beer steamed mussels
- 1 kg mussels
- 1 bottle Blanche de Namur 33 cl
- 1 onion
- 1 red chili
- 2 cloves garlic
- 150 gram celeriac
- 100 gram carrots 1 carrot
- 100 gram celery 2 stems
- cut the vegetables: celeriac, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, chili.
- Melt some butter in a pan, and bake onion, chili and garlic until tender.
- When tender, add the beer to the onion and bring to cook.
- Mix the mussels and the other vegetables in a steam tray.
- Steam the mussels over the beer for approximately 10 minutes, until they open up completely.
- Serve directly, you can guess what to drink with this deliciousness.
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When I was young, I learned that the mussels season is in months with an "r". Although the mussel season is meanwhile already starting in Jury and Aurust, I still stick to that tradition to start only with mussels in September.
The inspiration for this recipe comes of course from the numerous posts and pictures of mussels recipes on Belgian and international social media. A special nomination goes to Krumpli, an English food blogger living on the countryside in Hungary. I was utmost surprised and happy to see him making and publishing this kind of mussels recipe. I always wonder where he gets the ingredients from.
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Admation is for any brand, marketing team or creative agency looking for a cloud based solution to manage all aspects of their marketing projects, including resources and digital assets.
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Admation is cloud based approval workflow management software for brands and ad agencies. Streamline your approval workflow with a project management tool that enables you to manage and track all of your reviews and approvals from one central hub. Key features include briefing templates, online proofing tools, batched feedback, tiered approvals, reminder notifications, resource management, project time tracking, reporting tools and digital asset management.
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"A powerful tool for tracking artwork submission and approvals."
Comments: I can see what my jobs are and importantly what their job numbers are so I can track the artwork down from the server. I can also find relevant material to a job assuming the client has remembered to upload anything.
1. You can see where all your current jobs are, what their job numbers are and if they have been reviewed and or approved.
2. The preview is fast.
3. Great for tracking progression of a job.
4. The Admation team bring out regular improvements to the software.
1. It involves too many steps to upload a single piece of artwork.
2. It generates a different job number for every element of a campaign, if you have 60 pieces of artwork you have 60 different job numbers for one campaign. Surely the description of the file dictates the difference without the need for seperate job numbers.
3. Overly complicated at times.
4. Markups to PDF's are very messy. Shame it doesn't use Acrobat to markup.
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Thank you for providing us with your constructive feedback.
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"Good but still could be better"
Comments: Good but not great, could definitely be more user friendly
Pros: Great for proofing particularly being in a smallish creative team
Cons: Not intuitive and updates are buggy. Freezes and logs out on you multiple times a day
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Our protocol for testing updates pre-launch is now more stringent than ever before, and I'd like to thank you for your feedback which I will pass back to the wider team.
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"Admation works well when it works"
Comments: When admation works and I fully understand all the tips and tricks, it works really well and makes our process a lot easier. However, it does take a lot of training to adjust to the interface and figure out how every task works.
Pros: The feedback mode and direct chain from client to suit to studio is the best part of the software.
Cons: The interface is very buggy. On multiple occasions, the site has crashed at pivotal moments i.e. when you mark up 50 changes and then hit changes, suddenly a little bee illustrations pops up on your screen saying there's an error. The interface isn't very user friendly as there are multiple steps for a basic tasks. One of the least favourable things is not having the ability to batch download a project. A lot of our clients struggle with the interface as some of the mark up tools aren't familiar enough (they're used to marking up Adobe PDFs) and the user journey is a bit flawed (i.e. click changes after entering feedback).
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Hi Maria,
Thanks so much for your honest review. We really appreciate your feedback and will use this information to make admation a better system!
I believe your crashing issue has since been diagnosed and fixed. We sincerely apologise for the inconveniences caused during these times. If you continue to experience similar issues on your end, please don't hesitate to get in contact with our support team.
I've passed your usability suggestions onto the UX team for review, and we'll see if we can iron out a few of those extra steps for you.
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Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything else we can do to assist you!
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Anna C.
Overall Rating4 /5
Ease of Use4 /5
Features & Functionality3 /5
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"Still needs a few tweaks"
Comments: Overall it's fine, but a few tweaks to the way the software operates will help it be a more seamless experience.
Pros: Great for transparency across colleague's work and their obligation on certain tasks
Cons: You can't click back without the page messing up. Sometimes colleague feedback is overwhelming and you can't really tell the order that it's in.
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Thanks so much for your feedback. I'm glad that you're enjoying the additional transparency around providing feedback.
There's an option in the system to Download a PDF report with feedback that's numbered in order. The button to download the PDF is found just above any existing comments on the right hand side of your approvals screen. Let me know if that's an easier way to view feedback in the system! If you require any additional support, please don't hesitate to email [email protected] for assistance!
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Laura S.
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- Reviewed on 10/09/2019
"Admation review - Marketing team"
Comments: I love it. First of all, it give me peace of mind that our enterprise compliance around signoff is met. secondly, the Admation is great for tracking progression of a job/ include reminders. Also, you can customise your dashboard to see all your projects and where all your current jobs are.
Pros: It easy to use and it helps our team to streamline our approval workflow - it manage and track all of our reviews and approvals from one central/cloud based hub.
Cons: It is a brilliant collaboration tool - very easy to access and manage.
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Hi Laura,
Glad to hear that you're enjoying using the platform to collaborate across your teams!
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According to PurePeople Marion Cotillard will attend the following event:
Silent Gathering to support Peace Nobel Prize Aung San Suu Kyi
Tuesday October 6 – From 9 to 11pm on the Square of Paris' Town Hall
On Jane Birkin's initiative and with most of the artists who signed the petition launched last July for the trial among which Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Charlotte Rampling… With the support of Info Birmanie, FIDH, Amnesty International, SOS Aung San Suu Kyi, Ligue des droits de l'homme, Human Rights Watch
Join us to show your support! Come with a candle…
Aung San Suu Kyi's trial, Nobel Prize Laureat, started on May 18, 2009, at the Insein Prison in Rangoon. She was charged with violating the terms of her house arrest by letting an American citizen stay at her place for two nights. Yet, Aung San Suu Kyi was the unwilling host of an irrational individual convinced that God sent him to her house.
Her house arrest was to officially end on May 27. John Yettaw's intrusion in Suu Kyi's residence therefore constituted a dreamed opportunity for the generals to extend her detention. For the junta, all this is about eliminate any opposition before the elections planned for 2010. These elections are supposed to foster the establishment of a 'prosperous and controlled' democracy … ruled by the generals.
On August 11, Aung San Suu Kyi was thereby sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour. The sentence was quickly commuted to 18 months under house detention by Burma's Senior General Than Shwe in an attempt to give an impression of leniency. The generals reached their goal: to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi from influencing the next year elections' results and from taking part in the political process.
To dodge the international community, the Court of Rangoon accepted the appeal launched by her lawyers at the beginning of September. The courts will hear the appeal on September 18. However there is no hope to see the Nobel Price Laureate released. The Burmese junta did not invest so many political resources condemning Aung San Suu Kyi to finally free her a few weeks later.
Papers from all over the world have already forgotten this summer events. And the generals only hope for one thing: that we no longer talk about Aung San Suu Kyi. This is the reason why it is urgent that we speak up.
Source: JaneBirkin.net
Additional information: "As expected the court rejected her appeal against her 18 month sentence on October 2. A day later, on Saturday she was escorted into surprise talks with Aung Kyi, the ruling military junta's relations minister. The meeting lasted 45 minutes and was the first since January 2008."
Marion Cotillard has talked about her strong feelings for Aung San Suu Kyi and her case in a number of interviews.


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Theological Dictionary of the New Testament: Abridged in One Volume
Gerhard Kittel, Gerhard Friedrich, Geoffrey W. Bromiley
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Jul 10, 1985 - Religion - 1356 pages
One of the most widely respected theological dictionaries put into one-volume, abridged form. Focusing on the theological meaning of each word, the abridgment contains English keywords for each entry, tables of English and Greek keywords, and a listing of the relevant volume and page numbers from the unabridged work at the end of each article or section.
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I will give this a great review for content. However it is a bit awkward to use, kind of jumpy in thought to me. However, it is standard among theologians & some I have found some great nuggets of truth in it. Some of the best tools come from German theologians. I give it a 4 out of 5. Read full review
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Of course, if someone doesnt want to pay for the big Kittel, the abridged volume is a good solution, so that he may have a general idea about the background of the Greek Biblical words. But sometimes ... Read full review
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31 Main Street, Carberry, Manitoba, R0K, Canada
Nelson Butt BuildingJohn McNeily ResidenceJoseph R. Thompson BuildingBâtiment Joseph R. ThompsonRésidence John McNeily
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The Nelson Butt Building, a narrow two-storey brick structure erected in ca. 1896, occupies a small lot in a block of commercial structures of similar character and age within the Historic Downtown Carberry heritage district. The municipal designation applies to the building and its narrow lot.
The Nelson Butt Building, a compact storefront facility that retains much of its exterior main-street character, recalls an important and early stage of Carberry's business development. Built for Joseph R. Thompson and accommodating numerous commercial enterprises over the years, including law offices, a bank and butcher shop, this building for several decades was the jewellery store of Nelson J. Butt (1946 to 1992). The building is also noted for its rich red brick construction and detailing, which remains as an example of the many brick structures in Carberry today. Recently acquired as a residence and shop, and situated next to the Bank of Montreal and other brick structures erected during the period, the modest building maintains the unique heritage character of Carberry's main street.
Source: Town of Carberry By-law No. 5/2006, June 12, 2007
Key elements that define the site character of the Nelson Butt Building include:
- its mid-block location on the west side of Main Street between Third and Fourth avenues
- the building's placement, set flush to the sidewalk, abutting another brick structure of similar age and character, within a cluster of turn-of-the-century commercial structures facing east
Key elements that define the building's exterior commercial character include:
- the narrow two-storey rectangular form with a flat roofline and a solid side parapet wall, a stone foundation; the one-storey vault section at the rear (west)
- the symmetrical arrangement of the front (east) facade framed on the corners by tall brick pilasters with caps, including the second-floor segmental-arched openings with two-part windows and the segmental arch repeated in the pediment at the roofline
- functional features such as the main-floor, recessed central entrance framed with sidelights and transoms, and flanking large display windows
- the side and rear (west) elevation openings with segmental arches, a single entrance, etc.
- the red brick walls featuring a series of drip mouldings along the front upper facade, brick window heads and corbelled brickwork in the roofline and parapet, etc.
- other materials and details, such as the wooden doors with single-pane windows, painted wooden window frames, etc.
Key internal elements that define the heritage character of the building and its original function include:
- the high ceilings and open space of the deep main floor plan with a rear storage area and a stairwell to the upper floor
- finishes, materials and features such as painted wood trim, wood flooring and storefront display areas, the heavy iron door to the rear vault, etc.
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Congratulations to FCM Travel Solutions', Sue McEvoy, Director of Sales - Asia Pacific and Melissa Elf – General Manager Australia for being shortlisted in the 2018 Australian Women in Travel Awards. These annual awards recognize inspirational women in the industry who are committed to leading, innovating and mentoring the next generation of women.
Shortlisted for two categories including the Corporate Award and Salesperson of the Year Award, Sue consistently sets and exceeds ambitious sales targets – and she has been one of FCM's top salespeople globally for six consecutive years. This success has been built on Sue's commitment to form trusted, long-term relationships with all her clients, based on educating them and delivering a superior solution to their travel program. Sue explains that listening is the key quality which she draws on in her dealings with clients, adding "I never make it about us, but rather what can we bring to the table to better their program and take it to the next level".
For Melissa, being shortlisted for the Mentor of the Year award is an honour which reflects her passion for helping other women overcome both personal and professional obstacles to achieve personal growth and career progression. Melissa has been a vocal advocate for a number of initiatives within the organisation including FCM Balance, which champions flexible work arrangements and the WomenWISE Program. "The energy created when women help other women is so powerful - it has changed my life and for me it's now time to pay it forward," said Melissa.
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June 21, 1939 - July 6, 2019
Manchester, New Hampshire | Age 80
Robert Denis Lévesque, 80, passed away on July 6, 2019. Born in St. Isidore, Québec on June 21, 1939, he was son of the late François and Régina (Lacourse) Lévesque. He enjoyed 57 years of marriage with Hélène (Bouchard) Lévesque.
Robert was raised and educated in Canada. In his younger years, he was a pitcher in a Canadian baseball league. He worked as a lumberjack for many years at both Lorden and Tappley Lumber companies, and completed his working career with Stonyfield Farms. In his spare time, he enjoyed spending time with his friends playing tennis and pickleball and watching sports, especially his beloved Yankees. Robert was an avid vegetable gardener. For over 40 years, he sold Christmas trees on the West Side. Robert was a devoted husband, father and pépère who cherished time spent with his family, especially watching his grandchildren's concerts and sports games.
Robert leaves behind his wife, Hélène Lévesque; his daughter, Nancy Kelley, MD and her husband, Michael Kelley, MD and their children Matthew, Meghan and Sarah; his daughter, Linda Whitmore and her husband, James and their children Jacob and Samuel; his son, Richard Lévesque and his partner Fran Appleby and his daughter Jennifer; his daughter, Diane Santomassimo and her husband Michael and their children Cody and Alexis; and his son, Daniel Lévesque and his wife Carrie, and their children Anna, Chloé and Zacharie; as well as his brother, Jérome Lévesque and his wife Claudette, as well as many nephews, nieces, extended family members and friends. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by several siblings.
Robert's visitation will be at Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 250 Coolidge Ave, Manchester on Wednesday, July 10th from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Parish of the Transfiguration, 107 Alsace Street, Manchester on Thursday, July 11th at 9:30am.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4550 Montgomery Ave, Suite 1100N, Bethesda, MD 20814
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|Niki Ashton stands with Nazih Khatatba at an August 11 fundraiser in Mississauga (Source: Facebook)
August 22, 2017
By Aidan Fishman
Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO - NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton has been endorsed by a controversial Canadian-Palestinian figure with a history of Holocaust denial.
In a public August 15 Facebook post, Nazih Khatatba wrote that it was a "duty and responsibility" to register as an NDP member in order to vote for Ashton, who Khatatba said is "known for her pro-Palestinian positions and BDS". The endorsement came after Ashton met Khatatba and posed for a photo with him at an August 11 campaign fundraiser in Mississauga, Ont. hosted by the Palestine Aid Society.
In January of 2017, B'nai Brith Canada drew attention to an Arabic-language program on Rogers TV, in which Khatatba called Jewish suffering a "fairy tale" and engaged in Holocaust denial. Rogers swiftly responded by dropping the program from its channel.
Ashton also received a front page endorsement in the August 18 edition of al-Meshwar, an Arabic-language newspaper edited by Khatatba, an important figure in the Mississauga Palestinian community. Khatatba has previously used al-Meshwar to support acts of terrorism, including a 2014 massacre at a Jerusalem synagogue in which six Israelis, including one Canadian citizen, were murdered. In 2015, another editorial in al-Meshwar called Judaism a "terrorist religion" and claimed that killing is ingrained in Judaism.
B'nai Brith sought comment from Ashton on her endorsement by Khatatba, but received no response. B'nai Brith has also raised its concerns with the NDP leadership at the highest levels.
"This is an extremely troubling development," said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B'nai Brith Canada. "In living memory, no Canadian politician from a major party has ever been endorsed by a Holocaust denier and then refused to distance herself from the endorsement.
"The year 2016 was the worst on record for antisemitic incidents in Canada, and this month's events in Charlottesville, have shown that the threat against Jewish communities remains visceral and real. We are still waiting for Ms. Ashton to do the right thing, and distance herself from the endorsement of a newspaper with a long history of antisemitism."
NDP members will begin voting for their next leader on September 18, 2017.
READ MORE: B'nai Brith Denounces MP Niki Ashton for Standing in 'Solidarity' with Terrorists
*UPDATE: August 24, 2017 - Nazih Khatatba has published a Facebook post in which he says he now recognizes the genocide of more than 6-million Jews in the Nazi Holocaust. To read his full statement, click here.*


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Toki Tori 2 (PC, Wii U)
Way back in the year 2001, a little game called Toki Tori was released on the Game Boy Color that was a technical marvel (still have my copy). Toki Tori was a platform puzzler game where you helped guide a little yellow chick as he collected eggs and used tools and powers to solve puzzles. It also looked and sounded great for a Game Boy Color title, and even rivaled the new-at-the-time Game Boy Advance system. Since then, the original Toki Tori has been ported to several other consoles in downloadable form with HD graphics, including Steam on PC and the original Wii. Now, more than ten years later, Toki Tori is finally getting a sequel, downloadable on Wii U and PC (Wii U version reviewed here).
In the first game, Toki Tori, the little baby chick character you play as, had access to all sorts of tools and crazy powers. In the sequel, Toki Tori can only do one of two things. He can peep, and he can stomp. Since he can't jump or throw fireballs or do any of those other things 2-D platformer heroes usually do, you'll have to make clever use of his abilities to solve puzzles and bypass obstacles.
The puzzles generally involve interacting with other creatures in the game, making it a rather organic experience. Peeping usually draws other critters toward you, while stomping drives them away or startles them enough to drop what they were holding or losing grip on walls and ceilings. Here are some examples on how all this works. You may need to guide fireflies to light the way in a dark cave by peeping. Or you may need to stomp to scare a bug into a frog's mouth. Frogs who have eaten a bug will then puff up, and you can peep to make them face whatever direction you want. Stomp again and the frog will cough up a bubble that you can ride in temporarily to reach higher areas. Sometimes you want to remain unseen by creatures by hiding in tall grass or in shadows, so you'll also have to solve problems by NOT peeping, stomping, or making noise.
In the Wii U version, you view the action on the TV, and the Wii U gamepad shows items of interest in each level, like doors and such. You can also see what songs you've learned (more on that later). You can also switch and view the action on the touch pad controller screen, letting you play the game while the rest of the family uses the TV for other things.
The most amazing thing about the game is that aside from the title screen, there is no text at all. You learn all of Toki Tori's moves and abilities just by playing, and find out why he's on an adventure in the first place. No tutorials or anything like that. And while the game seems linear at first, later on you'll be able to backtrack and explore previous areas to find new paths with skills you've learned in other sections, kind of like a Metroid game. But since you can only peep and stomp, technically you can still reach these new areas at any point in the game! If you pay attention and watch certain singing birds, you can learn songs by pressing the 'peep' button in short taps or long presses. These songs let you warp back to checkpoints if you make a mistake, summon a giant bird to whisk you away to other areas on the map, and more!
The only problem with the game is that since it uses no words, sometimes goals are a little unclear and it may be tough at first to figure out what you're supposed to do, and later, where you're supposed to go. I also noticed that there seems to be only one save file, making it difficult to share the game in one household. But other than that, Toki Tori 2 is a fantastic and creative game for puzzle fans, and a must-have Wii U title that's much appreciated in this recent Wii U game drought.
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Violence is very minimal in the game. If Toki Tori gets hit by a bad creature like a bat or electric bug, he just flops over on his back. Press the button and he'll warp back to the last checkpoint ready to try again with a minimal loss of feathers. He can drown, also. Since Toki Tori 2 uses hardly any words, reading skill is not required. However, younger gamers may still need a little help with some of the trickier puzzles in the game. But kids will love the colorful graphics and cute characters. They'll just have fun making Toki Tori run around going "Peep! Peep! Peep! Peep!" Well, I did anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if kids would start wanting Toki Tori toys like plush, squeezy toys, or shirts. Heck, even I would like stuff like that; maybe Two Tribes should open up an online store on their site! At any rate, this is an adorable game that I'd recommend for any family to play together. Toki Tori 2 is rated E for Everyone.


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Mulan is a young girl who has a hard time living up to the traditions of her family, especially when she fails to impress the local matchmaker and present herself as a suitable bride. But when Mulan's father is called to serve in the Emperor's Army, Mulan makes a courageous decision to honor her family by serving in his place. She cuts her hair, takes her father's sword and disguises herself as a man to join the Chinese Army. Mulan works hard to become a valiant warrior, and ultimately saves China from an invading army of Huns.
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Gender Roles - Women: 5 Stars
Mulan is as brave and heroic a woman as you're likely to find. She has strong opinions and behaves like a born leader, assertive and strong-willed. Unfortunately, these impressive traits make her more of a pariah than a hero in ancient China. She is frequently chastised for her inability to behave like a proper lady, to the point that Mulan herself believes there is something wrong with her. Mulan is forced to disguise herself as a man and prove herself many times over before she is accepted and honored for her many talents. While Mulan's family and friends openly support these rigid gender roles, Mulan tells the story of one special girl who rises above these limited expectations and carves out her own path.
Self-Esteem and Body Image: 4 Stars
Mulan may be brave and determined, but she also spends a fair amount of time questioning her own worth. When she fails to impress the matchmaker, when Captain Shang discovers that she's truly a woman, when the Emperor chastises her for her charade, she seems to buy into the idea that she has dishonored her country. She never challenges the laws or the social structures that have held her back, and doesn't begin to truly see her own value until the end.
On the other hand, Mulan is a positive example of a young woman who is respected and admired for her incredible accomplishments, rather than her beauty. For most of the film she is disguised as a man, willingly sacrificing her femininity and her beauty to save her father's life. As a result, she is challenged to perform impressive feats of strength and endurance, rather than practicing grace and gentility as she serves tea. Mulan doesn't cry or hesitate when she takes her father's sword to cut her hair. The scene projects only power and strength.
Plot: 4 Stars (Spoilers)
Mulan takes place in ancient China, where culture and tradition emphasize the value of one's honor - however, men and women have different roles in bringing honor to their families. Women are to become perfect brides, while men are required to fight wars. Mulan defies this categorization in order to save her father's life, becoming a skilled and determined soldier. At one point, Mulan even saves the life of her commanding officer, and single-handedly destroys an invading army of Huns. Her success in the fight is particularly satisfying because it is based on strategy, rather than brute strength. Even if she is at a disadvantage in terms of her physicality, she is clearly able to contribute to the battle with brainpower and raw courage. While her heroics are unappreciated for a long time due to her gender, she is eventually hailed as China's savior. Mulan does a remarkable job of creating a female hero who is clever, outspoken and brave. Were it not for some rather tricky, outdated social norms, Mulan would have easily received a Trailblazer rating.
Character Development: 4 Stars
When the film begins, Mulan wants only to please her family by becoming the perfect daughter and the perfect bride. But when circumstances call for something more daring, she easily commits to a bold and dangerous strategy. In the end, Mulan can't be obedient, because she is a leader. She doesn't consult with anyone when making the decision to masquerade as a man. She simply takes action, coming out of the rain and reaching for her father's conscription orders and sword. She even disobeys her commanding officer in battle in an attempt to save what's left of China's army from the attacking Huns.
Mulan begins her journey in an effort to save her father's life, but it's clear that her mission evolves into something bigger as time goes on. She could have given up when Captain Shang dismissed her from the army and sent her on her way. Her father's life was no longer in danger and her secret hadn't been discovered. The fact that Shang's dismissal only emboldens her to work harder suggests that her masquerade isn't just about saving her father's life, but also about proving herself.
Gender Roles - Men: 1 Star (Spoilers)
The strict gender roles in Mulan are just as prevalent for the male characters as they are for Mulan. Her love interest, Captain Shang, is a fierce and emotionless warrior, who doesn't even shed a tear when his father is killed. Mulan's father, Fa Zhou, frequently reminds her of her place in society and chastises her for dishonoring him. Her friends in the Army, Ling, Yao and Chien Po, eventually come to accept Mulan, but they are still little more than caricatures of rough and tumble male soldiers.
Most of the men in Mulan's story, including the Emperor and even her ancestral guardian Mushu, at one point or another claim that she has acted dishonorably. And although each of them in turn comes around and recognizes her heroic achievements, not a single one of them admits to being wrong. Not one of them begins to question the norms that have held her back, and are holding back women all over China.
Even the boldest and bravest of women are limited by the social structures that surround them - and true equality means raising progressive and open-minded men as well as strong and independent women. Mulan may showcase one strong and courageous woman, but unfortunately, she has zero progressive men to support her on her journey.
Love: 3 Stars (Spoilers)
Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of Mulan is the manufactured romance with Captain Shang. Mulan and Shang learn to fight together and to trust each other with their lives, but the story doesn't provide much opportunity for intimacy to develop. Worse than this however, when Captain Shang discovers that Mulan is really a woman, he raises his sword and prepares to kill her, only sparing her life at the last minute. The other male soldiers rush forward to stop Shang, indicating that they have already forgiven Mulan's trespass, but he unceremoniously dismisses her and walks away in anger. He is the last to recognize and accept her for who she is. Based on this, it is difficult to see what draws Mulan to Captain Shang, rather than the other men, despite the fact that he is both handsome and in command. At the very least, however, Captain Shang never comes to Mulan's rescue, and he does ultimately defend her as a hero in front of the Emperor.
The romance between Mulan and Captain Shang might have been an exceptionally powerful one with just a few more kind words between them. And a more gradual change from Shang's initial, rigid character to someone who can see past tradition and appreciate true strength when he sees it. Even an admission of guilt or an apology might have been enough to make Mulan a Trailblazer.
Family: 3 Stars
Unfortunately, after saving China from the Huns, Mulan turns down an opportunity to serve on the Emperor's council and chooses to return home - no doubt destined for another appointment with the local matchmaker. She returns with dignity and honor to her family, but to some degree, she simply returns to the uncomfortable position she was in before. Mulan returns to comments from her grandmother about coming home with a sword rather than a man, and doesn't truly earn her happy ending until Captain Shang arrives for dinner. The sloppy love story leaves us with the impression that despite Mulan's amazing service to her country, her greatest achievement is still winning the heart of a worthy man.


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Chinese president Xi Jinping arrives in NepalPTI | Kathmandu | Updated: 12-10-2019 17:57 IST | Created: 12-10-2019 17:57 IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Saturday on a two-day state visit, becoming the first head of the Communist nation to visit Nepal in 23 years during which the two countries are expected to sign a number of agreements, including an extradition treaty. Xi, who arrived here after a two day informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was received by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli at the Kathmandu International Airport and was offered a ceremonial guard of honour by the Nepal Army.
President Bhandari and Prime Minister Oli reached the airport's VVIP lawn to extend warm welcome to the visiting Chinese leader, a senior official said. Xi will meet his Nepalese counterpart President Bhandari in the evening at her official residence Shital Niwas.
He is also scheduled to meet the main Opposition Nepali Congress leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba in the evening before joining the banquet being hosted by the Nepal President at Hotel Soaltee, where Xi would spend his Saturday night. "President Xi will meet Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and co-chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" on Sunday. There will be formal dialogue between the Nepalese delegation led by Prime Minister Oli and Chinese delegation led by president Xi at Singhdurbar secretariat," the official said.
During the meeting the two sides are expected to ink a number of agreements and MoUs, including an extradition treaty, official sources said. The draft of the treaty, finalised by officials from Nepal and China, will be discussed as per the spirit of the statement issued jointly by the two countries during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's China visit in June last year, officials said.
They, however, said an agreement is unlikely, The Kathmandu Post reported. Officials familiar with the matter said that the Nepali side had held several rounds of negotiations with a Chinese team that had come to Nepal for the purpose, the paper reported.
"The treaty is a priority for both the Nepali and Chinese sides," said an official at the Law Ministry on condition of anonymity as he was not allowed to speak on the matter. China accuses the Dalai Lama as a "splittist" working for Tibetan independence.
Beijing sent troops into remote, mountainous Tibet in 1950 in what it officially terms a peaceful liberation and has ruled there with an iron fist ever since. The Dalai Lama fled to India in early 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese rule. Nepal shares a long border with Tibet and is home to around 20,000 Tibetan exiles. Every year some 2,500 Tibetans illegally enter Nepal crossing Tibetan border on their way to Dharamshala to meet the 84-year-old Dalai Lama.
Xi is visiting Nepal after a two day informal visit to India, where he and Prime Minister Modi had discussions on wide ranging issues, including efforts to set up a new mechanism for matters relating to trade and investment. They felt the two countries should cooperate on important regional and global issues.
Xi has said that China is ready to take concrete measures to reduce trade deficit, with India. He will leave Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon wrapping up his two day state visit.
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HUDDERSFIELD has produced a technical team of robot warriors.
Jeremy Cuss, 55, of Golcar, along with a team of helpers, made it into the first round of TV's Robot Wars with his robot Herbinator.
The metal monster - which cost thousands of pounds to build - beat four other robots in the qualifying rounds on August 22.
This secured it a place in the first televised round of the new Robot Wars series, which moves from BBC2 to Channel Five when it comes to the screen in November.
Herbinator has a flipper to overturn its opponents in the battle arena - a converted aircraft hangar at RAF Norton near Nottingham.
But the pneumatic flipper was not enough to see it through the first round, filmed last week.
Herbinator was battered by competitors 13 Black and Lightning, before also taking a beating from House Robot Shunt.
Fortunately, only bodywork was damaged.
Mr Cuss, a chemical engineer, works with Rob Bennett, 30, also an engineer, at Syngenta in Huddersfield.
Gavin Whittaker, 25, is a quality assurance manager at Score Europe in Leeds.
A fourth team member, Rob Atkinson, 30, of Dewsbury, could not attend.
Mr Atkinson, a software engineer at Syngenta, had driven Herbinator throughout the qualifying rounds.
Mr Cuss said he named Herbinator after a combination of two film characters- the fearsome Terminator and the loveable, brainy Volkswagen Beetle car Herbie.
Mr Cuss began work on Herbinator after attending a robot building course at Huddersfield Technical College three years ago.
The course ran only for a year, but Mr Cuss, who had been a fan of Robot Wars for several years, had got the bug.
He said: "It was a pity the course stopped. I liked the fact that on Robot Wars people use their engineering expertise to produce a fun sport. I thought that was something I could do."
In 2002, Herbinator entered the sixth series of Robot Wars, but failed to qualify.
Mr Cuss thanked everyone who helped him towards this year's success.
He said: "There are a lot of people who have helped me over the years, particularly Bill Doodson, of Edgerton.
"He did all my welding - I met him on the robot college course and he has helped tremendously."


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Aston Villa App Terms of Use
Who we are
This App ("App") is published by or on behalf of Aston Villa Football Club Limited (together "we" "us" and "our"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 3375789 and have our registered office at Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE. We are a limited company.
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We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.
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General Rules
The App is made available for your own personal use. The App must not be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever of any illegal or unauthorised purposes. When you use the App you must comply with all applicable UK laws and all local laws in your country of residence. You agree that when using the App you will comply with all applicable laws.
You shall not:
- Use the App in an unlawful manner or in a manner which promotes unlawful activity or is criminal or fraudulent;
- Modify, adapt, translate or reverse engineer any part of the App or reformat or frame any part of the App;
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We may suspend or withdraw the App
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You must keep your account details safe
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We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
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You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any pages from the App for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on the App.
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Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the content on the App for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
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We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
User-generated content
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Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you
- The use of the App is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
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- We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
- In any event the Club's maximum aggregate liability under or in connection with the App whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise shall be limited to the price paid for the App.
Advertisers in the App
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Which country's laws apply to any disputes?
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If you are a business, these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Aston Villa App Privacy Policy
Aston Villa Football Club Limited (together "we" "us" and "our") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with our terms of use above and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, or is otherwise provided to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this privacy policy from time to time. We would therefore recommend that you check this policy periodically in order to review the current version.
Information we may collect from you
- We may collect and process the following data about you:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on the App (the "App"). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the App, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information in connection with activities such as competitions, chat, voting, message board posting, promotion and when you report a problem with the App.
- If you contact us by telephone, email or other written or verbal communication, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
- We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
- Details of transactions you carry out through the App and of the fulfilment of your orders.
- Details of your visits to the App and the resources that you access.
We may supplement the information that we receive from you with other information that we obtain from our dealings with you or other organisations, such as our commercial sponsors. In addition we may also record details of any disability or health needs you may have at the time of booking an event or service to ensure your safety.
IP addresses and cookies
We may collect information about your use of the App, including where available your device ID, IP address, and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
For the same reason and in common with many other App operators, we may obtain information about your App usage by using a cookie file. This may help us to improve the App and to deliver a better and more personalised service.
Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control.
Where we store your personal data
We are firmly committed to data security. All personal information you provide to us is encrypted before it is sent to us and once it is received we store it on our secure servers. We take steps to guard against unauthorised access to your personal information and to ensure that it is treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Although we make every effort to create a secure environment for your personal information, we cannot guarantee the safety of any personal information which you transmit to us via the App.
The personal information we collect may be transferred to and/or stored or processed at a location outside the European Economic Area. By providing your personal information you agree to this transfer, storage and/or processing. We will take steps to ensure your personal information is kept securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
Uses made of the information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
- To ensure that content on the App is presented in the most effective manner for you.
- To create a membership profile for you which will help us to provide to you a more personalised service which is tailored to your needs.
- To provide you with information, products or services, information about free events, special events or special offers that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
- To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
- To carry out market research, customer analysis and intelligence so that we can improve the products or services that we offer.
- To notify you about changes to our service, match details and other important information.
- For the management of ticketing priority.
- For the fair distribution of tickets for community exercises/enterprises.
- To communicate with adults who may purchase or may be interested in purchasing products/services/courses for the under 18's.
- To communicate with you about Aston Villa Partners as set out below.
Aston Villa Partners
We will primarily use your personal information to provide our products and services to you. We also team up with a selection of carefully chosen commercial partners such as (but not limited to) our sponsors or other organisations which we may need to use to process and deliver orders to you. We and/or these commercial partners may wish to contact you about services, products events and special offers available to you and about a range of other initiatives. We or they may contact you in a number of ways for example by post, email, fax, telephone, or text/picture/digital messaging. If you sign up to receive goods or services from us, including purchasing tickets or merchandise, or you enter any of our promotions, you agree to us, our commercial partners and selected third parties contacting you as above to keep you informed about services, products, events or special offers which may be of interest to you. We will only do this if you agree to us doing so.
Disclosure of Information to third Parties
We may need to appoint some carefully chosen third party organisations to carry out some processing activities on our behalf such as (but not limited to) data cleansing organisations, delivery organisations or mailing houses. In these circumstances we will ensure that your personal information is properly protected and only used substantially in accordance with this policy.
We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985 or in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets or if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
What to do if you do not want to receive details or offers
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at by mail or email.
Please note, if you do opt out of receiving information, we and/or they will be unable to keep you informed of new products, services, events or special offers that may be of interest to you and our ability to inform you about ticketing opportunities may be affected.
The App may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Access to information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
By continuing to use the App and any of the services offered, you are confirming that you have the consent of your parent or guardian to do so. We do not actively market to children and we encourage parents to supervise their children's App useage.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Data Protection Officer, Legal Department, Aston Villa Football Club Limited, Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE.
Aston Villa FanScore Competition
24 October 2016 to 30 May 2017
Terms & Conditions
The promoter is Aston Villa Football The Club Limited, Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE (Registered company number 3375789) ("the Club")
This Competition is open to any person who (or is entering on behalf of any person who) is aged at least sixteen (16) years at the time of entry and is a registered member of the Club branded FanScore Mobile Application ("FanScore App") both at the time of entry and at the time that the relevant Prize is awarded.
Employees of Aston Villa or its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies are not eligible, nor are members of these employees' families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and life partners).
Participation in the Competition is void wherever prohibited by law. The Club makes no implied or express representations or warranties as to your legal right to participate in the Competition.
Only one entry per person may be submitted (per person, not per account/registration). Multiple entries, accounts or registrations, automated entries, bulk entries or multiple third party entries on behalf of any person, syndicate, group, society or company will be disqualified. Where a winner has been selected and the Club believes or has reasonable grounds to believe that that winner has made more than one entry, the Club reserves the right to select an alternative winner.
You will be automatically entered into the Competition and be eligible for a Prize if you are a registered member of the FanScore App and make at least one score prediction via the FanScore App (during the activation window as specified in the FanScore App) in relation to the match or month in which the relevant Prize relates.
Entries will be subject to the terms and conditions of registration which apply to the FanScore App (details of which can be obtained from the FanScore App).
Entry constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. The Club is not responsible for lost, corrupted or delayed entries. The Club reserves the right to disqualify anyone who it believes violated these Terms and Conditions.
The Fanscore App can be downloaded for free and no purchase is necessary to enter the Competition.
This Competition runs from 09:00:00 (BST) on 13th October 2016 to 23:59:59 (BST) on 31st May 2016 (the "Competition Period").
The time of the entry will be the time of receipt of the entry as recorded within the FanScore App or as otherwise recorded by the Club.
Personal data which you provide when you register for the FanScore App and enter the Competition (which includes the number of points you have scored within the FanScore App) will be shared with the Club (by InCrowd, the developers of the Fanscore App) and may be used for future Club marketing activity if you indicate your consent to such activity (if applicable). Otherwise your personal data will be used by the Club and agents acting on the Club's behalf only for the operation of this Competition. If you are the winner of the Competition you agree that the Club may use your name, image and town or county of residence to announce the winner of this Competition and for any other reasonable and related promotional purposes (and you will provided such information to the Club on request, which shall be a condition of receipt of the Prize.
The following prizes will be awarded (each a "Prize" and together, the "Prizes"):
- 1 x £20 Club Voucher for the highest individual match points score in each calendar month during the Competition Period (i.e. one Prize each for October, November, December, January, February March, April and May); and
- 1 x £20 Club Voucher for the highest aggregate points score for all matches in each calendar month during the Competition Period (i.e. one Prize each for October, November, December, January, February March, April and May).
There will be a total of 16 Prizes.
In the event that two or more entrants (being different people) have the joint highest score for a Prize, the Club will (at its discretion) either split the Prize between the winning entrants, or award one Prize to each entrant (in which case the number of Prizes shall be increased accordingly).
Prizes may only be redeemed in person at one of the Club's official Club Stores (including the Club's ticket office) and may not be redeemed online or over the telephone. Prizes will be redeemable on the following:
o tickets for Club's home matches played by the Club's Men's First Team at the Club's stadium ("Home Matches");
Prizes are as stated and are not transferable. No cash alternatives available. The Club reserves the right to substitute the prizes with prizes of equal or greater value.
Prizes may be considered as a taxable benefit to the winners. Winners will be directly responsible for accounting for and paying to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority, any tax liability arising on their prize. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for any query related to the taxable amount for reporting to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority.
Winners may win multiple Prizes (for example a winner of a Prize in October for the most points scored in the month of October may also win a Prize in November (or any other month) for the most points scored in that month (or during a match in that month). However, the Club reserves the right to suspend or disqualify any entry where the Club suspects that the entrant has entered using separate accounts.
Prizes will be awarded at the end of the calendar month to which the Prize relates. The winners will be notified by the Club within 7 days of the Prize being awarded.
If a potential winner has not confirmed receipt of the notification within 7 days after the first attempt an alternative winner will be selected on the same basis as described above. If you do not provide the Club with correct and accurate up-to-date contact details, the Club will be unable to contact you and you may, as a result, forfeit your Prize.
Having confirmed receipt of the notification, a winner must collect their Prize in person from the Club at Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE no later than 16:00:00 on 30th June 2017.
The winners may be asked to provide identification and proof of address proving their eligibility before they are entitled to receive the Prize.
Losing entries will not receive any notification.
By entering this Competition you give the Club your permission to publish your name and the name of the town, county and country where you live in all and any Club-controlled media (including in Matchday programmes and on the Club's website – www.avfc.co.uk).
The winners may be required to participate in publicity including being filmed and having such footage appear on the Club's website, such participation shall be a condition of receiving the Prize.
The name, county and country of the winner may be disclosed to anyone who writes within one month after the published closing date, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope to Marketing Department, Aston Villa Football Club Limited, Villa Park, Birmingham B6 6HE.
Entrants' data will be collected, stored and processed in accordance with Club's Privacy Policy which can be found at www.avfc.co.uk/club/legal/privacy-policy.
No correspondence will be entered into regarding either this Competition or these Terms and Conditions. In the unlikely event of a dispute, The Club's decision shall be final. The Club reserves the right to amend, modify, cancel or withdraw this Competition at any time but only before the delivery of prizes, without notice.
Participants in this Competition agree that the Club will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, costs, damage, disappointment or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, misuse or use of a prize, or from participation in this Competition. Nothing in this clause shall limit the Club's liability in respect of death or personal injury arising out of its own negligence or liability arising out of the Club's fraud.
The Club cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party.
Insofar as is permitted by law, the Club, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Club, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. The Club cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party. Your statutory rights are not affected.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
If an entrant attempts to compromise the integrity or the legitimate operation of this Competition by hacking or by cheating or committing fraud in ANY way, we may seek damages from that entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law. Further, we may, in our absolute discretion, disqualify that entrant's entry to this Competition and may ban the entrant from participating in any of our future Competitions, so please play fairly.


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What was once a pollution-fouled, left-for-dead stretch of the river now holds an astonishing array of species. You'll find most of the usual game fish—walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike, even an occasional muskie—as well as a lot of underappreciated "rough fish." The latter group includes a good number of channel cats, common carp, suckers, bighead buffalo, mooneye, white bass, and freshwater drum. If you're really lucky, you might even hook the mightiest creature in the Mississippi, a big flathead. The fishing tactics here can be as complex or simple as you like. The basic nightcrawler-on-a-hook-with-splitshot rig can be pretty deadly. Just toss it in the current and wait for something to happen. This low-energy approach also affords you the luxury of kicking back around a campfire and watching the river flow, possibly the single most relaxing activity known to man.


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Artists React to Doug Jones Victory in Alabama
December 13, 2017
By Robyn Collins When Democrat Doug Jones was declared the winner of the Alabama special election at around 10:30 EST last night (Dec. 12), many musicians took to social media to express their joy and support. Related: Kids Remake P!Nk's 'What About Us' For World Children's Day "Congratulations Alabama," wrote P!nk. "One small step in the right direction for all of us. -- our voices are being heard." "I love you Alabama! ❤--," tweeted Cyndi Lauper. Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui, T.I., 2 Chainz, Bette Midler and producer Jack Antonoff also chimed in. Jones squeaked by his opponent Republican Roy Moore who was accused of sexual misconduct with underage girls. The historically conservative state of Alabama has been represented in the Senate by Republicans for the last 25 years. The seat was left vacant when Jeff Sessions accepted the role of Attorney General. Jones' victory brings the balance of power in the Senate even closer with 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats. Despite the official determination that Jones is the new Senator of Alabama, Moore has yet to concede to his opponent, reports, CNN. "When the vote is this close ... it's not over," he told supporters. Check out some of the best reactions below.
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