The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a previous ruling dismissing the $200 million class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of recipients of the Basic Income Pilot Program that was canceled two years early.
THUNDER BAY – A class-action lawsuit on behalf of recipients who were enrolled in the province’s Basic Income Pilot Program received new life following a decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal to overturn a previous ruling dismissing the claim.
“We consider this to be a big victory, we are very pleased with the results. It means the class action can continue and we can keep fighting on behalf of Basic Income recipients,” said attorney Kaley Duff with the Toronto-based law firm Cavalluzzo that is leading the class action.
The Basic Income Pilot Program was launched by the provincial government under Kathleen Wynn’s Ontario Liberal Party in April 2017 and was designed to study the effects of providing people with regular fixed income payments.
Eligible participants were to receive up to $17,000 per year, less 50 per cent of any earned income, while couples could receive up to $24,000 per year.
A total of 6,000 people were enrolled in the pilot from three cities, including Lindsay, Hamilton, and Thunder Bay.
Locally, 1,000 people received a basic income while an additional 1,000 people were part of a control group participating in the study.
The $150 million pilot program was to run for three years but was canceled in July 2018, shortly after the Ford government took office the previous month.
A class action lawsuit was filed in March 2019 seeking $200 million in damages, alleging the provincial government was in breach of contract for canceling the program two years early.
“The pilot was meant to be for three years and the government canceled it [after] about one year, depending on when you signed up,” Duff said. “So we say there was a contract to participate in the pilot for three years and the government breached that contract when they canceled the program without very much notice.”
In November 2020, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a motion to certify the statement of claim, stating it did not “disclose a reasonable cause of action.”
An appeal of the Ontario Superior Court’s ruling was submitted and on June 21, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal granted the motion arguing the amended claim discloses a cause for action of breach of contract under the Class Proceedings Act.
“We argued that there was a contract between Basic Income recipients and the Ontario government and that is the basis the class-action can proceed on,” Duff said. “We are very happy with the result, even though we didn’t win on every point we raised. We always felt confident of our contract claim and that was the one that was successful at the court of appeal, so we are very happy with that.”
Duff added that the class action is a way for people affected by the cancellation of the pilot to receive justice.
“This is a group of very vulnerable people who may not have otherwise been able to bring their own claims and this is the kind of thing class-actions do, to give access to justice to people who may not otherwise be able to access it, she said.
In Ontario, an individual who meets the class designation is automatically a part of the class action but can choose to opt out after the case is certified.
The case will now return to the Ontario Superior Court for certification. No dates have been set yet for the motion to be heard but Duff said class-action cases are very complex and take time.
And while the class-action lists $200 million in general damages, Duff said the specific amount of damages will depend on individual members enrolled in the program.
“What we are seeking on behalf of class members is whatever payments have been missed as a result of the cancellation,” she said. “That number will look different from person to person because those payments depended on what your income was or how big your family is.”


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North Korea TV shows young Kim threatening war in '09
SEOUL, South Korea (KABC) -- North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un vowed in 2009 to wage war if the county's enemies shot down its long-range rocket, footage aired on state television showed Sunday.
The documentary is the first official word of Kim's role in military operations before his father's death.
It confirms Kim was being groomed as early as 2009 to succeed his late father Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack last month.
Among other things, the video shows the younger Kim navigating a tank.
The documentary is the second in a week seeking to highlight Kim Jong Un's experience in leading North Korea's 1.2 million-strong military.
Kim Jong Un, who is in his late 20s, has moved quickly into the role of "supreme leader" of the people, the ruling Workers' Party and the military despite questions abroad about how easily he could assume power with only a few years of grooming behind him.
In contrast, his father had 20 years of training when his father, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, died of a heart attack in 1994.
Where North Korea is headed under Kim Jong Un is deemed crucial because the country is locked in a long-running standoff over its nuclear ambitions and is grappling with chronic food shortages. North Korea has tested two atomic devices and is believed to be working toward mounting a bomb on a missile capable of reaching the U.S.
After years of acrimony, Pyongyang and Washington had begun discussions about food aid and how to restart nuclear disarmament talks that were suspended when Kim died last month. The U.S. and North Korea fought on opposite sides of the 1950-53 Korean War, and do not have formal diplomatic relations.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Ms Andrea Saffie > Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
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Partner – Corporate, M&A, Family Offices and Holdings and Foreign Investment
Partner since 2020. Her main areas of practice are Civil, Corporate and Commercial Law. She practices in Mergers and Acquisitions, in the family business area, and covers the following industries: services; casinos; oil; agro-industrial; hotel; paper and forestry; investment funds and family offices. Andrea has participated in numerous and important transactions, advising international clients during the whole acquisition process, development and financing process.
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The ‘very complete’ 44-strong practice at Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is consistently sought out for its expertise in joint ventures, private equity and venture capital deals, as well as the acquisition of private and public companies. It also houses specialists in mergers and spin-offs, along with corporate restructuring transactions; and boasts a recent transactional track-record that is particularly strong in the mining, energy, infrastructure, insurance, media, and banking (/financial service) sectors, among others. The practice group houses a core group of highly in-demand partners; namely senior figures Francisco J Illanes (‘a leading lawyer in the local legal environment‘ who also has extensive international experience); corporate law expert Sergio Díez; M&A specialist Gerardo Varela; and Cristián Herrera, who advises on corporate/M&A, foreign investment and securities regulations; while Juan Pablo Matus and recently promoted Tomás Vidal ‘both demonstrate great technical knowledge‘. Corporate, natural resources and mining law specialist Carlos Pérez-Cotapos; mining contracts expert Gonzalo Grez; and Andrea Saffie are also integral to the practice, as is José Luis Letelier, who has longstanding corporate law, M&A and foreign investment expertise. At senior associate level, María Francisca Salas and Sergio Balharry are active M&A advisers.
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ seven-strong team advises entrepreneurs and emerging private companies at every stage of growth. Its expertise includes corporate governance, service contracts and shareholder agreements. The group is also experienced in related legal areas, such as new technologies, IP, data privacy and corporate law. The start-up and VC teams are co-led by Rodrigo Lavados, whose practice covers software licenses, trade marks, technology transfer contracts, and technology-related projects; and Andrea Saffie (promoted to partner in 2020), whose sector expertise encompasses investment funds and family offices. Senior associate Ernesto Eckholt‘s experience includes the structuring, formation and operation of venture capital.
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Release Date: May 20th, 2014
Date Read: 7/8/14 to 7/11/14
Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back.
And that’s when the girls stumble across a copy of The Art of War. With just one glance, they're sure they can use the book to lure Jason back into Lainey’s arms. So Lainey channels her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous. After a few "dates", it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game.
What's a girl to do when what she wants is totally different from what she needs? How do you figure out the person you're meant to be with if you're still figuring out the person you're meant to be?
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So here's the situation. Right at the start, Lainey is dumped by her boyfriend, Jason, of 2 years. But instead of moving on and forgetting about it, she comes up with a strategic plan with her best friend Bianca, all based off of The Art of War by Sun Tzu. So what exactly is the plan? To be in a fake relationship with her co-worker, Micah, so both of them can make their exes jealous, and hopefully get them back.
But sometimes, well most of the time, these things don't work. It's really up to Lainey to decide whether she wants to go back to the old, or remake herself completely. Because maybe her old self, wasn't exactly her.
So first off, let's talk about Lainey. Though I did find her annoying along with her choice of friends (aka Kendall) and then Jason. Everything seemed to revolve around social status, which is believable though saddening. I wanted to hit my head every time Lainey went back to thinking about Jason. LIKE NO! FORGET ABOUT HIM! But yay for the huge character developments. Without it, I think I would've just dropped the book.
To be honest, I've never read a book about a fake relationship, I don't think. It's definitely interesting, even though I ended up feeling more frustrated BUT THEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP. Micah and Lainey are literally perfect together. I don't know how else to say it. Their banters were cute and playful, and basically everything in their relationship is what I dream of, haha. And I definitely didn't like Jason, I really didn't. HE DOESN'T DESERVE SOMEONE LIKE LAINEY!
And Bianca is literally one of the bestest friends anyone could ask for. She stuck with Lainey even after a couple of stupid decisions, always letting her decide for herself, and more importantly, BE HERSELF. Honestly, I don't even think I could act the way she did with Lainey around. How did she survive those two years in high school?
Oh, and another thing, can we talk about Hazelton? I want a creepy torture pancake house in my town! I want a teen dance club! Or even a simple place like Denali. Is it just my town that barely has any cool places to go at all? Like really?
Oh, and I forgot to mention that soccer is involved, since all of the characters besides Micah are basically soccer superstars. Though I'm not a big fan of soccer (sorry!), I know a lot of other readers are :D
Lainey's troubles did kind of remind me of my own relationship. I definitely understand the feelings Lainey went through, about throwing her entire life away and having to move on. It's just really hard to start over, especially if it was your first relationship. So even though I don't necessarily agree with some of the things she did, I definitely understand why she did it. And because of this, I really liked The Art of Lainey. Sure, sometimes it was pretty predictable, but it was a light-hearted read that really connected to me. WOULD RECOMMEND :D

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Assessment of Water Quality Index of Surface and Subsurface Water in Manchanabele Reservoir
This study is conducted to determine the water quality of Manchanabele reservoir. The water samples are
collected from catchment area and command area of the reservoir. The sample is been analyzed 28 parameters such as pH,
temperature, DO, COD, BOD, TSS, TDS, Turbidity, Conductivity, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Hardness,
Total alkalinity, Chloride, Fluoride, Nitrate, Phosphorous, Sulphates, Hexachromium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Total
Coliform and Feacal Coliform.
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Collects Captain America (2004) #25-30. Leaping from the final pages of Civil War -Captain America lies dead. As repercussions ripple outward, the Winter Soldier finally chooses a side - his own. But what are the Red Skull and his minions up to behind the scenes?
Collects Captain America (2004) #31-36. The new Captain America fights for the heart of his country in a city gone insane! The Red Skull's master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the US, with only one man to stand in its way - but is he up to the task? Guest-starring the Falcon, Iron Man, and the Black Widow!
Collects Captain America #37-42.The saga of the New Captain America continues! He's doing his best to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, but things go from bad to worse for Bucky Barnes when the Red Skull makes an unexpected move for the very soul of America!
In these thirteen pitch-black noir stories, you'll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft.
Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips,...

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"In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful." (~Abram L. Urban)
LOVE your cute little "garden-guardians"!
I love your garden friends. I have garden fairies (I will post a photo soon). It's fun to have these little guardians of the growing things, isn't it?Flora
Tee hee, how cute!I must get me some garden folk someday!
we all need helpful spirits in the garden
Love your garden spirits! They make me smile.
some day i will get a garden gnome. do not have one yet.Yours like great!
Lisa, you inspired me with all your garden cuties of frogs and alligators etc.. Flora, i think it our pagan past here that we need garden spirits to watch over the garden through all the seasons.. Thanks Salix tree, I have one monarda seedling growing from the seeds i collected.The original seeds were very hard to germinate, and its only the second year that they germinated.Hope you get some animal spirits soon.. True Claire, we do need fun spirits in the garden to make us smile.. Judith, the Long nosed dog in your photo makes me smile.Thanks for smiling.. hope you do soon becky if you can find somewhere for a gnome!!
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25 drug cartel members held in ColombiaJanuary 20th, 2009 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 20 (IANS) Twenty-five suspected members of a notorious drug cartel have been arrestd in raids on several places across northwestern Colombia, the police have said.National Police Director General Oscar Naranjo told reporters here Monday that the arrested people are suspected of belonging to the drug cartel led by Daniel Rendon Herrera, alias “Don Mario”, EFE news agency reported.
The arrests were made in an operation launched last Friday along the border of Antioquia and Cordoba provinces, Naranjo said.
Some 400 police officers from both provinces took part in the raids, which also led to the discovery and destruction of a score of cocaine laboratories and the seizure of 23 guns.
“What has been proven is that Don Mario’s organisation is a criminal structure serving the drug trade,” said Naranjo, who went to Medellin Sunday with President Alvaro Uribe to report on the operation and meet with regional security officials.
The general said that this was a “fundamental blow” against the gang run by Rendon Herrera, who carries a reward of 3 billion pesos ($1.34 million) on his head.
The refugee was a mid-level commander of the dispersed AUC right-wing militias who boycotted a peace process with the government and formed a new paramilitary organisation.
The AUC, which arose to battle leftist rebels, eventually came to dominate the trade in illegal drugs.
Colombia is the world’s leading producer of cocaine.
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A London studio created this seat design to get people back into the movie theater safely as theatre chains suffer due to the ongoing pandemic
The film industry could lose $10 billion dollars as a result of COVID-19, and theatres are looking for safe ways to welcome back moviegoers.
Netflix faces growing political uproar over the film 'Cuties' as critics argue it's 'complicit' in child trafficking
The backlash against "Cuties" has spread to Capitol Hill, with a growing number of lawmakers pressuring Netflix to drop the film from distribution.
A new book showcases real-life places around the world that look straight out of a Wes Anderson film — here's an early look at the fantastical dupes
The book is inspired by an Instagram account with over one million followers that finds real-life substitutions for Wes Anderson's fictional worlds.
"Green Book" won Oscar for Best Picture, but it's been described as a "white savior" movie. Here's how Hollywood's white savior films hurt viewers.
Bill Gates recommends for escapism that people watch the 2001 film "Spy Game," which he claims to have watched roughly 12 times already.
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HBO just added a ton of new stuff to its streaming app, but Roku and Fire TV users are unable to access any of it until the companies strike deals.
Classic movies like "The Godfather" and "Casablanca" appear alongside modern masterpieces like "Moonlight" and "Parasite."
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"Parasite" has been one of the most talked-about films of the year. The secret to its greatness is how Bong Joon-Ho delivers its mind-blowing twist.
"If we take care of each other, help where we can, and give up some comforts ... this, too, shall pass. We can figure this out."
How to watch movies available to rent much earlier than expected as theaters shut down due to coronavirus
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Reader’s Eye photo for June 27, 2016
Mike Mancil of Montgomery, Ala., photographed this rhododendron in bloom at the Elkmont Historic District on May 12, 2016, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The photo was taken with a Nikon D750 and a 24-70mm lens.
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The most anticipated matchup of the German Bundesliga season produced plenty of fireworks over the last few years.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich combined for at last four goals in five of their last six meetings.
Saturday's clash in Dortmund has all the ingredients for yet another high-scoring affair. Dortmund has a leaky defense, Erling Haaland is healthy and Robert Lewandowski is playing his first match since he was passed up on by the Ballon d'Or for Lionel Messi.
Bayern is the expected favorite and it could use a win to gain some much-needed separation in the Bundesliga title race. Bayern leads Dortmund by one point going into Saturday.
While Bayern should win the game, the best way to bet the high-profile clash is the over 3.5 goals.
Below is a look at all of my weekend soccer picks, including Der Klassiker.
Weekend Soccer Picks
Overall Record: 72-78
La Liga: Sevilla (+100) vs. Villarreal (8 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
My approach to betting La Liga this weekend is to rely on some of the best home teams in Spain.
Sevilla is 5-1-0 on home soil with a +11 goal differential. It conceded six goals at home in league play.
Villarreal is 0-5-2 away from home in La Liga and it has only scored four times on its travels.
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen (-2) vs. Greuther Furth (Saturday, 9:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
Greuther Furth can't stop conceding goals.
The last-place side in the Bundesliga conceded 10 goals in the last two games, including six to Hoffenheim last weekend.
Greuther Furth conceded 39 goals in 13 matches played. It has lost 12 of those contests and drawn once.
Bayer Leverkusen is 15 spots above Greuther Furth in the league table and it has leading scorer Patrik Schick back in the lineup.
Greuther Furth lost by multiple goals in four of its last five games and there is no end in sight for the poor defensive record.
EPL: Southampton vs. Brighton (Under 2.5 Goals) (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, Peacock)
Southampton's home mark and Brighton's road record are eerily similar.
The Saints have had 13 goals scored in seven games at St. Mary's. The Seagulls have had 14 goals go in during their matches away from the Amex.
The two clubs also reside in the bottom six of the goals scored table in the EPL.
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich (Over 3.5 Goals) (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are the two best teams and the top two scoring teams in the Bundesliga.
Bayern has the better defense and it should be the favored side. Dortmund allowed 19 goals in league play and it has gone five games in a row without a clean sheet.
The defenses could be no match for Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski, who are responsible for seven of the last 10 goals scored in the rivalry.
Haaland should play around 60 minutes as he works back to full match fitness from an extended injury layoff. Lewandowski has more motivation that usual because he was snubbed by the Ballon d'Or voters. Lewandowski has 10 goals in his last seven matches.
Everything is pointing to Saturday's match in Dortmund being the most entertaining game of the soccer weekend.
EPL: Watford vs. Manchester City (-2) (Saturday. 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Manchester City is one of three EPL teams with a +20 goal differential or better.
The Citizens found the back of the net on at least two occasions in each of their last four league games.
Watford gave up six goals in its last two games, which were losses to Leicester City and Chelsea. Saturday's match against Manchester City comes at the end of a brutal three-match stretch and it could be gashed by the second-place side in the EPL and it may not have an offensive response since City allowed eight goals in league play.
La Liga: Rayo Vallecano (+110) vs. Espanyol (Sunday, 8 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
I'm following the same strategy with Rayo Vallecano as I am with Sevilla.
Rayo is even better at home than Sevilla. It is 6-1-0 with a +13 goal differential. Only three goals have been scored against Rayo in home games.
Espanyol, like Villarreal, does not have a win on the road in La Liga play. Espanyol and Villarreal are the only two teams outside of the relegation zone in La Liga without a road win.
Ligue 1: Montpellier vs. Clermont Foot (Over 2.5 Goals) (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET)
I'm going back to the Clermont Foot overs.
Over 2.5 goals hit in three of the last four Clermont games. The 17th-place side in France has not held a clean sheet in the last six games.
Montpellier ranks sixth in Ligue 1 in goals scored with 24 and it just put three goals past Metz on Wednesday.


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The BioWare facility that was just built last year in Galway, Ireland to be a support center for SWTOR is now expanding and will become the home to EA’s European customer service needs. Basically this means that it will be general EA use and not strictly SWTOR support. They will offer support from this facility to all of EA’s major titles.
They have dropped the BioWare Ireland name and will be hiring more than 300 new employees over the course of the next few months. The Irish Government looks at this as a good opportunity for job growth and is supportive of the expansion and what video games can do for their economy and job force.

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PopAGraph is a new app to help iOS users make their photos "pop." An easy-to-use masking tool allows users to highlight a portion of their picture, then apply filtering effects to the background and highlighted area separately to make portions of the image stand out. Framing effects further customize the look by letting users shift the shape of the final photo.
The first time you use the free app (PopAGraph makes its money by enticing you to buy all available filters, frames and backgrounds for a dollar or two more), you'll be guided step-by-step through the masking process using in-app instructions. You'll create a mask over a portion of the image to make it "pop" from your background. The Undo button quickly became a best friend when we had a go with the app today; it allowed us to create a detailed selection of our subject as we switched between the Mask and Erase tools and frequently tapped Undo.
You can pinch to zoom in or out of your image, and use two fingers to pan while zoomed in (we had more success when we paused before panning with both fingers). Once you've outlined the shape of the area you wish to highlight, the masking tool will fill in the rest. Tap Lift when you're satisfied with the selection.
You'll access the menu via the arrow icon on the right side of the screen to bring up filters next. Swap between the Background and Popped buttons at the bottom of the screen to change where your filters are active. You'll notice that you can try out all the locked options; if you choose one you'll be asked to pay for it before you can share you finished image in any way.
Frames add a final layer of dimension; you can add up to four in a number of different styles to reshape your image. The Preview button proves helpful here. You won't actually finish the look until you reach the Share stage where you choose a background.
Share options are plentiful: you can post to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, save to your image library, or send via email or SMS.
Of course, there are other apps that fall into the picture-popping category: Let's hear what you're using in the comments section below.

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Contributed by EU Delegation to the Philippines
Theatre is one of the greatest forms of art and is a dynamic reflection of the rich culture and heritage of the European Union.
For the first time, the EU Delegation to the Philippines in partnership with the EU member states’ embassies and cultural institutes and Philippine universities will stage a series of theatre performances “Teatro Europa” from August to September 2020.
“I am proud to present our first Teatro Europa which brings alive European playwrights who nurtured and shaped the foundations of European culture,” Mr Thomas Wiersing, Chargé d’ Affaires of the EU Delegation to the Philippines said.
This theater festival will feature famous pieces from Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain, with genres of drama, comedy and tragedy. Alongside the performances of the European masterpieces, Teatro Europa will also conduct its educational component, wherein several university theatre directors will engage in dialogues with audiences from August to September 2020.
Speaking notes of EU Charge D’Affaires Thomas Wiersing to give the lineup of performances:
“Mr. Baltazar Endriga, President of Meridian International (MINT) College, Mr. Jaroslaw Szczepankiewicz, chargé d’ affaires of Poland, whom I thank for providing us a recorded message
Colleagues from the EU Member States and Cultural Institutes, Our University partners and our Media friends, Good Morning to all of you. Magan-dang u-maga sa in-yong la-hat.
I am grateful to be with you this morning to unveil the first ever Teatro Europa. Theatre is one of the greatest forms of art and is a dynamic reflection of the rich culture and heritage of the European Union.
I am proud of this initiative not only because it is the first but also we are joined by several univerities and their theatre groups. Teatro Europa will showcase seven European plays handpicked by my
colleagues from the EU Member States. They will be performed by our university partners, to whom I am thankful for their enthusiasm and creativity.
The famous European pieces that you can expect from August to September are:
- “The Green Room” by Arnošt Goldflam (Czech Republic) performed by the Rizal Technological University
- “Tango” by Sławomir Mrożek (Poland); performed by MINT College
- “Robbers” [ Die Rauber] by Friedrich Schiller (Germany); performed by MAPUA University
- “School for Wives” by Molière (France); performed by The University of Makati
- “Servant of Two Masters” by Carlo Goldoni (Italy); performed by University of the East
- “The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest” by Tirso de Molina (Spain); performed by Colegio de San Juan de Letran
- “Everyman” [Jedermann] by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (Austria); performed by Arellano University
Alongside the performances of the European masterpieces, Teatro Europa will also have an educational component. This means that several university theatre directors will engage in dialogues with the audience from August to September 2020. The dialogues will be live and the pre-recorded full performances will be streamed on TeatroEuropaPh facebook every Friday-Saturday of September.
This project was conceptualised to share European culture with you and were originally set in several Philippine theatre houses – until Covid-19 hit us. Thus we shifted to holding virtual screenings as we value everyone’s safety.
It has been admirable to witness that – despite the pandemic – theater organisations were all the more inspired to become even more creative in their performances, utilizing online streaming and meeting platforms.
I hope that you all enjoy our theater treats through our Teatro Europa.
Thank you very much for your attention and I give now the floor to President Endriga of MINT college.”
The partner universities and their featured European classics include: Rizal Technological University – “The Green Room” by Arnošt Goldflam (Czech Republic); MINT College – “Tango” by Sławomir Mrożek (Poland); MAPUA University – “Robbers” Friedrich Schiller (Germany); The University of Makati – “School for Wives” by Molière (France); University of the East – “Servant of Two Masters” by Carlo Goldoni (Italy); “The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest” by Tirso de Molina (Spain); and Arellano University – “Everyman” by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (Austria).
Teatro Europa is a novelty to our cultural activities but also novel as this will be a completely virtual festival. Hopefully, these plays will be made available live in Philippine universities when COVID19 is over. In the meantime, we hope to reach larger audiences through the performances in Teatro Europa Facebook page.
Teatro Europa promises two months of excitement as it will bring forth the talents of these university theater organizations. Be prepared with table reads, cast reveals and trivia games.
Full Performances will be streamed on Teatro Europa FB every Friday-Sunday for the month of September 2020. Before these performances, Teatro Europa will introduce to its virtual audience the theater pieces, the participating Universities, the theater organization and the cast.
“It is inspiring to see how our partner university theater organizations enthusiastically selected from the roster of European plays to interpret and perform online. It is admirable to witness that due to the pandemic they had to become more creative in their performances utilizing online streaming and meeting platforms,” Mr Wiersing said. I commend the Philippine theatre organizations as they make the most of these platforms and enhance what they can offer with costumes, props and make-up.


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Feel good factor aside, I Feel Pretty sends a powerful message to women, reminding us of the timeless glow of self-assurance.
We’ve all had that iconic I Feel Pretty moment. We should, in-fact, strive to have them every single day!
As women, we all have our own secret list of ingredients when it comes to exerting the killer confidence that makes us dazzle from within.
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Since when was loving yourself and the person you have worked hard to become a bad thing?
Those who are yet to experience their very own light bulb moment are quick to brand confident women as ‘self absorbed,’ or even ‘arrogant.’
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Then came the day I regret the most, the worst decision of my life, my wedding day. They chose the guy and promised that they have found a good guy, and that he would love me.
The day my parents got the news that they were pregnant, they made their first promise to me, a promise to always care for me, even before I came into their arms.
The day I was born, they promised to always love me and to protect me from all evils lurking outside, then I did not even know what evil meant.
The day I started walking, they walked in front and behind me, promising that they wouldn’t let me fall.
The day I went to school, first time I was going to be away from them for so long, they promised to be waiting outside when I returned.
The day I moved out of home for my job, they promised that wherever I go I would always have a home to return to and that I would always be welcome HOME.
That was their big mistake, promising on behalf of someone else. From that day a new ritual started, a new trend of breaking promises.
The day the verbal and mental abuse started, they weren’t there to help me, they broke their promise of caring for me.
The day he and his family insulted me, broke my self-confidence, took away my earnings and verbally and mentally tortured me, they weren’t there to help, no one was there. They broke their promise of waiting for my return. When I told them, my mother asked me not to tell my dad and said that this is normal and every woman has to bear it, they broke their promise of protecting me.
The day I decided to call it quits after bearing everything for 5 years, they broke their promise of a home for me, I was told that after marriage I only have two destinations maayka and sasural, no home.
The man I was married to and his family turned out to be a bunch of liars and cheaters, it was one of the expected outcomes, but my own birth-givers changed, they broke their promise of loving me.
So now I am breaking a promise.
I guess it’s true, one comes alone in this world and leaves alone as well, the only company one gets is in this world. I guess I have also fallen into the category of those Indian married women who face this; it’s pretty common as 3 out of every 5 women face this, just the intensity of the brutality differs.
I am breaking my promise to trust them, to trust anyone ever from now on.
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Fort Ethan Allen had emplacements for 36 guns.
The forts that formed the Defenses of Washington were placed at half-mile intervals, supplemented with artillery batteries and rifle pits, making a nearly continuous connection between them. The armaments were chosen for their range of fire and positioned to ensure that the line of defenses had no gaps. The strategy worked—no Confederate attack on Washington succeeded.
The 20-pounder Parrott rifle (replica) in front of you—like other field guns—was portable, transported on a gun carriage, and called into service where needed.
What Ammunition Did They Fire?
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A spherical shape (cannon ball) made from a desne material such as iron: it smashed its target.
A thin-walled metal cylinder filled with lead pellets and sawdust: it turned a cannon into a giant shotgun, scattering the contents in all directions.
· Explosive shells
Hollow casings filled with black powder or powder and shot: casings burst into large pieces.
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Operated by a crew of soldiers, artillery consists of a variety of large-caliber weapons, collectively known as cannons.
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These cannons fire ball-shaped
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These cannons shoot elongated, bullet-shaped projectiles from barrels with spiral-grooved boxes. Typically, rifled artillery is more accurate and can fire longer distances than smooth-bore cannons.
Fort Ethan Allen's artillery inventory in 1865 included:
· three 6-pounder guns
· four 24-pounder guns
· three 32-pounder guns
· two 8-inch howitzers
· three 32-pounder howitzers
· three 10-poundr Parrott rifles
· eleven 30-pounder Parrott rifles
· six 12-pounder Napoleon guns
· four 10-inch mortars
· two 24-pounder Coehorn mortars
The term "pounder" refers to the weight of the ammunition the cannons fired. The range of fire for most cannons is approximately one mile.
Positioning the Guns
Fort Ethan Allen's configuration of guns would have been similar to this one at Fort Lincoln in Washington, D.C.
How many men did it take to fire a cannon?
Firing a cannon was an art requiring skilled team effort. A well-drilled gun crew, consisting of seven men (1-7) plus a gunner (G), could fire two to three rounds per minute from a field cannon. Gunners and their crew followed a strict set of rules to load, ready, aim, and fire—a sequence that demanded coordinated precision and practice.
6 and 7 cut fuses and distribute rounds to 5, who carries them to 2. 1 sponges barrel. 2 puts round in gun. 1 rams round into barrel while 3 closes vent with thumbnail. G sights the gun and gives commands.
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With recent developments in wireless sensing devices, it will soon be possible to install numerous low-cost sensors on a single structure. This would enable better local damage identification.
Methods that efficiently use wireless sensing devices for damage detection don't yet exist or are under development. We therefore focus our research on leveraging on wireless sensor platforms for damage identification.
The main limitation of wireless sensing devices is energy. For autonomy, they usually operate on batteries or use energy harvesting devices that can only provide a limited amount of energy. Therefore, energy should be used with care. The two main energy sinks are computations and radio communications.
It consumes a lot of energy to use the radio of wireless sensing devices to communicate data over the network. Therefore, to keep the network scalable, it is needed to perform some sort of data compression or analysis before sending. In this way, communications are kept at a minimum.
Finally, wireless sensing devices have an on-board CPU, and can execute damage identification algorithms. Because this computational power is limited, special care should be taken to design of those algorithms.
We are working on decentralized algorithms to detect local damage in civil structures. Sensors (accelerometers) are distributed over the structure, and are grouped in clusters, like in Figure 1. For each cluster, local models are built using data from the healthy structure. New measurements are then checked against those healthy models.
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Faucets are websites where you can claim a tiny amount of coins – typically just for visiting the site. Go to the faucet website, enter your payment address and claim a little dust from time to time – it’s free money!
Crypto Currency Faucets and AdBlockers
Faucet website owners typically show you ads, videos or other incentives in exchange for the free crypto coins offered. If you use ad blocking software, the faucet owners don’t make any money showing ads – so why should they share free coins with you? Please disable your ad blocking software when visiting faucet websites.
Highly recommend faucets
Here is a small list of highly recommended faucets. They have all been in operation for a long time and have a nice record of payouts. Each faucet can be visited once every 5 minutes, so give it a try.
Let your computer earn coins while you sleep
When you’re not visting faucets to claim free crypto currency, you can let your computer do all the hard work for you. By web mining crypto currency, you use your computers power to earn free coins while you’re busy doing other stuff.
Continue to our short guide on web mining crypto currency here.
What to do with your coins
Every time you collect bitcoin. litecoin, dogecoin or another currency from the websites listed in the previous section, your coins are sent to a central processor called CoinPot. CoinPot is a payments processor for several sites and services using crypto currency. You can easily exchange currencies to other currencies and CoinPot have a very low minimum payout treshold.
A fast(er) way to get your coins
Collect coins from all the sites listed above and exchange them to ONE single currency to reach minimum payout limits faster. Here’s an example:
- Collect from the 5 sites on a daily basis
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- This will speed up your way to getting your payments


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Interrio will help you build a beautiful and modern website within no time. The Interrio HTML Template for Architecture & Modern Interior Design Studio features beauty design as well as a bunch of other features that will make your site stand out from the crowd.
The template includes all the necessary elements for an online presence, including about us, team, and pricing. It also has multiple layouts such as a blog, shop, testimonial, FAQ, or online shop. A great option for online branding is decorating.


was the former president of the State of Comoros (État comorien) from August 1975 until January 1976, as well as chief minister of the Comoros government from August till December 1975. On the 3d August 1975 a coalition of six political parties known as the United National Front overthrew the Abdallah government, with the aid of foreign mercenaries led by Bob Denard. Said Mohamed Jaffar favored a conciliatory approach towards France and the Mayotte issue. On the occasion of the acceptance of the State of Comoros (État comorien) at the United Nations in November 1975 Said Mohamed Jaffar delivered a speech. In January 1976 Jaffar gave up power to radical leftist leader Ali Soilih.
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Meaning of Jaffar in Arabic origin/culture for Boy name with history and fame details.


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Last October, Summerville High junior Victor Shellhammer and others were helping remove a tree and debris left in the family's back yard following Hurricane Matthew.
Accident Doesn't Slow Summerville's Shellhammer May 9, 2017
Outdoor Mile Classic: Watch the races, interviews Nov 19, 2016
Classic Mile to benefit Summerville runner Oct 18, 2016
Summerville High is hosting a special event next month in support of one of its students who was injured while helping clean up his home following Hurricane Matthew.


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My latest article at embedded.com has been published:
Pointers are a very powerful feature of the C language. In a programming language, power is dangerous, as programmer error can have dire consequences. As a result, many developers favor languages, like Java, which do not support pointers and are, hence, “safer”. However, the power of pointers is valued by embedded developers, who accept that they need to understand their subtle nuances. This article looks at the potential issues with pointers and proposes some guidelines to avoiding problems.
I wrote this article because pointers are so important to embedded developers that a clear understanding is absolutely essential. My goal is to simply clarify some of the details that are not of concern to desktop application programmers.


Volkswagen launches a carbon-saving fund aimed at building on a claimed 170,000 tons of greenhouse gases already cut from its global production processes.
The automaker has pledged to invest $27 million a year into the project that will cover all of its 12 group brands to finance their own climate-protection projects at their locations worldwide. VW also hopes to use the fund to innovate and strengthen new and existing business models.
For individual projects to qualify for the fund’s support they must show they are scalable and transferable to other production sites in the group.
Projects already sanctioned include:
- A project to replace lighting at nine of the group's production sites with low-energy LED lamps, saving 116,000 metric tons annually;
- A load-dependent volume flow control system at the Hanover, Germany plant’s paint shop for drying which, with additional carbon-reducing measures, will have saved 3,000 tons of CO2 by year’s end.
- Industrial washing machines have been optimized at several group plants with about 30 systems retrofitted with “frequency converters.” In addition, operating parameters such as pressure and volume flow, temperatures and standby times were adjusted for performance. The project started July 1, 2019, and was completed by the end of the year, saving 2,900 metric tons annually.
Volkswagen says more than 100 new projects have been decided on so far in 2020.


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SIWOK Foundation works with the native people of Chaco Salteño (the tropical forest area of Salta province). It promotes family farming through water efficient systems and also provides key tools such as good quality seeds and drip hoses. By means of perforations made by them, the Wichis manage to provide water to their communities, in order to plant and produce food in a hostile weather environment.
SIWOK Foundation works with the hunter and gatherer communities of native people who inhabit the Chaco Salteño. The objective is to improve their access to water and then support them so that they can sow and thus can feed themselves and generate income. More than 50% of the children (0 to 5 years) of the communities SIWOK works with are at nutritional risk.
The worst national rates of child mortality, malnutrition, maternal illiteracy, home delivery; education, etc. are amongst Wichi communities of the Chaco Salteño. The Sanitary Program of Intercultural Relations of the Ministry of Public Health of the Salta province, indicates that 5 out of every 100 children in the Chaco Salteño area will not reach the age of 5 and in some departments (Sta. Victoria Este, Alto de la Sierra, Morillo, etc.) the number rises to 8 children who die before the age of 5.
With the loss of the forest due to the expansion of the agricultural borders, the available resources to maintain the ancient way of life of hunting and gathering diminish. Communities survive through the assistance they receive in the form of subsidies, wages and food bags.
One of the peculiarities and strengths of the initiative is to have generated a teacher’s network. All the trainers and teachers who carry out the knowledge transfer are Wichi. Through cell phones, they generate a network that propagates family farming in several communities, training on water access through drilling and its use for cultivation.
In a context of high malnutrition and mortality, they work together with families so that they are the ones to carry out their own wells. In this way, they access to irrigation by dripping and sowing of culturally accepted seeds, such as corn, anco (type of butternut pumpkin), pumpkin and beans, among others.
The project is designed to guarantee its sustainability and extension. The same growers who receive training in the extensions should then in turn be able to transmit the know-how to their peers elsewhere. These already trained individuals should be the basis for the future extension of good agricultural practices. In the long term, the aim is to reintegrate family farming into the Wichi culture.
SIWOK Foundation is now in full growth in Salta and in Formosa. The Foundation operates in three regions: the Pilcomayo, where more than 100 families plant summer crops with this system; Route 81, where 96 families planted during the 2014-2015 campaign; and in Provincial Route 56, where there are now 18 greenhouses producing tomatoes.
Alimentaris is committed to this project as it represents an example of the development of a replicable model of family agriculture expansion. In this way, sustainable food production and the creation of an income generating activity are supported, as well as strengthening the quality of nutrition and health.

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A Fashion Exhibition on Rules, Clothes, and Social Progress
I visited a fascinating exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs—Required Conduct: When Clothing is a Scandal. It reviews a few centuries of Western history to reveal the inextricable linkages between "scandalous" clothing and social change. The moral of the story being that we have a long history of pushing the boundaries in fashion as a means of pushing harder-to-move societal boundaries, including gender rules and norms around decorum and social conduct.
“How should we dress?” This [is] the question this exhibition tries to answer, shedding new light on the questions raised by dress codes and the values and taboos they reveal...Featuring more than 400 garments and accessories, portraits, caricatures and objects, this original and unexpected exhibition explores the liberties taken with dress codes and how they breached moral values. The robe volante, women in trousers, men in skirts, female tuxedo, miniskirt, baggy, jeans… All challenged vestimentary norms and were savagely criticised, even banned when they first appeared. Because they were too short or too long, too close or too loose fitting, too immodest or too covering, too feminine for men or too masculine for women, they transgressed the established order.
- Description of the exhibition via Les Arts Decoratifs
First, what constitutes scandalous clothing?
One inclusion, for example, was women in pants, a concept championed by Coco Chanel in the 1920s. Chanel's looser fitting silhouette, and her philosophy on pants in particular, gave women the clothing they needed to move freely and efficiently; tools they would ultimately use to join the workforce and upend gender norms as they did in the mid 20th century.
From the beginning, Chanel's designs reflected the aspirations of women and their changing lives...Her new women drove cars, wore pants, and ran companies (as she herself did). After World War I women began to lead freer, less circumscribed lives, and her fashions, masterfully cut and easy moving, enabled them to do so.
- Philippe de Montebello in Chanel by Harold Koda et al
Contrast that to fifty or so years earlier, when women of a certain social class were expected to wear a different dress for every activity they undertook in a day. According to the exhibition, it was common for women to change up to eight times each day. Below, a sample of dresses, including at least one dress (on the left) from the couturier Charles Fredrick Worth c. 1890.
Another display from the exhibition featured hats, and a description referenced the controversy raised by women's hats and headpieces in the late 1700s, but not for any reason I would have guessed. At the time, it was fashionable for women to wear very high, exaggerated things on their head, a fashion which was heavily mocked. Underlying this criticism, though was, "the real transgression [which] was against the spatial order: women were taking up more 'space' and posting a threat to masculine power" (quote from a description posted in the exhibition).
Something else I found interesting was the inclusion of garments marking special occasions in the Christian tradition, such as weddings, baptisms, and death. Below, a sample of clothing associated with such occasions, including a stunning silk Vionnet wedding dress and mourning clothes (in the right corner). In his will, a married man stipulated his expectations for how long he would be mourned, with specific instructions pertaining to the length of time his widow would be required to wear formal mourning clothes.
The exhibition featured many other instances of clothes pushing social boundaries, including flapper dresses (which ditched the corset), bedroom attire becoming acceptable in public, stripes (once reserved for social outcasts), loose-fitting clothing, clothing with deliberate flaws, short clothes, animal furs, skins and prints, and transgressive runway fashion.
Considered alone, any one of these items of clothing could seem benign, even frivolous; maybe begging the question, "So what?" But once something catches on, and we all start expressing ourselves through a more relaxed silhouette, or a more gender-neutral one, or something extravagant, or revealing, what appears is anything but frivolous: we witness the power of fashion to mirror our values and reflect both our understanding of our current social realities and our hopes for what our society might look like in the future.
Whether we're aware of it or not, fashion is always reflecting our values right back at us. The tendency to see it as superficial does this fact such a grave injustice. Fashion is a mirror for what a society thinks and feels, for what it values and respects. For what it believes to be true. Whether we're considering the appropriateness of Melania Trump's congressional sequins, or asking if it's legitimate for a female Prime Minister to care about fashion, what we're ultimately doing is simply using our clothes as a proxy for our values. This exhibition was a tactile reminder of that. Fashion inevitably changes. But its inherent power has always been exactly the same.
Tenue correcte exigée, quand le vêtement fait scandale- through April 23, 2017.

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JENNY MITCHELL & BAND
This October, Jenny Mitchell is bringing her full band show home to Gore. Celebrating the release of her new album and the 50th Anniversary of the Gore Country Music Club, audiences can expect a show of stories, fiddle, family harmonies and special guests.
Her new album, Tug of War (out 22 July 2022), is a deep and emotional dive for both the artist and the listener. With songs inspired by change, loss, and her discovery of Lucille Ball, Rolling Stone has described the album as, “her best work. Worthy of every award it will inevitably collect.”
You are warmly welcomed to The Gore Town and Country Club from 6:30pm, to enjoy dinner provided by local food truck Bogan Bakehouse (not included in ticket price). The bar will also be available.
Jenny has been a member of the Gore Country Music Club since before her first birthday and is thrilled to be joining their line-up of anniversary celebrations this Labour Weekend.
Get in quick - purchase your tickets here


# stars - Yesterday’s News
We’ve got two pairs to give away and €100 in free bets for each winner thanks to Paddy Power.
# stars - Thursday 20 April, 2017
We highlight the players who were unlucky to miss out on the official PFA selection.
# stars - Friday 20 January, 2017
Lifes2Good has sold its celebrity-endorsed range to US manufacturer Dwight & Church.
# stars - Friday 13 January, 2017
Premier League PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez is among the footballers to feature in our list.
# stars - Sunday 1 January, 2017
Saturn, Venus and shooting stars are set to feature across Irish skies in 2017.
# stars - Sunday 30 October, 2016
# stars - Thursday 8 September, 2016
Rob Lyttle and Jacob Stockdale are in impressive form early this season.
# stars - Sunday 4 September, 2016
Seamus Callanan named as the RTÉ panel’s Hurler of the Year.
# stars - Tuesday 12 July, 2016
The sponsored videos generated over 5.5 million views on YouTube, but did little to tell viewers they were paid for.
# stars - Monday 11 July, 2016
Italy’s Leonardo Bonucci and others who impressed during the past few weeks of tournament football.
# stars - Tuesday 5 July, 2016
Manuel Neuer and a number of other German players feature in our picks from the last-eight matches.
# stars - Monday 2 May, 2016
AFP Sport highlights the individuals who have played major roles in securing the east Midlands club’s first ever top-flight title.
# stars - Tuesday 8 March, 2016
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most accomplished current stars of Irish sport.
# stars - Monday 18 January, 2016
# stars - Monday 11 January, 2016
The two La Liga sides took up eight of the spots in the prestigious team.
# stars - Wednesday 12 August, 2015
The award will be handed out in Monaco on 27 August during the draw for the group stages of the Champions League.
# stars - Friday 24 July, 2015
‘The clubs, who pay the wages, should have their stars for the most important dates of the season.’
# stars - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
Following Damien Duff’s move to Shamrock Rovers this week, we recall other big-name players who have played in the LOI.
# stars - Sunday 5 July, 2015
Finalists Argentina and Chile unsurprisingly feature heavily.
# stars - Thursday 11 June, 2015
Wagg’s exoplanet is located in a distant solar system within our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
# stars - Wednesday 3 June, 2015
Another live awards show will be aired on TV3 this October.
# stars - Friday 29 May, 2015
While Ireland’s team performance was sloppy, there were some solid displays at Thomond Park.
# stars - Tuesday 26 May, 2015
*And it’s not Toni Kroos.
# stars - Tuesday 21 April, 2015
Will Jack Grealish join this illustrious group of players?
# stars - Thursday 9 April, 2015
Put your knowledge to the test.
# stars - Sunday 5 April, 2015
Voting for the PFA awards closed earlier in the week, while the six nominations will be confirmed on 17 April.
# stars - Monday 9 February, 2015
A couple of Ghanaians — defender Jonathan Mensah and midfielder Andre Ayew — were also included.
# stars - Thursday 5 February, 2015
Cesare Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo and, erm, Jordan Rhodes are among those celebrating.
# stars - Wednesday 14 January, 2015
The former Liverpool man made the side despite sitting out a large chunk of the year through suspension. He is joined in attack by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Neymar
# stars - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
Featuring Seamus Coleman, John Terry, Luis Suarez and more standout players.
# stars - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
It could be the International Space Station or it could be…
# stars - Thursday 11 December, 2014
Samir Nasri, Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are among the players to feature.
# stars - Saturday 8 November, 2014
And a lot of pretty colours as well.
# stars - Monday 20 October, 2014
The comet, known as Siding Spring, whizzed past Mars yesterday. Three NASA spacecraft had to take shelter behind the Red Planet as the close encounter took place.
# stars - Wednesday 15 October, 2014
We’ve picked out players from Toulon, Munster, Northampton, Saracens and Leinster as influential figures.
# stars - Thursday 9 October, 2014
No prizes for guessing which Tipperary player has made the cut.
# stars - Thursday 18 September, 2014
Joe Hart, David Alaba and Gareth Bale all feature in our best XI from week one.
# stars - Monday 28 July, 2014
Joan Burton, Peter O’Mahony, Derval O’Rourke, Liam Brady and John Hayes also feature in a star-studded video.
# stars - Monday 14 July, 2014
Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos, Lionel Messi and more players who stood out.
# stars - Monday 7 July, 2014
Mats Hummels, Thiago Silva and other individuals who have caught the eye.
# stars - Friday 4 July, 2014
Twinkle, twinkle little star.


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Rise Against Hunger Tampa launched in the fall of 2018 after being supported by our Orlando location. Actively involved in the Tampa Bay Area for several years, local volunteers and partnering organizations including MetLife, Chapel by the Sea and Palma Ceia UMC, have committed to reaching our goal of ending hunger in our lifetime. Rise Against Hunger Tampa has proudly packaged and distributed meals to Haiti, Zambia, Nicaragua and more. If you are interested in hosting a Meal Packaging Event or would like to deepen your engagement within our organization as a volunteer, please contact the Tampa Bay team today!
This year, the Rotary Club of Tarpon Springs reached an amazing milestone of packaging over 100,000 meals with Rise Against Hunger since 2013! Each year, hundreds of local volunteers from Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, New Port Richey and more gather together give back to the worlds most vulnerable. We thank you for efforts and grateful for our partnership!


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Summer morning on Upper BuckatabonCategories:
- Early Winter – Reliable Recreation Options
- Spring Auto-touring in Vilas County
- Vilas County fall color guide
- Things to see and do in Lac du Flambeau
- Put on Your Snowshoes!
- Vilas County holiday gift guide
- Better birding in Vilas County
- Top Vilas County snowmobile sites
- Heart of Vilas County Paved Bike Trail System
- What to see in St. Germain
- Things to see and do in Phelps
- Rolling Along the Rustic Roads
- Why we love Vilas County!
- Fat Tire Trails to Try
- Five places for an unforgettable hike

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John Brooks, one of 254 convicts transported on the Sir Robert Peel, 06 September 1844
Name, Aliases & Gender
Birth, Occupation & Death
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life span was 53 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Conviction & Transportation
Sentenced to 10 years
||Middlesex, Westminster City General Sessions
Sir Robert Peel
6th September, 1844
26th December, 1844
|Place of arrival
||Van Diemen's Land
Travelled with 253 other convicts
||Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 181 (92). Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
||This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.
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Nell Murphy on 18th October, 2016 wrote:
John Brooks was convicted at Middlesex, London on 7 Aug 1844. Transportation sentence of 10 yrs listed and to be sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per ‘Sir Robert Peel’ 1844. The Tasmanian Archives have his name in the Record Book however it states “Not Embarked”.
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Nell Murphy on 18th October, 2016 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 181 (92). Tasmanian Archives - convicts. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 181 (


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Die Hard with a Vengeance
Die Hard with a Vengeance (also called Die Hard 3 with a Vengeance or just Die Hard 3) is a 1995 action thriller film directed by John McTiernan (who directed Die Hard) and written by Jonathan Hensleigh. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and stars Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp, Larry Bryggman, and Sam Phillips.
Five years after Die Hard 2, Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is now divorced, alcoholic, and jobless after getting fired for his reckless behavior and bad attitude. He is called back into action, however, when a cryptic terrorist (Jeremy Irons) takes New York City hostage in a lethal game of "Simon Says" and refuses to speak with anyone, but McClane. Teaming up with a street-savvy electrician named Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson), McClane dashes through the city, trying to stay one step ahead of a murderous plot.
Why It Rocks
- Bruce Willis still gave a great performance as John McClane.
- Even Samuel L. Jackson gave a good performance as Zeus Carver as well.
- Lots of great action scenes, like driving a taxi car and going to the subway train, preventing destroying the Subway train, car chase, etc.
- It's still a decent follow-up to the first two films.
- Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber is a pretty good villain, he wanted to destroy a lot of buildings, or New York City itself.
- The opening song called "Hot Town Summer in the City", is pretty catchy.
- Yet again, The "Yippie-ki-yay, motherf*cker!" line still appears like the first two.
- The scene where Zeus tells his kids about racial issues, which it's very important.
- Zeus Carver is a funny, and likable supporting character and he's one of the best parts of the film.
- The idea of a film of trying to save New York City from its destruction is pretty interesting.
- The acting is still amazing, just like the first two films.
- Amazing visual effects, especially for the explosions, and even the water.
- The final battle with the helicopter and the ending scene is pretty awesome!
The Only Bad Quality
- There is a scene where McClane wears the "I hate n*ggers" sign, which is very racist, and offensive towards black people.
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with a 60% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 75 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Die Hard With a Vengeance gets off to a fast start and benefits from Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson's barbed interplay, but clatters to a bombastic finish in a vain effort to cover for an overall lack of fresh ideas.", Metacritic scores a film a 58/100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". However, the film received very positive reviews from the audience and fans of the series, with an 83% audience score rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an 8.7/10 user score rating on Metacritic. Many of the fans and the audience claimed that Die Hard with a Vengeance is the "best" Die Hard sequel and the best action film of all time in 1995.
Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, praising the action sequences and the performances of Willis, Jackson, and Irons, concluding: "Die Hard with a Vengeance is basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance."
- The film was based on an original screenplay entitled Simon Says. It was also considered for Lethal Weapon 4.


Cooler Masters DP5-5021-B1X
When we revieved the Cooler Master DP5-5021-B1X last week could I
instantly see that this was probably a really good heatsink. The design is superb and I
started testing this sample straight off.
As I have already said so is the design
superb and if you are looking for a heatsink that is nice to look at then you should get
this one :). But the most of us is looking for a heatsink that can take care of our
heatproblems and that is the most important part in the testing.
The heatsink clip is a standard metal clip, which is quite easy to install and fixed the
heatsink firmly to the CPU.
The fan is not exactly the most silent fan
available but it is still not the most noisy fan either. It goes somewhere like the rest
of the fans. The balltype bearing is Delta and this works pretty fine.
The fan came with a three wire connector (for rpm-to motherboard feature) that didn´t fit
my old computer but it fit perfectly with the test machine. I would really have liked an
adapter with the fan so that i could have used the fan with the older computer but you can
also buy the fan with a standard PS pass-through (two wires) connector.
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Indigenous livestock breeds are well adapted to tropical and harsh environments, but usually rather unproductive. Therefore, crossbreeding with exotic breeds has been practiced, and often found to be successful in the first generation, but with disastrous results later on. Therefore, there is a great need for developing breeding strategies for specific populations of indigenous livestock, both in order to conserve genes necessary for survival under harsh environments, and for genetic improvement of productivity. The objective of this project is to explore the opportunities for genetic improvement of primarily two livestock populations considered of specific importance for food security in Eastern Africa, due to their resilience as regards adverse climatic stress or ability to withstand specific disease challenges in the tropics. In the first case, focus will be on the Red Maasai sheep and its crosses in Kenya and Tanzania. This breed has shown a high degree of resistance to gastrointestinal parasites and ability to withstand drought. However, there is no breeding strategy in place and this project will adopt a value chain approach with the farmers and retailers to establish appropriate breeding objectives and selection practices. We will furthermore study production systems, animal usage, survival, production, et cetera, using various interview methods and also further develop an already created production recording system. In the second study we have focused on comparing four Ethiopian cattle breeds with respect to trypanotolerance and productivity and found that one breed, the Sheko, is clearly superior. We will carry out a workshop with researchers, extension officers and farmers on how to amplify the genes for trypanotolerance into the cattle populations kept in tsetse infested areas.