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George Starling, 19, was found dead four days after student Mingwei Tan, 20, died when she was dragged almost half a mile underneath the vehicle.
The body of the second-year engineering student, who was filming a television programme for Channel 4's Time Team, was discovered in his college flat. Police are not treating his death as suspicious.
His father Lt-Col John Starling said his son was "tipped over the edge" by the sudden death of fellow Cambridge student Ms Tan as he was still trying to cope with the recent loss of his mother Deborah, who died in her sleep during the summer at her home in Uffington, Oxfordshire.
"He was good friends with the girl," said Lt-Col Starling. "There is no indication she was his girlfriend but she could have been, as we didn't discuss matters. I think his friend's sudden death was the event that tipped him over the edge.
"He lost his mum, my wife, just five months ago. For most of his life I've been serving abroad and he was brought up by his mum. He was depressed after she died.
"I took him back to the college on Friday and we saw the flags at half mast. When he picked up the key at the porter's lodge we saw a notice about a girl's death He said, That's my college mother'. When I left him he was speaking to a friend like any other student."
Mr Starling was said to be grief-stricken following the death of Singapore-born Ms Tan — who was acting as his college "mentor" — on September 30 at Haverstock Hill in Belsize Park. He switched off his mobile phone and refused to speak to friends and family.
The pair were both studying engineering at Peterhouse and had developed a close friendship. Mr Starling was last seen by his father on October 1, the day after Ms Tan's death.
Lt-Col Starling, a lecturer in small arms design, said his son could not be contacted the weekend before his body was found on Monday afternoon.
He said the student had spent the summer as an intern at Cranfield University researching the resistance of military helmets to explosions and was due to have his first jointly authored paper published — which would have been a major achievement for an undergraduate. Mr Starling was a "dedicated rower" for Peterhouse Boat Club and had volunteered to be webmaster for the club's internet site.
Lt-Col Starling, 52, said: "George had developed such a lot at university. He was quite introverted but Cambridge brought him out of his shell. He was thoughtful and considerate. He had such a lot going for him and had written a professional paper. He was filming with Time Team and working with University College London.
"George was just a nice lad and got to Cambridge off his own back. He had so much potential. I am devastated."
The Cambridge University Karate Club, of which Ms Tan was president, today paid tribute to her as "talented" and a "strong leader".
A spokesman for the university said: "When tragedies such as these occur, colleges notify us immediately and we offer help and support as appropriate, as we have done in these cases."
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By Alan Baldwin
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has rejected comparisons between his current dominance with Red Bull and the days when Ferrari and Michael Schumacher had the sport in a stranglehold.
Vettel, who can win his fourth title in a row at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, has won the last four races after taking three pole positions in a row.
In Singapore last month, the 26-year-old German was some two seconds a lap quicker than his rivals.
Such a dominant display prompted Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton to suggest after last weekend's Korean Grand Prix that Vettel's success was sending some fans in Europe, who got up early to watch the Asian races, back to bed because they already knew who was going to win.
Hamilton later clarified his comments by hailing Vettel as a "great champion".
"Well, that's a compliment," Vettel, who was once nicknamed 'Baby Schumi', told reporters at Suzuka on Thursday after being told of the comparison to his compatriot and seven times champion.
However, he said Singapore was "a bit of an exception" and the Red Bull was nowhere near as dominant as the Ferrari had been when Schumacher won five titles in a row between 2000 and 2004.
"If you take Korea, which I think is more similar to Spa, the gap was something between three and six seconds for the whole race," said Vettel. Continued...

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The chairman of the Vermont Senate Education Committee says it may be too late this year to pass a school district consolidation plan being pushed by the parallel committee in the House.
Sen. Dick McCormack, a Windsor County Democrat, says there likely won't be time enough from when the House gets the bill to the Senate and the expected early-May adjournment of the Legislature to give the measure a thorough review.
The bill passed out of the House Education Committee and is currently being reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee. It isn't expected to be voted on by the full House before the week of April 13.
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For the fifth summer in a row, the Egmont Palace opened its doors to the public for an exhibition. This year's theme was Street Art !
Pierre-Olivier Rollin, present director of the BPS22 art museum, was curator of the exhibition "Belgian Crew". We invite you to discover the teasers of the exhibition.
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Owing to the great variety of exhibition themes, the Egmont Palace is always highlighted from unexpected angles, appealing to an extremely varied public. In 2015 it welcomed more than 12 000 visitors including heritage adepts, art lovers, Brussels fanatics, tourists as well as accidental curious passers-by.
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Embattled company applies to open fourth school
Posted January 27, 2012 in Press Releases
White Hat Management, Ohio's largest charter school company and the subject of controversy, has applied to open a fourth dropout-recovery charter school in Cincinnati.
The company has not picked a location. Its application filed with the Ohio Department of Education indicates that the school will be located in Cincinnati. It will be called Signal Tree Academy Southwest Inc.
The company manages dropout recovery schools in Walnut Hills, Roselawn and Middletown that operate under the name Life Skills Center. It manages a fourth, more traditional charter school in the East End called Riverside Academy.
Signal Tree Academy is among five schools, statewide that the Akron-based company wants to open under a new law that allows the Ohio Department of Education to sponsor charter schools. That would mean the department would provide technical support, and academic and financial oversight.
The role of the Ohio Department of Education as a charter school sponsor, however, has a history of controversy too. State legislators took away that power several years ago because they didn't feel the state was doing a good job as a sponsor.
The new law includes a restructured setup. The Ohio Department of Education created an independent office solely to handle charter school sponsorship. It would receive three percent of the school's state money to fund its sponsorship duties. But the idea of the department assuming a sponsorship role again is raising some concerns among charter school and policy groups.
Bill Sims, of the Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said the state's workers are experienced and the department has learned from past mistakes. But he worries whether they have enough staff to handle the demands of sponsorship.
The DOE could not be reached.
Piet van Lier, communications director of Ohio Policy Matters, said a more pressing concern is the problems -- academic, and legal -- that surround White Hat-managed schools.
"If you look at what's been happening, their schools don't have a very good track record," he said. White Hat doesn't seem like the kind of operator that we should be encouraging to open new schools. Not just White Hat, but that's certainly one of the most problematic and high profile."
White Hat Management, which did not respond to Enquirer calls, has been mired in controversy. Several of its schools in Cleveland and Akron filed suit against the company in 2010 amid questions about how it was spending state money.
The schools wanted the court to void their contracts with White Hat and block the company from seizing equipment and textbooks.
The schools had asked for an accounting of how White Hat the money was being spent, but White Hat refused and tried to oust the schools' boards, according to the Columbus Dispatch, which reported on the suit, filed in Franklin County. The judge in August ruled that White Hat does have to provide detailed accounting of how it spends money, according to subsequent reports in the Akron Beacon Journal. Other parts of the case are still pending.
Company owner David Brennan was in the spotlight again during state budget talks last year after he asked legislators to insert changes into Ohio's budget bill that critics said would boost the power of charter operators and reduce oversight. Most of those requests were revised.
The company also appears to be in financial trouble. The Akron Beacon Journal reported in December that the company has not met financial forecasts for the past five years and enrollment is declining. The company appears to have streamlined administration at local schools. One administrator, Arnez Booker, now oversees the Life Skills center in both Roselawn and Walnut Hills, whereas last year each had its own administrator.
The three local White Hat schools for dropouts have struggled with low graduation rates. The rates for Life Skills Centers in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Cincinnati and Middletown were 7.5 percent, 11.8 percent to 16.9 percent, respectively last year. The state average is 84 percent. Some school officials have attributed the low rate to the fact they're dropout recovery schools. The students come to the schools behind grade-level and usually with other challenges that hinder their progress.
Of the three schools, two are in Continuous Improvement, a roughly C grade on the Ohio Report Card. One school is in Academic Emergency, the worst rating. Dropout recovery charter schools aren't subject to the same academic regulations as more traditional charter schools, which can be forced to close for poor academic performance.Embattled company applies to open fourth school


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- Sue
Good stuff
Delicious organic mushroom soup! Very versatile.
- Denise
Buy more than one!
Being gluten free for years I did not think I would ever use a pre-made mushroom soup again because they all have gluten plus they're not great. This is a huge improvement over flavor, quality and ingredients and NO gluten. A wonderful much healthier version for sure. We also like that it is not in a can.
- Rebecca
Great product!
I prefer to use a homemade cream of mushroom soup but this is wonderful in a pinch! It tastes great! I always keep it on hand. Great price on Thrive Market too!
- Lori
Organic Cream ofMushroom Condensed Soup
Loved this product-used several months now, as it is the answer not only to a creamy soup(Gluten-free) but as the sauce for my casserole dishes.
- RetaAnn
cream of mushroom
yummmm.....great base for sauces
- Loretta
Could be better
This condensed soup comes out rather thin if you use the recommended amount of liquid. Trader Joe's makes a Portobello mushroom soup that's much better, but it's not always available.
- George
Creamy and good
Great taste and convenient! I use it for soup or for recipes calling for cream of mushroom soup and the best part is that it is gluten free.
- Irene F
Excellent flavor!
I used this in a beef tips recipe that I've used for years with a canned mushroom soup. This mushroom soup added a great flavor. I'll be using this one again.
- CJ McNair
Finally a condensed soup that's worth buying!
The fact that the ingredients are excellent and it is gluten free was enough for me to give this a try but we were amazed at the flavor! There are actual mushrooms in it! It tastes like homemade! This is amazing for a pre-made condensed soup. This will forever be a staple in our cupboard!
- Rebecca
Versatile Base
I really enjoy using this product. I use it as soup or I can use it as a sauce. The flavor is very tasty you get a nice mushroom flavor and lots of mushrooms and I added whatever additional spices go with the dish I am making. I like that it isn't salty like most condensed soups. Only down side is the container I wish it was easier to open and reuse.
- Cindy
- karen
favorite organic, GF cream of mushroom soup
Love this product! Tastes great in any recipe I am making. I prefer organic & GF
- Tracy
I'm extremely sensitive to MSG, and get migraines when I eat even a little of it. So along with Chinese food, I have to pay very close attention to any kind of canned soup. Unfortunately, this has meant that I cannot make any of the hundreds of recipes that use cream of mushroom.
There is NO MSG in this one, and it's delicious! The first thing I made with this was chicken breasts baked in cream of mushroom soup, which I used to love when my mom made it. It tasted even better than I remembered, and I didn't have to add any seasoning to the sauce, it already had a nice garlicy taste, and a great creamy consistency. This has opened up new doors for me in the kitchen!
- Suzanne Ortega
Quick dinners
Pour this over sauteed grass-fed beef and frozen organic veggies for a quick, yummy dinner
- Emily
SO good! Perfect for stroganoff!
My mom used to make stroganoff for us on a regular basis using cream of mushroom soup, ground beef, and rice, all topped with sour cream. Since living on my own, I get homesick for my family and the dinners we'd cook together, this stroganoff being one of those. It's the perfect hearty comfort food dish for cold winter days or if I'm just feeling homesick. At over $3/can at the grocery stores, this is a little pricier than what I'm used to, but Thrive Market has their single boxes cheaper than other online bulk rates--and you can only get those discounts if you buy a certain amount. And this particular brand is especially flavorful, not watered down, and has a great amount of mushrooms (other brands seem stingy in comparison with their mushrooms). It's also nice that this soup is organic, non-GMO, and gluten-free so I can use it to make my favorite dishes for pretty much all of my friends. I try to shop organic and non-GMO whenever I can, and this soup is even cheaper than some of the regular soups that aren't those. All around great product.
- Rudy
Great consistency, too much sodium.
If you are looking for mushroom soup with several mushroom slices, this is not the product you are looking for. This is a mushroom flavored cream with very little mushroom pieces. It has great consistency and definitely works well as an addition to other meals.
I did find it high in sodium, however, which is something I try to avoid. So, it had to be mixed with other foods to reduce the saltiness.
- Barb Bates
I use it to bake chicken!
When I am in the mood for tacos or burritos, I put this soup and some chicken in Pyrex and bake it. The soup has a lot of mushroom, garlic and spices that when added to the chicken are delicious!
I am gluten-free and prefer to eat organic. This soup is both! They don't use the traditional gluten thickener which is awesome! I love Pacific Foods soup and will buy this again!
- Heather Fernandez
Absolutely excellent!
The only reason I tried this soup was because of a soy allergy so I had to steer away from the generic canned brands. This product separates itself for many other reasons too as it is GMO free, gluten-free, and organic.
Another thing to keep in mind when comparing prices is that most cans are 8 oz and this soup is 10 oz, so you're actually getting 50% more product! It also tastes great, a wonderful product to always keep in the house.
- Barbara Haynes
Seriously good stuff
After years of being gluten free and not having canned cream of mushroom soup, I finally came across this item. This is very good and so much better than what I remember of the old Campbell's soup variety. I had learned to get along without it. Now, the Pacific Foods Cream of Mushroom soup, I can't imagine not having it in the pantry. An excellent product.
- Pat
Easy Casserole Sauce
I had to rethink many of my weeknight dinner recipes when my son had to go gluten-free. This product was a happy find. I use this product to create many quick and easy starch/sauce/protein/vegetable casseroles for an easy dinner. Delicious, healthy, and gluten-free.
- Kate
A Pantry Staple
I love mushroom soup with true creamy taste and not the Campbell starchy taste!
- Carmen
Great product
I was looking for a gluten green product and came across this brand. I tried both the cream of mushroom and cream of chicken for the first time. Family loved the taste. Could not tell the difference in texture or density vs cambells.
- Thrive User
Shroomy Good!
This tastes so good, I use it for everything!
By itself, green bean casserole, roasts, gravy. Yum!
Since I had to go GF, mushroom soup was something I would get hungry for.
Many brands I tried were okay, some not good, but this IS YUM!
- Ranay
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The thing that occupies my mind most right now are pop-ups and paper sculptures. I dissect and reassemble pop-up books to learn different techniques, and the books give me different ideas for cards and (eventually) a book of my own. I have created various cards for birthdays, holidays and to say thank you. Below are some of the cards I have made in the past.
I continue to work on drawings—mostly charcoal and graphite. I have adopted a dog and he has been my model recently. I've also been thinking about a new series of drawings revolving around my grandparents and their parents—the 'ancestor series'.
A few samples of pop-ups—promotional and seasional—that I have created in the past. To see a few more examples of my popups click to see the popups page.
I used to spend a great deal of time on the Delaware & Lehigh Canal path going back and forth to work. The path goes right by the Norfolk & Southern rail yard, and many of the freight trains are painted with the most amazing graffiti. One of the things I love about the graffiti painted trains is that the graffiti lays on top of and beside the very Swiss style lettering that identifies each train. I also love the texture of the rusty metal trains beneath the shiny paint. I feel sure that the color of the train dictates the colors chosen by the graffiti artist. Here is an example of some of the pictures taken on my many trips along the path. More of these images can be found in the Photographs section of this website.
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__group__ ticket summary owner component _version priority severity milestone type _status workflow _created modified _description _reporter
Future Releases 23482 Fix improper use of comment_exists() in some importers maxpagels Import normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2013-02-15T18:49:18Z 2015-06-23T18:40:26Z "Background: #20494
DotClear Importer and TextPattern Importer treat the returned comment post ID as a comment ID: [[BR]]
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dotclear-importer/trunk/dotclear-importer.php#L416 [[BR]]
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/textpattern-importer/trunk/textpattern-importer.php#L429" SergeyBiryukov
Future Releases 24729 "Legacy mention of ""admin"" account via import.php" rmccue Import normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2013-07-11T20:44:52Z 2015-10-01T03:28:20Z "'First off, hello and apologies if I've submitted my first bug incorrectly - I did the recommended reading and searching but couldn't find this reported yet. Do let me know how I can improve for the next time!'
On /wp-admin/admin.php?import=wordpress - When importing a WXR file, once the file is submitted, the information prompt suggest assigning all posts to ""admin"". Since we no longer create this named account, perhaps this wording should be changed to eliminate any confusion?
Picture: http://instagram.com/p/bo5yrbCHZ_/" meaganhanes
Future Releases 12885 LiveJournal importer uses GMT date/time as local date/time Import normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) new has-patch 2010-04-07T02:07:25Z 2015-11-01T16:31:11Z "The LiveJournal importer takes a comment's date/timestamp, which is in GMT, and inserts it into the database as the comment's local date/timestamp. In my timezone (U.S. Central, DST), a comment posted at 12:00pm local time (5:00pm GMT) will be imported to the database as having been posted at 5:00pm local time (10:00pm GMT).
I've attached a patch that I've successfully tested on Wordpress 2.9.2, and it appears to be easily ported to trunk. One caveat: it appears that there are two timezone settings in the Wordpress database (timezone_string and gmt_offset), but as my database has no value for gmt_offset, I don't know if I need to account for that, nor can I test that." kurtmckee
Future Releases 21597 WordPress Importer $base_url index failed Import 3.4 normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) new has-patch 2012-08-15T18:30:11Z 2016-06-15T22:26:38Z "When XRS file without the site url tag is imported, it throws a notice. This patch allow people to upload hand-made and not-attached-to-any-site XRS file.
I came across creating a XRS file to import names of cities from Portugal to a specific custom taxonomy to some sites. This can reflect the necessity of this patch." lightningspirit
Future Releases 23276 WordPress Importer: Update existing navs instead of new Import normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) new has-patch 2013-01-23T17:00:06Z 2017-04-28T17:44:59Z "A possible solution (reuses logic present in the code):
$menu_item_db_id = (int) $item['post_id'];
$original_object = get_post( $menu_item_db_id );
if ( is_null( $original_object ) ) {
$post_parent = (int) $item['post_parent'];
if ( $post_parent ) {
// if we already know the parent, map it to the new local ID
if ( isset( $this->processed_posts[$post_parent] ) ) {
$post_parent = $this->processed_posts[$post_parent];
// otherwise record the parent for later
} else {
$this->post_orphans[intval($post['post_id'])] = $post_parent;
$post_parent = 0;
// map the post author
$author = sanitize_user( $item['post_author'], true );
if ( isset( $this->author_mapping[$author] ) )
$author = $this->author_mapping[$author];
$author = (int) get_current_user_id();
$postdata = array(
'import_id' => $item['post_id'],
'post_author' => $author,
'post_date' => $item['post_date'],
'post_date_gmt' => $item['post_date_gmt'],
'post_content' => $item['post_content'],
'post_excerpt' => $item['post_excerpt'],
'post_title' => $item['post_title'],
'post_status' => $item['status'],
'post_name' => $item['post_name'],
'comment_status' => $item['comment_status'],
'ping_status' => $item['ping_status'],
'guid' => $item['guid'],
'post_parent' => $post_parent,
'menu_order' => $item['menu_order'],
'post_type' => $item['post_type'],
'post_password' => $item['post_password']
$menu_item_db_id = wp_insert_post( $postdata, true );
if ( is_wp_error( $menu_item_db_id ) ) {
$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $item['post_type'] );
printf( __( 'Failed to import %s "%s"', 'wordpress-importer' ),
$post_type_object->labels->singular_name, esc_html($item['post_title']) );
if ( defined('IMPORT_DEBUG') && IMPORT_DEBUG )
echo ': ' . $post_id->get_error_message();
echo '
'; } } $id = wp_update_nav_menu_item( $menu_id, $menu_item_db_id, $args ); }}}" WraithKenny Future Releases 23275 WordPress Importer: line-ending mismatch corrupts serialized meta Import normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) new has-patch 2013-01-23T16:56:04Z 2015-06-23T23:24:45Z "A possible solution: {{{ if ( $key ) { // export gets meta straight from the DB so could have a serialized string if ( ! $value ) $value = maybe_unserialize( $meta['value'] ); // Occationally, line-endings break unserialize() if ( empty( $value ) ) // Try normalizing... $value = maybe_unserialize( str_replace( array(""\r\n"", ""\r"", ""\n""), ""\r\n"", $meta['value'] ) ); if ( empty( $value ) ) // Adjust string length if needed $value = maybe_unserialize( preg_replace( // e flag deprecated in PHP 5.5.0 I think '!s:(\d+):""(.*?)"";!se', ""'s:'.strlen('$2').':\""$2\"";'"", $meta['value'] ) ); add_post_meta( $post_id, $key, $value ); do_action( 'import_post_meta', $post_id, $key, $value ); // if the post has a featured image, take note of this in case of remap if ( '_thumbnail_id' == $key ) $this->featured_images[$post_id] = (int) $value; } }}}" WraithKenny Future Releases 15586 movabletype-importer, trivial: fix no index upload_type warning Import 3.1 normal normal WordPress.org defect (bug) new has-patch 2010-11-26T00:43:46Z 2015-11-01T18:43:10Z "movabletype-importer, trivial: fix no index upload_type warning ENV: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/movabletype-importer/trunk r315664" lloydbudd Future Releases 16294 Remote WXR Import duck_ Import normal normal WordPress.org enhancement reviewing has-patch 2011-01-19T01:02:00Z 2015-09-02T03:25:15Z The attached patch allows a user to submit a URL pointing to a WXR import file, rather then uploading it. The purpose of this is to allow people to import a WXR file that is larger then their server's max_upload_size/max_post_size php.ini settings. belaraka Future Releases 22994 Remove 'blogroll' from the import options nacin* Import 3.5 normal normal WordPress.org enhancement accepted has-patch 2012-12-18T17:53:16Z 2015-10-03T19:55:26Z "Now that we've dropped links (#21307), we shouldn't encourage importing them. It'll just confuse the newbies. This will require a change to http://api.wordpress.org/core/importers/1.0/, so while we can clean up /wp-admin/includes/import.php (attached) it won't matter till that's scrubbed. Maybe upgrade that to 1.1 so people who are on older WP are left alone?" Ipstenu Future Releases 16460 Category/tag converter should support all public taxonomies Import 3.0 normal normal WordPress.org feature request new has-patch 2011-02-05T04:56:39Z 2016-03-29T11:09:53Z The category to tag converter should let you convert terms to custom taxonomies, if any are defined. I'm attaching a rewrite of the plugin based on 1.5.2, which included support for post formats. sillybean Future Releases 32101 Ability to mark plugin as unmanaged DrewAPicture Plugins 4.1.2 normal normal WordPress.org task (blessed) assigned has-patch 2015-04-24T07:48:54Z 2017-05-25T11:05:36Z "We've had a rather unpleasent incident where we used a certain plugin name for a private plugin, but then another plugin appeared under the same name in the theme directory, marking our plugin for an update. Rest assured ''someone'' clicked on the update button, replacing our plugin with some other. Such conflicts may seem rare, but they do happen. Adding an optional, defaults to false, `private` field to the theme header (like npm/Bower) to disable update checking for such a plugin would be an easy fix. " damonganto Future Releases 26350 !important audit Administration 3.8 high major Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2013-12-02T01:06:14Z 2016-07-21T21:59:55Z "After the MP6 merge many CSS rules became ""very !important"". Some are so !important that overwrite other !important... Looking at wp-admin.css: in trunk there are 65 `!important` compared to 22 in 3.7." azaozz Future Releases 33030 Admin menu update/comment count notification accessibility adamsoucie Administration 4.2 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2015-07-17T21:56:58Z 2017-05-15T18:05:11Z "In the admin menu, when there are updates or pending comments, they're notified to users with a small number in a colored circle. Red or blue depending which is the current active menu item. From an accessibility point of view I can see three issues here: - color contrast (both #d54e21 and #00b9eb are under the required 4.5:1 ratio) - the numbers font size is really too small - the numbers are just... numbers and would need a more descriptive aria-label About colors and font size, any change here would require design feedback so: designers welcome! Screenshot for reference: [[Image(https://cldup.com/DmVt4KVWJM.png)]] Tracking label: #a11y-color" afercia Future Releases 28599 Better Visual Focus Indication in Admin Menu Administration 3.8 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2014-06-20T06:22:58Z 2016-09-26T17:33:18Z "Breaking this issue away from #28267 ""Unify focus styles across the admin."" The left navigation menu system now uses color changes to indicate visual focus. In the default scheme, when the main menu item is selected the background goes from dark gray to black and when a submenu item is selected the text goes dark blue, both hard to discern. Color alone cannot be the only indicator. For those who cannot perceive color changes, a secondary marker is required. For instance, in the situation where a blue glow is used to show focus on an input, there is the color and the shading in the glow: two elements. The solution should work in the eight available admin color schemes. Some suggestions have been made including: • Helen reports that a blue glow does not look good • White outline around menu item with white outline also around selected submenu item • Reversing the colors coupled with another undefined indicator element • Triangle to the left of main menu item and selected submenu item • Underline under main menu item and selected submenu item (might be mistaken for links) Tracking label: #a11y-color" AccessibleJoe Future Releases 35622 "Color contrast: audit all the ""#f00"" and ""red"" reds" afercia Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2016-01-26T23:35:34Z 2017-04-19T21:13:54Z "See related #31713. In various admin screens there are some occurrences of `#f00` and `red` reds mainly used for error messages. These reds don't guarantee a sufficient color contrast ratio when combined with a white background (or text if they're used for background). They should be probably all replaced with the new red `#dc3232`." afercia Future Releases 35596 Color contrast: checkboxes and radio buttons afercia Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2016-01-25T00:15:11Z 2017-03-06T19:24:48Z "See related #31713. As part of the effort to audit color contrast in the admin and make the contrast ratio at least 4.5:1 (WCAG AA level) it would be important to consider also form controls. Starting with checkboxes and radio buttons, some browsers allow them to be styled, some don't. The actual rendering of these controls also varies depending on the operating system but where the styles provided by WordPress apply (basically on Webkit browsers), the color contrast is really low. See in the screenshot below, checkboxes in latest Chrome and Firefox on Windows 10: [[Image(https://cldup.com/SIRDA2oasX.png)]] Form controls are such a fundamental part of any user interaction and should be clearly visible to all users, also low vision or color blind users. We've discussed a bit this issue in the accessibility team and there's no objection to style them, by the way the border color should maybe standardize to a darker one, like Firefox does. Any thoughts and patches welcome :)" afercia Future Releases 33029 Dismissable admin notices focus loss morganestes Administration 4.2 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) reviewing has-patch 2015-07-17T21:06:51Z 2017-01-23T17:12:42Z "When activating the button to dismiss an admin notice, the currently focused element (the dismiss button itself) disappears hence there's a focus loss. This is more noticeable in some browsers (e.g. Chrome) while other browsers try to be smarter (e.g. Firefox) and keep focus in place. To reproduce, use Chrome and edit a post, then press the ""Update"" button and after page refresh a notice will appear. Using your keyboard, tab through the UI elements and focus the dismiss button. Press Enter. Now tab again and focus will be on the document root. See screenshot: [[Image(https://cldup.com/8RQDiHnFkX.png)]] Worth noting this is not specific to dismissable notices, it happens every time a focused element gets hidden or removed from the DOM. Every time this happens, users will lose context and will be forced to navigate through several elements just to find again the last place from where they left off. Since it's a general issue in the admin I initially thought to open a general ticket but then feared it would have been too broad. Decided to start with a small, understandable example to start the discussion and hopefully find a nice, simple, solution :) As a general rule, every time a focused element gets hidden or removed from the DOM, correctly handling the focus and restoring it in the most logical place should be a developer responsibility. An interesting reading would be what a blind person (and developer, and Mozillian) thinks about this specific issue: https://www.marcozehe.de/2015/02/05/advanced-aria-tip-2-accessible-modal-dialogs/ while the article focuses on modal dialogs, the part about focus loss is pretty relevant." afercia Future Releases 40610 HTML5 Validation error in Screen Options > Pagination Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2017-04-30T09:51:34Z 2017-05-19T14:47:54Z "Error: Attribute "maxlength" is only allowed when the input type is "email", "password", "search", "tel", "text", or "url". " Arena94 Future Releases 32233 Improve escaping in /wp-admin/includes/template.php Administration 4.3 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2015-05-02T07:28:44Z 2015-06-22T21:36:45Z "It was brought to my attention that various output in /wp-admin/includes/template.php is missing proper escaping. This includes titles for settings sections and fields, inline Thickbox JS, and various translatable strings (the translations for which might accidentally or intentionally include problematic content). This patch adds various escaping functions where needed. " McGuive7 Future Releases 18449 List Table Factory Needs to be Pluggable wonderboymusic Administration 3.1 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2011-08-16T19:51:33Z 2015-11-04T18:09:14Z "Better design planning should have been considered for http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php function _get_list_table() is identical to an object factory pattern, which would make more sense as a static member of WP_List_Table. In other words... {{{ $wp_list_table = _get_list_table('WP_Terms_List_Table'); }}} ... which looks simple, is actually confusing because it would be more intuitive if written as ... {{{ $wp_list_table = WP_List_Table::factory('Terms'); }}} Further, the factory hasn't offered any extensibility. Locking edit-tags.php against WP_Terms_List_Table makes it unusable for custom taxonomies that need a custom UI. Despite all of the great API improvements for taxonomies, this case still necessitates duplicating the entire category editing UI within a plugin just to tweak a table column or a link path. Please adjust the ticket Type and Component as necessary. It could be a taxonomy design flaw or an administration enhancement, depending how you look at it." miqrogroove Future Releases 32170 List table: sortable column headers accessibility afercia Administration 4.2 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2015-04-28T18:42:41Z 2016-11-28T18:46:59Z "List tables can be sorted activating the links in the sortable table headers (if any), in ascending and descending order. See screenshot: [[Image(https://cldup.com/2h3fIgOJH1.png)]] For screen reader users, there's no indication at all the columns can be sorted. A far as I see, this feature is not even mentioned in the Help tab. There are just some links and users don't have a clue what they're meant for. Screen readers will read out, for example: {{{ column 2 Title link column 6 Comments link column 7 Date link }}} It would be very beneficial to add a clear, concise, information about the header links purpose. - which columns are sortable - which order users will get when activating the links (descending or ascending?) - the current sorting and order Also sighted users would probably benefit from a clear indication of the initial sorting. In fact, the arrow is displayed only when you change the default sorting so you already have to know the columns are sortable. Displaying the arrow in the initial view could help, as it's done in all similar applications I can think of. I would also suggest to review the ordering associated with the ""first click"" on a header link. For example, in the Posts table clicking the Comments header the first time gives an ascending order by Comments count, showing the Posts with 0 comments first, while probably would be more useful to have the Posts with the higher number of Comments displayed first. Any thoughts and patches more than welcome." afercia Future Releases 28273 Multisite sites without a path redirect to signup page chriscct7 Administration 3.9 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) reviewing has-patch 2014-05-15T21:52:36Z 2015-11-01T16:36:10Z "From https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-to-39-one-sub-site-directs-to-wp-signupphpnew?replies=4&view=all Pre 3.9, WordPress would treat an empty 'path' variable for the site as a / As of 3.9, this is no longer the case, and a blank path will act as if the site does not exist. It's a simple fix in the admin section, but this is a regression from 3.8" Ipstenu Future Releases 37712 Opacity not applied to admin menu icon when it selected Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2016-08-18T08:09:28Z 2017-02-18T23:28:49Z "Opacity not applied to single menu with custom menu logo when it selected. But it work fine where menu has sub-menu and following css applied for it. {{{ #adminmenu li.menu-top:hover .wp-menu-image img, #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu .wp-menu-image img { opacity: 1; } }}} So here css rule missing for single menu with custom menu logo. When I applied following css then it work fine. {{{ #adminmenu li.menu-top.current .wp-menu-image img { opacity: 1; } }}} " chandrapatel Future Releases 34811 Preview Changes adds a new ?t= to url each time Administration 4.3.1 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new close 2015-11-28T14:03:52Z 2017-02-05T20:01:11Z "Using Safari browser. When editing a page or post and you click the [Preview Changes] button it opens a new window/tab for the preview. If you close this preview window then click [Preview Changes] again you get a url that has ?t=XXXXX (you need to be quick to notice it since it immediately forwards to a different url). The problem is that if you close that preview window and then click [Preview Changes] again then the url gets ?t=XXXXXX?t=YYYYYY and it keeps adding ?t= each time you click [Preview Changes]. The preview still works fine. But the extra ?t= appears to be unintended. The bug is in some workaround code in wp-admin/js/post.js The workaround targets Safari and adds '?t=' + ( new Date() ).getTime(); to the url when you click the [Preview Changes] button. Problem occurs in a fresh install of 4.3.1 and also in 4.4-RC1-35744. Tested in Safari 8.0.7 (10600.7.12) OS X 10.10.4 (14E46). Video showing problem: https://youtu.be/n1XWSCf1KZQ (use HD quality and pause the video at 0:20)" garethhadfield Future Releases 35288 Search Engines Discouraged message improvements Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2016-01-02T14:54:11Z 2016-10-09T21:35:38Z "While working on #35049 was wondering why this text is capitalized. Investigated a bit and realized this message could probably be improved a bit too, especially now that its title attribute is going to be removed. At the very least, I'd propose to don't use capitalized text and try to style it to make it a bit more evident. TL;DR As noted in the ticket that introduced it, users may forget to turn privacy mode off with disastrous consequences in search results. So, as a first step, the message should probably be made a bit more evident. Please consider the ""At a Glance"" widget can display additional things (updates, network storage) and plugins can add their own stuff. See screenshot below: [[Image(https://cldup.com/uN1C3IyYRl.png)]] Being in the middle of all that text, the message looks somehow hidden and not so prominent as it should be. WordPress already has CSS classes for this, thinking at notices (maybe `notice-warning` ?). It would be great to have a design proposal from UI people and designers :) Also, was thinking there's probably no need to use a so short text because the widget provides enough room to use a more meaningful message and link. As a general rule, text used for links should be self-explanatory, make sense even when read out of context, and should describe the link purpose. Introducing changes here can be a bit tricky since there are filters in place so I'd consider this part optional but also a nice improvement worth considering. Ideally, there should be some text to indicate the privacy status followed by a meaningful link. Since in the related options page this setting is called ""Search Engine Visibility"" (but it can be ""Site Visibility"" and use radio buttons if the `blog_privacy_selector` action is used. see [21838], the discussion on the related ticket #16416, and [https://irclogs.wordpress.org/chanlog.php?channel=wordpress-dev&day=2012-08-29&sort=asc#m446982 the discussion on IRC]) I'd propose to use something like this: {{{ Search engines are currently asked not to index your content.[br] [link]Change search engine visibility settings[/link] }}} For reference, here's some history: introduced in #12211 and initially meant to look like a button because it was close to the ""Visit Site"" button: [[Image(https://cldup.com/lYrYTBgNEU.png)]] Since it looked like a button, text was capitalized following WordPress conventions ''and I guess this is the reason why it's still capitalized''. Then it was changed to look like a link and later the original ""Privacy On"" text was changed in ""Search Engines Blocked"". Still capitalized :) [[Image(https://cldup.com/FDsJzQk_ca.png)]] Then it went through many other changes: - visually changed from a button to a link in [13182] - restricted by capabilities in [13559] - text changed from ""Privacy On"" to ""Search Engines Blocked"" in [13767] - filters were introduced in [14237] - moved from admin-header.php to the 'Right Now' widget in the Dashboard in [17829] - text changed from 'Search Engines Blocked' to 'Search Engines Discouraged' in [21838] - removed with the Dashboard redesign in [26144] - then restored in [26700]" afercia Future Releases 31604 Weird selection blue in the Theme Editor hugobaeta Administration lowest trivial Future Release defect (bug) assigned has-patch 2015-03-12T04:01:09Z 2017-03-22T20:01:10Z "The theme editor uses a background color to show which file is selected. By default, it's this weird light blue that doesn't really blend with anything. The entire selection style is weird, but that blue just feels off. Hugo has some ideas about a better color." samuelsidler Future Releases 26764 Welcome panel - misleading text chriscct7 Administration 3.5 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) reviewing has-patch 2014-01-03T17:12:32Z 2017-04-27T20:42:53Z "Welcome panel shows: - ""Write your first blog post"" - I have many posts... It should be ""Add a blog post""? - ""Add an About page"" - I have ""About"" page and also many other pages... It should be ""Add additional pages""?" pavelevap Future Releases 40581 When all columns are 'special' ... Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2017-04-26T17:10:37Z 2017-05-19T14:40:39Z "In an admin page list, when all columns are 'special', no columns settings " Arena94 Future Releases 9716 WordPress Theme/Plugin editor adds blank lines Administration 2.7.1 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) reopened has-patch 2009-05-03T20:32:01Z 2015-05-12T05:43:48Z "When I edit theme css in theme editor in WP admin !WordPress reformats my CSS and adds a blank life between entrys in css. it adds a cr and line break .... In other words if you have a 100 line css download with FTP look at in text editor it is now 200 lines as WP added blank lines to css it should not be adding things to the CSS? It may only do this when it wraps window but I think not it appears to add blank lines. Imagine the damage to a 1000 line CSS it spaces every entry by 1 line!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It stiil works but it messes it up. THAT IS COFIRMED ONE EDIT DOUBLE SPACE ENTIRE CSS... VERY BAD Here is part of the problem but not the double space in total. When you down load the file in FTP and it is in windows encoding the line endings. So you ftp back and all is fine. Now you are at the coffee shop and what a quick change, so you login to WP admin and theme editor edit CSS. Now you get home and download in ftp to continue your work on CSS. The file is now mac formatted (or thinks it is) so when you edit the line endings do not contain the right line breaks for windows OR WP theme editor as it ignores them. This explains the wierd spacing though not the double spacing .... why is it converting to mac and yet ignores mac?! weird.. it adds a CR tag must be bug again though its still double spacing on edit IN windows line ending though if you down load cSS its tagged mac format... Use notepad 2 or Note pad plus to see the error. When ever you edit with !WordPress editor it adds cr and says css is now mac formatted. FTP download the file and now see all the extra CR's it adds. So it likes CR only so I convert to CR only and it beaks CSS it wants CR LF to work but if that is the case why does the online editor add CR only????????????????????????? " Vistronic Future Releases 33885 meta_form performs a potentially expensive query Administration 4.3.1 normal critical Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2015-09-15T18:23:11Z 2017-05-25T10:42:19Z "This is a follow-up to #24498 and the research that @tollmanz did on the query used in meta_form. To summarize: The query in meta_form can be incredibly slow on sites with a lot of post meta. The solution to me seems to be to cache the query and update the cache of meta to use every time a new piece of post_meta is saved. This will prevent the query from needing to be run on sites with a persistent cache. " jorbin Future Releases 35166 strange effect in tab active Administration 4.4 normal normal Future Release defect (bug) new has-patch 2015-12-19T13:37:48Z 2017-04-21T22:20:10Z "If I click on tab, there is strange effect on bottom-border. I figure out, that problem is global {{{ a { -webkit-transition-property: border,background,color; transition-property: border,background,color; } }}} In admin css there should be: {{{ /* fix for strange effect */ .nav-tab-active { -webkit-transition-property: background,color; transition-property: background,color; } }}}" Hrohh Future Releases 37219 Admin menu with admin_url function Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement new has-patch 2016-06-29T06:13:05Z 2016-10-03T22:02:05Z I think that options in menu should have admin_url function. For example I want add custom param (?lang=de). I can use admin_url filter but this not work in menu items sebastian.pisula Future Releases 26605 Appearance of recent/future posts in dashboard looks off on mobile. Administration 3.8 normal normal Future Release enhancement new has-patch 2013-12-13T13:24:18Z 2017-05-23T17:19:13Z "When viewing the dashboard on a small screen device, the layout of the date and post title in the recent/future post section of the layout of the site activity widget looks funny when the title is fairly long. I think it might be better to have the date on a separate line. [[Image(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/h8jpr8305isg0gy/2013-12-13%20at%2013.17%202x%20%281%29.png)]] " mattheu Future Releases 26960 Audit extraneous HTML/CSS for the admin menu Administration low normal Future Release enhancement new has-patch 2014-01-30T05:56:16Z 2015-12-03T16:32:02Z In working on #18380, I've noticed quite a bit of cruft that has built up over time, some of it directly related to the split between colors and structure. For example, the .wp-menu-arrow is no longer visible in the 3.8 redesign, but the HTML and CSS remain. Once #18380 and #26669 are complete, we should take a closer look at this. helen Future Releases 31354 Compound settings confusing with screen readers (checkboxes) Administration 4.1 normal normal Future Release enhancement new has-patch 2015-02-17T03:08:21Z 2017-01-30T17:11:28Z "There are a number of settings in the admin that are made out of multiple variables. That is, they combine a checkbox/radio button toggle and a value. When you can see it, it makes sense because it forms a logical sentence and everything works out great. When you rely on a screen reader, it doesn't really come across as such and there's no link between the different inputs in the setting. For example: [[Image(http://i.imgur.com/0r0lDSn.png)]] As you tab through the different fields, NVDA (with default settings) will announce: - Break comments into page with - checkbox (not) checked. - top level comments per page and the - edit fifty. - page displayed by default - combo box last collapsed. We need to come up with a pattern that can be applied to split up these toggle/value inputs and clear up confusion this may create. It would be nice if the inputs for the actual values stay disabled until the appropriate toggle is enabled as well (similar to how the home/blog static page selectors work). This issue concerns the following fields: '''On /wp-admin/options-discussion.php:''' - Automatically close comments on articles older than X days - Enable threaded (nested) comments X levels deep - Break comments into pages with X top level comments per page and the X page displayed by default. - Comments should be displayed with the X comments at the top of each page '''On /wp-admin/network/settings.php''' - Limit total size of files uploaded to X MB Could use input from accessibility and UI teams on how to best tackle this. :) " Cheffheid Future Releases 6479 Encourage people to change default tagline markjaquith Administration 2.5 normal normal Future Release enhancement assigned has-patch 2008-03-30T19:09:41Z 2016-10-15T05:08:00Z "A lot of people don't change the default tagline, especially if using a theme that doesn't display it. But it still displays in their feed. We should check to see if they still have the default tagline and if so, put a little contextual help in Settings - General that (nicely) encourages them to change it. Props to Chris Silver Smith for bringing this issue up at WordCamp Dallas." markjaquith Future Releases 26571 "Increase flexibility of ""At a Glance"" Dashboard Widget to match ""Right Now"" Widget" chriscct7 Administration 3.8 normal normal Future Release enhancement reviewing has-patch 2013-12-12T18:00:27Z 2016-06-03T16:41:09Z "Following the changes in #26495, the ""At a Glance"" Dashboard widget is now much less flexible for extending. Primarily, the issue is the new `dashboard_glance_items` filter which is significantly less flexible than the previous collection of actions. Two main issues: 1. The filter forces all items to be in a single list along with the core ""glance items."" 1. The filter does not add any classes to added list items, making them impossible to style. This last issue is particularly bad, since a class is required to change the icon associated with a list item in the ""At a Glance"" list. Here's a use case for why a more flexible filter or an action following the list but before Version and Privacy info is important from my plugin Post Status Menu Items: [[Image(http://mrwweb.com/files/wp-trac/at-a-glance-statuses.png)]] Note the separate list and list-item icons. To get that at the present time, I had to hack out of the existing list with an empty list item in the first list and a new empty list with one empty item at the end: {{{ ...


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Cosmute.com is a 1 year old domain, situated in Netherlands. The domain is linked to the IP address 22.214.171.124.
It was registered by Armand Niehaus , who can be reached at . Registration details show that it was registered on 09 Jan 2016 through key-systems gmbh and will expire on 09 Jan 2017.
The site returns a status code of 200. The site is being served through Apache/2.


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Up to 2015, Mexico had an installed effective capacity to generate 16,953 MW of electricity renewable sources, this accounts for 25.3% of total installed capacity.
Mexico has an enormous potential to take advantage of renewable resources, according to the national inventory of renewable energies, it recognizes a proven and probable power generation of 100,278 GWH per year. In addition, the potential additional potential (not counting solar) is greater than 195,278 GWH per year; While the estimated solar potential is considered practically unlimited with respect to the national energy consumption.
There are currently more than 287 power stations in Mexico that are operating or under construction to generate electricity from renewable sources; Oaxaca and Veracruz are the states with the largest number of wind and biomass projects, respectively.
It is estimated that by 2029 the installed capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources will increase by 20,950 MW and that wind and hydraulic sources will have the largest share, with 57.1% and 26%.0, respectively.
Between 2010 and 2015, it was announced about 51 foreign direct investment proyects in the Renewable Energy industry in Mexico, mainly in the states of Oaxaca and Baja California. The main investor countries were Spain, United States and Germany.
More and more transnationals from the renewable energies industry are opting to invest in Mexico due to its appeal and reliability. Both project developers and equipment suppliers are present in the country. In addition, several domestic companies have penetrated the local market with small-scale projects involved in development, manufacturing and selling renewable equipment and/or have decided to diversify their business towards the sustainable energy industry.
There are several production centers in Mexico; some examples by source type and activity are:
Wind industry
Generator manufacturing. Potencia Industrial, a 100% Mexican
company located in Mexico City, produces and exports to the United
States Clipper turbine generators.
The US company Dynamik Kontroll also manufactures generators in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Blade manufacturing. Vientek, a joint venture between Mitsubishi and TPI Composites, produces blades in Ciudad Juárez to export to the wind market in the United States.
Tower manufacturing. Trinity, Tubac, CS Wind, Speco and Enertech Fabricaciones produce steel towers for the Mexican wind market.
Other wind energy components. Kaydon and Liebherr and Frisa manufacture bearings for wind energy.
Solar Industry
In addition to its excellent geographic location and abundant natural resources, Mexico has huge potential for equipment manufacturing due to its low industrial costs and highly skilled workforce.
Experience. Mexico's success in the development of
the automotive and electric-electronic industries, for example,
provides a methodology platform specialized in infrastructure, which
encourages the development of the renewable energies industry in
Mexico and leverages supply chains, common support programs and
synergistic advantages.
Mexico is the only country in Latin America with integral knowledge of geothermal energy, from exploration to production. The French company Alstom established the Geothermic and Renewable Energy Cluster in Michoacán, together with the main players of the public sector, businesses and universities. Some of the project's goals are to contribute to improving the environment and to develop the area economically, socially and technologically.
Talent. According to the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions information, annually 115 thousand students of engineering, manufacturing and construction graduated from Mexican institutions.
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX gains on U.S data, but Greek fears weigh
* TSX up 92.3 pts, or 0.8 pct at 12,208.31
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* Greece, euro zone fears still weigh (Adds details, analyst comments)
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TORONTO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose on Wednesday, following two days of sharp losses on Greek debt concerns, as upbeat U.S. jobs data and firmer commodity prices pushed energy and mining stocks higher.
Oil, copper and other commodities all rose following their vicious sell-off on yesterday's surprise announcement of a Greek referendum vote on a euro zone rescue package. [O/R] [MET/L]
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Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre
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Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre
About the Hotel
Property Location
A stay at Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre places you in the heart of Krakow, walking distance from Holy Trinity Church and Kantor's Atelier. This 5-star hotel is close to Main Market Square and Wawel Castle.
Make yourself at home in one of the 237 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Porter/bellhop
- Conference space
- Luggage storage
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 6
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Accessible bathroom
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Concierge services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Airport transportation
- Number of meeting rooms - 11
- Free WiFi
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- Year Built 2001
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- Fitness facilities
- Free wired high-speed Internet
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- Roll-in shower
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Business center
- Total number of rooms - 237
- Elevator/lift
- Meeting rooms 12
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- Free WiFi
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- Self parking fee: PLN 80 per day
- Pet fee: PLN 60 per pet, per day
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text: I was with a group of fellow Hungarian-American millennials visiting the Old Country, and we were on our way back to Budapest after a comically disappointing visit to Slovakia. We stopped at this fort, where a friend and I explored the abandoned corridors and cells while imagining our own horror movie. We spooked ourselves despite the broad daylight.


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Charles Adams to Joseph Dennie, 9 May 1797
New York May 9 1797
Dear Sir
Your kind letter of the month of March last deserved an earlier answer, but my absence from this City must be my excuse. The Lay Preacher has not escaped the notice of anyone who has a taste for fine writing and you may be assured it has afforded me great pleasure to hear my friend Dennie mentioned as one of the most charming writers of the age. Unfortunately I have mislaid The proposals you sent me, or I should have procured some more subscribers I wish you had sent me the [Museum] without consulting me for whatever litterary production you may be concerned in will always be eagerly read and as far as in my power assisted by me: Nor have your writings passed unobserved by those who are much better judges than myself My father has requested me to subscribe for two setts of The Museum for him and mentioned you in a manner that were I to relate you would perhaps think flattering
I wish you to send another subscription paper that I may give you what aid is in my power.
With sentements of sincere esteem I am / your friend and huml Sert
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Dear Reader, what follows is a draft for submission to Occupy Judaism's Haggadah supplement. It's due tomorrow (Wednesday), but if you do get the chance to look at it in the next 24 hours I would very much appreciate your feedback.
At Seder we tell the story of our ancestors' enslavement and escape from slavery. We tell it every year, because it's such an important story, and it has clear relevance to any struggle for a better world. But do we actually rise to the challenge1 it sets us?
The Torah teaches mostly by example, and I think the relevant examples here are a contrasting pair. We have the Egyptian taskmasters2, who clearly provide the negative role model:
Exodus I:13-14 "And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with crushing oppression3. And they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field; in all their service, wherein they made them serve with oppression"
And as the positive role model, we obviously have our hero Moses. As the leader who took the exploited out of slavery he's an obvious role model for Occupiers, but this is not the only reason he's a good example. The introduction of his character, well before the message of the burning bush, sets the tone:
Exodus II:11-12 "And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand."
Exodus II:17 "And the shepherds came and drove [the Midianite women] away [from the well]; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock."
Between these vignettes and God's call to service, Moses has time to be adopted by Jethro the Midianite, marry Jethro's daughter Tzipora and have a child by her, so this is not an immediate prelude to his call. I see it as establishing the goodness of Moses: the example we are supposed to follow is one who before God has called him takes care not only of his brethren, but also of complete strangers in the foreign land of Midian. The example for us to follow is of someone who defied unjust authority as an individual in these early verses, even before he was put in the extraordinary position of instigating a great slave revolt. Few of us will get to be the Moses who leads an Exodus, but all of us can be the Moses who stands up for what is right in smaller ways every day. In some ways this is a more powerful calling: the world only needs a few Gandhis and MLKs, but it needs all of us to play some part.
But we must not forget the negative role model here. Our challenge is not only to be like Moses, but to be unlike the taskmasters. In the modern world this is much the harder challenge to meet. Let's use our Seder meal as a test case. For the meal itself to be congruent with the message of the story we tell over dinner, it must cause no "crushing oppression"; no lives made "bitter with hard service". It's easy enough for each of us to not directly be slave drivers—I certainly wasn't planning on going out to the wheat fields and flogging the farmhands—but it's a real challenge to put on a Seder that we can be sure involved no products of oppression whatsoever.
I'll use my own as an example. I'm pretty confident in the sourcing of the lamb & eggs we'll be serving, so I believe they won't have caused undue suffering to person nor beast4. But were the vegetables picked by children, or by adult immigrants forced to accept intolerable working conditions? Oppression-free vegetables are attainable with some diligence, but processed products are harder: what do I know about the conditions in which the wheat for these matzot, or the grapes for this wine was harvested? And then there's the furniture: my guests and I are reclining to celebrate our freedom, but were the chairs we recline on made and delivered by freely enterprising craftspeople, or by trapped, abused workers and warehouse wage slaves? I'm not sure, but I know I've failed when I consider the laptop I'm typing on right now. It's become an essential part of my Seder because my mother emailed me half the recipes I'll be cooking, and I would never have found the Haggadah we use without it. And its production almost certainly involved crushing oppression of factory workers and miners; in distant lands to be sure, but I care about those far-away people no less than Moses cared about the Midianites.
Disappointed as I am with the realisation that my own Seder will have a slavery footprint, I contend that the deck is stacked so completely against us in the first place that the challenge is probably impossible. Whatever difference we can make with our individual choices our hands are tied by the larger economic system we live in. This is the message I believe Passover has for the Occupy movement. It is each of our duty to make the right choices in our own lives—to stand up for what is right as Moses did from the beginning—but this is not sufficient to create an oppression-free world. We must continue, as Occupy has done, to critique the whole system we have built and have no choice but to live in, and we must work to design and build the system that would serve people better. Only then can we have our Promised Land, the wealth of which everyone gets to enjoy.
There's a followup to this post: Conviviality as a first step away from oppression.
[1] I am particularly indebted to Douglas Rushkoff for this conception of Biblical stories as a moral challenge. He sets it out clearly & concisely in the introduction to his Testament series of graphic novels, which you should get your hands on and read right now.
[2] An important strand of this story, often forgotten in the retelling, is that we are clearly instructed to blame only Pharaoh, his court and the taskmasters—ancient Egypt's 1% and its enablers—not the mass of the Egyptian people, for our ancestors' suffering. Exodus I:8-10 tells us that it was the ascent of a new King that started the trouble for the Israelites, Exodus I:15-17 recounts lower-status Egyptians refusing to follow Pharaoh's genocidal orders, and in Exodus III:21-22 God commands the Israelites to give individual Egyptians a chance to redeem themselves, and to remember well those who take it (Exodus XII:35-36 shows that they do take it). The current Israel Loves Iran project is a beautiful instance of following this example.
[3] For all scriptural quotes, I'm using the Soncino Press Pentateuch & Haftorahs, edited by Dr. J. H. Hertz. It uses a rather old English translation, which is not ideal, but it's the version I grew up with and I think it's pretty standard in at least Britain's Jewish community. Many of Dr. Hertz's notes take issue with details of the translation, and where I find his case persuasive I've edited to the version he evidently prefers. This is an example: the translation actually says "…serve with rigour", but he argues that "crushing oppression" is a better description of the suffering and inhumanity involved.
[4] The suffering of animals matters too. The example is set by the repetition, both times the commandment about having a strict weekly day of rest is set out, that "…in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates." (Exodus XX:10, repeated and expanded on in Deuteronomy V:14)


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Pellegrini ponders Hart of the goalkeeping matter
(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has yet to decide whether beleaguered goalkeeper Joe Hart or understudy Costel Pantilimon will play in Saturday's Premier League clash with Norwich City.
England keeper Hart has come under increasing pressure for a series of costly errors, the latest being a mix-up with defender Matija Nastasic that allowed Fernando Torres to score Chelsea's winner in a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
As usual Hart was rested for City's extra-time League Cup win over Newcastle United on Wednesday, and Chilean Pellegrini said no decision had been made on who would be in goal for the home match against strugglers Norwich.
"I think that we will talk tomorrow," Pellegrini told the club's website (www.mcfc.co.uk).
"One goalkeeper can play but the other will have our full support. We will think about it."
Romanian Pantilimon, who is yet to appear in the Premier League, gave a largely assured performance against Newcastle, making decent saves from Shola Ameobi in the first half and Papiss Cisse during extra time, and was praised by Pellegrini for keeping his second clean sheet of the season.
"Pantilimon has always had my trust and that of the team," Pellegrini said.
"He is a good player, that's why he is here. He may not have played too much because Joe Hart plays last year and this year but I trust him to play.
"I think for him and the team to keep a clean sheet today was important. Continued...