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"This is a kind of biological architecture that refuses to adopt a strictly technological and mechanical approach to environmental sustainability…"
Introduction to the idea of an urban Vertical Forest – >>
and a very snazzy computer-modelled promo video for the project here >>
The annual Notting Hill Carnival in London has spanned the full spectrum of the post-colonial experience, from multicultural street parties to race riots and back again.
Josy Forsdike takes a photographic review of the early days >>
Syrian artist Tammam Azzam and his personal Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" on war-torn building in Syria.
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What is the human experience and consequence of Europe's growing fortress tendency?
Powerful photographic document by Sergi Cámara on the heavily-militarised zone that is the border between Morocco, Africa and Spain, Europe.
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A project to re-introduce wolves into Yellowstone Park demonstrates the extraordinary interconnectedness of eco-systems.
The narrative to this film is an extract from George Monbiot's Ted talk about rewilding
watch the full-length talk here >>
"It needs to be done in groups so we can hear it from each other. Then you realize that it gives a lie to the isolation we have been conditioned to experience in recent centuries, and especially by this hyper-individualist consumer society. People can graduate from their sense of isolation, into a realization of their inter-existence with all." Interview with deep ecologist, elder and activist inspiration, Joanna Macy
Perhaps one of the reasons humanity is struggling to take action over climate change is that the scale of the problem is so vast, we are still dealing with the emotional shock of hearing the news. Madeleine Thomas writes about the psychological challenges faced by climate scientists on the frontline of documenting the destructive ecological impact of climate change.
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The impending doom of billions of Indian and Chinese carbon consumers is often used by climate-action stallers as a kind of "what's the point of cutting our emissions with this coming?" Another perspective is that there might be an effective future in the middle-ground between developing-world communities using renewable energy on the one hand – and on the other, the developed-world learning a few lessons on living with "less stuff to plug in"…
Read the article by the aptly-named John Light >>>
Complex, humanitarian and moving, Jim Goldberg's seminal work overlays photographs with handwritten words – and interrogates the psychological as well as economic effects of wealth disparity. Read >>
"It's always a spiritual thing…" – DJ Deep speaking about Techno, the genre he has embraced after many years as a respected figure playing and producing soulful deep house.
Take a nocturnal journey into a Parisian warehouse rave with this deep, driving live mix from the underground…
Stories from the forgotten zones of inland Spain where people are unfazed by the apparent obstacles to sustainable living and just getting on with it… article by Robert Alcock.
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Atmospheric documents of massive urban transformation in China by Greg Girard
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Whilst Social Media sites like Facebook and Twitter are under strict censorship, Internet users in China are circulating news on the protests in Hong Kong by copying and pasting articles into notes that can be shared as webpages or put into "notebooks" that users can subscribe to. Report by Lily Kuo and Ning Hui.
Tagging meets film production to make a multi-layered statement…
Watch the video and then click here for the full story
"Music characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats" …probably the only phrase from the legal statute to have been memorised by large numbers of people off their heads on drugs… The trigger for a lively protest movement 20 years ago was Section 63 of the 1994 Criminal Justice Act and its mission to criminalise free parties.
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"Hierarchical organizational forms have been the norm through much of history, especially the last 2,000 years. Lateral organizations, or more egalitarian structures, have been the exception." Change Agent Harold Jarche looks at David Ronfeldt's TIMN framework for organisational evolution. (Tribal, Institutional, Market, Network)


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Restrictive Burning Period: 1 October to 14 December (each year)
Prohibited Burning Period: 15 December to 31 March (each year)
Restrictive Burning Period: 1 April to 30 April (each year)
Unrestricted Burning Period: 1 May to 30 September (each year)
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Tall Tail
For dog lovers young and old (Suitable for 9-99 yr olds)
Sometimes life on the streets can be lonely but Here-Boy has his best friend for company. Tall Tail is a story about being found. A musical adventure with singing, storytelling and stargazing.
Produced by: ALSA Productions
Written + Directed by: Al Dalton
Dramaturgy by Sadhbh Barrett Coakley
Performed by: James de Burca
Music by: Conor Clancy + Beka Ruane
Artwork by: Liam Cuthbert
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FlyAnglers OnLine
The fraternity of fly fishers
Since 1997
Hi! I'm Sonny Edmonds.
Just thought I'd pop in and say hi, I used to live in Wyoming. I was there in 1975 till 1982, working in the Uranium mining and milling out in Gas Hills.
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Captain Amrinder Singh's Congress party organized a rally with over 5 Lakh people. The rally has been the biggest one to date with mammoth numbers never before seen in the history of Punjab.
The crowd was extremely large and the venue wasn't able to hold the crowd causing surrounding areas to be occupied. People crawled up n electricity transformers to view the rally.
There had to be several announcements from stage to tell the people to get off the transformers.
During the rally, Captain swear to the Gutka Sahib that he would full fill all the promises he laid out.
The 26th Hukam of the 52 Hukams of Guru Gobind Singh Ji states "Do not believe a person who swears (one who tries/attempts to convince someone with a 'saun or saugandh')."
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Brazilian Chicks Juggle Balls in Thongs. Soccer's Boring? [VIDEO]
This must be why they call soccer "The Beautiful Game". Meet some lovely Brazilian ladies who do some astounding tricks with balls. It's the Red Bull Roda de Bola team. What does "Roda de Bola" mean? How about WHO CARES!
But if you do care, it translates to something like the Harlem Globetrotters "magic circle".


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Using 'smart firewalls' critical to keep internet-connected devices safe
Q: What's your opinion of the various smart firewalls?
A: With the growing popularity of internet-connected devices in the home, like web cameras, thermostats, doorbells and lighting systems – often referred to as the "Internet of Things" – securing those devices is a critical step in keeping them safe.
"Smart firewalls" are an emerging category of security products designed to help users protect all their connected devices.
The Latest Attack Vector
IoT devices are becoming a more popular attack vector for the underworld because of their sheer numbers. Current projections expect the number of IoT devices to exceed the number of mobile phones in 2018 with an estimated 18 billion IoT devices in use by 2022.
Hackers go for easy targets and with the relative lack of focus on security by both manufacturers and consumers, IoT devices are in their crosshairs.
Easy to compromise devices are being 'recruited' to become a part of an army of devices known as a "botnet" that can wreak havoc in a number of ways. Botnets allow the controller to direct thousands of devices to attack a specific website, essentially making it inaccessible to real users (aka Denial of Service attacks).
Users of compromised computers and IoT devices rarely have any idea that their devices are being used for malicious purposes, which is where smart firewalls can help.
The recent discovery of the KRACK Wi-Fi security hole is just another reason to take security seriously, especially since some IoT devices can't be updated to fix newly discovered security holes.
How They Work
Smart Firewalls are hardware based devices that can do a better job of managing lots of devices versus a typical software firewall. The "smart" portion of the device analyses your network traffic in real time to identify threats or suspicious activity, block them and notify you of the activity.
This approach to network security is common in sophisticated business networks with tech savvy administrators that know how to configure powerful routers.
Smart Firewalls takes the need for tech skills out of the equation, because they're generally pre-configured to start protecting your entire network as soon as you plug them in.
Early Stage Development
The first devices in this category started appearing in just the past couple of years, so we're in the early stages of development.
Some of the early entrants like the Bitdefender Box are in the process of releasing their second generation products while the Cujo has received lots of praise for its ease of setup and use.
Another newcomer is the Norton Core, which is one of the more expensive solutions that's so new that there not much of a track record for it.
Virtually every option available requires either a monthly or yearly subscription to provide their cloud-based threat analysis, so make sure you include this ongoing cost in your comparisons.
There are devices that don't require a subscription, such as the RATtrap, but some users have complained about slower Internet speeds and it won't work with modem/router combo devices.
This category of devices is so new, I'm personally going to wait a little while to see how things shake out before committing to any of the platforms.
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Introducing… the Healthy Schools LAB!
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Relax and enjoy facial spa therapy and massage leaving your skin cleaner, softer and younger. With this seven-step process, you will truly feel transformed into a whole new you.
This invigorating facial includes: Cleansing, Steaming with Ozone Therapy, Deep Pore Cleansing of Clogged Pores, Mechanical Exfoliation with a Diamond Tip, Application of Mask and Skin Toner. (90 minutes)
How Does it Work?
A method using a diamond-tipped handpiece which is used over the surface of the skin to exfoliate and vacuum away whiteheads, blackheads, dirt, and dead skin. Treatment treats find lines, sun damage, acne scars, uneven texture, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and aids in deeper penetration of skin care products by up to 50% and allows makeup to go on much more smoothly.
What are the Risks and Side Effects?
Sensitivity to sun exposure for 5-7 days after a treatment. Make sure to use a minimum of SPF 30 sunscreen, as exposure to UV radiation is one of the key factors in speeding the skin aging process.
How many Treatments Will I Need?
A normal course is between 6-10 treatments at approximately 2-3 week intervals and then an additional treatment ever 1-3 months to maintain your beautifully balanced skin.
What to Expect After Treatment?
Deep exfoliation usually leaves the skin tighter, drier and feeling a little itchy afterwards. A hydrating serum, moisturizer and sunscreen are essential after treatments, to ensure glowing skin. Some redness can be expected afterwards, for no more than a few hours.
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CFPB wants firms to sound off, but openness carries hidden risks
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Companies that have been investigated for wrongdoing by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are giving acting Director Mick Mulvaney an earful about how he should roll back enforcement practices.
The big question is: Are they seizing on a golden opportunity to reshape the regulatory landscape, or are they shooting themselves in the foot?
Mulvaney issued a "call for evidence" last month in which he asked companies regulated by the bureau to comment on a dozen topics, starting with how its enforcement office conducts investigations. Mortgage lenders, debt collectors and credit repair companies have responded with gusto.
But sounding off could draw unwanted new attention to a firm that already has been the target of a probe. And if a company sticks its neck out, it could prove to be a wasted effort, since Mulvaney will be in office until just September and a permanent CFPB director confirmed by Congress could go in a different direction.
"Given years of controversy surrounding CFPB enforcement and the keen interest of media, consumer and community advocates, and certain high-profile members of Congress, it may not be in the best interests of particular financial institutions to provide specific written comments ... at all," said Don Lampe, a partner at Morrison & Foerster, in a recent note to clients.
Mulvaney has asked companies regulated by the CFPB to comment on a dozen topics. For each subject, the agency issues a "request for information" on a staggered schedule, triggering a comment period for each one.
Companies accused of wrongdoing have the enviable position of helping the new agency leadership change the investigatory process.
In blistering comment letters, they described onerous demands for documents, investigations that went on for years without resolution, and a refusal by CFPB attorneys to explain precisely why a company was being investigated.
"Being treated like a second class citizen in what appeared to be a witch hunt was appalling," wrote Craig Parr, who submitted a comment letter about his experience testifying as part of the bureau's civil investigative demand process.
Most of the companies submitting comments on the CID process have cast themselves as innocent victims that caused no harm to consumers. They describe the CFPB as engaging in strong-arm tactics to extract civil money penalties from them.
Mulvaney is expected to use the feedback from companies that were accused of wrongdoing by his predecessor, Richard Cordray, to cut back the bureau's enforcement powers.
The CFPB so far has received 18 comments letters on civil investigative demands, known as CIDs, which are issued to companies that may be subject to an investigation or to third parties that may have relevant information. The CID process has long been a target of House Republicans who have sought to gut the agency. (The comment period for CIDs ends March 27.)
The agency, meanwhile, has already asked for comment on four more of the planned topics: adjudication proceedings, enforcement processes, supervision and external engagements.
Yet some experts said the information requests themselves are an obstacle to reform because few companies will want to publicize that they have been the subject of a CFPB investigation.
"It may not be advisable for specific targets of CIDs to set forth in comments detailed descriptions of their specific cases and experiences with the bureau," Lampe said in his client note.
While CIDs are private, the comments on the request for information are public.
"If the CFPB were really interested in having robust feedback, a better way to get that feedback would be through the confidential bank supervision process, where they can discreetly get examiners to get a response to questions and put together a report," said Jenny Lee, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney and a former CFPB enforcement attorney.
So far, no banks or major names in financial services have commented on the CID process. However, the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America all said they plan to comment on most, if not all, of Mulvaney's requests for information.
Meanwhile, firms must consider the ultimate value of commenting with Mulvaney's appointment only temporary. He may be able to move quickly on some targeted reforms, but with the length of his tenure limited by statute, it is unclear if he has enough time to make significant changes himself.
"There might be some low-hanging fruit that can be changed quickly by the director," said Sarah Auchterlonie, a compliance attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and a former acting CFPB deputy director of enforcement.
Time is of the essence.
President Trump must nominate a permanent CFPB director who can be confirmed by the Senate before Mulvaney's term ends in September. But a permanent director is not bound by Mulvaney's requests and does not have to bring the RFI process to any conclusion.
"He is going to have to act relatively quickly," Lampe said in an interview. "This is a very ambitious agenda for an acting director, and the question is whether all of these efforts that industry is quietly applauding will ride out Mulvaney's tenure."
Mulvaney also could deliver a ready-made to-do list to his as-yet-unnamed successor.
"I suspect there is a longer-term strategy in place to lay the foundation for a permanent successor to use this information to create new policies and practices within the agency," said Todd J. Zywicki, a law professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. "This is about collecting the factual foundation for that."
Yet there are signs that the agency may have tried to move too quickly out of the gate with the information-gathering process. The first three RFI topics were announced with 60-day comment periods, but the bureau later said the subsequent nine would have 90-day comment periods.
"There is a desire on the part of industry to have the process slow down to give responders more time," Lee said.
Some law firms have even provided instructions to companies on how they can aid Mulvaney by describing the burden of regulations, the need for a cost-benefit analysis and claims that the CFPB did not file due process.
The CFPB also has told companies to provide data on how long the CID process took and how much money a company spent defending itself.
Vincent Howard, a consumer attorney in Anaheim, Calif., and a former president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, said the CFPB deprived his law firm of $25 million in accounts receivable and forced him to terminate over 60 employees and 50 attorneys.
"The CFPB weaponized the CIDs to intimidate and terrify support companies and banks to abandon me," Howard wrote, stating that the CFPB filed its complaint "without one single finding of wrongdoing and without the authority to regulate attorneys."
Howard said he spent $1 million in legal fees defending himself against charges in 2017 that he allegedly took over a debt-relief scam of a former client, the now-bankrupt Morgan Drexen. A federal court in 2016 ordered Morgan Drexen to pay roughly $133 million in restitution to customers and a $40 million fine for charging customers upfront fees before settling or amending a consumer's debt.
Though CFPB-targeted companies are lambasting the agency in comment letters, it is unclear whether the bureau has actually abused the CID process.
Last year, the Federal Reserve's Office of Inspector General found that the CFPB "generally complies," with requirements for issuing CIDs, but said it could improve on the guidance it gives companies and centralize its recordkeeping. (The consumer agency technically is a bureau of the Fed.)
The Dodd-Frank Act gave the CFPB the authority to take appropriate enforcement actions to address violations of federal consumer financial laws. But in his first month on the job, Mulvaney put a freeze on all enforcement actions and sided with companies that have long claimed Cordray engaged in "regulation by enforcement."
His request for information on CIDs could be used to drop investigations and roll back the bureau's enforcement tools.
Auchterlonie expects changes will be made to the CID process, including giving companies being investigated more time to respond to the CFPB's requests and narrowly tailoring CIDs generally.
The civil investigative demand process has long been contentious. Companies are given just 20 days to file a petition to modify or set aside the CID.
Moreover, a targeted company risks taking a reputational hit if they petition to have a CID set aside or modified because the CFPB can post the request on its web site, turning a private investigation public.
"You have to risk the whole world knowing you're under investigation by this government agency," Auchterlonie said.
The CFPB files an estimated 160 CIDs a year, or roughly 800 in the past five years. Cordray refused to modify or set aside any CIDs.


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Unqork is an enterprise software company with a no-code platform that digitizes the entire client lifecycle and eliminates dependence on paper for financial services and insurance companies. The company's patent-pending technology uses AI and machine transcription for risk assessment and digitization, utilizing each client's existing product and underwriting rules, layered on top of legacy IT systems. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology creates custom client onboarding and servicing forms using a drag-and-drop interface which can be implemented within weeks instead of months – unlike most hard-coded technology builds. The result is an easy to use and streamlined front-end agent and consumer experience that significantly reduces operational costs and eliminates errors while accelerating sales and business growth.
Some of the world's largest insurance and financial companies use Unqork to define new business rules and deploy products/applications seamlessly and effortlessly without relying on costly development and maintenance of a code base. Gary Hoberman, former CIO of Metlife, founded Unqork in 2017 with a team of hand-picked industry professionals and has created an 'elegant paradigm shift' in the way insurance and financial companies are able to operate.
As a Product Marketing Director, you'll report directly to the VP Marketing and play a key role in influencing GTM messaging and positioning, while empowering our Revenue teams to increase win-rates and maximize ACV. This job is not only about how well you can help better position Unqork; it's about how you lend your positivity and presence, combined with your skill set to an energized environment and highly collaborative team. Strong sense of humor required, sarcasm detection skills a plus.
- Conduct competitive analysis, surface buyer insights, and gain an understanding of how Unqork fits into the broader ecosystem.
- Influence and improve our positioning and messaging across our marketing site, collateral, and revenue teams.
- Partner with Sales and Customer Success leadership, to empower our revenue teams with your market intelligence and product mastery.
- Analyze, observe, and report on patterns and behavior in the market, establishing a critical partnership with product management.
- Help launch new features to the world.
- 5-10 years B2B SaaS product marketing experience.
- Exceptional verbal and written communicator.
- Are incredibly organized and efficient
- Are a great cross-functional teammate, and can work through ambiguous challenges and collaborate to build alignment and agreement.
- Can distill complex research into clear, concise and differentiated messaging.
- Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with an insane attention to detail
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects to completion
- You are genuinely excited by software products and can talk very comfortably about how they work
- Have developed the positioning and messaging for products that serve multiple use cases and personas
Unqork is an equal opportunity employer, and proud to be committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.


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FloTron - reactive gas control and plasma monitoring system
The FloTron™ is a high-speed active feedback process monitoring and control system designed for real time, in-situ control of reactive sputtering, ion & plasma processing and reactive EB evaporation processes. The FloTron is a complete, compact, flexible, convenient to use and economical solution, which can be readily integrated into new as well as existing processes. FloTron™ uses proprietary fast control algorithms that most control engineers will be familiar with, thus eliminating or reducing significantly the learning curve.


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The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. Over the last century, we've fought for election protection, democratic reforms, and equal access to the ballot—all while maintaining our commitment to nonpartisanship and fostering an informed electorate.
LWVUS Response to Police Killing of George Floyd
"As an organization whose mission is to empower voters and defend democracy, we stand in solidarity with all Black communities. The League shall do so not only by speaking out against racism in all forms, but by doing the work required of us to be anti-racist. We are committed to listening to and amplifying Black voices, and educating ourselves and our children on the historic and ongoing systemic racism that plagues this country."
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If you are interested in finding out more about voting by mail-in or absentee ballot, please visit this site or call 1-877-868-3772.


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Son Volt Dials Up the Honky-Tonk
In the 1980s, Jay Farrar helped birth and nurture a music movement that melded garage rock, folk and punk with the twang and drawl of country. Now, with "Honky Tonk," his new album with his band Son Volt, Mr. Farrar takes the rock out of the "alt-country" sound and strips it down to what he calls its "fiddle and steel-guitar aesthetic."
A homage to the Bakersfield Sound as played by the likes of Buck Owens and his Buckaroos, "Honky Tonk" (due March 5) springs from a musical side...
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Diane Love studied English at California State University, Sacramento. Diane founded The Cure ALD Foundation in 2003, a public non-profit organization she started after her son Wyatt was diagnosed with ALD. Diane has been a member of our board for nearly 10 years. Her foundation seeks to provide support and education to those suffering from ALD or AMN, as well as to their families, friends, caretakers and doctors while raising money to fund research in the hopes of one day finding a cure.
Diane hosts the annual Trap Shoot Fundraiser in Sacramento County, California, which to date has raised nearly $50,000 for The Myelin Project's Research Fund. For more information about the fundraiser, click email@example.com 1-800-869-3546


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So far the states affected by salmonella food poisoning are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. have reported cases linked to this outbreak.
The CDC currently has no clue as to the problem.
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What Is the Bank Of Japan (BoJ)?
The Bank of Japan, (BOJ) is headquartered in Nihonbashi business district in Tokyo. The BOJ is the Japanese central bank, which is responsible for issuing and handling currency and treasury securities, implementing monetary policy, maintaining the stability of the Japanese financial system and providing settling and clearing services. Like most central banks, the BOJ also compiles and aggregates economic data and produces economic research and analysis.
Understanding the Bank Of Japan (BoJ)
The Bank of Japan issued its first currency notes in 1885 and, with the exception of a brief period following the Second World War, it has operated continuously ever since. The bank's headquarters in Nihonbashi are located on the site of a historic gold mint, which is located close to the city's Ginza, or "silver mint", district.
Organization of the Bank of Japan
The bank is headed by the governor, who was Haruhiko Kurodaank as of June 2018. Kurodaank was nominated in 2013, was the 31st governor of the BOJ, and was formerly the President of the Asian Development Bank. He was nominated for a new five-year term in February 2018. Kuroda is an advocate of looser monetary policy.
There are also two deputy governors and six executive directors heading the BOJ. The governor, deputy governors and executive directors belong to the bank's Policy Board, which is the Bank's decision-making body. The Board sets currency and monetary controls, the basic principles for the Bank's operations, and oversees the duties of the Bank's officers, excluding auditors and counselors. The Policy Board includes the governor and the deputy governors, auditors, executive directors and counselors.
Monetary Policy
The Bank of Japan decides and implements monetary policy to maintain price stability. The Bank manipulates interest rates for the purpose of currency and monetary control using operational instruments, such as money market operations. Monetary policy is decided by the Policy Board at Monetary Policy Meetings (MPMs). At MPMs, the Policy Board discusses the nation's economic and financial situation, sets the guidelines for money market operations and the Bank's monetary policy stance for the immediate future.
MPMs are held eight times a year for two days. Monetary policy decisions are made by a majority vote of the nine members of the Policy Board, which consists of the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, and the six other members. The bank uses in-depth research and analysis on economic and financial conditions when deciding monetary policy.
Independence and Transparency
The BOJ immediately releases its decisions on monetary policy after each MPM. The bank also holds regular press conferences by the chairman of the Policy Board — the Governor — to explain monetary policy decisions. The Bank also releases the Summary of Opinions at each MPM and the minutes of MPMs. The bank also releases its transcripts 10 years later to provide transparency regarding Policy Board decisions.


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SB Aero/EAA 527 and SB 99s
Thank you to Carl & Michelle & Roger for organizing this fun party.
Thank you to Lynn Houston for sharing these great photos. I am amazed at what a photogenic bunch of people we are! Pilots rule!
My profound apologies if I misidentified anyone and please help me with missing names.
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PUBLISHED: 15:17 06 March 2018 | UPDATED: 15:30 06 March 2018
A new cabinet at the North Norfolk District Council has been announced, under the leadership of John Lee.
Mr Lee, who took over from predecessor Tom FitzPatrick on February 21, has cut and combined a number of portfolios to create a reduced number of individuals in cabinet.
Mr Lee will preside over a cabinet of seven, where Mr FitzPatrick had a cabinet of 10.
Mr Lee will himself be taking on a portfolio, but will be swapping the coastal portfolio (his previous position) for corporate services.
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• Councillor John Lee: Leader of the Council and Chairman of Cabinet. Holding the portfolio for corporate services including legal, democratic, IT and HR services.
• Councillor Nigel Dixon: Deputy Leader, holding the portfolio for economic development, business and tourism.
• Councillor Wyndham Northam: Finance, revenue and benefits.
• Councillor Richard Price: Property and asset commercialisation.
• Councillor Sue Arnold: Housing, planning, and planning policy.
• Councillor Becky Palmer: Leisure, culture, health and customer services.
• Councillor Hilary Cox: Environment, coast and licensing.
The portfolios of Councillor Judy Oliver, Councillor Maggie Prior, and Councillor Annie Claussen-Reynolds were absorbed into other roles, meaning they have been left out of cabinet.
Mr FitzPatrick's cabinet was made up of:
• Councillor Annie Claussen-Reynolds: Waste and Environmental Services
• Councillor Nigel Dixon: Deputy leader and portfolio holder for business and economic development.
• Councillor Tom FitzPatrick: Leader of the council and chairman of the cabinet.
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• Councillor Wyndham Northam: Financial Services.
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One of Northern Ireland's rarest bees has been discovered crawling around in dried-up vegetation at the north coast beach of White Park Bay.
The northern colletes bee (Colletes floralis) was thought to have vanished from Northern Ireland – until 2003, when it was found by the RSPB at four sites along the north coast.
Now a number of individuals have been discovered at White Park Bay by volunteer butterfly surveyor Patrick Barton, who was scouring the grasslands for butterflies when something else caught his attention.
Except for the occasional flicker of translucent wings, the bees' striped abdomens and fuzzy fox-coloured thoraxes were barely visible as they burrowed around on the sand amid the dried up vegetation.
"I was thrilled to see the bees. I knew something about them was different," Patrick said. "I had seen similar in the far north of Scotland on a family holiday years ago."
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Solitary female bees make burrows in sandy soil before getting to work laying eggs in chambers within the burrows. They will usually nest closely together at the same site but they are not social insects and act individually.
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The northern colletes bee hadn't been sighted in Northern Ireland since 1933. But after a hiatus of 70 years, it was rediscovered at four sites on the north coast during an RSPB survey.
It is believed once to have been more widespread in Ulster, but changes in land use over the last century have reduced and fragmented its preferred habitat – flower-rich dune grasslands.
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Appearance: Medium-sized, slender bee. The abdomen is black with a narrow white band on each segment. The upper side of the thorax and the face are covered in fox-coloured hairs.
Habit: A solitary bee, meaning that a single female constructs and provisions a nest. The only bee species which is more widespread in Ireland than Britain.
Nesting: Nest aggregations have been found in gently sloping or flat ground in dry dune slacks. These can be identified by the presence of holes, which in suitable weather will have adults flying in and out.
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An accident that occurred in Alabama has received recognition at Fort Benning located in Columbus, Georgia. Sargent Jose Jimenez was a native of south Texas and a part of a unit stationed at Fort Benning. The soldier was riding his motorcycle on highway 165 when a log truck suddenly crushed him.
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Konrad Zuse (German: ; 22 June 1910 – 18 December 1995) was a German civil engineer, inventor and computer pioneer. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3 became operational in May 1941. Thanks to this machine and its predecessors, Zuse has often been regarded as the inventor of the modern computer.[1][2][3][4]
Zuse was also noted for the S2 computing machine, considered the first process-controlled computer. He founded one of the earliest computer businesses in 1941, producing the Z4, which became the world's first commercial computer. From 1943[5] to 1945[6] he designed the first high-level programming language, Plankalkül.[7] In 1969, Zuse suggested the concept of a computation-based universe in his book Rechnender Raum (Calculating Space).
Much of his early work was financed by his family and commerce, but after 1939 he was given resources by the Nazi German government.[8] Due to World War II, Zuse's work went largely unnoticed in the United Kingdom and the United States. Possibly his first documented influence on a US company was IBM's option on his patents in 1946.
There is a replica of the Z3, as well as the original Z4, in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. The Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin has an exhibition devoted to Zuse, displaying twelve of his machines, including a replica of the Z1 and several of Zuse's paintings.
Born in Berlin, Germany, on 22 June 1910, he moved with his family in 1912 to Braunsberg, East Prussia, where his father was a postal clerk. Zuse attended the Collegium Hosianum in Braunsberg. In 1923, the family moved to Hoyerswerda, where he passed his Abitur in 1928, qualifying him to enter university.
He enrolled in the Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg and explored both engineering and architecture, but found them boring. Zuse then pursued civil engineering, graduating in 1935. For a time, he worked for the Ford Motor Company, using his considerable artistic skills in the design of advertisements.[7] He started work as a design engineer at the Henschel aircraft factory in Schönefeld near Berlin. This required the performance of many routine calculations by hand, which he found mind-numbingly boring, leading him to dream of doing them by machine.
Since 1935 he experimented in the construction of computers in his parents' flat on Wrangelstraße 38, moving with them into their new flat on Methfesselstraße 10, the street leading up the Kreuzberg, Berlin.[9] Working in his parents' apartment in 1936, his first attempt, called the Z1, was a floating point binary mechanical calculator with limited programmability, reading instructions from a perforated 35 mm film.[7] In 1937, Zuse submitted two patents that anticipated a von Neumann architecture. He finished the Z1 in 1938. The Z1 contained some 30,000 metal parts and never worked well due to insufficient mechanical precision. On 30 January 1944, the Z1 and its original blueprints were destroyed with his parents' flat and many neighbouring buildings by a British air raid in World War II.[10]
Between 1987 and 1989, Zuse recreated the Z1, suffering a heart attack midway through the project. It cost 800,000 DM, (approximately $500,000) and required four individuals (including Zuse) to assemble it. Funding for this retrocomputing project was provided by Siemens and a consortium of five companies.
The DVL granted research subsidies so that in 1941 Zuse started a company, Zuse Apparatebau (Zuse Apparatus Construction), to manufacture his machines,[13] renting a workshop on the opposite side in Methfesselstraße 7 and stretching through the block to Belle-Alliance Straße 29 (renamed and renumbered as Mehringdamm 84 since 1947).[9][14]
Improving on the basic Z2 machine, he built the Z3 in 1941. On 12 May 1941 Zuse presented the Z3, built in his workshop, to the public.[14][15] The Z3 was a binary 22-bit floating point calculator featuring programmability with loops but without conditional jumps, with memory and a calculation unit based on telephone relays. The telephone relays used in his machines were largely collected from discarded stock. Despite the absence of conditional jumps, the Z3 was a Turing complete computer (ignoring the fact that no physical computer can be truly Turing complete because of limited storage size). However, Turing-completeness was never considered by Zuse (who had practical applications in mind) and only demonstrated in 1998 (see History of computing hardware).
The Z3, the first fully operational electromechanical computer, was partially financed by German government-supported DVL, which wanted their extensive calculations automated. A request by his co-worker Helmut Schreyer—who had helped Zuse build the Z3 prototype in 1938[16]—for government funding for an electronic successor to the Z3 was denied as "strategically unimportant".
Work on the Z4 could not be resumed immediately in the extreme privation of post-war Germany, and it was not until 1949 that he was able to resume work on it. He showed it to the mathematician Eduard Stiefel of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich) who ordered one in 1950. On 8 November 1949, Zuse KG was founded. The Z4 was delivered to ETH Zurich on 12 July 1950, and proved very reliable.[7]
In 1940, the German government began funding him through the Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt (AVA, Aerodynamic Research Institute, forerunner of the DLR),[19] which used his work for the production of glide bombs. Zuse built the S1 and S2 computing machines, which were special purpose devices which computed aerodynamic corrections to the wings of radio-controlled flying bombs. The S2 featured an integrated analog-to-digital converter under program control, making it the first process-controlled computer.[17]
These machines contributed to the Henschel Werke Hs 293 and Hs 294 guided missiles developed by the German military between 1941 and 1945, which were the precursors to the modern cruise missile.[17][20][21] The circuit design of the S1 was the predecessor of Zuse's Z11.[17] Zuse believed that these machines had been captured by occupying Soviet troops in 1945.[17]
While working on his Z4 computer, Zuse realised that programming in machine code was too complicated. After the progress of the war induced him to flee Berlin for the rural Allgäu, where he could not do any hardware work, he designed the first high-level programming language, Plankalkül ("Plan Calculus"), in 1945/6. This was first published in 1948,[7] although not in its entirety until 1972. It was a theoretical contribution, since the language was not implemented in his lifetime and did not directly influence subsequent early languages. Heinz Rutishauser, one of the inventors of ALGOL, wrote: "The very first attempt to devise an algorithmic language was undertaken in 1948 by K. Zuse. His notation was quite general, but the proposal never attained the consideration it deserved". No compiler or interpreter was available for Plankalkül until a team from the Free University of Berlin implemented one in 2000.
Konrad Zuse married Gisela Brandes in January 1945 - employing a carriage, himself dressed in tailcoat and top hat and with Gisela in a wedding veil, for Zuse attached importance to a "noble ceremony". Their son Horst, the first of five children, was born in November 1945.
While Zuse never became a member of the Nazi Party, he is not known to have expressed any doubts or qualms about working for the Nazi war effort. Much later, he suggested that in modern times, the best scientists and engineers usually have to choose between either doing their work for more or less questionable business and military interests in a Faustian bargain, or not pursuing their line of work at all.[22]
After he retired, he focused on his hobby of painting.
Zuse was an atheist.[23][24]
Zuse died on 18 December 1995 in Hünfeld, Germany (near Fulda) from heart failure.
In 1946, Zuse founded one of the earliest computer companies: the Zuse-Ingenieurbüro Hopferau. Capital was raised through ETH Zurich and an IBM option on Zuse's patents.
Zuse founded another company, Zuse KG in Haunetal-Neukirchen in 1949; in 1957 the company's head office moved to Bad Hersfeld. The Z4 was finished and delivered to the ETH Zurich, Switzerland in September 1950. At that time, it was the only working computer in continental Europe, and the second computer in the world to be sold, only beaten by the BINAC, which never worked properly after it was delivered. Other computers, all numbered with a leading Z, up to Z43,[25] were built by Zuse and his company. Notable are the Z11, which was sold to the optics industry and to universities, and the Z22, the first computer with a memory based on magnetic storage.[26]
By 1967, the Zuse KG had built a total of 251 computers. Due to financial problems, the company was then sold to Siemens.
In 1967, Zuse also suggested that the universe itself is running on a cellular automaton or similar computational structure (digital physics); in 1969, he published the book Rechnender Raum (translated into English as Calculating Space). This idea has attracted a lot of attention, since there is no physical evidence against Zuse's thesis. Edward Fredkin (1980s), Jürgen Schmidhuber (1990s), and others have expanded on it.
Zuse received several awards for his work:
The Zuse Institute Berlin is named in his honour.
The Konrad Zuse Medal of the Gesellschaft für Informatik, and the Konrad Zuse Medal of the Zentralverband des Deutschen Baugewerbes (Central Association of German Construction), are both named after Zuse.
The 100th anniversary of the birth of this computer pioneer was celebrated by exhibitions, lectures and workshops to remember his life and work and to bring attention to the importance of his invention to the digital age.[29][30] The movie Tron: Legacy, which revolves around a world inside a computer system, features a character named Zuse, presumably in honour of Konrad Zuse.
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TOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Japanese shares took a breather on Thursday on worries over possibly delays in a first-phase Sino-U.S. trade deal while Softbank Group slid on its first quarterly loss in 14 years.
The Nikkei share average was flat at 23,306.99, not far off Wednesday's 13-month intraday high of 23,352.56 while the broader Topix gained 0.1% to 1,696.11.
A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign an interim trade deal could be delayed until December as discussions continue over terms and venue, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The report prompted investors to take stock after a strong rally since mid-October on expectations that Washington and Beijing will sign a "phase one" deal to suspend their disputes on trade.
In the past month, the Nikkei had rallied about 8% and Topix almost 7%.
Those strong gains came even as Japanese corporate earnings have yet to show a broad-based recovery.
A Reuters Tankan poll on Thursday showed Japanese manufacturers turned the most pessimistic in 6-1/2 years in November and the service-sector mood fell to three-year lows, hurt by the global slowdown, natural disasters and a sales tax hike at home.
Softbank Group fell 3.3% after it posted an operating loss of 704 billion yen ($6.5 billion) in the July-September quarter due to a writedown on its investment through its giant Vision Fund on WeWork and Uber Technologies .
Mitsubishi Motors fell 6.3% after the carmaker slashed its full-year profit outlook by 67% as it expects sluggish demand in North America and China to continue.
Graphite electrode maker Tokai Carbon lost 6.6% on disappointing earnings due to slowing demand while rival manufacturer Showa Denko also dropped 2.4% following its earnings.
On the other hand, Olympus soared as much as 16.5% to a record high after its quarterly earnings beat market estimates, helped by strong sales of endoscopes.
Medical equipment maker Sysmex gained 8.0% and discount store operator Pan Pacific International jumped 6.8% on brisk earnings. (Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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Sehwan Sharif (Urdu: تحصیل سہون شریف) is a city in Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan.
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The city is known for its Muslim patron saint Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar who lived here in 13th century CE. The mausoleum of Hazrat Shahbaz Qalandar attracts hundred of thousands of faithful Muslims every year. Sehvan sharif is basically known by the Muslim Sufi saint, philosopher and poet Hazrat Syed Usman Shah Marwandi commonly known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar ( ال شھباز قلندر).


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Horgan and O'Donnell nominated for PFAI Player of the Year award
Six Dundalk players in PFAI Team of the Year
Daryl Horgan pictured with his SWAI Player of the Month for September.
Dundalk captain, Stephen O'Donnell, and winger, Daryl Horgan, have both been nominated for this year's PFAI Player of the Year award.
The four man shortlist, which also features Cork City duo, Greg Bolger and Sean Maguire, was announced on Tuesday ahead of the award ceremony on October 29.
Richie Towell became the first Dundalk player to win the award when he picked it in 2015. Horgan won the PFAI Young Player of the Year gong 12 months earlier.
Dundalk and Cork City players also make up 10 of the 11 positions in the PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year with Horgan and O'Donnell joined by fellow Lilywhites, Andy Boyle, Sean Gannon, Patrick McEleney and David McMillan.
The awards take place at the Marker Hotel, Dublin on Saturday, October 29 at 7pm.
PFAI PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR 2016: Ger Doherty (Derry City); Sean Gannon (Dundalk), Kenny Browne (Cork City), Andy Boyle (Dundalk), Kevin O'Connor (Cork City); Stephen O'Donnell (Dundalk), Greg Bolger (Cork City), Patrick McEleney (Dundalk); Daryl Horgan (Dundalk); Sean Maguire (Cork City), David McMillan (Dundalk).


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On the streets of London, a new freebie has made a flying start in the magazine market - but you won't find it in the newsagents. It's Sport, an English adaptation of a distinctive French title.
The British launch in September was backed by £7m from investors, including Lord Coe, and the magazine plans to break even within three years. It is already nudging its circulation target of 320,000, distributing 319,438 copies each Friday on London streets, according to its second ABC audit in December. The magazine seamlessly combines interviews and photo shoots of big-name sports stars with statistics, match previews and pieces on everything from football to kite surfing.
"Sports stars are incredibly reluctant to talk to tabloids because they search for an angle," says Greg Miall, publishing director of the UK edition of Sport. "We celebrate sport. We are fans."
Sport was founded in France in October 2003 by Francis Jaluzot who previously launched the Paris freesheet 20 Minutes. The French company has grown by 55% each year and claims it reaches more French men than any other publication.
"We are ahead of the French launch in terms of ad pages at the same time," Miall says. The magazine ruthlessly targets a highly defined audience, in this case the hard to reach 25- to 45-year-old, male, high-income earners living in London. And advertisers like what they find. Setanta sponsors the TV sport guide; Prudential Health sponsors the health and fitness page; Adidas is to sponsor a journalist's diary on her quest to run the London Marathon - and provide her training kit.
In an era of multimillion-pound magazine launches, Sport's launch marketing activities cost in the region of £500,000 -a surpisingly small figure.
"We don't spend a lot of money on WH Smith and Tesco where you have to pay to be listed," Miall says.
The magazine appears each week thanks to the efforts of a staff of 22. And the distributors who hand out the magazine each Friday in Greater London in their distinctive uniforms are also the marketers. Jaluzot believes that the magazine is successful because newspaper sports sections are too narrow. "Sport was something for specialists, something that was helping you get better in competition or bigger muscles; now sport is entertainment, it is leisure, pleasure, fashion and adventure," he says.


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Nike have just released an iPhone App for the NikeID Store. It's slick, a great interface and has a whole bunch of cool features like point-n-shoot, so when you take a photo, the app will transfer the key colour palate from that image straight onto sets of shoes for you to start customising.
You'll also be able to share your designs on the fly with friends and then place orders directly to the NikeID store from the app. It's also perfect for wasting some time on public transport!


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AkzoNobel's Vehicles Refinishes business has long been a leader in car refinishes technologies. A little over ten years ago, it broke new ground in the industry with a clearcoat – the top layer of an automotive finish—that could be cured in minutes following exposure to ultraviolet light. In those days, when clearcoats needed to be baked at 60 degrees for 30 minutes or more, the energy savings with "UV-curable" coatings were huge. Curing times may have improved for clearcoats in the interceding years, but UV-curable clearcoats exposed to the newest generation of efficient LED lights still deliver significant energy-saving benefits.
The early version of Autoclear UV had a very good performance profile, but instead of a typical two or three-component system, it employed a four-component system. Now, AkzoNobel is launching a completely reformulated version of its UV-curable clearcoat in a two-component system that mixes one-to-one by weight, and delivers an outstanding performance profile with application, appearance, and protection characteristics indistinguishable from a traditional two-component clearcoat.
Body shop operators will enjoy significant benefits with the new system in terms of efficiency, cost, and sustainability. Typically, a body shop in northwestern Europe spends between seven and ten euros during a normal bake cycle. While those costs can be reduced with the use of infrared lamps, the results are generally inferior. But with UV curing, it's just a few cents worth of energy, with no compromise on quality. That means a big reduction in the carbon footprint and a big gain in efficiency, because it takes a lot less time to do a repair. For body shops that can set up a separate UV repair bay for smaller repairs, taking advantage of AkzoNobel's popular UV-curable primer as well as the clearcoat, that can translate to higher throughput and higher profits because using the UV system for smaller repairs frees up space on the conventional spray booths.
With its new UV-curable clearcoat, which is being introduced into selected European markets in both the Sikkens and Lesonal lines, along with its tried-and-true UV-curable primer (long available from Sikkens and now available from Lesonal as well), AkzoNobel is once again setting itself apart from the competition with innovative products and sustainable solutions.


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Both versatile and professional. Has been a full time jobbing musician for many years. Playing music from a wide range of genres and performing a variety of events. Large festivals to small private functions.
As well as being able to perform solo he is available to play duo, trio or full band. Working with some amazing session musicians such as Steve Stroud (Bass player for Earth wind & fire) Liam Genocky (Drummer or Penguin Orchestra & Steeleye span) Andy Mack (Guitarist for the Rubettes)
This is a live video recording of myself and Andy Mack performing "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel.


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Senior Old Trafford sources have hinted they have heard nothing back after contacting the 27-year-old central defender's representatives in the last few weeks, with a view to offering improved terms.
Rojo has 15 months left on his contract and Jose Mourinho has already made it clear to the Argentina international that he wants him to remain an integral member of his squad.
United are understood to have failed to include an option to extend Rojo's contract by a further 12 months when they originally signed the player from Sporting Lisbon back in 2014 for £16m, which is another reason why they are keen to nail down a firm commitment.
The South American has had his fair share of injuries in the last 18 months but he has been able to win over Mourinho with his attitude and ability to also play at left-back.
Rojo earns around £100,000-per-week at United, who are fearful of rumblings that Paris Saint-Germain could be hovering in the background.


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The School of Political Science at the University of Bologna is teaming up with the Fondation René Cassin, the Higher School of Economics of Moscow and the International Institute of Human Rights to offer an International Winter School program on the topic of Human Rights as a Horizontal Issue in EU External Policy.
Slated to take place from January 9 to 13, 2017, this intensive program will be offered at the School of Political Science at the Flori Campus of the University of Bologna in Italy. The purpose of the program is to give students a chance to delve deeply into all aspects of the external policy that governs the European Union and how it impacts human rights.
All students who participate in the International Winter School program will participate in breakout sessions on topics related to the external action and human rights, the relationship between the EU and the United Nations, the EU and its relationship to the Council of Europe, fostering human-rights relations and the priorities for developing human rights external strategies.
To be considered for admission, students must be currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program or have previous experience working in a field related to human rights or European Union policy. Students who are interested in attending the program must complete an application online. Only 60 students will be admitted to the program, and the cost is €200 not including accommodations or travel to Italy. The deadline for application is December 2, 2016.


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We are delighted to announce that Badminton England are now live with the next phase of GoMembership, bringing Membership and Club Management modules to the fore, following the introduction of Coach Management and Club Accreditation modules earlier this year. Membership registrations, club affiliations and club fees payments are simplified and streamlined.
We have also developed and launched a Crowd Funding platform for Badminton England called #BackBadminton, which the governing body team use to raise awareness and drive fundraising for key areas of their sport. Badminton England are currently using this to increase awareness of and raise funding for their Futures Foundation which invests in the development of junior badminton across the country. Donations from members of the public (who can be Badminton England members or not) are made in return for specific rewards depending on the amount pledged, eg. signed Badminton shirt, signed team photos etc.
GoMembership is a critical part of the delivery of the new Badminton England grassroots membership structure, which will support a growing membership base of nearly 50,000 players across a network of 1,800 clubs and the work of 41 County Badminton Associations.
David Pring, Azolve CEO says, "We've worked closely with the Badminton England team and are delighted to go live with this crucial phase of GoMembership, which will deliver streamlined Member and Club Management for them – essentially the cornerstone for such a large and growing sports governing body."
To read more about Badminton England and their Discover Badminton strategy, please click here.


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Tracing Tai Tam Bay then up and over the Dragon's Back
Hong Kong Trail Sections 7 & 8
The last two sections of the Hong Kong trail are very different. The first, a long flat walk tracing the coastline of Tai Tam bay with sweeping views and a beach at the end to lunch and swim. The next section a tough climb t start, followed by a spectacular ridge walk before descending slowly through woods to Big Wave bay. It's the longest and toughest of the walks in this series but well worth the effort.
Take a bus or ferry to the north end of Tai Tum Tuk Reservoir Dam then look for the sign to the trail on your right about 100m up the road. Follow the path with the stream on your left and the bay on your right for around 6 KM until you reach a small beach. From there you turn left at the sign post for the Dragon's back, head up to Shek O road, then across and continue up and along the Dragon's back. After you finish the ridge it's a long walk through the woods to a road. Turn left and follow the signs down to Big Wave bay. From the bay go up the hill to your left where you will find transport out.
Victoria Harbor to the left, South Side to the right
EP8 – The Hong Kong Trail Sections 5 & 6
Section 5 of the Hong Kong trail boasts views that would be hard to beat anywhere in the world. It's a steep climb, first up to Jardine's lookout and then to Mount Butler but the path is wide open for most of the way with sweeping city panorama's on your left and mountains and reservoirs to your right. Section six is an easy decent through the lush Tai Tam valley as you weave through the four reservoirs on your way down to Tai Tam road.
Find Tai Tam reservoir road, just past the cricket club on Wong Nai Chung Gap road and head up till you see a big sign for the Hong Kong and Wilson Trails. The two trails run together for the first part as you make your way up to Jardine's lookout. Bear right where the two trails part and follow the signs up to Mount Butler. From there steps will take you down to a small park. From here on in the trail is not marked. Bear right down a road to Tai Tam reservoir then continue down Tai Tam reservoir road. Look out for a sign on the left (it's not obvious) that takes you on a small path to Tai Tam road.
Just over the hill from the city
EP7 – The Hong Kong Trail Sections 3 & 4
Hong Kong Island is split in half by a series of ridges. On the north side facing Victoria harbor lies one of the world's most densely populated cities. On the south just over the hill lies thick forests with muddy paths that you can walk in solitude. There is nowhere where you can feel this parallel world more, than on sections three and four of the Hong Kong trail. Section three is a flat wooded walk that loops along the contours of a steep incline. Section four is more open with stunning views across the south of the island.
Start in Aberdeen along the promenade then make you way through the town to Peel Rise which takes you through a cemetery to the junction of sections two and tree. Continue up the track looking out for a sign for the Hong Kong Trail on your right. Once you find this it's a straight walk, well signposted up until Wanchai Gap. Section four continues on a similar path but slowly opens up with views across the south of Hong Kong Island. Before you reach Wong Nai Cheng reservoir you cross Repulse Bay Road where there are buses to the City or back to Aberdeen.


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Always popular amongst children and the simplicity of a homemade spaghetti and meatballs recipe, makes it a popular mid week meal choice.
Spaghetti and meatballs seems like a lot of work but it is not at all difficult. For a creamier sauce, substitute milk for the water.
This is a useful "standby" dish to have in your repertoire since both the meatballs and tomato sauce freeze perfectly and can be reheated successfully in the microwave.
A really easy spaghetti and meatball recipe using Italian sausages and store bought sauce. No need to add anything as it's already been done for you. If you like Italian sausages then you're gonna love this recipe.
This is a really simple homemade pasta sauce with homemade meatballs served on spaghetti. Kids love it and they eat even more if you get them to help roll the meatballs.
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Our predicament--sin and the judgment of a righteous God--starts with an invisible problem in an invisible space with an invisible person.
And the solution--accepting Jesus into our hearts as our Lord and Savior--is an invisible act that triggers an invisible transaction in an invisible space with the invisible person.
The entire thing, problem and solution, is totally invisible.
Salvation, commonly understood, has no material aspect, no political, social, economic, ecological, behavioral or moral signifiers. Salvation is wholly invisible.
Consequently, salvation can only be tracked through feelings. Feelings are your spiritual GPS. You track where you are in the invisible space by monitoring your psychology.
This is one of the reasons Christian worship has gravitated toward creating a "worship high." Given that Christianity has been reduced to feelings, worship and preaching is judged by its effectiveness in creating powerful feelings.
To be clear, I don't want to dismiss the importance of emotions in spirituality. Joy, peace, wonder, and gratitude are all hugely important. But love, generosity, hospitality, kindness and peace-making are behaviors. My concern here is the feeling/action divorce which allows many Christians to feel loved but who aren't very loving.
A Christian who doesn't love isn't much of a Christian, but far too many Christians don't seem to care, so long as they feel loved by God. If they have the feelings, they count themselves a Christian.
If the great dichotomy used to be Faith vs. Works I think it's now been supplanted by Feelings vs. Actions.
Instead of sola fide, the mantra for modern Christianity has become sola affectio.
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Martha Wayne was a homemaker, philanthropist, the wife of Thomas Wayne, and the mother of Bruce Wayne.
Martha Wayne, along with her husband Thomas Wayne, was killed by a mugger in front of their eight year old son. The Waynes' murder would be the single most important event that drove Bruce Wayne to become Batman. Outside of this, not much is known about Martha Wayne's past.
Although her death had a lot to do with Batman's creation, she did not appear to be as important to him as his father. Bruce and his colleagues have often spoken of her husband and not her. When first infected with the Scarecrow's fear toxin, Batman saw visions of his father being mad at Bruce disgracing the family name but there was no mention nor memory of his mother. This would indicate that Bruce's greatest fear is disappointing his father but not so much his mother.
Unlike her husband, who has appeared in Bruce's childhood memories, the only memory Bruce is shown to have of Martha is her being murdered. Martha has appeared next to her husband in many of Bruce's nightmares and memories, but she rarely speaks and is never seen alone. Furthermore, when Batman was placed into the Mad Hatter's dream machine giving him a fantasy world, where both Thomas and Martha were alive, she only spoke one word, "Bruce!"
This does not necessarily mean that she did not have a significant influence on Bruce Wayne's life; he does remember her death along with his father's. However, as little is known about her past or her influence on Bruce it can be deduced that her husband's influence was the dominant influence on her son.
Appearances and references
Batman: The Animated Series
- "The Forgotten" (Cameo in dreams)
- "Perchance to Dream" (Hallucination)
- "Two-Face" (in a nightmare)
- "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" (in a memory brought about by a mind reading device)
- "Robin's Reckoning, Part I" (on painting)
Feature film
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (on painting)
The New Batman Adventures
- "Sins of the Father" (on painting)
- "Over the Edge" (on painting)
Batman Beyond
- "Rebirth, Part II" (Mentioned Only)
- "Shriek" (Mentioned Only)
- "Ace in the Hole" (Mentioned Only)
Justice League
- "The Savage Time, Part I" (Mentioned Only)
- "A Better World, Part II" (Mentioned Only)
Justice League Unlimited
- "For the Man Who Has Everything" (Hallucination)