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Downing Street has insisted the Government is committed to driving up the pay of low earners amid fresh criticism of its plans to cut tax credits.
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd endured an uncomfortable TV confrontation with a working mother who was close to tears as she described how she would struggle to make ends meet once her credits were withdrawn.
Appearing on BBC One's Question Time, the woman described how she felt betrayed having voted for the Conservatives at the general election in May because she thought they would give her and her children a better chance.
"You're about to cut tax credits after promising you wouldn't. I work bloody hard for my money, to provide for my children, to give them everything they've got, and you're going to take it away from me and them," she said.
"I can hardly afford the rent I have to pay; I can hardly afford the bills I've got to do; and you're going to take more from me. Shame on you."
As the clip of her impassioned appeal circulated widely on social media, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described it as "gut-wrenching", accusing the Conservatives of having "misled" voters during the election campaign.
"People voted for the Conservative government in May because they believed Cameron when he said he would balance the books fairly; instead he is dealing with the deficit on the backs of low and middle income earners, and the poorest," he said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.
"This Tory Government is not the party of the British worker, but it is the problem for the British worker."
No 10 however defended the plans set out by Chancellor George Osborne, insisting they should be seen "in the round" with other measures such as the introduction of the living wage, the rise in the threshold for the basic rate of tax and the increase in free child care.
"Very much the way that they have been designed is to ensure that, taken together, they do the best we can to support working people," a spokesman said.
"What we need to do is move from being a low wage, high tax, high welfare economy to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare economy."


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Improving dietary and health data for decision making in agriculture and nutrition actions in Africa
Published date
Friday, November 2, 2018 - 04:00
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest level of food and nutrition insecurity in the world. Despite many interventions, access to accurate and reliable information about the nutrition and health of individuals is severely lacking.
This brief describes programmes of research by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) and presents emerging findings from the program's first five years, in topics such as: new vaccines against livestock diseases (Sub-Saha

subset: commoncrawl


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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeusmōt´särt, Ger. vôlf´gäng ämädā´o͝os mō´tsärt [key], 1756–91, Austrian composer, b. Salzburg. Mozart represents one of the great peaks in the history of music. His works, written in almost every conceivable genre, combine luminous beauty of sound with classical grace and technical perfection.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Leopold Mozart
- Last Works
- Early Years
- Maturity
- Bibliography
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
See more Encyclopedia articles on: Music: History, Composers, and Performers: Biographies


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March 21, 1861 – Special Federal agent Gustavus V. Fox arrived at Charleston, South Carolina to assess the situation at Fort Sumter.
On March 20, the Confederate envoys seeking to negotiate a peaceful settlement of disputes over Federal property on Confederate soil (Martin J. Crawford, John Forsyth, and A.B. Roman) telegraphed Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard at Charleston. The envoys asked if the Federals were preparing to evacuate Fort Sumter, as Secretary of State William H. Seward had pledged on the 15th. Beauregard replied that the Federals were building defenses and showed no sign of evacuating.
Supreme Court Justice John A. Campbell, intermediary between the Lincoln administration and the Confederate envoys, brought this news to Seward. The secretary assured both him and fellow Justice Samuel Nelson that the administration's policy would be peaceful coexistence with the Confederacy, and any delay in evacuating the fort was unintentional. Seward did not reply to two notes written by Campbell accusing him of overreaching his authority and vacillating. Meanwhile, officials released some correspondence between Seward and the Confederate envoys to the press, which caused indignation in the North.
Fox reached Charleston the next day. South Carolina Governor Francis W. Pickens, skeptical of Fox's mission but reluctant to spark a diplomatic issue by expelling him, permitted Fox to visit the Federal troops at Fort Sumter and notify Washington of their condition. Permission depended "expressly upon the pledge of 'pacific purposes.'"
Confederates escorted Fox to the fort in the harbor. Unbeknownst to them, Fox used the visit to gather intelligence on how best Sumter could be resupplied. The escorts tried preventing Fox from meeting privately with Major Robert Anderson, commanding at Fort Sumter. Fox could only hint to Anderson that help may be on the way. After touring the fort, Fox informed Lincoln that Sumter could be reinforced by sea.
As Lincoln approved Fox's reinforcement plan and authorized Fox to assemble a transport fleet in New York, Seward again assured Campbell that Fort Sumter would be evacuated. This helped ease Confederate fears that the Federals may try reinforcing the garrison.
Two more Federal agents, Colonel Ward Hill Lamon and General Stephen A. Hurlbut (both Illinois friends of President Lincoln), met with Governor Pickens and General Beauregard in Charleston on the 25th. Lamon conceded that reconciliation was impossible and said he was authorized to arrange for Sumter's evacuation. He asked Pickens to allow a Federal warship into Charleston Harbor to evacuate the Federal garrison, but Pickens refused, asserting that permitting a foreign war vessel to enter the harbor could compromise his state's sovereignty.
The men agreed that the Federals could be evacuated aboard a regular steamship, which Lamon said that Major Anderson preferred anyway. The meeting ended with Lamon expressing hope that he could return in a few days to direct the evacuation. Meanwhile, Fox continued assembling a naval fleet to reinforce Fort Sumter, despite Lamon's pledge and Anderson's strong urging to evacuate the fort.
In Washington, Republican Lyman Trumbull of Illinois introduced a resolution in the Senate declaring that "it is the duty of the President to use all means in his power to hold and protect the public property of the United States." A Republican caucus met with Lincoln and warned him that surrendering Sumter would be disastrous for the new party.
Lincoln continued consulting with advisors about the mounting crisis. Hurlbut returned from Charleston on the 27th and reported: "Separate Nationality is a fixed fact… there is no attachment to the Union…positively nothing to appeal to." Hurlbut opined that any effort to resupply Fort Sumter would be considered an act of war; even "a ship known to contain only provisions for Sumpter (sic) would be stopped and refused admittance." Reinforcing Hurlbut's opinion, Governor Pickens notified delegates to the South Carolina Convention that 600 men were needed to defend the Charleston Harbor forts.
On March 28, Lincoln received a message from General-in-Chief Winfield Scott advising him to abandon both Forts Sumter and Pickens (in Florida). Scott noted that he and his officers had already assumed Sumter would be evacuated, but the "evacuation of both the forts would instantly soothe and give confidence to the eight remaining slave-holding States, and render their cordial adherence to the Union perpetual." Scott acknowledged that Lincoln would have the final say.
The idea of abandoning both forts shocked Lincoln, but he concealed his emotions until after holding an official state dinner. Then he summoned his cabinet officers into an emergency meeting, where they expressed "blank amazement" as Lincoln read Scott's dispatch.
Postmaster General Montgomery Blair accused Scott of playing politics, especially since the Confederates could not possibly seize Fort Pickens by force. In a reversal of their vote two weeks ago, four of the six officers present (Secretary of War Simon Cameron was absent) now supported reinforcing Sumter, with only Seward and Interior Secretary Caleb B. Smith opposed. The cabinet unanimously supported reinforcing Pickens.
- Davis, Jefferson, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (Kindle Edition 2008, 1889), Loc 4752, 4776-88, 4847-59
- Davis, William C., Brother Against Brother: The War Begins (Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1983), p. 133, 135
- Denney, Robert E., The Civil War Years: A Day-by-Day Chronicle (New York: Gramercy Books, 1992 [1998 edition]), p. 31
- Donald, David Herbert, Lincoln (Simon & Schuster, Kindle Edition, 2011), Loc 6053-64
- Foote, Shelby, The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville (New York: Vintage Books, 1958), p. 46
- Long, E.B. with Long, Barbara, The Civil War Day by Day (New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1971), p. 51
- McPherson, James M., Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States Book 6, Oxford University Press, Kindle Edition, 1988), p. 269
- Pollard, Edward A., Southern History of the War (New York: The Fairfax Press, 1990), p. 53, 56
- White, Howard Ray (2012-12-18). Bloodstains, An Epic History of the Politics that Produced and Sustained the American Civil War and the Political Reconstruction that Followed (Southernbooks. Kindle Edition), Q161
- Wikipedia: Timeline of Events Leading to the American Civil War


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A guest blog by Paul Rowlatt, written back in 2008, but still a good one. How wrong can you get about a name – we are of course the only real ESNG!
In 2007, there was a debate amongst the group about what our acronym, ESNG, should stand for after our departure from the N Gauge Society ranks. Earlier this year, I gained regular access to the internet and as a result, I have looked into ESNG in the wider world. A search produced 28,700 references of which I have listed a selection below.
eSNG – A Canadian company based in Toronto who specialise in computer hardware. They seem to have quite a good reputation.
ESNG –Electronic Systems and Networking Group. A research group based at the Department of Biophysical and Electronics Engineering at the University of Genoa in Italy.
ESNG –Eastern Shore Natural Gas – The interstate natural gas pipeline subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation based in Dover, Delaware, USA. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It is a big company.
esng – A range of bagging machines made in France. They come in various sizes depending on what you are trying to put in bags.
ESNG –East Sound N Graffic – A promotions company that works with all types of artists in the entertainment business, but mostly hip-hop groups.
ESNG – A type of microchip, but quite what, I can't fathom out!
ESNG – The airport code for Gallivare in Sweden. Because of its northern location, it is also known as Lapland airport. I wonder if Santa has a hangar for his reindeer and sleigh there.
ESNG –Easter Seals North Georgia. This group works under the Babies Can't Wait scheme which helps parents whose babies have developmental problems. They are based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
ESNG Group INC – A shipping company based in China, with links to the USA.
ESNG – Elsevier Society News Group – A medical newspaper group based in the USA.
ESNG – Enterprise Storage Networking Group. I haven't made this up, this really does exist!
Esng –Escagenetics Corporation. A genetic engineering research company in the USA.
esng – Electrospineurogram. A medical test for the nerves around the spinal cord.
esng – A device used by Arabic engineers, but what it is for, I have no idea.
ESNG –Electric Systems and Networks. This company is based in Khabarovsk, Russia and sells stand alone generators and other electrical equipment.
So there you have it, we are not alone. We appear to be the only ESNG that has anything to do with model railways, but I will let you know if I find anything in the future.


text: Health centre Apila is situated in Kangasala, about 20 km from Tampere. It's easily accessible with public transportation and within beautiful ridge scenery on lake Vesijärvi. We have it all under the same roof: comfortable accommodation, meal services and luxurious treatments. Our customers are also free to use our spa area with whirlpools and gym.


text: Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++ Injuries to the leg and foot account for about 13% of traumatic wounds evaluated in the ED, distributed roughly into a third each for the foot, calf, and knee and thigh regions.1 Traumatic wounds to the foot can be sustained in a variety of ways, from simple plantar puncture wounds to catastrophic lawn mower injuries. The leg or foot is commonly injured in sports and recreational activities.2 Urban children can sustain foot lacerations while playing in water from fire hydrants, mostly due to stepping on broken glass.3 Bicycle spoke injuries result in complex lacerations with marked surrounding abrasions and even tissue loss, usually occurring over the Achilles tendon area.4 Metal lawn and garden edging is associated with plantar and knee lacerations.5 Home exercise equipment, particularly exercise bikes and treadmills, are a cause of lower extremity lacerations, fractures, and dislocations in children.6 Hockey skates are associated with boot-top injuries; typically these consist of a small cutaneous laceration with injury to the underlying tibialis anterior tendon, extensor hallucis tendon, and dorsalis pedis artery and nerve.7 High-pressure water spray cleaning systems cause complex laceration-injection injuries. ++ Lawnmowers are also a common cause of lower extremity injury. For children in the U.S, lawn mower injuries cause an estimated 3400 injuries to the lower extremity, feet, or toes each year.8 Lacerations are the most common injury sustained by children in lawn mower injuries, followed by burns, amputations, fractures, and nonlaceration soft tissue injures. Injuries to lawn mower operators are usually sustained from the blades of push mowers, often when being pulled backward.9 Children bystanders can be injured by riding mowers.10 Lawn mower–induced foot lacerations can also be sustained from debris flying out from the undercarriage. Unfortunately, footwear often does not provide protection from these injuries. Importantly, all lawn mower-induced lacerations are typically heavily contaminated with multiple organisms. ++ During standing and walking, the soles of the feet are in contact with the ground. The relatively small surface area of the sole tells the body about its position and the terrain being traversed. The plantar epidermis and dermis are thick, except in the arch area. This thick skin is able to withstand the force produced by a moving body, but is also quite sensitive to two-point discrimination and pressure. The primary "shock absorber" in the sole of the foot is a modified layer of fat. The heel has an 18-mm-thick modified pad of fat separated into chambers by fibrous septae. There is an additional broad internal fibrous arch, called the inner cup ligament, that helps maintain the shape of the heel. The skin of the sole readily hypertrophies and can become quite thickened, especially in people who walk barefoot. The dense fibrous fatty tissue of the ball of the foot and heel makes wound exploration and visualization difficult in the ED. Lacerations to the arch, although less common, are more readily explored. ++ In contrast to ... GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Get Free Access Through Your Institution Contact your institution's library to ask if they subscribe to McGraw-Hill Medical Products. Access My Subscription GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of AccessEmergency Medicine 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value AccessEmergency Medicine Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $595 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options


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Justin Bieber loses beer contest - blames education
JUSTIN Bieber has lost a beer contest.
The 'What Do You Mean' hitmaker blamed his loss on his lack of college education but seemed in good spirits despite the crushing defeat.
Captioning a video of the competition on Instagram, he wrote: "I lost but I didn't go to college @sammy (sic)"
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old singer recently opened up about learning from his own mistakes and making a "conscious effort" to be better, following a troubled 2014.
He shared: "You have to make the conscious effort, because for me, so many times it was good people coming in my life and tugging at me, but I wasn't ready.
"They're like, 'Justin, come on.' But I wasn't ready to take that leap and be like, 'OK, this is what I want to change, this is who I am, and this is not who I am.'
"It takes moments of clarity to be like, 'Oh, that's why I'm not like this. That's why I shouldn't do this.'
"I mean, maybe I'm a bad influence, but for me I was like, no, I'm going to do this until I feel like I shouldn't be doing this. Maybe I was wrong, but that's how I learn, and I feel like I'm much better for it."


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The newly-merged computer maker said it had a net profit of $659m (£401m), or 22 cents a share, for the three months to the end of April.
The company also delighted investors by saying it would meet analyst estimates for its fiscal year.
The double dose of good news sent HP shares soaring in after-hours trade.
Merger savings
Figures for the same quarter a year ago were not available, as the company had not completed its merger with rival Compaq.
Sales were $18bn, down slightly from last year's combined figure of $18.2bn but up slightly from the $17.9bn reported in the first quarter.
HP chief executive Carly Fiorina said: "Today, HP emerges from the integration a stronger, bolder competitor with our sights set firmly on leadership and growth."
HP rivals Dell and IBM have both reported strong revenue growth in recent weeks.
HP completed its merger with Compaq in May 2002.
At the time, doubts were cast on the two companies' ability to mesh effectively - or generate the kind of cost savings promised during the prolonged battle over the deal.
But Ms Fiorina said the combined company has reduced structural costs by $3.5bn annually.
The results were announced after the markets closed.
HP shares closed at $17.05, up 17 cents, in Tuesday trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
They soared $1.29, or more than 7.5%, in the extended session.


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Let's listen to 51 different songs all called 'Minneapolis'
This is all Prof's fault.
The Rhymesayers' resident rapscallion is performing at First Ave tonight with Sa-Roc, Cashinova, and DJ Shannon Blowtorch as part of the kickoff for this year's X Games. And Prof's latest album, Pookie Baby, features a fun new anthem about his hometown, "Minneapolis."
Now clearly Prof is not the first person to call a song "Minneapolis." But that got me wondering just how many songs have been named after our city.
To clarify: I'm not talking about songs with "Minneapolis" in the title, or songs that mention Minneapolis. Just songs that are called, simply, "Minneapolis." How many could there be?
My friends, there are so many.
After a full day's search, I turned up 51 songs called "Minneapolis" (counting the new Prof track.) Some you probably know. Some may have only been heard before now by family and close friends of the performers. Not all of them are worth listening to. But I did anyway. And now you can too.
There's an important lesson here, I think: If you really want to stand out, write a song called "St. Paul."
that dog (1997)
L.A. pop-rocker Anna Waronker meets the cutest boy she ever saw, hangs out at a Low show with him, and decides not to move to his hometown. Her loss.
The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group (1995)
What was Minneapolis like in the '90s? This charming indie ode from a simpler time, when apartments were much cheaper but there were very few bike lanes, will give you a glimpse.
Vagabon (2017)
Thoughtful indie rocker Lætitia Tamko muses on what "home" means to her as she flies into MSP.
Lucinda Williams (2003)
By the end of this song, Lucinda wants to gouge herself and bleed out into the Minnesota snow. February, amirite?
Mark Mallman (2011)
Our local theatrical madcap rocker celebrates this urban wonderland with a rousing cry of "Back to the city! Back to life!"
Ben Kyle (2012)
A hushed, pretty celebration of you-know-where from the Romantica frontman.
Bill Janowitz (2002)
"Well, she came from Minneapolis," the Buffalo Tom front man sings. "She was looking for a change I guess." You never know what people are going to rhyme with our city.
On this slight b-side, the witty Brit new-wavers repeatedly (and quietly) chant "Minn-e-a-polis" over some fancy synths, then close by mentioning "the sound born from the city of Minneapolis."
Underworld (1992)
An early b-side from the British electronica act who you remember from Trainspotting.
Chad Valley (2018)
This song doesn't mention Minneapolis at all. Explain yourself, Mr. Valley.
Sadat X (2002)
A solo joint from a member of the middle school rap crew Brand Nubian.
Laurent Salzard (2018)
A funky little jam from a French jazz bassist.
Young Tc Guapo (2017)
A St. Paul MC's guided tour through "the Murderap," starting off with ten seconds of simulated machine gun fire.
Jaspar Lepak (2010)
"A love song to this city," written when the songwriter was set to move away to South Africa.
Brian Bethke (2015)
An Osseo singer-songwriter drives to Minneapolis with his girlfriend, who dumps him and takes the car. Presumably, he found his way back to Wisconsin somehow.
Boca Chica (2009)
"Minneapolis is prettier in July," sings Pittsburgh folkie Hallie Pritts. True? False? Discuss.
Sonia Rao (2016)
"Thank you, Minneapolis," this former contestant on The Voice sings after a romantic epiphany allows her to overcome her fears. Sonia, you're welcome.
Tom Daily (1999)
Remember the Smoking Popes? Daily was the Chicago pop-punk band's guitarist.
Jonny Hollis (2009)
Mississippi-based folkie rhymes our town with "one more kiss."
Pull a Star Trip (2012)
A Swedish group whose interests (according to their Facebook page) include "expressing what we think and feel with lyrics and harmonies." That seems like a very good interest for a band to have!
Otis McDonald (2018)
A nifty little instrumental tribute to Prince and the Minneapolis Sound from a multi-instrumentalist who renamed himself after Shuggie Otis and Michael McDonald.
Lee Rude (2014)
A peppy little number from a local songwriter that could've been commissioned by the Minnesota Tourism Board, it mentions everything from Sebastian Joe's to the Guthrie.
Kelsey Kopecky (2017)
A Nashville indie rocker sings "Minneapolis, I still love you." Aw, rightbackatcha, Kelsey.
Ben Hupfer (2014)
"Northeast 221 9th Ave was my residence," he raps. In other words, a local guy.
Yo Yo and the Chaplain (2013)
"A man could easily lose himself in empty sturm und drang," observes a visiting folkie of our "old deserted mill town." Hmm.
Mista Maeham ft. Tanqueray Loc (2015)
An autobiographical tale from a fiery local MC.
Tony B (2007)
Another song, from an all but Google-proof performer, that doesn't mention Minneapolis at all. Next time you see Tony ask him about it.
Thomas Didier (2015)
A brief, moody electronic instrumental. Recommended if you like brief, moody electronic instrumentals.
Radon (2006)
"Minneapolis will never be the same!" these Florida punks shout. And we will never know why.
As Waters (2016)
A somewhat precious little song of heartbreak from a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Forest City Lovers (2010)
More Canadians. Our northern neighbors love us.
The Raging Nathans (2016)
Sludgy, scabrous punks outta Dayton, Ohio, named a song after our town for some reason.
Helen Exner (2015)
A piano ballad about hitting Highway 29 and taking a road trip to Minneapolis from a Wisconsin singer-songwriter who now lives in Florida.
Birthday Suits (2015)
Kind of an anti-anthem from the local punks, who grind out a measured, linear track with sardonic vocals buried beneath the guitars.
Hasenchat Music (2014)
So there's this German electronic music label that puts out albums with titles like Laser Dubstep, Witch, and Obscurus Sanctus. I have no inkling what their deal is, but this comes from Music for Sport: Episode 4, which names most of its tracks after American cities. Does this one even count?
Wolf Among Willows (2015)
A local experimental Americana duo gets atmospheric and dirgey.
Union Hotel (2015)
Though this is straightforward American rock, the only information I could find online about this band was in Russian. An ominous sign.
Afrokeys (2012)
A pitch bent voice sings "Hello, Minneapolis, I've been gone too long" over a cool dance-rock track.
Arron Dean (2013)
Looks like he (they?) lives (live?) (lived?) in Hawaii, but there's also a song called "St. Paul on Mississippi" on the Arron Dean Bandcamp page. Curious.
Elliott Graber (2016)
"Minneapolis/ You keep calling me home," sings this folksy St. Paul-based singer-songwriter.
The Baseboard Heaters (1999)
A footloose rock and roller hits the road to make a pilgrimage to "the holy land of my rock and roll tradition."
Tripping Icarus (2014)
Remember when former Vikings punter and witty, righteous activist Chris Kluwe had a band?
Bjørst (2011)
I think they're from Denmark?
Brianna Lane (2015)
"Oh my city, so tall and so pretty, I am lonelier with you than I am in the wild," sings the local singer-songwriter. We've all been there, Brianna.
Matthew J. Bentley (2015)
Turns out you can write EDM tracks about Minneapolis too.
Fifteen Minutes Fast (2003)
Just some pop-punk kids taking a "trip to Minneapolis" where the lead singer "had more fun last night than I could believe."
Take It Back! (2009)
Fifty-six seconds of frustrated punk vitriol from an Arkansas Christian hardcore band. I hope they're not mad at us.
Rayno (2005)
"Good morning to you, Minneapolis. Sorry I could not stay this time." You're always welcome back, Rayno. Whoever you are.
Carousel Drive (2016)
An acoustic instrumental from some San Diego-based Snow Patrol fans.
Sammy Crawford (2005)
A bouncy piano tune about trying to talk a Minneapolis gal into moving down south.
And that's all of 'em. If you think of any I've missed, let me know. Or maybe don't let me know. Fifty-one might be enough.


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An expanded space means an expanded team! We've welcomed two new integral members to The Theatre Centre in the past weeks: outdoor enthusiast and canoe-trip master Justis Danto-Clancy as our new Director of Facilities & Production, and actor, producer and sweetest gal Julia Nish-Lapidus who assumed the role of the Box Office and FOH Manager. We've asked them a few questions to get to know them better!
4 Questions for Julia & Justis:
What's on your mind these days?
Julia: The excitement of being part of this amazing new undertaking in a city with such an incredible and supportive arts community.
Justis: On my mind these days: Neil LaBute's play Bash. Dipesh Chakrabarty's book Provincializing Europe and it's ideas of the essential despair (and responsibility) of the "historian." Those Toronto Maple Leafs.
What's that music blasting out of your ear buds?
Julia: With the weather recently, I've needed some upbeat music to get my energy going. So it's been a lot of Talking Heads. That and cheesy 90's pop hits.
Justis: I'm listening to Nas' album, Illmatic. One Time 4 Your Mind.
What's the best gift you've ever received?
Julia: When my husband went on tour for a few months with a play, in each city he stopped in, he made sure to find a small gift for me. It ranged from a magnet, to a Korean Elvis t-shirt from Graceland. When he got home he had a huge bag of these hilarious gifts for me and it was like I had been on tour with him!
Justis: The best gift I ever received was a tree, planted in my name, in Northen Ontario
If you could live in ANY place – where would it be?
Julia: Paris, probably. I've always felt at home there. Though, Toronto's really not a bad place to put down some roots.
Justis: If I could live in any place, I would live in a log cabin, on Fassett Lake in North Western Algonquin Park, with a dog, a fireplace and endless bookshelves


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Being eager to lose my virginity led me down the primrose path, seeking to engage an experienced woman sexually. My story is not so familiar, as I proceeded to earn my manhood by having sex with a lady who was also a professional escort.
Going into London, I acquired a room for the night someplace quiet and discreet, but more importantly, a place that would accept my fake ID. As I was just weeks away from being over 18, old enough to drink in a restaurant, yet not old enough to shag without an adult present, sexually speaking. According to London escorts from https://www.cityofeve.org.
My keen sense of nervous energy was because of anticipation. I wanted my first time to be sweet and hot. So, I called a few places, then finally hooked up a private appointment with an escort service locally. At just the time preset for my escort to arrive, a knock came to my room door.
I opened the lock, and before I was a red-haired angel and only 23 years old, six older than I was at the time. She was in heels, so she appeared tall, but when slipping them off, she was just my height. Her body was beautiful, soft, and pale. She wore a bright red dress that waved sheer and sensual. She said her name was Darcy. I told her mine and then handed her an envelope.
I told the red-headed beauty that I was a virgin, to which she stated, "Aren't you a clever boy." Then she touched my thigh with her hand and moved over to the bed right beside me. It was clear that being frank with her was all to my advantage because she approached the whole situation like an authentic blue-blooded girl-friendly experience.
That night ended up being more than my fantasies could ever have dreamed up. We made it in various ways, exploring each other gently, then rough. We pounded away at night like animals and then swooned in the moonlight's fresh through the windows. There was so much I had never lived; later suddenly, in moments, I was changed forever, and my virginity was gone. I didn't feel like a man exactly, but as Darcy told me on her way out the door, "I had become a man and always be one. You are going to break some hearts, once you get a couple of inches taller. See you around, sweet thing."
As she walked her beautiful assets away that evening, I knew two things for sure. One was that I would have sex as soon as possible again because I was already ready. The other was that I imagined myself calling on escorts again, hoping that Darcy would be working the evenings soon. Their website was always available online 24-7, but the best thing was there were so many other women and girls available as well. Dare I dream of it.


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Command line runner for Brofist.
$ cnpm install brofist-cli
An convenient command line runner for Brofist.
Just give brofist one or more spec files and we'll run those tests away, bro:
$ brofist tests/specs/foo.js tests/specs/bar.js
You can change the reporter being used with the
--reporter option, check 'em
brofist list to get a list of available reporters.
brofist --- runner for Brofist tests
brofist [options] <files...>
brofist list
brofist -h, --help
brofist --version
-r, --reporter <module> Reporter module to use. [default: brofist-minimal]
-f, --filter <regexp> Only runs tests that match the regexp.
-t, --timeout <ms> Timeout for asynchronous tests, in milliseconds.
-s, --slow <ms> Slow threshold, in milliseconds.
-h, --help Displays usage help and exits.
--version Displays version number and exits.
Grab it from NPM:
$ npm install -g brofist-cli
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Low Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXBs) often exhibit a number of X-ray variability signatures that get reprocessed into the UV/optical band. We investigate X-ray to optical reprocessing in a few LMXB systems and detect interesting reprocessing signatures that indicate the presence of evolving structures on the accretion disk. I will further discuss disk wind emission scenarios and its possible correlation to the luminosity state in neutron star X-ray binaries. LAXPC on-board ASTROSAT presents innumerable prospects for observing rapidly rotating, accreting neutron star binaries, which are promising sources of detectable Gravitational Wave (GW) emission. I will discuss prospects of binary orbital parameter measurements that will enable current generation GW detectors to carry out a fully coherent search for GW that is computationally optimized.
X-ray and optical variabilities in X-ray binaries and prospective synergies with Gravitational wave astronomy
Gayathri Raman ( Raman Research Institute, Bangalore)
Date & Time
Fri, 13 January 2017, 14:00 to 15:00
Emmy Noether Seminar Room, ICTS Campus, Bangalore


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Posted by: EvangelicalDisciple
The Spiritual Combat, Chapter 24: Of the Way to Rule the Tongue (text at bottom)
…Then don't say anything at all.
Our teacher is telling us to be quiet. The counsel flies in the face of our tendencies today, but let's hear him out. If the goal is discourse with God and holiness, let's see which serves these goals.
Talking or Praying: Talking to another may lead me to my goal, or it may lead me away from my goal. Praying leads me to my goal.
Talking: It may lead to gossip, slander, immorality, idleness, laziness, avoidance of actual duty, self-indulgence, self-praise, prideful speech, foulness, speaking in vain against God. If all of that is avoided, talking is good.
Praying and recollected meditation: it leads to discourse with God and holiness.
Our teacher is not against talking, he is against over-talking or mis-talking. Or, to put it another way: he is for the use of the mouth as God has given it to be used.
Overuse of anything can destroy it (listen to a song over and over and you will become disgusted with it). Misuse of anything can destroy it (put a plastic container in the oven at 400 for a little while and you will see). When we overuse or misuse our mouths, we may destroy our interior life with God.
The mouth is for communication; to let what is in the heart or mind out to be shared with another. If we use our mouths purely, we will deepen communion with others.
But even that is not enough for our teacher. He wants our minds and hearts to be always lifted to God. And so it is not enough that my mouth be used purely. It actually needs to be closed sometimes, even oftentimes, so that the mind and heart can be lifted to God. So he pushes us forward into the practice of silence. And when we do speak, let us speak of the glory of God!
PRACTICAL IDEAS – plan them and keep them:
one hour a day in blocked off silence. (also known as holy hour)
one morning a week in blocked off silence.
one day a month in blocked off silence. (also known as desert day)
one week a year in blocked off silence. (also known as retreat)
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Chapter 24 text:
It is very necessary that the tongue be well bridled and regulated because we are all much inclined to let it run on upon those things which are most pleasing to the senses.
Much speaking springs ordinarily from pride. We persuade ourselves that we know a great deal; we take delight in our own conceits, and endeavor by needless repetitions to impress them on the minds of others, that we may exercise a mastery over them, as though they needed instruction from us.
It is not possible to express in few words the many evils which arise from overmuch speaking.
Talkativeness is the mother of sloth, the sign of ignorance and folly, the door of slander the minister of falsehood, the destroyer of fervent devotion. A multitude of words adds strength to evil passions, by which again the tongue is the more easily led on to indiscreet talking.
Do not indulge in long conversations with those who are unwilling to hear you lest you weary them; nor with those who love to listen to you, lest you exceed the bounds of modesty.
Avoid loud and positive speaking, which is not only odious in itself, but is also a sign of presumption and vanity.
Never speak of thyself or thy doings, nor of thy kindred, except in case of absolute necessity, and then with all possible brevity and reserve. If others seem to speak overmuch of themselves, try to put a favorable construction upon their conduct; but do not imitate it, even though their words seem to tend to self-humiliation and self-accusation.
Speak as little as may be of your neighbor, or of anything concerning him, unless an occasion offers to say something in his praise.
Speak willingly of God, and especially of His love and goodness; but with fear and caution, lest even here you fall into error: rather take pleasure in listening while others speak of Him, treasuring up their words in the depth of your heart.
Let the sound of men's voices strike only upon your ear; do you meanwhile lift up your heart to God; and if you must needs listen to their discourse in order to understand and reply to it, yet neglect not to cast your eye in thought to heaven, where God dwelleth, and contemplate His loftiness, as He ever beholds your vileness.
Consider well the things which your heart suggests to you before they pass on to your tongue; for you will perceive that many of them would be better suppressed. Nay, I can still farther assure you, that not a few even of those which you will then think it expedient to speak would be far better buried in silence; and so you will perceive, upon reflection, when the opportunity for speaking is past.
Silence is a strong fortress in the spiritual combat, and a sure pledge of victory.
Silence is the friend of him who distrusts himself and trusts in God; it is the guard of holy prayer, and a wonderful aid in the practice of virtue.
In order to acquire the practice of silence, consider frequently the great benefits which arise therefrom, and the evils and dangers of talkativeness. Love this virtue; and in order to acquire the habit of it, keep silence occasionally, even at times when you might lawfully speak, provided this be not to your own prejudice, or to that of others.
And you will be greatly helped to this by withdrawing from the society of men; for in the place of this, you will have the society of angels, saints, and of God Himself.
Lastly, remember the combat which you have in hand, that, seeing you have so much to do, you may the more willingly refrain from all superfluous words.
The Spiritual Combat text: here.
Chapter 25: To have victory, one needs interior tranquility


text: At the March 28, 2018 Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA) Chapter 1940 meeting, Dave Carney shared with his fellow ASCCA members that he'll be retiring next week. Scott Osbourne thanked Dave for his years of service and helping to get the chapter re-established. Owner of Hillside Auto Repair in Torrance, Dave Carney has been an ASC member for over thirty years. After the ASCCA chapter went into hiatus, Dave recruited other auto repair shop owners in the South Bay area to re-start and re-energize the group.  The group meets bi-monthly and has speakers to share industry-related information. Dave's leadership will be missed, but he'll remain in the area, so he just might be present at some of the meetings in the future.


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Recently I worked on a project with Brendan McDonald photographing his Go Journal. He designed the journal to help you stay focused, attain your goals and end your day with gratitude. Here's a few favorite shots from Bernal Hill. Check out his kickstarter campaign here. A great way to start the year!
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Adobe announced today the release of several updates to its video tools, such as Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, as well as the addition of video to Adobe Stock.
Many of these updates were featured at IBC and Adobe MAX earlier this year, and cover a wide range of Adobe products. The new updates include:
These new updates are available for download now. You can find more in depth information on these new updates at Blogs.Adobe.com


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"I'm a vegan nudist."
Miley Cyrus and her signature pasties made an appearance on Wednesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Miley is making the rounds for her MTV Video Music Awards hosting gig this weekend and she is pulling out all the attention grabbing stops.
Wearing heart-shaped pasties and a rainbow cape, Miley seemed completely comfortable and unfazed. Jimmy Kimmel on the other hand was a bit flustered and spent most of his time staring at and asking questions about her *****…naturally.
Miley told a story about making Paul McCartney uncomfortable while wearing a similar outfit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"We were talking to Paul McCartney and I saw him not knowing how to talk to me. I don't really know how to talk to Paul McCartney so it made me very comfortable because it made him more uncomfortable. So sometimes it's a nice convo icebreaker."
During her visit Cyrus talked about ****** censorship, introducing her grandmother to Snoop Dogg and being a vegan nudist…naturally.
And just for good measure, here's Miley Cyrus undercover asking random people their thoughts on… Miley Cyrus:
I'm look forward to seeing what she pulls out for the VMAs if this is what she wears for a casual nighttime interview.


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Critical Decade 2017
Posted on: Sun 19 Nov 2017
Climate Council report, Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action, looks at the increasingly urgent task of turning around emissions and achieving zero net emissions globally to keep warming to 2 degrees centigrade.
The report also looks at Australia's emissions reduction targets in relation to that urgency, and finds them wanting.
Professor Will Steffen, the report's author, talks to Barry Mitchell.
Produced by Barry Mitchell
Image source: climatecouncil.org.au


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Hello Mafia Scene!
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! We wanted to update you about a feature that is available to our modders.
Our approved modders will have the abilty to publish news about their mod directly to our homepage for everyone to see. We feel that this is necessary to get information to the community. In addition, the news will be published automatically on the homepage as well as in our forums.
The second feature our modders will have is the abilty to promote their news item to social media. Once a modder clicks on "Promote To Social Media" they will be presented with an information box. After that information box is filled out the news is ready to submit directly to the Mafia Scene Facebook and Twitter page.
We feel this feature will help expose the modder's work to a wide range of Mafia players who use social media daily. It also allows them to do what they do best, mod the game! They don't have to focus on logging into Facebook or Twitter to post information when they can do it directly from Mafia Scene!
We hope these features will be used and enjoyed by the community to help make information and news about mods easier to get.
We hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years! See you in 2018!
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I completed my premedical degree at Columbia University and completed my Doctorate at New York Chiropractic College in 1980. I have been a full time chiropractic physician in Jupiter , Florida for the last 34 years. Recently , I have passed a rigorous examination to be included in the limited National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners for the Department of Transportation (DOT).
As of May 2014, all CDL holders must be examined and certified only by registered professionals found in the National Registry. As a certified medical examiner, my mission is two-fold: Primarily we must make sure, to the best of our ability, that you as a professional driver are mentally and physically capable of safely operating your vehicle for your and the public's protection. Secondly, we want to help keep you on the road as long as you desire, if possible, to protect your earning ability.
*Your examination includes the mandatory urine analysis, designed to detect diabetes, kidney disease and other metabolic problems. *In house drug and alcohol testing, if required by your employer , will be available soon. This testing is NOT a mandatory part of the CDL examination.
Note- we know your time is valuable, and we respect that.
** If you wait more than 15 minutes past your appointment time, your exam is FREE!**
Call Dr. Pearsall directly, anytime, at:
Trucking companies - The doctor will travel to your location for groups of three or more examinations.
We look forward to serving our professional drivers who in the end drive the american economy!


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Traveling Abroad: Heeding U.S. Travel Warnings
Traveling abroad presents certain risks for Americans, especially in light of the recent bombings in London, England. For the most part, terrorists are the problem, although drug, gang, and other criminal activities can also be a factor. Thankfully, the U.S. State Department regularly issues and updates Consular Information Sheets for every country in the world. These sheets give valuable information to travelers, information you must know before you take your trip.


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Gruuuuubeeer! Why do you force us to listen to your reasoned, intelligent arguments explaining the odd language in the new iPhone SDK guidelines outlawing outside iPhone compiling methods, including .NET and Adobe's own Flash-to-iPhone tools? If we follow Godwin's law to its obvious conclusion, we can only say that you are a collaborator with enemy forces!
For those of you not following along, the story is this: Apple's new SDK guidelines state, in no uncertain terms, that you can only use Apple tools to compile and submit iPhone and iPad apps. Nothing else is allowed. To many this is an affront to the general dignity of man and a call to arms. To others, and I suspect many others, it's not a really a BFD.
Gruber writes:
IPHONE DEVELOPERS: No change. If you're a developer and you've been following Apple's advice, you will never even notice this rule. You're already using Xcode, Objective-C, and WebKit. If you're an iPhone developer and you are not following Apple's advice, you're going to get screwed eventually. If you are constitutionally opposed to developing for a platform where you're expected to follow the advice of the platform vendor, the iPhone OS is not the platform for you. It never was. It never will be.
(And, in one sense, this is good news for existing iPhone developers: their skill set is now in even greater demand.)
He also points out "Microsoft's mantra was (and remains) 'Windows everywhere'. Apple doesn't want everywhere, they just want everywhere good. The idea though, is to establish the Cocoa Touch APIs and the App Store as a de facto standard for mobile apps — huge share of both developers and users."
In short, Apple is like a car repair place with an open hiring policy. Anyone can come in and become a car mechanic. Heck, you can even get rich doing it. But Apple Car Repair doesn't want some dude walking in with a rubber wrench and weird screwdrivers stripping the heads off of oil pan screws and breaking more than he's fixing. Even Steve Jobs, in an email to a developer, admits this. He writes:
We've been there before, and intermediate layers between the platform and the developer ultimately produces sub-standard apps and hinders the progress of the platform.
In short, if you don't like his tools, get out of his garage.
The problem here is the ascription of malice to what is, in the end, a business decision. While you have plenty of tools for programming in Windows, you also have plenty of tools for programming under OS X. However, to allow a multitude of frameworks for mobile devices is asking for trouble, especially when Apple's goal, in the end, is to offer a superior mobile experience on their devices.
Heck, even Windows Phone is limited to a few frameworks and tools. Whereas an operating system can survive some junk programs now and again, to have your phone BSOD is a horror. I actually experienced this on a long drive two weeks ago. I was running a navigation app and it crashed. The iPhone wouldn't start up and I reset it, while driving, multiple times. Finally, I let it sit, charging, and after almost forty minutes the silver Apple logo disappeared and the phone booted. A phone is a device designed for 24/7 access (AT&T's network notwithstanding) and letting just anyone come in and pound out some apps is a recipe for disaster.
As a corollary, this control also offers a superior experience for the consumer. Until the iPhone, I never purchased a single mobile app on Symbian, Palm, or Windows Mobile. Ever. Period. Now I buy apps like mad and am looking forward to apps on the iPad. I think this behavior is a massive step forward in a word where mobile programming was often relegated to second tier.
In short, learn Apple's tools or hire someone who knows Apple's tools. Just because you like Flash/.NET/C#/COBOL/Pascal/LOGO doesn't mean Apple has to like it. As horrible as it sounds, Apple is doing this for your own good.


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ACEVO announces the Fellowship Awards 2017
The charity leaders' network ACEVO has named the five people chosen to receive the prestigious ACEVO Fellowship. And appropriately enough in ACEVO's 30th anniversary year, 2017's cohort brings the total number of Fellowships awarded by ACEVO to 30.
Sponsored by The Leadership Trust Foundation, ACEVO Fellowships champion inspirational and emerging leaders from across the country.
Fellowships are awarded to those whose work has been identified by their peers as outstanding, and whose achievements deserve greater recognition. The awards will be presented at ACEVO's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 7 December.
Each Fellow receives a funded place on a Leadership Trust programme worth over £3,000; a personalised development plan; an ACEVO mentor; a free place on an ACEVO Leadership Learning workshop; a pack of ACEVO publications and a year's free membership.
The winners are:
- Mark Pemberton, director of the Association of British Orchestras
- Sarah Robbins, chief executive of the Springfield Project
- Jan Hutchinson, director of programmes at the Centre for Mental Health
- Dr James Cusack, director of science at Autistica
- John Schless, chief executive of the Students Union University of Greenwich
Chair of ACEVO Paul Farmer said: "ACEVO and the Leadership Trust Foundation take pride in rewarding inspirational leaders who demonstrate exceptional commitment, professionalism and vision. We're delighted to give recognition through our Fellowships to the contribution these individuals make to their organisations and causes, and to offer them the opportunity to continue to learn and grow as leaders."
Henrietta Baldock, chair of the Leadership Trust Foundation said: "Our congratulations to all the fellows on this much deserved award. The most effective leadership stems from personal power not authority power and we are delighted to invest in all of the fellows in the belief that their personal growth will mean the organisations they represent will be even stronger in the future."
Mark Pemberton – Association of British Orchestras
Mark Pemberton has been director of the Association of British Orchestras since 2007. He inherited an organisation that had just emerged from difficult times and has since restructured its team, built its reserves, increased membership, introduced new services and raised its political profile. One example from his many significant achievements includes successful lobbying for the introduction of Orchestra Tax Relief, which provided a new income stream for Association of British Orchestra members.
He is a much sought-after international speaker, making regular appearances at party conferences and many other key events. Mark has become someone of great influence within the music sector; in his role as chair of the National Music Council, he is the spokesperson for the music sector as a whole. He is also on the board of the National Campaign for the Arts and chair of ACEVO's Arts & Heritage Special Interest Group. Before joining the Association of British Orchestras, he was chief executive of the National Operatic & Dramatic Association, the UK's representative body for amateur and community theatre, during which time he also served as chair of Voluntary Arts England.
Sarah Robbins – The Springfield Project
Originally the deputy chief executive of the Springfield Project, Sarah Robbins was asked to take on the role of acting chief executive during a challenging time for the charity. Over the course of a year, Sarah worked with the board to help cultivate a business plan and strategy and worked with the chair on streamlining governance and gaining a better understanding of different finance streams. She managed to do this while providing leadership and certainty for 50 staff and 100 volunteers.
Sarah was eventually made chief executive of the Springfield Project and led the organisation to clearer financial and staff planning, a growing number of volunteers, and a greater amount of supported families. She and the charity were also invited to form a consortium with national charities to deliver Birmingham City Council children centres as a result of her leadership and professionalism. This was a successful bid, and Sarah and the charity are not only delivering new services their part of the city for vulnerable families and children, but are also overseeing the community strand for the whole city as part of a five year £170 million contract.
Jan Hutchinson – Centre for Mental Health
Jan Hutchinson began working as director of programmes and performance at the Centre for Mental Health in 2011. Jan has been a qualified social worker since 1994, going on to establish and manage a range of community mental health services in both the statutory and voluntary sector.
Jan has enhanced the Centre for Mental Health's reputation as the leading IPS (Individual Placement and Support) organisation in the UK and abroad, and she has recently secured a £1.2m grant to implement IPS across London. She has also led various programmes such as "Workplace Training", which is an evidence-based training programme to build the confidence and competence of line managers to identify and support staff experiencing mental distress in the workplace.
Jan is a leading authority on employment and mental health but also a hugely important figure for the team as she is recognised by her colleagues as a stalwart supporter who keeps people motivated when things gets tough. A colleague has referred to her as 'the glue that keeps us on track'. Jan has consistently demonstrated her commitment to mental health, and more importantly her role as a team player supporting colleagues during difficult tasks.
Dr James Cusack – Autistica
At the age of 12, Dr James Cusack was diagnosed with autism and told he would struggle to finish school. He then went on to excel at school, secure a psychology degree, PhD, and post-doctorate, before joining Autistica as the director of science to actively transform futures for autistic people. James' role at Autistica is his first job after academia and he has dedicated himself to developing the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in the sector. He continuously engages himself in all aspects of the organisation, not just research. During his time at Autistica, James has profoundly reshaped Autistica's scientific approach, governance and strategy, making sure to build autistic involvement in at every stage all while ensuring they fund the best science with the greatest impact. He has led an organisational shift towards a vastly popular outcome-focused mission which is offering everyone with autism the opportunity of a long, happy, healthy life.
James has worked tirelessly with both funders and academics in order to influence research priorities with huge success here and internationally, while also making sure to put issues like early death in autism firmly on the agenda. He has also developed a national autism research network that links scientists and families in order to accelerate progress and vastly improve Autistica's influence, and expanded Autistica's scientific portfolio to over 25 live studies based on the community's priorities. He is also an active fundraiser, who understands how vital funding is for science to progress.
John Schless – Students' Union University of Greenwich
In April 2016 John Schless was appointed as chief executive of an organisation which needed reworking. John's role is complex in that it demands the leadership of the staff team of the Student Union, student volunteers and the student sabbatical officers.In a fairly short period of time, John has created a vibrant and proactive organisation which now has a robust infrastructure, a strategic plan that emerged from a clear vision for the organisation, and was developed by careful consultation with stakeholders. He has also created a purposeful staff team, an investment strategy that ensures commercial growth and an increase in student involvement across all areas of Greenwich University Students' Union's activity.
John is someone with vision and integrity. His relationship with sabbatical officers is outstanding; and he is respected both as a leader and a critical friend. Similarly, he has managed the complex relationship with the University with great insight and aptitude. As a result of this, Greenwich University Students' Union received an increase in the Block Grant and there is now a growing respect for Greenwich University Students' Union amongst University policy makers.


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One thing is to fall in love, another is to stay together. Breaking up from the one you love is the most emotionally painful in life. The grief can cause loss of job, isolation from family and friends and mental and physical exhaustion.
It hurts deeply when a relationship you have invested so much of your emotion just ends. This will make it so hard for you to function from your normal day to day activities. In some cases, one partner who is mostly affected will fight to get their loved one back.
It's hard to cope especially when often you remember what you both once shared together: your memorable moments together including watching your favourite movies and listening to the songs you both loved. You yearn for their touch, now you don't know how to get over them.
There are remedies for a broken heart so you can cope with life and move on.
1. Visiting a place you were together or taking a look at what you shared together will bring up lots of memories. You have to be around some people who will give you emotional support.
Talk to someone you know who has probably been in that same situation before. They understand what you are passing through and can give you some sort of support.
2. Take up new hobbies. Do things you love. It will keep your mind busy, taking focus away from the one who left you.
Registering with a fitness club is a good therapy. Apart from taking your mind away from them, it also keeps you in shape.
3. You can attend singles events. Seeing other singles will prove to you that you are not the only one left as a single. And this will help ease your pain.
4. Seek counselling from professional counsellors or probably from a religious organisation like the church.
Be honest and let them know the details of what you are going through. It's the only way they can help you. Don't be ashamed to speak up.
These tips will help your heart heal. There is someone special out there for you. When your heart heals, it's time to locate him/her and start a new relationship.


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Recently, I had a conversation with a Managed Service Provider about getting employees to execute policies and procedures once they're established. They asked, "How do you get employees to enter their time, create service tickets, and only work from service tickets? We've never had formal processes and it feels stifling."
I half-joked that I'd find new employees who will follow the processes and policies of the company. But, really, implementing policies is just a matter of willpower and habit. There are four stages in the transition from "no processes" to automated processes:
Habit and willpower are inversely related to one another. When something is a habit, you will simply do it. When you have no habits, then it takes a great deal of willpower to do what you know you need to do. Let's look at the stages in order.
Sometimes people say they have no processes in place. That's never true. You might have poor processes. You certainly might have undocumented processes. But you do have processes! After all, when a client wants a new desktop computer installed, it gets done. You might do the setup differently every time, but it gets done.
And the truth is, you don't do it differently every time. You have some kind of process. You have rules and guidelines – even if they're just in your head or passed along by spoken word. So you've got some kinds of processes, they're just disorganized. You have lots of processes, once you think about it.
Next, you need to begin the work of organizing and formalizing your processes.
Beginning the work of formalizing your processes takes the most willpower. You haven't done it before. You have so much to do that you feel overwhelmed. By definition, everything's disorganized and you are choosing to take on the battle of organizing it.
All of that takes willpower. That's why people feel overwhelmed. Every action at this stage requires you to choose to slow down, take a minute, and document the process. Then you have to slow down and choose to follow the process. They you have to slow down and teach your staff to follow the process.
It feels like a lot of slowing down rather than speeding up. You know (intellectually) that good processes and procedures will make everything faster and more efficient in the future. But today, at this moment, it sure seems faster to do it the old way.
Willpower reflects your commitment to organized process you desire. If you cannot muster the willpower to get started, you will never get past Stage One.
As you begin to work on your processes and procedures, you gradually see the benefits. You also gradually begin to form habits. Habits are simply automated processes and take place without engaging willpower.
Early on, you use a lot of willpower and have no habits. But over time, "good habits" replace willpower. Most things will still take a little bit of willpower, but over time you will simply do things the new way. Working the plan means choosing to execute.
All of this is much easier when your team works together. That means everyone asks each other, "Did you document that?" or "Did you log your notes in the ticket?" When everyone asks each other these questions all day long, it becomes much easier to form good habits.
New employees will be trained on the (new) procedures and never know another way of doing things. They will form habits much more easily than old-timers who need to un-learn the old ways.
Some day you will realize that you're not choosing – you're simply executing. That's habit.
I love the example of a morning routine. Some people go for a walk. Some meditate. Some swim. But even if the only thing you do automatically is to brush your teeth, you've got a morning routine that is habit. You don't debate whether to brush your teeth or take a shower. You just do it.
It takes no willpower to brush your teeth. And for those who go for a run every morning, it takes little or no willpower to go running. These are pure habits.
Eventually, you will build excellent habits within your company. You will invoice on time, you will charge the rates you've said you'll charge, you'll document your work, etc. It might seem overwhelming when you start out, but you can completely re-configure your business in just a few months.
I recommend a formal program of one new habit per week. You can't do it all at once. So pick one thing. For example, start tracking all time in your service board. Work on that for the next week. Support each other, remind each other, and bug each other. Just do it. Make it happen.
Then, next week, start a habit of reviewing every new service ticket for status, work type, contract, billability, etc. Make a list and execute it every time a new ticket is created. With luck, you'll have a busy week and you'll develop that new habit in short order.
The week after that, pick something else. In a year you'll have about 50 new habits that dramatically improve your business – and create repeatable success within your company.
Exercise your willpower now. I promise it gets easier over time.
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The Murder of the Century by Paul Collins
The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins
Published by: Broadway Books
Publication Date: June 1st, 2011
Format: Paperback, 336 Pages
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"No one expects a headless torso. (Well, hardly anyone?) When pieces of a body started popping up around New York in the hot summer of 1897, both police and reporters swung into action, in a competition to see who could solve the crime first. Aside from being fascinating in its own right as a) a murder mystery, and b) a look at the less-traveled immigrant corners of Gilded Age Manhattan, this book provided me with a great deal of color about the workings of the tabloid press in late 19th century New York. Of course, the murder in The English Wife doesn't involve dismembering (just saying, just in case you were wondering), and it's set among New York's Knickerbocker elite rather than the German immigrant community, but this book was part of what inspired me to make one of my main characters, James Burke, a reporter at The World, drawn into an uneasy alliance with the sister of the murdered man as they both search for the truth." - Lauren Willig
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"On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumble upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime are turning up all over New York, but the police are baffled: There are no witnesses, no motives, no suspects.
The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era's most baffling murder mystery. Seized upon by battling media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, the case became a publicity circus. Reenactments of the murder were staged in Times Square, armed reporters lurked in the streets of Hell's Kitchen in pursuit of suspects, and an unlikely trio--a hard-luck cop, a cub reporter, and an eccentric professor--all raced to solve the crime.
What emerged was a sensational love triangle and an even more sensational trial: an unprecedented capital case hinging on circumstantial evidence around a victim whom the police couldn't identify with certainty, and who the defense claimed wasn't even dead. The Murder of the Century is a rollicking tale--a rich evocation of America during the Gilded Age and a colorful re-creation of the tabloid wars that have dominated media to this day."


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Buttons are small daily objects that quietly connect things. They join things up, they hold us together. This blog features buttons as a way of reminding us of the little things that lie behind the actions we take to build strong communities.
The other part of this blog's title represents the nourishment we get from participating in community life and that we can offer to others also. It is not the nourishment of the exotic, but the everyday sustenance of regular connections, ongoing work and play – bread rather than caviar.


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Interview with Markus Hannes Winter
CEO Oroox
How did you get into this industry as a successful entrepreneur, how did everything start?
I started to develop software at a young age and did this in the commercial sector from 1991. Since then I have been fascinated by new technologies. After a 10-year break, I decided in 2014 to use the new possibilities - especially the Internet - to look for a way to develop an easily understandable technology that can be used comprehensively in industry and production. In this analysis - together with outstanding technicians - we came across new possibilities to act graphically on the browser in a research project. OXone, a symbiosis of web, graphics and business data, was created in collaboration with specialists from the gaming industry.
If we imagine you as a young programmer, apart from your curiosity, what makes you an entrepreneur? What drives you forward?
It is probably the urge to create something extraordinary. This connected with the corresponding inventive talent. For me, this has no primary monetary driving force, but I am fascinated by technology. I always move between attempt, success and failure. Under the maxim "Trial and Error", concepts are developed followed by implementations that attract attention on the market. Today OXone is such a success story.
As an investor, on the other hand, around 200 business plans landed on my desk every year, and I read every single one. But only a handful of them flew. In Europe, the culture of failure is not widespread, but for innovation you have to fail sometimes.
How important is the fun factor, would you also do something that makes no fun?
The greatest fun is to pursue OXone concepts with innovative companies that can subsequently disrupt an entire industry. Working permanently on new ideas and inventions is also a lot of fun for me. Only with this joy can throwbacks be processed positively. Often I push too far ahead and set myself very visionary goals. Everyone has the opportunity to make the world a little more better or influence the change positively.
You seem to be very relaxed about all this. But what makes you restless, what worries you?
I have few fears. Implementing visions means having courage at the same time. However, I am very emotionally bound to my plans. My thoughts circle 24 hours around the further development of the product. For me, Oroox is like raising my own child.
What inspires you?
The thought that everyone will be able to create his own product in the simplest way in the future. What people draw on OXone is tested for feasibility in the same breath. People are supported in their designs with artificial intelligence and as a result an individual product is produced fully automatically by machines. Giving people this opportunity is my main inspiration. What we develop behind the scenes is simply fascinating.
How does this affect your company, how is that reflected in OXone?
I am currently focusing my activities on Oroox. Every day I'm inspired by the conversations with interested parties or customers. I transfer this inspiration into the inventive spirit of the company and try to create something new. Oroox is constantly inventing new things, mostly at the limits of what is possible. We therefore enter into research partnerships with some companies. So far we have always been successful. Market leaders are approaching us to disrupt entire markets with new business models. And a little anecdote: I had a OXone presentation at a European market leader. After 30 minutes the owner got up, knocked on the table and stopped the presentation. I was briefly shocked and asked what I was doing wrong. He said literally: "What I see here is changing our entire industry. I want that. I discuss the investment with my board over the weekend and you will come again next week". That's how it happened and since then we've been changing the business together.
What does OXone mean for you?
OXone has the DNA to replace production with conventional processes. I can give you an example of our solution for contract sheet metal fabricators. Here the designer loads the drawing of the parts group onto his website, defines material and other parameters. He receives his graduated price and delivery time within seconds and can order immediately. We generate the so-called G-Code and send the programming directly to the machine selected by the OXone brain. In a highly automated machine, the machine removes the sheet metal from the automated storage, manufactures the parts and stores them. Only the packaging and shipping has to be done manually. A perfect process.
Another example from our success stories: A trade fair company digitizes its trade fair with OXone and sends the exhibitors their assigned trade fair stand. Exhibitors receive a link to the portal, design and configure their own stand. Whether walls, floors, light, furniture or exhibits. The planning is done in 3D and can be operated by any simple user. The exhibitor can walk comfortably through his visualised exhibition stand. He can see the costs at any time of his planning status. He orders and the finished design runs behind it into the overall exhibition plan. The trade fair operator can virtually walk through the future trade fair. Of course, the production and installation will continue to be coordinated fully digitally.
OXone with its brain has the ability to digitize production to the customer. This enables real Smart Factories. When production automation and standards catch up, OXone will offer people the opportunity to realize and produce a product idea fully automated. OXone offers companies the opportunity to act backwards from the customer rather than forwards from the product. In previous manufacturing companies, this approach was not manageable due to a lack of technology. OXone gives companies exactly this advantage.
What is your personal vision behind OXone?
I want to give people the opportunity to use their creative inventive potential. Each person is and thinks individually. The future should give people the opportunity to turn their visions into products, designs and plans without specialist knowledge and without specialists. This could enable a world of completely new and inspiring things and raise the potential of each individual.
From today's perspective, would you look back and go the same way again as an entrepreneur?
Of course I do. For me, this is a desirable way of life. My nature stands for innovation and inventiveness. I represent leading technology. With OXone for the lead with new business models.


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Clergy with a mix of members with "red" and "blue" political views in the pews tend to tread lightly when it comes to preaching on controversial topics in sermons. Abortion, fossil fuels, a critique of capitalism, and LGBTQ issues were more often avoided in the pulpit, a new study found.[Read Full Column...]
Where have all the young adults gone? Not as far from religion as one might think, according to a new study finding large numbers of twentysomethings are combining a spiritual life with religious practice.[Read Full Column...]
A growing body of research is revealing the mental health benefits of having a close personal relationship with a caring divinity. In one of the latest national studies, the more participants reported feeling God's love, presence and guidance, the more likely they were to agree they are a person of worth.[Read Full Column...]
Technology does not scare us. Nor especially does the fear of Hell or worries about getting into heaven. But the fears and suspect motives we place on belief systems different than our own very much concerns Americans, according to the latest wave of the Baylor Religion Survey. For centuries, Catholics and Jewish people bore the[ READ FULL COLUMN ][Read Full Column...]
Is there a point of no return for the resurgence of mainline Protestantism? As the movement enters its second half-century of precipitous decline, new research suggests that not only is there no end in sight, but there are few signs of hope for revival in rapidly aging, shrinking groups such as the Episcopal Church, the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).[Read Full Column...]
The sky is not falling on the Catholic Church in the United States, but it faces plenty of challenges as it welcomes Pope Francis for a six-day visit. Here are six key areas you may want to keep in mind when considering the evolving state of the nation's largest religious group.[Read Full Column...]
The end is not near for religion in America – or elsewhere in the world. What analysts are trying to divine, however, is the mystery of whether the evidence fewer people are identifying with specific faith groups heralds a long-term loss of religious beliefs. While jeremiads of the decline of religion get a good deal of press, scholars said at a recent symposium, there is also evidence Americans are "living in one of the most religious countries on the face of the Earth."[Read Full Column...]
The holy grail for helping youth remain religiously active as young adults has been at home all along: Parents. Mothers and fathers who practice what they preach and preach what they practice are far and away the major influence related to adolescents keeping the faith into their 20s, according to new findings from a landmark study of youth and religion.[Read Full Column...]


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Sabeen Mahmud, a social and human rights activist, was shot and killed in Karachi on 24 April. She was killed a few hours after hosting a discussion about the "disappeared people" of Balochistan. Her murder was meant as a warning to people daring to discuss the province. However, the history of Balochistan is a signal that it will not be silenced.
To understand why Sabeen Mahmud was killed, it is important to understand Balochistan. This is not a simple task. For one, there is an extreme paucity of honest, detailed, and consistent explanation about the politics, the diversity, the culture and the history of the place in the regular news cycle. Two, very little of what is said in the popular media within Pakistan can be trusted. News about the people, their actions, the situation on the ground, are all being clamped down upon, journalists are threatened into submission and the reportage is vividly coloured by what the ISI, the military and government choose to disclose. That being said, where regular media has failed, social media has proved to be extremely resourceful (and defiant) in piecing together the chaos and violence in the province.
"Repression by the state will guarantee an equally violent reaction from those who are fighting for their land, rights and families."
The murder of Sabeen Mahmud follows almost a decade of extreme violence and political and social turbulence in Balochistan. The resource-rich province, lying on the southwest corner of Pakistan bordering Iran, serves as a palette for various forces to paint their stories.
First, one of the biggest threats to a peaceful Balochistan has been the complete and unscrupulous appropriation of its immense natural resources by the many governments and dictators of Pakistan. The negligible amount of compensation given to the Balochis, combined with the sidelining of their complaints and the dearth of any human resource development in the region has added up over the years.
Second, there are competing movements fighting for complete independence or greater autonomy for Balochistan.
Third, the movements, regardless of political leanings, have been targeted by the frontier corps, the military and the government in various ways including mass abduction, kill and dump policies, arrests and incarceration without trial or reason. The Voice of Missing Baloch Persons (VMBP) organization led by Mama Qadeer has been seeking justice for these missing people.
Fourth, the government under the aegis of Saudi Arabia has been instrumental in propagating more traditional forms of Islam, resulting in greater divisions along sectarian lines in what was once a diversely populated province. The sectarian crisis is being fanned by border conflicts with Iran. Iran has very little tolerance for the Sunni Balochs living in Sistan-Baluchistan (Iran), and the Pakistan government turns a blind eye to the Shia genocide. The resulting tension has impacted politics within Balochistan
Fifth, the separatist movements that pit themselves against the Pakistan government have also been solicited by terrorist outfits operating around the Khyber-Pukhtunkhawa regions and across the border in Afghanistan. The Zarb-e-Azb operation by Pakistan in the northwest has resulted in many of the terrorists escaping to Afghanistan and/or finding refuge in Balochistan.
Sixth, the militant wing of government-approved outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba has been at the forefront of instigating the ongoing genocide against Shia Muslims.
All these problems have come sharply into focus in various ways since the beginning of this year.
" Sabeen Mahmud's murder is at once singularly symbolic and a sum of all the actions against a beleaguered people... It will prove to be much more difficult to silence an entire province now."
Pakistan doesn't view the Baloch separatist or independence movements very kindly and has labelled many of them as terrorist outfits. The greater authority given to the military courts and the hurried sentencing of alleged terrorists, without proper trials, has struck fear in the province. There have also been bigger, more public attacks on minorities and minority institutions in the province since January 2015.
Over the last two months, a series of events internally and externally has created a tinderbox situation with far-reaching consequences for the people of Balochistan.
The extension of the Zarb-e-Azb operations into Balochistan under the aegis of a brutal military which is not under the control of any civilian government or answerable to civil society has begun. The military has shown itself to be incapable of or not willing to differentiate between terrorists targeting the state and a people who are fighting the terrors unleashed by the state.
Repression by the state will guarantee an equally violent reaction from those who are fighting for their land, rights and families. A vicious circle of violence and counter-violence will ultimately suck in vested groups to fish in troubled waters. The Turbat incident, where 20 laborers from other provinces were killed by separatists in a region of Balochistan, is just one indication of this.
The surrendering of land and resources to a foreign power by people who do not belong to Balochistan will also cause resentment against the rest of Pakistan as well as the foreign power. If the economic corridor agreement between China and Pakistan does not address the concerns of the Balochis or involve them in the process will only increase the grievances of the people in the province. This coupled with the stationing of 10,000 additional troops to protect the workers will increase tensions in Balochistan.
Sabeen Mahmud's murder is at once singularly symbolic and a sum of all the actions against a beleaguered people. Her initiation of and presence at the discussion "Unsilencing Balochistan", was the sole reason for her death. It will prove to be much more difficult to silence an entire province now.
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Episode Number: 692
Episode Guest: Jay Leno
Original Airdate: September 3, 2015
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Guest Bio: Jay Leno is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor, and television host. He was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and currently hosts Jay Leno's Garage available on YouTube.
Topics Discussed: Jay's garages; how he became interested in cars; working on The Tonight Show; Requiem for a Heavyweight movie; fighters retiring; fighting; fighting in movies; The Tonight Show vs. Jay Leno's Garage; starting stand-up comedy; Boston comedy; doing comedy in strip clubs; cabaret licenses; comedy in the 1960s; Rodney Dangerfield; mob clubs; origin of stand-up comedy; actors playing stand-up comedians in movies; the comedy boom of the 1980s; working clean compared to dirty; challenging yourself; bad gigs; Playboy clubs; Hugh Hefner; the Playboy mansion; dawn of the modern comedy club; what drew Jay to comedy; Sam Kinison; Steve Martin; using a crutch as an excuse; good teachers; Brother Sam book; recorded specials; Jay doing old material for years; performing in large venues; smaller, intimate rooms; imitating another comedian's rhythm and cadence; Richard Jeni; discipline; Jerry Seinfeld; Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee show.
My Thoughts: Based on the timing of this episode and Joe's appearance on Jay Leno's Garage, I fully expected this podcast to be nothing but car talk. Fortunately, the topic of cars barely comes up. Instead, this short podcast is focused on stand-up comedy.
Podcast Video: Below is a video of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode #692 available for streaming via YouTube.
Podcast Audio: Audio for this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is available through iTunes, Stitcher, or you can download the MP3 directly to add it to the audio player of your choice.


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The high-end, exclusive, and luxurious safari experiences that make the covers of well-known travel magazines can be found in the private reserves adjacent to Kruger National Park, such as the Sabi Sands, Manyeleti or the Timbavati. For the most part, there are no fences between the Sabi Sands, Manyleti, and Kruger National Park.
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It's the school holidays, and the last thing you need, or want, is bored children on your hands.
You've done the day out, the cinema and fast food treat, and inflicted on them a trip to the shops. You've been on line and looked at all the options for entertainments and days out, but – frankly – it can become a bit expensive if you try to maintain the treats throughout the week.
So now they're in the bedrooms playing computer games, because going outside to play may be a non-starter due to the fears of damage to the lawn if the youngsters decided to host their own Champions League tournament, or just inflict some serious wear and tear – and with spring just around the corner, you want the back garden to look in good condition.
Well, with "a state of the art artificial lawn" (the words of Alan Titchmarsh no less), you need have no fear of the children slipping and sliding, running and jumping, playing football or generally just wearing themselves out with energetic activity. Even the family pet can have a great time, and not worry about being in the dog-house later for making a mess!
A LazyLawn can handle it all. And at the end of the day – indeed, the week – still looks as pristine as it did when the youngsters first went out in search for activity hours earlier. That is the benefit of a professionally installed LazyLawn – the household's gardener in chief need worry no more about looking out of the window and see mud patches, tufts of grass all over the place, and the general carnage of children making merry on a wet lawn.
Oh, and it is worth pointing out, that when the children come back indoors, they might be a little wet, but they will not be muddy! Oh, and the dog will not run in treading mud all over the place, either. Not only that, an artificial lawn is safe. It is why more and more local authorities are installing artificial grass in public parks and other facilities.
Sure, it is great to have days out, and you only have to look around the internet to find all the options of children's entertainment during school holidays. But you cannot sustain that day in, day out – and there is nothing worse than bored youngsters loafing around the house looking for things to do.
But with a LazyLawn the options become much more agreeable. Safe, mud free – and the comfort of knowing that the lawn will look just as lovely at tea time, as it did before breakfast! It is why more and more households are ripping up the turf, and installing the artificial alternative. And the school holidays are just another reminder of the merits.
Oh, and talking of school holidays – it is not that long until Easter!