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A group of left-wing historians that included E. P. Thompson, Eric Hobsbawm, Christopher Hill, Rodney Hilton, A. L. Morton, Raphael Samuel, George Rudé, John Saville, Dorothy Thompson, Edmund Dell, Victor Kiernan and Maurice Dobb who in 1952 founded the journal, Past and Present. Over the next few years, the journal pioneered the study of working-class history. (1)
One of the best examples of this is E. P. Thompson's, The Making of the English Working Class (1963). In the book Thompson's captured the voices of the men and women who were the victims of the early years of capitalism and who had tried to campaign for a democratic society. (2)
For example, Thompson writes about The Poor Man's Guardian, a newspaper that was selling more copies in a day than The Times sold all week. The authorities continued to try and stop the newspaper being sold. In November 1835 Joseph Swann was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for selling the newspaper. During the trial he explained his actions. "Well, sir, I have been out of employment for some time; neither can I obtain work; my family are all starving... And for another reason, the weightiest of all; I sell them for the good of my fellow countrymen; to let them see how they are misrepresented in parliament." When the Chairman of the Bench, Captain Clarke, told him to "hold his tongue", he replied: "I shall not! For I wish every man to read those publications… and whenever I come out, I'll hawk them again. And mind you (looking at Captain Clark) the first that I hawk shall be to your house." (3)
In 1967 saw the arrival of the History Workshop Movement. It emerged from Ruskin College, where Raphael Samuel, the movement's initiator and presiding spirit, taught history for many decades. Other important figures included Anna Davin, Alun Howkins and Sally Alexander. The workshops that were held every year attracted up to a thousand participants. While the themes explored varied widely, the events were primarily a showcase for history seen from a non-elite perspective, "people's history" as it was labelled. In the early years this meant primarily working-class history but over time it expanded to include women's history, for which the History Workshops were the primary seedbed. (4)
Carol Adams, an early supporter of the History Workshop movement, saw the possibilities of this approach to classroom teaching: “In terms of the history curriculum then, change can be introduced in two ways: by ‘chipping away' at the accepted view of history - both its facts and its evidence, and through the introduction of new materials. Hopefully more educational publishers will start to respond to the implications of this. Examination boards must be pressurized to include questions about women in examination papers and to acknowledge their existence in a far wider context than at present. No responsible teacher in the upper school is going to launch into extensive work about women if there is no chance of it being examined.” (5)
In the 1960s Michael Young, began to argue for the creation of a university for people who had failed their 11+ and did not have "A" level qualifications. At the time this was a controversial idea but Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the Minister of State for Education Jennie Lee, resisted those, including those from within the party, who argued that the students without "A" levels would not be able to deal with the rigors of a university education. (6)
The first students enrolled in the Open University in January 1971. Arthur Marwick was the first professor of history at the OU and was a strong supporter of using primary sources in the teaching units he produced for the students. The previous year he had published The Nature of History (1970) where he analyzed at length different types of historical evidence and explored the different varieties of primary sources. (7)
It has been argued that Jerome Bruner played an important role in the development of the New History. In his book, The Process of Education (1960). Bruner emphasized the importance of mastery of the structure of the subject matter. "To understand something as a specific instance of a more general case – which is what understanding a more fundamental principle or structure means – is to have learned not only a specific thing but also a model for understanding other things like it that one may encounter." (8) As he said in a later book, "knowing how something is put together is worth a thousand facts about it." (9)
Robert Phillips, in his brilliant book, History Teaching, Nationhood and the State: A Study in Educational Politics (1998), points out: "The application of Brunerian theory to history teaching was vital in the way that it placed emphasis upon method, process and skills. Pupils should therefore be introduced to the methodology of history and be made aware of history as a discipline and unique features, processes and structures." (10)
Mary Price wrote an article that was based on research evidence generated by the Schools Council in 1966. This showed that many pupils questioned the relevance of the subject and regarded it as "useless and boring", causing a situation whereby "history could lose the battle not only for its place in the curriculum but for a place in the hearts and minds of the young." Price argued there were three main reasons for this crisis in history teaching: (i) The history syllabuses had not changed since the turn of the century and had remained "obstinately a survey of British history"; (ii) There was a "deplorable" belief that history was only suited to more able pupils. (iii) History teaching relied far too heavily upon note taking and rote learning. (11)
The History Workshop Movement, established in 1969 at Ruskin College, attempted to promote what was now known as the New History. According to Richard Aldrich and Dennis Dean: "Some of these new historians were to be found in institutions of higher education. There were new universities, as at Sussex, York and Lancaster. The most radical development, the Open University, produced both a new approach to students and a new approach to historical study." (12)
One of the pioneers of the New History, Christopher Hill pointed out that we constantly have to review the way we teach about the past: "History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of the past, and finds new areas of sympathy as it re-lives different aspects of the experiences of its predecessors." (13)
The authors of Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (2022) have argued that "The rationale for school history was based on the idea that the transmission of a positive story about the national past would inculcate in young people a sense of loyalty to the state and a reassuring and positive sense of identity and belonging." (14)
Richard Aldrich and Dennis Dean have described the history curriculum in England until the 1970s as "cast in a broadly self-congratulatory and heroic, high-political mould." (15) Or in the words of Eric Hobsbawm: "Why do all regimes make their young study some history in school? Not to understand society and how it changes, but to approve of it, to be proud of it, to be or become good citizens." (16)
The Schools Council Project History 13-16 was set up in 1972 to undertake a radical re-think of the purpose and nature of school history. It sought to revitalize history teaching in schools and to halt the erosion of history's position in the secondary curriculum. As the authors of Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (2022) have pointed out the SCHP "promoted new teaching methods in order to generate more active learning among pupils and placed greater emphasis on the use of resources in the classroom… ‘The New History', as it came to be known, focused on concepts such as evidence, empathy and cause, and used primary sources as evidence in a more pupil-centred approach." (17)
The SCPH pioneered the New History in the school classroom. The use of primary sources was an important factor in this. The historian, E. H. Carr, illustrates this point in his book, What is History? (1961): "The facts are really not at all like fish on the fishmonger's slab. They are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean; and what the historian catches will depend, partly on chance, but mainly on what part of the ocean he chooses to fish in and what tackle he chooses to use – these two factors being, of course, determined by the kind of fish he wants to catch. By and large, the historian will get the kind of facts he wants. History means interpretation." (18)
John Slater, HMI staff inspector of history, was highly critical of the way history was taught in most schools. In an article he wrote after he retired, he said that until the introduction of the New History too much emphasis had been placed on "recalling accepted facts about famous dead Englishmen, and communicated in a very eccentric literary form, the examination-length essay." He went onto say that history "not only helps us to understand the identity of our communities, cultures, nations, by knowing something of the past, but also enables our loyalties to them to be moderated by informed and responsible scepticism… Historical thinking is primarily mind-opening, not socializing."
John Slater was highly critical of the way history was taught in most schools. In an article he wrote after he retired, he said that until the introduction of the New History too much emphasis had been placed on "recalling accepted facts about famous dead Englishmen, and communicated in a very eccentric literary form, the examination-length essay." He went onto say that history "not only helps us to understand the identity of our communities, cultures, nations, by knowing something of the past, but also enables our loyalties to them to be moderated by informed and responsible scepticism… Historical thinking is primarily mind-opening, not socializing." Slater described the Schools History Project as "the most significant and beneficent influence on the learning of history to emerge this century" arguing that this form of school history could give young people "not just knowledge, but the tools to reflect on, critically to evaluate, and to apply that knowledge. It proclaims the crucial distinction between knowing the past and thinking historically." (19)
SHP made it clear why history teaching needed reform: "As history educators we need to make our subject meaningful for all children and young people by relating history to their lives in the 21st century. The Project strives for a history curriculum which encourages children and young people to become curious, to develop their own opinions and values based on a respect for evidence, and to build a deeper understanding of the present by engaging with and questioning the past." (20)
During this period the right-wing pressure group, Centre for Policy Studies, published no less than seventeen pamphlets on education, five dealing exclusively or predominantly with history. The introduction of one of its publications on history teaching, History, Capitalism & Freedom (1979) was written by Margaret Thatcher. John Slater argued that these pamphlets set the "pace and agenda" for the debate over the history curriculum in the 1980s. (21)
Alan Beattie was especially hostile to the New History and believed it subverted respect for British culture. He argued the teacher' stranglehold on history had to be broken: "He (the history teacher) has no more authority to decide the weight to be given to different but equally respectable aspects than have parents or politicians. To the extent that what is taught as history has been changed in pursuit of ‘wider social ends', and to the extent that ideological preferences have shaped the character of the history curriculum, then to that extent have teachers exceeding their authority." (22)
Margaret Thatcher took a keen interest in the teaching of history in schools. As Martin Kettle pointed out: "Margaret Thatcher has fought many historic battles for what she sees as Britain's future. Few of them, though, are as pregnant with meaning as her current battle for control over Britain's own history… The debate is a surrogate for a much wider debate about the cultural legacy of the Thatcher years. It is about the right to dissent and to debate not just history but a whole range of other assumptions. If the Prime Minister can change the way that we are taught history, she will have succeeded in changing the ground rules for a generation to come. It is a big prize." (23)
In 1985 the GCSE criteria specified that pupils should be able to recall historical knowledge but also that they should gain the ability to "evaluate and select" knowledge and "deploy" it in a coherent form. It went on to say that pupils should be encouraged to develop a "wide variety" of skills concerned with evaluating historical evidence. (24)
The most contentious issue was not the use of primary sources but the teaching and assessment of empathy. The GCSE's definition of empathy as "an ability to look at events and issues from the perspective of people in the past" had its origins in a Ministry of Education's pamphlet published in 1952 which urged teachers to cultivate in pupils "a quality of sympathetic imagination… humility about one's own age and the thing to which one is accustomed, a willingness to enter a different experience." (25)
Ann Low-Beer was one of those who had severe doubts about asking teachers to teach and assess empathy. She argued this was particularly demanding given that empathy was concerned with the affective rather than cognitive domains. (26) Martin Booth responded by suggesting that empathy could be encouraged through effective questioning, reconstructive techniques such as role play and the use of historical fiction, as well as the full range and variety of historical evidence. (27)
The GCSE courses began in September 1986. It was not long before all the major educational publishers began producing history textbooks to accompany the course. The New History had now entered the mainstream. According to Robert Phillips, this upset what he called the New Right and its main representative, Roger Scruton, wrote a series of articles about the threat posed by this new approach to history teaching. Scruton also attacked multi-culturalism and anti-racism and the progressive ideology which under-pinned it for undermining the promotion of the idea of a ‘common' culture through education. (28)
New Right activists became intensely interested in two areas of the curriculum in particular: History and English. Ken Jones explained why the New Right concentrated on these two subjects "English and history were strongpoints of opposition, where radical ideas were deeply embedded…. History in schools, with its relativistic methods and increasing bias towards the social and the economic reflected the work of Marxist and radical historians in creating what one critic called ‘a shop steward syllabus' of modern history." (29)
In January 1987, Kenneth Baker, Secretary of State for Education, announced the intention of the government to introduce a national core curriculum. Baker argued that England had adopted an "eccentric" approach which had left the school curriculum to "individual schools and teachers" which contrasted with the centralized system in Europe. Pointing to the weaknesses and apparent failure of the English system, he indicated that greater central control was necessary. (30)
Baker established a History Working Group (HWG) to advise him on the introduction of National Curriculum History. Baker appointed only two teachers to the HWG: Carol White was a secondary school teacher who had met Baker at a Conservative Party function and had been critical of aspects of SHP. Robert Guyver was a primary school teacher who was committed to the teaching of "discrete" history to young pupils. Two teacher trainers: Anne Low-Beer, who had already raised serious doubts about the teaching of history (see Note 61) and Gareth Elwyn Jones who had previously argued for a fusion of "traditional" and "new" history. Two academics: John M. Roberts and Alice Prochaska, and three members with LEA backgrounds. Commander Michael Saunders-Watson, was appointed as Chairman of the HWG. He was the President of the Historic Houses Association and the owner of Rockingham Castle. Saunder-Watson later admitted his appointment followed Baker staying at his castle. As Robert Phillips pointed out: "Such criteria for selection to the body that was to shape the teaching was hardly going to fill history teachers with confidence." (31)
However, as Duncan Graham later pointed out: "Saunders Watson's only obvious credentials were that he ran a stately home which was used by many schools and as a result had a keen interest in history and education. He appeared to everybody to be a peculiarly Tory choice and looked to many as the first overt political appointment. Everybody feared the worst and characterized him as a right-wing amateur who would follow the party line. He went on to be a great but welcome surprise to history teachers." (32)
Martin Roberts, the headteacher of Cherwell School, and a member of the Historical Association Council, wrote: "Imagine for a moment (in an unfashionably empathetic way) that you are a member of the history working group. You have been chosen to identify history courses which will improve on best practice and win and sustain the confidence of teachers, parents, governors and Parliament. However, you have been selected by a government famous for its ideological conviction and for its distaste for much of the contemporary professional practice at a time when teachers themselves seem both acutely sensitive about their professional autonomy yet fiercely argumentative about the best way forward for their professional autonomy yet fiercely argumentative about the best way forward for their subject in schools. And of all the major subjects of the National Curriculum history is the one most easily influenced by political values. You only have a year to prepare the report while keeping up with your normal job. Can you imagine a more thankless task? (33)
Supporters of the New History methodology had reason to be confident that their views would be expressed at HWG meetings. Alice Prochaska, the author of History of the General Federation of Trade Unions (1982) was sympathetic to recent developments in history teaching and was a member of the history workshop movement. In an article she later wrote that she was surprised that Baker had appointed her to the HWG. (34)
Roger Hennessy, HMI staff inspector of history, was appointed as an advisor of the HWG. He was also a supporter of the New History.Other good news was the announcement in the summer of 1989 that two history teachers, Tim Lomas and Chris Culpin, had been co-opted onto the HWG. They were both known to be supporters of the Schools Council History Project. (35)
The first meeting of the HWG took place on 24 January 1989. The group was told that it would have to produce interim recommendations by 30th June 1989 and then provide the Secretary of State with final advice by Christmas 1989. Newspapers began speculating about what would be in the HWG interim report. The Daily Telegraph claimed that it supported methods which neglected fact and that it advocated empathy and historical imagination. The Observer reported that although the HWG would request that children learn historical skills, it also suggested that the group had steered a "middle line" between "traditionalists" and "progressives". (36)
The HWG Interim Report was published on 10 August 1989. The report acknowledged that there was "growing public concern" about the perceived preponderance of skills-based courses at GCSE at the expense of British history but emphasized that the HWG did not "wish to take sides in these debates which seem to some extent contrived". It pointed out that the main objective was to design "a broad, balanced and coherent course of history for pupils from the age of 5 to 16; a course which will combine rigour, intellectual excitement, and planned programming, and one which respects knowledge and skills equally." (37)
John MacGregor, who had replaced Kenneth Baker as Secretary of State for Education in July 1989, wrote to the HWG to consider three issues when compiling the Final Report. Firstly, he asked the group to pay more attention to chronology. Secondly, he asked for more British history at KS3 and KS4. Thirdly, MacGregor doubted whether the recommendations put "sufficient emphasis on the importance of acquiring historical knowledge and on ensuring that knowledge can be assessed." (38)
The right-wing press supported what MacGregor had said in the letter. The Daily Telegraph reported that MacGregor had "sided himself firmly with traditionalists" and had largely rejected the Interim Report. (78) The Daily Mail said: "Get the facts straight, history men are told." (39) The Daily Express added that MacGregor had told the HWG that "Children must know dates, events and characters, and not get bogged down with too much theorizing about the nature of history." (40) Only The Guardian stood up for the HWG and warned that MacGregor's intervention "has an ominous smack about it, rather as if we were soon to return to the solid, drum banging certainties of H. E. Marshall's Our Island Story." (41)
Margaret Thatcher was also highly critical of the Interim Report: "I was appalled. It put the emphasis on interpretation and enquiry as against content and knowledge. There was insufficient weight given to British history. There was not enough emphasis on history as chronological study. Ken Baker wanted to give the report a general welcome while urging its Chairman to make the attainment targets specify more clearly factual knowledge and increasing the British history content. But this in my view did not go far enough. I considered the document comprehensively flawed and told Ken that there must be major, not just minor, changes." (42)
The History Working Group received over a thousand responses to the Interim Report, mainly from teachers and historians but also from various New Right groups. One of the main opponents of the HWG report was from Stuart Deuchar, a member of the Campaign for Real Education and a Centre for Policy Studies pamphleteer. Deuchar, educated at Repton and Cambridge University, was a farmer but had taught history in a private school for two years. In his pamphlet, The New History: A Critique (1989) he expressed his bitter opposition to the progressive methodology and the conceptional frameworks represented by the SHP. He denounced those teachers who believed that the teaching of British history had the potential to be "nationalistic" and this approach had caused "the loss of a huge slice of our national heritage". (43)
The Final Report of the HWG was published on 3rd April 1990. It was little different from the Interim Report and had not changed it in response to the criticisms made by New Right groups and the Conservative Party supporting press. The report defended itself against the attacks on the New History: "In order to know about, or understand, an historical event we need to acquire historical information but the constituents of that information – the names, dates, and places – provide only starting points for understanding. Without understanding, history is reduced to parrot learning and assessment to a parlour memory game." (44) The report pointed out the overall objective of the HWG had been to "give equal weight to knowledge, understanding and skills." (45)
In Chapter 10 the HWG dealt with the controversial subject of empathy. It outlined the ways in which field trips, museum visits, drama, role play and other simulation techniques could "convey the image of living in the past"; they could provide the opportunity to "explore, and come to imagine aspects of history"; they could show the "differences between living in the past and living in the present" and could provide the opportunity to "explore, and come to imagine aspects of history"; these could even be the "source of good, imaginative writing, and they help to bring history to life". However, these exercises had to be based on primary sources and rooted in "an uncompromising respect for evidence". (46)
As Duncan Graham pointed out: "Following the interim report, various interest groups began to battle over the reforms, and it looked as if history would end in failure. In the final report the working group stood by the fundamental findings of the interim report which caused such concern to ministers. There were many good, detailed refinements and, in an attempt to satisfy ministers, almost too many facts were included in the programmes of study, but when it came to the basic principle nothing had been altered, indeed little could be altered as the working group's conclusions were unarguable." (47)
Members of the History Working Group suspected that the Final Report to be criticized by the government. It stated with regard to future revisions of the proposals, the HWG warned that they be "undertaken in such a way as to avoid what appears to be public suspicion that school history may be manipulated for political purposes." (48)
Conservatives were disappointed with the failure of Commander Michael Saunders-Watson, Chairman of the HWG, to produce a more "traditionalist" report. He later explained his time on the HWG: "I had my eyes opened by the HWG. I had lived with history and had been taught the subject in a very old-fashioned way. Then when I heard the arguments put forward by HWG members it came as something of a culture shock. I became impressed with many of the arguments which I never knew existed. I learnt that history is not just about facts, but it is also about acquiring information, processes and learning. History involves a combination of content, understanding and information." (49)
Margaret Thatcher refused to accept defeat and wrote in her memoirs: "It (the Final Report) did not put greater emphasis on British history. But the attainment targets it set out did not specifically include knowledge of historical facts, which seemed to me extraordinary. However, the coverage of some subjects – for example twentieth century history – was too skewed to social, religious, cultural and aesthetic matters rather than political events… I raised these points with John (MacGregor) on the afternoon of Monday 19 March. He defended the report's proposals. But I insisted that it would not be right to impose the sort of approach which it contained. It should go out to consultation but no guidance should be present be issued." (50)
Conservative historians such as Robert Skidelsky, Norman Stone, Jonathan Clark, Lord Max Beloff and Lord Robert Blake, formed the History Curriculum Association (HCA) to "defend the integrity of history as a school subject". (51) All these men published articles in the press criticizing the HWG Final Report. Raphael Samuel, the founder of the History Workshop Movement, was one of the most significant supporters of the HWG report. (52)
Robert Skidelsky was aware that Raphael Samuel and the History Workshop Movement was at the heart of these proposals. Skidelsky attacked Samuel in The Independent for his over-zealous advocacy of the need to teach "history from below" (particularly the history of gender) as opposed to "history from above" (such as Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar). (53)
The following week Samuel replied to Skidelsky. He reminded him that Trafalgar was followed a year later by the most crushing of Napoleon's victories at Austerlitz and by the subsequent collapse of the Third Coalition. As Samuel pointed out "were it not for the heroic circumstances of Nelson's death and perhaps the nineteenth century romanticization of war, it is possible that we would know no more of it than we do the Battle of Copenhagen or the battle of Tenerife." On the other hand, the Married Women's Property Act of 1882 (which Skidelsky had taken particular issue over) was "a landmark in the history of women's rights" yet hardly received a mention either in university or school history courses. (54)
Importantly, senior figures in the History Association, decided to endorse the findings of the HWG on the grounds that there was sufficient potential that the Secretary of State would reject the HWG's advice and replace the Final Report with something much worse. Martin Roberts, Chair of the HA schools' sub-committee, declared that the Final Report was "a considerable achievement" and was to be the "foundation on which durable school history courses are able to be built." (55)
Over 300 history teachers attended the SHP Conference in April 1990. Organizers of the Conference ensured that key elements of the Final Report were copied and distributed to delegates. Crucially, three former members of the HWG attended the Conference to explain the philosophy and thinking behind the report. The Conference welcomed many aspects of the Final Report. However, delegates expressed concerns about prescription, content overload, assessment, and the over-emphasis upon British history. (56)
Margaret Thatcher eventually accepted defeat and blamed Kenneth Baker for supporters of the New History winning the battle over the National Curriculum. She admitted in her autobiography: "By now I had become thoroughly exasperated with the way in which the national curriculum proposals were being diverted from their original purpose… There was no need for the national curriculum proposals and the testing which accompanied them to have developed as they did. Ken Baker paid too much attention to the DES, the HMI and progressive educational theorists in his appointments and early decisions; and once the bureaucratic momentum had begun it was difficult to stop." (57)
The facts are really not at all like fish on the fishmonger's slab. They are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean; and what the historian catches will depend, partly on chance, but mainly on what part of the ocean he chooses to fish in and what tackle he chooses to use – these two factors being, of course, determined by the kind of fish he wants to catch. By and large, the historian will get the kind of facts he wants. History means interpretation ..
The past is intelligible to us only in the light of the present; and we can fully understand the present only in the light of the past. To enable man to understand the society of the past, and to increase his mastery over the society of the present, is the dual function of history.
History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of the past, and finds new areas of sympathy as it re-lives different aspects of the experiences of its predecessors."
In terms of the history curriculum then, change can be introduced in two ways: by ‘chipping away' at the accepted view of history - both its facts and its evidence, and through the introduction of new materials. Hopefully more educational publishers will start to respond to the implications of this. Examination boards must be pressurized to include questions about women in examination papers and to acknowledge their existence in a far wider context than at present. No responsible teacher in the upper school is going to launch into extensive work about women if there is no chance of it being examined...
There must be a radical adjustment of emphasis in terms of sexual bias in the mainstream of school history. This can only come from the progressive development of the ‘skills based' approach. In which we must start to ask fundamental questions concerning the power to appropriate and monopolise the controlling view of the past based on gender as well as other social divisions.
One would expect people to remember the past and imagine the future. But in fact, when discoursing or writing about history, they imagine it in terms of their own experience, and when trying to gauge the future they cite supposed analogies from the past; till, by a double process of repetition, they imagine the past and remember the future.
With the rise of democracy and feminism, changes in Western populations' ethnic and religious composition, and the relative decline of the West and the rise of Asia, previously excluded groups and countries started to clamor for recognition as both victims and historical actors in their own right. A different set of facts, which had always been available, entered history for the first time… Karl Marx was the original begetter of ‘history from below,' when he first identified class struggle as the engine of history, and capitalism as the bourgeois stage of historical development that would be followed by the triumph of the proletariat. Historical and literary studies ever since have been footnotes to the basic Marxist scheme. Vanquished politically, Marxism has triumphed culturally. In contemporary parlance, we have become ‘woke' to the truth of our situation.


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The colours of the Ukrainian flag now feature on a famous mural created for Budapest’s first Színes Város festival back in 2014. Brightening a firewall on Dob utca in District VII, Love Thy Neighbour was painted by London-based murallist Luke Embden and featured two red hearts. To express solidarity with Ukraine, and with Embden’s blessing, the Színes Város team has just recoloured them yellow and blue.
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Trump on acquittal: MAGA 'has just begun'
Former President Trump declared victory on Saturday after Senate Republicans voted to acquit him for a second time, saying that his political movement has “only just begun” and that he would have more to share in the near future. Trump thanked his legal team for “upholding justice and defending truth.”
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Senators voted 57-43 on whether to convict Trump of high crimes and misdemeanors for “willfully inciting violence against the Government of the United States.” A two-thirds vote was needed to find Trump guilty.
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But Trump's influence hangs over his party, even as a number of Republicans say they would love to move on from him.
The seven Republicans who voted to convict him sent the signal it is time to move on in as loud a way as possible.
But the vast majority of Republicans did not, for a range of reasons that includes Trump's power within the party.
In the statement, Trump gave his “deepest thanks” to the Republicans in the Senate who he said “stood proudly for the Constitution we all revere and for the sacred legal principles at the heart of our country.”
“I also want to convey my gratitude to the millions of decent, hardworking, law-abiding, God-and-Country loving citizens who have bravely supported these important principles in these very difficult and challenging times,” Trump said.
Trump decried what he described as the “latest phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country.”
He accused Democrats of using heated rhetoric around the social justice protests from over the summer, an argument his legal team made as part of his defense.
“It is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in America is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, cheer mobs, excuse rioters, and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance, and persecute, blacklist, cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom or which they disagree,” Trump said.
“I always have, and always will, be a champion for the unwavering rule of law, the heroes of law enforcement, and the right of Americans to peacefully and honorably debate the issues of the day without malice and without hate.”
Investigators in Manhattan looking into Donald Trump's tax affairs are becoming increasingly interested in the president's oldest son, according to a report. Donald Trump Jr has been running the Trump Organization alongside his brother Eric, 37, while their father was in the White House.
Sen. Mitt Romney predicted Tuesday that former President Donald Trump would easily win the Republican presidential nomination if he seeks the White House again in 2024. In a New York Times-DealBook virtual interview, the Utah Republican said he was “sure” the former president would play a role in the GOP in the coming years — assessing that Trump has “by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party.”
Dominion, the voting machine company at the center of baseless election fraud claims by supporters of former President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit against the MyPillow CEO and his company on Monday for more than $1.3 billion. In a 115-page complaint filed in D.C. federal court, Dominion alleges that Lindell’s conspiracy claims are not the result of an earnest belief in election fraud, but a ploy to sell pillows.
Joe Biden is set to mark the latest tragic milestone of Covid deaths in the US on Monday night, with a candlelit commemoration and moment of silence for the 500,000 who will have lost their lives. With the heart-wrenching landmark approaching, the White House is preparing for a sunset ceremony focused on those who have died and their grieving loved ones. With his wife, Jill Biden, Vice-president Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, by his side, the president is expected to echo the commemoration held for Covid victims at the Lincoln Memorial the night before his inauguration. He said then: “To heal we must remember.”

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Educ. Code Section 21.3521
Local Optional Teacher Designation System
(a)Subject to Subsection (b), a school district or open-enrollment charter school may designate a classroom teacher as a master, exemplary, or recognized teacher for a five-year period based on the results from single year or multiyear appraisals that comply with Section 21.351 (Recommended Appraisal Process and Performance Criteria) or 21.352 (Local Role).
(b)The commissioner shall establish performance and validity standards for each local optional teacher designation system. The performance standards:
(1)must provide a mathematical possibility that all teachers eligible for a designation may earn the designation; and
(2)may not require a district to use an assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023 (Adoption and Administration of Instruments) to evaluate teacher performance.
(c)Notwithstanding performance standards established under Subsection (b), a classroom teacher that holds a National Board Certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards may be designated as recognized.
(d)The commissioner shall:
(1)ensure that local optional teacher designation systems:
(A)meet the requirements of this section; and
(B)prioritize high needs campuses; and
(2)enter into a memorandum of understanding with Texas Tech University to monitor the quality and fairness of local optional teacher designation systems.
(e)The agency shall develop and provide technical assistance for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that request assistance in implementing a local optional teacher designation system, including assistance in prioritizing high needs campuses.
(f)A teacher has no vested property right in a teacher designation assigned to the teacher under this section. A teacher designation issued under this section is void in the determination that the designation was issued improperly. Subchapters C through H, Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure), Government Code, do not apply to the voiding of a teacher designation under this subsection.
(g)The agency shall periodically conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of the local optional teacher designation systems under this section and the teacher incentive allotment under Section 48.112 (Teacher Incentive Allotment) and report the results of the evaluations to the legislature. A school district or open-enrollment charter school that has implemented a local optional teacher designation system or received funds under the teacher incentive allotment shall participate in the evaluations.
(h)The agency shall collect information necessary to implement this section. Information otherwise confidential remains confidential and is not subject to Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code.
(i)The commissioner may adopt fees to implement this section. A fee adopted by the agency under this section is not subject to Sections 2001.0045 (Requirement for Rule Increasing Costs to Regulated Persons) and 2001.0221 (Government Growth Impact Statements), Government Code.
(j)The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section. A decision made by the commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Section 21.3521 — Local Optional Teacher Designation System,
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.3521 (accessed Feb. 24, 2024).


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The International Automotive Show Unit Market witnessed historic CAGR of 6.2% for 2014- 2021. The rising demand of passenger automobiles within the international market is prone to drive the automotive show unit market throughout the forecast interval. The worth of the worldwide Automotive Show Items Market was roughly US$ 14,502.9 Mn in 2021. The automotive show items’ market is predicted to develop at a outstanding CAGR of round 8.3% throughout the forecast interval.
“Full digital and navigation show programs will play an important position in producing market income within the automotive show items’ market”, in line with FMI’s evaluation.
Head-Up Show Mark an Rising Development
Within the present market situation, technological developments in automotive show items are estimated to grow to be extra vital as a consequence of rising penetration of navigation show programs, software program, and varied show applied sciences in vehicles. Furthermore, automakers are specializing in head-up show and navigation programs of their automobiles so as to improve security options.
Automotive show producers have developed applied sciences comparable to TFT LCDs and AMOLEDs, which can be utilized in low ambient gentle situations and improve the car security. These applied sciences provide varied benefits comparable to car security, excessive decision, bigger show dimension, excessive heat-resistance, and lighter than a liquid crystal show (LCD) function.
Moreover, stringent security guidelines and rules in international locations comparable to Germany, the U.S., France, and Italy are compelling automotive producers to boost the security requirements of their automobiles. To enhance car security, automakers try to implement digital rear view mirrors and a pillar mirror to scale back the blind spots for automobiles, which is anticipated to assist the demand for TFT, LCD, and AMOLED shows within the automotive show items market
The rising gross sales of premium LCVs and HCVs in developed and creating economies are estimated to spice up the expansion of the automotive show items market. China is anticipated to be a outstanding market within the international automotive show items market over the forecast interval in time period of quantity, owing to the rising demand for passenger automobiles from the middle-class inhabitants.
Furthermore, authorities initiatives to advertise the manufacturing sector in creating international locations comparable to India are anticipated to additional create alternatives within the automotive show items’ market. These elements are anticipated to straight impression the expansion of the automotive show items market throughout the evaluation interval.
China and India to Create Vital Progress Alternatives
This international automotive show items’ market report observes that East Asia is estimated to carry a outstanding share within the international automotive show items’ market throughout the evaluation interval. As a consequence of rising car manufacturing and rising car security requirements, the demand for automotive show items is rising throughout the globe.
China is estimated to carry a big share within the East Asia Automotive Show Items market and drive the expansion of the area, whereas rising at a CAGR of practically 10% by way of worth, between 2022 and 2029. This automotive show items’ market report research the involved markets throughout varied areas, together with North America, Latin America, Europe, East Asia, South Asia, and the Center East & Africa.
A number of the key gamers concerned within the manufacturing of automotive show items, and included on this examine are Robert Bosch GmbH, LG Shows, Panasonic Company, Denso Company, Magna Worldwide Inc., Valeo Sa, Delphi Automotive Plc, Continental Ag, Kyocera Company, Japan Show Inc., Au Optronics, and Pioneer Company, amongst others.
These insights are primarily based on a report on Automotive Show Items Market by Future Market Insights

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With a 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” announced, Boris Johnson has announced that sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be phased out by 2030.
It aims to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles to cut climate emissions and local air pollution, as part of the 10-point plan.
The plan aims to boost green jobs and drive the shift towards cutting emissions to net zero by 2050, the prime minister says, but what will it mean for motorists and how are electric vehicles different? ITV News has found out.
How do electric cars work?
Pure electric cars are powered by an electric motor using energy stored in batteries, and do not produce emissions from the tailpipe.
How are they charged?
You simply plug the vehicle into a source of electricity, the battery charges up and you’re good to go, according to Erin Baker, Editorial Director at Auto Trader.
She told ITV News: “While you can charge an electric car from a regular three-pin domestic plug socket it’s not really recommended, from either safety or convenience perspectives.
“Safety because electric cars draw a lot of current and can overload regular cables and it’s not really sensible to have long extension leads trailing across the pavement or your driveway. And convenience because it will take you a really, really long time to fully charge a modern electric vehicle (or EV) on a domestic supply.”
How long does it take?
According to the AA, it depends on what kind of charger you are using. A rapid charger can give you 80% range within half an hour, whereas a slow charge – which is the kind you’d get at home – will be eight hours for 80% range.
Charging power is usually measured in kW and EV batteries in kW hours, or kWh.
Ms Baker said: “You can do the basic maths – a 20kWh battery would take around four hours to charge with a 5kW supply, two hours on 10kW and so on – and most EVs use batteries ranging from 30kWh all the way to 100kWh.”
How far will a full charged electric vehicle take you?
This will vary on a number of factors, and from car to car, according to AutoTrader.
A small battery makes a car a lot cheaper but will mean less range, a bigger battery can mean more range, more performance, or both.
Ms Baker said: “While some claim a range in excess of 350 miles, at the moment, the average single-charge range is around 180-200 miles. But they are improving with every new EV rolling off the factory floor so expect this to improve within the next 12-24 months.
“Manufacturers will publish an officially calculated range for comparison purposes but small electric cars like the Mini Electric or Honda e may do little more than 100 miles on a full charge in real-world driving, while battery powered versions of popular superminis like the Vauxhall Corsa may achieve double that.
“Premium models like Teslas use bigger batteries and may, meanwhile, be capable of 300 miles or more on a charge.”
How much do they cost to run? Do they save money in comparison to petrol or diesel cars?
Currently, the government offers a £3,000 grant for buying an EV – but even with this incentive, the cost is higher than a petrol car.
Jack Cousens , head of roads policy at The AA, said: “An entry level Ford Focus is around £21,000, whereas the entry level Nissan Leaf is around £26,500 with the grant already applied.
“However, once you get past that hurdle, EVs are cheaper to run and maintain.
“A petrol car costs £50 a tank whereas it could cost you around £5 to charge an EV at home.
“EV’s also pay no VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), but a new petrol/diesel car currently pays £150 a year.”
AutoTrader recommend shopping around and being smart about how and when you charge up at home.
“Charging in public can be a lot more expensive and you pay a premium for the convenience of using fast chargers,” Ms Baker said, “but it will likely still cost less than petrol or diesel on a pence per mile basis and, for most EV drivers, this will be the exception rather than the rule.”
“They are still more expensive – not least because most are bought new at present – but this is changing fast,” according to Erik Fairbairn, Founder & CEO, Pod Point.
He added: “EVs are likely to be cheaper to manufacture than equivalent petrol cars by the mid 2020s, due to rapidly falling battery manufacturing costs.”
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Natural Fibromyalgia Treatment with Chiropractic
Fibromyalgia – Facts and Fiction
Fibromyalgia is classified as a nerve disorder where nerve fibers become painful and spontaneously send pain signals in excess of normal.
It is diagnosed not by actually measuring nerve function, but by finding tender points on the body. This un-objective method of diagnosis leads to many pain disorders and nerve dysfunction being lumped into the fibromyalgia category. A proper understanding of the body’s nerve system by an expert like a chiropractor is key to resolve symptoms and recover normal function of the body.
Fibromyalgia Treatment Options
Fibromyalgia patients have often experienced many conflicting pieces of information, oftentimes because the physician they saw didn’t adequately understand the problem occurring in their body. There are simple guidelines for fibromyalgia diagnosis, but unfortunately they don’t in any way measure the nerve system, which is the very system that is proposed to be malfunctioning. Instead they measure symptoms like tender points and one is more likely to receive the diagnosis if there are impairments in cognition and sleep. The lack of nerve function tests is a clear indicator that your physician doesn’t understand the disease process. Medication to dull nerves, dull pain, or relax all muscles non-specifically will usually result. There are also a host of physicians cashing in on the fibromyalgia diagnosis with experimental treatments. These typically also involve altering the body’s normal chemistry in some way, and oftentimes have undesirable side effects. The doctors at New Wave Stress and Pain Relief have achieved fantastic results with many fibromyalgia patients, even those that had previously seen other physicians. They have been able to do this by measuring nerve function, relating this to the bony structure, and creating change in both structures with gentle chiropractic adjustments. This process begins to work immediately but is slow, however the results are dramatic and long-lasting.
Dr. Paul is an amazing Chiropractor who has changed not only my body, but how I feel emotionally, and has educated me on all the aspects of how to achieve optimum health. I came to see him after suffering for years with chronic pain in multiple areas of my body. I went with the intention of seeing him a few times to alleviate my current severe symptoms, but when I met with him and he thoroughly explained what was happening to my body, I realized that a “quick fix” was not the answer. I have been regularly seeing Dr. Paul for 6 months and cannot begin to explain how much he has changed my life. Most of the pain I have suffered with for years is gone, the associated depression has lifted, I am more “in tune” with my body and emotions, I am sleeping better without the constant need for pain and insomnia medication. I have been able to start strength training at the gym on a regular basis and have adopted an overall healthier lifestyle. The classes Dr. Paul teaches in conjunction with his therapeutic treatments are very informative and serve to enhance your overall health. He is very gentle and as a result I am able to relax and allow my body to respond to the adjustments. He has called me personally when I have been ill. He or Mary (his office manager) will call to inform me of upcoming classes or just to check in and see if everything is ok. You just could not ask for a better Chiropractor. I’ve been to several throughout the years and none even come close to the level of personal care Dr. Paul shows each and every one of his patients. I am so thankful to have found him and HIGHLY recommend him!

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In the spirit of festive giving, Tony Blair has thrown his support behind an adventurous new initiative aimed at making London and the south-east of England the place to be for biomedical research and development.
At a meeting at No 10 last week, the prime minister said the proposed Global Medical Excellence Cluster (Gmec) will help the UK make the most of the world-class medical research and development being done in universities, by businesses and in the NHS. "With the rise of China and India, and competition from the US, developing science and technology and the links between academia and industry are of central importance to the economy," Blair said.
The Gmec would link up universities such as Imperial College and University College London, pharmaceutical companies and hospitals to enable them to work together more effectively. The hope is that the hub of activity this creates will attract institutions, companies and investment from abroad - and produce groundbreaking medical R&D to boost the UK's reputation and make millions for the economy.
Creating clusters like the Gmec is an idea that has been tried and tested elsewhere and works extremely well. Two well-established medical clusters already exist in the US - in Massachusetts and California. The Massachusetts cluster has grown to include two world-leading universities, eight medical schools, 14 teaching hospitals and over 200 life-science companies. Similar medical clusters are being built in Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi and Dubai.
Imperial College is playing a leading role in developing the Gmec. Over the next 12 months, it plans to get the project up and running, including bringing on board other participants, drawing up a strategy, attracting funding, and launching research programmes.
Two problems stand in the way. Clusters thrive on collaboration, but UK institutions have a long history of competing fiercely with each other. Richard Smith, chief executive of United Health Europe, a healthcare system consultancy, said at the meeting that medical clusters have been proposed in the UK before but have been thwarted by the tendency towards competitiveness rather than collaboration.
But Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College, is bullish. "This requires a different mindset ... It's time to collaborate, and be competitive against countries like China and India," he said.
The other issue is funding. A project on this scale could need quite a bit, but Blair has yet to show just how committed he is to the scheme. Perhaps Santa will come up with the goods instead.
· Natasha Gilbert is news editor of Research Fortnight


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Pokhara, the beautiful lake valley, is 200 km west of Kathmandu. Pokhara is the hub of different adventure sports in Nepal. Paragliding in Pokhara is one of the most popular adventure activities for thrill-seekers and people looking for adventure. It has gained popularity in the last few years and is considered to be one of the best tandem paragliding destinations in the world today. Professional competition is even held there every year. Pokhara is one of the best places in the world for these flights. A lifetime opportunity to feel like a bird, paragliding is the ultimate escape into paradise. The ride takes one above the city heights at 1492 meters and offers views of the entire Pokhara valley that looks beautiful with popular summits of the Himalayan mountain ranges.
The best season for paragliding is from September to November and February to March. The take-off point for these flights is Sarangkot. The most famous paragliding destination in Nepal. It is 1,592m from the sea level. Visitors can reach there by driving 30-35 minutes from Pokhara. The highest mountains in the world can be viewed, all over 8000 m, (Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manasalu, Machhapuchhre). From gliding, visitors can enjoy eye-catchy sceneries of the Himalayas, green fields, villages, hills, lakes, cities. Pokhara has earned a reputation for being one of the best paragliding destinations in the world.
Price for Paragliding in Pokhara
Most paragliding companies have similar prices; there may be small differences but most of the time you will pay about the same price. Some companies have Nepalese pilots while others have foreign pilots, some have older gear, some newer gear.
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- SHORT FLIGHT (20 TO 30 MIN): NPR 10500
- LONG FLIGHT (40-50 MIN): NPR 15000
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Late last week Kevin Gates released By Any Means 2 from prison so nothing is stopping him right now. Today he’s right back with a visual from the LP.
It’s for the single ‘Imagine That’. Of course, he’s not in the video himself but a bunch of his loved ones are. It starts and ends with him talking to his daughter Islah over the phone about her birthday.


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Protein Food Group List. 10 rows other food elements. 41 rows milk will have more calories per gram of protein because it has carbohydrates.
57.45 (more often quoted as 55 to 77) baker’s yeast: All foods made from seafood;
10 High Protein Foods For Vegans High Protein Recipes
And nuts, seeds, and soy products are part of the protein foods group. Beans, peas, and lentils are also part of the vegetable group.
Protein Food Group List
For a list of commonly eaten protein foods, see all about the protein foods group.For more information on how much protein children need to eat every day see 5.Meats and protein foods
contain high levels of protein, b vitamins, vitamin e, iron magnesium, zinc.Most plant proteins (particularly beans, grains, and nuts and seeds) are classified as ‘incomplete’ because they don’t.
Most protein foods are purchased in their natural state like meat, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds and beans.Natural protein concentrates (often used in bodybuilding or as sports dietary supplements):Protein acts as the body’s building block for muscles, bones, cartilage, skin and the blood.Protein content of foods may vary slightly depending on manufacturer.
Seeds, nuts, eggs, dry beans and peas, fish, poultry, and meat offer a number of nutrients that include magnesium, zinc, iron, vitamin e, niacin, thiamin, b6, riboflavin, and of course protein.Soy protein isolate (prepared with sodium or potassium):The advice to consume seafood does not apply to vegetarians.The amount of meats and protein foods required each day is dependent on the age and gender of the individual.
The green food group should make up the majority of your plate.The protein food group is made of all foods that are high in protein.The recommended daily intake for this food group is.The two main food groups that contribute to protein are the:
These are the foods that are low in terms of calorie density and usually serve up large amounts of healthy nutrients.These include foods such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy and soybeans.Usually this mean about 10 grams or more of protein in one serving.Vegetarian options in the protein foods group include beans and peas, processed soy products, and nuts and seeds.
What foods are in the protein foods group?‘lean meat and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes/beans’ group ‘milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives (mostly reduced fat)’.• fish twice per week.• include legumes, beans and nuts regularly.
• red meat twice per week.

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Dear Future President,
Congratulations on gaining the presidency of our country. We all hope that your time serving ends up turning out great, but most of us fear something that might be coming in the near future. The dreadful idea of strict gun control has been haunting us as we sleep and live through our days. As president, please don’t let strict gun control be a reality among our nation.
There are many reasons and explanations why gun control should not be welcomed into our nation. As the nation, it is obvious to see that we have been struggling with deaths and murders due to gun violence. Mass shootings and mass homicides has sadly become real in America. We watch in horror as the news channels play the story and breathtaking events that end up in many dead, and many more wounded. We listen closely as the victims tell their stories, while breaking in between sobs we hear the truth. And the truth is, they didn’t have guns. The teachers of the Columbine school did not have guns. They did their best to protect the children with everything they had, including their lives. Then after everything happened, after all the shots were fired, the friends and family that loved them cry out “why did this happen this way? Why couldn’t this have been different?” In all reality, if the teachers and instructors had the means and a firearm to protect themselves from the sick minded shooters, more lives would be spared. If the right people had guns in their hands maybe, just maybe only two people would’ve died that day. “...we’ve had a remarkable decrease in violent crime and gun crime in the U.S. since the early 1990’s, even though the number of firearms [owned by civilians] has increased by about 10,000,000 every year.” (Jacob Davidson, TIME Magazine) Think of any other story you have heard about a homeowner defending themselves with a pistol or shotgun against an intruder. Don’t let gun control leave us defenseless against the violence that occurs every day in our country.
Almost everybody wants to ask what exactly drives a person to commit such a horrible crime against the rest of the innocent lives that are forced to die. The people of this United Nation ask why anybody would do this to their neighbors, to their friends, to their family. What makes them so sick that they just decide to end so many lives? But that’s it, that is the reason. They are sick minded, and sick hearted beings. Yes, they may have mental disabilities that prevent them from thinking that doing such things would hurt everybody, including them. That is not always the case, though. Everybody has heard of family violence. Most people see kids being beat at home, and they come to school with bruises and marks. Sometimes, they don’t even come to school because they’re so broken from what their family did to them. No, that is not a family. Its corruption, its hate, and its pain. Those reasons are what drive humans to do something so inhuman. In this world they are common. Those feelings aren’t very rare around America. So why aren’t there more children from corrupted families acting out and killing more people? What about the rest of the corruption, hatred, and pain? Like the shooting at the gay bar in Orlando, Florida. That only took one person. That only took one person to build up that hate to act in such a way that costed 50 lives of innocent people. One man, guys, one man it took. It took one person screwed up enough to take 50 lives, 50 innocent lives. Why aren’t we seeing this? No, the problem is not guns, it’s the people who use them. Let’s take care of this as a United Nation that we are. Help us fix the homes and the minds of the victims that turn into mass murderers.
Our United States of America might just work without guns. We could walk around knowing that nobody we see has a firearm in their hands just itching to let lead fly through a crowd. Some of us would feel safe. Some of this Nation would feel safe, but some are smarter than others. There are other ways to harm one another. It takes three different substances from any local hardware store to create an explosive that could kill many, and harm hundreds. Why put us in a situation where we can’t defend ourselves against that? That’s not the only thing though. There are four states out of 50 states that have legalized marijuana [weed, pot, dope, etc.] for recreational use. (Marijuana Policy Project) Yet it still sweeps through our schools without anyone noticing. It’s illegal for both medical use and recreational use in most states in America, but some people don’t abide by the law. It is still sold, grown, and used nation wide. Is a law really going to keep the killers from having guns? All the gun control will do is leave us defenseless against the murderers who don’t live by the law anyway. If the citizens of the United States have a firearm to protect themselves, only one person is going to get shot, and that is the being with a mind set to kill people.
Most digital cameras are able to hold hundreds or more of pictures. Almost every average Joe owns a digital camera, or has owned one in their lifetime. “Would it be fair to ban digital cameras and high capacity memory cards because child pornographers us them to commit their crimes? If guns kill people, then camera’s cause child pornography.” (Ryan, INgunowners.com) Please don’t let lies take away our rights as an American.
One of America’s citizens,

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Mary Reilly joined the Opsona management team in March 2005 to head up the pharmaceutical development of its pre-clinical candidates.
Her role is to direct the development of lead compounds from discovery through pharmaceutical development including chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) and their progression through the clinic.
She has extensive experience in drug development from late-stage discovery to registration and approval of products at all stages of the development cycle within Europe and the USA.
Before joining Opsona she worked for 15 years with Elan Pharmaceuticals where she was Associate Director and Project Leader for development projects. She also has experience in parenteral sterile drug development, manufacture and registration.
Mary Reilly currently oversees the Pharmaceutical and Clinical Development on OPN-305 and is also responsible for Operations. She has QP qualifications in line with EU clinical directive 2001/20/EC.

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Cambridge Police are issuing a “citizen alert” after a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by a masked man Tuesday night on a path near Fresh Pond Reservation.
The victim told investigators she was walking on a path across from 679 Concord Ave, when a cyclist rode by in the opposite direction. The man reportedly stared at the woman as he passed, then donned a ski mask before turning around to grope her while still on the bicycle.
The woman fled up the path onto Concord Avenue, where she noticed that the man had fallen off of his bike. The suspect then got back on his bicycle and fled in an opposite direction.


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Camembert Calvados | AOC Normandy
This cheese is absolutely divine. Camembert Calvados is made by a superior Camembert de Normandie AOC having its rind gently scraped off and then it is dipped in Calvados – the famous French Apple Brandy – and a layer of breadcrumbs which then seals the flavour in.
The inside of the cheese is plump and golden yellow and the rind is creamy white. This Camembert is ”AOC Normandy” labeled, which ensures you are buying a cheese of premium quality.


text: About me - I have always loved singing. I started to write poetry when I was about 10 years old. When I started secondary school I started to learn the guitar. Once I had a few chords learnt I started to turn my poetry into songs. When I was about 15 I started to play at an open mic cafe in Belfast City Centre and also at a local folk club. When I was 18 I moved to Manchester for University and landed a part time job in an epic pub called the Thirsty Scholar (reminds me of Belfast's Katy Daly's). There was live music 4 nights a week in this bar. I started to play at their open mic nights and soon got to know lots of musicians and promoters around Manchester and was gigging across the city. When I came back to Belfast I was regularly playing at the John Hewitt and landed a few gigs in the Spaniard. I was also delighted to be asked to be a support act for Quire for their'One Night Stand' performance in the Black Box as part of Outburst Arts festival in 2007. In 2010 I entered the Citybeat Young Star Competition and got into the final 10 for my category. For the last few years I have been back at University studying like a mad woman - so while I still kept up the singing and songwriting and played at private events for friends and family my gigging took a back seat. BUT I am back exploring the Belfast music scene now and I am ready to give music 100% - Watch this space peeps.....

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Virtual cash desks to be introduced in Uzbekistan in trade and service sectors
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Presidential Decree “On measures to introduce modern information technologies in the settlement system in the field of trade and the provision of services, as well as strengthen public control in this area” was adopted.
In accordance with the Decree, along with online cash registers, virtual cash registers will be introduced with the function of transmitting data on settlements with the population through retail outlets (service delivery points) to the state tax service online.
In accordance with the procedure established by the Decree:
- upon the transition of business entities to the use of online cash register or virtual cash desk:
in relation to them, the obligations to use cash registers with fiscal memory are canceled;
they have the right, irrespective of the volume of average daily cash proceeds, to deposit it at the cash departments of banks through the collection services during the periods specified by them or independently;
they are given the right to reduce the amount of accrued and payable income tax or single tax or fixed tax by the amount of expenses associated with the acquisition, installation, launch of each online cash registers, but not more than 10 times the basic calculated amount;
they are given free of charge the basic part of the software product (base) of the virtual cash register by the State Tax Committee;
- funds in the form of bonuses (money, points, etc.) transferred on the basis of a public offer on bank plastic cards or on discount (discount) cards of individuals (cashback) are not considered as a tax base for personal income;
- upon exemption from personal income tax on income derived from the sale of home-grown, the procedure for requesting a document confirming the sale of products grown on a private land plot allocated to an individual or members of his family is canceled.
Also, the Decree establishes that business entities that switched to using online cash register or a virtual cash desk in the purchase receipt provided (hereinafter referred to as the check) must necessarily reflect the name, quantity, price and amount (value) of goods (works, services), and payers value added tax - the rate and amount of value added tax, as well as a QR code and a fiscal mark. Checks that do not contain this information are considered invalid.


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Irina Shayk still ''believes in marriage'' and isn't against it.
The 33-year-old model recently called time on her four-year relationship with former partner Bradley Cooper, and the Russian beauty - who has two-year-old daughter Lea De Seine with the 'A Star Is Born' actor - has insisted her recent break-up has not tarnished her dream for a white wedding.
She said: ''Everyone looks at it differently. Do I believe in marriage? Yes, of course. I'm not the kind of person who is against it.''
And Irina insisted that any potential suitors who want to catch her attention should just send her a tomato plant rather than traditional flowers.
She told the digital edition of Harper's Bazaar US: ''Every time people send me flowers, I'm like, just send me a tomato plant!
''Nobody's sending letters to anyone anymore. I really believe if you go for dinner with somebody, you don't have to send them a text or keep them updated on Instagram message. You freaking pick up the phone, call and say, 'Let's have dinner.'''
The striking brunette went on to reveal that since becoming a mother, she hasn't changed her style and doesn't feel the need to ''wear a longer skirt''.
She added: ''You have to be really truly yourself for your kids, otherwise you're living in a lie.
''Tell me one reason why, just because you're a mother, you need to wear a longer skirt. No! I don't believe in that. I really don't.
''How is it that people think of this idea? Why should you have to change who you are and how you feel just because you become a mother? I'm like, tell me why. Tell me one reason! I don't believe in that. I don't understand why.''
After nearly thirty years since his first solo record Mark Lanegan has just released one of his very best and there's not many artists who can claim...

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