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HAMILTON, Ohio -- Police arrested a suspect after they made threats toward Hamilton High School via social media, according to the Hamilton Police Department.
The Hamilton Police Department’s Investigations Section began investigating Wednesday after Butler County dispatchers received multiple calls from concerned parents.
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The President of the Republic, H. E. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has received in audience the French Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, Olivier Brocheni.
The French diplomat was the bearer of a letter in which H. E. Emmanuel Macron, the French President, expressed his gratitude to His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for contributing two million Euro to the The Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
He also praised and welcomed the friendship shown to the French people and Jacques Chirac, by attending the State funeral of the former leader who died two months ago.
His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Olivier Brochenin looked at various aspects relating to the consolidation of the historic relations of friendship and cooperation uniting Malabo and Paris.
After presenting his credentials on 17th October, as new Republic of France Extraordinary Plenipotentiary Ambassador, this is the second occasion on which Olivier Brochenin has been received in audience by the President of the Republic.
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Centaurea montana (perennial cornflower, mountain cornflower, bachelor's button, montane knapweed or mountain bluet) is a species of Centaurea endemic to Europe. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. It escapes from gardens readily, and has thereby become established in the British Isles, Scandinavia and North America.
C. montana grows in meadows and open woodland in the upper montane and sub-alpine zones, in basic areas. It grows to 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) tall, and flowers mainly from May to August.
C. montana may be distinguished from other Centaurea species in the region by its usually entire leaves, and the blue-purple colour of the outermost ray florets. It may be distinguished from the cornflower, C. cyanus, by having a single (rarely up to three) flower heads, and by its being perennial, whereas the cornflower has many flower heads and is annual. The closely related C. triumfettii has more narrowly winged stems, narrower leaves and grows in rockier areas.
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1: Table of Contents | 1.Trees.....................1 2.No Trees,No Life..............9
2: Trees | Trees are very important to us. Here are some | trees we see everyday.
3: What a beautiful sunset, with trees.
4: When you walk through the woods,you might see this.
5: Look! It's a tunnel made out of trees.
6: These trees look like there getting cold in the winter.
7: These trees are so cute. They get first prize.
8: We need trees for oxygen to live.
9: WE NEED TREES!!!! | No trees,no life | Without trees, we will die!!!!!!!!!!

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How To Make Any Recipe Slimming World Friendly
I’m Tracey! I am a Slimming World Consultant in Tallaght but most importantly I am a Slimming World member. I have lost five stone following the plan and words cannot convey just how much it has changed my life in every single way.
I was a comfort eater, a secret eater and miserably unhappy for all of my teenage life. Since becoming a parent something clicked for me. I want to be around for my son for as long as I can be.
I don’t want him to grow up seeing food as the enemy and as a reason to hide his emotions. Slimming World has changed everything for me and I want to help others do the same.
It really amazes me how people wave goodbye to their favourite foods when they start a new “diet”. The very act of moving away from the foods you enjoy the most feels like punishment.
I think this is what makes Slimming World stand out so much for me. It was the only plan I could ever follow long term because it allowed me to have all of my favourite kind of foods. Of course, with any healthy eating plan compromises and changes must be made but I was really surprised by just how easily I could whip up a Slimming World version of my favourite kind of food. Foods that I always deemed “bold” and foods that were causing me to pile on weight had suddenly become foods that were helping me lose weight and feel great. Another benefit was that the whole family were eating this way which made us a healthier unit overall.
Here are my top tips for making any recipe Slimming World-friendly
1. For mince-based dishes like meatballs and homemade burgers go for less than 5% fat minced beef. That means the meat is completely free. You can add all kinds of herbs and spices and whip up a beautiful sauce using fresh ingredients. Oven baked meatballs are a favourite recipe in our house. We serve with pasta, side salad and grated cheese on top.
2. Thinking for a couple of minutes about the “bready” part makes a huge difference. If you wanted to make fajitas you could easily make the filling completely free and full of speed food but the regular white tortilla wraps will cause you a problem. Why not save your healthy extra B that day for dinner time and go for one of the healthy extra B wrap options? I do this when we are having burgers too. It’s so worth saving my healthy extra B for a burger bun (my favourite is the Irwin’s 60g wholemeal bun from Iceland). That morning, I’ll have fruit and yoghurt for breakfast and something like a big omelette and salad for lunch.
3. Simply swap oil for Frylite. So many recipes call for a couple of tablespoons of oil. Olive Oil and Rapeseed oil have tonnes of health benefits but on the Slimming World plan, they will cost you syns. If you don’t want to use your syns on oil just swap the oil element for Frylight. I recently made a gorgeous Salsa and literally omitted the olive oil and added a couple of spoonfuls of water. It didn’t need the oil with all of the tasty tomato juice.
4. If the recipe traditionally does not include vegetables do not worry. I can totally see why someone might not want to add vegetables to a recreation of their favourite Indian dish for example. Keep it authentic but serve on your plate with one third speed food. It’s as easy as a bag of salad or some chopped up vegetables. They’ll only compliment it and make the meal go further.
5. Keep an eye on measurements. For cheesy dishes, if you are careful enough, you can work it so that one portion is that day's healthy extra cheese. If not you’ll be able to syn it easily once you know the exact measurements of foods that have a syn value.
6. Don’t be afraid to have less. If something works out high in syns and you don’t want to use that many, simply have a smaller portion but serve with a big plate of free foods to keep you nice and full. The key is to always fill up on free foods.
7. If a recipe calls for cream or coconut milk swap for Quark or a thick coconut yoghurt. Hint – only add quark or yoghurt before serving and when it is off the heat to avoid curdling. I use the Glenisk 0% fat strained coconut yoghurt for my Thai green curry.
8. Dishes with breadcrumbs can be recreated using breadcrumbs made with wholemeal bread. These can easily be worked into the plan. I’ve made breaded cod for fish and chips and breaded chicken kiev and both turned out great.
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IT'S one of the most recognisable theme songs of all time — but the music from Seinfeld that we all know and love was almost dumped at the. It was also here, at his Music Consultants Group Inc., that the theme to Seinfeld was born. Everyone knows Seinfeld's signature slap bass. Jerry Seinfeld, when he got his own show, famously did not want a theme song along the lines of shows like “Cheers” or “Facts of Life” or.
Few television theme songs are as widely known and distinct as the opening music from "Seinfeld." True fans will know that the signature slap. He says, "I have no idea how many themes we did for Seinfeld." Every single episode had a new version of the music that Wolff. This episode was the only one (other than the original pilot) with a different version of the theme song, which included female.
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Supporting the development and integration of Suspension Control Systems into vehicles, rigs and virtual environments within a team specialising in the creation and deployment of chassis control functions. The role will include functional development of control logic, planning and execution of integration tests, supporting vehicle and rig commissioning activities, and troubleshooting technical issues within product development and production environments.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
* Planning and executing chassis control system integration and testing activities on rigs, vehicles and in virtual environments.
* Support manufacturing colleagues (both prototype and production) with documentation and technical assistance as required to successfully build, calibrate and test vehicles equipped with chassis control systems.
* Trouble shooting of control system issues on test rigs and vehicles; liaising with control system owners and function developers to resolve complex issues.
* Creation of specialised scripts to run on company standard tools to support ECU diagnostic services and the application / system engineers.
* Logging and analysing vehicle and system data, communicating findings to stakeholders.
* Defining network communication requirements to support the deployment of chassis control systems. Submitting requirements into the networks design process with documentation and providing support throughout the approvals process.
* Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested
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* An ability to work independently to solve complex technical issues using a structured approach.
* Expert knowledge of vehicle networks, ECUs, fault monitoring strategies, diagnostic routines and electronics.
* A strong understanding of chassis control systems, actuators and sensors.
* Experience of model based control function development.
* Experience with following software applications; Vector CANape & Canalyzer, MatLab Simulink.
* Experience of working with mechatronic systems.
* Knowledge of Vehicle Dynamics theory.
* Experience executing driven vehicle test procedures.
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* Proficiency in C and Python programming
* Experience of installing and using vehicle instrumentation and data logging equipment.
* Experience with following software applications; Targetlink, CarMaker, dSpace Control Desk.


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But the Cyan Toner LBP633 / 067 doesn’t just stop at paper. With Ghost’s transfer foils, you can apply white and colored prints and designs to a variety of materials. Wood, glass, ceramics, metal, and even fabrics like felt can be transformed into unique and personalized creations. From elaborate stationery products like flyers or invitations to individualized coffee mugs, shirts, sweaters, and bags, the sky is the limit!
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Believe it or not, there will be days when you just do not feel like spending time on the crowded beaches of Rio de Janeiro, but also do not want to restrict yourself to your hotel room. This is where the many parks of Rio will come in very handy. Praca Paris is one such beautiful park.
You will find Praca Paris in the Glory neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. It was built in 1926 under the guidance of Alfred Crouch on the site of the first landfill of Rio. His vision was an elegant Parisian garden. He included a large number of almond trees and plenty of works of art and various sculptures. Some of these monuments are Carrara's marble cats, a statue of Marshal Deodoro da Fonescu done in bronze, and a light fountain which has jets of water twenty five feet high and nine different lighting displays.
The fountain is truly magnificent to see. The dolphins on the fountain are exact replicas of those found on the famous fountain in Marseilles. During the celebrations of 2011 and 2012 the fountain had over nine thousand LED bulbs arranged to produce different colors and intensities which changed every five minutes. The display was designed by Giancarlo Neri and was on display for several days.
The Praca Paris that you see today is not the original, though the design is as close to the original as possible. The original was destroyed during the construction fo the subway system in Rio de Janeiro. it was rebuilt and restored to its former glory in 1992. It is during the reconstruction that the railings were added to its borders to protect the park. These railing help to make the park a safer place for the joggers and picnickers who frequent its green strips and trails. There is also a strong police presence to help keep crime as low as possible.
There are many parks in Rio de Janeiro. Make time to visit at least a few and be sure that Praca Paris with its magnificent fountain and beautiful sculptures is on your list.
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Praça Paris is a short walk north from Gloria Station. Exit the station onto Rua da Gloria and, using the cross walks and traffic islands, carefully cross the roads making your way east and north to the southern tip of Praça Paris. Since the park is completely fenced, you must continue up the west side of the park on Av. Augusto Severo to reach the entrance. It is about a 6 minute walk from the Metro Station to the gate.
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IATSE International President Matthew Loeb sent the following letter to all members of both the US House of Representatives and US Senate:
January 12, 2010
TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
Please be advised that the IATSE, a labor union representing over 110,000 members, is well aware that the health care bill passed by the Senate contains provisions that will tax the so-called “Cadillac” health care plans. Unions have negotiated for these benefits as part of the economic package for many years. Now, after acting responsibly by providing meaningful health coverage, we are to be punished by having our benefits taxed.
We have worked hard and supported candidates for political office who have the ability to prevent this travesty. That the unions, the true champions of workers and the prime vehicle to move America’s health care agenda, could end up worse off than we were before is unacceptable.
Therefore, the IATSE General Executive Board has unanimously consented that the IATSE oppose any legislation that imposes any tax on hard fought benefits and to immediately notify you of this action.
As you convene the second session of the 111th Congress, I implore you to vote against any health care legislation that imposes an excise tax.
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Major snowstorms are no stranger in the Albany, NY area, and there is no shortage of resources to track storm activity through social media channels.
Twitter is one of the faster social tools for storm information, as Twitter is all about what is happening right now.
Here are some other social resources to follow on Twitter for official weather information:
@511nyAlbany is the DOT account for travel and road information covering the Capital Region. The agercy also has accounts for other regions of the state, if you happen to need that information. A full list of the DOT Twitter feeds is here: http://twitter.511ny.org/
@NWSAlbany is the handle for the National Weather Service in Albany which tweets special weather statements, warnings, maps, forecasts and other valuable information.
All of the local television stations share information regularly too - WRGB Channel 6 is @CBS6Albany, WTEN Channel 10 is @WTEN (and @Fox23News), WNYT Channel 13 is @WNYT and Time Warner Cable News is @TWCNewsAlbany
The TV stations are good source for school cancellations and snow emergency information. Many of their meteorologists have their own handles to share more in-depth information.
Hashtags are another tool you can use. For the storm impacting our region right now the trending hashtag is #WinterStorm - which may give some information from other northeastern cities.
A more local hashtag used by citizens and media alike is #518WX. People often share images on Twitter and Instagram using that hashtag.


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T-Mobile International AG is a German holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG’s various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Today, T-Mobile releases Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update For the popular Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Finally, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will be receiving the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update. But before you update, note that, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 4 is a around 1.5 GB, so users should ensure they have enough space available on their smartphones.
T-Mobile’s rollout of Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Galaxy Note 4 makes it the third of the big four carriers to do so. Apart from others (Sprint and Verizon) whose users have already received the update. There is another one network yet to release Marshmallow to its Note 4 users and there are AT&T.
And also coming from the T-Mobile, the latest Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung S6 Edge Android Smartphone will also be getting June security patch.
Although, a post was published on the AT&T support forum indicating that the Note 4 is scheduled to receive its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in June. With only a day to go in the month, we see the post as a customized lie unless if they release by either today or tomorrow.
How to Manually Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to Android 6.0
To manually upgrade, be sure to have an active Wi-Fi connection, then navigate to the settings menu, scroll down to “System,” and proceed to select “About Device.” Then, select “Download updates manually,” “OK” and then “Start,” after which the system will automatically generate a restart request as it prepares the download. Approve the restart, and your Galaxy Note 4 should then begin the software update.
Looking at the Android 6.0 upgrade of Samsung Note Phones and Samsung mobile, who are ready to launch Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in August, it seems that the line for the Android 6.0 in Samsung Notes might end in Note 4, meanwhile Google, who is about launching Android N. So we might be looking at Samsung Note 7 running Android N out of the box.


Along with an update to the Knowledge Graph, Google just started testing out a new experimental feature that incorporates emails into personalized search results on the main search page. These search results are just as private as they would be from the Gmail webapp, just in a different place. And for now, it is only on the English Google.com; not available on any other Google country domain. If you don’t like the idea of it the service is currently “opt-in” only, so there’s no need to panic.
To enable this feature visit the Gmail in personal search results field trial page. Once there, click the blue “Join the field trial” button that appears.
Changes won’t be instant. It could take a few minutes, or a few days. You’ll receive an official email from Google once the change has been applied. From what I’ve heard, the amount of time the activation takes depends on a combination of the size of your Gmail inbox and the number of people who’ve signed up before you that have yet to be activated.
Personally, I’m having trouble seeing the point of this feature. Google Search SVP, Amit Singhal, says “Sometimes the best answer to your question isn’t available on the public web—it may be contained somewhere else, such as in your email.” Wait… what? Well, I guess this could be useful if you’re a forgetful person that is lucky enough to search for the right keywords to bring up a helpful forgotten email. Then again, it could be entirely redundant. What do you think?
On a side note, along with this update comes Airplane flight data pulled from confirmation emails received by your airlines. Just search for “my flights” to display them directly on Google. If you ask me, it seems like Google is trying to bring everything possible to its one main search page.


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New Delhi, Dec 28: Noting that India already faces water scarcity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the legal structures dealing with water were inadequate and called for a national legal framework on general principles of water.
Addressing the sixth meeting of the National Water Resources Council here, the prime minister said there was need to treat water as a common property resource in a way that protected basic needs of drinking water along with livelihood of poor farmers.
The meeting was called to approve a new national water policy.
Manmohan Singh said the most objective data available pointed out that water or the lack of it could become the limiting factor to the country’s social and economic growth.
"India already faces a scarcity of water, which is a vital and stressed natural resource," he said.
He said one of the problems in achieving better water management was that the current institutional and legal structures were "inadequate, fragmented and need active reform".
The prime minister said suggestions had been made for a national legal framework of general principles on water, which, in turn, would pave way for essential legislation on water governance in every state.
"I would like to emphasise the need to see the proposed national legal framework in proper perspective. The framework would be an umbrella statement of general principles governing the exercise of legislative, executive or devolved powers by the centre, states and local governing bodies," he said.
He said the central government did not wish to encroach upon the constitutionally-guaranteed rights of states or to "centralise water management"


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Discussion in 'Photography, Art & Design' started by 666painkiller, 20 Apr 2013.
Bit like me at work when people arrive and turn the lights on
Is my cousins but I'm up here for the weekend so is now my doggo
These cats own my bed, it like they are telling me that they don't need a cat heated bed. I need to get rid of their fur on a daily basis before sleeping.
Should have more pics in 2 weeks as they're having a party and I'd much rather play with the dog.
I have gone SFF in the dogs department too.
Here are my pair of vicious hounds
Picking up this little girl tomorrow, first time we have had a puppy so should be interesting.
That's my best friend — Rocky. He is a siba-iny
Had a dog called Rocky as a kid.
I'd love a dog as I love dogs.
Just can't be doing with the doggy smell, picking up poop and the neediness.
Yeah, i'll stick with my kitty, i think it's best all round.
Does a cat not have all the downsides to a dog but none of the upsides? Biased of course as a doge myself
Both cats and dogs are great, each with different practical advantages.
Seeing that me and my wife don't want to get a pet here in the states, we don't want to put it through the long flight home nor risk having it stay in quarantine, we decided to foster.
This is Samson.
Smell a bit less, don't need constant attention, you can leave them home alone, and you don't have to be walking about carrying bags of poop.
They can be very affectionate, mental and playful though as well as being moody sods. Sometimes an old cat can learn new tricks too. A bit like me I guess.
Don't get me wrong, I love dogs, they're just too needy for me.
Yeaaah but it's not constant.
They do ask for attention, I agree. I especially agree in the early morning when I have someone's soft padded paw gently tapping on my cheek and eyelid. "Oh, you're awake. Oh what a coincidence, I just got here and have been sat here quietly doing nothing - how lucky is that"
Cat Life by The_Crapman posted 27 Jun 2019 at 17:41
They're more comfy for a cuddle too.
This is the right way to use a cat scratching post. I find it weird and funny at the same time.
You seem to have changed the colour of the text so that it's not visible on the dark theme. Mind removing the colouring?
This is Ralph's desk now
DSC_2005 by The_Crapman posted 15 Jul 2019 at 22:19
heh luckily there's a window right next to my computer desk, bob the cat is far more interested in sitting looking out of that
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Why old music is now more popular than new music and what to do about it
Everybody loves a good oldie but goodie, but is it so much that new music is suffering? Let’s find out.
A guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music3.0.
There’s a post written by Ted Gioia called “Is Old Music Killing New Music?” that’s sweeping through the music industry right now. It’s based on the recent report by MRC that states that more than 70% of all music consumed in the U.S. is what’s known as catalog, or older than 18 months. In many cases, it’s way older, like decades. Even more important is that old music is clearly driving the profits of the music business these days, even though the latest hits get all the hype.
There’s a lot of great data and observations in that post and it’s definitely something you should read, but I want to elaborate a bit on this trend and perhaps shed some light on why I believe we’re heading in the direction of old music dominating consumption.
Is Old Music Better?
Let’s address the elephant in the room first – is old music better than new music? In some ways yes, and other ways, no. There’s always great music being made regardless of the era, it’s just that we may never get to hear much of it these days. Record labels drive what’s popular, unfortunately, and whatever the current trend is, they want more of it. As a result we get an exciting new trend that gets slowly watered down with weaker and weaker imitations (look what happened to hip-hop).
One of the things that drove music in the 1970s and 80s was the search to be different. Artists and labels weren’t afraid to take chances, and as a result, we had such a wide variety of great music to choose from. There were no sub-genres of music (i.e. trip-hop, death metal, etc) – it all fit under a big genre umbrella that no one really cared about.
FM radio was at its peak and you tuned in because of the specific tastes of the DJ, who was free to spin whatever he or she liked. As a result the listener was exposed to a wide variety of artists. Marivishnu Orchestra was played right beside Deep Purple which was right beside Gil Scott Heron or Sly Stone.
Today we’re all about niche, and even worse, algorithms that feed us more of the same thing that we just listened to rather than something totally new and different.
It’s A Little Too Easy
But the hits are what we’re most often exposed to and they’re not lighting up the earbuds of even the demographic that they’re aimed at. I think a big reason for that is the fact that songwriting has gotten lazy. Not on purpose, mind you – just because the technology makes it that way.
Why practice your instrument, try to form a band, or learn how to record when all you have to do is find a beat or loop that you like and build the song from there? That’s not to say there hasn’t been some great songs that came about that way, but a loop is a limiting factor in songwriting as it encourages simple two chord songs with an even simpler melody. Plus add the fact that there’s 10 or more writers on some songs and you have the lowest common denominator in songwriting that’s almost guaranteed not to take chances.
This gets rewarded and encourages others to write this way, and what we have today is the result.
The Attraction Of Old Music
Again, old music isn’t necessarily better, but there are a few things that the hits of yesteryear have that many new hits don’t today.
Adventurous chord patterns, for one. In songs before around 201, sometimes a bridge or a chorus would jump to a place you never might imagined (Bowie’s “Life On Mars” or Elton John’s “I Guess Why They Call It The Blues” for example). You don’t get that chance when you’re writing to a loop because you’re automatically restricted to the chord in the loop.
Energy, for another. A loop or beat captures one moment of energy time that repeats over and over. A song with a real rhythm section breathes in intensity with the track as the energy flows just like life – up and down, tension and release. I hate to refer to songs better visited by a way-back machine, but a great example is “Refugee” by TomPetty and The Heartbreakers, or “All Night Long” by Lionel Ritchie (especially the outro after the bridge).
Modern music production has squeezed much of that primal energy out of music by adding or subtracting mix elements over a static rhythm section to add and subtract energy rather than changing the intensity of the playing, but to be fair, that started way before what we’re going through today.
One thing’s for sure is that music is going to evolve and change, as it always does. There’s going to be a new artist that will use what’s currently available and meld it with that of the past (like real musicians) and then the new trend will be off and running.
Production with loops and beats might become pass’e as bands become the in-thing again. Songwriters will try something other than just 1-4-5 chord structure (we can only hope) and try to push the envelope with chord changes, song form, and melody jumps. We’re only a hit away from that happening.
In the meantime, it’s up to every listener to dig deep to find the greatness that’s already out there, while still enjoying the old music that we’ve already heard.
Bobby Owsinski is a producer/engineer, author and coach. He has authored 24 books on recording, music, the music business and social media.
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The Acme Rocket Corporation is integrating their existing Octel voice mail system with Cisco CallManager Express. The Octel voice mail system has four ports and a voice mail pilot point of 53222. How should the CallManager Express be configured to support this integration?
A.A separate VoIP dial peer needs to be configured for the four pilot point numbers.
B.Four dial peers need to be configured with the same pilot point number.
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D.Four ephones and four dial peers need to be configured with the same pilot point number.
In this diagram, Cisco 642-143 dumps CallManager Express is being integrated with a SIP network. Which two integration principles apply? (Choose two.)
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Which protocol is required for an IP Phone to register with Cisco 642-143 pdf CallManager Express?
You wish to verify that the pilot point number has been configured correctly in your CUE module. Using the show ccn trigger command provides the following output: cue-10-0-0# show ccn trigger Name: 6800 Type: SIP Application: voicemail Locale: en_US Idle Timeout: 5000 Enabled: yes Maximum number of 642-143 vce sessions: 8 Name: 6700 Type: SIP Application: autoattendant Locale: en_US
Idle Timeout: 5000 Enabled: yes Maximum number of sessions: 8 cue-10-0-0# What pieces of information can you derive from this output? (Choose two.)
A.The voice-mail pilot point number is 6800.
B.The number of ports available is 16.
C.The idle timeout is 5 seconds.
D.The operator can be reached at extension 6800.
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The system administrator at Knox Booksellers wants to connect to the PSTN via FXO port 1/0/0.
The number assigned to this line by the telco is 408-555-1212. Which configuration will route all
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A.voice-port 1/0/0 description 408 555-1999 connection plar 4085551999 2000
B.voice-port 1/0/0 description FXO 4085551999 connection plar 2000
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D.voice-port 1/0/0 description 408 555-1999 connection plar ephone-dn 2000
Cisco 642-143 exam CallManager Express is being implemented in a standalone environment with PSTN interfaces. Which two of these represent valid options for fax support? (Choose two.)
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E.Connect the fax to an FXS port of the Cisco CallManager Express router.
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Mellan Klarälven och kastanjen på Ekallén finns små hårda minnen av vemod och ensamhet. Men också ett stråk av varm förtrolighet som sträcker sig ända upp till Älgsjövallen med sina huldror och nyfikna älgar. Jag bär en kamera i handen och mellan lövverket fotograferar jag mina gamla drömmar. Det gör mina minnen oförstörbara, därför att de inte slutar i sig själva. The land between Klarälven River and the chestnut tree at Ekallén is full of little hard memories of sad and lonely times, but there is also a streak of warm confidence that runs all the way up to Älgsjövallen, a place of fairy tale creatures and inquisitive moose. I am carrying my camera, shooting these old dreams through the foliage. It means my memories can never be destroyed, because they no longer end in themselves. Anders Petersen
De flesta bilderna är fotograferade i Värmland 2008, men en del är tagna redan på 1990-talet. Most of the pictures were taken in Värmland in 2008. A few, however, are from the 1990s.
Man kanske inte kan göra resan hem igen. Men det är härifrån jag kommer. De här bilderna är en hyllning, till människorna och det landskap som är mitt ursprung. Jag har återvänt till något som min kropp och mina känslor känner igen. Maybe you can’t really go back home. But this is where I’m from. These images pay homage, to the people and landscapes that are my origins. I’ve returned to something my body and emotions recognize. JH Engström
Bilderna är fotograferade iVärmland mellan 2001 och 2008. The images are photographed in Värmland between 2001 and 2008.
Värmland, province in west-central Sweden, 18,033 km2, population 312,777 (2007). The official province flower and animal are the Arctic Starflower and the wolf. Just like the lion, the heraldic eagle depicted on the coat of arms is a symbol of strength, courage and power, which is probably why, in 1567, King Erik XIV changed the coat of arms of 1560, which depicted a black wolverine. With a population density of 16 people per km2,V. is one of the most sparsely populated landscapes in centralSweden;belowthenationalaverage.Thereis, however, great regional variation. The areas around the province’s lakes and rivers in the south are the most densely populated, and this is also where most of the urban centres are situated. Regional development over the past few years has resulted in a demographic transition to Karlstad and nearby municipalities, while the northern and north-eastern municipalitiesaredecreasinginpopulation.In2000, 74% of the population was living in the region’s 72 urban communities, including Karlstad, Kristinehamn, Arvika, Skoghall and Säffle. Except for a few years within this time, the past decades have been characterized by a decrease in population, mainly due to people relocating, as well as falling birth rates. An influx of people, mainly from abroad, resulted in a population increase that started in 1987 and culminated in 1994. The number of inhabitants then steadily decreased up until 2005. Business and industry in V. has undergone major and,formany,painfulchangesintheharsheconomic climate of the past decades. The previously important heavy industries, including forestry and the steel industry, are still in operation, but are less substantialduetorationalizations.Peoplehavebecome increasingly dependent on the service sector in their daily lives. Following the growth period experienced in the 1970s and 80s within the public sector, a downwards trend in this sector has now reached a standstill, while the number of jobs in the private service sector has increased, especially in and around Karlstad. At present, business and industry in the area are diverse and have substanital regional variations. Industries in severalVärmland municipalities,includingStorfors,MunkforsandHagfors,
are specialized. Agriculture and forestry are still relatively important, despite only employing 2% of the working population. Just over 7% of the total land area is made up of farmland and 78% is forestland. About half of the arable land is located around Lake Vänern, where the farms are comparatively large. The soil is relatively poor, however, with the most common crops being oats and spring barley for animal feed, and autumn wheat. In the western and central parts of the region, where the landscape is more broken up, the characteristically small farms are mainly located around the lakes and river valleys. Agriculture is often conducted alongside forestry. Further north, the dominating crops are ley and potatoes. Iron ore, timber and water resources have been of vital importance to the structure and localization of the industry. Iron ore was once at the core of local industry. At the end of the 19th century, the iron industry was heavily centralized. Many iron works were closed and often replaced by a growing number of forest companies, makingV. Sweden’s leading producer of paper pulp by the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, and in particular during the 1960s, this industry has been concentrated to only a few specific locations. Värmland has a rich musical tradition. The music scene has continued to broaden and expand over recent years to include annual events such as the Jössejazzen Festival in Arvika, folk music and accordion festivals in Ransäter, the Kil International Piano Festival, the Värmland Classic Festival in Karlstad, a rock festival in Arvika and the Fryksdalsdansen dance band festival in Sunne. Earlier folk music in V. was influenced by Finnish immigrants, and went on to be affected by Norwegian traditions and those of neighbouring Dalarna county. The varied topography of V. is characterized by intense drama and beauty, similar to the landscape typical of northern Sweden. The southern parts are situated in the rift valley that runs through central Sweden.A flatland extending north of Lake Vänern encompasses the Värmlandsnäs peninsula. The straight, deep, one-kilometre-wide river Klarälven dominates the Klarälven valley. Another typical and beautiful rift valley is Fryksdalen, with the graveldammed Fryken lakes and the river Norsälven. The
undulating landscape of south-westernVärmland is characterized by its many lakes, including Glafsfjorden, Värmeln, Stora Gla, the Silen lake system and Foxen. The northern part of the county in particular – north of the north Sweden boundary – is covered in coniferous forest. The fauna of southern and northern Sweden meet in V. The animal life around Lake Vänern and the rivers is unique. Wolves, which had disappeared for a period, reappeared at the beginning of the 1980s, and there is now a small permanent population. Brown bears are common, and there is a small population of lynx, mainly in the central and northern parts. There are plenty of beavers and moose throughout the region, and two rare mammal species are found in the south: the harvest mouse and the northern birch mouse. Around 300 bird species have been sited, 145 of which breed regularly in the region. The Siberian jay, Ural owl and willow grouse inhabit northern V., while the south is home to birds that dwell in copses and reed-filled lakes. A significant population of the increasingly rare white-backed woodpecker can be found in V. and the insect fauna along the banks of the river Klarälven is very interesting. From Nationalencyklopedin
Tack till alla som blivit fotograferade för projektet/ Thanks to everyone who has been photographed for this project Ett speciellt tack till/Special thanks to: Greger Ulf Nilson, Johan Bergström, Stefan Bladh, Karin Bodland-Johnson, Sara Broos, Johan Emanuelsson, Brittmarie Engström, Claes Henrik Engström, Marcus Erixon, Gösta Flemming, Inger FlemmingLange,IngvildHaugenHeimstad,LarsJohnson, Ingrid Kleen, Peter Norén, Amanda Ooms, Julia Paramonova, Mia Petzäll, Helena Påls, Göte Stenmark, Isa Stenmark, Bertil Strömberg, Margareta Strömberg, Polly Yassin. Texten om Värmland är en förkortad version av den innehållsrika text som finns i Nationalencyklopedin, www.ne.se. The text about Värmland is an edited version of the more detailed encyclopedia entry in the Swedish Nationalencyklopedin, www.ne.se. Texten i NE är skriven av/The text in NE is written by: Sven Behrens, Ulf Erlandson, Ulf Gärdenfors, Lennart Hedwall, Jan von Konow, Olle G. Olsson, Mats Widgren Anders Petersen Skanning av neg/neg scan: Stefan Bladh Färgkopiering/colour prints: Projektor Utbildning; Eva-Teréz Gölin, Stefan Ohlsson, Sven Westerlund JH Engström Färgkopiering/colour prints: Johan Bergström S/v-kopiering/b/w prints: Helena Påls © Bokförlaget Max Ström 2009 © Foto/photo: JH Engström © Foto/photo: Anders Petersen Formgivning/design: Greger Ulf Nilson Översättning till engelska/English translation: Katarina Trodden Repro och tryck/repro and printing: Fälth & Hässler, Värnamo 2009 ISBN: 978-91-7126-164-9

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Review: Boogie Angst's series of club-focused, compilation style EPs can always be relied upon to deliver the goods. Predictably, this third volume in the ongoing series is packed to the rafters with tasty musical treats. Label bosses Kraak & Smaak lead the way with 'Fitipaldi', a Clavinet-sporting slab of Italo-disco influenced cheeriness that's available in both original mix and extended version variations. You also get two takes on Drop Out Orchestra's kaleidoscopic, string-laden disco-boogie rework of Steven Kimber's 'I Wanna Be The One'. Elsewhere, rising star Pontchartrain dances his way through nu-disco-influenced piano-house territory on 'Cheap Plants', King Mutapa reaches for warming Rhodes keys and jazzy disco bass on the deep house influenced 'Gimme That Funk' and FUTVRST offers up a filter-heavy exploration of French Touch influenced mid-tempo disco-house.
Review: A four-tracker here from publicity-shy French producer Georges, who's racked up nearly 20 releases on Boogie Angst and French label AOC but about whom we can tell you very little. 'Karma' opens the EP on a laidback, summery kinda tip with some chorus'd female aahs and oohs by way of a vocal. Next comes recent single 'Now You're Gone', which features Stee Downes on mic duties and will appeal to fans of Smoove & Turrell, Andre Espeut etc. We then head down a slightly deeper, jazzier path with 'Back To FM', before the EP's rounded out by a Dub of 'Now You're Gone'.
Review: Boogie Angst presents Music Ruined My Life, the brand new instrumental LP from Rotterdam-based artist and producer Moods! A respected act in bringing together a unique fusion of soul, R&B, and alternative influences - Music Ruined My Life was recorded live in the city of Leiden during the peak of the pandemic alongside a full band. With the LP tapping into a balance of soulful jazz, folk and funk inspired undertones that also touch of new age and lounge - this album is for the tastemakers out there. We recommend "Return To 4ever" for some splashy, dub-loving sounds, "Deeper Waters" for that new age, space-ambient funk, and "Music Saved My Life" for a funkier, house classic with broken beat tip. Moods!
Review: Kraak & Smaak's latest EP is not the disco-fired boogie-fest we've come to expect, but rather a collection of undeniably sun-baked tracks that were apparently inspired by daydreams of long drives along the Spanish and French Mediterranean coasts. They've nailed the sound of course, with the six tracks flitting between soft focus, mid-80s Balearic wooziness (the spoken word-sporting title track), gorgeous, bass-heavy nu-jazz ('The Cypress Garden'), Ennio Morricone-inspired excellence ('Sunflower Suite'), piano-powered disco-not-disco ('Corsica '80') and lusciously glassy-eyed downtempo gear ('Cul De Sac' and 'French Souffle'). Sublime afternoon delights - we approve!
Review: "Same Blood" is taken from the forthcoming 'Pleasure Centre' - the sixth studio album by Dutch trio Kraak & Smaak released on their own label Boogie Angst. The album's 'West Coast vibe' is due to them moving to Los Angeles for a month back in 2019, where they stayed in Echo Park and recorded in local studios, and sometimes even in the homes or backyards garages of their collaborators featured on the album. Featuring the emotive vocals of The Palms, "Same Blood" is a low slung and emotive number incorporating soul, funk, disco and deep house elements for an altogether captivating experience.

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We're going to play a little Jeopardy today on the blog (I give you the answer, you give me the Question)! The answer is, antibiotics! The question is, you guessed it, what do you need when everyone is sick?
Last weekend we discovered that Bailey, our golden retriever had an ear infection. Ted took her to the vet and we began giving her antibiotic ear drops. Then on Thursday afternoon Maddy started complaining about her ear hurting. We went through getting tubes in her ears about a year ago and we were worried that there might be an issue. Ted's Mom took Maddy to the doctor of Friday morning because neither Ted or I could get out of work easily and Grammie loves helping out. Maddy not only had an ear infection in her right ear, but the pressure from the infection had built up and ruptured her ear drum. Apparently that sounds way worse than it is. We ended up with two prescriptions for antibiotics for her, one oral medicine and one in ear drop form. 2 Davis members down, 2 to go! Sunday morning I woke up with a very very sore throat but no other symptoms. By 4pm I had a 102 degree fever and could barely move. After a very rough night, I went to the doctor this morning to find out that I have strep throat and now have my very own antibiotics. Good grief! The good news is that everyone on antibiotics is already feeling much better, yay medicine!

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|almond butter cookies
If you love almonds, that too rustic nuts, then this butterless cookie recipe is a must try. If you are watching your weight, then you ought to try this eggless cookie recipe once. If you think cookies do not make any sense without butter, try this healthy cookie recipe. If you wonder how cookies taste without butter, then this almond butter cookie recipe can come in handy.
You have read, tried, and mastered many cookie recipes, but this one is different and promises to give you a healthy batch of oatmeal cookie recipe without butter. Yes, you will find many healthy cookie recipes in this website alone, but this one is different. If I say this is healthier, I won't be wrong.
Churned out with just 3 ingredients, this almond butter cookie vegan recipe gives you delicious bites. Did I tell you this cookie batch does not use either baking soda or baking powder? Of course, there aren't any leavening agents used.
Now you must be wondering what gives these eggless cookie recipes using almond butter the crunch or whether these are chewy almond butter cookies or crunchy ones.
Yes, these are a little chewy almond butter cookies the first day, with the rustic taste of roasted almonds that make up almond butter. But they should become crunchy the next day.
While almond butter oozes oil, flax meal egg makes a handy addition to the cookie recipe with oatmeal.
|crunchy butter almond thin cookie recipe
I had two options - either add whole wheat flour, multi grain flour or oatmeal.
I opted for oatmeal!
Doesn't that give you a healthy batch of cookies?
Let's see how to bake a healthy cookie batch with 3 ingredients.
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Cookie Recipe With Almond Butter Ingredients
4 tsp- almond butter (here is the homemade almond butter recipe)
8 tsp- oatmeal/oats powder/powdered oats
2 tsp or more- jaggery powder (shakkar/gur)
1 tsp- flax meal - alsi (optional)
Cinnamon (dalchini), elaichi, or fennel powder(saunf) - optional - you are free to choose spices
Wondering how healthy oatmeal cookie no sugar recipe will taste? Try the recipe for yourself and see the results.
- Soak roasted flax meal in 3 tsp of lukewarm water or milk for 10 mts. We will get gooey egg-like paste. This is known as flax meal egg :)
- Grind oats to powder.
- Take a food processor or grinder.
- Throw in almond butter, oatmeal, gur powder/shakkar and flax meal paste.Add any spices of your choice. I added dalchini
- Give a few churns.
- Add extra 1-2 tsp of oatmeal if the dough seems sticky. My dough was very sticky, so I added 2-3 tsp of oatmeal while bringing the dough together.
- Worry not if the dough is loose. But make sure it should not be too loose. If it still feels loose, add 1-2 tsp of extra oats powder.
- Make a log and cover with a cling film or aluminum foil.
- Refrigerate for 30 mts.
- Preheat the oven (mw convection) at 180 degree for 10 mts.
- Take out the log of dough and roll it into a thick chapati (should not be too thin nor too thick).
- Cut into different shapes of cookie and bake for 14 mts at 180 degrees. The cookies are chewy initially and should become crunchy the next day.
- Let the butter almond thin cookies remain in the oven until they cool down.
- Take the homemade almond butter cookies out on a cooling rack.
- Enjoy with coffee or tea.
Here is another almond butter recipe you may want to try. Almond butter makes a delicious combination with oats, so I have combined both to make no cream almond butter kulfi.
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Opinion: Unpaid internships create inequity, unfairly disadvantage students
(Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
By Karina Seth
Sept. 18, 2021 9:05 a.m.
All work and no reward.
As nonprofit organizations and businesses alike continue to offer unpaid internships, many students must decide between boosting their resumes and paying their bills.
Some may say unpaid internships are a good learning experience, but they’re just another way to widen the divide between lower- and higher-income students, particularly during the economic upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Bruins get ready to start what will undoubtedly be a challenging year, UCLA needs to do its part to alleviate the inequity of unpaid internships.
While UCLA already offers academic credit for student internships, the school must do more. Students shouldn’t have to enroll in a class, which requires assignments and biweekly meetings, to compensate for the lack of pay. It simply isn’t reasonable for students to add more to their plates when they’re already working long hours.
Additionally, UCLA should allocate more funding to low-income students in the internship market via increased scholarship opportunities or offer more paid internships from the school itself.
Unpaid internships are a euphemism for free labor. More than 40% of interns surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers are unpaid, and they often perform work that companies would usually hire paid employees for.
“If you have interns, you should pay them, just because it’s a big commitment and college students have a lot to balance,” said Brooke Sagun, a fourth-year communication student.
Sagun added that career websites such as Handshake should prioritize paid internships. She went on to say that UCLA should educate students about the importance of paid internships. For example, the UCLA Career Center can host more workshops on the differences between paid and unpaid internships and connect students to paid internships before unpaid ones.
However, unpaid internships are legal if they meet the vague guidelines outlined in the Fair Labor Act, which require interns to meet certain criteria under the primary beneficiary test. But without clear distinctions, defining those requirements has been largely left to interpretation.
And when things are left for interpretation, companies can exploit their interns. In 2013, a district court case against Searchlight Pictures ruled that their unpaid internship violated federal worker laws as the unpaid interns were not the primary beneficiaries of the internship and were acting as de facto employees.
It’s clear that unpaid internships are a way for companies to take advantage of hardworking students trying to get ahead in the job market.
Fortunately, UCLA allows students to earn academic credit for working in unpaid positions, whether they are on campus or off campus. For instance, the Student Research Program offers SRP-99 credits for students who conduct research with faculty.
While this is a great incentive for students to begin undergraduate research, one or two units of academic credit are not nearly enough to repay the countless hours students spend in labs or archives.
UCLA’s 195CE internship course offers four units of academic credit for internships with off-campus nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies and private corporations.
This means students receive credit for some of the work they do – but academic credit can never amount to pay.
“I honestly don’t think credits are enough,” said Jackie Lim, a third-year civil and environmental engineering student. “It’s time and a lot of effort that you never get back.”
Lim also noted that internships provide hands-on experience and allow students to apply what’s learned in the classroom.
It’s one thing if unpaid internships help students prepare for their careers, but that’s not always the case.
A 2016 study conducted by NACE found a statistically significant correlation between professional skills and paid internships but not with unpaid ones.
Not only are students insufficiently repaid for their work, but they are also disadvantaged in gaining the skills they need to get paid positions in the future.
In fact, according to the same study, students who engage in unpaid internships are more likely to be paid less when it comes to full-time careers.
And for some students from disadvantaged backgrounds, performing unpaid labor just isn’t an option.
On average, it costs a student $680 to accept an unpaid summer internship in terms of forgone pay. However, that amount could be much higher depending on how long students participate in internships. A survey conducted by The Hill found that 69% of surveyed students could not afford to take an unpaid internship, potentially putting their resumes further behind than those of their peers when the time comes for full-time employment.
“In principle, every internship should be compensated financially,” said the UCLA Center for Community Engagement in an emailed statement. “Students without the economic means to take an unpaid internship are disadvantaged by the current practice of unpaid internships.”
UCLA has a responsibility to ensure that its students are sufficiently compensated for the work they do. It should look into increasing the number of available scholarships to student interns and advertising these opportunities across campus to ensure Bruins are aware of the resources at their disposal. The practice of offering academic credit just doesn’t cut it.
This isn’t to say that universities are the sole entities responsible for keeping companies in check – employers must be able and willing to pay their interns. However, UCLA can and must go beyond what it’s doing.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc on students and companies alike, unpaid internships must come to an end – and so too must the university’s complacency.


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Every year across America the LGBTQ+ community celebrates during the month of June. We see rainbow flags that show support and solidarity for this community, in addition to colorful parades. In honor of Pride Month, it is important to take a look back at the history of Pride Month and revisit the events that helped to shape and create this annual celebration such as the events at Stonewall Inn and the creation of the first Pride flag.
In the 1960s in Greenwich Village, New York, there was a nightclub called The Stonewall Inn was classed as a “bottle bar,” where patrons would bring their own drinks to the club as it did not have a liquor license to sell alcohol. The bar was a safe refuge for Drag Queens and other homeless LGBTQ youth to find a commonplace to be their authentic self without judgment or harassment. It is important to remember that at this time, men “masquerading” as women or better known today as Drag Queens, were illegal. The Stonewall was one of the only nightclubs that welcomed Drag Queens and dancing in the area. The reason why the club was so safe and devoid of any raids was due to the owners of the club being connected to the Mafia, with the crime family bribing some of the New York City police to give notice to any planned raids on the bar.
One night in late June of 1969, the safety the club provided failed as the police planned and successfully executed a raid on the Stonewall Inn. The reason behind the raid, according to the police, was that the club did not have a liquor license required by the city of New York to serve alcohol on site. With the police having the upper hand, another raid was planned for the following week, with the intent to shut down the club for good. Several policemen and women, out of uniform, entered the club in the early hours of June 28, 1969, setting their sights on employees and Drag Queens. As the arrests continued, more and more spectators gathered outside. What exactly set off the riot is unclear. Some reports say that transgender women of color Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera threw the first bottles or bricks toward the police. Other accounts say these women were not on the scene until much later in the morning, well after the riot was underway, whatever sparked the riots lasted until the early hours that day.
In the following days after the fateful night in June of 1969, law enforcement’s plan to shut down the Stonewall Inn failed. The Stonewall Inn did not close. In fact, it opened the following night with only one change; it no longer served alcohol. There were no reported injuries or deaths that occurred following the riot. Over the next few nights, more and more of the LGBTQ+ community and allies came out to support what happened. The crowd was heard chanting “Gay power” and “We shall overcome.” These few but powerful days are what many feel led to the LGBTQ+ movement that we have today.
One year later, June 28, 1970, was the first Pride parade. The parade would begin at the Stonewall Inn and go some 15 city blocks. New York City was not the only city; some other major cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago also planned a Pride parade for that same day in June 1970.
The Rainbow Flag
Prior to the Rainbow flag, the symbol of the LGBTQ+ community was an upside-down pink triangle. This was reappropriated from World War II and had a dark history attached to it. However, with the momentum that the events at the Stonewall Inn created, it was clear that a new, more inspiring emblem was needed.
The creator of the first Pride flag was Gilbert Baker, a Drag Queen, artist, and Vietnam Veteran. He was commissioned by the politician Harvey Milk, in San Francisco to create the iconic design we know today. In 1976, two years before the events at Stonewall, the country celebrated its 250th birthday, the Bicentennial celebration. As the American flag inspired independence, Baker wanted to create a flag that too would create a feeling of solidarity and community.
In Baker’s own words, here is how and why he chose a rainbow for the flag:
“A Rainbow Flag was a conscious choice, natural and necessary. The rainbow came from the earliest recorded history as a symbol of hope. In the Book of Genesis, it appeared as proof of a covenant between God and all living creatures. It was also found in Chinese, Egyptian, and Native American history. A Rainbow Flag would be our modern alternative to the pink triangle. Now the rioters who claimed their freedom at the Stonewall Bar in 1969 would have their own symbol of liberation.”
Image: Fragment of Original Pride Flag
The original flag consisted of eight colors with a meaning associated with each. Starting at the top, hot pink symbolized sex, red for life, orange stood for healing, yellow represented sunlight, green for nature, turquoise stood for art, indigo represented harmony and the last color, violet, was associated with spirit. The current flag omitted hot pink and turquoise and replaced the colors with blue.
As we approach the month of June, we hope that reading, or in some cases, re-reading, the history of the LGBTQ+ movement will inspire you to be your authentic self. If you would like to talk to a trained therapist about your sexual orientation, gender identity, or the coming out process, please call Good Therapy Counseling at 630-473-3971 or email us at email@example.com

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The Parish Pastoral Assembly was held on the Sunday, 13 th October at 10.30am. The assembly was held in the Dewan Holy Family where all three priests, Fathers Andrew, Philip and Vincent were in attendance.
The PPA started with a welcome address from the emcee, who then invited Andrew Lim, the chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council to say the opening speech and go on to address the 2018 Parish Pastoral Assembly. Andrew Lim in this opening speech pointed the changes introduced in the Parish Pastoral 2017 such as grouping ministries into clusters, the parish’s vision and mission and also the emphasis for the year to come is on family life values. Then everyone was welcomed to post their question through a site called Slido.com. The question with the highest likes of 32 likes was “can we have a serious improvement on the landscape of the church such as more plants or trees. Activities can be organised to help make our Church more green”. The question was then addressed towards the end of the assembly.
Fr. Andrew said as a community of 7000 parishioners, we should be aware on how to grow as a community. Fr. Andrew also went on to say that as we proceed to discuss on how we can grow as one community of God, we should look at the difficulties we are having and be as inclusive as possible. In the cluster discussions, many recurring and critical issues require a deeper look and recommendations were also raised. These included budgets, members commitment and support, and so on.
Andrew Lim then introduced two initiatives in moving forward. Firstly, “Mission RRR” (Reduce, Recycle and Reuse), Mission RRR encourages us to work together as a community to help save mother earth and contribute to the church finances. As such the community can contribute their newspapers, boxes, plastics and so on. The proceeds from selling these recycling items can then be used to fund the church’s future expenses, provided fund for clusters budget instead of asking donation.
Secondly, “Mission Possible”, to reach out to parishioners in contributing towards the parish’s finances. The idea behind it is that should every working adult is to contribute RM10 every week, the parish will have sufficient funds in catering to the needs of the parishoners. These two initiatives were developed in line with the vision of the parish - “Our Church, Everybody’s Home, A Beacon of Hope”, in the hope that the parish’s vision and mission will be internalized.

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Firefighters rescue man from burning flat in Camden Town as four others escape blaze
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A man has been hospitalised after being rescued from a flat fire in Camden Town this morning.
Firefighters in breathing equipment rescued the 59-year-old from a fourth floor flat in Oval Road.
The man was rushed to the Royal Free Hospital suffering smoke inhalation.
Four other people in a neighbouring flat managed to escape uninjured.
Emergency services were called to the residence just after 6am.
It took four fire engines and 21 firefighters from Clerkenwell, Belsize, Kentish Town and Euston fire stations more than an hour-and-a-half to get the fire under control.
They fought the blaze as fellow firefighters stood proudly shoulder to shoulder outside Belsize and Clerkenwell fire stations as they closed for the final time this morning due to City Hall cuts.
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The flat was partially damaged in the blaze.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by police and London Fire Brigade.


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Remembering Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley: The Ultimate Punk Romantic
Spill a drink and smash the glass for the late, great Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks, one of the most humane, compassionate, emotionally raw songwriters punk rock ever coughed up, not to mention the funniest. He twisted all the gender codes of rock & roll, casually shrugging off the masculine clichés punk inherited, pouring his heart out into three-minute vignettes. “Ever Fallen In Love,” “Get on Our Own,” “What Do I Get?,” “I Don’t Know What to Do With My Life” — these songs were emotionally urgent enough to make his peers sound like drooling cartoons. Pete Shelley had his own virtuoso collection of yelps and sighs and moans — his signature power move was his “aaaoooooow” to cue a chorus or guitar solo. He did for lovesick whimpers what Hendrix did for feedback. This guy always knew how to turn doomed romantic misery into a grand laugh.
The Buzzcocks banged out three albums from 1977 to 1979 — Another Music in Another Kitchen, Love Bites, A Different Kind of Tension — and one of the most flawless greatest-hits records ever, Singles Going Steady. The Manchester foursome invented a new style of super-frantic high-speed rhythm-guitar crunch combined with McCartney-struck melodies. His tunes were so candid and plainspoken about awkward sexual/spiritual frustration, yet cheerfully self-mocking. When the Buzzcocks played Top of the Pops, he stared into the camera with a sullen pout, reveling in how uncool he looked. You can also hear the queer desire he articulated in songs like “Orgasm Addict,” at a time when it was utterly taboo. He picked his stage name because “Shelley” was what his parents planned to name him if he’d been a girl — a bold move in itself.
The 1978 U.K. hit “Ever Fallen In Love” is his most famous song, as it deserves to be. It sums up everything the Buzzcocks had to say, right down to the sly quiver in his voice as he sneers the question: “Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t have fallen in love with?” Shelley sounded like he was warning my teenage self about all the heartbreak ahead — accurately, as it turned out. But there’s so much humor and exuberance in the music, he made the heartbreak sound like part of the adventure, assuring me I’d be a fool to let myself miss out on it. In his songs, he’s always walking home alone, kicking himself for getting his hopes up, consoling himself that he’s learned his lesson (he hasn’t) and next time will be easier (it won’t be).
Born in 1955, Shelley learned guitar by playing Beatle songs, then dabbled in electronic psychedelia, eventually starting a band at the Bolton Institute of Technology with fellow student Howard DeVoto. Shelley and DeVoto read the first Sex Pistols review in NME, then road-tripped down to London to witness a show for themselves. They lured the Pistols to Manchester — their first gig outside London. This show has been mythologized over the years because countless future Manchester legends were in the crowd — from Morrissey to Joy Division to the dude from Simply Red. The next time the Pistols played Manchester, the Buzzcocks bluffed their way into opening for them — despite the fact that they’d never played a gig before.
Realizing that the London punk buzz was never going to score them a record deal in Manchester, they released their classic DIY debut EP Spiral Scratch on their own label New Hormones, with the anthem “Boredom.” Three weeks after it came out, DeVoto quit, announcing, “I don’t like music. I don’t like movements.” (He started his own great band, the artier Magazine.) Shelley took over lead vocals and the Buzzcocks promptly began a barrage of perfect pop-punk singles, from the desperate sex yodels of “Get on Our Own” to the despair of “I Don’t Mind.” “Orgasm Addict” starts out sounding like a novelty shocker about masturbation, until it takes an explicitly gay turn at the end: “You’re asking in an alley and your voice ain’t steady/The sex mechanic’s rough, you’re more than ready.” Not even the punks were quite prepared for this.
As Shelley told Tony Wilson in a 1978 episode of So It Goes, “Sometimes you can be frustrated by actually wanting to say something, but not knowing quite the right words or have the right abilities to to able to do it.” That frustration was Shelley’s specialty. It bloomed on A Different Kind of Tension, the final album of the Buzzcocks’ initial run, in the desolate seven-minute “I Believe,” with Shelley wailing the line “There is no love in this world anymooo-aaah,” over the primal power of guitarist Steve Diggle, bassist Steve Garvey and teenage drum stud John Maher.
The Buzzcocks fell apart, but Shelley had a solo bombshell ready to go: his 1981 synth-pop single “Homosapien,” moving way beyond punk into a Eurodisco Bowie-tripping ode to queer cruising. Nothing coy about this song, not with Shelley sneering, “Homo superior in my interior.” It was an MTV smash, and it wasn’t until I saw the video that I caught what he was singing about — bluntly enough for a clueless American suburban kid to follow — and realized a rock star was looking into my eyes and singing about lusting after a man: “I’m the cruiser, you’re the loser, me and you, sir.” “Homosapien” was years ahead of its time — but then, Pete Shelley always was.
At the end of the Eighties, he reunited the Buzzcocks and carried on playing great shows as if nothing had happened. Shelley lived long enough to see his music spawn countless bands all over the world, from the Go-Gos and Nirvana to Green Day and Blink-182. He also lived long enough to see “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” used in TV ads for the AARP. In the summer of 2017, playing New York’s Webster Hall with the So So Glos, the Buzzcocks were as furious and funny as ever, kicking off with “Fast Cars” and never slowing down.
The Buzzcocks song that hits hardest for me is one that never became a hit: “ESP,” a deep cut from their 1978 Love Bites. Shelley chants about mind-reading — “Do you believe in ESP?/I do and I’m trying to get through to you” — over a mesmerizing guitar loop that builds for five minutes. It’s a song about the hidden coded rituals of cruising, a song about masculine emotional dysfunction, a song about a lonely kid yearning for some kind of human contact with a fellow homo sapiens. Unlike their pop singles, it’s not a tight verse/chorus/verse construction — all four Buzzcocks stretch out on the groove, revealing the clandestine German art-rock influence hidden in Shelley’s closet. (He was reared on Can and Tangerine Dream.) The guitar feels like Morse-code signals bleeped out into the void, in case any kindred spirits are tuning in. Pete Shelley made so many of us feel like kindred spirits, which is why he is mourned and celebrated today.
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Citywide, the average high school student’s commute to school—by subway, bus, or foot—in school year 2011-2012 was estimated to take 32 minutes. In comparison, the commutes for city residents to jobs in the five boroughs averaged 39 minutes in 2012.
More than 1 in 5 high school students had commutes of 45 minutes or longer.
There was significant variation across census tracts in the share of students with longer commutes, reflecting both access to transit and school choice preferences.
The city’s Department of Education allows “hardship transfers” for high school students with commutes of more than 75 minutes. Less than 3 percent of high school students had commutes that long in school year 2011-2012.
The Geography of Student Commutes Longer Than 45 Minutes to School, School Year 2011-2012
Prepared by Asa Wilks
New York City Independent Budget Office
SOURCES: IBO analysis of Department of Education Data, American Community Survey
NOTES: Calculations based on GoogleMaps estimate of trip times as of January and February 2014 between each student’s home and school address. Calculations reflect commuting time during business hours for students attending New York City high schools during the 2011-2012 school year. Trip duration includes walking time.
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Michael Loszak was hooked when he first heard the Bryan Adams 1984 album Reckless while growing up in Peterhead.
Little did he know that it would set in motion a chain of events that would see him singing the album’s signature song, Summer of ’69, live on stage with his idol in front of more than 6,500 fans at the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre in April 1997.
The raspy-voiced Canadian superstar was playing his first gig in the Granite City in six years when he invited star-struck Michael to join him at the microphone.
That memorable night would also launch Michael’s own musical career and provide the stepping stone to him fronting a tribute act and eventually becoming Bryan McAdams!
‘I think you’ll like this…’
But let’s go back to 1984 when Adams released his most successful solo album.
Reckless featured a collection of songs which would become some of the singer’s greatest hits including Run to You, Heaven, Somebody and Summer of ’69.
Michael was still at school when he was first handed a copy of the album.
“My dad came into my room one day and gave me the cassette tape of Reckless.
“He was working on a gas plant at the time and the guys would swap tapes. He said: ‘I think you’ll like this’. I played the tape until it wore out.
“There wasn’t a bad track on the album.
“The hook was the songs and he had a great voice.”
Reckless made him a global star and 1987’s Into the Fire was a strong follow-up before Waking Up the Neighbours in 1991 took his popularity to unimaginable heights.
The album hit the top spot and first single (Everything I Do) I Do It for You stayed at number one on the UK Singles Chart for a record 16 consecutive weeks.
The 18 Til I Die album provided further success and Michael went to see Adams perform live for the first time in Glasgow, in July 1996, during his European tour.
Further dates followed in 1997 and Michael took his place in the crowd in Aberdeen on April 2 along with a hand-made sign which would ultimately change his life.
“I was working, living between Peterhead and Aberdeen at the time, and I had just bought a flat in Bucksburn when I went to the gig,” said Michael.
“I don’t remember who booked the tickets but we were going regardless. I’d seen him the year before at the old SECC in Glasgow, which was my first BA gig.
“It was packed and the crowd absolutely loved it. My ex-partner had made a sign up as she was determined that I would sing with him. It worked!”
Adams laughed and joked with the crowd during the two-hour set and agreed to sing Summer of ’69 before asking for a volunteer to join him on stage.
Michael held up his banner and was picked!
“I just remember the crowd parting and security throwing me up on to the stage and all of a sudden I’m on stage with Bryan Adams!” he recalled.
“I looked around and saw the band and at that time Bryan had fans in a standing area above the stage. It was all a bit surreal. I couldn’t believe I was getting this chance.
“An Evening Express reporter grabbed me and got my details and said I’d be in the paper the next night. Someone actually got in touch through Northsound and gave me a bootleg from the gig which I still have.
“From there, a local producer Alan Reid, who had been at the gig, put an advert out for local singers, which I answered.
“We started a band which would become Eskimo Blonde. We recorded over 40 songs together over the next few years and a couple even ended up on some US TV shows.
“From there Eskimo Blonde went from strength to strength. I took over the songwriting duties and we took the band on the road including a couple of short US tours.”
Becoming Bryan McAdams
So when did Michael Loszak become Bryan McAdams?
“I had always wanted to do a tribute act to Bryan,” said Michael.
“It wasn’t until 2015 that my band mate Rohan Cree took the initiative to get some local guys together and actually form Bryan McAdams.
“McAdams is now seven years old, it’s been very successful and I’ve actually been interviewed by the BBC a couple of times about it.
“We’ve mainly played in Scotland but we hope to go a little further afield with it as we have had interest from a Dutch promoter.”
What’s his favourite Bryan Adams song in the set list?
“It has to be Summer of ’69!” he replied.
Michael is still a member of Eskimo Blonde and a function band called Fusion which will ensure he’s kept busy as venues open up following the pandemic.
Passion for live performance
His idol Bryan Adams also remains very much in demand, but what is it about the Canadian that has kept him at the top of his game for over four decades?
Michael, who lives in Newmachar, broke it down further.
“I think his passion for playing live has definitely kept him and his fans interested.
“His tour schedule is one where he plays two weeks a month almost year-long.”
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If being photographed in the same place at the same time means two people are dating, then
Or -- maybe they were just in the same place at the same time several times over the holiday weekend.
"They were at the beach club ... snacking on chicken fingers and fries, salads and fruit," a source told E! News, describing the scene at the Encore Beach Club at the Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday.
Chicken fingers! They had chicken fingers together! And don't even get us started on the fries...
TMZ on Monday presented a photo of the two standing close and making contact at the Encore pool, which it touted as "proof" the two are "full-on dating." That after posting snaps Sunday showing Kardashian, 31, and the 25-year-old
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I think it fair to say that the public sector is generally poor at genuine consultation (partly because proper consultation costs too much) and it often is simply engaged in what is no more than information sharing (telling folks what is going to be done) and box ticking. So telling folk what is going to be done to their community, neighbourhood etc. is often dressed up as ‘consultation’ when in reality the comments made may well be (politely) ignored/rejected.
I recall a ‘consultation’ event being held at Maghull Town Hall a few years back about the then proposed building of what is now the newish Maghull North Station. That consultation was, at face Value, useful but I got the distinct impression that there were always going to be good reasons not to take forward suggestions which were made by attendees at that event. I blogged about it at the time – see link below:-
My somewhat cynical response was ‘and it does make you wonder whether Merseytravel and their partners (Network Rail & Merseyrail) really do want to hear alternative views at all. Seems some things are sadly set in stone.’ If you look back at the suggestions which I noted were made whilst I was at the event
* The draft design of the station is too boxy and bland – Don’t want to end up as nondescript as Aintree Station when it was modernised.
* Will some of the circular buses be diverted there because the bus access along narrow roads is poor to the present Maghull Station?
* Can there be a memorial included to reflect the historic Moss Side Hospital that was on the site before? This refers to the pioneering work done there during and after the First World War into shell shock.
* Can the old Maghull Station be renamed Maghull Hornby to differentiate it from Maghull North?
* Can Maghull North name be changed to say Maghull Moss Side for example?
you could say that only one was actually followed up on – the memorial and an excellent memorial it is too. The others were rejected (or not even taken seriously?) it seems and there may well have been others I did not hear about.
So why start banging on about ‘consultation’ now Robertson?
Well my good friend Roy Connell, once a fellow Sefton Borough and Maghull Town Councillor, has public sector consultation buzzing around his head presently.
In his case it involves consultation by office of the Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner regarding the amount of extra precept (an addition to our Council tax bills) it wants to charge in the financial year 2020/2021. Roy’s view, if I’ve understood him correctly, is the consultation has in effect been all but tokenistic. 2072 people expressed a view on the matter via either being telephoned directly or through them commenting on the matter via the survey (no, like you I didn’t know about it) on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s website. When you consider that Merseyside has a population of approximately 1.4m then a couple of thousand taking part in a survey/consultation is a very small percentage.
We live in a representative democracy where we elect people to make significant decisions about our country, region and community. The idea being that if those decisions displease us we can kick out the representatives who made them. But we seem to have developed, at least in recent years, a desire to consult folk over decisions about public policy. At face value this is a great idea but in reality aren’t the consultations rather meaningless if the vast majority of folk know nothing of them or if those being surveyed may not be taken much notice of unless they say things which fit with the policy direction being consulted on?


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BEVERLY, W.Va. — A Randolph County business will add 85,000 square feet to create a distribution center on site, according to an announcement today involving Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).
The Armstrong Flooring expansion will allow the company to improve and streamline their distribution capabilities by storing their finished flooring products on site. The project is expected to create up to 50 new jobs in the next ten years.
Armstrong Flooring opened in 1989 along Route 250 south of Beverly. It is the largest pre-finished hardwood flooring plant in the United States, producing flooring from oak, hickory, and maple.
“We appreciate the opportunity to do business here in West Virginia, which has an ample supply of timber from its growing forested lands,” Dominic Rice, Senior VP of Global Operations and Manufacturing for Armstrong Flooring, said in a press release. “In addition, we’re fortunate to have an experienced team of employees who turn that lumber into beautiful flooring used in homes and businesses nationwide.”
New construction will begin next summer and could be completed by Summer 2019.
Wednesday’s announcement included Senator Capito, representatives from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the West Virginia Division of Forestry, Randolph County Commission, Randolph County Development Authority, Armstrong Flooring, and the Beverly Plant.