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When HSBC's chief executive has to promise to reduce the number of countries the group serves simply to keep the shareholders sweet, it is a sure sign that global consumer banking is seriously out of favour.
Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech's iron grip on the German carmaker has been severely weakened following a dramatic confrontation with senior board members last week that nearly resulted in a push to oust him, sources told Reuters.
BEIJING�China's central bank is considering taking a page from Europe's financial-crisis handbook to free up more credit as growth in the world's second-largest economy slows.
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The flight of Scots shoppers to Aldi has cost the Big Four stores 70 million over a year. Picture: John Devlin. JANE BRADLEY. 00:00 Sunday 19 April 2015.

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10 Books on Thinking About Thinking
Here’s a winter reading list that might give a little more insight into why we get so many things wrong.
Bloomberg, December 14, 2019
Thanksgiving is behind us, Christmas is around the corner and the rest of the long, dark winter lies ahead — and that means peak reading season is upon us.
So here are a few books I will read, or at least start. What attracted me to these books is how they approach thinking about thinking: Each tries to tease out why our general understanding on a subject is so often wrong; they explore better cognitive frameworks that could help us comprehend issues more clearly; they consider unique perspectives in securities trading, national security, genetics and artificial intelligence.
On to the reading:
No. 1. “Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst” by Robert M. Sapolsky.
The professor of biology and neurological sciences at Stanford University (and a MacArthur Fellowship winner in 1987) takes a deep examination into the most basic question of human behavior: Why do we do the things we do?
He probes the things that influence and determine behavior: neurology, endocrinology, structural development of the nervous system, culture, ecology and the millions of years of evolution. Why we do what we do turns out to be even more complicated than you might have imagined.
No. 2. “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” by Timothy C. Winegard.
Forget sharks, terrorists or guns: Mosquitoes have killed more people than all other factors in history combined. Of the 108 billion humans who have ever lived, almost half — 52 billion — have died from mosquito-borne illnesses. For 190 million years, the mosquito has been waging a war against the rest of the planet, and for all of that history we have been fighting a mostly losing battle.
No. 3. “The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution” by Gregory Zuckerman.
This is my nominee for finance book of the year: I read it, reviewed it and interviewed the author for Masters in Business. All that’s left is to reread it slowly and deliberately, with no purpose other to enjoy the tale of how one brilliant man saw the markets in a different way from everyone else.
No. 4. “Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity” by Jamie Metzl.
What will happen to children, lifespans, the plant and the animal world when humans begin to retool the world’s genetic code? Metzl tackles the risks and potential rewards to tinkering with the determinants of life as if they’re just another piece of software.
No. 5. “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do” by Jennifer L. Eberhardt.
No. 6. “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein.
Among top performers, specialization is the exception, not the rule. That’s the startling conclusion of Epstein, a journalist with Sports Illustrated and ProPublica. Considering some of the world’s most successful athletes, artists, inventors, scientists and business people, he found that it was the generalists who excelled, not the specialists.
No. 7. “The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War” by Ben Macintyre.
What colleagues, institutions and competitors do you trust? How does counterintelligence and disinformation affect how we make decisions? These issues are explored in this nonfiction tale of the three-way Cold War game of espionage between the U.S., the U.K. and the Soviet Union.
No. 8. “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion” by Jia Tolentino.
Tolentino looks at the basic building blocks of social media and how we use it to deceive not so much others as ourselves. This series of essays tracks among other things the evolution of the internet from a band of enthusiastic geeks and hackers to the trolls and agents of agitprop that have taken over.
No. 9. “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know” by Malcolm Gladwell.
Communication breakdown is the focus in this tour of errors, miscommunication and lies. One of our era’s most engaging storytellers, Gladwell roams from Fidel Castro to Bernie Madoff and lots of folks in between. His big premise: the default condition of our species is to assume others tell the truth. This makes all of us vulnerable to the deceptions of politicians, salespeople and con artists.
No. 10. “Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence,” by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb.
What happens if we rethink the concept of artificial intelligence as a drop in the cost of prediction? That is the question tackled by the three authors of this book, all economists at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. The conclusion is that AI, instead of complicating human affairs, may improve decision-making.
Worthy Mentionables: These are also on my list to read this winter:
Don’t Fall For It: A Short History of Financial Scams by my colleague, Ben Carlson. Anything Ben writes is must reading.
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy Winegard
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell
Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb

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As she arrived at the police station in Johor Baru in October 2009, Saphiah Mohd Elah spotted the unmistakable sight of her son Mohd Afham Afrin's motorcycle - covered in blood.
“The police made me wait for hours (at the station). I saw his motorcycle outside the station. It was covered with blood. I asked (the police) ‘Is Afham alive or dead?’ They said he was okay. They lied.”
Her harrowing account appears in a 102-page report entitled ‘No Answers, No Apology: Police Abuses and Accountability in Malaysia’ released this morning in Kuala Lumpur by the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Hours before that, on the night of Oct 19, Afham, 20 and his friend Mohd Firdaus Marsani were shot at by plainclothes police personnel.
Firdaus is quoted in the HRW report as saying that they were stopped by men who did not identify themselves as police.
Fearing they were going to be robbed, Afham, who was the rider, sped off only to be shot at. Firdaus said he fell off the bike and ran into the jungle.
He found his way home three hours later, and later lodged a police report upon reading media reports quoting police claiming that the duo were snatch thieves and had been wielding a parang and sword.
Firdaus was never charged with any offence, while Afham's family's civil suit against the police is pending in court.
From extra-judicial killings of teenagers to custodial deaths, threats to lawyers and assaults on journalists covering demonstrations, the report gives chilling and bloody first-person accounts of police abuse and misconduct.
Police version of incidents
Besides information gleaned from victims and their families, the report includes excerpts from interviews from 75 individuals including police officers and representatives of oversight bodies.
“While police shootings may sometimes be lawful, reported incidents of police shootings show a pattern in which police justify shootings by asserting the suspect had a parang ... or (had) failed to stop at a roadblock or after a car chase,” it reads.
“In some cases, the police also attempt to justify their use of lethal force by alleging that the suspect was a criminal associated with ongoing police investigation.
“Wholly absent from police narratives is any attempt to demonstrate that lethal use of force was the only available option to save lives at imminent risk.”
In many cases, it says, the police version of events appears “completely at odds” with the accounts of witnesses and victims who say the victims were unarmed or did not pose any threat.
Despite accusations of criminality, those who survived shootings were often not charged with any crime, says the report, quoting police personnel, lawyers, victims and officers of oversight bodies.
Inquests, despite being mandatory according to the law for police killings, are also rare and only take place if there is public outcry and pressure.
Similarly, police personnel are rarely prosecuted for extra-judicial killings or custodial deaths.
“The filing of murder charges against the police officers in the (N) Dhamendran case counts as a significant exception to the common practice of police delay and cover-up in death-in-custody cases,” says the report.
Police initially said Dhamendran had died of breathing difficulties but the post-mortem showed he has suffered blunt force trauma. Staple marks were found on his ears and ankle.
Little justice for victims
HRW also notes that, despite widespread public condemnation, allegations of such abuse and misconduct are still being investigated by the police themselves, compounding conflict of interest.
“The (Criminal Investigation Department) conducts an investigation and if, for example, the use of weapon is not according to the IGP Standing Orders then (the) case is referred to the disciplinary authority of the (Attorney-General’s Chambers),” Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar (left) is quoted as saying.
Between January 2005 and May 2012, the HRW reports, the CID opened 4,334 files against police personnel but only about a third were referred to the AG's Chambers for prosecution.
About a quarter of the investigation papers led to prosecution, but the rest were not prosecuted due to ‘lack of evidence’ and 68 percent of the cases were pending investigation as at May last year. Some files were opened in 2005.
“Malaysian police evidently believe that their at times outrageous public statements on shooting deaths won’t be subject to competing evidence and accounts in the media,” HRW deputy Asia director Phil Robertson said.
“And so far, sadly, victims have little recourse because police investigate themselves, ignore external oversight requests and manipulate the system.”
HRW notes that numerous cases have been dismissed using a legal precedent which requires the individual who committed the misconduct to be identified.
“Victims of police abuse, such as indiscriminate shooting or excessive use of force during demonstrations, told (HRW) about the difficulties they face in identifying members of the riot police who have attacked or shot at them.
“For instance, during the two Bersih rallies in 2011 and 2012, riot police were not wearing name tags or identification numbers on their uniforms.”
Robertson said that the first step in fixing this is to set up an independent oversight body which has enough resources and teeth to compel action against police abuse.
Until then, he said, “distrust” will continue to pollute the relationship between police and the public.


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3. An Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy, as some lines upon Theramenes, from his Δημοτυνδάρεως
, clearly show (Phot. and Suid. s. v. τριῶν κακῶν
); although the greater number of the titles of his plays refer to the nativities of the gods, a class of subjects which belongs to the Middle Comedy.
He must therefore be assigned to the last period of the Old Comedy and the beginning of the Middle; as is further proved by an allusion, in the play already quoted, to Hyperbolus, who died in B. C. 411. (Schol. ad Lucian. Tim.
This play, the Δημοτυνδάρεως
, is conjectured by Kühn, with much inigenuity, to have been a sort of parody on the recal of Tyndarus to life, applying the fable to the resuscitation of the Atheinian people.
The period, at which such a subject is likely to have been chosen, would be the year B. C. 402, after the overthrow of the Thirty Tyrants.
The titles of his plays, as mentioned by Suidas, are, Νίπτρα, Δημοτυνδάρεως, Διονύσου γοναί, Μουσῶν γοναί, Ἀφροδίτης γοναί
, to which Eudocia adds Ἄρεως γοναί.
(Meineke, Frag. Com. Graec.
vol. i. pp. 260, 261, vol. ii. pp. 867-872; Fabric. Bibl. Graec.
vol. ii. p. 488.)

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Spatial cognition as a predictor of children’s science learning and achievement and more generally the development of spatial skills.
What methods do you use?
Behavioural methods – associational/correlational, experimental methods
I’m an early riser – up by 5-5:30 most days, and then, at the moment, it depends on the stage of the project I’m at. Right now, I’m in schools collecting data for most of the day.

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The poignantly sarcastic Megan MacKay says people need to stop calling the celebrity photo hack a "scandal" instead of what it really is, a sex crime. Oh, and she bakes up a batch of fun fall-themed dog treats!
The Charles Phoenix Test Kitchen recently featured the most breakfast-friendly cake we've ever seen. Featuring all of your favorite cereals and several types of cakes, this incredible dessert seems like it should have been put on a pedestal. Seriously though, can we have this for breakfast, mom? Here is the recipe.
Apparently Trader Joe's is the best grocery store around and these folks just cannot stop finding a way to wedge talking about Trader Joe's into absolutely any conversation. Via Dollar Pizza.
October means it's pumpkin and candy everything. So, why not combine the two for a tasty treat. Chef John from Food Wishes shows us how to make some delicious pumpkin seed brittle.
When two guys walked into a sushi restaurant, then immediately decided to leave, the sushi chef called them out for making stereotypical assumptions about him. The guys' reason for their quick change of mind, however, had to do with something completely unrelated.
Now you can have your dream Disney wedding cake that tells your own personal fairytale and eat it too! Thanks to cool projection mapping technology, Disney Weddings now offers digitally augmented cakes that are quite the sight to see, and are still perfectly edible.
Eating a ghost pepper is tough. Singing well, in general, is tough. Covering a Frank Sinatra song is tough. Combine all of these things and you get a pretty entertaining performance. Danish chili pepper guru Chili Klaus and singer Michael Caroe gave it their all.
In his latest eating venture, Furious Pete took on a food challenge every pickle-loving person out there could probably do. Yum!
It was cheese, cheese and more cheese for this Epic Meal Time. They used cheeseburgers, mac & cheese, and Doritos to make one epic deep fried "Mac & Cheese Cake," which actually looked quite appetizing. Yum!
Jenn from Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio is not short on talent when it comes to baking awesomeness. She's created countless delicious artworks in cookie and cake form, but this simple Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcake recipe might be one of the best ever. We have yet to try it paired with an actual Pumpkin Spice Latte, but are leery it might cause a pumpkin spice overload. Click here for the RTM take.

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Grade 7 Giving and Receiving Forgiveness
In adolescence, students begin to more deeply forge their sense of identity. Who am I? What is important to me? What are my central goals in life? The two curricula here (both entitled, Be Your Best Self, parts 1 and 2) have the focus of helping the students, if they so choose, to make forgiving a part of their identity as a person. The lessons assist the students to live the best self of which they are capable, and this includes love and even love in the face of unfair treatment. For the sixth grade guide, we have chosen the book Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell as a centerpiece. For the seventh grade guide, we have chosen the book, The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart as a centerpiece.
The regular price of $30 per unit is for the electronic version of the guide that can be accessed and printed online.
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Dance Laura Dance is the powerful new track from Manchester-based folk act Sleep Walking Animals.
By Graeme Smith
It’s a track that starts slow and measured while building up to a big, emotive climax. The music mirrors the song’s story – one of survival and recovery. Each new layers of the arrangement feels like a leap of confidence while the eponymous Laura goes from a hospital bed to the dancefloor.
Dance Laura Dance is a beautifully observed track from a band who I’m really getting into. You can check it out below and don’t forget to have a read of my review of their track Wild Folk too. Finally, if you’re looking for more music that’s just right, check out our Golidlocks playlist on Spotify.


Break-Ins Reported in Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Cobbleview Road residence was broken into late Wednesday afternoon as police were investigating an earlier burglary on the same road.
Police were at the first residence at about 5 p.m. when a neighbor reported the motion lights coming on at another Cobbleview Road home. As officers approached the residence, they heard what sounded like a person running from the area into the woods. A search was conducted by second-shift officers, including Officer Michael Ziemba and Blue, and North Adams Police officers but no suspect was found.
The house had been forcibly entered and property stolen. The state police Crimes Services Section was contacted to assist in the investigation.
Williamstown Police are asking residents to be alert to unusual or suspicious vehicles and to contact the police at 413-458-5733 to report any suspicious activity.


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The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Home
Buying a new home can be an expensive endeavor. Many people dream of building their own home but mistakenly believe that doing so is not cost effective. However, you can save 20 to 40 percent or more by building your own home. In The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Home and Saving Thousands on Your New House you will discover that your dream can become reality.
From basic planning to construction methods, this new book will take you through all the steps of building your own home. You will learn how to: choose a site, draw up a construction time line, apply for construction loans and financing, obtain essential insurance information, buy or prepare inexpensive plans, find and negotiate with subcontractors, comply with building codes, select features and fixtures, choose the style of the house, decide on the size of the rooms, and get building permits. You will learn about building materials and foundations, floors, walls, paint, windows, decks, garage doors, roofing, flashings, chimneys, plumbing, wiring, ceilings, floors, railings, and attics.
In addition, you will learn how to design a home that will meet your needs, perform constructions tasks safely, and build amenities. This book will inform you about common problems to watch for, including foundation, roofing, walls, stairs, sidewalks, driveways, heating and cooling, electrical capacity, and wiring.
This book will detail money-saving options and environmentally friendly techniques, while at the same time allowing you to monitor the quality of the materials and the workmanship, fine-tune the design, and make sure the results are exactly what you had envisioned.

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In August 1956 interceptor aircraft took off from Oxnard Air Force Base in Southern California in pursuit of a rogue target. And in the ensuing aerial battle, rockets were fired that threatened the safety of the unassuming inhabitants below. All the while, too, a potential disaster was at real risk of unfolding.
The aircraft involved were F-89D Scorpions, which at the time were state-of-the-art fighter jets employed by the U.S. Air Force. And the very utilization of the jets revealed the true extent of the danger at hand. The Scorpion was, after all, contemporaneously described as “the most heavily armed interceptor in the air force.”
And lest we forget, this was the Cold War era – and also the time of the “Second Red Scare” in America. International tensions were therefore heightened all around the globe, and the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union was particularly fraught. The threat of nuclear war hung heavy in the air.


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Detailed map of Hong Kong, which accompanied Crow's handbook for China.
Interesting map showing part of the city of Victoria, includes public gardens, schools, Victoria Jail, Police station, Court house, Central Market, Peal Tramway, Prade Ground, Cricket Ground, Navy Yard, piers, wharfs, streets, etc.
Carl Crow (1884-1945) was a Missouri-born newspaperman, businessman and author who managed several newspapers and then opened the first Western advertising agency in Shanghai, China. He was also the founding editor of the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury.
Carl Crow arrived in Shanghai in 1911 and made the city his home for a quarter of a century, working there as a journalist, newspaper proprietor, and groundbreaking ad-man. He also did stints as a hostage negotiator, emergency police sergeant, gentleman farmer, go-between for the American government and propagandist. As his career progressed, so did the fortunes of Shanghai by commissioning Crow to produce a map for visitors of the city. A reproduction of the map was printed in 2005 to help fund the copying of the archive of Crow's unpublished works, diaries and correspondence held at the University of Missouri.
Among Crow's exploits were attending the negotiations in Peking which led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, getting a scoop on the Japanese interference in China during the First World War, negotiating the release of a group of western hostages from a mountain bandit lair and being one of the first westerners to journey up the Burma Road during the Second World War. He met and interviewed most of the major figures of the time, including Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, the Soong sisters, and Mao Zedong's second-in-command Zhou En-lai. During the Second World War he worked for American intelligence alongside Owen Lattimore, co-ordinating US policies to support China against Japan.
He returned to Chongqing in 1939, entering China via the Burma Road from Rangoon to Kunming. He wrote a diary of this time which has been edited by Shanghai-based English writer Paul French and published as Carl Crow: The long road back to China.

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Diljot Singh Sachdeva, Psy.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who completed his doctoral education in clinical psychology at Marywood University. He most recently worked as a Multicultural Specialist in the University Health and Counseling Services at Case Western University.
Dr. Sachdeva has been working in the field of mental health for over 10 years and has a diverse training background and work experience. His research and clinical interest have been in the areas of diversity and inclusion, and exploring an individual’s unique relationship to their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, and other intersecting identities. In therapy, Dr. Sachdeva uses an approach based on openness and sincerity and aim to provide a comfortable and collaborative environment for his clients.
Dr. Sachdeva's interests include: multicultural counseling, use of non-traditional counseling/assessment methods, retention of minority clients, self-disclosure in therapy, effects of racial, social, physical, economical privilege in therapy, multicultural sensitivity and responsiveness, client mistrust of therapists, self-cultural biases, acculturation adaption and use of sociopolitical history in therapy.
Dr. Sachdeva is fluent in Punjabi, Hindi, and English.
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By Dr Yildiz Demiriz
The mid-16th century saw a return to naturalism in the Ottoman
decorative arts, and one of the most popular motifs was fruit trees in
blossom. This symbol of spring was often combined with tulips, roses
and other flowers, and depicted sometimes as an entire tree and
sometimes as branches alone. Another form was blossoming branches
arranged like bouquet in a vase, or encircling a medallion like a
It is difficult to identify the species with certainty, although the
presence or absence of leaves, or the position of the blossom on the
branch gives clues as to whether it might be plum, cherry or apple.
Trees in blossom appeared in almost every sphere of decoration at this
period, and like many other innovations, originated in the arts of the
book. The finest miniature paintings and illumination were executed by
artists working in the palace workshops, and the new motifs and
compositions which they created inspired other craftsmen producing
objects of beauty in many different techniques and materials for the
Karamemi, an artist who began working at the palace in the middle of
the 16th century, used the spring blossom motif in a manuscript book
of poetry, the Muhibbi Divani (Istanbul University Library T. 5467),
whose illumination bears his signature. Blossom appears in the
frontispiece, marginal decoration in gold halaria work, and the tiny
illuminated panels separating sections of text in this manuscrip.
The composition of the frontispiece was repeated by the same artist in
a Koran (Topkapi Palace Library Y. 999) and in the Suleymanname (H.
1517). In another manuscript in the Suleymaniye Library (Laleli 16)
there is a superb composition of spring motifs executed in gold and
The compositions on the endleafs of a manuscript of Forty Traditions
of the Prophet (Topkapi Palace Library EH 2851) seem to carry us into
a beautiful garden on a spring day.
Here the trees in blossom are worked in lacquer. Although there is no
signature, we know beyond any trace of doubt that this is the work of
Karamemi. The compositions on the endleafs of a manuscript of Forty
Traditions of the Prophet (Topkapi Palace Library EH 2851) seem to
carry us into a beautiful garden on a spring day. Here the trees in
blossom are worked in lacquer. Although there is no signature, we know
beyond any trace of doubt that this is the work of Karamemi.
Blossom also appears on textiles of many kinds. The campaign tents
abandoned after the Siege of Vienna at the end of the 17th century by
grand vizier Kara Mustafa Pasa, and which have been carefully
preserved at the Wavel Museum in the Polish city of Cracow, have
several examples of blossom worked on felt amongst their designs.
A multiple prayer mat in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in
Istanbul has a tree in blossom as the main motif in each of the
panels. Again we find this motif on a caftan worn by Sultan Ahmed I as
Best known, perhaps, of all blossom designs are those on iznik ware
tiles, and examples of these are so numerous that it would take pages
to list them in full. Finest of all are the 16th and 17th century
tiles in Topkapi Palace Harem, and others which come first to mind can
be seen in Rustem Pasa Mosque, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Haghia Sophia
Library, the Imperial Kasir of Yeni Mosque, the Mausoleum of Hurrem
Sultan, Eski Valide Mosque in Uskudar, and Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.
Once upon a time Istanbul was a city filled with gardens, and those
gardens with fruit trees. Today when there are increasingly fewer
fruit trees, we miss seeing trees in blossom, but we can take
consolation in the beautiful works of art which they inspired.
* Prof Dr Yildiz Demiriz is an art historian


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Ofsted has been branded “contradictory” by school leaders after inspectors praised the strict behaviour policies of a school responsible for almost 40 per cent of temporary exclusions across a whole local authority.
The Outwood Academy Shafton, in Barnsley, temporarily excluded nearly a quarter of its pupils last year, totalling almost 3,000 days’ worth of suspensions.
The school’s fixed-term exclusions accounted for 38 per cent of the total amount of days pupils were suspended across all of Barnsley’s 10 secondary schools, figures obtained by Schools Week show.
The measures Ofsted are using here are so contradictory. It’s better to pretend Ofsted don’t exist and just get on with it
Inspectors graded the school, which was taken over by Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) three years ago, ‘good’ this January and praised its tough stance on behaviour.
Leaders were applauded for a “rigorous implementation of the school’s code of conduct”.
But in February, just one month later, Ofsted wrote to all the schools in the region to warn over sky-high fixed-term exclusion rates.
Barnsley had the second highest temporary exclusion rate in the country.
Cathy Kirby, Ofsted’s regional director for the north east, Yorkshire and the Humber, said it was “difficult to understand” why the region had such high rates compared to other areas in her patch.
She told inspectors to “look very carefully at the use of exclusion” and consider the findings “equally carefully” when making a judgment about pupils’ behaviour and school leadership.
“It’s really confusing for schools,” said Ros McMullen, executive principal of the Midland Academies Trust. “The measures Ofsted are using here are so contradictory. It’s better to pretend Ofsted don’t exist and just get on with it”.
However Ofsted said there was “nothing contradictory in our stance on exclusions”, adding “schools will not be penalised if excluding pupils legitimately”.
In Barnsley, 1,258 pupils were suspended for a total of 7,900 days during 2017-18.
Shafton academy’s sister school in the area, Outwood Academy Carlton, was responsible for the second highest proportion of suspension days across Barnsley, at 17 per cent. The third highest was Kirk Balk academy, run by the Northern Education Trust, which accounted for 10 per cent of suspension days.
Together OGAT’s schools made up more than half of all suspension days handed out by Barnsley’s 10 secondaries.
Ofsted’s letter was sent to schools in the 10 local authorities with the highest fixed-period exclusion rates in the country.
It came amid a crackdown from chief inspector Amanda Spielman (pictured), who warned it is “never acceptable” to exclude pupils either formally or through pressure on parents with the aim of boosting school performance.
But Paul Luxmoore, executive principal at Coastal Academies Trust in Kent, said Spielman’s rhetoric didn’t match up with the practice of inspectors on the ground.
“Ofsted inspections are completely driven by Progress 8 data, so you might be excluding the whole bloody school but if outcomes look good, inspectors won’t dig deeper.”
He added the focus was right, but the “quality of inspectors” was the problem.
An OGAT spokesperson said Shafton and Carlton academies were the worst performing in the local authority when they joined in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
They added: “Considerable improvements were needed, particularly on behaviour so that teachers can teach and students can learn.”
However an Ofsted spokesperson said “there is nothing contradictory in our stance on exclusions”.
“When judging a school, inspectors always seek to understand the reason behind exclusions, to be satisfied that this sanction is being used appropriately. Schools will not be penalised if excluding pupils legitimately. Indeed, Ofsted will always support schools that take a tough line on poor behaviour.”
They added the inspectorate is concerned with schools “using fixed-term and permanent exclusions inappropriately, including when used tactically to send ‘troublesome’ pupils home on inspection days”.
They added that the purpose of its letter was not to identify particular schools but to raise concerns about exclusionns with all local education leaders.


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It’s time to get back to the asphalt with race #2 at Dickson Speedway…
August 17th Race Day Schedule
11:00 am —- Gates Open
12:00 pm ——– Registration and Safety Tech
12:30 pm ——– Drivers Meeting
1:00 pm ——– Practice by Class (1 round)
3:00 pm ——– 30 Minute Break
3:30 pm ——– Heat Races
5:30 pm ——– Feature Races
1 – PRO CLONE OPEN (Lite, Medium and Heavy)
2 – CLONE MAXXIS TIRES EL
3 – CLONE JR.
4 – OUTLAW
5 – PRO MIX
6 – KID KARTS
7 – QUARTER MIDGETS (Possible class)
8 – NasKarts (Possible class)
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Pro Clone Open – $35 Heavy, $60 Medium, $35 Lite
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Clone EL – $40
Clone Jr. – $40
Outlaw – $25
Pro Mix – $25
Kid Kart – $30 (Trophy Class)
Quarter Midgets – $30 (Trophy Class)
NasKart – $30
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Unleash Your Car’s Full Potential: The Definitive Guide to Boosting Performance
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July open forum
Will nudists see their civil rights erased in the U.S., too?
How is your summer this year? Or winter, for those Down Under?
While Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the world bake in searing hot weather, we are having a mostly cool summer — with the odd hot day — so far following a cool spring. We’re getting lots of rain as well.
It has hardly been ideal naturism weather here in Quebec, and the forecast for the rest of the summer calls for more of the same — with lots of thunderstorms, too. Blame it on La Niña, the weather folks are saying.
Meanwhile, I’ve been watching our southern neighbour, the United States, with great concern this past month, in light of the Roe v. Wade and EPA rulings by the Supreme Court and the very conservative direction that court is taking — there is fear it might go after same-sex marriage and other cherished civil rights.
Americans are losing civil rights, and the court’s ruling on carbon emissions is being seen by many as a blow to not just Americans but all of humanity. I’m wondering if SCOTUS or other conservative groups will target nudists as well? Perhaps some of our American members can offer some thoughts on this.
That is what’s on my mind this July 1, which is Canada Day here. To all our Canadian members, Happy Canada Day! We have so much to be thankful for here, if not the weather, eh?
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Providence, R.I. - Brown plays its final game of calendar year 2013, traveling to Niagara Falls, New York to face Niagara on Sunday, December 29 at 2:00 pm. The Bears are 6-4 this season and have posted a 17-14 overall mark so far in 2013. Catch all the action live on WPRV AM-790 or online at brownbears.com with Scott Cordischi calling the play and Russ Tyler '71 providing the color commentary.
The Records: Brown (6-4) was unable to overcome cold second half shooting in a 58-52 loss to Northwestern in Evanston, IL, on December 22nd. Sean McGonagill '14 scored 16 points and Rafael Maia '15 grabbed 11 rebounds for the Bears. Niagara (3-9) fell to St. Bonaventure last Saturday on a buzzer-beating layup. Antoine Mason, the nation's top scorer, netted 24 points for the Purple Eagles.
The Brown-Niagara Record: Brown and Niagara have met three times, dating back to 1975-76, with the Bears holding a 2-1 series advantage. Brown has won the last two games, including a 75-74 come-from-behind win last year at the Pizzitola Sports Center behind Sean McGonagill's 23 points. Niagara's lone win in the series came in 1975-76, earning a 77-59 decision over the Bears.
Heather Abbott To Present Game Ball Next Week: Newport's Heather Abbott, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing, will be presenting the game ball to officials for the opening tip-off prior to next Thursday's (January 2) game between Brown and URI at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Abbott has been an inspiration for Rhode Island and the nation following the Boston Marathon bombing.
All-Ivy Sean McGonagill Enters Top 10 In Brown Career Scoring: At the head of the class in
Brown's backcourt is first team All-Ivy guard Sean McGonagill (Brookfield, IL), a skilled two-time All-Ivy selection, who can play the point or off the ball. One of the top scorers in Brown basketball history, McGonagill has scored 1,299 career points, 10th best in Brown basketball history. His 443 career assists rank third in the Brown record book, while his 191 career treys are fourth all-time at Brown and 25th in the Ivy record book. McGonagill leads the Ivy League and ranks 11th nationally with 3.5 treys per game. He also has 109 career steals. McGonagill, the Ivy League's leading scorer with 18.6 points per game, recently scored 16 points against Northwestern and 22 points vs. Albany. He was named the Ivy League Player of the Week for his play against Providence and Sacred Heart. McGonagill scored 14 of his game high 23 points in the second half to lead the Bears over Sacred Heart, while also making a career high five steals. He tried to give the Bears an upset win over Providence, by hitting a trey with nine seconds remaining to put Brown within two points, stealing the inbounds pass and taking a three-point attempt with three seconds remaining that just fell off the front rim. He scored 14 of his game high 21 points in the second half against the Friars. McGonagill opened the season with a 22-point performance against Binghamton, connecting on 7-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-6 from behind the three-point arc. He scored 20 points vs. Longwood and 18 points vs. Bryant. 2012-13: He was the Ivy League's fourth leading scorer with 14.0 points per game and also ranked fourth in the league in assists. McGonagill scored 20 or more points six times, including a season-high 24 points in Brown's win over Princeton that eliminated the Tigers from Ivy title contention.
Brown's All-Time Top Scorers – Top 20 Brown All-Time Career 3-Pointers Made
1. 2,041 Earl Hunt (1999-03) 1. 232, Damon Huffman (2004-2008)
2. 1,668 Arnie Berman (1969-72) 2. 215, Brian Lloyd (1992-1996)
3. 1,597 Jason Forte (2001-05) 3. 201, Rick Lloyd (1988-1992)
4. 1,361 Peter Sullivan (2007-11) 4. 191, Sean McGonagill (2010-2013)
5. 1,344 Alai Nuualiitia (1999-03) 5. 165, Mark McAndrew (2004-2008)
6. 1,331 Mike Cingiser (1959-62) 165, Matt Sullivan (2009-2013)
7. 1,328 Marcus Thompson (1985-89) 7. 159, Adrian Williams (2007-2011)
8. 1,319 Joe Tebo (1955-58) 8. 158, Earl Hunt (1999-2003)
9. 1,306 Damon Huffman (2004-08) 9. 144, by Tucker Halpern (2009-2013)
10. 1,299 Sean McGonagill (2010-present) 10. 143, Mike Martin (2000-2004)
11. 1,294 Rick Lloyd (1988-92)
12. 1,288 Brian Saunders (1974-77)
13. 1,241 Phil Brown (1972-75)
1,241 Peter Moss (1977-80)
15. 1,190 Chuck Savage (1988-92)
16. 1,165 Mike Waitkus (1982-86)
17. 1,147 Lou Murgo (1951-55)
18. 1,134 Matt Mullery (2006-10)
19. 1,133 Rusty Tyler (1968-71)
20. 1,100 Mark McAndrew (2004-08)
Sean McGonagill Career Points Career Treys Career Assists
2010-11 329 39 147
2011-12 392 56 157
2012-13 392 61 109
2013-14 186 35 30
TOTAL 1,299 191 443
Head Coach Mike Martin: Former Brown basketball standout Mike Martin '04, the 31st head men's basketball coach in the program's 106-year history, has changed the direction and culture of the program, with the building blocks in place to develop an Ivy Championship team. Martin took over the reins of the program in 2012-13 and was named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award as the nation's outstanding first-year head coach after leading the Bears to a turnaround season with a 13-15 overall record, including a fourth place finish in the Ivy standings with a 7-7 mark after winning four of its last five games. A four-year starter at Brown, Martin was part of the winningest class in Bears' basketball history, posting a 63-45 four-year record from 2000-2004. He also helped the Class of 2004 to a school-record 39-17 Ivy mark during that period -- the best by an Ivy League team, other than Penn and Princeton, since 1970. An Agawam, Mass., native, Martin launched his coaching career at Brown as an assistant coach in 2005-06 and was an assistant at Penn for six years leading up to being named Brown's head coach.
Kuakumensah – 4th In Brown Career Blocks: Sophomore forward Cedric Kuakumensah (Worcester, MA) turned into the premier defensive player in the Ivy League in his first season at Brown by blocking a school record 66 shots, a mark that ranked sixth in Ivy League history, and was the most ever by a first-year player. He was the first freshman in Ivy League history to be named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. Currently, his 96 blocked shots rank fourth on Brown's career list, while his 3.1 blocked shots per game this year leads the Ivy League and rank 18th nationally. His 7.6 rebounds per game this season rank third in the Ivy League. He scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds in Sunday's game against Northwestern. Kuakumensah netted 12 points, blocked five shots and had seven rebounds vs. Albany, and scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. American. He had 10 rebounds vs. Central Connecticut, and scored 14 points and pulled down four rebounds against Providence. Kuakumensah netted 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots vs. Bryant. He opened the season by scoring nine points, pulling down 14 rebounds and blocking six shots in Brown's win over Binghamton. 2012-13: He led the Ivy League with 2.4 blocks per game, and scored a season high 19 points against Columbia. Kuakumensah ranked second in the Ivy League in rebounding with 7.5 per game, just one rebound behind teammate Rafael Maia. He turned in the Ivy League's top rebounding performance with 19 rebounds against Cornell. Kuakumensah, who played at the St. Andrew's School in Barrington, RI, blocked seven shots against both Penn and Cornell to tie the Brown record.
Brown Career Blocked Shots
1. 163, Matt Mullery (2006-2010)
2. 119, Alai Nuualiitia (1999-2003)
3. 104, Andrew McCarthy (2009-2011)
4. 96, Cedric Kuakumensah (2012-2013)
5. 93, Stark Langs (1981-1985)
McGonagill Named Senior Class Award Candidate - Brown senior guard Sean McGonagill was selected as one of 30 NCAA® men's basketball student-athletes as candidates for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award®. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
Spieth Starts At Small Forward: Freshman forward Steven Spieth (Dallas, TX), a strong defensive player, has started all 10 games for the Bears at small forward, averaging over 30 minutes per game. He pulled down a career high nine rebounds in Sunday's game against Northeastern, while his 5.5 rebounds per game are 13th in the Ivy League. He scored a career high 10 points against Albany, while grabbing six rebounds. Spieth scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out five assists in Brown's win over American. He scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in 36 minutes in the Bears season opening win over Binghamton. Spieth pulled down a season best eight rebounds against UMass-Lowell, and scored eight points against Central Connecticut.
Walker Returns: Junior forward Dockery Walker (Magnolia, DE) returns after missing all of last season due to injury, and is Brown's third leading scorer with 8.6 points per game. Walker, who scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Albany, ranks 16th in the Ivy League in rebounding with 5.0 per game. He scored all of his 10 points in the second half vs. Central Connecticut, while grabbing six rebounds, and had nine points vs. American. Walker put together an outstanding performance against UMass-Lowell, scoring 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, while pulling down nine rebounds. He ranks fifth in the Ivy League in field goal percentage hitting 27-of-50 field goals (.540). Walker had a big game against Providence, with 11 points and four rebounds, and came back to scored 11 points vs. Sacred Heart, hitting 5-of-6 field goals, while grabbing five rebounds. He scored six points vs. Binghamton in Brown's season opener, connecting on all three of his shots from the field. 2011-12: He scored in double figures 13 times, including a career high 23 points against Cornell, connecting on 10-of-11 field goals, while grabbing 17 rebounds. Walker, who started 19 games, was Brown's second leading rebounder with 4.6 rebounds per game.
Rafael Maia – 2nd In Ivy Rebounding: Junior Rafael Maia (Sao Paulo, Brazil) was the Ivy League's top rebounder a year ago with 7.5 per game, is averaging 7.9 rebounds per game this season to rank second in the Ivy League. He pulled down a game high 11 rebounds last week vs. Northwestern. Maia led the Bears with 14 points in a win over American on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, including his first trey of the season. He registered a double-double against Central Connecticut with 13 points, on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, while grabbing 10 rebounds. Maia just missed a double-double in Brown's win over UMass-Lowell, scoring nine points and grabbing 14 rebounds. He scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds in Brown's win over Sacred Heart, connecting on 5-of-8 field goals. Maia opened the season with a dominating performance against Binghamton, scoring 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while grabbing nine rebounds. He had eight points and seven rebounds in Brown's win over Longwood, and netted 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Bryant. The rugged Brazilian, who played for his country at this summer's World University Games in Russia, was named the Ivy League's best rebounder by Lindy's Sports Annuals. 2012-13: A two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week a year ago, Maia averaged 10.5 points per game, 10th best in the Ivy League. He netted a career high 22 points, while pulling down 13 rebounds against Cornell, and grabbed a season high 15 rebounds against Rhode Island and Sacred Heart.
Hobbie Leads Ivy League In 3-Point FG Pct.: Freshman guard Norman Hobbie (Spring Lake, NJ) leads the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage, knocking down 14-of-25 treys (.560). He exploded for a career best 14 points vs. Sacred Heart, hitting 5-of-6 field goals, including 4-of-5 from behind the three-point arc, and was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week. Not resting on his laurels, Hobbie tossed in 14 points against UMass-Lowell, connecting on 4-of-7 treys and 2-of-2 free throws. He came back with four more treys in scoring 12 points vs. Longwood.
Captains: Senior guard Sean McGonagill, junior forward Rafael Maia and sophomore forward Cedric Kuakumensah are the tri-captains of the 2013-14 Brown men's basketball team.
Blackmon Ranks Third In Ivy League Assists: Freshman point guard Tavon Blackmon (Upper Marlboro, MD) has started all 10 games and ranks third in the Ivy League in assists with 3.6 per game. He scored eight points last week vs. Northwestern. Blackmon registered career scoring highs in back-to-back games, scoring 12 points vs. Albany after he scored a career high 11 points in Brown's win over American on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. His 31.3 minutes per game are sixth in the Ivy League. Blackmon started and had nine points and three assists in 24 minutes in Brown's season opening win over Binghamton, and is a fixture in the Bears' starting lineup. He had 10 points vs. Sacred Heart, and registered seven points and six assists vs. UMass-Lowell.
King Earns Ivy Rookie of the Week Honors: Freshman forward Leland King (Inglewood, CA), who is averaging 8.2 points per game, came off the bench to record his first career double-double vs. UMass-Lowell, scoring a then career high 12 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, while grabbing 12 rebounds. He came back to score a new career high of 18 points vs. Longwood, while grabbing eight rebounds, and was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week for his play in wins over Longwood and UMass-Lowell. In Brown's season opening win over Binghamton, King netted six points and pulled down three rebounds, while playing 15 minutes. King had 10 points in Brown's win over Central Connecticut, and tossed in 11 points vs. American.
Bears On The Air: Brown's entire 28-game schedule is being broadcast on WPRV-AM 790 with Scott Cordischi, the voice of Brown basketball and football, calling all the action. Former Brown basketball star Russ Tyler '71 (1,133 career points) provides the color analysis. Brown fans can also listen to the broadcast on BrownBears.com.
Watch Live Video of The Bears On BrownBears.TV: Brown fans can watch a multi-camera HD broadcast of all Brown home games and away Ivy League contests on BrownBears.TV as part of the Ivy League Digital Network. Powered by NeuLion, the Brown Channel is a part of the Ivy League's completely redesigned, nine-channel digital network that includes an easy-to-navigate interface, a League-wide network schedule and new interactive features, such as simultaneous four-game viewing, full DVR controls and social media integration. These new features enhance the viewing experience for the expanded range of events and other content offerings, all of which are available on computer, mobile and tablet devices without the use of an app. Packages for BrownBears.TV are $89.95 for 12 months, $39.95 for four months, $10.95 for one month and $9.95 for a single day and include multi-camera HD coverage of all available home and Ivy away games in football, and men's and women's basketball.
Next Game: Brown opens the New Year at home with a January 2, 2014 match-up against Rhode Island at the Pizzitola Sports Center in the 155th meeting between the two Ocean State Teams. Tip-off is 7:00 pm. Newport's Heather Abbott, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing, will be presenting the game ball to officials for the opening tip-off.


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THE MORNING SHOW
Dr. Sarah Myhill
Author of Sustainable Medicine – Whistle-Blowing on 21st Century Medical Practice
This life-changing book is based on the essential premise that Modern Western Medicine, driven by vested interests, is failing to address the root causes of disease processes. Symptom-suppressing medication and poly-pharmacy are resulting in an escalation of disease and a system of so-called health care which is not sustainable.In Sustainable Medicine Dr Sarah Myhill aims to empower people to heal themselves through addressing the underlying causes of their diseases. She presents a logical progression from symptoms to identifying the underlying mechanisms, to the relevant interventions, tests and tools with which to tackle the root causes of their symptoms.
Dr Sarah Myhill qualified in medicine (with Honours) from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in 1981 and has since focused tirelessly on identifying and treating the underlying causes of health problems, especially the ‘diseases of civilization’ with which we are beset in the West. She has worked in NHS and private practice and for 17 years was the Hon Secretary of the British Society for Ecological Medicine (renamed from the British Society for Allergy, Environmental and Nutritional Medicine), a medical society interested in looking at causes of disease and treating through diet, vitamins and minerals and through avoiding toxic stress. She helps to run and lectures at the Society’s training courses and also lectures regularly on organophosphate poisoning, the problems of silicone, and chronic fatigue syndrome. She has made many appearances on TV and radio.
-Asking “why” when approaching treatment for an illness
-Symptoms are there to protect us from ourselves; Dr. Myhill explains this beautifully
-The last thing pharmaceutical companies want to see are healthy people
-High carbohydrate/high sugar diet is driving modern day diseases
-The addictive ladder; the causes of all the sickness
-What’s driving Alzheimer’s disease?
-How to know if you’re consuming too many carbs?
-The problem with the Western diet is that we never stop eating
-What happens in the gut when we’re not digesting food properly?
-Dr. Myhill’s favorite fats
-What is rheumatoid arthritis? And can it be reversed?
-Why the Eskimos are among the highest poisoned people in the world
-Dr. Myhill explains why she does not trust tests for gluten sensitivity and celiac
-If one has had gallbladder surgery, which fats can be consumed?
-What we can tell about our bodies if we have smelly gas
-Dr. Myhill talks about vaccination, a double edged sword; Dr. Myhill highly recommends a book called The Truth About Vaccines: Making the Right Decision for Your Child
-Check out Dr. Myhill’s latest book called Sustainable Medicine
and so much more!!!
dr sarah myhill and the causes of disease made simple, july 14, 2015
July 14, 2015 @ 11:41 pm caroline phillips
I have not read the book yet but through a very debilitatilng illness which seemed beyond the NHS I took Sarah’s advice, very simple, works for me. Feeling better than I have in years. Thank you Sarah

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The fullback has been impressive in England's two opening games, but is it a surprise to see an ex Arsenal man choose him over West Ham's Dimitri Payet?
Former Celtic boss Neil Lennon is delighted that Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers are back in the Scottish Premiership.
Leeds United have brought another new face on board this week.
Everton are expected to have over £100 million to spend in the upcoming transfer window.
Feghouli explains his decision to join West Ham United.
Liverpool and Arsenal stars feature.
Nottingham Forest are set to appoint Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs as their next manager.
Celtic failed to qualify for the Champions League during either of Ronny Deila's seasons in charge.
The Dutch manager took charge at Goodison Park last week.
Forget old newspapers and out-of-date tins of tuna – Brits have found something new to hoard: job offers.
Ridiculed and vilified before a ball had been kicked; resolute and victorious once the games begin. Italy, we have been here before.
is As Zlatan Ibrahimovic surveyed the rousing scene before kick-off, he gave a little nod as if to deign this arena and occasion worthy of his presence. The man who famously said a World Cup without him was not worth watching was ready. We could begin.


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JT, Gaga, & all his girls Pt 2
There were three of them floating around New York this weekend, surrounding him, swelling his head, the Big Man.
Page Six reports that at the SNL afterparty, Pips was supported by “friends’ Olivia Wilde AND Mila Kunis. Both have been linked to him, and both happened to leave around the same time he did. Attached photo from the party – you can see Olivia smiling behind Justin and you’re looking at the back of Mila’s head.
Mila was back in Boston yesterday on the set of Ted. Olivia meanwhile hit up the screening and afterparty for The Hangover Part 2 in NYC. And then there’s Jessica Biel, also in town, hoping he might notice her, at a Revlon event yesterday wearing a green velvet Gucci pantsuit which looks great on her, is very chic, I wish I could, but … why not in October? Reminds me actually of Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford for Gucci many, many years ago, remember? Click here to see. It’s obviously a different cut, from a different time, but at the time, it was the 90s, this was a statement, and she, of course, was the girl to make it. I wonder what Tom thinks of this current green throwback.
So what and who is Justin doing?
Here’s how I see it:
He wants Mila. But she’s making him wait. So he’s waiting with Olivia who needs some fun off her divorce anyway. And Biel? Well, Biel’s getting shut out. That sh-t is DONE.
Photos from Wenn.com and Bauergriffinonline.com and Demis Maryannakis/Splashnewsonline.com and NPG.com

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Posted by Kevin on September 11, 2014.
The ITsecurity daily security briefing: Thursday, September 11, 2014.
If you find this security briefing useful, please spread the word via social media. If you have any comments or recommendations, please email kevtownsend at gmail dot com.
Leaked gMail accounts probably due to phishing
A credential dump of nearly 5 million gmail accounts was claimed (by the hacker ‘tvskit’) to be 60% valid. But Google says:
“We found that less than 2% of the username and password combinations might have worked, and our automated anti-hijacking systems would have blocked many of those login attempts. We’ve protected the affected accounts and have required those users to reset their passwords.
It’s important to note that in this case and in others, the leaked usernames and passwords were not the result of a breach of Google systems. Often, these credentials are obtained through a combination of other sources.”
1.4 million Americans have said ‘no’ to FCC’s war on net neutrality
Tom Wheeler was installed at the FCC, like a virus, to further the interests of his former paymasters — the cable companies. Just about his first act has been an attempt to destroy net neutrality by allowing providers to charge more for a fast lane broadband. But the American people are rebelling: 1.4 million have complained. If anyone hasn’t yet made their views known, we urge them to do so. You have until Monday next week.
Google finally speaks clearly on net neutrality
With less than a week to go to voice concerns about the FCC’s war against net neutrality, Google has finally spoken. Until now it has been silent, causing many to suspect that it really sided with Wheeler and the cable companies (after all, back in 2010 it sided with Verizon – the catalyst for all of this – against pure neutrality). But now it says, “no Internet access provider should block or degrade Internet traffic, nor should they sell ‘fast lanes’ that prioritize particular Internet services over others. These rules should apply regardless of whether you’re accessing the Internet using a cable connection, a wireless service, or any other technology.”
Google – Take Action:
Libraries can digitize books for use within the library
The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that libraries can digitize books to be read at a terminal within the library, but that they may not print hard copies nor store the digitized work on a device (such as a USB stick) that can be removed from the library. The issues and the ruling are discussed in IPKat’s blog.
Taneli Kaivola, Patrik Nisén and Antti Nuopponen of NIXU of posted a blog explaining how TorrentLocker encrypted files can be recovered from the ransomware. “In practice this means that if you have both the original and the encrypted version of a single file that is over 2MB in size the entire keystream can be recovered, which makes it possible to recover all your files encrypted by TorrentLocker.”
SANS Digital Forensics nd Incident Response Blog:
Probable Cache Poisoning of Mail Handling Domains
“The disconcerting aspect of this work is not how many domains we see being poisoned, as there are relatively few, but which domains they are. We observe changes in A records so that a domain resolves to a different IP address. But the domains being targeted are often listed as name servers or mail exchanges for other domains. The biggest free webmail providers have been repeatedly victimized on some unknown (but likely smaller) subsection of the Internet sometime during the last year.”
Fingerprint Cards says CEO suspected of insider crime
“Biometrics technology firm Fingerprint Cards said on Thursday its top chief and a company shareholder were under investigation for insider crime, and it had replaced its CEO until further notice.
Trade in Fingerprint Cards’ shares were suspended on the Stockholm stock exchange on Wednesday.”
Microsoft continues its assault on Google
Microsoft highlights three very welcome changes to its webmail terms:
we won’t use the content in your emails to target you with ads.
we’ve made our terms and policies more transparent.
we tailor our privacy statements for each of our products.
Each one is a clear swipe at Google, Google practices, and Google’s problems in Europe.
European and Global Challenges of Personal Data Protection
“Data protection controllers, data protection officers, compliance services, security managers and lawyers must prepare for this wide ranging reform and the changes ahead especially considering that the draft regulation provides for heavy administrative sanctions in cases of violation. The stakes are high…”
European Court of Justice: Friday, Sep 19 & Saturday Sep20, 2014
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Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, email@example.com
Corn planted in late May should be in tassel or at least at V15 across Delaware. Most corn planted from mid-April to mid-May is probably on the reproductive stages (Table 1), so be sure to keep the irrigation running to keep plants cooled and less stressed during grain fill.
It has been hard to miss daytime stress on corn, as temperatures have remained high (>87°F) for much of the past month (Fig. 1). Nighttime temperatures have had a little reprieve, but still appear to be on a linear upward trend as we head into mid-July. At this point, the best you can do to keep stress down is making sure that irrigated fields are tended to. Temperatures through next weekend appear to be hot and humid again.
The northern end of Delaware is still getting most of the rainfall, while storms keep skirting just south of the Mason-Dixon line in Delmar (Fig. 2). Over the last month Delmar has received less than an inch of rainfall, while Newark has received three.
Table 1: Accumulated growing degree-days based on planting dates through July 10th
If you planted
V6 = 475 GDD, V12 = 870 GDD, VT = 1135 GDD, R1 = 1400 GDD
Figure 1: Statewide temperatures since April 1st.
Figure 2: Statewide rainfall accumulation since April 14th.

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Triumph is celebrating the 500,000th motorcycle produced in the John Bloor era with a tour across the United Kingdom with English stand-up comedian Ross Noble.
The landmark motorcycle, a one-off Triumph Speed Triple, is the 500,000th unit produced by the modern Triumph Motorcycles company since Bloor revived the brand in 1990.
Carrying VIN number 500,000, the milestone Speed Triple features a special red, white and blue color scheme with the triple-cross of the Union Jack on the fuel tank. The paint was applied with a new production technique Triumph says it will begin adopting for other production models in the autumn. The special edition Speed Triple is also equipped with a matching fly screen, belly pan and seat cowl.
Noble, a popular British comic, will ride the 500,000th Triumph across the United Kingdom as part of his Sit Down Tour May 24-30. Noble will document the tour on his Twitter page, @realrossnoble. Following the tour, Noble will take the Speed Triple to the July 1 Goodwood Festival of Speed where it will be auctioned to benefit Riders for Health to help provide motorcycle transport to medics in rural Africa.
“Reaching the 500,000th bike in just twenty years is a terrific achievement and a credit to the hard work of everyone at Triumph and our dealer partners globally,” says Guy Masters, general manager of Triumph U.K. “To mark the occasion and also to celebrate our British roots, we wanted to do something that gave our customers a chance to get involved. We were delighted when Ross agreed to help us mark the milestone with his Sit Down Tour, which will involve dealers, riders and fans across the UK.”
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Life is worth it for Vivi Cervera
In the most difficult moments of my life I have wondered if this is really worth it. In the moments where I have only heard my own crying I have wondered if it is good to bare the soul. In times of crisis I have wondered if it is worth bringing more children to the world. In the moments of greatest uncertainty I have wondered if there is someone on the other side who can help me. In the moments of greatest darkness I have wondered, if my will would be enough to take me away from this world. And in the end one more question has jumped: If I were about to leave this world Would I stay? Would you like to come back?
Although I do not bring wounds since I do not carry great pains in the soul (because for some reason I have always been accompanied, cared for and protected), I have asked myself many questions, I have asked myself questioned and I have doubted. And one day all the answers came at once.
Almost in a second I understood that this life is worth it because the happiness of the brief moments and the magical fusion between the human beings that we relate to, is born precisely in sadness, in pain and in The anguish of playing and losing. Happiness is the opposite of sadness and that's why they go together wherever they want, and trying to separate them is wasting time. So I understood that because of those brief episodes of happiness, we ask to be born here.
And then I imagine that there is a long line of beings of light, totally pure of heart, filling out some forms to enter a raffle that will allow them to win a ticket to be born on Earth. Gradually a heavenly voice mentions the privilege-winning beings and they will embrace each other before the trip. Some time later they will be born. Their mission will be complex and they will need large doses of love for themselves (more than anything) to live here. Some of them will represent dark, sinister, strange, distant, sad characters. Some others will represent bright, full, friendly, close, cheerful characters. Both groups will represent unity and whatever happens will never be separated because they are part of the same. The slogan of the luminous group will be: to observe the world within itself, be as it is and will prevail.
When the being of light wrapped in a physical body touches this dimension, it experiences pain in the soul and begins to live (sometimes) completely forgetting who it is and who are the other beings around it. And so in the midst of his own battles he begins his work of light, which will always have as its axis, his life, his soul, his heart, which is the virtual space where all the human experience occurs. Point.
After all this explanation arises from somewhere for me, I understand that we are here to learn to strip the soul, that each birth is one more opportunity for the human species, that help comes integrated into the spiritual body, than the will to The thinking mind is not enough to leave all this behind and that if the mind that sometimes controls everything has the power to decide my return to the light, surely I would want to return here (I speak for myself).
So I understood that this life is worth it, that tears are also sowing and that laughter is harvest, that recognizing one's fragility is a sign of loyalty, that life is taking equal value for successes and mistakes, as well as the falls that allow us to observe the earth from another angle, due to stagnations and setbacks that are only another way forward. So I understood that we are here because a woman in a unique act of conscious (or unconscious) love gave us the possibility of living and knowing each other, that life is beautiful even if some dreams seem to break and I say that they seem to break because they never break, just they transform into stardust, which you will use again and again to recreate yourself and to make more dreams, more moments, more fantasies and more realities.
You are that reality for me and although I am far from perfect, I love my rhythm, my cadence, my hurry and my calm, my doubt and my certainty, I love having discovered that I know nothing and that in the midst of all this, I love myself in you.
I have finally stopped asking myself questions and have even stopped wondering why I wonder why. Now I recognize perfection in what it is.
Today is July 20, a very special day for me. I celebrated the independence of Colombia, my native country and celebrated that on the same day during the traditional parade, in a town on the Colombian north coast, my dad was walking qepd, when he saw my mother for the first time and was dazzled by its beauty, as well as her with the elegance of him.
Thank you for reading.
© All rights reserved. Vivi Cervera 2012.
To celebrate I leave you with a wonderful exponent of Colombian music and in my opinion one of the best Latin American artists and singers. Petrona Martínez, a woman who, in the midst of the joy of bullerengue and the warmth of her home, seems to forget that she has traveled the world with her music and has been deservedly applauded by those who appreciate her art, to sing with that air of freedom. I think the video says it all. Thank you Petrona, for teaching me with your innate wisdom, with your mastery, with your singing, with your smile and with your spirit, that life is beautiful and worthwhile.
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Curious why your gas prices have skyrocketed over the last decade? So are state lawmakers. There has been an increasing surcharge added to the price of gas in California and no one actually knows where it’s coming from or why it’s being added.
Earlier this week, nineteen California lawmakers from the Democratic party sent a letter to Xavier Becerra, our State Attorney General. In the letter, they urged Becerra to begin an investigation into a tax that, according to the Sacramento Bee, has cost Californians over $17 billion dollars just in the last five years. The surcharge was discovered in 2017 by “a committee working on behalf of the California Energy Commission”.
Bryan Anderson, reporter for the Sacramento Bee, who wrote the article mentioned above, joined Ethan Bearman today to discuss the article, the tax, and what to look out for going forward in the investigation. Bearman asked Anderson if there is a rational explanation for the charge to which Anderson responded, “At this time, they are looking for a rational explanation… We’ve reported that from 2000 to 2014, there was a surcharge of 2 cents per gallon… The surcharge spiked to 24 cents per gallon last year and that’s the matter that’s trying to be answered right now,”
Listen to the the full conversation between Anderson and Bearman here: