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DENVER (Ammoland.Com) – The outdoors never looked better, both IRL (in real life) and on Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network’s Q3 programming lineup debuting Monday, June 28. Catch original premieres andnew episodes from returning series across all three networks with each spinning original and authentic storytelling.
Hunt to eat – and savor – what Outdoor Channel is cooking with their Taste of the Wild block on Mondays beginning at 7 p.m. ET featuring new series Man Eats Wild starting in September. Fishing is still ever-close to the hearts of each network’s viewers, so don’t miss Major League Fishing Big5, formally known as FLW Fishing, on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel. The beginning of Fall wouldn’t be complete without #DeerWeek (starting September 13) on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel with a primetime lineup of deer-centric shows hosted by Jeff Danker and country music artist Cody Johnson. And that is quickly followed by Fall Premiere Week kicking off September 20 with stacks of new series premieres on Outdoor Channel.
“The Fall lineup is jam-packed with exciting programs that we are confident will steer viewers outdoors and then back inside to watch more Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network,” Outdoor Sportsman Group Head of Programming Tim Cremin said. “Our networks have a little bit of everything that outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts crave in their television viewing habits.”
Experience all the Fall season has to offer on Outdoor Channel as the network welcomes shows from near and far. For near, check-in to the local rodeo show Kid Rodeo (Fridays, 8 p.m. ET) and for far, head across the pond to experience European-style boar hunts with a new season of Wild Boar Fever “The Art of Boar” (Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. ET). Also, a new season of American Airgunner Challenge returns (Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. ET) for a fierce competition in which the winner receives $25,000 in cash and ultimate bragging rights. “Go play in the backyard” has new meaning on the new series Backyard Ballistics (Wednesdays, 8 p.m. ET), plus Hollywood Weapons with Terry Schappert and Larry Zanoff returns for Season Five of showing viewers that Hollywood action isn’t always what is seems (Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. ET). Hunt to eat with Taste of the Wild block of programming Monday nights featuring new series Man Eats Wild and Season 9 of MeatEater, both beginning in September during Outdoor Channel’s Fall Premiere Week September 20-25.
- Kid Rodeo (Premieres September 24, 8 p.m. ET): Go on a journey in this docu-series that follows a select group of kids, their families and coaches as they pursue rodeo dreams with the ultimate showdown taking place every December in Las Vegas.
- Wild Boar Fever “The Art of Boar” (Premieres September 11, 5:30 p.m. ET): Hosted by legendary hunter and conservationist Franz-Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg; viewers will go on a journey of 11 seasons of the record-breaking series.
- American Airgunner Challenge (Premieres June 30, 7:30 p.m. ET): Reality-style shooting competition that challenges the best airgunners in the world to compete in 10 crazy challenges for $25,000 in cash and the title of American Airgunner Challenge Champion.
- Backyard Ballistics (Premieres September 22, 8 p.m. ET): YouTube legend Jorg Sprave and Vegas auto tech, Cheyenne Ruether, design, build and test some of the world’s most awesome backyard launchers.
- Hollywood Weapons (Premieres September 25, 7:30 p.m. ET): U.S. Special Forces veteran Terry Schappert, along with weapons expert Larry Zanoff, utilizes the expertise of Hollywood’s premier prop house and weapons builder – and breaks down some of the most explosive action in Hollywood history.
- Man Eats Wild (Premieres September 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET): Follow hardcore adventurer and award-winning restaurateur Mario Kalpou on an amazing journey across the globe harvesting wild food in the the most extreme environments.
- MeatEater (Season 9 premieres September 20 at 8 p.m. ET): Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world’s most remote, beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table.
Sportsman Channel transitions to more blaze orange for the season and features a number of new series, including two series from the production team at MeatEater: MeatEater Hunts (Sundays,
9 p.m.. ET) and Back 40 (Sundays, 1 p.m. ET). Additional new series include, Hang Time with Dave McElroy (Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. ET), The Maverick (Sundays, 8 p.m. ET) and the highly-anticipated series, Major League Fishing Big5 (Sundays, 2 p.m. ET). Waterfowl hunters will enjoy the revamped “Landing Zone” block of programming on Saturdays from 2-5 p.m. ET, now sponsored by Mossy Oak, and featuring new show, Ducks Unlimited TV.
- MeatEater Hunts (Premieres July 4 at 9 p.m. ET): From spearfishing to beaver trapping, follow Steve Rinella and the MeatEater crew in their latest series.
- Back 40 (Premieres July 4 at 1 p.m. ET): The MeatEater crew bought a 64-acre farm in Michigan. The goal is to turn this small, unremarkable piece of ground into a hunting wildlife paradise.
- Hang Time with Dave McElroy (Premieres July 3 at 1:30 p.m. ET): Dave McElroy and his friends from the worlds of country music and sports are hunting and fishing across North America.
- The Maverick (Premieres July 4 at 8 p.m. ET): Freddy Harteis, now The Maverick, is taking off the filter with a behind-the-scenes view of exciting hunts, epic content and tasteful education that will leave viewers wanting more.
- Ducks Unlimited TV (Premieres July 3 at 2 p.m. ET): Always delivering the best in waterfowl action, tips and tactics, plus conservation news.
- Major League Fishing Big5 (Premieres July 4 at 2 p.m. ET): Catch five tournament circuits using the five-biggest-fish format.
World Fishing Network wants viewers to get hooked on the fishing experts and personalities that cast their lines across the network. Premiere shows with new episodes this season include: Fishful Thinker (Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m ET); The Obsession of Carter Andrews (Wednesdays, 6 p.m. ET); Bill Dance Saltwater (Thursdays, 9 p.m. ET) and The Seahunter (Thursdays, 9:30 p.m. ET), plus more. Sunday nights are for storytime as viewers can learn the challenges of local fisherman in
The Fishmonger (Sundays, 9:30 p.m. ET) and explore the lives of people with tremendous life experiences in A Fishing Story with Ronnie Green (Sundays, 9 p.m. ET).
Other Q3 Highlights include:
- Outdoor Channel
- SHOT Show New Product Premiere (week of June 28 and July 4, nightly at 6 p.m.) – catch the encore program from the 2021 virtual SHOT Show. Also airing on Sportsman Channel.
- #DeerWeek (September 13-19, beginning at 7 p.m. ET nightly): Airing on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel, the fifth annual week-long epic lineup of the best deer hunting is back and hosted by Jeff Danker and country music artist Cody Johnson.
- Favorites returning to the airwaves: Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey(Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. ET), Humanimal (Mondays, 10 p.m. ET) and Inside Outdoors TV (Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. ET).
- Heat up the summer with new episodes: Addicted to the Outdoors (Sundays, 12:30 p.m. ET), The Lindsay Way(Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. ET) and Crush with Lee & Tiffany (Sundays, 8 p.m. ET).
- Sportsman Channel
- Continuing to bring the pages of their respected magazines to life, North American Whitetail (Wednesdays, 8 p.m. ET), Guns & Ammo (Thursdays, 9 p.m. ET), Bowhunter TV (Wednesdays, 9:30 p.m. ET) and In-Fisherman TV (Sundays, 9:30 a.m. ET) carry on their series runs with helpful hints and how-to’s from the editors and experts who have (almost) done it all.
- ATA New Product Premiere – from the virtual show held in January to re-air on July 17 at 6 p.m. ET.
- Other favorites returning on Sportsman Channel with new episodes include: Red Rising (Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ET); Guns and Gear (Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. ET) and Brotherhood Outdoors (Sundays, 11 a.m. ET).
- Additional new series making their debuts include: Ozonics Killer Winds (Sundays, 5 p.m. ET), Wild Memories TV (Sundays, 10 a.m. ET) and Gun Dog TV (Saturdays,
4:30 p.m. ET)
- Saturday nights are a mixed bag of big game hunting with the return of Trijicon’s World of Sports Afield (Saturdays, 8 p.m. ET) and Hornady’s Dark and Dangerous (Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. ET)
- World Fishing Network
- The reel life is the good life – tune in for these notable shows:
- Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks (Mondays, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Spear Life (Saturdays, 9 p.m. ET)
- Jimmy Houston Outdoors (Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. ET)
- Major League Fishign Bass Pro Tour – 2020 (Mondays, 8 p.m., Saturdays,
1 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m. ET)
- Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show (Mondays, 11 p.m., Wednesdays, 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 12 p.m. ET)
- Sweetwater (Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- The reel life is the good life – tune in for these notable shows:
About Outdoor Sportsman Group:
Outdoor Sportsman Group is comprised of the world’s foremost media and entertainment brands for outdoor adventure enthusiasts. It includes three leading multichannel networks: Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network, as well as Sportsman Channel Canada and MOTV, the world’s leading outdoor television content platform. The Group also consists of a number of established publishing assets: 16 outdoor magazines including Guns & Ammo, Game & Fish, Petersen’s HUNTING, In-Fisherman and 20 top websites, including OutdoorChannelPlus.com. Additionally, Outdoor Sportsman Group includes television production operations, Winnercomm. For more information, visit www.outdoorsg.com. #MyOutdoorTV


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A U.S. Retail cracker sale is an industry with the volume of $7 billion, consisting of 3 main brands: Kraft Food Inc., Kellogg Co and Pepperidge Farm, which cover almost 75% of the market. Pemberton, the snack food division of Candler Enterprises competes with these brands and offers the customers packaged food bars, cookies, muffin and doughnuts with superior experience of taste. On this goal, they aim to create better products: Their recipes are being improved and new products; new flavors are continuously being put in the market.
Pemberton is strong on their innovative side. They utilized direct store delivery (DSD) distribution system allowing them to directly deliver to retail outlets. This system maximized sales and profit growth. In order to meet their long-term objectives, their three key strategic priorities include benefiting from this system – making their marketing and sales a leverage; as well as building a collection of attractive, durable brands and acquiring capabilities in salty snack categories. (Cespedes & Beckham, 2013)
The recent reports show that the shares of the top three brands are declining.
This drift is the direct effect of the consumers’ desire to purchase more of the healthier products in the market. As the recent surveys state, in a population which 70% of the consumers’ are working to improve their physical health, such an effect on the market is inevitable. (Cespedes & Beckham, 2013)
The crackers-with-filling has been the strongest segment growth in the market in 2010 with 14%. Seeing this as an opportunity, Krispy made 3 available flavor options for the consumers and marketed their products as mobile with strong presence in vending machines and convenience stores. Pemberton hoped to increase volume with wider distribution on supermarkets with better visuals / displays was necessary however, they were 30% behind of the projected sales performance. Limited product line, low flavor dissatisfaction made it difficult for Pemberton to show presence in the market.
The overall market was large, top competitors were losing market share, crackers-with-filling segment is a gold mine with the expected growth of average 12% per year and the customers are not well satisfied with the taste of the current crackers in the market. In order to change this around, compete with the top three brands and acquire more market share, Pemberton engaged research and development labs to get better taste and quality from their product, as well as introducing multiple serving package sizes and more flavors into the market.
In 2008, Pemberton decided to enter partnership with Krispy Inc. for production of salty snacks. Krispy was a regional brand with distribution focused primarily in Southeastern US. Krispy snacks were also predominantly in vending machines and convenience stores. The Krispy Natural marketed its products as “Grab and Go”. Pemberton hoped to increase their volume through wider distribution of goods such as supermarkets, and more popular places rather just convenience stores and vending machines. The Krispy product fell short of management projections and the whole team in Krispy Inc. was frustrated and disappointed. In addition, the consumers took a survey and said that the product didn’t deliver the results and taste of crackers as expected. Eventually, Krispy suggested another marketing strategy.
They wanted to improve product taste and quality. The re-branded Krispy Natural and gave the company a new look. The team also felt multiple serving packages sizes and more flavor would add leverage to its company and they would be able to compete with other markets and brands. After the text of consumers’ reflection to the new flavor and a series plan of marketing strategy, (Exhibit1 and Exhibit 2). In September of 2011, Krispy Natural had officially launched in Columbus, Ohio and a trio of cities in the Southeastern US. Pemberton was a market leader in the U.S cookie and bakery snacks, which allowed the company, operate dozens of plants and had world-renowned product development labs. One of the strategies of Pemberton is ability to create products that provide a superior taste experience. The company is constantly changes it’s recopies to come up with new products and flavors for increased customer satisfaction. Pemberton strategic priorities include mostly product improvement and customer satisfaction. This is one of the most valuable aspects of the company so it can grow further and have high customer loyalty.
Pemberton used a company-owned store delivery where the products were directly delivered to retailer’s warehouses and distribution centers. According to Pemberton’s president, Patricia Williams, the company had an advantage due to culture of innovation. Due to its culture, Pemberton had achieved an annual growth rate of 14% over the last 5 years. Williams summarized the most three strategic plans for the company: 1) building a collection of attractive, durable brands; 2) leveraging leading markets, sales and DSD systems to increase revenue and profits; 3) building or acquiring capabilities in salty snack categories.
On other hand, Krispy Natural Crackers wouldn’t fit with these priorities. Although these crackers faced lots of competition from other snacks, the demand for the crackers never went down. These crackers were also concentrating on health benefits of its consumers. Krispy Natural Crackers are trying to promote healthier snacks to its consumers. They are taking a slightly different approach compared to Pemberton snack division. A packaged facts survey illustrated that 69% of consumers of these crackers were on a diet and trying to lose weight. These consumers also emphasized on the fact that their priority was to improve physical health and lose weight. Aside from Krispy natural Crackers, “other” crackers such as Pepperidge Farm Goldfish products grew from 13.9% to 14% in 2010. They were also concentration on health benefits of its consumers.
6 or more exhibits were given to show what this plan is going on, the 200 Krispy Single-serve sales Performance (Exhibit 1), both the rental and vend, the actual performance is less than the plan. The reason be concluded limited product line and the flavor, so based on the data the product and marketing strategy is plan to tweak. One of the things the Krispy change is testing the new flavor, the Product Testing Summary (Exhibit 2) shows obviously the new flavor attracted by consumers and has some overwhelming advantages than other brands. As this is a great product strategy, what other things left is marketing things.
Two regional areas as the text place to sale the products. The Columbus and Southeast have the some strategy in advertising and promotion ways, however, It has different sales result. The data indicate, the Columbus doubled the sales plan but the Southeast only slight up to 10%. However, these do not show everything, cause the Columbus had no prior presentation before, and the Krispy is totally a New line here, Consumers are easy to receive the high price and premium style as the Krispy is; however, the original Krispy product had a foothold in the Southeast before. And compare to other competitors, the new Krispy had robbed some market share.
The Krispy Nature should go national, we need to set up business phases and use a strategic plan based on the previous outcome from the southeast as well as Columbus results (exhibit 5). Fair prediction would be one depending the advertising as well as the consumer feedback. I believe Krispy Natural should push advertisement; Krispy reputation should be targeted toward a healthier market. As stated Pembertons COO Burt Spivey said, “one of our most distinct competencies s our ability to create products that provide a superior taste experience”. They should increase their variety as well as packaging In order to generate higher revenue. Krispy should set up their launch in phases in order to first have (consumers) customers become aware of the new health line and then factor in the discount rate in certain areas in which the consumers are discount shoppers. This should increase Krispy numbers, Krispy pricing felt pricing of 155% of average cost per ounce was considered reasonable because of the products superiority.
If Krispy’s targeted market remains for the healthier snack people would tend to pay even if the quantity is less. Krispy may implement points of difference POD along with points of parity POP to see a outgrowth in the national results. The results of the Columbus can show a 18% share of the cracker category in the test market. These results were based on a 16 week test period. The plan in the southeast was of similar marketing techniques when it came to advertising and promotion .the results of the southeast however was only at a 10% share and little category expansion in the market. Krispy seems to be making great marketing decisions trying to improve Krispy natural. Implementations of a higher consumer feedback will make Krispy natural improve its test market results in the future. By Improving the flavor and variety and perhaps changing how people perceive Krispy natural might improve marketing results. I believe that people associate natural with healthy and therefore Krispy Brand mantra I believe is set up for success.
With the hopes of securing 15% of shelf space in each supermarket; Krispy Natural was set to launch in Columbus, Ohio and a trio of cities in the Southeastern US as the two test market regions. Teams of representatives were built under the name “Krispy Force”, with the sole mission of improving the sales performance of the new Krispy product line. After 16-week of test period, we can conclude that the results were accurate and the indicators are correct. We can assess that the numbers are accurate due to the results derived from Columbus, as well as the Southeast results. The results from 2008-2009 on the manufacturer sales of all other crackers provide us with the markets shares. The loyalty in this market seems to be difficult to maintain when the health factor seems to be a major roll when it comes to choosing the cracker product. The indicators in which we see a change from 2008-2009 (exhibit 3), leads us to see a clear indication of the advertising, which was increased in many cases drastically due to competition.
Accordingly, we can see that people’s preference towards packaging as well as variety is a major factor on testing feedback. The indicator allows Krispy to set up their strategic plan in order to improve their overall results in the market. The expectations seem to be well over 500 million during year one based on a national distribution with the dollar share of 9%. Steadily increasingly year by year jumping 16% by year 2.
The next step that awaits Krispy is going national by setting up business phases and use a strategic plan based on the previous outcome from the southeast as well as Columbus results (exhibit 5). Fair prediction would be one depending the advertising as well as the consumer feedback. Krispy reputation should be targeted toward a healthier market and Krispy Natural should push advertisement. As stated by Pemberton’s COO Burt Spivey, “one of our most distinct competencies s our ability to create products that provide a superior taste experience”; they should increase their variety as well as packaging in order to generate higher revenue.
Krispy should set up their launch in phases in order to first have (consumers) customers become aware of the new health line and then factor in the discount rate in certain areas in which the consumers are discount shoppers; so that Krispy’s numbers would increase in return. Krispy’s pricing of 155% of average cost per ounce was considered reasonable because of the products superiority. If Krispy’s targeted market remains for the healthier, snack people would tend to pay the same if the quantity is less. Krispy may implement points of difference (POD) along with points of parity (POP) to see an outgrowth in the national results. The results of the Columbus can show an 18% share of the cracker category in the test market. These results were based on a 16-week test period. The plan in the southeast was of similar marketing techniques when it came to advertising and promotion. However, the results of the southeast were only at a 10% share and little category expansion in the market. Considering the test results in Columbus, Pemberton seems to be making great marketing decisions trying to improve Krispy Natural.
Implementations of a higher consumer feedback will make Krispy Natural improve its test market results in the future. By Improving the flavor and variety and perhaps changing how people perceive Krispy Natural might improve marketing results. People associate natural with healthy and therefore Krispy’s Brand Mantra is set up for success. Based on the test results of Columbus, Krispy claimed % 18 market shares whilst the top 3 brands lost 11%. The majority of this number is the loss of Kraft with a total of 7%, which can be commented as a victory for Krispy, stealing the customers of Kraft.
Even though the sales performance is below expectations for Southeast, it is accepted as a fact of the low-marketing effort. The stores that place Krispy on end aisle displays make the highest sales performance. Unfortunately, compared to Columbus, percentage of stores with end-aisle displays in Southeast was 4% less. Also, the total number of stores, which Krispy Natural is being sold, was 9% less in Southeast. As much as these factors played a role in low sales performance, considering Krispy went national by
their aggressive advertising strategy, the market share of Krispy would increase to the range of 18% to 25%. In the 3-year period, considering the advertising expenses for Krispy Natural is in top three; if the end aisle displays & gondola placements in the stores were increased, as derived from the Columbus test’s results, reaching to 94% of the total stores would bring at least 18% of the market share to Krispy. Seeing how Kraft lost its share in Columbus, from that data we can say Krispy is expected to be a brand in the top three and the competitors will have to react quickly.
In the short term, competitors are likely to release their funds to invest more on advertising in order to gain back their market shares and leave Krispy behind once again. By doing that, they aim to gain back their brand reputation; overcome Pemberton’s investments during its quest of going national and improve their product lines on quality purposes.
Cespedes, Frank V. & Beckham, Heather. (May 2013) Launching Krispy Natural: Cracking the Product Management Code. Spreadsheet Supplement 913-576. Harvard Business School. Allston, MA.
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MAG Lifestyle Development will launch two projects in Jumeirah Village Circle, which will cost Dh300 million to build. This is the first time the developer is entering this area. MAG 614 will be a 20-floor residential tower comprising 223 units, while the while the MAG 612 will be another 20-floor structure but with 144 units. “Based on our in-depth, customer-centric research, we know that Jumeirah Village Circle is a community to watch and we are confident that we will be adding significant value to the area,” stated Talal Al Gaddah, CEO. “We are set on maximising the potential of strategic locations across Dubai for the benefit of our customers, offering them higher returns on investment.”
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We have introduced a book swap facility at the lido!
There is a little bookshelf tucked away in a corner in the reception area.
The customers are welcome to take books, read them and bring them back so other customers can read them!
The book swap has proved to be popular and the books are changing on daily basis.
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Politic Live – Ironies & Cliches (RMX) (Posse Cut) [Audio]
Edmonton, AB – Today’s Song of the Day is a posse-cut remix of Politic Live’s track, “Ironies & Cliches,” off of Ellipsis. The boys of Politic Live — Bigga Nolte, Arlo Maverick, Dirt Gritie and DJ Sonny Grimezz – teamed up with eight of their favourite MCs for this real-talk joint. The track pokes fun at the state of mainstream and underground hip-hop with cheeky verses that spotlight our talented Canadian MCs. There’s nothing wrong with making it big on the college radio charts, or rocking pants that are, “tighter than your verses.” But the boys are pretty straight up about their thoughts on the scarcity of hip-hop playtime on major Canadian radio stations, as well as the lack of Canadian representation in publications like The Souce and XXL. The track was removed from the final Ellipsis track list prior to the album’s release. But it’s now available for your listening pleasure. So bump the track after the jump.
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ADDRESS23, The Bridge, Harrow and Wealdstone, Harrow, Greater London, HA3
TYPEOffice, Healthcare, Leisure Property, Restaurants/Cafes, Residential, Land, Offices, Other Property Types & Opportunities, Licensed & Leisure, Commercial Land
TENUREDevelopment Opportunity, Investment Opportunity, For Sale Freehold
POSTED ON19th March 2024
The property has a front street level entrance on The Bridge directly opposite Harrow and Wealdstone Station. On entering at ground floor level there is a good size reception area leading to 3 office rooms, kitchen and staff room. On the first floor level is a further 5 offices over a split level and a single WC. Stairs lead down to the lower level entrance where there is a further WC (currently removed). There is a further self contained office suite at lower ground floor level and accessed via Masons Avenue. The property has a rear car park with 5 spaces.
Wealdstone is a densely populated suburb in the London Borough of Harrow, approximately 14 miles North West of Central London. The property is located on Wealdstone Bridge and directly opposite Harrow and Wealdstone station (Mainline and Bakerloo Line). There is a fast train service to Euston within 15 minutes and rail links to Milton Keynes and Northampton.
The property is for sale freehold. The asking price is £925,000 with vacant possession or the benefit of the income from the lower ground floor office suite.
The lower ground floor is let and the tenant is holding over on an expired lease outside of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. The current income is £12,000 per annum.
The property has a use class E and can be used as offices, medical, retail , cafe or fitness studio. There is scope to carry out a comprehensive redevelopment including extending over the rear car park (subject to planning permission).
Strictly by prior appointment via sole agents Chamberlain Commercial 0208 429 6899.
EPC Rating E.
London Borough of Harrow. Rateable value from April 2023 is £26,250. The rates payable for 2024/25 will be £14,463. ( Agency Pilot Software ref: 1344 )
23, The Bridge, Harrow and Wealdstone, Harrow, Greater London, HA3GBHarrowHA3 5AG21-23, The Bridge


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The Legend of Mount Semeru East Java shows intriguing history in the old Javanese legend of a rickety island along with gods tries to fix it. The Way a Gods Help folks in the Legend of Mount Semeru. The legend of Mount Semeru informs about the way Java Island was once unstable and constantly shaking, together with the gods attempted to locate a way to do it secure and habitable, particularly because there were progressively more humans living in the island.
Bhatara Guru, the highest god, meditated to fix the issue, and later concluded that the island needed any nails, to keep it in position. Bhatara Guru finally told the other gods to proceed to India and also take the crest of Mount Mandara that was called the Mahameru to be turned into a giant pole which will keep Java Island setup. Considering that the gods felt the tasks were too hard, they chose to work together to bring home the two parts of hills. Bhatara Brahma, among the gods, turned into a giant turtle, also asked the other gods to download Mahamer on his back.
Another god, BhataraWisnu, turned himself into a giant snake and connected the Mahameru with his entire body, securing it on Batara Brahma’s back. But throughout the trip home, the gods started to feel tired, since the Mahameru was so massive. The burden of this mountaintop and the attempts to take it created them so tired and thirsty. The gods afterward saw water trickling out from the mountaintop, and because the water seemed so inviting and fresh, the drained gods decided to drink it.
Nonetheless, the water was poisonous, and they expired immediately after ingesting water. Bhatara Guru discovered what happened and turned into the poisonous water of existence, and revived the gods using it. Whenever they came in Java, the dinosaurs tried to put Mahamer in many locations, along with also the mountaintop made smaller boulders that dropped and later turned into new mountains. They later place the mountaintop on the east side of Java, and also the island eventually becomes stable. The mysteries of Mount Semeru and its legends are popular tales one of the hikers, travelers, and sailors. If you stop by the region, you might ask the locals about the legends and mysteries, and boost your knowledge of cultural facets that surround the hills. The legend of Mount Semeru demonstrates that Javanese fantasy is abundant with influences, and also the old beliefs continue to be somehow maintained by natives in this contemporary age.
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The inquest into the “highly controversial death” of MI6 operative Gareth Williams has opened in London.
The naked, decomposing body of the 31-year-old was found curled up inside a padlocked bag at his flat in Pimlico, London in August 2010.
Since then the police have been unable to find any clues after a painstaking inquiry.
The judge has granted four intelligence officers “public interest” anonymity while giving evidence in order to protect national security.
The family of the victim want to know why the alarm was not raised when he failed to turn up to work amid claims of a secret service cover-up.
By the time his body was discovered vital evidence had been lost.

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Despite playing a few close sets, all of the Region A boys and girls tennis champions were bounced in the semifinals of the state Group A tournament Friday.
The West Point boys lost 8-1 to defending state champion Radford at the River's Edge Sports Complex in Roanoke. The Pointers weren't able to win a set in singles against the Bobcats, but West Point's No. 2 doubles team - Christian Hoffman and John Walker - posted a 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 triumph. Mark Brown lost a first-set tiebreak at No. 1 singles, and Walker Ellwanger and Michael Bui dropped a second-set tiebreak at third doubles.
Brown also lost in an individual singles semifinal, 6-3, 6-1 to Woodstock Central star David Swecker. Brown will play Peter Lagrimas of J.I. Burton today for third place at about 1 p.m.
In a girls team semifinal, West Point also lost to a defending champion Radford team, 9-0. The Bobcats won all 18 sets.
West Point No. 4 player Laurel Thompson and No. 5 player Kristie Norman each took her opponent to 7-5, and the No. 1 doubles team - Adrienne Dennis and Meghan Thompson - forced their rivals to a first-set tiebreak.
Jessica Hatch of Mathews was competitive against Woodstock Central opponents in the individual tourney, though she was forced into today's third- place matches. In singles, she lost 6-1, 7-5 to Emily French; in doubles, Hatch and senior classmate Jackie Keenan lost 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 to French and Sarah Bouchard.
Today at 1 p.m., Hatch plays J.J. Kelly's Jessica Bruce for third place. In doubles at 3, Hatch and Keenan face J.J. Kelly's Macel Hubbard and Mary Hubbard.
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Poquoson senior Andrea Hunter and the York doubles team of Todd Christianson and Jonathan Lam advanced to today's finals of the state Group AA tournament at Virginia Tech, but the Bay Rivers District's other entries - all of which are from Jamestown, including both of its teams - weren't as fortunate on semifinal day.
The second-year Eagles lost to Region II champion squads. The Jamestown girls dropped a 6-3 decision to 1997 state champion Handley of Winchester - their only loss of the season - and the Jamestown boys fell 7-2 to Loudoun County.
Hunter gained a 7-5, 6-0 triumph over Lauren Williams of team finalist Graham. Hunter was playing her first state match since her freshman year.
Today at 1 p.m., Hunter faces defending state champion Yasamina Hilu of Blacksburg for the crown. When they both were freshmen in 1996, Hunter lost 6- 3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) to Hilu in a state semifinal. In last year's Virginia Tennis Association 18-and-under rankings, Hilu was 11th and Hunter 12th.
In the boys individual doubles, Christianson and Lam hammered Abingdon's Jason Scyphers and Tom Abbott 6-1, 6-0. Their final will be against Handley's Matt Frakes, who's the heavy favorite to win the singles crown, and Val Silva.
Christianson and Lam will be fresher than the Judges heading into the doubles title match, which is scheduled for about 3 p.m. Before playing doubles, Frakes will compete in the team final - Handley vs. Loudoun Valley - then in the singles title match against Gate City's Dustin Bays. Bays defeated Jamestown senior Ryan James 6-3, 7-5, dropping James into today's 1 p.m. third-place match against Blacksburg's Paul Petersen.
Jamestown's previously unbeaten girls doubles team of Jessica Rackley and June Blanks lost a tough three-setter to Williams and Ellie Simpson, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. So the Eagles tandem will take on Handley's Anne Stephenson and Emily Foglesong today at 3 p.m. for third place.


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An overview of the work that has been done to enable larger ships to call at Lyttelton, New Zealand.
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Footage of Cosco Thailand, a container ship part of the largest class of vessels able to call at the Port of Melbourne, navigating through Port Phillip Heads en-route to the port.
Bulker is first ship for RAK's DUKC
The MV LMZ Phoebe has sailed from Saqr Port berth 10 with a draft of 12.78M. The vessel is the first to utilise the newly installed Dynamic Underkeel Clearance System (DUKC) provided by Australia based OMC International…
Role of DUKC® hailed at Middle Eastern Port
ON THURSDAY 9 January the bulk carrier MV LMZ Phoebe sailed from Saqr Port, United Arab Emirates, with a draft of 12.78m…
This paper presents a case study on the potential operational and commercial efficiency gains available from an under-keel clearance (UKC)
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- Grid Computing Info Centre - An initiative to establish a global grid of computing power. Links to conferences, development, and related information.
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- IEEE CS Task Force on Cluster Computing - An international forum promoting cluster computing research and education. Publications, event calendar, news articles, and committee information.
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In Part 1, we chatted about the origins and potentials of Transition Towns and used (probably) a few too many big words. So, we wanted to follow that article up with Part 2 to share two Transition Initiatives, in South Africa, and the practical lessons we can learn from them. First up, we have the Greyton Transition Town!
Greyton Transition Town
The Greyton Transition Town (GTT) is the first Transition Town in South Africa. Greyton is a small town in the Overberg with a population of 2780 people that became a Transition Town in 2012 and works together with four lower-income, outskirt areas (Genadendal, Bereaville, Voorstekraal and Bosmanskloof) to promote community localisation and resilience. Marshall Rinquest, an environmentalist from Bosmanskloof, is the Director of the GTT and oversees all the GTT initiatives.
The Valley Food Garden Project is an example of one of the GTT initiatives that encourages social integration towards a common goal of community resilience and a more sustainable future. The Valley Food Garden Project was born during the hard lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which amplified the issue of food insecurity in the area (Greyton Transition Town, n.d.). Local organisations began to create food parcels for vulnerable families, but they soon realised that this was only a short-term solution to the deeply entrenched issue of food insecurity (Greyton Transition Town, n.d.). So, the Valley Food Garden Project was launched, in Greyton and the three, lower-income, outskirt areas, to boost vegetable production in the valley by teaching households how to grow their own food, in their backyards. As the GTT website explains:
“Home vegetable gardens increase people’s economic access to food, reduce family food bills, allow more spending on proteins, enable more diverse diets, boost their immune systems and potentially provide growers with a new source of income from the sale of surplus.”
So, this is about improving food security, and health, but it is also about creating an additional stream of income in these areas.
The Valley Food Gardens Project was established in a way that actively involves people within each of the outlying areas in the project. The Project established four community hubs – one in each area in the valley – and identified local experts who have existing experiential knowledge with growing and farming to lead the hubs. The hubs supply seedlings, compost, and permaculture information packs to households, and they also aim to provide coaching on how to create sustainable businesses based on permaculture principles. The eventual goal is to support local growers to boost their production, create more marketplace opportunities and a veggie-box subscription service as further income generation possibilities.
The Transition Town movement teaches us that small actions can have large impacts, and that we can all start where we are and with what we have. The most important lessons we can learn are about resilience, community and care.
What actions can we apply to our own communities?
The suburb that Masego lives in, in Cape Town, is an example of a neighbourhood Transition Initiative. Her mom and brother – Kyoko Kimura Morgan and Taiji Morgan – are very involved in this Transition Initiative. We are calling it a ‘Transition Initiative’, because while it is inspired by the values and principles of Transition Towns, it is not a fully-fledged Transition Town, just yet. As a way to close this article, we thought we’d ask Kyoko and Taiji a few questions, which will hopefully show us how this can be replicated in our own communities:
Can you please give us a bit of background about your neighbourhood Transition Initiative? When and why did your community decide to start it?
Taiji: Just a quick disclaimer: the only initiative that sprung from Transition Town and is continuing is the neighbourhood food market, and thus I would not call us a Transition Town (TT) since the idea of TT encompasses a lot more than just a market.
The idea was born in 2019 by a resident who spends a lot of time in the UK. She is passionate about community and the environment, so when she heard about the Transition Movement, she decided to organize a meeting to introduce the idea to any of her neighbours who might be interested. About 15-20 people attended the meeting, and many were interested but not so many people were ready to drive the initiative (due to time constraints and other priorities). At the end of the meeting, we had decided that we would start three groups, each of which had a specific focus that we felt needed improving in our neighbourhood: waste, food, and energy. The goal of each group was to start creating projects in our neighbourhood to make us more sustainable.
What kinds of activities form a part of the Transition Initiative?
Taiji: Out of the three groups, only the food group took off. Our project idea was to start a neighbourhood market that would fulfil two main objectives: 1) bring neighbours together to build community and introduce them to TT, and 2) enable neighbours to sell their own locally made products, with the knowledge that locally made products are usually more ethically made and have less of a carbon footprint i.e. no transport emissions. We have had a total of 6 markets so far (we hold them monthly). Each time we see growth, more sellers and buyers.
What is something you have learnt from being involved, and what is something you would like other communities to learn from this Transition Initiative?
Kyoko: Something I have learnt is that we often talk a lot but end up doing very little. It is better to start with something small and create the opportunity for more people to meet and to do things together. This needs to be communicated to a wider community, and in our neighbourhood, we don’t have public space where we can all meet together. But, the more involved the people that live in the area are, the more a sense of community is created.
I have also learnt in order to tackle these big ideas of sustainability and climate change, we need to take grassroots action. So, the best way is to start doing things with neighbours: exchange things, try to reduce petrol, and share things with neighbours. That is also why we started the food market.
Taiji: Community initiatives are amazing vehicles for meeting neighbours that one has never met. It shows how separate we can be within each of our properties if we don’t make an effort. A community initiative takes time and requires a core group to lead and drive the movement, otherwise it will collapse. The other realization is that neighbours have many differences. We have different visions and values which can create conflict.
During these past two years, I realized that sustainability goes beyond just focusing on improving our middle-class community. Sustainability includes environmental and social justice. We need to figure out ways to use our resources and privilege to support less resourced and less privileged communities. It has been hard to get others to realize this and thus, I have felt less and less connected to being a part of our neighbourhood initiatives such as the food market that don’t do enough to achieve that aspect of sustainability.
If someone would like to start a Transition Initiative, in their own community, what would you recommend they start with and what advice would you give them?
Taiji: I would recommend that they find a group of people who have similar goals. From the start, I think there needs to be an agreement on what the core values of the movement are. The group should include youth as well as elders, and as much diversity as possible, racially, ethnically and gender wise. Start small, and slowly that will have a ripple effect.
Your actions matter, regardless of how small they might be. If you want to host a clothing swap in your community, or with your friends – do that! If are able to start a communal pavement garden – do that! If someone in your area sells grows veggies or bakes bread – buy that! If your neighbourhood has a CAN network – get involved in that! These may seem like small actions, but if you think about it, our current actions are what shape our images of the future.
Masego and Stella

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[Justin] wrote in to tell us about the rover which his CalTech team has entered in NASA’s Exploration Robo-Ops Competition. Their time to shine is later this week, but you can see some of the test footage after the break.
The operator pictured above is using a controller which is a scale model of the manipulator arm, with two cameras giving feedback. One of those monitors shows a feed from the arm itself, providing a view of the gripper. The other feed is a wide shot of the working area from the body of the robot. The arm has six degrees of freedom actuated by servo motors. The controller is a replica of the arm laser cut from acrylic. At each joint there’s a potentiometer whose value is used to establish the position of the frame.
At first we thought that this would be more fatiguing and less convenient than using a gaming controller. But as we look at the dexterity of the arm it becomes obvious that joysticks and buttons would just make things more difficult.
Continue reading “CalTech’s manipulator-arm equipped robot”
Need some gears? Got a timing belt?
[filespace] sent in a neat build he stumbled upon: making gears with plywood and a timing belt. Just cut out a plywood disk and glue on a section of timing belt. There’s some math involved in getting all the teeth evenly placed around the perimeter, but nothing too bad. Also useful for wheels, we think.
Huge chess sets are cool, right up until you try to figure out where to store the pieces when they’re not being used. [Jayefuu] came up with a neat solution to this problem. His pieces are cut out of coroplast (that corrugated plastic stuff political campaign signs are made of), making it relatively inexpensive and just as fun as normal giant chess pieces on a tile floor.
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[Randy]’s son is in the cub scouts. Being the awesome father he is, [Randy] helped out with this year’s pinewood derby build. It’s a car shaped like a portal gun with the obligatory color-changing LED. The car won the ‘Can’t get more awesome’ award, but wheel misalignment kicked it out of the competition during qualifying rounds. Sad, that. Still awesome, though.
These people are giving you tools for free
Caltech professor [Yaser Abu-Mostafa] is teaching a Machine Learning class this semester. You can take this class as well, even if the second lecture started last Thursday.
Turning an Arduino into a speech synthesizer
[AlanFromJapan] sent in this product page for an Arduino-powered speech synthesizer. We’re probably looking at a relabeled ATmega328 with custom firmware here; to use it, you replace the micro in your Arduino Uno with this chip. The chip goes for about $10 USD here, so we’ll give it a week until someone has this proprietary firmware up on the Internet. There are English morphemes that aren’t in Japanese, so you can’t just ‘type in English’ and have it work. Here’s a video.
Six things in this links post. We’re feeling generous.
What would you build if you had a laser cutter? [Doug Miller] made a real, working fishing reel. No build log or files, but here’s a nice picture.

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Once viewed primarily as a marketing tool, medical affairs is now a crucial function devoted to disseminating scientific information. Internal firewalls have freed medical affairs from commercial’s influence at many companies, giving medical affairs autonomous decision-making power. Many companies are also beginning to recognize the value that medical affairs teams can bring to corporate strategy development.

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Psychological testing is the answer to many questions humans have about a manifold of issues. Testing will give a better view onto a problem, helps to solve issues, and reliably displays an array of information needed in everyday life. To dip a bit deeper into psychological testing the following text will attempt to graze upon some fundamental aspects of psychological testing, such as the major assumptions and fundamental questions, the definition of the term test, the categories of tests, and reliability and validity of tests. Major Assumptions and Fundamental Questions
In order to use tests there have to be assumptions to be made. These assumptions will clarify if tests are an important and useful tool in the measurement of human aspects. There are four major assumptions that need to be reckoned with. The assumptions are that people 1) have different traits and characteristics, which are 2) measurable, and 3) stable over time, and 4) that these traits and characteristics are part of people’s behavior (Hogan, 2007).
The fundamental questions concerning tests include reliability and validity of the tests, which will be covered later in this text. Other questions are concerned about the interpretation of tests and the use of norms to yield correct interpretations (Hogan, 2007). Norms are the results of these tests, which had been administered to a large group of people (Hogan, 2007). Questions of how a test has been developed and which practical issues are at hand for a certain test will determine how reliable and valid a test may be (Hogan, 2007). Definition of the Term Test
For the definition of the term test according to Hogan (2007) there are six elements that combined will give an understanding of the term test. It has been concluded that a test is a process or a device to measure a particular aspect. Next, it is concluded that the processes or devices will produce some kind of information. This information is comprised of information about behavior or cognitive processes. Furthermore, the information of behavior or cognitive processes can only be a sample of behaviors a human can display. The next element of what constitute a test is that the test has to be standardized in terms of administration, norms, and the test itself. Last, a test has to be quantifiable, put in terms of numbers (Hogan, 2007). Categories of Tests
These tests can be divided into categories of tests. Even though tests may cover topics from more than one category, the grouping of tests will show the magnitude of tests (Hogan, 2007). The categories include mental ability tests, achievement tests, personality tests, tests to identify interests and attitudes, and neuropsychological tests. Mental Ability Tests
This category of tests deals mostly with the testing of intelligence, such as memory, spatial abilities, or creative thinking (Hogan, 2007). The tests within this group or category can be further divided into sub-groups. The three sub-groups are 1) individually administered intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, 2) group administered intelligence tests, such as the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) or the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), 3) other ability tests (Hogan, 2007). Achievement Tests
The group of achievement tests have been developed to test knowledge and skill in specific areas (Hogan, 2007). The sub-groupings here are 1) battery tests used in elementary and secondary schools, such as the Stanford Achievement Test, 2) single subject tests, such as the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), 3) certification and licensing tests for nursing, teaching and other professions, 4) government sponsored achievement testing programs, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) or the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 5) individually administered achievement tests, which are used to test for learning disabilities (Hogan, 2007).
This group of tests has been developed to gain knowledge and discover certain aspects of human personality (Hogan, 2007). The sub-groups here are 1) objective personality tests, so-called because these tests are objectively scored, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) or the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), 2) projective techniques, which are developed to pinpoint aspects of personality, such as the Rorschach Inkblot Test, 3) other approaches, which are a large group of tests and measurements of human personality (Hogan, 2007). Interests and Attitudes
This category is comprised of tests that measure interests and attitudes (Hogan, 2007). The first sub-group includes vocational interest measures, which are developed to determine interests for certain jobs, such as the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) or the Kuder Career Search (KCS). The other sub-group explores the multitude of attitudes toward certain subjects and topics (Hogan, 2007). Neuropsychological Tests
These tests may be tests borrowed from the other categories, but their purpose is to evaluate brain functions (Hogan, 2007). Uses and Users of Tests
It can be determined that the uses of tests can be grouped into four different settings, such as in a clinical setting, educational setting, personnel setting, and in a research setting (Hogan, 2007). The users in a clinical setting may be a counselor, a clinical, school or other psychologist to determine issues of clients (Hogan, 2007). The users in the educational setting may be school counselors or school psychologists. Their primary concern is that of achievement and abilities (Hogan, 2007). In the personnel setting human resource offices are users of tests to determine qualifications of applicants for a certain job (Hogan, 2007). In a research setting, the uses are manifold and the users are the researchers in a particular field of interest (Hogan, 2007). Concepts of Reliability and Validity
Reliability as used as a technical term includes the following characteristics: in order to be reliable, a test has to consistently score the same or nearly the same for one person, to be reliable a test has to be replicable, and to be a reliable test it has to be dependable (Hogan, 2007). Validity on the other hand measures how well a test measures what is to be tested. It can be said that a test can be reliable without being valid. A test can consistently score the same for one person, it may be replicable, and it may be dependable, but these aspects do not reveal if the test actually tests its purpose (Hogan, 2007). The Affect of Reliability and Validity on the Field of Psychological Testing
Reliability and validity play a major role in psychological testing. Both concepts need to be closely guarded, as testing results are dependent on how reliable and valid tests are. Only reliable and valid test results will give answers to common and uncommon issues and problems in the field of psychological testing.
Psychological testing is a vast topic and includes many aspects and concepts. The text uncovered only a fraction of what psychological testing is all about. It attempted to present some basic aspects and elements of psychological testing. Amongst other things, it covered the definition of the term test and presented the categories of tests. Last, it compared and contrasted reliability and validity in the field of psychological testing.
Hogan, T. P. (2007). Psychological Testing: A Practical Introduction (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

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Singapore eye revenge against Ireland in Nations Cup
Singapore will enter today's third/fourth placing match against Ireland brimming with confidence, after giving top-ranked Cook Islands a run for their money in a 57-49 loss in the Mission Foods Nations Cup yesterday.
The hosts managed to reduce a 10-point half-time deficit to six points in the final five minutes, but were ultimately unable to break the resistance of the Cook Islands, who have now won all five games at the OCBC Arena.
Singapore coach Natalie Milicich believes that her players are in an excellent position to avenge their 54-53 loss to the Irish in the tournament's opening game last Sunday.
She said: "I'm disappointed with the result, because we gave everything today. We played well and showed our courage.
"The Cook Islands are a very clean and beautiful team, and I'm very proud we held our own against them physically."
World No. 19 Singapore have lost three out of their five round-robin matches.
Ireland (No. 22) slipped to third in the tournament standings after yesterday's 50-24 defeat by Swaziland (No. 30), who leapfrogged them into second place to earn a championship match against Cook Islands today.
Milicich, whose team are fourth on the table, said today's clash with Ireland is all about redemption.
She said: "We've got to redeem ourselves in a way from that first game and we just have to make sure that we put four quarters together.
"I'm confident that we can do better, now that we've built depth in our squad. It doesn't matter who's going out there, they're all stepping up and taking every chance they have."
Singapore's Melody Teo feels that the team have been showing steady improvement throughout the tournament.
The 25-year-old goalkeeper and goal defender said: "We just have to reduce the unforced errors, such as stepping and catching the ball, and not making our teammates overstretch for the ball. Other than that, we are quite confident.
"We've been preparing pretty well and the games leading up to tomorrow have been really good for us. We played a hard-fought game today, so to be able to finish third will be a bonus for us."
YESTERDAY'S OTHER RESULTS
- Hong Kong 50 Malaysia 44
- Swaziland 50 Ireland 24
- Hong Kong v Malaysia (5th v 6th, 12pm)
- Ireland v Singapore (3rd v 4th, 2pm)
- Cook Islands v Swaziland (1st v 2nd, 4pm)


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Music Appreciation Imagine a world without music: a world where people fail to understand what music is and why people sing. Picture yourself in such a world but with a taste of music or with a little knowledge and interest in music. Such a world is quite boring, and life seems less sentimental. The truth is, many people would not find.Learn More
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Students enjoy composing their own music. After the Retrograde lesson, students can learn ABA song form and expand their music selections. (Pictures of General MIDI sound list and Retro to ABA composition below.) Lesson 004 All of our music compositions and studies are now created with Sibelius notation software.Learn More
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Council Commissions with Citizen Representative
Notice of Solicitation for City Council Representative to the El Dorado County Commission on Aging and the El Dorado County Communite Action Council.
Use this link to download the application: Applications
Applications may be obtained at City Hall located at 1901 Airport Road, South Lake Tahoe, between 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Applications can also be downloaded from the City's website at www.cityofslt.us, or emailed to interested parties upon request to the City Clerk's Office. Completed applications must be returned to the City Clerk's Office (email preferred email@example.com) no later than 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
The City Council will be making appointments at their December 12, 2023, 5:30 p.m. meeting. For questions, please contact Susan Blankenship, City Clerk at 542-6005 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.org
El Dorado County Commission on Aging: (one representative, considered annually)
El Dorado County Community Action Council (one representative, considered annually)
For information purposes, the following is an excerpt from the By Laws:
“The purpose of this Advisory Board is to advise the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, as the designated Community Action Agency, and Board of Directors thereto, for the County, and the Health and Human Services Agency, as the County Department designated by the Board of Supervisors to administer Community Action programs and activities, including the Community Services Block Grant, about the needs of the community on issues relating to human services needs for low-income residents of El Dorado County and to provide an avenue of participation for local government, private organizations, and private citizens of the community in serving the most vulnerable populations. The Council will provide advice and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, provide assistance in educating the community on human services and available resources in El Dorado County and participate in developing collaborative solutions to meet ongoing community needs, while working together to meet the basic needs and to improve the quality of life for residents of El Dorado County.”
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Planning Commission (Lay Member): (two-year term)
For information purposes, the following is an excerpt from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Compact regarding the Advisory Planning Commission (APC):
“Article Ill. Organization:
h) An advisory planning commission shall be appointed by the agency. The commission shall include: the chief planning officers of Placer County, El Dorado County, and the City of South Lake Tahoe in California and of Douglas County, Washoe County and Carson City in Nevada, the executive officer of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board of the State of California, the executive officer of the Air Resources Board of the State of California, the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Nevada, the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Nevada, the Administrator of the Lake Tahoe Management Unit of the United States Forest Service, and at least four lay members with an equal number from each state, at least half of whom shall be residents of the region. Any official member may designate an alternate.

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For over a decade, the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program (BHWP) has helped organizations create a realistic blueprint to achieve a healthier, happier workforce – one change at a time. For the CO-CARES initiative, BHWP provides a unique opportunity for health care and public health supervisors, managers, and senior leadership to share and discuss timely worksite wellness topics.
Through a facilitated dialogue, Work & Well-Being (WWB) Leadership Forums will identify strategies to build and sustain a wellness culture for organizations. Leadership Forums will start with brief summaries of a current wellness topic and allow discussions to evolve based on participant interests and organizational needs.
Separate WWB Leadership Forums will be provided for specific health care and public health settings including hospitals, primary care, and emergency medical services; behavioral health and integrated care; local public health agencies and coroners’ offices; long-term care, skilled nursing, and other residential facilities. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn from experts and your peers to identify tools and resources to enhance statewide collaborations.
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Punk rockers are known for pushing boundaries, but one band crossed a line.
NOFX apologized Thursday for an insensitive joke about the victims of a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas. At least 58 people died when a gunman opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival last October.
“I can’t sleep, no one in my band can. What we said in Vegas was shitty and insensitive and we are all embarrassed by our remarks,” read a statement posted to NOFX’s Instagram. “So we decided we will all get together to discuss and write an in depth, sincere, and honest apology because that’s what the people we offended and hurt deserve.”
Frontman Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin commented about the 2017 shooting while performing Sunday at the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, which also took place in Las Vegas.
“We played a song about Muslims and we didn’t get shot. Hooray,” Fat Mike said. Dave Farra and Jason Mahoney of radio station X1075 tweeted a video of the event on Monday.
“I guess you only get shot in Vegas if you are in a country band,” Melvin responded, as the audience began to boo.
“At least they were country fans and not punk rock fans,” Fat Mike replied.
Many fans and Vegas residents were appalled by the band’s remarks.
Stone Brewing — the company that manufactures the band’s beer and sponsors its music festival, which are both called Punk in Drublic ― announced Wednesday that it was cutting ties with NOFX.
The founders of the Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival also issued an apology for NOFX’s on-stage behavior.
“In light of NOFX’s comments during their performance at the Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival, we would like to offer a formal apology to those in attendance, the City of Las Vegas, the victims and the families of 10/1,” the statement reads. “Las Vegas is home to the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, and we do not condone the statements made from our stage on Sunday night. We take the safety of our festival goers seriously and want to relay that, there is nothing funny about people being shot and murdered, ever.”


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Tension heightened across the Middle East on Tuesday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declaring that Saudi Arabia could not hide its “crime” of executing a prominent Shiite cleric.
Kuwait followed the lead of other Saudi allies by cutting ties with the Iranian regime, recalling its ambassador, even though Iranian military authorities distanced themselves from an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Iran.
Sunni-centric Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan have cut all ties with Iran, and the United Arab Emirates downgraded its relations after the embassy in Tehran and another diplomatic facility were stormed by protesters.
An angry mob broke into the embassy on Saturday night and set the mission on fire following protests against the Sunni-led kingdom’s execution of cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a fierce Shiite critic of Saudi policy.
Three other Shiite Muslims were also executed, along with 43 people identified as Sunni al Qaeda jihadists.
“Saudi Arabia cannot hide its crime of beheading a religious leader by severing political relations with Iran,” Rouhani said, according to the state news agency IRNA.
“We believe diplomacy and negotiations are the best way to solve problems between countries,” he added.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Mohsen Kazemeini, the top commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards in Tehran, condemned the attacks on the diplomatic facilities, which the Shiite government hinted was the work of foreign agitators.
“This was a very wrong and incorrect action and there is no way this ugly action can be justified,” he said, according to the Mizan Online news agency.
The comments appeared to be the first criticism of the embassy attack by a member of the hardline Guards, who issued a harsh statement against the execution of al-Nimr on Saturday.
Kazemeini said that the attack could not have been carried out by “devout forces” and that it was “completely organized.”
An Iranian government spokesman earlier called the attack “suspicious” and “in favor of Saudi Arabia’s policies.”
“A few people — with whom it’s not clear which country’s interests they are serving — took advantage of people’s feelings,” ILNA news agency quoted Mohammad Bagher Nobakht as saying.
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Former prime minister Tony Blair has warned the Labour party not to fall for the ‘elephant trap’ of a pre-Brexit election, set up by Boris Johnson.
In a speech to the Institute for Government, Mr Blair said that if the government were to force an election, then Jeremy Corbyn should oppose it in favour of a referendum.
He said: ‘It is counter intuitive for an opposition parties to refuse an election.
‘But in this exceptional case, it is vital that they do so as a matter of principle, until Brexit is resolved.’
He warned that Boris Johnson knew a no-deal Brexit could not stand on its own as a proposition, because it ‘might well fail’.
But if mixed up with ‘the Corbyn question in a general election, he could succeed’, despite a ‘majority being against a no-deal Brexit, because some may fear a Corbyn premiership more’.
Mr Blair added that the only way to break the Brexit deadlock, was to put the terms of the Brexit deal back to the people in a referendum, which remained the ‘only plan of reason’, adding that there was no mandate for a no-deal Brexit.
He also praised Jeremy Corbyn for behaving responsibly, adding: ‘In backing away from the idea of himself as a “caretaker Prime Minister”, Jeremy Corbyn has behaved responsibly, and if he continues to put country first, he will benefit the country and himself.
‘He can now play a decisive role in how Brexit develops.’
The former prime minister also condemned Boris Johnson, accusing him and his ministers of ‘posing as the saviours of the people’, helped by the weakness of the opposition.
He went on to claim that the government had been taken over by ‘a gang of adventurers’ and called on others to help oppose the ‘reckless path’ they had set upon.
He added that an election after Brexit is resolved would be ‘right and necessary’ and called upon the Labour party to approach the issue with strategic cooperation, which if it did, it would emerge with its standing ‘greatly enhanced’.
Speaking at a Labour party event later today, Mr Corbyn said he only wanted a general election after legislation blocking no-deal had passed.
He said: ‘First we must come together to stop no-deal – this week could be our last chance.
‘We are working with other parties to do everything necessary to pull our country back from the brink. Then we need a general election.
‘When a government finds itself without a majority, the solution is not to undermine democracy – the solution is to let the people decide, and call a general election.
‘A general election is the democratic way forward, to give the people the choice between two very different directions for our country.’
It comes after Boris Johnson had threatened to sack Tory MPs who refused to back a no-deal Brexit.
Mr Johnson has called a cabinet meeting this afternoon and will be speaking to a number of Tory MPs, ahead of Parliament returning tomorrow.
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ELKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Schoolwide Title I Paraprofessional Qualifications
(Effective beginning with the 2002-2003 School Year.)
According to The United States Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Texas Commissioner of Education James E. Nelson, and the No Child Left Behind Act of January 8, 2002, the provisions for qualification as an Instructional Paraprofessional on a Schoolwide Title I Campus (all Elkhart ISD campuses are Schoolwide Title I Campuses) are as follows:
Instructional Paraprofessionals hired after January 8, 2002 must meet these requirements by the date of hire.
- Transcript documentation of two (2) years of study at an accredited institution of higher education (48 or more college credit hours—not CPE or similar credit), or
- Diploma for an Associates or a higher degree, or
- Documentation of having met a rigorous standard of quality and able to demonstrate, through formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness).
Qualifying Local Assessment Standards adopted by Elkhart ISD:
- Documentation of Paraprofessional Institute Training provided by Region VII Education Service Center or a similar facility, or
- Documentation of having passed the TASP, THEA, or an equivalent college assessment test and having completed twelve (12) or more college credit hours (not CPE or similar credit) at an accredited institution of higher education.
- Qualification through PAKS (Paraprofessional Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) until the individual can attend and successfully complete a Region VII or similar facility Paraprofessional Institute if the district chooses to use PAKS in lieu of the previous two qualifying local assessment standards.