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Well as some of you know I am busting but in PT because I reverted back a bit from where I was post treatment. In just over 1 month time, I have improved on the Berg Balnce test from a 43 out of 56 to a 50 out of 56. That makes me happy as all heck.
In PT I actually made a running motion in the water this week. I had to hold onto the bars but I was able to do it. I am also able to march in the water as well. It's truly amazing.
BTW – Standard Insurance, specifically Michelle, it does not mean I can work. Sad I have to disclaimer myself lol.
At church last week my Pastor and a few other people said I was walking better.
I am glad I had the Walkaide to keep my leg muscles from atrophy or it wouldn't be going this well.
Sorry folks but it just blows my mind that in Fecruary of 2007 I couldn't stand up barely, I couldn't pee normally and had to sit because I couldn't stand that long, had to shower sitting, took 4 hours of naps a day, wore glasses, had sever cognitive issues, mood swings, suffered from tremors, suffered from severe spasticity, and was patiently waiting to die because I was so depressed. Today, I can stand up with my eyes closed, my bladder works great and my urgency is improving because I am working on it, -oh I stand again to pee lol, I stand in the shower, rarely take a nap even if I am tired, no longer use glasses, have no issues remembering anything now, mood swings have stopped, still pop of a twitch every so often( 1 or 2 per 2 week period) but not daily for hours at a time, spasticity has let up but is still there but it allows me to walk and stand now, and am happy to say I am patiently waiting for Monday so I can continue to improve and live my life.
Wow am I glad God helped me find Dr. Kerr by putting Brett there for me.
Chris – This is outstanding; best of luck to you. I have friends with this terrible disease – when the heck will there be controlled clinical trials on this protocal????
I am in the phase 2 trial but Johns Hopkins is putting people through this off label as fast as they can. Go to the HiCy section of my site and get the contact info and see if you qualify. It's covered by insurance.
Great to hear things are going well! We think of you all the time. Many many hugs!!!

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Status: Closed
Key features: Investment of up to £500k for a maximum of ten successful applicants, to support business opportunities from climate change adaptation for UK businesses, with potentially wider applicability outside the UK.
Programme: SBRI
Award: Up to £500k for a maximum of ten successful applicants
Opens: 11 Oct 2013, 00:00
Registration closes: No deadline
Closes: 22 Nov 2013, 17:01
Support phone number: 0300 321 4357
Innovative design for future climate resilience in the infrastructure and built environment sectors
This Defra Small Business Research Initiative Infrastructure (SBRI) Design for Future Climate competition fulfils a commitment set out in the National Adaptation Programme report and the 2011 National Infrastructure Plan.
Defra is inviting proposals from companies, academia or from consortia of interested parties connected to the infrastructure and built environment sectors. The competition scope, which applies to England only for the built environment sector but UK-wide for the infrastructure sector, will be open to those who have already developed their own feasibility studies for such designs and can clearly demonstrate the ability to produce prototype designs for demonstration by 30 March 2014.
Defra will award contracts up to a total value of £500k in 2013/14 spread over a maximum of ten successful applicants. The competition will be managed by Defra, supported by the Technology Strategy Board.
Defra is seeking to support business opportunities from climate change adaptation for UK businesses, and anticipate that the adaptation ideas may have wider applicability outside the UK. It considers that the focus of innovation of this competition has wider benefits, helps to support economic growth and gives an incentive for the small and medium business sector to be creative with their products. Being climate resilient can lead to increased competitiveness, both domestically and internationally.
Key dates
- Invitation to tender published: 11 October 2013
- Deadline for clarification questions from tenderers: 8 November 2013
- Deadline for tender responses: 22 November 2013
- Evaluation of tenders: 4 December 2013
- Contract award: 4 December 2013
- Contract start date: 18 December 2013
Duration of contract: up to 4 months
Further information
Defra is using an e-Tendering System for this procurement exercise. The ITT is only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser.
Those wishing to register interest and download the tender documents can do so by registering their interest in the competition.
The information contained in the Invitation to tender is designed to ensure that completed tender responses are given equal and fair consideration. It is important that tenderers provide all the information asked for in the format and order specified.


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- Charles Lee: "Why do you persist...? You put us down. We rise again. You end one plot – we forge another. You try so hard... But it always ends the same. Those who know you think you mad and this is why... Even those men you sought to save have turned their backs on you. Yet you fight. You resist. Why?"
- Ratonhnhaké:ton: "Because no-one else will!"
- ―Charles Lee and Ratonhnhaké:ton discussing the conflict between their factions, 1782.[src]-[m]
The Assassin–Templar War is an ideological, sometime military, conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order, that has spanned across the entirety of known human history. The two factions often took part in, or even precipitated, military conflict between nations to further their own agendas within their war, largely in the shadows of conventional politics.
The origin of the conflict is believed to stem from the killing of Abel by his brother Cain, to obtain his brother's Apple of Eden. However, more plausible explanations for the start of the war can be found in the aftermath of the Human-Isu War.[1] The Assassin-Templar War was largely fought by proxy, with each side manipulating national governments and powerful organisations in order to achieve each own aims.
After the Toba catastrophe, the surviving human leaders came into possession of several Pieces of Eden, and debated on how to best use them for humanity's benefit. They were aware of their former slavers interfering with their evolution, and sought to lead humanity on their destined path by any means necessary. In order to achieve this, they utilized the Pieces of Eden as tools, but were distrustful of any who attempted to make peace with the First Civilization. [citation needed]
However, others wanted to give humanity complete freedom, and envisioned a world where all beings could live according to their own will. As such, the maxim "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" became their philosophy, exemplifying the belief that all were free to determine their own path. They also believed that the misuse of the Pieces of Eden to control others was against all they had worked and suffered for, as it would enslave humanity once more. [citation needed]
The conflict between the Assassins and Templars, or more accurately their predecessors, the Hidden Ones and the Order of the Ancients, first rose to prominence during the latter years of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. With the Order of the Ancients controlling Egypt via their puppet Pharoah, Ptolemy XIII, the Order itself was free to pursue its hunt for Isu artifacts scattered across the kingdom; this hunt brought the Order into conflict with the Medjay Bayek of Siwa and resulted in the Order killing his son, Khemu.[3]
After discovering their existence and intentions of the Order of the Ancients, Bayek and his wife Aya, made it their mission to thwart their plans for domination. This would ultimately result in the foundation of Hidden Ones, a brotherhood which would eventually evolve into the Assassins of later years while the Order of Ancients became the Knights Templar.[3]
It was rare for the conflict to ever become particularly conspicuous, although there were occasions, such as the Third Crusade, where the Assassins and Templars openly fought alongside those they were manipulating.[2] Another example was during the Golden Age of Piracy, where many Assassins attempted to apprehend the Sage Bartholomew Roberts from a Templar convoy, ending in a giant battle in the streets of Havana.[5]
Throughout the conflict's long history, a number of different powers became involved, such as the fledgling United States,[6] the early Soviet Union,[7] the Aztec, Inca,[8] Sikh,[9] Ottoman,[4] French,[10] and 20th centurys's British Empires,[11] aligning themselves with the Assassins, while the Papacy controlled by the House of Borgia,[12] the Byzantine,[4] Russian,[13] the colonial Portuguese,[12] Spanish, British Empires,[10] the Confederate States,[14] modern United States,[12] and Nazi Germany,[1] supported the Templars.[1][12] These alliances were rarely permanent, however, and often changed along with the leadership of a particular group.
By the 20th century, the conflict had largely removed itself from the public view, with the Templars operating principally through their front companies, like Abstergo Industries and the Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center, while the Assassins struggled to survive on the fringes of society, living in secluded communes.[2]
The length and devastation of the war had a significant effect on the plans of the Capitoline Triad to avert the Second Disaster. In the Grand Temple in 2012, Juno commented to Desmond Miles that the two factions had wasted centuries by squabbling over Isu artifacts; time which could have been spent on locating the Temple and continuing the work meant to save the world from the solar flare.[6]
Assassins and Templars
Historically, the Assassins and Templars were not above working when confronted with a common obstacle or purpose. An early example of such an alliance involved the Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and the English Templar Maria Thorpe, who worked together to bring down Armand Bouchart, although their motives were initially vastly different.[15]
During a Maroon rebellion in Port-au-Prince, the Assassin Adéwalé was led to helping the brothel owner and Templar ally Bastienne Josèphe defeat the murderous and merciless Marquis de Fayet, an infamous slave trader that had ordered a French ship to destroy an approaching slave ship during the rebellion. Following de Fayet's death, Adéwalé left Port-au-Prince, but relinquised Precursor box that Bastienne sought into her care.[16] Sometime later the two met once more and had a son. Their grandson, Eseosa, became an influential part of the final Maroon rebellion, the Haitian Revolution and later joined forces with the Colonial Assassin, Connor.[17]
Another notable alliance occurred during the American Revolutionary War. When Benjamin Church turned on the Colonial Templars, Grand Master Haytham Kenway pursued him with the help of his son, the Assassin Connor, whose aim was to recover the supplies stolen by Church, meant for George Washington's forces stationed at Valley Forge. After Church's death, the pair continued to work together, in order to allow the colonies to gain independence from the British Empire. However, when Haytham revealed Washington's intent to attack Connor's village of Kanatahséton for a second time, the Assassin severed ties with both of them.[6]
During the French Revolution, the Assassin Arno Dorian and his adoptive Templar sister Élise de la Serre hunted Grand Master François-Thomas Germain, heir to François de la Serre, whom he replaced after his predecessors' assassination during the former's coup d'etat. François de la Serre had sought to maintain a truce between the Templars and Assassins, which was one of the reasons for his death. Such truces, however, were short-lived, since the leaders that succeeded those who brokered them, rarely honored the truce. Mirabeau, Mentor of the French Assassins, was poisoned by Pierre Bellec, who held a fanatical belief that peace between the two factions was impossible.[18]
In 1868, the Assassin Jacob Frye temporarily aligned himself with the Templar Pearl Attaway, against Malcolm Millner and her cousin Crawford Starrick, Grand Master of the British Templars. Jacob was unaware of Pearl's true allegiance however, and immediately resolved to assassinate her upon his discovery.[19]
In 2016, Templar Victoria Bibeau and Assassin Griffin agreed to a ceasefire so they could stop Templar turncoat Isaiah from acquiring the third prong.[20]
Other factions
Besides working with Templar defectors, the Assassins also caught the attention of other organizations. During the Renaissance period, Mario Auditore led a band of mercenaries during various assignments for the benefit of the Brotherhood, such as the attack on Vieri de' Pazzi in San Gimignano.[1]
In Venice, and later Rome, Bartolomeo d'Alviano led a company of mercenaries allied with the Assassins. Several brothels in Italy were led by Assassins, including Paola, Teodora Contanto and Claudia Auditore da Firenze, operating in Florence, Venice and Rome, respectively. Some of the thieves groups were led by Assassins, such as La Volpe and Antonio de Magianis. However others, such as the Cento Occhi in Rome, opted to stand with the Templars.[12] Centuries later, some of the pirates of Nassau, such as Benjamin Hornigold, Josiah Burgess, and John Cockram also sided with the Templars.[5] Another pirate, known as Le Chasseur, helped the Colonial Brotherhood during the Seven Years' War, but was killed by the Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac before he could be inducted into the Assassin Order as a member.[10]
In modern times, other organizations have taken notice of the conflict between the Assassins and Templars, such as the Initiates, a group of unidentified individuals with vast resources and connections, who eventually allied themselves with the Brotherhood. The hacker collective, Erudito, worked to uncover Abstergo Industries' plots to control humanity; one of their notable activities was hacking the Liberation video game developed by Abstergo Entertainment using edited versions of Aveline de Grandpré's genetic memories. While Abstergo planned to omit all references to the Templars and discredit the Assassins, the Erudito hacks allowed the user to see the original footage and learn the truth.[21]
The Templars also came into contact with the Instruments of the First Will, a group who wish to grant control over humanity to Juno, who was now freed from her imprisonment in the Grand Temple following Desmond Miles' sacrifice in 2012. The Master Templar Juhani Otso Berg suggested using the Instruments to acquire Pieces of Eden, while the other group siphons Templar resources to achieve their own plan. However, the Templars do not consider the Instruments of the First Will to be a threat, and do not prioritize eliminating Juno, either.[10][18]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Assassin's Creed
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall
- ↑ Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brahman
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates - Eseosa's Codex
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation


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NetScaler Command Policies are not extremely well documented and if you don't know how to work with regular expressions you are doomed. Citrix gives you some ideas on how Command Policies work in this Citrix eDoc Article but there is no hint on how to limit shell and scp/sftp access.
Well the solution is easy if you know how to do it but it took me some time to figure out…
First create a new Command Policy and give it a name like "WinSCP". Choose "ALLOW" as action and add the following regular expression in the Command Spec* panel.
Second create a new local user like "WinSCP", set a password and give him login privileges. The other options are optional. Then bind the new "WinSCP" Command Policy to that user.
You're done 🙂 This command policy allows only access through SCP, or SFTP tools like WinSCP and all other access (GUI, shell) is blocked.


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Spiritual Maturity
Spiritual Maturity
"Rend you hearts and not your clothing," reads Joel 2:13.
I'm thinking at least one important aspect of doing Lenten study and soul searching is reconsidering how it is that our way of Hying in the past may not serve us well in the present.
My experience of growing up in central Illinois in the 6Os and 70's was shaped by daily experiences and entertainment. One of my favorite childhood memories is of going with my parents and siblings to TRIPLE FEATURE o John Wayne movies at the drive-in. We had brown grocery sacks blotched with grease that were filled with salty, salty popcorn. There were sodas and the fun of being out late at the movies. My father would adjust the level of sound on the metal speaker that hung on the driver's- side window. Between films I would roam the pathways of the drive-in. How much more fun can a nine-year-old boy have?
John V\Jayne was the manly way of being a man to which I aspired at that time. A couple years later, The Duke sealed my ideological deal when playing Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit", he called out to "Lucky" Ned Pepper, "Fill your hands... ." Feel free to finish his words if memory serves.
Fight for the good and never, ever, ever, EVER be weak was the message I absorbed. It was very compelling: never let anyone hurt me emotionally; if wronged, punish the wrongdoer; shoot him if he resists. The sense of power and control and completeness I beheld in my film hero formed my understanding of the kind of powerful man I longed to become.
My problem was that I had a November birthday, which meant 1 was always the smallest boy in my classes. It didn't help that I was so skinny that every bone in my body of any significance pretty much poked through my skin. Living the dream of being powerful and always in control and feeling complete was not happening. That did not keep me from trying.
Later in life, I learned that desiring the sort of powerfulness I saw on the screen in those westerns meant isolation and loneliness. Always being in control required a lot of energy, and feeling complete without vulnerability was a fantasy; and not a healthy fantasy. What worked in Hollywood fictions did not work so well in my life. So, I dumped that version of being a man.
I listen to the radio and watch television and behold the behavior of many men my age in our culture, and it seems the old Hollywood fiction of how to be a man is something many men have yet to set aside in favor of a fuller, more mature experience of a lifetime that is emotionally compelling and rewarding through an open heart that risks and sometimes breaks on behalf of meaningful relationships with people and a meaningful relationship with God.
If you have finally figured out that those old ways prescribed in our adolescent Hollywood fictions no longer work, perhaps you will choose the way of Jesus: a heart that is rent, open to God's presence and will; without need to be powerful in ways that feed the ego; realizing only God has control over our lives; and, we are only complete through our relationship with God, and also other people. This way of life is more difficult because it is rooted in reality and the hard, hard work of living with an open heart. It is also an authentic way of life beyond looping reels of incandescent celluloid. In the name of Christ, all are invited.
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This Week's Newest Running BlogsPosted by Linda Filed Under: Running Blogs
Hi everybody! Here are the latest additions to the Running Blog Family. Please be sure to pay them a visit!
Nob Hill Runner's Journal
Taka Laka
The Run Around
Road to Chicago
La lente de primer
Lisa Running Journal
See Gundy Run
Fumbling Toward Endurance
Light Speed Turtle
Starting over with 100 miles
About Linda
I'm a 50+ ranch woman that started running about 6 years ago to keep the fat at bay. I've run two half marathons and will probably try it again. I'm slow but that doesn't matter because I just about always run with the dog and she doesn't care as long as I get out there. I love this blog world full of runners of all different stripes. I've been entering the links in the R.B.F. for a year or so and love checking each one out as they come in. It does stress my bloglines account though because some of them I just have to keep reading.
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Petitgrain, Mandarin(Citrus reticulata)/Corsica organic
Olfactory Properties of Petitgrain, Mandarin/Corsica organic
The aromatic characteristics of Mandarin Petitgrain are highly variable in my experience.
Over the years I have procured samples from S. Africa, Egypt, and Italy and all of them shared a delightful fruity/floral undertone but often displayed a rather uninteresting green slightly rubbery topnote. The Corsican organic Mandarin Petitgrain though immediately opens up with a fresh, tangy, intensely sweet, rich fruity-floral note. It has exceptional radiation. A clear sweet fruity, green, tangy note remains deep into the dry-out
Blends well with anise eo; anise star eo and co2; artemisia oils; birch, sweet eo; black currant abs and co2; boronia abs; broom abs; brouts abs; cananga eo; cedar eo's; champaca attar and abs; chamomile blue/german eo, co2 and abs; chamomile, roman/english eo; cistus eo and abs; citrus oils; cognac green eo; cypress eo and abs; davana eo, co2 and abs; fennel eo and co2; frankincense eo, co2 and abs; fir oils and absolutes; frangipani abs; galangal eo and co2; ginger eo, co2 and abs; hay absolute; helichrysum eo and abs; geranium eo and abs; jasmin grandiflorum abs; jasmin sambac absolute; jasmin auriculatum abs; juniper berry eo and co2; kewda attar; labdanum eo and abs; lavender eo, co2 and abs; neroli eo; opoponax eo and abs; orange blossom abs; orange flower water abs; osmanthus abs; petitgrain oils; pine oils and absolutes; ruh kewda; spruce eo's and abs; tonka bean absolute; verbena eo and abs; wintergreen eo; ylang eo and abs
In natural perfumery it is used in colognes, fougeres, chypres, oriental bouquets, tropical perfumes, high class florals, neroli bases, forest notes, geographical perfumes; culinary perfumes
Sandalwood(Santalum macgregorii)/Papua(wild harvest)
Olfactory Properties of Sandalwood(Santalum macgregorii)/Papua(wild harvest)
The slightly viscous clear oil of Papua/New Guinea Sandalwood presents a uniquely different top/heart-note from other sandalwoods I have encountered. After being placed on the AromaStone the oil gradually begins to transmit its sweet floral top-note to the atmosphere and it very soon joins its floral quality with a deep, rich vanillic/balsamic heart-note. Sitting just beneath this sweet floral-balsamic accord is a dry, precious woods note that deep into the dryout emerges with more distinction in the one to two hour range.
Blends well with a wide variety of natural essences particularly in the floral(ylang, orange blossom, rose, cassie, mimosa), balsamic(benzoin, styrax, peru balsam) spicy(cardamon, allspice, cinnamon) , coniferous(giant fir, scotch pine, cyperus) rooty(vetiver, calmus, cyperus/nagarmotha), precious woods(cedarwood, siamwood, agarwood, cabreva, resinous(frankincense, myrrh, labdanum)
Like other sandalwood oils it would be a valuable harmonizer, blender and fixative in almost any type of composition because ot the soft, subtle nature of its overall olfactory qualities. It is well suited for woody-floral and oriental-floral bases, fougeres, chypres, incense bouquets, contemporary attars,etc
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WITH their album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, breaking records as the fastest-selling debut in British chart history, the Arctic Monkeys have refused to tinker with a winning formula.
Their follow-up, Favourite Worst Nightmare, is another sublime slice of witty observations and guitar-fuelled dance-floor heroics.
Even the addition of new bassist Nick O'Malley, replacing Andy Nicholson, has been taken in the band's stride.
"I'd known them since I was ten," says Nick of his new bandmates. "We all lived in the same area so it wasn't like coming into a band where I didn't know what they'd be like. It's just been a laugh, really. It's been fine."
Not ones to hang around, the Monkeys are back on the road, with a visit to Birmingham's Carling Academy tonight. It's just part of their plan to see their music conquer the world.
"We still do a lot of the same things, we just do them in different countries," jokes frontman Alex Turner.
But what remains the same is Alex's sharp scrutiny of life. Take first single, Brianstorm, about someone the band met on tour.
"We met this guy and when he left the room we were a bit freaked out by his presence," says Alex. "We did a brainstorm of what he was like, drew a little picture and wrote things about him."
Adds guitarist Jamie Cook: "He was right weird. He just appeared with a business card, wearing a round-neck T-shirt and a tie loosely round it. I'd never seen that before. We were checking out his attire, freaked out. He definitely left a mark on us."
The album proceeds at breakneck speed, although the band claim they do have slow songs in their repertoire.
But Alex points out there's not much appeal in the slowies.
"They were never as much fun in the rehearsal room so why do them? I'd rather make an album that's exciting. I don't really want to make it sound like we've grown up."
The Arctic Monkeys playing the Carling Academy Birmingham tonight. For ticket details call 0870 771 2000.


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The Ultimate Camera Travel Case : Peli 1510 Review
For a number of years, I have been considering the Peli 1510 Protector case primarily for my video set up. I wanted a robust carry case that could cope with heavier gear and that would remove the anxiety of "Don't put anything on top of that bag, there is a camera in there!" every time anyone packed anything near my soft shell carry case. The Peli 1510 has dramatically reduced my camera travel anxiety and vastly improved my equipment storage and organisation.
Where it all began: The Classic Camera Case
Let me take you back a few decades. I purchased my first DSLR film camera back in the 1990s, an investment piece needed to be looked after and protected. I remember a trip to my local camera retailer and leaving with a large, shiny, aluminium brief case with solid foam insert. Looking back, it was an intimidating spectacle, a bright, shiny aluminium covered plywood case that shouted "There is something expensive in this case!". In reality, it wasn't terribly practical and despite the look it wasn't actually that robust.
Peli 1510 Protector Case
Fast forward 30 odd years and camera protection has advanced as quickly as the camera technology itself. Thankfully the aesthetic has also improved dramatically and my first impression of the Peli 1510 case was that it has all the sophistication of a case you would see in an action movie. It's solid, robust, sleek and simply looks impossible to destroy, so much so Peli offer a lifetime guarantee with the line "You break it, we will replace it". I think this punctuates the quality of the Peli 1510 perfectly.
The plain black plastic case is exceptionally well made with the rims and locks aligning perfectly each time I open and closed the case. The latches are solid and hold the case closed securely, there is a reassuring light thud as they lock closed. If you are flying then you will be happy to know it's under the carry-on size limits for most airlines. In addition the case has two metal reinforced lock rings should you want to add padlocks before it putting it into the hold (See above).
Peli 1510 : An Ample Storage Solution
My Peli 1510 shipped with the foam base and top, even with these inserts I was surprised just how much capacity there was for gear. The aim of the case is to carry a combination of my stills and video equipment as well as a plethora of accessories. In the past I invested in bags but only ever consider my camera and lenses, forgetting about the multitude of accessories and cables I also need to carry.
Length (mm): 514
Width (mm): 288
Depth (mm): 191
Key features:
- Airliner carry on size
- Automatic pressure equalisation valve
- Easy-open latches
- Retractable handle
- Rubber 'O-ring' seal
- Scratch resistant
- Solid wall design
- Wheels
On a recent trip to the north coast of Ireland I decided to carry just the Peli 1510 for my camera gear and I carried my laptop in a separate bag. Remarkably I was able to fill the case with a stills camera, batteries, charger, 3 lenses and a mic system with cables. In addition, I packed two rugged hard drives, my DJI Mavic Air, 3 batteries, charger and remote control, my laptop and stills camera charger and finally the Syrp Geni Mini time-lapse device and cables. To be honest I didn't need all of this equipment but as it fitted in the Peli I brought it 'just in case'.
The 1510 TrekPak Inserts
When I first opened the packaging and saw a little cutting tool I was acutely filled with fear. I was struck by a Déjà vu of my 1990's aluminium case and trying to cut a camera shape into a large solid piece of foam with a Stanley knife. The resultant butchery was not only an eyesore but when I complete the foam surgery I found my camera still rattled about a foam cavity. There was no way to maximise on the storage and I carried more foam around in the case than camera.
The Peli Trekpak inserts are different and something to get excited about in terms of style and versatility. Peli have a simple rule, measure twice, cut once and it works. One of my challenges with the case was deciding on my layout design and to be honest, I am still not sure I have it perfect (yet).
The trekpak surround insert fits perfectly and I started building a grid around my devices until I had the perfect structure. The walls of the insert are held in place with metal pins that come with little red ribbons designed for easy removal. The ribbons offer the additional bonus of making the inside of the case look rather 'cool' in my opinion. The walls are foam coated so you can push your hardware into place with a degree of grip and protection.
Additional Inserts
My video camera is considerably bigger than my stills cameras and lenses. One solution I have come up with is an additional wall that I can swap in and out according to my set up. The initial layout was designed for my 4K video set up including three lenses, headphones and two mics. One easy, additional insert means I can transform the case to carry my Fujifilm gear with a plethora of lenses, batteries and chargers.
Hard Case v The Traditional Rucksack
I use the Peli 1510 as my main travel case which then opens to be my remote base at a location. I still use a small rucksack to venture from my Peli out into the mountains. The Peli 1510 offers some fantastic advantages over a rucksack for long distance travel. One of the drawbacks of a rucksack is the lack of structure and form.
Packing a rucksack tight with items means they can knock together but there is also risk of compression of the more fragile pieces of equipment. I can't for a second imagine carrying my DJI Osmo camera in a traditional rucksack bag for fear of damage. The Peli removes the risk and removes the anxiety. The padded, foam internal offers amazing protection with the rigidity of case ensuring there was no compression damage.
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Speak to almost any MP at Westminster and you'll hear a recognition that austerity is going to continue well beyond 2015. There are important differences between Labour and the coalition, but even Labour politicians accept that money is going to be tight for the foreseeable future. Yet, if you nip up the Victoria line to the Unison HQ at Euston, you'll hear Dave Prentis, the Unison general secretary, advocate a bright, simple alternative: an end to cuts, and rising salaries in the public sector. In a lengthy interview, here are the main points he had to make.
• Prentis accused Labour of "avoiding all the big issues" and said that the party had to be much clearer about what its alternative was to the austerity agenda. Although he was generally supportive of Ed Miliband, he said Labour needed to be more specific about what it would do if it won the election. "They are avoiding all the big issues," he said. "There's no doubt whatsoever they want to avoid a discussion on privatisation. They want to avoid a discussion on public service pay. We won't let them." He also said it would be unacceptable for Labour to postpone key policy decisions until three months before the election.
• He said Labour would have no hope if it went into the 2015 election proposing further cuts in spending on public services.
• He criticised Labour, and Ed Balls in particular, for supporting the coalition's public sector pay freeze. "There will be a big difference between us if both Eds [Miliband and Balls] keep saying that they support the pay restraint policy of the Tories," he said. "It just doesn't make sense in terms of their own politics."
• He said that Labour should commit itself to paying all public sector workers at least the living wage. He claimed that the cost would not be a problem because of the advantages to be gained from the proposal.
• He said he expected public sector workers to take more strike action in the future. Unison was gearing up for a dispute over pay, he said, but privatisation or job losses could also trigger further industrial action.
• He said last year's strike helped Unison and other unions achieve significant concessions from the government over public sector pensions. "Nobody can say that we lost on pensions, and nobody can say that the action in November was not effective," he said.
• He said there was a possibility of Unison and the GMB merging at some point in the future.
• He said the reputation of trade unions was improving. "People are beginning to see that trade unions can be a voice for the good," he said. "I do not get the impression, from the work that we are doing, that people still see us as cart horses from the past."
Unison is Britain's biggest public sector union and one of the Labour party's biggest financial backers, which makes Prentis one of the most powerful figures in Labour politics. Union watchers are divided as to whether or not he is a genuine member of the "awkward squad".
Unison has been at the heart of union protests against the government's austerity programme over the last two and a half years, but Prentis is less militant and bombastic than some of his TUC colleagues and in his interview he stressed that most of his members were women and that Unison was not a union that would lead them in a direction they didn't want to follow. Many of his members work in nursing and health and Unison's plush HQ incorporates the old Elizabeth Garrett Anderson hospital, a pioneering hospital set up in the 19th century by the first Englishwoman to qualify as a doctor.
Prentis showed me around the mini museum on the site which is open to visitors for free, clearly proud of what Unison has done to preserve a slice of Britain's welfare heritage. Protecting the public sector in the current climate is a different matter. We spoke about his battles with the coalition, relations with Labour and what happens next in the campaign against austerity. Here's how it went.
What Unison has achieved since 2010
Q: Over the last two and a half years, what successes have you had in trying to influence what the government has been doing? And what failures?
A: The starting point isn't what we're doing. It's what our members are going through. And with the recession that started in 2007, it's our members who are paying the price. It's the people who provide public services every day of the week, the overwhelming majority low paid. Because of the failure of the banking system, and the way in which the coalition has adopted an austerity programme, it is our members who are in the eye of a perfect storm. The biggest fear of our members is losing their job. We've lost probably 300,000 jobs in the last 15 months in the areas where we recruit.
Alongside that, they've had a pay freeze. While inflation has been running at 3, 4, 5% a year, nearly all of our members have been subjected to a pay freeze. Many have had their pay cut. Not only that, there have been attacks on their sick pay, their annual leave. Our members are on the edge.
So if you are asking what has been most effective, we, at local level, have been fighting to keep those jobs, to minimise the number of redundancies, and we've kept as many people as we can doing their job.
Q: Can you give me an example of a local situation where Unison's action has made a difference?
A: It's happening everywhere. It's not just on job losses. It's also around privatisation proposals. We don't win every fight. There was a big, big dispute in Southampton, which we took with our sister union Unite, and eventually we were able to reach a settlement there to stop the pay cuts. In Edinburgh they wanted to privatise the whole of the service; we stopped that. So we do have many, many victories along the way. We recognise that the strength of our union has got to be at local level. We've got to be there on the ground, with our members, when they are going through their trauma.
Impact of strikes and demonstrations
Q: By talking about what you've achieved at a local level, is that a concession that, at a national level, there's been a limit to what you've been able to do? The big events, like the strike and the demonstrations - do you feel they made a difference?
A: They made a tremendous difference.
Q: In what way?
A: We've got 1.34 million members. Over a million of them are women. What we do, more than any other union, is relate to our members. We don't lead them if they don't want to follow.
When we decided to have the demonstration in March last year, it was Unison that decided that demonstration should be held through the TUC. The police themselves said there were half a million people out on the streets. Over 300,000 of them were from Unison. Then we had the demonstration this year on 20 October.
Q: What I want to know, though, as someone who writes about national politics, is what effect this has on government decision making?
A: I think it has a lot more effect than we realise because the Tories and the Liberal Democrats do keep open means of talking to us. We do talk to Francis Maude [the Cabinet Office minister], we do talk to Danny Alexander [the chief secretary to the Treasury]. We can ring them and we can raise issues with them. We talk to power.
There may be different views about the pensions dispute, but at the end of the day in local government, where we've got over 750,000 members, no local government worker had to pay a penny more. If you remember, the coalition started by saying everyone would have to pay a 50% increase in their contributions. It did not happen in local government. We went to a better scheme, a career-average scheme, far fairer than what we had before, and the benefits as good as what we had before. Where we lost, and it was very difficult not to lose on this, was on the retirement age.
Q: But do you need to get half a million people on the streets to get in to see Danny Alexander? I'm sure Francis Maude or Danny Alexander would be happy to see you any time.
A: That was the biggest demonstration, certainly since the poll tax, and maybe the biggest ever.
Q: Does that actually affect your negotiating clout when you are in a room with Francis Maude?
A: Yes, yes. It affects them because they're politicians and they do not want so many women opposed to them.
Q: But do you need to do the traditional industrial union activities like marches and strikes to get that influence?
A: Yes. But that's only part of it. The other part is having a strategy that takes on the coalition, that shows that what the coalition is doing is not working, that shows that we do need growth in our society, that highlights the unfairness of the rich in our society living the life of Riley - 30% increase in their salaries in the past year for chief executives and head of banks - and yet the austerity programme being borne by the poorest in our society.
Q: Do you feel that strikes are an effective way of achieving your ends in the public sector in the current climate?
A: It would not be an effective way if you we were doing it every day of the week. We choose our battles. We are not going to have our members going to big defeats to make them more deflated. We make sure that if we are going to have a ballot, we are going to win that ballot and that the action we take, that they will remain solid.
Q: And last year's strike - are you satisfied that that was a success?
A: It was Unison that called that day of action. We went into the TUC and said we were not getting anywhere in the pensions negotiations. We named the day. With the other public service unions, we were able to coordinate together on that day. Before we took that action, there had not been one single offer in local government on pensions.
You've got to remember where we started. At the start of the process people thought we were going to lose our defined benefit schemes. But we've come back with defined benefits schemes that are stronger. So nobody can say that we lost on pensions, and nobody can say that the action in November was not effective.
Future strikes
Q: In September the TUC voted to investigate the possibility of a general strike. Where do you see that going?
A: We voted for the motion. It's now with the TUC general council, of which I'm a member. And the general council is seeking the views of individual unions on the motion. My very, very strong view is that the way in which we increase our strength is by coordinating our action. And the way in which we coordinate our action is within sectors. There are something like 13 local government unions. So, if we are taking industrial action, like we did on pensions, we all go together.
Q: Legally, have you got grounds for a strike?
A: We have got grounds to take strike action on pay. We're running a major campaign among our members raising awareness of pay as an issue. There's a three-year pay freeze. Inflation has probably gone up 15% in that time. They're 15% worse off.
Q: And do you expect to see coordinated action, strike action, next year?
A: My experience is that no government pay policy has last more than three and a half years without there being an explosion. I think pay, and the lack of pay, and poverty, is shooting up the agenda in this country. People have been worried sick about their jobs, but the longer this goes on, they will want to stand up about their pay. It may not be in the next few months. But over the next period we will be highlighting to them what's happened to their pay and talking to them about whether they are willing to do something about it. And we will be campaigning on the basis that at some stage we do move to an industrial action ballot on pay. We will also be talking to the other unions within our sector about coordinated action.
At the same time, we are raising Unison's profile around jobs, around protecting our members from privatisation and on pay. I would not guarantee at this stage which will be the issue which leads to members' anger becoming so much they want to do something about it. It could be any of them, it could be all of them. If it's all of them, you may say that's political. I say all three issues are genuine legal issues on which to take industrial action. And we would fight that out in the courts if we had to.
Labour party and its policies
Q: At your conference earlier this year you spoke about the Labour party in your speech and you said: "To win back our trust Labour has to do much more, not being as bad as the Tories is not good enough. Labour - we want your support in tough times, not your lectures. Your comments supporting pay restraints were provocative. And if they continue, there is no way Labour will get the support of our members and this union." That was in the summer. Since then, has the Labour party been moving in your direction?
A: That's still my view, what I said in the summer. I think the pendulum is swinging against the coalition. But I do not believe that when it comes to a general election that Labour will win an election just because people are angry with the coalition and its austerity policy. Labour has got to have a vision that makes people want to vote for them. Unfortunately, at the end of their last period of office Labour was following policies around privatisation and the health service which were anathema to our members. If Labour wants our members to vote Labour in the next election, and hopefully they will do to get this coalition out, Labour has got to have a vision. It's got to have a vision for growth, and it's got to have a vision for how its going to deal with the poverty that a lot of our members have fallen into.
Q: Ed Miliband has said that if Labour gets into power, it is not going to be able spend money in the way that previous governments did. A few weeks after your speech, he gave his "predistribution" speech where he said: "The redistribution of the last Labour government relied on revenue which the next Labour government will not enjoy." Do you accept that analysis?
A: I would do if I knew what he meant by predistribution. It's not a campaigning slogan.
Q: No, it's not, but the point he was making was that we are not going to be able to spend our way to social justice.
A: Labour needs to come out more clearly on what policies they are going to espouse if they get elected. They are avoiding all the big issues. There's no doubt whatsoever they want to avoid a discussion on privatisation. They want to avoid a discussion on public service pay. We won't let them. Unison will insist that there's a debate on the health service. I've got a lot of time for Andy Burnham, but there's no point Andy Burnham saying he's going to repeal the latest Health Act. We want to know what they are going to put in place. There's a lot of hard talking got to take place. The overwhelming majority of the public do not want their public services provided by public companies. They might be able to do it cheaper; they can't do it better.
There will be a big difference between us if both Eds [Miliband and Balls] keep saying that they support the pay restraint policy of the Tories, because whilst they are in opposition they've got no influence on that pay policy. The first time they can get back in power is 2015. So why are they saying this to our members who are part of the Labour party? It just doesn't make sense in terms of their own politics.
Q: They are worried, of course, that their economic credibility will be lost if they make spending commitments they can't fund.
A: But this isn't one way traffic. You get taxation from growth. You get money from a fairer taxation policy, where you make the wealthy contribute far more than they are doing. You deal with tax avoidance and tax evasion. You bring in a financial transaction tax. You do question whether or not we need to replace Trident and nuclear weapons. All of these things together are the alternatives to an austerity agenda, and Labour has got to adopt that alternative.
We need to talk this year about what we are going to do in 2015. I am not waiting, and my union is not waiting, until three months before the election, when they want us to do all the running around and it's too late to get any agreements on these issues.
Labour and the living wage
Q: What would you like the Labour manifesto to say about the living wage? [In a submission to the Low Pay Commissioner earlier this year (pdf), Unison said that it wanted the national minimum wage (NMW) to rise "substantially" in 2013 and that after that it wanted the NMW to move "in stages" to the living wage level. But it did not set a timetable for this.]
A: The manifesto has got to have a commitment to achieve the living wage.
Q: In the public sector? Or all over?
A: There are more private sector workers benefiting from the living wage than public service workers. Far more.
Q: Isn't that effectively the same, then, as saying that the minimum wage should rise to level of the living wage?
A: We will not drop the statutory minimum wage because that gives us a statutory floor. That is so important to us. So we will keep that. We would like the Low Pay Commission to look at the living wage.
Q: So what precisely should Labour say in its manifesto?
A: It should have a clear commitment that, wherever it is within its power, it will implement the living wage, and it will encourage private sector employers to also implement the living wage. It should be as simple as that.
Q: But if it's just about encouraging the private sector, isn't that where Ed Miliband is at the moment? [Miliband set out his specific proposals in a speech recently.]
A: Government cannot impose it on the private sector unless it is in the form of the minimum wage.
Q: That's why I'm not clear what your proposal is.
A: Boris Johnson has given a commitment to pay it in his area. Local council leaders have given a commitment to pay it in their area. Whatever happens to the public services over the next five months, and they are going be decimated, maybe a million jobs gone, there will still be a lot of public service workers. And there's no reason at all why the Labour party can't give a commitment that across public services they will pay the living wage. Even the Tories are now talking about it. We want our Labour party to say they support the living wage and that they will implement it within that period of office where they can.
Q: Have you costed this out?
A: When we achieved the statutory minimum wage, we had all these things: you are going to lose millions of jobs, the country can't afford it. Not a single person lost a job. The other thing you find is that when people are paid slightly better, they stay longer, there's more commitment, morale improves, productivity improves. We don't see this as being a cost. And that's why employers are starting to pay it.
Labour and public services
Q: Coming back to the manifesto, one of the decisions Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are going to have to make is whether to accept the spending totals set out by the government. What do you think they should say about that?
A: I think they should have a coherent economic policy which is understandable, with simple supply-side policies that lead to growth, that lead to an increasing confidence, especially in the private sector, so that the private sector will invest in new jobs, that lead to more taxes being paid, more people in work, and from there you get growth that can fund better public services. They are not alternatives. The private sector and the public sector move forward together.
Q: If Ed Balls was here, he would say he's been talking about his five-point plan, money for housing, the bankers' bonus tax, a VAT cut. He would say he's proposing this agenda already. Do you accept that?
A: There's a problem of perception. The line is, we would do it a lot more slowly, a lot more gently. To a lot of people it still sounds like they are going to be cutting public services. Now, they are not going to get support if they say that. Because the reason public services are being cut is because there's a lack of growth. We've got to get that growth in the economy to enable us to pay for our public services.
Q: Does that mean that any cut in headline budgets for public services would be unacceptable?
A: This is the issue. You are talking about if Labour get back into office in 2015. There isn't going to be much left of local government. By 2015 it's Armageddon days for local government. The first district council went bankrupt this week, or was threatened with bankruptcy. [West Somersert, which has been told it's "not viable", approved an emergency survival plan.] More will follow. By 2015 they will not have the money to provide basic services. And if Labour is going to be saying in 2015, against that background, we are going to cut public services even further, they'll have no hope.
Unison's link with Labour
Q: When I posted a blog inviting readers to suggest questions for this interview, several people [like morrisd2, TedStewart, Mssuky, JerryMander and deoraiocht] wanted to know if you thought there was a better alternative to political links with the Labour party.
A: We've had at least three debates at conference about our Labour link, and we are different to any other union because we do not affiliate all our members to the Labour party. We've got two political funds. If people want to pay into the Labour party fund, our affiliated fund, they've got to tick a box when they apply for membership. If they want to pay into our general campaigning political fund, they can tick a box and pay into that. Probably 490,000 of our members pay into our Labour political fund, and about 700,000 pay into the general fund. And our members opt in. We don't use the opting out arrangement which is the norm within the Labour movement. We believe that is the right way of doing it.
The truth is, under the Labour party rules, we could not affiliate to another party unless we came out of the Labour party. Why would we when we have got a very, very democratic way of determining our membership of the party.
Q: There's another way of looking at this. I heard a coalition minister say recently unions might be better off, like unions in other countries, not being affiliated to any party. The Conservatives and the Lib Dems see you as the enemy, because you fight them at elections. And, whenever Labour gets in, they're embarrassed about being accused of being in the pockets of the unions and so they do their best to show that they're not. Do you think you might be better off as a non-partisan campaigning organisation?
A: In every survey we do of non-members – we have focus groups of non-members - nobody comes out with the argument you've just come out with. It's an issue for the media, and maybe for politicians. All of the work that we do to find out how to make ourselves attractive to non-members shows that they have got no aversion to a trade union, they've got no aversion to a link with the Labour party. The main reason people don't join is that they haven't been asked.
And, you talk about the experience of other countries. We're in a different position. We formed the Labour party. We are part of it. What you're asking us to do is withdraw from the party we created. Why would we?
Ed Miliband
Q: How do you feel Ed Miliband is doing as leader?
Ed is doing well. You've got to remember that he's got to have a period when he gets known by the electorate. I was a little bit worried before the Labour party conference that he was not getting known by people on a national basis. I think he pulled it round at the Labour party conference. The speech that he made was the right one for
him to make. People suddenly realised who he was, what he stood for, where he came from. I think that has changed his fortunes. What he needs now is to have the confidence to take the party forward. And he's got to have a clear agenda. He can't make that speech again next year. Next year people are going to want to know what he stands for in terms of policy.
Ed Balls
Q: And what about Ed Balls? Is he the best person to be shadow chancellor?
Ed Balls is very good. He's always worked very, very closely with Unison on Unison campaigns and we do wish him well. We just wish he would stop talking about supporting the Tory pay freeze when there's no need to, because he's got no influence over it.
Possibility of a Unison/GMB merger
Q: In an interview recently you talked about the possibility of there only being two major unions left in five years time. "There will be one major public service union and one major private sector union," you said. How realistic is that?
A: If you go back to the point I made about coordination, it is embedded in everything I do that if you are going to be strong in getting over a message, you've got to coordinate with other unions. It is no good unions fighting each other. And we work very, very closely with the GMB, the biggest public service union apart from ourselves. And we will continue very, very close working relationships with unions like the GMB as we go forward. I do not see any sense in us doing things by ourselves. So that closer working, like it did when our own union was formed in 1993 between Nalgo, Nupe and Cohse, that closer working could lead to discussions. But if it does, it cannot be the old-fashioned type of merger. I'm just not interested in it.
Q: What do you mean by the old-fashioned type of merger?
A: Where the trade union barons come together, where it's defensive, where it's to cut costs because the unions are declining. We're not declining. There's got to be a way where unions can come together and add value.
Q: If you were to merge with the GMB, would that add value? Or would that just mean that public sector workers effectively had no choice?
A: It would add value. I'm not saying it will happen. Both the general secretary of the GMB and myself would not dream of talking about a merger without talking within our own union first. I don't want any headlines saying we are going to merge, because that is not the case. But there is no doubt whatsoever that it would add value. Because just as we recruit in local government and health, they do.
Expanding Unison's membership
Q: Another reader [markdonners] asked what Unison was doing to extend its membership. He said Unison should be doing more work like SEIU [the Service Employees International Union] in America.
A: SEIU are our sister union. I was with them three weeks ago. They are an organising union. They organise at local level. They've got to win the contracts, three, four-year contracts, in order to organise within that contract. We don't have to do that. So there are differences between us. But we've adopted the same organising model as SEIU. There are about 140 local organisers who have been appointed in the last year.
Out-of-work members
Q: Another question asked by a reader [ArseneKnows] was whether you take members who are out of work.
A: Unemployed people can join Unison. We've got an unemployed rate. We can't just, as an old-fashioned union, be concerned about our members. Our members provide public services. So we've got to be concerned about the public service itself. The users of the service have to come first. Many of the people who use our service are the disabled and the vulnerable. We stand up, as part of our campaigning work, for these people.
Reputation of trade unions
Q: Another reader [melrosechick] asked about the image of trade unions generally. Do you accept that unions do have a negative image?
A: From all the work that we do, and we are doing a tremendous amount of it, we no longer have that negative image. We've done 10 focus groups in the last three months, public sector workers and private sector workers not in the union. Not one single one of them had any antipathy to the union.
Q: Was that Unison, or unions in general?
A: We were testing Unison, but in a way so they didn't know it. They were amazed the contribution rates were so low. They were amazed at the services that were provided. They were concerned that nobody had ever asked them to join.
Q: But were they amazed by all that because they went into that focus group with a negative view of what unions were all about?
A: No, the idea was "we can't afford to be in a union". But when they saw the rates, they had never realised it could be so cheap. So I don't necessarily think that people think that we are something from the past. Society has moved on a long way from Thatcher, and people are beginning to see that trade unions can be a voice for the good. I do not get the impression, from the work that we are doing, that people still see us as cart horses from the past. There are surveys asking people to list who they trust more. Politicians are usually at the bottom. Trade unions are well up these days.


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Django is a python framework that was designed to support rapid web development. It is designed to be responsible for most of the web design work, such as sitemaps, content administration, authentication and more.
Django Installation
Since django is a python web framework, it requires python for it to be installed. You will need to first install python if you do not yet have it. Let us now start by installing django.
The first step is to install pip, which is a management system used to manages all packages and installs those that have been developed in python. Download the 'get-pip.py' file here or copy the file if it opens in a browser. After doing this, then run the
get-pip.py file with the command :
python get-pip.py
Set up a virtual environment. Python environments that are isolated are obtained from the virtual environment. This is a more practical way to use, compared to the other option where one could just install the package system for python globally. Another important advantage of using this method is that one can install any of the packages without having any administrative privileges. To install the virtual environment, run the following command:
pip install virtualenv
After installing the virtual environment, you will then need to set it up, using the following command:
virtualenv venv
Now that we have set it up, the next step is to activate it so that we can be able to use it. Use the following command to activate it:
Source venv/bin/activate
Finally, we now need to install django. This can only happen after a successful creation and activation of the virtual environment. To do this, please use the following command:
pip install Django
We need to be sure that we have successfully installed django. To do that, type this command and see what the result it.
python -m django --version
What is your result? If you have done everything correctly above, then your result should show you the version of python that you have installed. My result shows 1.9.7.
An overview of Django
A web application developed in Django groups its code into different files, these files include 'views.py', 'templates', 'models.py' and 'urls.py'.
View: This is a function that acts as a request handler. It receives and returns HTTP requests and responses respectively. Views use models to get access to the data that is needed for the satisfaction of requests.
Template: These are mostly html files that are used to define or show how a file's layout should look like by outlining its structure.
Models: These are objects in python, and are used to show how the data of an application is laid out. It also provides the ability to be able to add, delete, modify and query the database.
URLs: This is used by django to direct all the HTTP requests to the correct view, depending on the URL requested.
Developing a Django Application
We will go through a sample online shop that we will develop. We will handle the most important parts in this example, and by the end of it, you will be able to develop your own app using django.
So let's get started by creating the project in django
Creating the django e-commerce project
Follow the steps below to set up the django e-commerce project and application:
Create an empty directory for the django project. These directory will store all files related to your django project.
mkdir online_shop
Navigate to the online_shop directory you have created above, then create a virtual environment and activate the virtual environment as shown below:
virtualenv venv``source venv/bin/activate
Install django in the virtual environment:
pip install django
Create a django project. The term project describes a Django web application. This involve specifying django-specific settings and application-specific settings for the django project. This process is usually automated by django. Type this command:
django-admin startproject my_online_shop
Navigate to my_online_shop directory and create a django application. A Django project usually contains several django applications. Create 'products' application by typing this command
python manage.py startapp products
Open the the external directory for the project - online_shop. Inside you will notice that django has created several folders for you. This is your application's root folder.
Now, we can verify if the django e-commerce project we have just created works well. Run the django development server by typing this command:
python manage.py runserver
Open your favorite browser, and paste this url http://127.0.0.1:8000/. You should see a page that says that 'It worked!'
The Django development server is running and that is why you are able to view the page in the browser. The inclusion of the development server together with django enables the developer to have a rapid development, having the production server already configured for them.
Setting up the database for the project
Download postgres and install on your platform by following this link. Then install the psycopg2 using the command below:
pip install psycopg2
Now that you have installed the postgres database and its bindings, we will create a database in postgres named 'online-shop'.
Am using postgres in a linux environment, and I will need to log into postgres account in order to create the database like this:
sudo -i -u postgres
After logging into postgres, I will use the PostgreSQL interactive terminal (psql) to create database using this SQL statement below.
CREATE DATABASE online_shop OWNER postgres;`
After creating the database, you will need to set the database configuration specifying the the database engine, name, user, password, host, and port in the my_online_shop/settings.py like this:
Django Models
Lets create a model for our application 'products' we created earlier. In the products folder of our project, locate a 'models.py' file 'my_online_shop/products/models.py' and create a product model as shown in the code below.
from django.db import models
from django.contrib.postgres.fields import JSONFieldclass Product(models.Model):
class Meta:
verbose_name = 'Product'
verbose_name_plural = 'ProductS'name = models.CharField(null=False, blank= False, max_length=200)
price = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, max_digits=1000, default=0)
description = models.TextField(null=False, blank=False)
image = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200)
In order to use the model above, you will need to do two things:
- First, include the products application in the INSTALLED_APPS settings in the my_online_shop/settings.py file.
Secondly, you will need to run migration. Migrations are Django's way of propagating changes you make to your models To run migration, use the code below:
Python manage.py migrate
Adding products to the database table
After Django has created a table based on the model above, it will provide a database-abstraction API which you can use to create, retrieve and update records from the table. Now, let's go into the interactive Python shell and use Django database API to add some products into our table. To invoke the Python shell, use this command:
python manage.py shell
Then use the code below to add products to the table.
from products.models import Product
a = Product(name='iPhone 7', price='78999', description='A10 fusion\ chip, 12MP Camera, Retina HD Display, Immersive stereo speakers')
b = Product(name='Samsung Galaxy S8 Rumors', price='75966', description='Snapdragon Qualcomm octa-core 3.2 GHz processor, 6GB RAM, 30MP Camera, retina eye scanner, wireless charging, rapid charging, mini projector')
This tutorial has enabled us to create a django application and connect it to a postgres database. This is a simple application, that introduces you to Django, and creates a simple application for you. Following this tutorial, you can easily create more applications in Django.


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We are one of the leading distributors to the broadcast, professional video and AV markets. We trade with resellers in the UK, Ireland and across Europe, delivering cutting edge technology, creative solutions and workflow systems. Our role is to work with value added resellers to advise on technology best practise, product interoperability and technical compatibility.
We work closely with the brands we represent in order to know their products inside out. We have a deep understanding of the sector and employ a team of product and solution experts with experience throughout the industry.
Our focus on efficiency means that products are supplied as quickly as possible, with a transparent pricing policy. Our support team offer first class customer care and repairs; they work with the manufacturers to ensure the best possible service.
Our aim is to help you supply the right product to your customer, at the right time and at the right price.
To represent our range of products and solutions and to benefit from our first class support, apply for a trade reseller account.
Part of the Midwich Group, Holdan distributes leading brands in the broadcast and video market, from Panasonic and Blackmagic Design to Datavideo and Teradek. We distribute products exclusively into established sales channels.
Our experienced team of engineers and technicians are available to provide our customers with the very best technical support and repairs should they be necessary.
We pride ourselves in the close relationships we build with universities, schools & colleges. As a value added distributor we have a dedicated team to support them from project concept to completion.


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Excursions in Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk - one of the most attractiveRussian cities for tourists. Excursions in Krasnoyarsk let you know the interesting history of Russia and see the beautiful architecture, which has been preserved in perfect condition by now.
Sightseeing tour
You want to know the past, present and futureKrasnoyarsk? This feature you will have! Sightseeing tours in Krasnoyarsk include a walk on the spit, the historic center, where in 1628 was founded a military settlement-jail. Tourists can admire the museum steamer "Saint Nicholas", see the monument "White Horse" and enjoy a walk in the area of love, on which the sand Steam Clock. During the excursion you will see a panorama of the hill Kum-Tighe, which is also known as guard the mountain. In the compulsory program includes visits to the chapel of Paraskeva. Such intense walk will allow to meet with Krasnoyarsk.
The famous Krasnoyarsk?
- Monuments.
Krasnoyarsk is famous for its numerous citysculptures. A special place is occupied by the monument "Uncle Yasha and intern", which in 2005 recognized the most fun in the whole of Russia. In the center of the city lies on the pavement ten-bill, known as "Our ten".
- Fountains.
In Krasnoyarsk, more than 150 fountains. The biggest recognized "Rivers of Siberia", is located on Teatralnaya Square. At this point, to the Yenisei embankment down stairs in the center of which there are figures depicting the seven rivers flowing through the territory of Siberia. Many couples in love tend to go next to the fountain "Valentin and Valentina". Without a doubt, the sights of this category should be to get to know!
- Parks.
Krasnoyarsk is famous for its numerous parks,ideal for a busy holiday with locals and tourists. The most famous was Karaul'naya mountain, on which there is an old chapel of Paraskeva. In good weather, the object can be seen from any point of Krasnoyarsk. On the mountain is Karaulnaya deck, which offers a beautiful panorama and the gun fires at noon.
- Reserves.
The reserve "Pillars" attracts both localresidents and tourists alike. This park is surprisingly beautiful. The reserve "Pillars" is located at a distance of three kilometers from Krasnoyarsk, on the right bank of the Yenisei. Here you can see the unusual rock and the zoo, take a walk along the pedestrian path.
"Swarms Creek" - the park flora and fauna, which is inhabited by animals and birds representing Africa.
The trip to Krasnoyarsk can give a lot of pleasant experiences!


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"It doesn't mater what they say, Rae, don't let them...
- by Oh Hipsta Please
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- Published: 2018
She spent her days lazing in the summer sunlight, eating strawberries whilst being enveloped in a world of prose. He spent his own locked away in his flat, reading Bukowski whilst the world passed him by. When he first saw her, first talked to her, first heard her, he wondered how such a girl could be real. How a girl, who tasted like strawberries and recited lines of poetry that wrapped around his heart and sung for days could ever look at a boy like him. And he couldn't help but wonder, "could the strawberry tasting girl ever love the brooding hazel eyed boy?"
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I currently have a number of computers running Windows XP that I would like to update.
I've been frantically trying to build a computer this year so that I would have XP installed before doomsday (April 8th). Although I had searched for some solution to installing XP after that date, I didn't find any until I had it all ordered.
I've been following Harkaz's Service Pack 4 project since I discovered it in March, and it's amazing, but I wonder if it's really the best for my purposes.
I now have XP installed on all of my computers, so I don't need to make installation media or anything, and I know SP4 can be installed on a live system, but
- I now see there are other projects here with a similar purpose, but I don't understand what the real differences are between them. Can they all be installed on live systems?
- I want to continue getting updates (from POSReady 2009 of course), but would the simple registry tweak be enough for my purposes, or are one of the projects here better?
- I know some of them include hotfixes that I'm guessing Microsoft wouldn't normally push to all users. Would the extra hotfixes in these packs be beneficial for the average user?
The theme of this Web site changed as I wrote this.
I like the old black theme better personally. It's not common to have a black, or even dark background, but it's much easier on the eyes!
It'd be nice if there was an option to change it back, at least for registered members.


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Who Is Qualified for True Love?
August 6, 2017
When I first decided that I was going to be a Christian, I knew that the endgame for me was being able to live the love of Christ expressed in the Bible. How I knew that I would have arrived was if I could–with a genuine heart–say the words, "Forgive them for they know not … More Who Is Qualified for True Love?


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Is Shine a Social Enterprise?
What is a Social Enterprise?
A social enterprise is an organisation that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being.
What is Harehills CIC?
This is the formal company name for Shine.
Are you a community centre?
No, we run as a commercial business and invest our profits into Social Impact initiatives.
If you are community oriented, why do you charge community groups?
We charge competitive commercial rates for our space, and provide some free or reduced cost space to charities and community groups on a monthly basis. Our community aspirations are realised through ad hoc/ongoing support to people, monetary investment in, and connectivity for community groups.
Do you receive grants?
We do not receive regular grants, but our outdoor artwork was funded by an Arts Council grant.
Can I use Shine as a business address without having an office?
No. For legal reasons, we have been advised not to provide a virtual business address service.
Do you charge for WiFi?
No – it's complimentary throughout the building.
Are you open on weekends?
We open on weekends for booked events. We may consider opening on Saturdays in the future as part of our regular service.
Can I use the cafe if I don't have an office or a meeting booked?
Yes! The building is a semi-public space where you are welcome to work in available public areas throughout the building, including the cafe area.


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NorthStar Transitions women's residential program provides an opportunity for our clients to stabilize and acclimate themselves to a new lifestyle without substances on board. Our clients are overseen by licensed mental health and substance abuse counselors, as well as a board-certified addiction psychiatrist and a physician's assistant to monitor and administer medications. Our structured, skills-based programming and high staff to client ratio allows up to provide those seeking residential treatment with the life-changing opportunity to experience personalized care in a close-knit, supportive environment.
Located on the south end of Boulder, we are conveniently located while providing a natural backdrop as the perfect environment for self-reflection and healing.
Admissions at NorthStar Transitions
Our individualized approach begins before a client walks through our doors. We take a great deal of care during our admissions process, as we want to be sure each client will truly benefit from staying with us.
- Admissions decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.
- Clients must be deemed "medically appropriate" for treatment, as determined by NorthStar's sole discretion.
- All admissions must be pre-scheduled. Please call 303-558-6400 if you are interested in admission.
- We perform a pre-admission assessment on each prospective client prior to an admissions decision being made.
- Residents will experience a variable length of stay in our residential program dependent on their medical necessity and progress. An average length of stay could vary from 25-45 days.
Traditional & Recreational Treatment Programs
*Due to COVID-19. Some restrictions to activities may apply.
Clients who join the NorthStar Transitions community experience the best of traditional treatment methods and holistic, experiential therapies. We know that the traditional forms of therapy we rely on are rooted in evidence, but research also shows the astounding benefits of experiential, recreational activities as they relate to addiction recovery. The added element of recreation helps to combat depression and anxiety, bolstering recovery as a result. NorthStar residents engage in some form of physical activity each day.
Therapy Programs:
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Group therapy
- Relapse prevention workshops
- Experiential Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Holistic Therapy Programs:
- Mindfulness training
- Life skills training
- Meditation
Recreational Therapy Programs:
- Gym workouts
- Yoga classes
- Hiking
- Canoeing
Our People
We are committed to providing our residents with the highest level of individualized care possible, which starts with our team. At NorthStar Transitions, we pride ourselves on our high staff to client ratio. We are staffed by an incredibly talented group of highly trained professionals who strive to provide our clients with the best level of care imaginable.
The women's residential staff include residential counselors who are on-site 24/7, a full-time Assistant Clinical Director, full and part-time Residential Clinical Therapists, and our Medical Director and Physician's Assistants who oversee clients at all levels of care at NorthStar.
Assistance Planning for Aftercare
Aftercare planning is crucial to ensuring a client's continued care and success upon discharging from residential treatment. A typical aftercare plan includes sober living arrangements and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) in the client's home area.
Should a client desire to remain in Boulder for aftercare, NorthStar Transitions offers a 12-week intensive outpatient program and works with several local sober living homes where clients can reside while engaged in IOP.
Recover & Reside at NorthStar
Residing in a safe, supportive environment can make all the difference in a woman's journey to recovery. We want our residents to feel comfortable here, and our treatment center is cozy, welcoming and warm. At NorthStar, you'll find:
- Cozy common areas
- Kitchen stocked with fresh food to be prepared by client
- Chauffeured transportation to and from off-site appointments and meetings
- Patio and yard area
- Daily trips to the YMCA for physical wellness*
Healing Starts Today
If you or someone you love is ready for recovery, don't wait any longer. NorthStar Transitions can help you embark on your journey to healing. To learn more about our residential drug and alcohol treatment services, call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 303-558-6400.


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Education Requirements for Medical Assistants
Medical assistants take vital signs, maintain records and schedule appointments in hospitals, physicians' offices and other health-care settings. Some medical assistants perform clinical tasks, such as taking X-rays or giving injections, depending on their qualifications and state law. The minimum education for a medical assistant is a high school diploma. However, some states require training or examinations for those who do clinical work, and some employers prefer assistants with training or certification.
Minimum Requirements and Skills
A high school diploma or high school equivalency is the minimum education needed for an entry-level job as a medical assistant. Take high school classes in the sciences, particularly anatomy, biology and chemistry. Medical assistants also need good interpersonal skills to deal both with patients and medical professionals. They must pay careful attention to detail and possess strong analytical skills.
On-the-Job Training
Newly hired medical assistants usually receive training from an experienced member of the office staff, such as a physician or a trained medical assistant. This on-the-job training may take several months, covering topics such as office practices, medical vocabulary and methods of dealing with patients. New medical assistants also learn methods of recording patient health information, including the maintenance of electronic records.
Training Programs
Some states require medical assistants to complete a formal educational program. Even where the state doesn't require training, some employers give hiring preference to graduates of formal programs. Colleges and vocational schools offer certificate programs in medical assisting that usually take approximately one year. ( Typical studies include medical vocabulary, pharmacology, insurance procedures and anatomy, in addition to laboratory classes. Two-year associate degrees in medical assisting, available at some community colleges, provide the best preparation for eventual advancement.
State Requirements
Medical assistants who perform clinical tasks, such as drawing blood or taking X-rays, need to meet special requirements in some states. Depending on the law, these clinical medical assistants normally must complete an accredited medical assisting program or pass an examination. However, some states require both accredited education and an examination.
Although optional, certification enhances a medical assistant's job qualifications. You normally must be at least 18 to apply. The American Association of Medical Assistants requires an accredited associate degree and success on an examination to receive its Certified Medical Assistant credential. Other national certifications include the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant from the National Healthcareer Association;, the Registered Medical Assistant from American Medical Technologists; and the National Certified Medical Assistant from the National Center for Competency Testing. You must pass an examination to receive any of these credentials, but no specific education is required.
Outlook and Wages
The number of medical assisting positions is expected to grow by 31 percent between 2010 and 2020, reaching 690,400 by the end of the decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This faster-than-average growth will be spurred by the aging of baby boomers and cost-saving measures that substitute assistants for more costly health professionals. The growing use of electronic health records will open up more jobs for medical assistants and change the nature of the job. As of May 2011, the average medical assistant earned $14.51 per hour, or $30,170 for a full-time year.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: What Medical Assistants Do
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: How to Become a Medical Assistant
- Education-Portal.com: Medical Assistants -- Career Information and Requirements for Becoming a Medical Assistant
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants -- Job Outlook
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011: Medical Assistants
- American Association of Medical Assistants: Become a CMA
- American Medical Technologists
- National Center for Competency Testing: Certification Information
- National Healthcareer Association: The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs: Accredited Program Search
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools: Directory of Institutions and Programs
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About Fleurtique
You may or may not know Fleurtique from our brick and mortar shop on the Sonoma Plaza in California. However, after 10 years we wanted a change of scenery and we said "so long" to our physical store in early 2016. We've been selling online for years (even on Amazon!), but now we're fully on the internet. Yes, Fleurtique is an online boutique.*
Fleurtique will continue its decade-long commitment to community. We want to hear from you, connect with you, and grow with you.
We will continue to carry some of your favorites from Fleurtique 1.0, including PJ Salvage, Veronica M, and Tiare.
*Technically, you could say we're 99.9% online. We have some exciting plans for popups in the Bay Area!


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'Does everyone know I'm a coffee fanatic? But coffee might not be good for me. To that I say, it's my only vice I have left.
It's summer so my drink of choice is iced coffee. My favorite beans are from Rival Brothers http://www.rivalbros.com in Philadelphia. They roast their beans locally and in small batches. The guys at Rivals told me how they make their cold brew so that's how I do it. Grind the beans coarse, mix them with the right amount of water in a glass bowl and let it sit overnight or 12 hours. Then strain and there it is. Make it strong- the ice dilutes.
Well last year when William Sonoma went out of business in Ardmore, I bought a Hario Cold Water Coffee Dripper. A beautiful contraption ( always important) that makes a mellow strong concentrate cold coffee. I must admit I was intrigued when I saw it. And it just looks summery in my kitchen!
A few years ago I took my family to Duck, NC. I found the closest coffee shop and had my cup there every morning. The Treehouse Coffee Co. https://www.facebook.com/treehousecoffees/
It was the first time I had ever seen a cold brew water drip coffee maker and it was big!! 22 hours for that great cold brew!
Kinda a long ride for a cold brew so I'll experiment with mine.
You can find me on my front porch with my cottage coffee.


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Here at Baker Goodchild we offer both bulk postage and international mail services and we sometimes get asked "What are some of the more common uses for bulk international mail?" So listed below are fifteen applications and uses of bulk international mail, in alphabetical order, so no special significance placed on being higher on the list:
1) Annual Report and Accounts / Interim Financial Statements
Companies need to financially report their annual and interim accounts to shareholders. This is a frequently used service for international bulk mail as shareholders can and often are located anywhere in the world.
2) Books
Books can also be sent by international mail. This is particularly the case for new editions, or distribution on the day of release where express international mail services are often required.
3) Business Reports
Business reports are often produced by academic institutions and research companies. These are another example of mail which is required in bulk as they tend to be sent out in bulk on the day of their release.
4) Catalogues
Various types of catalogues are published (e.g. auctions, seed, mail order, etc.) It is commonplace for these to be posted out in bulk (even internationally) at the time of their availability.
5) Collectibles
Collectibles can often be posted out in bulk; again these often correlate to the release date of products such as stamps, coins and jewellery/crystal, etc.
6) Digital Disks (CDs, DVDs and Computer Media)
Although popular to download online many customers prefer (sometimes for security reasons) to receive software updates via digital disks. Once again these tend to be sent out in bulk at the time of their release; frequently this will be through express delivery so that customers have access to the new functionality ASAP.
7) Direct Mail
A very frequent use for bulk international mail is direct mail. A market Baker Goodchild is particularly experienced in, direct mail can be practiced internationally with lighter mail pieces such as postcards and leaflets being particularly popular.
8) Directories
Telephone and business/trade directories are particularly used for international commerce purposes and are posted out in bulk when they are first published.
9) Invoicing and Statements
Many businesses trade across international borders and therefore have a regular demand for the bulk mailing of accounting documents such as invoices and statements.
10) Letters
Standard letters can be posted internationally. These can be for a wide variety of purposes but include vouchers/coupons, renewal notices for subscriptions and organisational announcements, etc.
11) Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
Mail such as magazines, newspapers and periodicals are all published on a set date and require express delivery. It's sensible to post in bulk to achieve the cash savings available.
12) Postcards
Postcards can be sent in bulk for many reasons; particularly popular uses include direct mail, notifications for events and renewal reminders.
13) Press Releases or Newsletters
A form of organisational announcement which is particularly popular for international bulk mail are press releases, it's also fairly common for newsletters to be sent in bulk too.
14) Charity campaign
Charity campaigns are a form of direct mail which is popular domestically and internationally. Charities use bulk international mail to promote their cause and to raise vital funds and awareness.
15) University Prospectus
International students are a lucrative form of income for universities who are only too happy to bulk mail their prospectus at the time of its issue to prospective students.
Speak to Baker Goodchild about bulk international mail
Whatever your requirement for international mail fulfilment rely on Baker Goodchild, we are experts in this field with 21+ years' experience. Contact us online or call today on 0800 612 1972 to start discussions and we could be sending out your bulk international mail in no time at all!


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Wikisource talk:WikiProject Early Christian Writings
Gospel of the Hebrews and Jewish-Christian Gospels/Introduction have been moved under this project to be worked on. John Vandenberg 03:17, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
Author:Augustine of Hippo just got a large number of texts linked in... whittle, adjust, and move to your heart's content. I am not really that familiar, so it looks something like a hack job to me-- I just added links in no particular order. --Mkoyle 05:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Possible goals for 2013[edit]
This is probably more than a bit presumptuous on my part, but I have started a discussion at w:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Religion#Goals for 2013? in the English wikipedia asking what if any sort of goals we might be able to reasonably set for the next year, in wikipedia and other WF sites as well. I figured the wikipedia probably gets more attention, which is why I started the discussion there. But I would be very interested in seeing any input regarding what the editors here think might be the areas here most in need or meriting additional attention. Maybe, and at this point it is just a maybe, maybe we might be able to get some input on such topics if we have some idea what it is we really need to work on. Anyway, I would welcome any input anyone here might have. John Carter (talk) 19:40, 4 November 2012 (UTC)


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The DHL Sunday Football League had lots of drama in the second weekend of fixtures.
In the early match at Ed Bush Stadium, there were plenty of talking points, with three penalties and two red cards dished out as OtisAir Wanderers overcame Luca.
It was Luca who grabbed the opening goal from the penalty spot on 10 minutes after Kiril Deliivanov was tumbled in the box and teammate Jon Borges da Silva made no mistake.
Wanderers pressed forward in search of the equalizer and it arrived 10 minutes before the break, following a firm drive from Okive Sutherland to make it 1-1 at halftime.
Ten minutes after the restart, Luca were awarded their second penalty and once again Da Silva expertly converted.
Wanderers were then reduced to 10 men when a player was shown a red card for dissent, and despite the disadvantage, they equalized for the second time when awarded a penalty of their own. Jermaine Sutherland stepped forward to bring the match to 2-2.
Both sides were then left playing with 10 men when Luca had a player shown a straight red card for dissent. This spurred the Wanderers on, and Okive Sutherland scored two more for his hat trick to finish the game at 4-2.
The second game at Ed Bush was a comfortable 5-0 victory for Boca Juniors against Whiskey Mist. A depleted Mist side took to the field and, despite missing several key players, they held Boca at bay in the first half.
After the interval, the lack of substitutes cost Mist dearly. The breakthrough arrived four minutes after the restart when Brandon Ebanks fired in. Three minutes later, Alfredo Queiroz put Boca two up. James Ebanks put the game out of Mist's reach with a goal on 60 minutes and Brandon Browning claimed a brace in the final few minutes for a 5-0 win.
Maples Revolution hosted Bounty Hunters at the TE McField Annex and took a first-half lead on 35 minutes through Richard Crozier.
After the interval, a defensive mistake by Maples gifted Bounty Hunters' striker Alex Almeida an equalizer.
Maples took control of the game with Colm Flanagan claiming a hat trick and Fran Donoghue grabbing a brace to finish the game 6-1.
The remaining weekend's game saw Harry's leave it late to come back from a goal down to inflict a 2-1 defeat on Fidel's Old Boys.
Old Boys took the lead on 20 minutes through Mani Valencia for a halftime advantage. Floyd "Irons" McKenzie then struck in the 67th minute and the comeback was complete five minutes later when Forde Pierson scored the winner.
Three games are being played this weekend with Bounty Hunters entertaining Boca at the Annex, and at Ed Bush it's Harry's against the Wanderers and Luca versus Old Boys.
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