‘We want the Government to increase funding for the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), so they have more resources, funding and manpower to review all possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts. We believe that the CCRC is under resourced, and that the Government should increase its funding to ensure it is able to identify any miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts. By increasing its funding, the Government can help ensure that people who have been a victim of a miscarriage of justice receive the support, and justice, they deserve.’
The Petition, which echoes regular and longstanding calls for the CCRC to have more funding (see here, here, and here), comes at an important moment in the struggle for justice for alleged innocent victims of wrongful convictions. (more…)
By Prof Lois Bibbings, Professor of Law, Gender and History (University of Bristol Law School).
History matters in the context of criminal justice; it matters that our criminal justice system lives up to standards of justice and upholds due process in respect of the past. The strength of support for this view is, for example, shown in the successful campaign to pardon men executed by British Forces during the First World War (the Shot at Dawn campaign).
Miscarriages of justice cases, such as those of the Birmingham Six and Judith Ward, also illustrate the importance of righting the wrongs of the past when it comes to crime. One hundred years ago today another such injustice occurred and efforts are now being made to right this wrong.
At the Old Bailey on March 10th 1917 Alice Wheeldon, her daughter, Winnie Mason, and her son-in-law, Alf Mason, were convicted of conspiracy to murder the Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George along with the leader of the Labour Party Arthur Henderson and other persons unspecified. Alice was sentenced to 10 years of penal servitude, with Alf receiving 7 years and Winnie 5. Their efforts to appeal were rejected and so they were sent to prison. Alice went on hunger strike, was released early due to ill-health but died of influenza in 1919. Alf and Winnie were released unexpectedly at the end of the war. (more…)


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Welcome to the Libsyn version of the Anxiety Road Podcast, this is the involuntary journey finding medical, behavioral health, meditation, relaxation and x=the unknown treatment options and resources for people that have anxiety, panic attacks and phobias too.
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We develop a sparse matrix approximation method to decompose a wave front into a basis set of actuator influence functions for an active optical system consisting of a deformable mirror and a segmented primary mirror. The wave front used is constructed by Zernike polynomials to simulate the output of a phase-retrieval algorithm. Results of a Monte Carlo simulation of the optical control loop are compared with the standard, nonsparse approach in terms of accuracy and precision, as well as computational speed and memory. The sparse matrix approximation method can yield more than a 50-fold increase in the speed and a 20-fold reduction in matrix size and a commensurate decrease in required memory, with less than 10% degradation in solution accuracy. Our method is also shown to be better than when elements are selected for the sparse matrix on a magnitude basis alone. We show that the method developed is a viable alternative to use of the full control matrix in a phase-retrieval-based active optical control system.
© 2001 Optical Society of AmericaFull Article | PDF Article
Brent L. Ellerbroek
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 11(2) 783-805 (1994)
Allan Wirth, Joseph Navetta, Douglas Looze, Stefan Hippler, Andreas Glindemann, and Donald Hamilton
Appl. Opt. 37(21) 4586-4597 (1998)
Jean-Pierre Véran and Glen Herriot
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17(8) 1430-1439 (2000)

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Our members have been under sustained attack as part of the government’s perfect storm of ideological driven cuts to jobs, services, pay and pensions. As part of the Stormont House Agreement the government pledged to cut 20,000 public sector jobs over a four year period. This commitment was restated within the “Fresh Start” Agreement. We have already seen the impact this is having in the Northern Ireland Civil Service with 3,200 jobs due to be lost through the Voluntary Exit Scheme by the end of March 2016. On top of this we have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs lost in other areas of the public sector such as Housing, Voluntary and Community sector, Health, Education and Libraries with many more to follow. As part of the “Fresh Start” Agreement we will also see a complete overhaul of the welfare system with the implementation of the Welfare Reform Bill.
The impact on the staff remaining will be substantial and a major health, safety and wellbeing issue. The increase in stress related cases in recent years has coincided with cuts in public services and job losses. As well as causing anxiety and uncertainty among the workforce it has also led to increases in workloads, with less staff being asked to do more. According to a survey conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (GB) in 2012 the number one cause of stress is increases in workload. However they also show that lack of support and control, changes at work, role uncertainty, violence and bullying (all possible symptoms of job cuts) are significant factors.
With this publication, we hope to highlight the dangers of stress in the workplace that members are placed under, due to the myriad of cuts to our public services, and offer solutions how NIPSA Health and Safety representatives can help those affected.

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2023 Kano State Academic Program – Scholarships For Postgraduate Studies In Foreign And Local Institutions
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Kano State qualified graduates are invited to apply for the postgraduate foreign and local scholarships for the academic session of 2023/2024. The previous scholarship was provided in 2015 by Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s Administration, which supported 503 first-class graduates in 14 different countries.
The last administration did not provide postgraduate foreign scholarships for eight years. However, the current Executive Governor of Kano State, H.E. Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the resumption of postgraduate foreign and local scholarships from the 2023/2024 academic session.
Requirements For Scholarships Qualification
Candidates applying for the scholarship are required to
- Be a native of Kano State
- Have obtained a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with an outstanding academic performance from a recognized and respected university or educational institution
- Be in good physical health and cleared for both travel and academic pursuits.
- Complete the appropriate application forms, which can be downloaded at no cost from the website www.kanostate.gov.ng/scholarship_application.
Interview Date, Process And Venue
Applicants who meet the requirements will receive an invitation to attend an interview for the screening process.
Documents Required For Application
- Proof of indigenous status (Indigene Certificate)
- Medical certificate to verify good health
- Birth certificate as proof of date of birth
- Certificate of completion for primary school education
- Certification for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASC), General Certificate of Education (GCE), or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
- Degree certificate or equivalent academic qualification
How To Apply
Applicants are required to submit their application forms and copies of their credentials to the secretariat of the screening committee located in the Old Conference Room at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Cabinet Office, 1 Wudil Road, Kano. This should be done within two weeks of the advertisement.


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Located in the Pere Marquette State Forest, the Vasa Pathway features a series of loops (3K, 5K, 10K, 25K) that offer a variety of challenges from easy to difficult. Cross-country skiers, runners, hikers, mountain bikers, walkers, and naturalists enjoy the Vasa Pathway. The trails is mostly all in the woods and has a good number of hills.
The non-profit, TART, maintains and grooms the trails for cross-country skiing (both skating and classic). Most of the property is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Grand Traverse County owns approximately 40 acres including the main trailhead, parking lot, restroom facilities and warming area. The trailhead and parking are located off of Bartlett Road. From US-31, take Bunker Hill Rd. to Bartlett Rd and turn right. The entrance is down on the left. The Vasa's singletrack entrance is located off of Supply Road. The trails can also be access from the Timber Ridge RV Resort and Campground, which has its own, lighted two-kilometer trail loop for night skiing during the winter (December through March).
Note: Not all sections of each trail are approved for every activity listed for the trail as a whole. Please click on individual trail sections to see approved activities for that section.
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“The NRA and Americans need to demand that AMERICAN troops be allowed to carry sidearms on base to protect them from these sleepers/Saudi agents.”
I TOTALLY AGREE! Pentagon, cut the PC bullcrap and give our soldiers the ability to defend against the enemy within!!!
If the Feds, Joint Cheifs or NRA do not act - Gov Rick Perry should step in and say CCW is allowed on ALL military bases in Texas.
This is BS. The disgusting LIB media are making excuses for the Islamic sleeper agent, rasing flags at half staff and other phony BS.

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About the Customer:
The customer is a US-based transportation lab developing state-of-the-art electric commercial vehicles. They lay special focus on lowering the operating cost of fleets, while also being environmentally conscious..
The customer had plans to develop a new line of electric trucks with high-end Digital Instrument Cluster and Telematics Gateway Unit (TGU) for Over the Air (OTA) updates.
Our vast experience and expertise in connected vehicle solution development compelled them to partner with us for this project.
We designed and developed a hybrid product, i.e., a combined digital instrument cluster and telematics gateway solution on a single hardware platform.
The level 3 instrument cluster had no analog components and was fitted on the dashboard of the electric truck. The cluster also had high-end graphics on the display unit.
Functionalities of the Telematics Gateway Unit:
TGU is a telephonic interface between the vehicle and the cloud (which is hosted by the vehicle manufacturer).
The project scope also included the following components:
- Common Hardware development for TGU and Digital Instrument Cluster
- Common Firmware development for TGU and Digital Instrument Cluster
- HMI development for Digital Instrument Cluster
- Telematics and OTA application development
This includes processor-based hardware design and complete hardware development.
This is inclusive of Linux OS porting to the custom hardware, bootloader implementation and development of BSP and device drivers.
For the digital instrument cluster, two displays were supported – one for the instrument cluster details and the other, a central console that ran applications such as navigation. The second display is designed to support additional features such as multimedia content in the future. Development and integration of HMI components such as soft gauges, maps, tell tales and indicators, AV player, etc. were all part of the project scope.
We developed the FOTA module, complete with Push Pull mechanism for facilitating ECU updates. We also integrated safety mechanisms within this module.
A powerful 64-bit NXP processor is at the heart of the hardware architecture of the product. The hardware modules can be categorized as:
- Common components
- Telematics gateway specific components
- Instrumentation cluster specific components
As mentioned above, the same hardware board is used for the TGU as well as the digital instrument cluster. This hardware can be used in the future for integrating multimedia features as well.
The single processor board has 4 cameras attached to it, i.e., 2 cameras on either side. This provides a wide angle view for the driver.
The instrument cluster has a 12.3 inch display and the central console has a 15.6 inch display with touchscreen. These two display units are connected to a single port.
There are some steering wheel controls connected to the main board. The steering wheel controls are used to navigate from one screen to another on the cluster.
The software architecture consists of the following layers:
- Application layer
- Middle layer
- Kernel and Devices layer
The application layer consists of the firmware for the telematics and OTA applications. Both these blocks are specific to the telematics gateway unit.
In the Middle layer, there are some components specific to the TGU (FOTA push and pull mechanisms, ECU updates, FOTA safety, OTA download manager, etc.) and some common components (WiFi/LTE services, UDS stack, vehicle communication modules, etc.). This indicates that a single software stack is performing the activities/functionalities of two applications. This combined approach is a highlight of this project.
Kernel and Device drivers are common to the entire product and these include modules such as WiFi, BLE, GPS, etc.
The product is currently powered by Linux OS, but in the future, it can co-exist with Android OS. This is accomplished through the use of hypervisor architecture.
A high-end digital instrument cluster and telematics gateway unit was designed and developed by our team in the most efficient manner. We assisted the customer in integration testing as well.
Tools and Technologies:
- BUSMASTER and PCAN-View to simulate, analyse and evaluate CAN system data.
- D-Bus (Desktop Bus) IPC Interface

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I’ve heard it a million times when I’m traveling in Asia “This place is so dirty, there’s rubbish everywhere!” And it’s true, in many places around the world, not just Asia rubbish often just lays there on the side of the street, pollutes the waterways, and washes up on beaches. But how did it get there?
Simple, someone didn’t put it in the bin!
Now sure, many of these countries don’t have the most well-managed waste management systems, in fact, some of them don’t appear to have waste management systems at all. So what can you do on your travels to try and minimise this big problem?
Easy, pick up some rubbish and put it in the bin!
Now I would never suggest you pick up the nastiest, gooey piece of rubbish and walk 20 minutes until you find a bin. But if you just so happen to be near a rubbish bin and see rubbish lying around why not pick it up and put it in.
Every piece of rubbish that goes in the bin is another piece of rubbish that won’t make the waterways filthy, that won’t suffocate and kill turtles and other marine life, that won’t make people live in dirty, unhygienic communities in deplorable conditions, that won’t make you say “This area is disgusting, I never want to come back!”
Be more like Mr. Bean, stop and pick up that piece of rubbish and put it in the bin! You might even just start a trend amongst the locals!


State Senator Mike Goggin (R–Red Wing) has announced that he will not be seeking re-election in 2022.
Senator Goggin was first elected to the Senate in 2016.
Goggin’s statement, in part says,
“It has been my honor and privilege to serve Senate District 21 over the past six years. In my time at the Senate, I’ve championed legislation that prioritizes our veterans, farmers, small businesses, and everyday folks that will leave a lasting impact on our community, in which I take such pride.”
State Rep. Barb Haley, R-Red Wing, has announced she is running for the seat. Haley currently serves in Republican caucus leadership as the House Republican Whip.
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa has also announced he is seeking the Republican endorsement for the senate seat being vacated by Goggin. Elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2007, Drazkowski has won 8 consecutive elections to the Minnesota House and one state senate primary election.
District 21 currently includes Red Wing, Lake City, Cannon Falls, Wabasha, Zumbrota, Wanamingo, Mazeppa, along with additional cities and townships in Goodhue and Wabasha Counties.


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Modeling & organizations
Modeling allows for a mode of inquiry to be developed pertaining to the area in which it is being used. By bringing together the logical, mathematical and physical characteristics that a phenomenon possess, a model allows for an in-depth analysis which gives a birds-eye view of the scenario and allows for the detection of sinks where resources are being over used or under used. In general terms, a model presents the conceptual staging of a phenomenon that is already present in real life. It is the conceptual reincarnation of an occurrence or a frequent series of occurrences that exist in the real world.
The most common example of a model is a map (Powell & Baker, 2008). A map presents the very core of concepts that establish the foundations of modeling. It allows for a quantitative representation of numerous qualitative aspects that exist in the real world. A model relevant to a scenario is designed by bringing empirical data pertaining to that scenario. It is necessary for the data to be of a nature that allows the generation and observation of the data to be repeated. If the model is found to be inconsistent with the data, it is mandatory that the model is either redesigned or modified.
The manner adopted to design the model and the approach that is given to the foundation of the model is more than often reliant upon the requirements of the end user. However, when analyzing a model, it is necessary to understand that every model has a number of assumptions that justify the validity of that model. Modeling can be used and is brought into use in almost all developed areas of daily life. An example can be found in the US Postal Service that exercises numerous models to ensure efficiency in its operational framework.
One of the most frequently used of these models is the Transportation Model the US Postal Service uses in order to reduce transportation costs (ILOG, 2008). This model has been generated by combining a number of networks together and has been made possible by collaboration between USPS and IBM. The reason because of which organizations are opting to developing and implementing models is because a model allows for the establishment for better understanding of a system that would otherwise enter into a spiral that would lead to an increase in the degree of complexity as time goes by.
It is for the same reason that more than one model alone is often used by organizations to develop a better understanding of the interaction between the internal and external elements that influence the functioning of the organization (Brooks, 2001). Factors that hold relevance when a scientific model is being designed or studied include simulation, structure and visualization.
However, the numbers of types of models that are brought into use in the modern day world of modeling are equivalent to the number of applications that models are used for. It is for the same reason that models are used to study phenomenon ranging from ecological to economical to behavioral. This also explains why models are relatable to almost every platform that their area of application requires them to be related to. The platforms that are used to design and study models can range from mental to visual to mathematical to spreadsheet.
We can conclude from this brief analysis of models and their relevance that models allow for a thorough understanding of the subject scenario to be developed which in turn allows for the identification of problems and their eradication to increase efficiency. Works Cited Brooks, W. (2001, May 31). Modeling Lesson. Retrieved March 12, 2009, from nasa. gov: http://www. nas. nasa. gov/About/Education/Ozone/modeling. html ILOG. (2008, September 9). The United States Postal Service Uses Transportation Modeling to Reduce Transportation Costs . Retrieved March 12, 2009, from ilog. com: http://www. ilog. com/corporate/releSample Essay of BuyEssay.org


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Last week I was in New York for a quick 48 hours shooting the Bee Raw story for PayPal. I’ve been carrying my Fuji Xpro-1 around whenever I travel and here’s a few snaps from going to and from set on our shoot day. It really is such a beautiful city in the fall.
It's raining here in the Bay Area and it's making me wish of the warmer days when you could adventure around and do some great shooting. My shoot with Caleb and Dade in Soho, NYC came to mind. At the end of summer last year I headed out to NYC for some meetings and planned a few shoots while I was in town. I wanted to do a run around young love style shoot and capture some finds around the Soho area and this shoot was set up with the wonderful models Caleb and Dade. They had never met before but their energy was great and acted as if they've known each other for years.


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There’s a new sexagenarian in town and she’s feeling good: On March 31, Tony winner Linda Lavin – who served up thousands of blue plate specials on CBS’ long-running sitcom Alice – storms into The O.C.’s Cohen household for a Passover seder that’ll make last year’s Christmukkah feast look like, well, a day at the beach. ”Everybody’s terrified of her,” laughs Lavin, who plays Sophie, the ”liberal New York socialist” mother of Peter Gallagher’s Sandy. The New York part isn’t a stretch for Lavin, who was a Broadway fixture (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife) before launching her traveling one-woman cabaret show. She admits that she had ”no idea what The O.C. meant. I thought it was a medical show! I had to call a friend who said, ‘Um, it’s only the biggest hit on TV right now.”’ She quickly bit, much to the delight of her two teenage grandnieces. ”It doesn’t matter that I’ve been in the biz for umpteen years. They’re now familiar with me for the first time, screaming on the phone, ‘You got to meet Seth! You got to meet Ryan!’ Finally, I’ve made it.” Welcome to The O.C., Grandma!
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A 42-year-old Willoughby Hills woman accused of theft from the elderly was arraigned in Willoughby Municipal Court on Jan. 11, records state.
Shannon E. Walsh, of 2536 Kennelly Drive, is being charged with a fourth-degree felony of theft, a fifth-degree felony of misuse of credit cards and a fifth degree felony of theft from elderly. She also faces two first-degree O.V.I. misdemeanors, a minor misdemeanor of unsafe vehicle and a minor misdemeanor of safety glass required.
If convicted of the felonies alone, Walsh could face up to 3 1/2 years behind bars.
She is being held on $3,500/10 percent bond and has a preliminary hearing set for Jan. 23, according to court records.

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Fonterra's announcement of a further drop in this season's milk price, and a subdued forecast for next season, could put some over-stretched dairy farmers further into debt.
It has lowered its forecast milk payout for the current season by a further 10 cents per kilo of milk solids, bringing it down to $4.40 a kilo, with a dividend of 20 to 30 cents per share on top of that.
It has also announced an opening milk price for the new season, starting in June, of $5.25 a kilo, well below the current season's opening price of $7.
The latest drop in this season's payout forecast comes only a month after it reduced the price from $4.70 to $4.50, driven by the continuing decline in international dairy prices.
If the latest price adjustment turns out to be the final figure for the season, it means farmers supplying Fonterra will be getting not much more than half of what they got in the 2013-2014 season, when Fonterra paid a record $8.40 per kilo.
The co-operative will confirm the final price for the 2014-2015 season later this year.
Fonterra chair John Wilson said the revised forecast reflected the reality that global commodity prices had not increased as expected.
He said they had hit their lowest point since 2009 and supply continued to outweigh demand. That had been made worse by an unexpected late season surge in the milk flowing out of New Zealand, the world's biggest dairy exporter.
"So we saw in late January, and then in February, prices started to respond globally to news that it was starting to get quite dry across much of New Zealand and of course there were drought declarations in some of the country. But what we saw through late February and then in March were very good weather conditions across much of the country, and farmers have responded."
He said New Zealand milk supply was 8 percent up in April.
Mr Wilson said Fonterra was being cautious with its opening milk price forecast for the new season, starting next week.
"We are taking a very conservative view of what milk prices should do, because they are quite unsustainable right now, and that's increasingly becoming global, where milk prices have come back to reflect prices to farmers around the world.
"Profitably on farm, globally, is now coming down to a very low level, compared with where it has been over the last six to 18 months.
He said Fonterra believed prices should start to move up over the next six to 12 months.
"We're just not a 100 percent sure when that will be."
Federated Farmers' national dairy chair, Andrew Hoggard, who is also a Fonterra supplier in Manawatu, said the revised forecast payout for this season was a shock, but the opening forecast for next season is in line with most people's expectations.
He said the advance rates are going to mean a second successive season of extremely tight cash flows for farmers.
"With the advanced rate at about $3.60 and really those payments not getting over $4.00 till February next year where we'll be paid $4.17 for the milk produced in January, that's going to mean that it's going to be an extremely tight six months, or seven, even eight months really, cash flow wise for farmers."
Mr Hoggard said some farmers were already running at a loss this season and will have to take on extra short-term borrowing to get them through to the next year.
But he said there was some hope out there on the horizon in some markets.

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In 1978, Glen A. Larson launched his ambitious space saga Battlestar Galactica. It was a grand story of a clash of civilizations and battle for survival. But its ratings could not justify its enormous production expense, and the show folded. A brief return in 1980 offered hope, but that came to nothing. For a generation, Battlestar Galactica fans lobbied for a revival and their efforts finally came to fruition in a re-imagined version of the show in a 2003 miniseries, followed by four seasons of storytelling. Here are eleven facts that you might not know about that latter series.
1. Laura Roslin’s swearing-in ceremony as the President of the Twelve Colonies was modeled after that of Lyndon Johnson onboard Air Force One after the assassination of President Kennedy.
2. Grace Park initially auditioned for role of Dualla. She was turned down, but told by directors to audition for the role of Starbuck. She did so, but was instead offered the role of Boomer.
3. At 22, Katee Sackoff was much younger than what the directors had in mind for Starbuck, but she aced the audition and was given the role. The decision to make Starbuck a woman although the original Starbuck had been a man was deeply controversial among BSG fans. Dirk Benedict, the actor who played Starbuck in the 1978 series, strongly and repeatedly objected to this change. But eventually he and Sackoff came to an understanding that allowed them to work together.
4. Sackoff has a tattoo of the Latin words bona fiscalia, which means "public property." It’s a reminder to her that she is a role model to people and that this entails a high responsibility.
5. Producers wanted Lucy Lawless to audition for the role of Colonel Tigh's adulterous wife. She turned them down, but was interested in the role of the Cylon agent D'Anna Biers.
6. Paul Campbell, who played Billy, was killed off in the episode “Sacrifice.” Producers wanted Campbell to take a 5-year contract, but he wouldn’t. Since they couldn’t be sure that his character would be in the story in the long run, they decided to kill him off so that they didn’t have to worry about Campbell leaving the show and disrupting the story arc.
7. Chief Tyrol’s pro-union speech in “Lay Down Your Burdens” is a partial paraphrase of Mario Savio’s 1964 speech at the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.
8. At the end of “Maelstrom,” Admiral Adama wrecks a model ship in a fit of rage. This was one of the most expensive scenes in the show because that action was ad libbed. The model ship was a high-quality one borrowed from a museum. Olmos didn’t know this and treated it like a cheap prop -- a decision that had expensive consequences.
9. Bill Adama’s office features a painting of a battle scene. It depicts the First Cylon War and was composed by Ken Rabehl.
10. The deadly accident scene in the Galactica hangar that takes place in the episode “Act of Contrition” was inspired by the terrible fire that almost sank the USS Forrestal in 1967.
11. One minor detail that sets BSG apart from other shows is that the main characters dress like ordinary people in the Western world of the 21st Century. Deborah Everton, the costume designer, made this decision to help viewers relate to the characters easier.
Sources: Bassom, David. Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion. London: Titan Books, 2005. Print. Storm, Jo. Frak You!: The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide to Battlestar Galactica. Chicago: ECW, 2007. Print. Images: Cecil Stoughton, British Sky Broadcasting, NBC Universal, Propworx, US Navy.

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Stocks ended higher on Tuesday as news that Bank of America would boost its dividend amid a stronger profit forecast than analysts expected lifted financials, and oil prices eased amid news OPEC is considering a boost in output. Bank of America and AmEx rose, while McDonald's fell.
Stocks added to strong gains as volatility in the oil markets eased amid news OPEC is considering a boost in output. Bank of America and AmEx rose, while McDonald's fell.
Will Mardi Gras help the U.S. Indexes rebound to new monthly highs?
Stock index futures turned higher again after news that OPEC had no plans for an extraordinary meeting.
Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.
Stocks edged slightly higher for the week amid wild daily swings, including on Friday, as the markets climbed back in the final minutes of the session to pare losses for the day nearly in half.
Stocks shrugged off a handful of robust economic reports to extended losses Friday as oil prices surged amid increased violence in Libya.
US stock index futures lost ground after initially rising on the news of strong job gains in February.
Stocks ended sharply higher after rallying throughout the session Thursday as an upbeat report on jobless claims and falling oil prices led investors to retrace losses from earlier in the week ahead of a key jobs report on Friday. Caterpillar and Bank of America gained.
Stocks lost ground in the final minutes of trading but still showed resilience after Tuesday's sharp sell-off to end with modest gains, even as oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel. Caterpillar and 3M gained, while JPMorgan fell.
Stocks lost ground just before the close but largely showed resilience after Tuesday's sharp sell-off and held modest gains ahead of the close, even as oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel. 3M and Caterpillar rose, while JPMorgan fell.
Stocks turned negative as oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel on news of Libyan air strikes, and as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before Congress for a second day. Boeing and McDonald's fell, while 3M rose.
CNBC contributor explains why a fast-appreciating Chinese currency will not help the U.S. economy, as most Americans believe.
Stocks broke three consecutive sessions of losses to end higher amid light volume, led by financial and tech stocks, and as oil prices stabilized. Intel rose, while Microsoft fell.
Stocks broke three consecutive sessions of losses to climb higher, led by the technology and financial stocks, as oil prices stabilized at lower levels. Boeing fell, while Wal-Mart rose.
Stocks came off the highs of the session but still rose after a mixed batch of economic news, but as oil prices stabilized at lower levels. Intel gained, while Wal-Mart stumbled.
Here's why you should keep a close eye on these six stocks.
Stocks opened higher Friday, even after the second estimate for Q4 GDP, at 2.8 percent, came in well below expectations of 3.3 percent; the prior estimate was 3.2 percent. The recovery is clearly going to be slower than hoped, and joblessness is going to remain higher longer.
The decision by the Pentagon to hand a $30 billion contract to Boeing to supply refueling planes to the US Air Force has raised eyebrows across Europe and the defense industry as the tender had originally gone to a consortium led by Europe's EADS.
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December 3, 2018
“The Ones Left Behind”
Teens Take Charge returned to the Brooklyn Central Library’s Dweck Cultural Center for an evening of testimony about the hundreds of thousands of students being left behind in New York City public schools. An estimated 250 guests packed into the auditorium, and dozens more watched a simulcast in the lobby. Seventeen students, including Youth Poet Laureate Camryn Bruno, told stories about inequitable access to sports and special education services, discrimination and bullying, resource disparities, unfair admissions policies, and lots more.
Following the student performances, adult experts Nikole Hannah-Jones, Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, and Lazar Treschan shared their own testimony and then took questions on a student-adult panel.
Finally, policy team members Coco Rhum and Lennox Thomas described our campaigns for high school admissions reform and democratic student representation before unveiling a comprehensive policy platform with more than two dozen recommendations divided into eight issue areas.
May 17, 2018
"A Day in Our Shoes"
On the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, 27 education policymakers, including six elected officials, took part in morning school visits at 21 schools across four boroughs. They met with students, sat in on classes and discussed issues of race and equity in our schools.
At 1:00 p.m., a group of 76 policymakers, students, and educators joined us for a luncheon to commemorate the anniversary with a commitment to action. In addition to several student leaders, we heard inspiring words from NYC DOE chief operating officer Ursulina Ramirez, NAACP Legal Defense Fund senior counsel Rachel Kleinman and City Council Member Ritchie Torres.
More than 40 adults signed commitment cards to meet with Teens Take Charge student leaders, share our Enrollment Equity Proposal and/or host focus groups with high school students in their districts before the end of 2018.
MARCH 29, 2018
"We regret to inform you"
A standing-room-only crowd packed into Brooklyn Central Library's Dweck Center for our third event, "We Regret to Inform You," which addressed inequities in the high school admissions process, a key driver of high school segregation. Students from across the city shared personal testimony about their experiences going through that process, and the unequal outcomes. But we didn't just focus on the problem. Members of our policy team shared a set of policy proposals that would promote integration by increasing academic diversity across the system. After the policy presentation, student and adult leaders discussed the enrollment issues in depth and agreed to take action to address them.
Big thanks to our adult panelists:
Panel for Education Policy Member April Chapman
City Council Member Brad Lander
Community Service Society Youth Policy Director Lazar Treschan
SEPT. 19, 2017
After being featured in the New York Times for our April kick-off event, we returned with an evening of unforgettable student testimony at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. After the opening performances, politicians and school officials joined the students on stage for a candid conversation about the most pressing issues in the New York City public school system.
Adult panelists included:
NY State Assemblyman Michael Blake
NY State Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa
NYC Department of Education Chief Operating Officer Ursulina Ramirez
City Council Member Brad Lander
Young Men's Initiative Executive Director Cyrus Garrett
District 8 Superintendent Karen Ames
Official Sponsors and Partners: The Bell, Education Reform Now, JMD Foundation, Handwritten, New York City Education Council Consortium, Organizing for Action, New York, YVote, Alliance for School Integration and Desegregation
April 28, 2017
"To whom it should Concern"
Our inaugural event featured testimony from a dozen students on educational inequity. Students read open letters, rapped, and performed spoken word poetry before an enthusiastic audience of policymakers, educators, and community members.
The evening's theme was "To Whom it Should Concern," a signal to people in power to pay closer attention to the issues students describe.
Below are a few videos and images from the event.


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Milarepa brings you back to nature with a relaxing and unique private beachfront setting. Located just north of the Cabo Blanco National Park on the unspoiled southern coast of the Nicoya Peninsula. Milarepa is a romantic tropical escape, set amongst the rainforest and coconut palms at the foot of the Pacific Ocean. Our beachfront property offers spectacular ocean views and unforgettable sunsets. The property consists of a pool-side open-air pavilion dinning room/ living room area, with an attached commercial kitchen and bathroom.. For lodging we have 4 Indonesian inspired bungalow-style bedrooms with open air, en suite bathrooms. The Bungalows are open to nature on all sides and are designed to sit harmoniously within this tropical beach environment. The antique four-poster beds are curtained with voluminous mosquito nets and cooled by overhead fans and feature 300 thread count Egyptian cotton linens. The primary building materials are bamboo and teak for a stylish rustic charm not previously seen in Costa Rica. There are several large mango and Bodhi trees which are home to a large family of howler monkeys. For the past decade Milarepa has been a favorite hideaway for celebrities, athletes, rock stars, and fashion icons.
The surf and sea are just a few short steps from your bungalows and feature some of the best surf breaks in Central America. At mid to low tide there are several gorgeous tide pools located directly in front of the property. There is no public access to the pristine white sand beach just in front of Milarepa so at many times of the year you have it all to yourself.
Our in-house concierge service can arrange everything you’ll require to complete the perfect getaway. We can provide some of the countries finest private chefs for an inspired tasting menu one night then a local cook for “typical” Costa Rican meal the next. We also offer beverage and wine service, relaxing or therapeutic massage, juice and raw food cleanses, private yoga classes, pilates classes, surf lessons, surf tours, quad tours, canopy tours, and restaurant recommendations and reservations. Daily house keeping is included at no additional cost.
Santa Teresa is located on the southern tip of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula. Once you’ve you arrived in San Jose you can either drive or fly here. At your request we can coordinate your private charter flights, helicopter services, car rentals, and taxi service to get you here comfortably. Should you choose to drive we will send you detailed directions.
Living in Paris, traveling the world for work and holidays, I had a dream of one day living on a beautiful tropical beach full time! I came to Costa Rica and fell in love with Santa Teresa. This property was the culmination of that dream.
Caroline Marot purchased this estate in 1998
The Milarepa is one of the most amazing and unique beachfront properties in Santa Teresa/Mal Pais. Located on the exclusive northern end of Santa Teresa. We enjoy spectacular ocean views and unforgettable sunsets. The best surf spots in Central America are just steps away from your bedroom.
4 private bedroom/bungalows on 2 and a half acres of pristine beach/jungle grounds with stunning views through the coconut grove of the ocean and sunsets. Mango and almond trees filled with wildlife such as monkeys, iguanas, humming birds to name a few.
From the moment we arrived til the moment we had to leave (very hard to...) the experience at Milarepa was unforgettable and perfect in every way. The bungalows are beautifully integrated into the environment and simple... they had the necessary to feel comfortable and relaxed. The open-air bathrooms are lovely. Jesica and Nauel (hope i'm spelling his name right) were both remarkable hosts, they made us feel at home and offered to help us in any way and gave us great tips for the area. The dinners are absolutely delicious and fresh, chef Sebastian is a great cook and prepared fresh daily menus. We had the best tuna tartar and mahi mahi ever... I highly recommend The Milarepa!
We this about Milarepa every day. We stayed there for nearly a month and grew to love it more and more each day. The main "house" is an open air kitchen/dining/living area. Very open and social. A music system accepts iPhones and iPads and the like to create the atmosphere of our choice. A daily maintained pool and patio is directly outside the main building. Each of the four bungalow "sleeping cottages" are also open air, simple in decor, featuring outdoor showers and covered toilets and sinks.
We signed up for cooking and laundry and cleaning in and out (was part of our package) and the team became part of our family. They were great to have around, and of course kept the place ship shape every day.
The owners helped us get in touch with ATV rentals, surf instructors, and even helped us get our kids enrolled in the local school for a couple of weeks. They were awesome.
The beach is super private, and next door neighbors are a very quiet, upscale hotel (Florablanca?) that further keeps things peaceful and safe.
Love Milarepa. Hope to return soon!
Milarepa was amazing for my wedding ceremony! My husband and I wanted to get away from the stress and really enjoy a relaxed and peaceful wedding with our closest friends and relatives. Milarepa and it's staff couldn't have been more wonderful and the bungalows were a dream. We have been to Santa Teresa before and knew it was right for our wedding. Very chill and friendly hosts and a fantastic chef for our wedding, Jim Kelly of Soma, along with his staff made out day just right. Caroline and Phillippe made the process extremely easy for us. We will be back in the future for sure!
Jessica of MA
One of my favorite places on earth, this was my 4th stay at Milarepa. Stunningly beautiful, totally uniquely tranquil setting, jungle abutting the beach/ocean, monkeys in the canopy of trees....and a pool! The owners make whatever you need happen, from transportation to activities to food. Words cannot really describe how precious is Milarepa, you must experience it to understand. I will be going back soon and often. If you are reading this, you should already be heading there by the time you're get to the end of this sentence!
Milarepa was perfect. Everything we could ask for.
The property is is right on the water, surrounded by beautiful landscaping the occasional howler monkey. The staff was incredible. Would definitely recommend having Marta cook for you if possible. She's amazing. Everything she made us was delicious, and it coming together in the main gazebo was always one of my favorites.
Christine was a wonderful owner. Very helpful is setting up daily excursions and responsive whenever we had problems (which were few and far between).
Again, I can't say enough good things about Milarepa or Santa Teresa. We came with a group of friends, but it would also be ideal for families or groups of families.
I will definitely be back.
I could not be more effusive about Milarepa. My only reluctance in fully sharing how magical, comfortable, and gracious Milarepa is, is that this place is so perfect I want to keep knowledge of it as a precious secret for my family alone.
Clearly not making that choice, Milarepa is a quiet retreat, perfectly located to journey to nearby adventures. Caroline and her impeccable staff available to arrange everything from grocery shopping to trail rides.
We chose to have Caroline arrange to have Martha cook breakfast and lunch, and we either cooked dinner or went to one of the nearby restaurants for dinner. It was a perfect combination and worked seamlessly, and although I do have adult children who love to cook, even if your family does not have chefs "in house" the kitchen is user friendly and grocery stores nearby.
The proximity to the beach combined with the peaceful and private setting of the resort allow great flexibility in activity choices -- some can surf, while others read on their bungalow porch, and all join together for meals or a sunset.
This past January was our second visit, and we will certainly be returning again.
You have an incredible slice of paradise! My family and I loved it very much and we can’t wait to come back.
We loved the beautiful surroundings and how close to nature it felt, with the plants, flowers, insects, lizards, birds and sea. Coming from the city it was a much welcomed and appreciated change of pace for the whole family. We didn't even mind being woken by the monkeys in the morning. It was just beautiful to listen to them howling away as the sun came up.
Food wise, it was really good, lots of great area restaurants to choose from and we even treated ourselves to a private chef for one very special gourmet dinner. We also loved having the option of cooking for ourselves in the kitchen on the nights we chose to stay in. Starting our days with Martha’s “gallo pinto” and fresh tortillas were one of the many highlights, and the other breakfasts she provided were all beautifully done. We especially loved the fresh green coconuts!
On the whole, we loved how personal and private our stay at the Milarepa was. It was clean, serene, gorgeous and had a relaxed jungle vibe. The bungalow bedrooms were simple, but perfect and comfortable. The surfing was excellent as was the yoga.
I guess to sum it up, we'll be back for sure. We will also recommend to friends who love the outdoors and will appreciate the nature and rustic appeal.
Thank you again for your hospitality and arranging all of our activities. Should you and you family make it to NYC please don’t hesitate to contact us. Pura vida!
Warmest regards, Doug, Kelly, Alex, Diane, and Tyler
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In addition to institutional and artist archives, the Burchfield Penney maintains voluminous records representing the museum's history, such as communications, clippings and recordings of artists. As caretakers of these materials, the Burchfield Penney is committed to the proper care and accessibility of its collection and archives for researchers, students and other individuals.
What began as a pilot program in 2012 to enhance the online presence and living legacy of artists in the community, the initiative has expanded for 2013 as an online record of the artistic legacy of Buffalo and Western New York. The project is growing to include a new group of artists for 2013 as well as arts institutions and art movements which played important roles in shaping Buffalo as an arts leader.
"An impressive cast of characters." That's how The New York Times described the artists in the collection when they named the Burchfield Penney Art Center one of the "Top 44 Places in the World to Go" with thousands of works to "thrill culture junkies."


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Helen Mirren was one of the many stars at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival opening ceremony and ‘Isle of Dogs’ premiere in Berlin, Germany on Thursday (February 15). She joined Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig and Tilda Swinton.
Letitia Wright was also at the London premiere of ‘Black Panther’ on Thursday (February 8), joining Florence Kasumba.
Some of you felt her world premiere look was a bit aging to the young star. However, I don’t think that
Eiza González was on hand to help Vanity Fair celebrate 'Phantom Thread' with Paul Thomas Anderson at the Chateau Marmont on Wednesday (January 10) in Los Angeles, California.
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Country Full Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Location: Vietnam is in South Eastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Country Climate: Tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March).
Country Terrain: Low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest.
Major Languages: Vietnamese.
Major Religions: Buddhism.
Country Population: 86.2 million (2008 est.) 87.2 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Vietnam is a developing mixed economy. Over the past 20 years, Vietnam has made a shift from a centrally planned economy to a Socialist-oriented market economy. The economy has experienced rapid growth. Vietnam is in transition from a planned economy to a market-oriented mixed economy.
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND).
Country Inflation: 23.1% (2008 est.) 7% (2009 est.).
City: Hanoi is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam.
City Economy: Industrial production in the city has experienced a rapid boom since the 1990s in addition tourism, finance, and banking now play an increasingly important role.
Cost of Living: Hanoi has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Hanoi is currently ranked 226 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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While religious leaders offered studiously nonpartisan prayers for peace from the Geneva summit talks, Madalyn Murray O'Hair's American Atheists organization cabled Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that he represented the only hope for peace.
"Ronald Reagan does not represent millions of Americans who want nuclear disarmament, peace and friendship with all other nations in the world," O'Hair and her son, Jon G. Murray, cabled Gorbachev.
The cable to the Soviet leader said, "Our aspirations for a nonbelligerent relationship between our two nations rests on your rational outreach to our irrational president in your meetings at the summit."
In a statement explaining the message to Gorbachev, the Texas-based American Atheists linked their mistrust of President Reagan to his Christian faith, which, they said, leads him to believe that "as atheists, the Soviets are inherently dishonest and cannot be trusted." They said that Reagan's Christian perspective and belief in life after death made him "more likely to provoke or engage in deadly hostilities than atheist leader Gorbachev, who knows there is no god, heaven or afterlife."
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith is planning a nationwide campaign in Israel to combat what it calls the racist ideology of Rabbi Meir Kahane.
The reason, said ADL's Israeli representative, Harry Wall, is that Kahane's drive to expel all Arabs from Israel is a serious threat to American Jewish support of Israel.
Wall explained that Kahane, who recently lost his American citizenship, "threatens Israel as a democracy." American Jews like to think of Israel as "the only democracy in the Middle East. If Kahanism spreads, we won't be able to say that anymore," Wall said.
He warned that if Kahane's influence spreads in Israel, "it would surely lead to a rift between American Jewry and Israel."
The ADL will work with Israel's Education Ministry to produce one-minute spots for Israeli television featuring Israeli celebrities speaking out against bigotry against Arabs. The antiprejudice campaign will include educational programs for Israeli schools.
Southern California Methodists will be among the losers from NBC's cancellation of the Robert Blake TV series, "Hell Town."
Producers of the series about a tough-guy, heart-of-gold Roman Catholic priest in the inner city had rented the Asbury United Methodist Church in Los Angeles for the setting. The church had been condemned by the city for not meeting earthquake standards.
A United Methodist official said the rent helped pay the salary of real-life pastors in ethnic minority churches and for community service programs in those churches.
Pope John Paul II will visit 14 cities and towns in India from Feb. 1 to 10. It will be his longest trip to a predominantly non-Christian country. Planning for the visit has already stirred controversy in India, as a conference of Hindu religious leaders urged the government last month to cancel the invitation to the pontiff. They criticized the invitation to "a foreign religious head . . . to placate a particular religious community," as an "insult to Hindu society."
Hinduism is the dominant religion in India. About 14 million of India's 700 million people are Christian, of which fewer than 3 million are Roman Catholic.
A Tennessee court has upheld a state law that says a church or any organization that spends $250 in support of a political referendum or candidate can be classified as a "political action committee" and required to register as such.
A group of 13 churches in the Jackson area challenged the 1980 law as the result of involvement with a group called Citizens Against Drug Abuse, formed to defeat a liquor-by-the-drink referendum in 1984.
The churches filed a suit for declaratory judgment, contending that the law violated First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom and separation of church and state.
The Madison County Chancery Court ruled otherwise. The churches plan to challenge the ruling in the state Court of Appeals.
The Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is the new executive director of the Commission for Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ, succeeding the Rev. Charles Cobb, who has retired. Chavis, a former community organizer, was the focus of a prolonged civil rights controversy and legal battle in Wilmington, N.C., when he and nine others were imprisoned for alleged involvement in a firebombing during racial disturbances in 1970. The convictions were overturned in 1973.
The Rev. John Stuart Fortt, who has been pastor of churches in New York, will be installed at 4 p.m. Sunday as senior minister of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, 5301 North Capitol St. Chavis will preach the installation sermon.
The Rev. Jack Woodard resigned last Sunday as pastor of St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church because of "differing interpretations" of the vestry's definition of the pastor's role, according to Ginger Hooven, senior warden.
Robert Barker, a senior partner in the Washington law firm of Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer and Quinn, has been named president of the Washington Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kensington. His wife, Amy Thomas Barker, will serve as temple matron.
The Rev. James E. Wagner, one of the first presidents of the United Church of Christ, died at his home in Wincote, Pa. He was 85. A pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, he was elected president of that body in 1953 and led his denomination through the prolonged negotiations that led to its merger with the Congregational Christian Churches in 1957 to form the United Church of Christ.


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Although football isn’t traditionally a ‘contact’ sport, let’s not forget that there have been some real horror injuries over the years in the Premier League, some of which have ended players’ careers.
Here are the worst five of these injuries…
5. Djibril Cisse
The French striker was only a few months into his Liverpool career when he broke his left leg.
In a match against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in 2004, Cisse fell awkwardly and fractured both his tibia and fibula. Thankfully though, he received immediate medical attention, which ultimately meant that the striker didn’t lose his leg.
Recovery time: seven months, however, disaster happened two years later when he broke his other leg.
4. Aaron Ramsey
In February 2010, during an away game at the Britania Stadium, Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey suffered a horrible injury at the hands of Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross.
A remorseful Shawcross was sent off, but the players on the pitch were clearly distraught with Ramsey’s injury, which turned out to be a double fracture in his lower right leg.
Recovery time: eight months.
3. Petr Cech
Chelsea’s number one keeper was the victim of a controversial tackle from Reading’s Stephen Hunt during a league game at the Madjeski Stadium.
Cech was lucky to be alive after suffering a depressed fracture of the skull, which was initially thought to be a blood clot on the brain. After being stretchered off, he collapsed in the dressing room before being rushed to hospital.
Recovery time: Incredibly only three months, but he continues to wear a protective head guard to this day.
In a televised match away to Birmingham City, exciting prospect Eduardo da Silva had his leg broken after a tackle from Blues defender Martin Taylor, who was promptly sent off.
Sky Sports refused to show replays of the incident, in which Eduardo’s bone ripped through the sock. Some even say that if the tackle would have been harder, his whole foot may have been ripped off.
Recovery time: one year.
1. Dave Busst
The worst injury in the Premier League’s history happened in a league game between Manchester United and Coventry City at Old Trafford in 1996.
Busst collided with Dennis Irwin, a tackle which caused a double compound fracture, meaning his tibula pierced the skin.
The match was abandoned for 15 minutes while blood was washed off the pitch. TV channels refused to show replays of the event and Peter Schmeichel received months of counselling, after initially throwing up on the pitch.
Recovery time: Busst never recovered from the injury and he was very lucky not to have had his leg amputated.


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The CEO of Google put forward that designers should follow the “mobile first” rule in product design on the Mobile World Congress in 2010, Eric Schmidt. So what does “mobile first design” suggest? Just why is it crucial? Steps to make it? I’ll solution these 3 concerns into the part that is following.
What exactly is Cellphone Very Very Very First Design?
To comprehend the thought of mobile-first design better, you need to know the 2 expressions below very first.
1. Responsive Website Design (RWD)
Responsive website design is an internet design method that allows internet to suit the displays of various products immediately, showing the information in means that folks feel safe. This significantly decreases users’ operations like panning, scrolling and zooming whenever searching the net.
2. “Progressive Development” & “Graceful Degradation”
Both of these ideas had been placed ahead before responsive website design. To make web or application screen display reasonably on various products, developers offer personalized variations of item for various ends.
Modern Advancement implies that as soon as we artwork an item, first we develop a variation for the fairly reduced browser (like this on a cell phone). This variation includes probably the most fundamental functions & features. From then on, we have a tendency to the higher level variation for a tablet or Computer, that will be developed by incorporating interactions, more difficult impacts, etc.


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OASIS and the OASIS Electronic Secure Authentication (ESAT) TC are pleased to announce that Secure QR Code Authentication Version 1.0 is now available for public review and comment. This is the first public review for this draft specification.
This document describes the use of QR Codes and a mobile phone as a replacement for a username and password in user login authentication. An alternative to passwords that includes QR Codes is described, and typical use cases are described. This document also provides an overview and context for using QR Codes for security purposes.
In addition, this document specifies a “Secure QR Code Authentication Protocol” (SQRAP) and assesses the related security threats and risks.
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Why are HSRPs Needed Anyway?November 21, 2015
It was on the 1st of June, 2005 when the Indian Government amended the rule 50 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules in 1989 that mandated the introduction of the new tamper-proof HSRP or High Security Registration number plates. All of the new motorized road vehicles which came to the market after this are required to adhere to the brand new plates. On the other hand, all of the existing vehicles were given 2 years for them to comply.
The HSRP is a very secure number plate that has the main purpose off brining about a uniform pattern of displaying the registration marks all over the country. The HSRPs are made from aluminum that feature one of kind details aside from the vehicle’s registration number. These plates are composed of 7-digit unique laser code, the chromium-based chakra hologram for counterfeiting prevention, the self-destructive sticker with the vehicle’s chassis and engine numbers, the “IND” that is inscribed in blue color, with the word India inscribed at 45-degree angle in hot stamping foil across all the numbers and letters on the plate. Finally, this comes with a non-reusable and non-removable snap lock. All of these characters have been embossed on the plate to offer better visibility.
It was on the 8th of April 2011 when the Supreme Court of India convened the transport secretaries of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi for the contempt of court proceedings about the non-enforcement of high security registration plates. On the 30th of November 2004, the Supreme Court clarified that all of the states need to follow the scheme. Right now, all of the North East that include Gujarat, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Karnataka, West Bengal and Goa are the mere states right now that have complied in full. The states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odessa and Chhattisgarh did not proceed after they called tenders. Apart from these states, there are several other states that have also taken the necessary action for implementing this new scheme.
Punjab and Haryana has already launched the HSRP scheme in the state. The High Security Registration Plates are already made to be mandatory for all the old and new vehicles. Maharashtra also announced that it already planned to implement this latest number plate scheme really soon.
West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Assam together with other states have now stared to give the High Security Registration Plates to the vehicles in their areas.


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Our club, at my request, hosted a Volksmarch at PK. The event was Sat & Sun so we went up on Friday to mark the trail. Didn't help that we'd never walked it before so we didn't really know where we were going. We started out on what we thought was the right trail and it was only a short loop that brought us right back where we started. We got more water and stared out again.
The trail was up and down and we climbed quite high and had several scenic overlooks like this one.
Our first checkpoint will be set up at this road crossing by this pretty church.
Leaving the church we once again climbed and reached another scenic overlook.
It was a nice hike but it was very HOT and humid without much breeze.
I liked this narrow stair section.
Todays walk was at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) also know as the Lewisville Wildlife Managment Area. This area is below the Lewisville Lake dam. It was a one day event sponsored by the Dallas Trekkers Club. This was a nice walking event laid out in two loops. The first loop was a short walk through the woods to the Minor-Porter Log Cabin.
Madisonville was a one day event sponsored by the Brazos Valley Trailblazers out of College Station, TX. Madisonville is the county seat of Madison county.
This was a nice walking event in the city that claims to be the “Mushroom Capitol of Texas”. It is at the junction of I-45 and Texas State Highway 21. The walk started at a pavilion in the Lake Madison Park.
The event went on park roads along the east side of the lake and then followed city streets around town and to the city cemetery were we passed the grave of Job Collard who was a hero at San Jacinto and was the owner of the land grant on which Madisonville was built.
Returning to the lake we took a hiking trail over the dam and around the lake on the west side through some nice woods and back to the start at the pavilion.
We went down to do a walking tour of Navasota. It was a beautiful day to be out walking. We've walked there before but we found new things to see. There were lots of nice old houses and about half of the walk was on a nice hike/bike trail system.


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Lawsuit targets diocese
Suit says Skylstad among those who protected abusive priest
A lawsuit by 10 former altar boys and Catholic students accused the Spokane Roman Catholic Diocese on Thursday of systematically protecting a priest who church leaders knew was a serial pedophile.
The claim against the diocese and the Rev. Patrick G. O'Donnell raises questions about current Bishop William Skylstad, who supervised O'Donnell during a period when six of the plaintiffs say they were molested.
Skylstad has been among the church's lead reformers as the vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The lawsuit says Skylstad knew personally as early as 1974 that O'Donnell had fondled boys, yet failed to restrict the priest's access to children, or to call police when he heard allegations.
"I think he was a company man," said Spokane journalist Michael Corrigan, who is the only named plaintiff in the lawsuit. "His priority was protecting the church and the church reputation."
Late Thursday, Skylstad apologized to parishioners at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin -- where Corrigan and five more of the lawsuit's plaintiffs worshipped -- saying church leaders were much less sensitive 25 years ago to the damage caused by sexual abuse.
"I am very, very sorry this happened," he told a group of 90.
The lawsuit, filed in Spokane County Superior Court by Seattle-area lawyers Timothy Kosnoff and Michael Pfau, is the largest allegation of priest sexual abuse in the diocese history, and resolving it could cost the church millions of dollars. Kosnoff said there would likely be a subsequent claim next week with about 10 more victims.
The lawsuit's plaintiffs attended three Spokane parishes and one Whitman County parish during O'Donnell's 15 years in active ministry, which ended in 1985. All but Corrigan are identified only by their initials.
O'Donnell, now a psychologist living in Bellevue, didn't .6return calls Thursday. Seattle attorney John Bergman, who accepted service of the lawsuit on O'Donnell's behalf, also didn't return phone calls.
Corrigan was among six Assumption children molested by O'Donnell during outings to Lake Coeur d'Alene, Morningstar Boy's Ranch and at the parish rectory, according to the lawsuit.
"What strikes me most is how prolific (O'Donnell) was, how daring he was, and what a predator he was," said Corrigan, music writer at the Pacific Northwest Inlander.
He faults Skylstad and past bishops Bernard Topel and Lawrence Welsh, who moved O'Donnell among seven parishes even as child molestation allegations increased.
Another of the lawsuit's plaintiffs is "C.C.", the widow of a 39-year-old man who committed suicide Aug. 29 after seeing O'Donnell's picture accompanying a Spokesman-Review story.
Because of abuse O'Donnell inflicted on "T.C.," the father of three "suffered profound, irreparable and devastating psychological injuries" severe enough that he killed himself, the lawsuit states.
Victims interviewed during the past month by The Spokesman-Review estimate at least four dozen boys were targets of O'Donnell's fondling.
Kootenai County Prosecutor Bill Douglas believes it may be possible to criminally charge O'Donnell for decades-old cases. He has talked with two victims of O'Donnell, and referred them to sheriff's detectives.
The Washington State Board of Psychology also is investigating a complaint filed Sept. 19 against O'Donnell. Board officials wouldn't elaborate, but said discipline -- including license suspension -- is possible if the complaint is substantiated.
According to the lawsuit, O'Donnell "procured boys" for his friend, Boy Scout troop leader George Robey, to be sexually abused. "Like O'Donnell, Robey was a serial pedophile," according the suit, which says Robey committed suicide in 1982.
Skylstad, during an interview Thursday afternoon, said some "erroneous" media reports about O'Donnell seemed to have a bias. "It looks like there is an agenda to damage me personally," he said.
Skylstad said he spoke with O'Donnell last week, and he apologized for the "hurt and pain" he caused Skylstad, the bishop said. O'Donnell didn't apologize to victims, Skylstad said.
O'Donnell deserves some sympathy because he was sexually abused as a child during a Boy Scout trip, Skylstad said. "It's very easy for folks to demonize him," Skylstad said. "Ministering to victims and those (like O'Donnell) who are broken, mine is a twofold role."
The claims would likely fall under the diocesan general insurance coverage, said diocese attorney Michael Geraghty, which is usually about $1 million per molestation victim. But the diocese is still gathering its insurance records, he said.
"We don't necessarily even have copies of policies from this time frame," Geraghty said.
According to the lawsuit, Skylstad supervised O'Donnell for 18 months at Assumption, sharing the small rectory. Skylstad knew of molestation allegations against O'Donnell when the priest was transferred to Assumption in 1974, the suit says.
Two victims said Skylstad, who lived in an apartment above O'Donnell, would provide loud warning before entering the downstairs apartment.
Skylstad "was informed by victims and parents from Assumption parish" about O'Donnell's molestations, but failed to report the allegations to law enforcement.
"How can a man who has held himself out to be leader in the Catholic Church relating to abuse by priests have any credibility when he himself exercised such poor judgement?" Kosnoff said.
Skylstad said he passed on one allegation of inappropriate bathing behavior by O'Donnell to then-Bishop Topel. "I don't remember any specific case of direct abuse coming up" while at Assumption, Skylstad said.
Skylstad had been promoted in 1976 to be chancellor -- second in command to Topel -- when a decision was made to remove O'Donnell from Assumption parish and send him to get sexual deviancy treatment in Seattle.
O'Donnell lived at Seattle's St. Paul's parish for more than two years, earning a doctorate in psychology. His graduate thesis: "Evoking Trust Between Children and Adolescents."
One of the lawsuit's plaintiffs, "J.B.", said O'Donnell sexually abused him while at St. Paul's.
Skylstad said he didn't remember how O'Donnell's living arrangements were made. "Those arrangements would have been made by Bishop Topel," Skylstad said.
"R.H.", another plaintiff, said the lawsuit would help "men who have lived with a lot of guilt, a lot of fear, a loss of self-worth and illegitimate shame" because of O'Donnell.
"There is a righteous indignation a lot of us feel with this lawsuit coming out," he said.
Jonathan Martin can be reached at (509)459-5484 or by e-mail at [email protected].


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Why CALA is still an attractive investment platform
Growth and consolidation in the cards for regional towercos
Moderated by Marco Cordoni, Senior Partner within Analysys Mason, the investor panel at the fourth annual TowerXchange Meetup Americas featured Ariana Batori, Investment Officer at the IFC, Beth Michelson, Senior Managing Director, Cartesian Capital, Sachit Ahuja, VP Business Development at Tillman Global Holdings, Peter Bendall, Senior Vice President, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) and Nick Del Deo, Analyst, MoffettNathanson. Here is a summary of their reflections on the investibility of the Central and South American telecom tower markets.
Investors on stage offered an overview of the pros and cons of doing business in CALA and looked at the specific dynamics of Central America, established markets such as Mexico and Brazil, diversification trends beyond macro towers and the critical factors to achieve successful exits.

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- All year round.
In our typical stone house with its authentic mountain character, on the heights of Chorges and Lake Serre-Ponçon, you'll enjoy a pleasant stay in the heart of a residential hamlet away from the main roads.
MOUNTAIN HOUSE WITH A COSY AMBIANCE
The single-storey gîte is located at an altitude of 1150 m. It is very well equipped, has a wifi connection and benefits from natural air conditioning, which is much appreciated during periods of high heat.
It opens onto a 20m² south-facing paved terrace.
Although the accommodation forms an integral part of the dwelling, there are no party walls with the other inhabited part, and the floor above the accommodation is not occupied.
Ideal accommodation for 2 people, correct for 3 people or 2 adults and 2 children, a little less suitable for 4 adults: 1 bedroom with 2 separate single beds 90x190 cm or forming a 180x190 cm bed if they are close together - living room kitchen area with "Rapido" type sofa bed 160x190 cm.
In addition, we provide: a secure annexe used as a laundry room, storage room for bulky items: luggage - sports equipment - bicycles - garden furniture - as well as a second WC - electric fondue set, gas plancha, barbecue - baby equipment - guide book, IGN map, mountain magazines - private car park in front of the gîte - 2 televisions.
A few metres away, in the garden, you can enjoy the view of the Serre-Ponçon lake and the mountains, including the "Grand Morgon" peak and the "Aiguilles de Chabrières", which rise to 2,402 and 2,324 metres respectively.
Near the gîte, start of local footpath no. 10 and the Grande Randonnée footpath towards the Col de la Gardette, the Pic de Piolit or the Aiguilles de Chabrières and the GR 50. Snowshoeing and ski touring from the gîte, snow permitting. Mountain bike trails.
In the area around Lac de Serre-Ponçon, holidaymakers can enjoy a wide choice of sporting and cultural activities, summer and winter alike. In summer, water-based activities include swimming, sailing, water-skiing, diving, rafting on the Durance, etc., cycling (with its legendary mountain passes), as well as mountain activities (hiking, mountain biking, via-ferrata, canyoning, paragliding, etc.). In winter, holidaymakers can take advantage of the proximity of low-cost family ski resorts (Réallon - Ancelle - St Léger) and larger resorts (Les Orres - Risoul/Vars - Orcières).
Strictly non-smoking accommodation - Pets not allowed
For stays of 2 weeks or more, bed linen and towels included.
We offer services and equipments made for your individual needs
- Car park
- Equipment store closed
- semi-detached with owner's house
- On the same level
- Private parking
- Bedlinen hire
- Cleaning with supplement
- Linen hire
- Baby equipment
- Sofa bed
- Baby bed
- Baby chair
- Baby bath
- Week: 406 to 539 €.
Tax not included.
Way of payment
- Credit transfer
- Maximum capacity : 4
- Number of rooms : 1
- Number of stairs : 1
- Area : 36 m²
- Number of double beds : 1
- Number of simple beds : 2