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Before digging too deeply into what is going on with hurricane number two of this Atlantic Hurricane Season, can we talk for just a moment about why someone thought Bertha was a good name for a hurricane? I guess if it grew very large, there could be quips about "Big Bertha" from the media. I could imagine Weather Channel bodybuilder and hurricane daredevil Jim Cantore standing on some wind blown street yelling into the mic, "Big Bertha is beating me like a red headed step child." Sure, it's cinematic, but Bertha?
Anyway, Hurricane Bertha is the second in this 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but it doesn't appear that it will cause much trouble for the U.S. or any land mass for that matter.
Bertha is well east of the southeastern coast of the U.S. and moving north rather swiftly. There is a chance it will just skirt the coast of Newfoundland, but even that is not a given.
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THE CHICAGO MARATHON, which celebrated its 40th Anniversary, is one of the six prestigious World Major Marathons. Many recreational runners, including yours truly, had the impression that only elite international athletes can join because of the qualification time, unless if we have huge money to donate to their charity partners for us to join the race.
I understand that many Filipino runners are quite hesitant to join because it's too expensive. My advice to all my fellow recreational runners who also have the zest of traveling: WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GIVE IT A SHOT? Join the lottery a year before the marathon and let's see how it goes if we get picked or not.
I signed up at the lottery not just because I've been dreaming of having a Six Star medal, also to spend time with my sister Amie, who moved to Chicago in 2010. Luckily, I received an email that I am going to run the Chicago Marathon 2017 and forwarded it to Amie as a surprise.
It took almost six months for me to train for the marathon. Alongside, I was working overtime, booking flights and such. I even trained during my week-long vacation in Singapore last September. Although, I was still worried about committing the same mistakes again from Osaka Marathon 2016 because, I join marathons just once a year and my offseason is usually prolonged, I'm ready to take the risk.
I arrived at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on October 4 where my sister Amie, her husband Kuya Raffy, and their lovely daughter Andi picked me up. It was probably the longest flight I've ever had which took approximately 16 hours excluding the five-hour layover at Taoyuan Airport. We ate dinner at IHOP before driving to their home, which is a mere fifteen-minute drive from the airport and a 45-minute drive to Downtown Chicago.
During my first few days, I focused on training, acclimatizing, and bonding with her family. I didn't worry much about the food because my sister cooked for us and rarely dined out. She prepared eggs, chicken broccoli, tomatoes and rice for me. The only difference though is chicken portions in the States are HUGE! But, I usually slept late at night because of jet lag, which was resolved a few days later.
On the morning of October 6, I went back to Downtown Chicago to meet-up my fellow Filipino and a few Filipino-American participants for a shake-out run lead by our good friends Ben Tanner and Stacy Mendez of the FilAmTri Team. We ran along the streets near Millennium Park, where the famous Cloud Gate is located.
We also passed by at famous landmarks in Chicago such as Willis Tower, the Magnificent Mile, John Shedd Aquarium, and more. We even tried to pass by at the Starting Line of the marathon but the security in-charge politely prevented us to go nearby. We ate our brunch at Yolk South Loop after the five-kilometer shake-out run.
After the brunch at Yolk, we claimed our race kits at the nearby McCormick Place. We already knew that the race exhibit is so huge so we didn't waste time claiming our race kits and checked other stuff within the exhibit. It's like a party for marathoners but we stayed there for only a few hours. My friends and I needed to go home ASAP and get quality rest before the big day.
October 8, 6:00 AM— Participants remain their composure while entering the race venue at Grant Park. It took us more almost an hour to enter the starting line due to the volume of runners. While we are waiting for the gun start, we are pumped up by the alternative music played by the marathon's official radio station.
At exactly 7:30 AM, the gun fired and the competition started. During the first few kilometers, everybody was like running to shatter their records. I expected that because I'm participating in one of the most prestigious marathons in the world. Instead, I just kept my pace slow and enjoy the beauty of the Chicago skyscrapers and the people's support at the sidewalk during the first few kilometers.
After passing by The Chicago Theater on North Street, I saw my sister and her family cheering for me. I regret that I wasn't able to go the sidewalk to take some selfies with them because almost everyone in the race route was way too fast and overtaking me. From Mile 5, I started using my tried and tested Jeff Galloway Technique with an interval of 3.5 minutes run and 45 seconds walk with an average pace of 6.5 kilometers per minute. There were a few racers who asked me what running technique I was using.
I also enjoyed looking at those old houses and condominiums surrounded by trees along the Old Town and Park West. There were also comic shops, vintage record stores, artisan barber shops, and third-wave coffee shops.
During the race, I have met several Filipinos and Filipino-American kids who volunteered in the race. Some of the young race volunteers affectionately caught my attention in Tagalog "Kuya, tubig/Gatorade" while offering me hydration. I also had a chance to bump in with Mina at Mile 10 (Kilometer 16) whom I met at the shake our run last Friday. We traded amusing storied while running. In Manila, chatting with our buddies while running is called "chika pace."
There were a bunch of musicians nearby playing some great blues and singing praises to the participants found in one of the troubled areas of Chicago. I forgot where exactly it was. But, the highlight of the marathon happened on the streets of the colorful community of Pilsen where the Latino community was having fiesta like Cinco de Mayo.
At around 1:00 PM, the heat starts to build up near the New Comiskey Park. I started to slow down to avoid hitting the wall. The heat was something I can compare to the desert scenes of any action movie. Along Chinatown, the weather became desert-hot and many runners slowed down. Good thing that my pace mate Mina and I took advantage of overtaking them. We took it as an advantage since we are used to training in hot weather. We also saw Stacy (from FilAmTri Team) wearing a cute pink donut costume and gave away donuts to runners. We ate some, of course.
Suddenly, I felt weird on my left knee after passing Mile 23 marker. I became too conscious and slowed down to prevent getting injured. Good thing that the people of Chicago gave their full support for us to finish the race. I pushed my self hard from Mile 24 to the very last mile. All the months of hard work paid off.
Finally, I reached the finish line really strong and achieved my personal best of 5:15:49. Almost twenty minutes better my finish at Osaka Marathon 2016.
We went to a Japanese Fusion restaurant along Michigan Avenue for recovery food and celebration. Arland Macasieb of the Philippine national triathlon team was also there to congratulate and mingle with us.
So far, this is the best marathon I've ran not just because my family witnessed it, but also the local people's all-out support. I'd love to come back and run another Chicago Marathon in the future because Chicago is now like a second home to me.

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September is a fine time to plant trees and shrubs and to divide perennials, according to Doris Taylor, Plant Information Specialist at The Morton Arboretum's Plant Clinic.
"It's cooler now and the soil is not as dry as in July, but there's still plenty of time for plants to get established before the ground freezes," she says.
The earlier you plant, the more time a tree, shrub or perennial will have to establish its root system before winter. Planting in autumn is all about giving the roots a good home in the soil so they get a solid start next spring, Taylor says. You will need to water the new plant regularly until the ground freezes and all season for the next year or two.
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Prairie Flame™ shining sumac (Rhus copallina var. latifolia 'Morton'): The shiny green summer leaves turn a spectacular flaming red in fall, and there are lovely creamy-white blooms in July. This more compact cultivar was selected by the Arboretum from a native plant growing near the Indiana border. It needs full sun and is very tolerant of drought, although it can handle a wide range of soil conditions. It spreads by suckering and will reach seven feet high and 10 feet wide in 15 years.
Iroquois Beauty™ black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton'): A relatively compact cultivar of a native plant, this black chokeberry has showy spring clusters of small white flowers in mid-May. The black summer fruit is attractive to birds and the handsome green foliage turns orange to deep red in fall. This shrub was selected by The Morton Arboretum from seed collected in Kane County. It's an adaptable plant that can handle full sun to part shade and wet to dry soil. Over ten years, it will grow only three feet high with a five-foot spread.
Northern Burgundy® arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum 'Morton'): Beautiful red to burgundy fall color is the selling point for this selection of a native plant, although it also has creamy white flowers in June, followed by ornamental clusters of blue-black fruit in early fall. It's a large shrub, growing eight to 10 feet high and wide, and very adaptable, growing in full sun to part shade and in soils from wet to dry.
Northern Charm™ boxwood (Buxus 'Wilson'): This hardy evergreen shrub works well for formal hedges or as a specimen in the garden. Its small semi-glossy leaves are an attractive emerald green that takes on a bluish cast in summer and turns a darker green winter. It's best in filtered sun to part shade, and grows three to four feet high and up to five feet wide in 15 years.
Scarlet Beauty Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Morton'): This compact shrub has plenty of whimsical dangling white flowers in early summer, when few other shrubs are in bloom. The lightly fragrant blooms are attractive to butterflies and other insects. The fall color ranges from orange through red to purple. Sweetspire is native to the Southeast, but this cultivar was selected from a fully hardy shrub that had thrived at the Arboretum since the 1950s. It does best in partial shade in moist, somewhat acid soil, although it can tolerate more alkaline soil. Expect it to grow about three to four feet high and wide in five years, although it will slowly expand through suckers.


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The family herpes – introducing cold sores
Last month we were introduced to chickenpox and shingles, both caused by herpes zoster, and space prevented a close look at the other members of this family of viruses. This month is the turn of herpes simplex type 1 which is better known as the cold sore virus and which is a completely different entity from herpes simplex type 2 that causes genital herpes.
When I was a student and trying to remember lots of new information, it helped to link type 1 with one mouth producing cold sores around the mouth and type 2 with two testicles or two ovaries and producing herpes sores in the genital area. In those far-off days it was generally held that herpes simplex type 1 did not cross the waistline but that rule is now blurred with oro-genital sex and it is well known now for cold sore sufferers to infect their partner in the genital area and the first episode can be quite extensive and very painful. Not being aware of this risk can lead to suspicion, misunderstanding and incrimination within a faithful partnership and is ultimately sorted out with laboratory confirmation of the responsible virus. Unfortunately, as with all the herpes viruses, infection is permanent although recurrences can be treated with an antiviral such as aciclovir "Zovirax"
Typically cold sores arise around the mouth as the common cold is resolving and start as a tingling sensation under the skin at the site of the eventual small blisters which then go on to scab and heal – in all about 7 to 10 days from the onset of tingling and the virus can spread until the lesions are covered by scabs. Picking at the scabs can delay the healing and some Vaseline might soften the scab helpfully in the final stages. Sufferers are prone to have these recurrences throughout their lives. Sunlight can also precipitate cold sores on the lips and sunblock may help to stop a reactivation. Menstruation can also produce a recurrence and other common reasons are tiredness, stress and being run down or general illness. Being run down can lead to more extensive lesions in the mouth and throat and can be very painful, "like a mouth full of razor blades", and can render the person very weak and with no interest in food or drink.
All these manifestations can be left to run their course without any treatment and they should resolve without a trace but the untreated episodes may last longer and cause potential prolonged embarrassment or undermine general well-being.
Treatment with acyclovir cream five times daily for five days can shorten the duration of an episode particularly if started as soon as the tingling sensation is felt. Aciclovir 200mg tablets (5 times daily for 5 days) can also have the same effect and may be more convenient for facial lesions in a hot climate or for infection in the mouth.
Sometimes the lesions become additionally infected with bacteria and the typical honey-brown crusting of impetigo becomes superimposed on the original lesion. This is very infective and can easily spread to other areas, and to other people, due to fingering and skin-to-skin contact. Bacterial infection usually responds easily to antibiotic creams (but not aciclovir) and justifies medical assessment to confirm the diagnosis.
Occasionally herpes cold sore virus gets in the eye and causes a nasty corneal infection with associated pain and redness in the eye. The invasion of the cornea by the virus produces a characteristic ulcer on the cornea which can be picked up by a doctor using fluoroscein eye drops. Clearly it is an important diagnosis to establish correctly and justifies a medical check. Aciclovir eye drops and tablets can then be used confidently to treat the episode and to avoid corneal scarring and possible damaged vision.
These days cold sore virus, herpes simplex type 1, is also found in the genital area and complicates the presentation of genital herpes which was traditionally caused by the last member of the herpes family, herpes simplex type 2 – more on this another time.
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A group of Santa Monica College (SMC) students has discovered a previously unidentified species of jumping spiders during the launch of a comprehensive animal and plant inventory in Death Valley National Park.
The surprise discovery came September 29th, when a group of about 30 SMC students in geography professor Bill Selby's field studies course spent a few hours collecting spiders and ants in what was the first day of the National Park Service's long-term inventory effort.
"For a community college, this is unusual," Selby said. "New species of plants and animals are being discovered every day, but usually by researchers and graduate students, not folks like us."
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SUNDAY A. ZOKARI, PLAINTIFF - APPELLANT,v.ROBERT M. GATES, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEFENDANT - APPELLEE.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (D.C. No. 04-CV-940-M).
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Hartz, Circuit Judge.
Before LUCERO, EBEL, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.
Plaintiff Sunday A. Zokari is an African-American man born in Nigeria but a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was hired by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) in May 2000 as an auditor-trainee in Oklahoma City. He was terminated on February 26, 2001, during his one-year probationary period.
Mr. Zokari brought suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging (1) discrimination based on his race and national origin and (2) retaliation for refusing to take an English class suggested by his supervisors, who had expressed concern about his accent. The district court granted summary judgment for DCAA on the retaliation claim, but allowed the discrimination claims to proceed to trial. A jury entered a verdict for DCAA on the discrimination claims.
Mr. Zokari contends that (1) he presented sufficient evidence to overcome summary judgment on his retaliation claim; (2) the district court erred in granting DCAA's motion in limine to exclude from trial all evidence regarding his claim that DCAA failed to pay him for his last day of employment; (3) the court improperly excluded the proffered testimony of another African-American employee at DCAA; and (4) the court improperly rejected his requested jury instruction authorizing an inference of discrimination based on his supervisors' comments about his accent.We have jurisdiction under28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
There were, of course, disputes below regarding the historical facts. But the only issues to which the disputes relate are the propriety of summary judgment and the rejected instruction. We therefore summarize the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellant, Mr. Zokari, as required in reviewing those two issues. See Pignanelli v. Pueblo Sch. Dist. No. 60, 540 F.3d 1213, 1216 (10th Cir. 2008) (on appeal from summary judgment, evidence is viewed in light most favorable to appellant); Drabik v. Stanley-Bostitch, Inc., 997 F.2d 496, 506 (8th Cir. 1993) (on appeal from denial of requested instruction, "evidence must be examined in the light most favorable to the party proposing the instruction").
DCAA, an agency within the Department of Defense, provides auditing, accounting, and financial-advisory services to the Department. DCAA's Oklahoma City office is a suboffice of the branch office in Richardson, Texas. During Mr. Zokari's employment, Paul Peters was the branch manager of the Richardson office.
On May 8, 2000, Mr. Zokari was hired as an auditor-trainee in the Oklahoma City suboffice, subject to a one-year probationary period. He was initially supervised in the Oklahoma City suboffice by Darrell Patterson, but John Michael Green became his supervisor in July. Green also supervised two other auditor-trainees, Terry Davis and Francine Montgomery, while Patterson supervised one other auditor-trainee, Rebbecca Kerr. Both Patterson and Green were, in turn, supervised by Peters from the Richardson office. Davis, hired in January 2000, only a few months before Mr. Zokari, was the first African-American to work in the Oklahoma City suboffice, and Mr. Zokari was the first Nigerian to work there.
Shortly after Green became his supervisor, Mr. Zokari met with Peters, who expressed concern about his accent and suggested that he take an English class. DCAA's policy was to encourage managers to offer an English class to employees for whom English was a second language. Mr. Zokari rejected the offer, saying that the failure of others to understand his accent resulted from their lack of exposure to people with accents, and that they would get used to it.
In September 2000 Peters and Green met with Mr. Zokari to inquire whether he had taken the English class. Mr. Zokari informed them that he had not. According to Mr. Zokari, their attitudes toward him then markedly changed: Both became hostile, and Green began to give Mr. Zokari vague instructions at work and refused to clarify them. In November 2000 Peters and Mr. Zokari met with a contractor outside the office. The contractor, who had lived in Nigeria for some time, conversed with Mr. Zokari about his homeland. Afterwards, Peters chastised Mr. Zokari for socializing with the contractor.In January 2001 Mr. Zokari requested to be sent to a training seminar, but Green elected to send Kerr, a white, native-born woman, instead. When Mr. Zokari persisted, Green signed the papers so that he could attend, but threw the papers at him.
Mr. Zokari also complains that he received minimal guidance from the auditors supervising his work. His supervisors recorded his errors on internal forms (called A-3s), which were then used as evidence of his poor work performance to justify his termination, whereas the errors of the other three auditor-trainees in the Oklahoma City suboffice were not recorded or used against them.Instead, the other auditor-trainees were given constructive feedback and the opportunity to correct their errors.Moreover, Mr. Zokari's assigned mentor provided only three hours of mentorship, whereas the other auditor-trainees typically received 24 hours.
In late January 2001 Mr. Zokari attended a final meeting with Green and Peters. They discussed his poor work performance and the difficulty others had in understanding him because of his accent. A month later, on February 26, 2001, Mr. Zokari was terminated. He received a termination letter signed by Peters that listed the reasons for his termination: frequent failure to follow up on or correct errors noted by his supervisors; too many repetitive errors in reports and working papers; failure to follow instructions of supervisors; and excessive use of the telephone for personal calls and use of a government computer for non-government work during normal work hours. Mr. Zokari was not paid for his final day of employment until June 2001.
On August 2, 2004, Mr. Zokari, acting pro se, brought suit against DCAA under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. His complaint alleged that DCAA discriminated against him on the basis of race and national origin and retaliated "after he opposed illegal activities." Aplt. App. Vol. III at 80. Among the "Background Facts" recited in the complaint is the allegation that DCAA had failed to pay him for his last day of employment, in "violation of Department of Labor guidelines." Id. at 80--81. After obtaining counsel, Mr. Zokari filed an amended complaint that largely repeated verbatim the original complaint.
DCAA filed a motion for summary judgment. The district court granted summary judgment on the retaliation claim, but denied summary judgment on the discrimination claims. Before trial DCAA filed a motion in limine to exclude all evidence regarding Mr. Zokari's claim that DCAA had failed to pay him for his last day of employment. It asserted that the money had been paid and that Mr. Zokari was raising for the first time (in a proposed pretrial order and a proposed instruction) a "'labor'" claim based on the late payment of wages. Id. at 75. The district court granted the motion, agreeing that Mr. Zokari had raised the "'labor claim'" for the first time in "pretrial filings." Id. at 101.
At trial Mr. Zokari offered the testimony of Emmett Holland, an African-American senior auditor in the Richardson office, regarding his experiences as an African-American at DCAA and information he had learned from reviewing employee evaluations in preparation for bringing his own claim of discrimination against DCAA (which he ultimately decided not to pursue). The district court excluded Holland's testimony on the ground that he lacked personal knowledge of relevant discrimination.
Before closing arguments Mr. Zokari requested an instruction permitting the jury to infer discrimination from comments made by Green and Peters about his accent. The district court denied the request, and the jury rendered a verdict for DCAA on Mr. Zokari's discrimination claims.
Mr. Zokari challenges the verdict, contending that the district court erred in granting DCAA's motion in limine regarding his wage claim, in excluding Holland's testimony, and in failing to give his proposed jury instruction. He also appeals the court's award of summary judgment to DCAA on his retaliation claim. We first address the retaliation claim.
The district court granted DCAA's motion for summary judgment on Mr. Zokari's retaliation claim. We review the district court's ruling de novo. See Pignanelli, 540 F.3d at 1216. Summary judgment should be granted if "there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and . . . the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c).
Mr. Zokari contends that his supervisors at DCAA retaliated against him in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) by treating him with hostility, disciplining him for poor performance, and eventually terminating his employment because he refused to take an English class offered to him. Section 2000e-3(a) states in pertinent part: "It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against any of his employees . . . because he has opposed any practice made an unlawful employment practice by this subchapter . . . ."
In the absence of direct evidence, we review the grant of summary judgment on such a claim under the burden-shifting framework established in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802-04 (1973). See Medina v. Income Support Div., N.M., 413 F.3d 1131, 1135 (10th Cir. 2005). Under this framework Mr. Zokari bears the initial burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation, which has three elements: (1) the plaintiff's "protected opposition" under § 2000e-3(a), (2) an adverse employment action against the plaintiff, and (3) a causal connection between the "protected opposition" and the adverse employment action. Id. at 1135--36. Opposition is protected under § 2000e-3(a) only if it is opposition to a "practice made an unlawful employment practice by Title VII." Petersen v. Utah Dept. of Corr., 301 F.3d 1182, 1188 (10th Cir. 2002) (brackets and internal quotation marks omitted).
We may assume, without deciding, that Mr. Zokari established the first two elements of his prima-facie case. But his claim of retaliation fails because he cannot establish a causal connection between his protected opposition and the adverse employment action. To establish a causal connection, Mr. Zokari must show that the individuals who took adverse action against him knew of his protected opposition. See Williams v. Rice, 983 F.2d 177, 181 (10th Cir. 1993). As we have explained, "[a]n employer's action against an employee cannot be because of that employee's protected opposition unless the employer knows the employee has engaged in protected opposition." Petersen, 301 F.3d at 1188. The employer must know not only that the employee has opposed an action of the employer (here, the request to take an English class), but that the opposition was based on a belief that the employer's action constituted discrimination prohibited by Title VII (here, racial or national-origin discrimination). See id. As we have explained:
[T]his result is compelled not only by the natural reading of the statutory language, but also by the purpose of the provision. The purpose of § 2000e-3(a) is to let employees feel free to express condemnation of discrimination that violates Title VII. That purpose is hardly served by imposing sanctions upon employers who take action against employees who never communicate their concern about unlawful discrimination.
Id. at 1189.
Although Mr. Zokari may have refused the English class because he felt that the request was discriminatory, he has not presented evidence that he made this basis of his refusal known to his supervisors. He never told them of his belief that their request constituted improper discrimination based on his race or national origin. The only reason he gave Green and Peters for his refusal was that the failure of others to understand him was due to their lack of exposure to people with an accent, a problem that would disappear over time. This explanation would not have informed his supervisors that he was ...
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What are they thinking?
First Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell decided he would give County workers a Christmas bonus. He wanted it to be 1.5% of their salaries, but was overruled by the County Commission which settled on $650. Thank you Heidi Shafer, Wyatt Bunker and Brent Taylor for opposing this. But, at least the County has a surplus.
The Mayor of Memphis decided he'd give city workers a bonus, too, and if the City Council approves it today, they'll each get $600.
But the city of Memphis does not have a surplus. We're $40 million in the hole. We still owe the City School system. We had our property taxes hiked to pay for our losses.
Clearly, this is nothing but a move by Mayor Wharton to buy votes. He had to layoff people and cut salaries and now he's hoping for their goodwill with a bonus.
Doesn't look like it will work for the Police and Firemen unions. Memphis Police Association Vice President Michael Williams likened it to robbery. "He (Wharton) robs you, but he's a nice robber," explained Williams, realizing that the move is to win them back. Larry Anthony of the Memphis Firemen Association agrees. He'd rather see the money put back in salaries to make up for the cuts. Both leaders say it shows that the city is not as stressed as they say.
So Wharton may not even get the bump out of it he wants.
This is insane. We find a $6 million dollar surplus and spend $5 million of it, even though we owe $40 million. Can you handle your household finances like that? Of course not.
Haven't they heard of disasters? Trouble doesn't announce it's coming. It just happens and then where will the funds be? If there has ever been a climate for caution, this is it. The economy is teetering at best.
Really Wharton's act is a slap in the face to diligent citizens who share a larger burden in taxes than we should. He will just continue to drive people out of the city with stupid actions like this.


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BANGKOK — Thailand's national carrier announced salary cuts for management and other airlines lowered targets as travel slowed from the coronavirus outbreak and the number of cases in the country reached 40 on Wednesday.
Thai Airways Pcl said senior management voluntarily reduced their salaries by 15% to 25% for six months beginning March in a bid to cut expenses amid reduction of passenger travel.
"Thai Airways has implemented measures such as reduction of operational expenses and delayed unnecessary investments," said the airline president, Sumeth Damrongchaitham.
Senior management, including the president and vice presidents, would also reduce their transport allowances by 20% to 30%.
Thai health officials urged the public to refrain from traveling abroad and asked airlines to tone down promotions after two more patients tested positive for the virus following a trip to Japan, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 40.
"Even though tickets are cheap, it could be your last holiday," Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters.
Last week, the Thai Airways reduced flights to major cities including those in China, Japan and South Korea.
Asia Aviation Pcl, the joint owner of the low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia, revised its target for 2020 to 20.5 million passengers, lower than the 22.15 million passengers it carried in 2019.
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I've just released the August Joomla template for our members and I hope you will agree that it is a beautiful design indeed. Gazetta is a minimal-ish multipurpose magazine or news theme that makes good use of the Joomla article image to create interesting and unique designs on a page by page basis.
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PRIME Wrestling TV #172: Krimson vs. Iron
Original Airdate: 12/30/12
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"Embodiment of Evil" KRIMSON w/Kirst vs. "Handicapped Hero" GREGORY IRON w/Zach Gowen
Last week, Greg & Zach took part in one of the most feel-good moments of 2012 when, with the inspiration of manager Jill Dials (who was granted her dream by Greg & Zach after supported them so vehemently while addressing her own issues of battling spina bifida), The newly-dubbed "Handicapped Handguns" became #1 contenders to the tag titles by overcoming The Sons of Michigan. However, this week, the mood changes, as Iron steps into battle with the intimidating Krimson. While Krimson has a tentative date with Johnny Gargano for the PRIME Title, he will also be dealing with a tag title defense beforehand. Can the DWS send a message of dominance or will the Handguns keep rolling en route to a tag title opportunity?
JOHNNY GARGANO Reaction
One week ago, Johnny Gargano joined us to address the issues of Krimson & The Dead Wrestling Society, but was jumped from behind by the animalistic Gory, who proceeded to choke Gargano out cold with Pestilence. This week, we hear from Gargano a week away from his scheduled title defense against Gory. What frame of mind is the champion in now that he has been assaulted numerous times from this macabre group?
"True Talent" BOBBY SHIELDS vs. "Hot Commodity" MATT MASON
Two months ago, Shields & Mason did battle, but the result was anything but decisive. As it seemed Mason was en route to victory, Shields became desperate and struck Mason with a low blow to get intentionally disqualified. Shields' frame of mind has been erratic at best since his indignant haircut this past summer, while Mason has seemed to be firing on all cylinders. Nicki Valentino, still yet to choose a side in his decision between ex-partners Bobby Shields and Bobby Beverly, has stated he will make his intentions known… maybe. Will Valentino have an effect on the result of this match?
RICKEY SHANE PAGE vs. AIDEN VEIL
The unstable and bi-polar "Babyfaced Assassin", long since not permitted in PRIME Wrestling due to his unsafe nature and liability to others, sees action again thanks to the political power play of Upper Management's Aaron Maguire. Page has already hurt a number of athletes, including heavy speculation blaming him primarily for the assault on Jason Bane we saw a week ago. Will Rickey add the 20-year-old upstart and rock band drummer Aiden Veil to his list of casualties?
Plus: "M-Dogg" Matt Cross speaks about the 6 man tag match set for "Pressure Rising" involving Team LaBar vs. Team Vic and we go back in time to profile the genesis of the Gregory Iron vs. Kirst rivalry that has become so personal, and hear from the Handicapped Handguns on the matter.
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Season's Beatings 2012
Harmony Hall
Oshawa, Ontario
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Cecil Nyx defeated Diego Sanchez
"Former Child Star" Rhys Greenaway defeated JK 47
"Tricked Out" Tyler Tirva defeated "High Risk Hero" Rip Impact
Jimmy King defeated "Superstar of David" Tomer Shelom. Sunset Flip to shoulderstand pin
Buck Gundersun retained the GCW Hardcore title defeating Jesse Amato and Warhed in a hardcore triple threat match
The Thrillbillies, Hardcore Hick and Cousin Eddie retained the GCW tag team title defeating Derek Platinum and The Rage, Randy Berry . Hick pinned Platinum with feet on ropes.
Former WWE/ECW superstar Sean Spears and Jewells Malone (female) defeated Steve Brown and Tyler Tirva. Brown held Malone as Tyler went for a Superkick. Malone move and Tyler kicked Brown. Spears superkicked Tirva. Malone came off top turnbuckle with across body block to Brown and then pinned him.
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Making It Personal Digitial Printing Allows Marketers to Indiv
By Rachel McLaughlin
In this age of information, marketers are constantly trying to learn more about their customers. Over the last few years, countless time and energy has been spent on building databases, compiling as much information as possible about each and every customer—what he or she buys, how much he or she spends—as well as demographic and geographic data.
However, when it comes to using this information to create a more effective marketing campaign, direct marketers fall short of its full potential. While this information has been used to decide whom to mail to and when, the data can also be used to take a marketing effort a step further—by creating highly customized mailings.
In the past, attempting this type of sophisticated marketing was impossible with traditional printing methods. But with new technology, marketers can speak to the individual, says Will Mansfield, market development manager at the Agfa Division of Bayer. According to Mansfield, to truly market one-to-one, marketers need to look to technology for help—and its answer is digital printing.
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Creating custom, one-to-one messages is impractical using traditional offset printing methods. Even with the most advanced prepress equipment, a printing press still requires a unique template—a plate or image carrier—of the document it is printing. Since each version of a document needs its own plate, the cost of producing multiple plates and changing them on press to produce a single print would amount to a prohibitive production cost.
However, recent advances in direct-to-press technologies eliminate the need for a traditional printing plate. Documents are created, imaged and output all by the same machine. Adding another version is as easy as telling your computer to print another file.
The downside of digital printing is the cost. The unit cost of printing digitally generally does not decrease with higher run quantities. Also, the direct-to-press machine is a large capital investment for any direct marketer looking to produce mailings in-house.


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An Adventure Story with a difference. 12 People thrust together, 6 Men & 6 Women - More than the adventure of a lifetime
When 7 passengers met up with 5 crew members at the Captain's Equatorial Ball on a luxury yacht, little could they have imagined the adventure they were about to embark on.
The unbelievable became common place, the impossible became fact.
Could they survive what lay ahead? Could they survive each other? Could they discover the truth of what had happened to them?
"Mindwreck" is an adventure story with a difference, 12 people thrust together in adversity, 6 men and 6 women.
However, "Mindwreck" is not just an adventure story but an adventure mystery and a love story, a multiple love story with plenty of conflict. The conflict comes from different places and different people, some of it hopefully, surprising! "Mindwreck" is not intended to be a Sci-fi story. However, the reader is asked to make a "leap of faith." This is important to allow the story and characters to develop and achieve the desired ending. After the introduction of the characters in the first two chapters, there is a fundamental mystery thread running from chapter three, a "trail of breadcrumbs" for the characters and the reader to follow. Eventually, as the story races towards its climax all the questions are answered, but the characters are left with a shocking dilemma.
They have to make a choice that will affect the rest of their lives; a choice once made that cannot be undone, a choice they are warned may haunt them for the rest of their lives.


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The new year is just underway and I'm sure most of you are just getting re-situated at work. You know, the ol' day job (aka rat race)… A game that I'm all too familiar with, since 2015 would mark Year 8 of my engineering career.
Before company shutdown, I started feeling sick… Not the usual cough or cold that goes away within a week, but all sorts of other symptoms… worse than usual. Afflictions that have added up and accumulated over the years due to constant stress and having to regularly burn the midnight oil. I'll spare you the details, since I could ramble all day long about how toxic the modern workplace is. We all have our reasons for wanting to get to early FI… mine just so happens to heavily involve health. This isn't something I've openly shared with readers, as I've preferred to keep certain aspects of my life more private.
For the most part, I can be pretty stubborn… When I start a task, I don't like to cut it short half-way. So, often times, it's full throttle or nothing at all. After giving it my all for so long, I guess you can say I've reached the point of critical mass — the body simply doesn't want to (can't) do this anymore.
If you want to use an analogy, we often compare the journey to early FI to that of running a long-distance marathon. Well, I've been running on a sprained ankle for quite some time now… and I've just about had enough of it.
During the first few years, I honestly felt like I had no choice but to keep running… My investment portfolio was still a work in progress, and I greatly feared the consequences of losing my high-paying tech job.
Through the years, the wear and tear just kept getting worse and worse. Still, I kept running. It's accumulative damage, and every year (it seems), I just add more ailments to the already extensive list…. Definitely not how I ever pictured my 20's to look like!
But I'm not sharing this with you today to gain sympathy… This is not a sob story, but merely the reality I've been forced to operate under. Not something I would ever wish upon anyone, but it is what it is.
With that said, I'm tired of running. I'm in constant pain and it really sucks. It takes away so much joy from my life… Yet it also is a blessing because it makes me truly value and appreciate everything that I do have. After all, how can you know what good is without the bad? Even with all the bad, life is still very much worth living!
Anyway, I've made more progress on the journey to early FI in the last 3 years than I ever could have imagined possible. For that I'm most grateful…
And now it's time to face the music. Sure, I could keep running, but what's the point? There's no limit to greed… And I can always play the "one more year" game for perpetuity… At this point in time, the cons to keep running far outweigh the pros.
A wise man once told me, there are three ingredients to happiness:
1) Wealth
2) Health
3) Relationships
I've spent the last 3 years fixated on ONE thing… It's about time I dedicated my life to the other two.
There's more to life than $$$. I realized that today. When the body complains, you had better listen… I checked out of work early today. I may not go back…
Enough is enough.
I'm not certain what's to come in the future, but I want my life back.
It's time to stop running…
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iGaming / Corporate Tax
iGaming Tax in Malta
Tax on gaming for Class 1 License – € 4,660 per month during the first 6 months after issue of the license and the subsequently € 7, 000 per month for the entire duration of the license period. However, in case where a casino operator (under Class 1 license) operates from the host platform (under Class 4 license):
∙ gaming tax payable by casino operator is €1,200 per month, and
∙ the gaming tax payable by the host platform is as follows:
• NO TAX for the first 6 months of operation;
• € 2,330 per month for the subsequent 6 months; and
• Thereafter € 4,660 per month.
On betting: 0.5% on the gross amount of bets accepted in remote betting operations.
On commission-based games: 5% of real income.
Tax capping for every license: € 466,000 per annum.
Corporate Tax
Corporate tax for companies in Malta is 35% on profit. However, if a gaming operator (which has established a corporate entity in Malta) is set up as an International Trading Company (ITC), the Shareholders of the ITC who are not resident in Malta benefit from a substantial refund of the tax paid by the ITC, effectively reducing corporate tax to 5% on profit.


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Albrighton Shifnal Kellys Shropshire Directory 1863
Albrighton is a village, extensive parish, and railway station, 8 miles north-west from Wolverhampton (its post town), 5 south-east from Shiffnal (its poor-law union and petty sessions town), 11 north-east from Bridgnorth, about 22 east-south-east from Shrewsbury, and 148¾ by rail from London, in the Shiffnal division of Brimstree hundred, Shrewsbury county court district, Shiffnal union and rural deanery, South Salop, Salop archdeaconry, and Lichfield bishopric. It is situated on the old turnpike road from Wolverhampton to Chester. The church of St. Mary Magdalene is an old stone building, which has been restored in the Decorated style; it has a tower with 6 beautiful bells, nave, aisles, porch, chancel, a new organ, several monuments, one of which is very curious, of the Early English period of architecture and belonging to the thirteenth century; this monument stands outside the church. The register dates from 1555. The living is a rectorial endowed vicarage, value £625 yearly, with residence and about 25 acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Haberdashers' Company and Christ's Hospital alternately; the Rev. George Windus Woodhouse, M.A., St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, is the incumbent. A school was built for boys and girls In 1856. Fairs are held on the second Monday in January, first Mondav in March, 23rd of May, and third Mondav in October, for fat and store stocks, sheep, horses, &c. Albrighton Hall, the residence and property of George Jones Barker, Esq., is a neat stucco building, with ornamental pleasure grounds. The population of the parish in 1861 was 1,156, and of the chapelry 78; the area is 3,365a. 0r. 7p. The soil is a rich loam; the subsoil is partly clay and marl and red sandstone. The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot (who is lord of the manor), the Earl of Dartmouth, George Jones Barker, Esq., John Jones, Esq., and George Robinson, Esq., are the chief landowners. In this parish are situated the Wolverhampton Waterworks. There are charities of about £70 yearly value.
Parish Clerk, John Totty.
Barker Geo. Jones, esq. Albrighton hall
Bidwell Henry, M.D
Bishton Rev. Henry
Boulton Mr. Thomas
Boulton Mr. William
Bourne Mrs
Briscoe John Edward, esq
Corbett Mr. Richard
Dale Miss
Hooper Mr. Thomas
Hope Richard, esq
Isaac Rev. Charles Powys, M.A
Larkin Charles Robert, esq
Law Mr. Richard
Lord Mrs
Loxdale James, esq. J.P. Sutton house
Miller Mr. Richard, Whiston grange
Mitchell Mrs
Price Mrs. Hope
Price Richard Hope, esq
Richards Mr. George
Ross Mrs
Sutton. Mr. William
Stubbs Orlando, esq. Whiston cross
Thomas Mrs
Walters Benjamin, esq.
Walton Frederick, esq. St. Cuthbert's pl
Wilkes Mr. John
Woodhouse Rev. George Windus, M.A
Yates Mr. Henry
York Samuel, esq. Brooklands
Alcock William, stonemason
Austin Frederick, butcher
Austin George, maltster
Bailey George & John, maltsters
Bailey John, farmer, Parkside
Beck Henry, grocer &c
Bidwell Henry, surgeon
Boulton William, manure agent
Brewster Richd. farmer, Harriet's hayes
Bucknall William, farmer, & Crown inn, commercial & posting house, & agent to Allsopp & Sons & Manders, ale, porter & stout brewers
Butler William, wheelwright
Caddick Isaac, farmer, High house
Coombs Lawrence, inland revenue offier
Cope James, mining engineer
Cottrill Thomas, tailor
Delf John, linen draper, silk mercer, milliner, haberdasher, clothier & hattr
Dickins Richard, registrar of births & deaths
Eardley William, saddler
Earp Elizabth.(Mrs.),farmr. Cosford hall
Fletcher Thomas, boot & shoe maker
Hammersley Susanna (Mrs.), milliner
Harper William, coal dealer
Harris Henry, plumber &c.
Howell Thomas, blacksmith
Husselby William, bailiff to the Earl of Dartmouth, Wildecot
Jebon Joseph, farmer, Harriet's hayes
Jones Hannah (Mrs.), toy dealer
Jones Harriotte (Miss), dressmaker
Larkin Charles Robert, surgeon
Meredith John, painter & glazier
Molineux George, grocer
Moore Paul, higgler
Moore Thomas, higgler
Morris Thomas, watch & clock maker
Nickolds Edward, shopkeeper
Nickolds Thomas, watch & clock maker
Noyes Emma & Ann (Misses), school, Davenhill house
Oatley John, farmer, Bishton hall
Patten Margaret (Mrs.), school
Perks Mary (Mrs.), butcher
Perry John, butcher
Pershouse Ezekiel, farmer, Beamish
Pugh John, Whiston Cross, Whiston cross
Ralph John, potato dealer, Poplars
Ridley George & John, wheelwrights
Roberts John, Shrewsbury Arms
Russell Benjamin, tailor &c
Shepherd Richard, miller
Stanley Edward, shoemaker
Steele Alfred, Old Bush
Taylor John, shoemaker
Taylor John, shoemaker. New house
Taylor William, shoemaker, New house
Thomas & Fletcher, builders
Thomas Thomas, carpenter
Tomkins John, grocer
Totty George, bricklayer
Totty John, overseer
Totty William, tailor
Ward John, blacksmith
Webster Frederick Taylor, farmer, Bowling green
Wedge Daniel, bootmaker
Wheeler Bessy (Mrs.), carrier
Wolverhampton Waterworks (Joseph Crowther, manager), Cosford
Yates John, fanner, The Elms
Post Office & Post Office Savings Bask. — Thomas Hammersley, sub-postmaster.
Letters arrive from Wolverhampton at 6.56 a.m.; dispatched at 7.14 p.m. Money orders issued & paid from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m
Insurance Agents : —
London & Liverpool, Henry Beck
Western Life, George Austin
District Fire Office Engine Station, Wm. Bucknal, agent & keeper Thomas Howell, engineer
Registrar of Births & Deaths, Richard Dickins
Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway, William James, station master
National School, Alfred Walker, master; Mrs. Letitia Walker, mistress
Carrier to Wolverhampton.— Mrs. Bessy Wheeler, every monday, Wednesday & Saturday, to the 'Star,' John street Wolverhampton.
Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and the City of Bristol, Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., Old Boswell Court, St. Clement's, Strand, London. 1863.


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The Muslim question – that's the greatest challenge for Europe today, according to Maajid Nawaz, who gave the Tans lecture last Monday. Nawaz, co-author of Islam and the Future of Tolerance, believes that both Islam and Europe need to reform in order for us to build a society in which people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds can live together.
Nawaz starts the night at the School of Business and Economics off by apologising for the trouble people had to go through to get in. Indeed, security was tight. Bags and coats were not allowed in the lecture hall and all attendees had to show their ID before entering. This all took some time, which is why Studium Generale, the organiser of the Tans lecture, urged people in advance by e-mail to come an hour early.
After also apologising – "It's my British nature" – for not speaking Dutch and expressing his condolences to the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting and their families, he is ready to start for real. "The only countries in the world that punish homosexuality and sex outside marriage by death, cut off limbs to punish thievery and where blasphemy is a crime are countries with a Muslim majority. Many of the countries that are at war are countries with a Muslim majority. Countries that have an absolute monarchy or theocracy? All of them have a Muslim majority. My fellow Muslims, this must make us think. It is because of these sorts of dysfunctions that hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of people have migrated to the Western world. Never in history have so many people voluntarily chosen to relocate. They end up in countries that are almost the diametrical opposite of the context they come from. Now that's a unique social experiment. And we have to recognize that it's a challenge."
This hasn't been done enough in the past, Nawaz feels. He is referring to the 1990s' concept of multiculturalism: ethnic groups interacting while maintaining their distinct cultural practices and priorities. The problem with this is that while cultures are defined by their distinctiveness, commonalities are required to establish unity. In reality, cultures exist next to each other, but not together. "The result of tolerating differences is what we see before us today. In a 2009 survey amongst British Muslims, 0 per cent said they found homosexuality morally acceptable. In a 2016 survey, 52 per cent of them supported criminalizing it. Between 2015 and 2017, 4500 new cases of female genital mutilation were discovered in the UK, yet no one has ever been convicted for it. I'm painting a bleak picture, but also a realistic one. Supported by result after result from surveys and statistics."
Europe is currently facing a triple threat: the far left, the far right and Islamic terrorism. "The far left has created a fear to be called racist, bigoted or culturally insensitive. It has paralysed people. In February 2017, the West Midland police department tweeted that they will not prosecute female genital mutilation because it's not in the child's best interest to convict their parents. Now replace that excuse and put it in the context of white pedophilia. Would the police ever justify not prosecuting a white parent for child abuse 'in the interest of the child'?"
These sorts of things add fuel to the fire of the far right, says Nawaz. "Far-right extremism is rising all over Europe. In every election, politics are shifting to the hard right. A big part of that is fear over migration and these clashes of values."
The solution, concludes Nawaz, is to reform. Not just Muslims and Islam, but Europe too. "Europe should re-establish its enlightened values. A secular, liberal, democratic culture is superior to what the Taliban or ISIS wants to implement. It's not intolerant or racist to say so. Discussing values is not racist. Islam is not a race. It's an idea that has convinced 1.5 billion people in this world, and no idea should be beyond scrutiny.
"Secondly, we need to replace the multicultural society by a multi-ethnic society." In a multi-ethnic society, members interact with each other and conform to a common structure.
Nawaz continues: "Thirdly, we need to marry immigration with integration. I support refugees and immigration, but I want it to be measured, to prevent the backlash we've been experiencing now. Otherwise, liberals like me end up winning the battle but losing the war.
"Lastly, we need to develop nationalities that are citizen based, not race based. In Greece today, there is a large group of people who are considered ethnically Albanian and therefore not culturally Greek, even though they were born and raised there. Turkish guest workers in Germany had to wait three generations to become German. That must change."
When it comes to Islam, the first step is divorcing morality from dogma, says Nawaz. "I don't need scripture to tell me that it's wrong to murder a child or stone a woman to death. You can live life upon a human concept of morality; you don't need to ask your Imam. Another thing that needs to be ditched is the desire to synchronize sharia and state law – what's illegal and legal can't be the same as what is halal and haram. It's actually a modern idea to do so. The Koran doesn't mention law or constitution or any of these words. Caliphate just means successorship in Arabic, there is no system left by the prophet."
Lastly, Nawaz thinks Muslims should embrace modern scriptural reasoning and forget the notion that being a Muslim is both a religious and a political identity. "Islamists will talk about Muslims around the world as if they are one nation; that's not true. Those two need to be separated."
Who is Maajid Nawaz?
British-Pakistani Maajid Nawaz (1977, Southend-on-Sea) is a political activist and founder of Quilliam, an anti-extremist organisation that focuses on religious freedom, human rights and democracy. In 2015 he wrote the book Islam and the Future of Tolerance, together with the American philosopher Sam Harris. It consists of a dialogue in which the liberal Muslim crosses swords with the provocative American atheist.
Nawaz has personal experience with Muslim extremism. At the age of sixteen, he joined Hizb ut Tahrir, a worldwide Islamist organisation that aims to establish a caliphate. After spending four years in an Egyptian prison, he changed course and distanced himself from Hizb ut Tahrir. The topic didn't come up during the Tans lecture. Only after being asked about it by a member of the audience did Nawaz mention his extremist years, saying, "that's a talk in itself".
Studium Generale has recorded the lecture, you can watch it here: https://mediasite.maastrichtuniversity.nl/Mediasite/Play/ae3c8b034e9e44138e53606869e0f6521d (unfortunately, the first 20 minutes are without footage, due to technical problems with the camera, so only sound)
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The Knowledge Test is a necessary component in obtaining your learner licence for cars.
There are practice knowledge tests available which can be accessed through the buttons below.
An electronic copy of the handbook is also available below and hard copies can be purchased from any Access Canberra Service Centre.
Vulnerable Road Users Questions
Since the 29th August 2016 a new driver competency applies relating to vulnerable road users.
This change adds questions to the knowledge test relating to:
- giving way to cyclists travelling within green lanes
- providing the minimum overtaking distance when passing cyclists
- passing cyclists only when it is safe to do so
- exercising caution around pedestrians and cyclists and when in slow and stationary traffic checking for motorcyclists that may be lane filtering
- giving way to pedestrians and cyclists at crossings
- giving way to pedestrians when turning into a cross street
- giving way to pedestrians in shared zones
This new mandatory category will ask 5 questions on Vulnerable Road Users. The test will remain 35 questions long with 4 mandatory categories and 2 general categories that you will be able have 4 incorrect answers within (2 in each).
A: You do not need to book, simply go to one of our Roadready Centres and undertake the test, Monday to Friday 9am-4pm and Saturdays 9am-11am. See the bottom of the page for location details.
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Lehigh anxiety.
That's what the Holy Cross women's basketball team produced this afternoon at the Hart Center.
The Crusaders eventually lost to the Mountain Hawks, 65-55, but tossed a scare at the top team in the Patriot League, and bolstered their hopes for next weekend's tournament.
After honoring its five senior players, Holy Cross played perhaps its best half of the season and led 29-23 over Lehigh, which had entered with a 12-game winning streak.
The Crusaders couldn't match that intensity after the break, however, and dropped their 20th game of the season. Now 9-20 and 5-9 in the Patriot League, the Crusaders shift their focus to the postseason.
Lehigh, 26-3 overall and 13-1 in the Patriot League, tied its record for wins in a season. The Mountain Hawks haven't lost in regulation since Dec. 2 at Princeton. And since Jan. 9, after an overtime loss at American, it's been win after win after win.
To notch the latest victory, though, the Hawks had to overcome the stubborn Crusaders.
"I really thought we were going to win this game," Holy Cross coach Bill Gibbons said. "We always play well on Senior Day, but we didn't communicate on defense in the second half and we weren't aggressive offensively."
Junior Whitney Fremeau (17 points) and freshman Amy Lepley (13) accounted for the bulk of the Crusader scoring.
Lehigh had four players in double-figures, led by guard Erica Prosser, who scored 14, including 10 in the second half as the Mountain Hawks surged ahead.
With a 3-pointer from the corner, Bethany O'Dell signaled a strong first half as the Crusaders stayed with the Hawks basket for basket.
With 5:34 remaining in the first half, Lepley tied the game at 17-17 with a free throw, embarking the Crusaders on a 13-6 run going into the break.
In that span, Brianna McFadden and Bethany O'Dell made layups, and O'Dell worked a perfect pick and roll with Fremeau, who scored inside and drew a foul. Her conversion made it 26-20 with 1:31 left.
A minute later, Lepley buried a 3-pointer from the top of the key, pushing the Crusaders ahead, 29-23. The Crusaders' Jessica Pearson launched a 65-foot shot at the buzzer and the ball bounced into the rim and out, inches from making an ESPN highlight clip.
Led by Prosser and Emily Gratch, who finished with 13, Lehigh rallied early in the second half. The Hawks staged a 10-0 run after McFadden hit a runner with 16:50 left, giving the Crusaders their last lead, 35-34.
"In the first half we played terrific defensively," Gibbons said. "We were really active. But in the second half, we were just a step slower and our defensive intensity just wasn't there. On offense, we stood around too much, and struggled to get a shot."
Said Lehigh coach Sue Troyan, now 9-27 against Holy Cross, "We took ill-advised shots in the first half. In the second half, we moved the ball better, and settled for good perimeter shots."
On the upcoming Patriot League Tournament at the Hart, she added, "We go home to Pennsylvania today and we're back here in Worcester on Friday. From our perspective this was a great game to close out the season, knowing you're coming back."
Ever the optimist, Gibbons had similar feelings. Looking at the scoreboard, he recalled when his present seniors were freshmen and the Crusaders captured the Patriot League crown.
"We lost to Lehigh in the last game of the season by 10 that year, ironically. And we regrouped to win the three games in March, including Lehigh in the semifinal. If we take care of business, maybe we'll get another shot at this team next weekend."


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Welcome to the Fenton Chess Club website. We are based at the Tollgate Hotel, Ripon Road, Blurton, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 3BS. We meet on Monday evenings from 8:00 onwards. Whether you are a beginner or an expert you can be sure of a warm welcome. We provide the opportunity to play either competitive chess or just social games. We are affiliated to the North Staffs And District Chess Association, the Staffordshire Chess Association and the English Chess Federation.
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Fenton Out Of Gothard Cup
Despite being heavily outgraded on boards 2 to 5, Fenton put up a great fight in last night's Gothard U161 County Cup Semi-Final before going down by 4 - 1. In fact, Cheddleton's board 4 was graded higher than Rob on board 1. However, the match was much closer than the score suggests with boards 2 and 3 going right down to the wire. Rob was his usual dependable self with a draw on board 1 but the highlight of the evening for Fenton was a draw on board 5 by Young Ernie Wilkinson against a player graded 34 points higher than him. You can click here to view the full match score card.


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