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Singer Chris Brown was ordered to stay in jail without bail until a judge can determine whether or not he violated his probation at a hearing on April 23. The 24-year-old was arrested after being kicked out of a Malibu rehab program last Friday for failing to take a drug test among other infractions, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles County Judge James Brandlin reportedly said Brown also touched a female and made a threat during a reflection session. “I am good at using guns and knives,” Brown reportedly said. Brown had been in rehab for anger management since November.
Brown’s lawyer Mark Geragos defended the singer’s knife comment in court, saying that he should be allowed to express his feelings while in sessions. He also said Brown had passed two drug screenings and did not refuse to be screened.
Geragos also asked that Brown be released given his scheduled court appearance in a Washington, D.C. Brown is facing a misdemeanor assault charge for allegedly punching a man who tried to photograph him outside of a hotel.
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One of my favourite blogs is Slade Roberson’s, Shift Your Spirits. It is a no nonsense spiritual blog. It’s by-line is “83% fewer hearts and flowers than the leading new age blather”. Slade is a straight up writer and psychic.
His most recent post entitled, 15 Ways To Stop Feeling Like A Failure, is a direct and practical list of great advice, but it is # 6 on the list that got me thinking because it is something that I am guilty of doing over and over again.
Stop waiting for an even better idea to come along — start with the one you’ve already been given.
I would say that I am a very creative person. I am constantly coming up with ideas and therein lies the problem. If I just got a really good idea every once in a while, then I wouldn’t feel the need to wait in case a better one came along. I would see the current idea for what it is, which is a really good one in and of itself and run with it.
The other part of this problem is that being so creative, I spent way too much time in my head and not nearly enough time doing. I analyze an idea to death, planning, designing, formulating and weighing the pros and cons so when the time comes to actually manifest the idea, my mind is so content with it’s mental project that there is no longer a need to do anything more. Beside, a new idea will be coming along soon anyway and my mind eagerly awaits the divine download.
Sometimes I fear that the universe will figure out the game my mind has been playing and decree that I have wasted too many perfectly good ideas and decide to give me no more. Then what, will I have to dig deep into my memory bank and recycle some?
This is a dangerous way of thinking though because that kind of rational comes from a perception of lack. When you send those kind of thought patterns out in the universe, that’s exactly what you will get back.
A few years back while on a visit to Kelowna, a city in the interior of British Columbia, I asked a tarot card reader at the Saturday farmers market what I should do with my life next. I was in the middle of a life transition and was unsure what new path to take. She told me that it didn’t matter what I did, only that I do something. She was telling me the same thing Slade Roberson is saying. Pick an idea and do it. If the universe deemed to drop the idea in my head, then it is worthy of pursuing.
In the case of how to stop feeling like a failure as Mr. Roberson is suggesting in his blog, keep in mind that you will fail 100% of the time if you chose to just sit and wait for that big idea to happen. Odds are you will be so pre-occupied waiting you may not notice if the big idea walked up and bit you. Instead, make that something big happen yourself. Even the most simple of ideas have merit. Remember the pet rock?
So what’s the best idea? Repeat after me, the best idea is the one I have right now. Now go do it.
Slade Roberson’s blog: http://sladeroberson.com

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There are some easy explanation why I make certain I am placing cash into financial savings.
- My financial savings is a precedence in my month-to-month price range.
- I deal with my financial savings with the identical significance I do any invoice.
- I want financial savings for a safe future, together with retirement and emergencies.
After I created the price range I reside on, I made an inventory of my important payments first. That method, I could be sure I allocate cash to cowl them earlier than distributing any remaining funds to discretionary bills.
My important payments embrace obligations to collectors, similar to my month-to-month mortgage fee. However in addition they embrace sending cash to financial savings. Actually, I deal with investing in retirement accounts, in addition to a number of different financial savings accounts (together with my emergency fund, trip fund, and residential restore fund), as must-pay payments that get the identical degree of precedence as my obligations to others.
This is why.
Financial savings actually is important
The most important motive I contemplate investing in financial savings accounts to be an important month-to-month expense is as a result of not saving cash can result in a bunch of economic issues.
Now, paying payments is vital to keep away from ruining your credit score and going through monetary catastrophe, similar to foreclosures or eviction. However for me, it is equally important to save cash to keep away from different varieties of monetary crises.
With out financial savings, for instance, it will be very tough to reside as a retiree — Social Security advantages change solely about 40% of preretirement earnings (not the 80% to 90% most consultants advocate). With out financial savings, a house restore invoice, catastrophe, or journey may additionally result in debt, which may trigger long-term monetary hardship.
Since I imagine that my monetary stability will depend on having loads of cash in financial savings — simply because it will depend on paying all of my different payments — I see no motive to deal with investments in my retirement and different financial savings accounts otherwise than my mortgage, month-to-month cellphone invoice, utilities, and different obligations that I am 100% sure to satisfy.
Treating financial savings as a must-pay invoice provides it the precedence it deserves
The opposite huge motive I deal with financial savings as a must-pay invoice is as a result of by doing so I can make sure that I am really going to perform my monetary objectives — and that I will not as an alternative spend cash on issues I remorse.
I’ve decided precisely how a lot I want to speculate every month to perform completely different monetary objectives, similar to guaranteeing my retirement nest egg is the specified measurement earlier than my most popular retirement date and guaranteeing I’ve cash for main residence repairs ought to they come up. Since I do know what I want to speculate, I price range for that quantity as one among my high priorities.
By paying myself first, together with outdoors corporations I’ve obligations to, I do not find yourself short-changing myself as a result of an excessive amount of cash goes to different issues, leaving me with too little left over to hit my financial savings targets. I work the remainder of my price range round my month-to-month financial savings targets so I will know for certain I can arrange automated funds to my financial savings accounts — and so I can get pleasure from spending what’s left over with out worries that I am doing the flawed factor with my cash.
Treating my financial savings as a must-pay invoice has ensured I constantly make investments the cash I want over a few years — and it is one thing that I imagine everybody ought to contemplate doing.
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RPA collaborated with a number of state and federal entities to create a feasibility assessment for a challenging stretch of US Highway 93 between RP 40.0 and 44.5. The study assessed geotechnical limitations, hydraulic considerations, wetland impacts, cultural influences, and right-of-way requirements to assess improvement possibilities in terms of impacts, construction costs, and feasibility. The study’s findings will be utilized to inform project development decisions and future environmental re-evaluations.
Key Project Elements
US Highway 93 (US 93) is an important highway corridor and supports local, regional, and nationwide transportation. The Ninepipe segment extends from Reference Post (RP) 40.0 to 44.5 south of Ronan, MT in Mission Valley. The corridor is situated in a highly sensitive ecological and cultural environment through federal and tribal lands designated for wildlife management, environmental protection, and cultural preservation. Improvements to the corridor are needed to address poor existing traffic operations, projected increases in traffic volumes, multiple safety concerns, and a lack of dedicated pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Building from an alternative identified in previous environmental documentation, RPA worked collaboratively with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), and multiple environmental resource agencies to identify a feasible reconstruction concept that would optimize benefits and reduce impacts. The study evaluated geotechnical constraints, hydraulic considerations, wetland impacts, cultural influences, and right-of-way needs to evaluate improvement options in terms of impacts, construction costs, and feasibility considerations. Findings from this study will be used to assist MDT in project development decisions and will support a future environmental re-evaluation.

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Justice Philip Tunoi probe team begins work
By Luke Anami and Kamau Muthoni
| March 8th 2016
A tribunal set up to investigate Supreme Court judge Philip Tunoi will publish rules to guide its proceedings by Friday.
The tribunal will investigate claims that Justice Tunoi received a Sh200 million bribe from Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero to influence the outcome of a petition challenging his election.
"Justice Philip Tunoi is a senior judge and thus we have to set up mechanisms under which we will conduct the hearings. We had an informal meeting to know each other and we will have gazetted the rules by Friday," Tribunal chairman Sharad Rao said.
Six members of the tribunal met at the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board offices in Nairobi yesterday. Justice Jonathan Havelock was not present. Mr Rao said Havelock is in Tanzania and will be sworn in once he returns.
The team composed of Justice Roselyn Korir, Judith Guserwa, Abdirashid Abdullahi, George Munji, James Kaberere, Rao and Havelock would be crippled if Havelock declines the offer.
"There are steps we cannot take unless we are a full team," Rao said.
A dark cloud also hangs over the tribunal as Rao's qualification for the tribunal's chairmanship is being contested at the High Court.
Rao said the team has not been supplied with the allegations, adding that they will be summoning the judge once everything is set so that he can decide whether he wants the hearings to be public.
The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board (JMVB) Chairman said the board has only vetted a third of judges and magistrates. This means that a majority of judges and magistrates might not be vetted by the time JMVB's term expires.
Rao believes that Kenyans have lost faith in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), as it has allegedly not managed to end corruption at the Judiciary.
He said during a meeting in Naivasha last month, it was agreed that there should be an independent commission other than JSC that should be taking complaints on judges and magistrates.
Interestingly, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga is JSC chairman and he was the first to drum-beat that his juniors in the Judiciary had allegedly gone back to the old ways of self-enrichment.
This was confirmed by Rao who said a majority of graft complaints affected magistrates.
Dr Mutunga had asked the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to conduct a forensic audit on his lifestyle and that of the judges.
"The Chief Justice was concerned that corruption has crept back in the Judiciary and this is majorly in relation to those we have not yet vetted. We were majorly doing a financial audit and this was limited by the Supreme Court's ruling that it should be before the promulgation of the Constitution (in 2010). A majority of those who could not explain where they got extra income were magistrates as compared to judges," Rao said.
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The GBP/AUD cross is looking increasingly interesting as we count down to the Brexit vote on 23 June. Ever since President Obama came out strongly supporting Britain’s ‘Remain’ group, the betting odds for the camp winning the referendum have been steadily increasing. The pound has been strengthening alongside the move in the betting odds. Conversely, Australia’s shock miss in its first-quarter inflation numbers have greatly increased market pricing for further rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
The GBP/AUD downtrend has been decisively broken as we can see from the blue line (Tenkan-sen) crossing above the red line (Kijun-sen). However, the price is currently in the Ichimoku Cloud and one would be looking for the price to break through $1.9575 to confirm the GBP/AUD has moved into an uptrend.


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deformation, and deterioration.
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Inspect for bent or damaged oil transfer tubes. Mark those found for replacement.
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We are in a time of know-how which makes all the pieces not only simple for us but additionally stylish too. In our day by day life from each side we would like style and vogue as if it is a part of our lives. From our clothing to our dwelling all the pieces is designed, the fashionable people can’t think about without an organized and deliberate dwelling. As we observe in a really busy schedule we do not need enough time to waste for locating something, if all the things is designed and planed we want not to give much effort to find something.
Just visiting a home improvement store or design store also can aid you. Many occasions there are salespeople that are educated and may give you kitchen design ideas that will help you with no matter problem you is perhaps having. They’ll tell you which sort of floors are best with regards to cleansing, in addition to whether or not or not granite counters are best for you. They might even be capable of recommend just the appropriate lighting to hold over islands in the kitchen.
The outdated days of kitchen peninsulas are gone!
The cabinet could be made out of any materials, it may be maple, pine, oak or some other kind of wood. The white paint will disguise whatever material the cabinet is made out of. It is advisable be sure that the cupboard is made out of fine quality materials. It isn’t obligatory that you purchase new cupboards. These cupboards may be your previous ones too. You may simply get them fixed if they are damaged after which get them painted. Don’t take your kitchen cabinets as a right. You could understand the importance of the standard of the cupboards as well as the paint. That is as a result of the kitchen cupboards launch lots of heat and steam. If the paint isn’t good then it might peel off.
Another increasingly widespread hardwood alternative is North American black walnut. Characterised by its smooth and tight grain texture, the sapwood of walnut is creamy white, whereas the heartwood is light brown to dark wealthy chocolate brown, often with a purplish cast and darker streaks. The wood is generally straight grained but often has a wavy or curly grain that produces a lovely and decorative impact.
This particular style will be massively inventive.
For individuals following a diabetic diet, the bliss of being able to entry a dessert like that is immeasurable, it also means being able to take part with an iced snack on a scorching afternoon without upsetting blood sugar – certain we still need to be careful and ideally avoid strawberries, but total, the advantages are huge.
2. Draw up some key aesthetic necessities. Are you searching for a conventional kitchen or a recent kitchen design? Would you like a painted kitchen or would you prefer the look of wooden surfaces akin to oak or walnut cabinetry? Would you like a mix of the 2, for example an American Walnut cabinetry feature reverse a white excessive gloss kitchen run? Don’t fret about this pigeon-holing you – it’s for the designer to take these ideas and broaden on them to make it work.
Hiring an skilled interior designer gives you the boldness to know you may be completely up to date with all the brand new strategies and finishes for colors, materials and furnishings, what varieties of materials can be found to select from and above and beyond that they are going to grow to be your personal Mission Supervisor.

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about me --
I first discovered my love of film through dance - capturing choreography my friends and I came up with on fields, streets, and playgrounds in my hometown of Richmond, VA.
In college, I continued to capture dance on film, creating a series that integrated poetry and dance with the goal of bringing awarenss to the issue of sexual assault on campus.
I continue to be driven by the boundless possibilities that the camera and filmmaking allow for. I appreciate the range that exists in this storytelling medium: there are a million ways to tell a story, to have a conversation, anticipate a thought, disect a moment. And each story...each project, I truly believe is meant to be told a certain way. My greatest joy is exploring those techniques with my team - taking the nuances of a complicated story and fleshing out how it can best be presented.
Thanks to Her was my first narrative feature film, and my directorial debut - a coming out, coming of age story based in Pittsburgh. As I move into production on my first documentary feature, I’ve realized that I’m drawn to the complexities of human experiences along with the every day and the mundane.
I invite you to explore my website - the photography, the dance, the film - it’s one big album showcasing to the fact that I’m multifaceted, and anything I do I put my whole self into it.
My work spans across various roles - producing, directing, and within camera department ... which gives me a unique perspective and set of skills for each project I approach.
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The conspiracy theory that eating meat destroys the planet contrasts with the reality of the nutritional imbalance that would result from limiting humans in the consumption of products of animal origin.
It is not eating meat that causes damage to the environment, but rather, how it is produced, transported and sold. But meat has become a public target as more and more people advocate eating less meat to save the environment. Some fanatics even propose to put a tax to reduce their consumption.
Opponents of meat argue that its production generates more greenhouse gases than the entire transport sector. However, this statement is false. Nonetheless, the persistence of this idea leads to inaccurate assumptions regarding meat consumption and climate change.
There are many reasons to choose either to consume animal proteins or to choose a vegetarian menu. However, the renunciation of meat and its derivatives is not a panacea for the environment, as many would have us believe and, taken to the extreme, it can also produce negative nutritional consequences.
Much of the meat’s bad reputation comes from the claim that livestock is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the world.
For example, an analysis published by the Worldwatch Institute in Washington in 2009 assured that 51% of the emission of greenhouse gases in the world came from the breeding and processing of livestock.
But, according to the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, the main sources of greenhouse gases in the US during 2016 were electricity production, transportation and industry. Altogether added up 76% of all emissions.
Agriculture and livestock account for only 9% of emissions, with livestock contributing with a laughable 3.9%. The numbers show that livestock cannot be compared to transportation in terms of pollution.
Why has that conclusion that meat production produces more greenhouse gases been reached then?
In 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a study entitled The long shadow of livestock: environmental problems and options. The report, which attracted international attention, claimed that livestock produced an astonishing 18% of greenhouse gases around the globe. But even if it were true, it was still far less than transportation, industry or electricity production.
The agency came to a surprising conclusion: “cattle did more damage to the climate than all types of transport combined”.
This statement is FALSE and was denied by Henning Steinfeld, the main author of the report.
The mistake was that FAO analysts carried out a comprehensive life cycle assessment to study the climate impact of raising livestock, but when analyzing transport they used a different method.
For livestock, FAO took into consideration all the factors associated with meat production, among which are the emissions generated by the manufacture of fertilizers, the conversion of forests into pastures, the cultivation of feed and the emissions that come from the animals burps and flatulence, from his birth to his death.
The catch is that when they analyzed the carbon emissions produced by transport, they ignored the effects on climate that come from the manufacture of materials and parts of vehicles, their assembly and the maintenance of roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructures.
Instead, they only took into account the emissions of cars, trucks, trains and airplanes. As a result, FAO’s comparison of greenhouse gas emissions between livestock and transport was completely distorted.
Despite the fact that FAO acknowledged the error, still today climate change fanatics fight to show that it is not like that.
In its most recent evaluation report, FAO estimated that livestock produces 14.5% of the greenhouse gases from human activities worldwide.
There is no comprehensive life cycle assessment of the transport with which it can be compared. However, as Steinfeld points out, direct emissions from transport can be compared with direct and indirect emissions from livestock, with the former at 14%, compared to 5% for the latter.
Solving the problems of how meat is produced is the secret to decrease pollution
Many people still think that stop eating meat only one day a week will influence the fight against climate change. Nothing is further from reality.
A recent study shows that even if a population of say, 300 million people eliminated all animal proteins from their diets, greenhouse gas emissions would only be reduced by 2.6%.
According to the results of research conducted at the University of California at Davis, if the entire population of the United States joined the practice of a meatless day, a reduction in emissions would only be reduced by 0.5%.
In addition, the technological, genetic and management changes that have taken place in agriculture and livestock in the United States over the past 70 years have made livestock production more efficient and less harmful to the environment.
According to FAO’s statistical base, direct emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States have decreased by 11.3% since 1961, while the production of meat from livestock has multiplied by more than two.
Demand for meat is growing in emerging and developing economies, with the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia leading the way. Even so, the consumption of meat per individual in these regions is still far from that of the developed countries.
In 2015, the average annual consumption of meat per capita in the countries with solid economies was 92 kilograms, while in the Middle East and North Africa it was 24 kilograms, reducing to 18 in Southeast Asia.
In any case, given the expected growth of the population in the future, countries like the United States should adopt more sustainable practices for raising livestock, not to eliminate its production altogether. The same should be done in other developed nations.
The positive impact of growing cattle beyond eating meat
If agriculture dispensed with animals, gas emissions would be reduced to a very small degree, but it would also be more difficult to achieve basic nutritional objectives.
Many critics who speak against raising cattle indicate that if the farmers cultivated plants only, they could produce a greater amount of food and calories per person. But humans also need many micro and macronutrients essential for health that plants cannot provide in the same volume as meat products do.
A more important point is that cattle raising adds economic and nutritional value to vegetable agriculture.
For example, cattle consume plants whose energy resides mainly in cellulose, which is not digestible for humans and many other mammals, but cows, sheep and other ruminants can digest it and release the energy it contains into their meat.
According to FAO, about 70% of the world’s agricultural lands are pastures that can only be used as grazing lands for ruminant livestock.
There is no way to guarantee that a meatless world would be able to feed number of inhabitants that we expect to have by say, 2050, when projections predict that the planet will be inhabited by around 9.8 billion people.
Nutrients per serving of meat exceed those of vegetarian options and ruminant animals grow thanks to foods that are not edible to humans.
The raising of cattle, in addition, supposes a necessary economic income for small farmers of developing countries: it is estimated that livestock is the main livelihood of a billion people around the world.
In sum, the coming population growth and the pollution caused by industrialized meat production gives us more than enough reasons to continue working in the search for greater efficiency in animal agriculture, not in the elimination of meat production or the limitation in meat consumption.

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Abstract: The article is concerned with problem of increasing efficiency of students' training in a technical university. Special
attention is paid to the choice of educational digital resource architecture. To solve the problem of curriculum linearity and
insufficient feedback Jordan's neural network is used. The optimal neural network learning algorithm has been chosen. The article
gives a detailed anylises of genetic learning algorithms for neural networks. The setting of the algorithm parameters depending on the
features of the chosen subject area is considered.
Index terms: digital study guide, machine learning, artificial neural network, Jordan's network, genetic algorithms.


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Heterogeneity, adverse selection and valuation with endogenous labor supply
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- International Review of Economics and Finance SCOPUS
- Elsevier in 2006
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This paper considers models of intratemporal consumption–labor choice and intertemporal consumption choice under heterogeneity and private information in preferences towards labor. We show that market regime regarding unemployment insurance is important to determine the effects of heterogeneity and private information on allocations and valuations. There are two main results. First, intertemporal choice can mitigate adverse selection. Second, in countries where unemployment insurance is generous capital markets should have low usage and the risk-free rate of return is low. However, in countries where unemployment insurance is less generous, capital markets should have more usage and the risk-free rate of return is higher.
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(CBN4, DOMINICA)- A Marigot man was sentenced to five years behind bars on one count of buggery.
The nine-member jury had handed down a unanimous guilty verdict back on January 17th.
Appearing, once again, before Justice Victoria Charles-Clarke, Harold Tyson was told that he would spend the next five years in jail.
A social inquiry ordered by Justice Charles-Clarke reported that Tyson, a former member of the Marigot Village Council as well as a former scout troop leader, was very active in his community and often worked with young children.
The victim was male and above the age of consent.
Tyson’s attorney, Wayne Norde, told the court during the sentencing phase that Tyson was indeed sorry and asked the judge for leniency.
Justice Victoria Charles Clarke indicated that she had considered both the aggravating and mitigating factors, before sentencing.
During her deliberation Justice Charles-Clarke said she took into consideration the fact that Tyson himself was the victim of physical and emotional abuse as a child, that Tyson’s victim was above the age of consent, and that Tyson had no previous convictions.
She did, however, point out that Tyson has shown no remorse for his actions, the crime was premeditated, since Tyson waited until the victim fell asleep before he committed the crime, and that penetration was involved were also considered.
Justice Charles-Clarke went on to say that the victim is now psychologically affected and has been largely ostracized by his community since the incident.
The victim has also, reportedly, become a recluse, isolating himself in his home unless it is absolutely necessary to go out.
The maximum sentence for the crime is ten years, however, Justice Charles-Clarke started sentencing at seven years and factored in the time that Tyson already spent in prison.


Colombia is trying to breathe new life into its Fourth Generation (4G) P3 highway program by selling bonds and state assets to partially replace the drop in oil revenue that has depleted the funding available for infrastructure. The Colombian government has also moved to allow local pension funds to invest in 4G highways.
Colombia’s oil driven export income accounted for about 50% of total foreign cash earnings when the US$25-billion 4G program of 25 roads was rolled out three years ago. The dollar income had also funded the dollar component of availability payments Colombia made to its highway operators. But the oil price shock pared the value of oil exports to some US$8 billion in 2015, a quarter of pre-crisis revenue. That prompted Colombia to put the brakes on the 4G plan, whose cost meantime had surged to US$35 billion with the inclusion of ten more roads.


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Who here hasn’t fallen in love with the zombie series All of Us Are Dead? (Listen to my review on Spotify here.) Well, it looks like Gabbi Garcia has been bitten by the zombie bug, as well. One of her recent posts on Instagram shows her in sporty attire holding a crayon as a candle in the dark, an idea stemming from Netflix’s Zombie Survival Guide.
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The post also shows us other contents of the zombie survival kit that Netflix sent over, which Gabbi is also hosting a giveaway for! That’s right! You can win a zombie survival kit of your own just by following the mechanics on her Instagram post. Here’s a closer look at the contents of the kit:
@lilmisswonderwoman Unboxing a zombie survival kit! ? #allofusaredead #unboxing #netflix #fyp #foryou #foryoupage ♬ You Don’t Know Me – Ofenbach
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Integrity Urgent Care Acquires CapRock Urgent Care Locations at Century Square and Jones Crossing
College Station, Texas – Today, Integrity Urgent Care announced the opening of two new locations in the Bryan/College Station (BCS) area through the acquisition of two existing CapRock Urgent Care facilities. Located in Century Square and Jones Crossing, the two new locations join Integrity’s existing Bryan branch located in the Physicians Centre on University Drive. This acquisition expands Integrity’s footprint in the Brazos Valley by establishing a total of three locations in the BCS area.
“We are thrilled to continue serving the Brazos Valley area with these two new conveniently-located urgent care locations,” said Dr. Eddy Dark, DO, CEO of Integrity Urgent Care. “Our Century Square location puts us right across the street from Texas A&M’s campus, positioning us to best serve the needs of students, faculty, and staff. This, combined with the new Jones Crossing location and our existing Physicians Centre location, will allow us to continue providing high-quality episodic and walk-in care for the ever-growing BCS area.”
With this expansion, Integrity Urgent Care aims to continually provide low-cost, easy-access healthcare to the communities they serve in a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. While the average cost of an emergency room visit is $1,233, the average cost of an urgent care visit is $150, and nearly all procedures are covered by insurance. Additionally, urgent cares boast much lower wait times than most emergency rooms – patients can expect to wait less than an hour to see a provider at an urgent care compared to an average of 244 minutes at a traditional emergency room.
“My colleagues and I are eager to have a greater impact on the health and well-being of the community we love and serve,” said Dr. John Davidhizar, MD, Medical Director at Integrity Urgent Care. “Our goal is to deliver the same compassionate, convenient, and cost-effective access to high-quality care to the community at these two new locations that our patients at the Physicians Centre location have experienced for the past five years.”
Each of Integrity’s locations across Texas is equipped to handle a variety of non-life-threatening illnesses and conditions. Integrity can diagnose and treat patients of all ages with lacerations, possible fractures, UTIs, STDs, the flu, those experiencing rashes or allergic reactions, as well as ear or upper respiratory infections, and so forth. Integrity also offers FDA-approved COVID-19 and COVID-19 antibody testing. Rapid tests are in limited quantity and may not be available at the time of your visit. To see a full list of the conditions we treat, click here.
“Since we opened up our first urgent care in Bryan back in 2017, Bryan/College Station has welcomed us into their community,” said Steven Hull, Chief Operating Officer at Integrity Urgent Care. “It has been such an honor to serve the Brazos county population, so we are very excited to add on two additional locations in this area. We look forward to our continued growth within this amazing community.”
The Physicians Centre is open 7 days a week from 8 AM – 8 PM, Jones Crossing is open Monday – Saturday, 8 AM – 8 PM, and 12 PM – 6 PM on Sunday, and Century Square is open Monday – Saturday, 8 AM – 8 PM, and closed on Sunday.
For day-to-day medical needs, Integrity Urgent Care-College Station is available to serve the entire BCS community. Integrity’s welcoming atmosphere will provide patients with the care they need while saving them time and money.

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A Blessing for Our Leaders in Times of a Pandemic
Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2020 by Tilly Shames
In April 2016, I was tasked with writing a D’var Torah for my Wexner community on Parshat Tazriah. This is the dreaded parshah filled with rashes and skin ailments (Leviticus 13), where the Priests hold the responsibility of examining members of their community to determine if they need to be removed and isolated. In 2016, the context for my reading of the parshah was the end of a tough academic year (Greek life scandals, divestment resolution and a rise in hateful messaging on campus associated with the Trump campaign). I found myself then reading the text through the eyes of a tired Hillel director that was feeling my long year, holding empathy for the leaders and the tough decisions they (the priests) and we (today’s Jewish leaders) have to make and communicate.
Little did I know how much more challenging the world could become and how much more I would be holding as a leader in 2020.
This year, I was waiting for this Torah portion to come around and greet me so that I could read it again for its wisdom. And this year, just like 2016, I am drawn to the priests with a level of empathy, compassion and admiration for the tough decision-making they have.
At first, I was struck by the on-the-nose application regarding making the decision to enforce isolation, but this time for the entire community. By now, as leaders of Jewish communal organizations, we have all had to decide to cease regular activities, impose strict forms of separation from community and make difficult decisions about how much physical distancing is enough and for how long. Today, as leaders we are all face-to-face (virtually) with a community experiencing isolation from each other. And as leaders, we are personally feeling the impact of isolation and separation and loss ourselves. How fascinating to have us all in the same position. And what an opportunity to grow in our sense of empathy for those who are deemed impure and forced into isolation.
I've thought often about that moment of leadership in this parshah. I usually picture this leader facing a decision that is painful to tell someone, but that they are doing so for the greater good of their community or perhaps for that individual. I’ve always felt that leader would feel agonized to have to make the decision and speak those words out loud. But I imagine the leader equipped with the values and empathy and tools to do so in a compassionate way. At least, when I picture myself in that moment as a leader, that is what I hope for.
This period of painful decision-making today and preparing ourselves for the uncertainty of tomorrow is filled with anguished leaders, struggling to greet their communities with the right combination of values and empathy that this moment calls for. With every cancellation and every extension of restrictions, we are feeling the impact of keeping our community, and ourselves, in isolation, while holding the responsibility to uphold the safety and well-being of every individual.
So, today my admiration is for the priests and my blessing is for our leaders facing painful decisions:
May we hold the highest levels of compassion and empathy and sensitivity when facing members of our community and holding their pain.
May we be driven by our values and ethics when making difficult decisions for the greater good of our community.
May we be easy on ourselves while surrounded by all of this uncertainty.
May we be grateful for the positions we are in and feel blessed and humbled by the responsibility that comes with it.
May we be patient and forgiving to our fellow leaders who may make different choices.
May we have open ears, eyes, and hearts to fully take in and understand the impact of our decisions.
May we be self-aware of our own privileges and consider how to give more to others, not less.
May we continue to be bold and innovative and not shrink away from our opportunities and responsibilities in this challenging time.
May we find ways to lean on others and share the weight when things get difficult.
May we learn much from this time and allow ourselves to grow and change.
May we find the good and appreciate the blessings in the darkness.
May we all come together again soon in community and be grateful for the blessing of being in one another’s company again.
Pilot WFF and WGF Alum Tilly Shames (Class 28) is is the Executive Director of University of Michigan Hillel. She can be reached here.
Photo by Andre Furtado on Unsplash

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When Arlo's sitting on the Dumpster lid, he hears something and feels the lid move. He assumes there's some Dumpster monster down below. One of the teachers at Hillcrest School in Salmon Arm had her students listen to what Arlo thought the monster might look like. Then, she turned them loose and had them draw the monster in the Dumpster. What a great idea! The students' attention to detail was amazing.
Thanks to Joc, Hillcrest's Librarian Extraordinaire, for taking the picture.
If you have any other spectacularly creative spin-off projects relating to any of my books, I'd love to hear about them. Just send an email!
Also, don't forget about the Klutzhood study guide, full of all sorts of bizarre activities and questions, available at the Orca Books website.

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- Woodin Avenue Bridge project on trackJune 18, 2018
- Hospital Board approves an affiliation agreement with U. of W. residency programJune 13, 2018
- City Council accepts Bridge bidJune 13, 2018
- Recreation activities loomed large in the Valley this past weekendJune 12, 2018
by Richard Uhlhorn
There is nothing quite like moving across the water under sail and this coming Sunday, June 24, the Lake Chelan Sailing Association will hold its annual “Try Sailing Day” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Club members will be on hand to offer free sailboat rides to the public. Life jackets are provided, but child size life jackets are limited, so if you have child and a life jacket for that child, bring it.
This event is subject to weather conditions, but the outlook for Sunday is sunny and warm, so give it a try and go experience the joy and peace of sailing. The event will take place out of the City Marina across the highway from Chelan Market.
For more information, contact Harriet Hargrove at 2-8307747 or Jimmy Martin at 360-536-1014.
For more information on the Lake Chelan Sailing Association and its programs, go to the website at http://sailchelan.com/about-lcsa/

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Russell Westbrook talks being ejected in loss to Grizzlies
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Billy Donovan talks Westbrook ejection in loss
Magic coach Frank Vogel reacts to win.
Magic's Bismack Biyombo reacts to win.
Magic's Aaron Gordon reacts to win.
AC thinks DeAndre Liggins is assuming Delly's old role.
The King defends his coach's decision to rest Cavs' Big 3.
JR broke out of his shooting slump, much to LeBron's delight
The NBA's leader in 1st-quarter scoring tells how he does it


Industrialized open source controllers and shields provide accurate, reliable, easily-modified control of automated processes. The ProductivityOpen controller CPU contains the processing, memory and I/O interface; shields provide added functionality, including Ethernet communication. Starter kits offer fast prototyping.
The ProductivityOpen platform provides all the great features of a standard Arduino plus the added power and reliability of an industrial controller.
For part listings and specifications, go to Shop Now
The P1AM-100 is an industrial-grade CPU designed to reliably take open-source control into the industrial realm. Programmed using the Arduino IDE or ProductivityBlocks, the P1AM-100 interfaces with all Productivity1000 series I/O modules and most Arduino MKR form factor shields.
The P1AM-ETH is a housed Ethernet shield based on the Wiznet W5500 Ethernet Controller. It interfaces to the left side of the P1AM-100 CPU
The P1AM-GPIO is a housed shield that brings a subset of the MKR header pins to the front faceplate with an 18-point terminal block. These pins include basic overvoltage, undervoltage, and overcurrent protection. It connects to the left side of the P1AM-100 CPU.
The P1AM-PROTO is a kit of parts that includes everything needed to make customized shields in the MKR form factor.
A convenient start to a project which will use primarily Arduino MKR Zero shields:
A convenient start to a project which will use primarily Productivity1000 input and output modules:


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· Falun Gong is freely practiced in more than 50 countries, but relentlessly persecuted in China.
· The peaceful courage of practitioners there has shocked their oppressors and moved the people of the world.
· While China continues to block information about the persecution, FGM TV brings you the stories you may not hear anywhere else.
Hello, and welcome to the FGM TV weekly news review on October 29, 2002
I'm David Tompkins
In this week's update from China…
· The number of Falun Gong practitioners verified to have died while in detention is 505, with details of 2 more confirmed deaths received in the past week. Reliable sources inside China put the actual death count in the thousands.
· In the last 7 days, reports of persecution have come in from 15 provinces and from the city of Beijing.
· 372 people declared as void all statements they had made under torture and at times when their minds were not clear. They said they intend to continue to practice Falun Gong.
Our top story this week:
The head of the PRC Jiang Zemin ended his visit to the United States having been met at every turn by peaceful Falun Gong practitioners.
And some of our other stories:
· Practitioners gathered at embassies and consulates around the world
· The Chinese embassy in the United States spent large amounts of money trying to form welcome groups
· A federal appeals court rules that a Chinese woman is eligible for political asylum, and
· Torture methods that are being used at a forced-labor camp in China
· As Jiang Zemin visited the United States, Falun Gong practitioners from 20 countries gathered there to show their resolve in the face of brutal persecution that has so far claimed the lives of at least 505 people.
· In a series of missteps by the Chinese department of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese media, the Chinese Department of Foreign Affairs said a joint statement would be issued at APEC by China and the United States.
· However, that had to be recanted as the White House immediately replied that a joint statement would not be issued.
· Furthermore, the New York Times pointed out that propaganda from Beijing was exaggerated.
· The Chinese media had claimed that it was the highest honour to have a barbeque at President Bush's Crawford ranch in Texas.
· However, Jiang was ushered out after a short meeting lasting only one and a half hours.
· The Chinese media reported that his Welcoming Group had been 400 to 500 people.
· However, in Chicago, Jiang was met by more than 1,000 people, most of whom were Falun Gong practitioners.
· But there were also human rights organizations, some advocates for democracy in China, the U.S. Independent Federation of Chinese Students & Scholars in the United States (IFCSS), and some Tibetan and Taiwanese.
· Jiang was so scared to see the protestors that he entered the hotel through the back door.
· This disappointed the "welcoming group," so the Chinese Consulate offered to give them T-shirts, hats and travel allowances.
· In Crawford Texas a town of 700 people, he was met by 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners.
· In Waco he was met by 200 practitioners, and in Mexico he was met by 70.
· At every step practitioners peacefully showed the beauty of Falun Gong and the brutality of the incomprehensible persecution.
· On the first day of his arrival in the U.S., he was served with a lawsuit from the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division that is located in Chicago.
· Falun Gong practitioners sued Jiang as the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, for his crimes of human rights violations and genocide against Falun Gong practitioners since July 1999.
· And at a press conference in Mexico, the husband of a Japanese practitioner named Yoko Kaneko spoke.
· His wife is still being detained in China, where she is being brutally tortured by the Chinese police.
· He called for governments to help in his appeal to free his wife and urged Jiang to stop the atrocities against Falun Gong practitioners.
· As the Head of the PRC traveled to the United States and to Mexico, practitioners gathered at Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.
· In Vienna Austria…
· In the Standard Garden in Hong Kong
· In Chicago USA
· In London England
· In Germany
· In Tokyo Japan
· In France
· In Australia
· In Auckland New Zealand
· In Sweden
· In Denmark
· The Chinese Embassy spent large amounts of money to create the false impression that Chinese people were pleased with the dictator's visit.
· In front of Chicago's Ritz-Carlton Hotel a small group of Chinese students formed a Welcoming Group.
· The Chinese Consulate offered money to buy clothes and provide a free lunch and cash to Chinese students so as to attract them to join the Welcoming Group.
· A Chicago University student said the Consulate offered to buy high-quality leather clothes to attract students to come.
· In a bit of irony that it seems only those who appreciate democratic principles would see, the Welcoming Group had a huge advertisement board behind them with the words "For Sale" written on it.
· The Chinese Consulate in Houston began mobilizing overseas Chinese associations several months ago. They provided the money and overseas Chinese associations contributed people and energy in order to complete the "mission" of welcoming Jiang.
· Bignews.org reported on October 21 that an organizer of a Chinese student group at a U.S. university sent emails requesting group members to "execute a 'Serious political task'" in welcoming Jiang.
· The email described how the members could get a free shirt from the Consulate if they went to welcome Jiang and if they followed the requirements of the Consulate.
· One of the requirements was to join the activity at 6:05 a.m. on October 23. If they only participated in the activity on October 22, they could only get a shirt worth half of the original offer.
· VOA reported on October 21, the Friendship Association of Chinese Students at the University of Houston said that all those who joined the welcoming group could not only get a free lunch, dinner and snacks, but also a free hat and T-shirt, and a ticket to a famous basketball player's match.
· Moreover, according to the VOA report, Chinese overseas students in Texas forwarded a document to the VOA.
· It revealed that the Friendship Association of Chinese Students & Scholars required that any student wishing to participate in the Welcoming Group during Jiang's visit first had to sign a document that required they “pay $5,000.00 as minimal damages” if they were to express a dissenting opinion or if they were to protest against Jiang Zemin.
· The San Francisco Chronicle reported that on October 24, a federal appeals court ruled that Mei Ling Gao, a young Chinese woman, is eligible for political asylum, when she fled to the United States after spending 17 months in jail.
· Mei Ling is not a practitioner of Falun Gong.
· She worked in her father’s bookstore and she was fined and arrested in March of 2000 when police found two Falun Gong books under the counter.
· They had been left at the bookstore by a customer.
· The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco bars immigration authorities for the time being from deporting her.
· She is currently being held in the Sacramento County Jail.
· Mei Ling lived in China's coastal city of Changle in Shandong Province.
· Originally, a U.S. immigration board ruled that she did not qualify for asylum on the grounds of political persecution, saying that she had no connection to Falun Gong and noting that her father, who owned the bookstore, had not been arrested.
· But the appeals court said Mei Ling faced persecution because police believed that she belonged to the [group].
· The three-judge panel said that Mei Ling “showed that the police actually imputed membership in the Falun Gong to her personally”, and "[t]here was no need to show that other members of her family were also persecuted."
· The Xishanpin Forced-Labor Camp is located in the Beipei district of Chongqing City, Sichuan Province. There, as with many other Forced-Labor Camps in China, the authorities coerce imprisoned drug addicts to torture Falun Dafa practitioners.
· The following are methods of torture that have been recounted by those who have survived.
· Around December 10, 2001, approximately 80 practitioners were detained in the brainwashing brigade, along with 250 drug addicts.
· In December 2001, more than 30 policemen had been transferred there. Beginning December 17, they started a new round of atrocities against Falun Dafa practitioners.
· Groups of ten policemen were each teamed with about 20 drug addicts.
· They punched practitioners and dragged them up and down the stairs.
· One elderly practitioner was tortured by more than 20 drug addicts.
· After one week, the policemen divided the group into four sub-groups
· The policemen named the fourth sub-group for "intensive monitoring."
· It had charge of four rooms.
· In each room there were 12 or more drug addicts who would torture practitioners one by one.
· First, they limited the food given to practitioners.
· Each meal was about one-fourth of the regular allotment (less than 2 oz).
· No hand or face washing was allowed.
· Drinking water was prohibited.
· Often, they forced Falun Dafa practitioners to sit, stand, squat or lie down for prolonged periods of time.
· For example, practitioners had to sit upright for up to ten hours.
· If practitioners slouched even a little, drug addicts, forced by policemen to monitor practitioners, would rush over and punch the practitioners.
· The more brutal torture methods included cursing, hitting, burning, scalding, pulling out eyebrows, gagging the mouth, and choking.
· Cursing: they used all the vulgar words they could think of to swear at Falun Dafa.
· Hitting: they kicked or punched both sides of people's thighs, targeting the ligaments.
· They forced practitioners to bend down, and then they hit practitioners' backs, with their elbow joints.
· Some were hit until they would lie on the ground, vomiting blood.
· This often caused severe damage to kidneys and other internal organs.
· They would hit the sides of practitioners' throats with their fists.
· One punch could cause a practitioner to vomit blood.
· Some of the other abuses included hitting the chest and torso, beating the ankles with hard objects, pummeling the tops of heads with stools, sticking fingers with needles, burning eyebrows, and pulling hair.
· Such atrocities were repeated almost hourly each day.
· The drug addicts were rewarded with 500 to 1,000 points for each Falun Dafa practitioner they forced to yield under pressure. The points were converted to sentence reductions of about 5-10 days.
· They would hit Falun Dafa practitioners until they were severely injured and had to be sent to hospitals.
· After practitioners had recovered somewhat, they were sent back to the camp for more rounds of torture.
Thanks for watching FGMtv…
dedicated to breaking through China's information blockade, revealing propaganda, and bringing you the truth of Falun Gong.


Just a quick question. In this quest for more power, how will the rest of the car hold up to the increased power? How much boost can you safely run on this 2.0 ecoboost engine? I know nothing about this engine really, and 20 lbs already seems like a lot. How much power can the transmission handle? The Clutch? The axles? The gears?


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I’ve been working on a few different projects the past few days, but as always, I feel like I’m getting nothing done. Despite this, I have learned a few things. It’s just a matter of accepting them now. Like how slow and methodical I am. I realized that this isn’t necessarily bad, and I don’t exactly move at a snail’s pace at everything.
For instance, I’ve been working on my friend, Elizabeth Hoffman’s website for a while (which I finally finished). It’s not that it has been taking me a long time. I’ve had to wait for her to send me various images and info, etc. Creating the actual site has been fast. I’m lightning fast at these sorts of things, especially editing images in Photoshop and whatnot. Pretty much anything on the computer is pretty easy for me.
I did a small watercolor over the weekend, and have a couple of oil paintings drawn out too.
And I don’t know why I thought being “slow” at art was such a bad thing all this time, or for the past while, especially since I’d made a conscious decision to slow it down some years back. I wanted my process to be more purposeful and meditative. Before that, I was kinda missing out on the joy of the process. I don’t anymore. I like slowing down and thinking about my decisions and looking at what each painting needs.
That, I can accept. It’s not a marathon or a contest. It’s just how I work.
Then, I’ve been doing a collaborative project with artist Niki Ford. Jeez, am I learning a lot from this process! We both have very different ways of working. They are spontaneously faster in their decision-making. I think we are both intuitive, but I am slower and more methodical, in comparison. I do feel like I am holding them up a little, but that might just be my own hang-up.
I’ve been working on a larger gouache, and I learned a couple of things about myself. In fact, while I’ve been working with them, I keep learning things, which has been the best thing about this project. But I noticed that I veered off in the wrong direction recently after thinking about this painting too much, and completely ignoring my gut. I zoomed past the point where I was happy with it and started adding things I thought should be there, or what I thought Niki wanted me to do, even though they never specified these things. It made no sense.
It’s called mind-reading, and in reality, no one can do that. It’s a dangerous path into self-doubt. In the back of my mind, I already know this, but I fell off my horse anyway. My horse ran off, and I wandered alone into the forest of stupidity. I wound up adding odd, superfluous elements to a perfectly good painting. Now there’s no undoing it.
I tried to salvage it a bit, but it’s not exactly possible. It’s because of the way the paint was applied. It’s too bad because I really liked it too. Before, that is.
I do hate “wasting” my time. I know, I probably shouldn’t look at it that way. It’s all a learning experience, but I spent a long time on it, using little brushes, looking at it for hours, and carefully making everything just so. It sure feels like I wasted my time, so it gets me down and makes me feel deflated. Exhausted. Yet, I did learn valuable things, so it’s not totally “wasted” time, I guess. This, I need to accept.
At least I learned (for the millionth time) to trust my gut, and perhaps “compromising” doesn’t work for me. What I mean by that is that I don’t have to change my instincts, knowingness, style, or gut based on what I think someone else may or may not want from me. I can still meet them, and collaborate with them (or another artist), without compromising my integrity to myself.

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Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Religion: Justice Olukayode Ariwoola was born on August 22, 1954, Ariwoola who hails from Oyo State has been on the bench of the apex court for nearly 11 years, having been appointed on November 22, 2011.
Currently, he is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association, and the Nigerian Body of Benchers.
Ariwoola is a 1980 law graduate of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile Ife, Osun State.
He was called to the Nigeria bar and got enrolled at the Supreme Court of Nigeria as a Solicitor and Advocate in July 1981. READ MORE
Following the departure of Justice Tanko Muhammad, he was appointed and is pending Senate approval as Chief Justice of Nigeria on June 27, 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as interim Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday (CJN). On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Ariwoola took the oath of office as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Religion
Justice Olukayode whose full name is Olukayode Tajudeen Ariwoola is a devoted Muslim.
The new CJN started his educational career in his home town Iseyin at the Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole in Iseyin Local government of Oyo State between 1959 and 1967.
He attended Muslim Modern School in the same town between 1968 and 1969 before proceeding to Ansar-Ud-Deen High School, Saki in Oyo North of Oyo State.


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Classic sermons by Tim Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and NY Times best-selling author of "The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism." For the latest sermons and additional resources, please visit http://www.GospelinLife.com
April 2nd, 2012
Episode 62 of 124 episodes
The Ascension of Jesus Christ “takes what Jesus was and did on Earth, and releases it into the universe and into (our) lives with all of its healing power.” In this sermon, Timothy Keller shows us the power, the nature and the meaning of the Ascension, and what difference it makes for our lives.


The Twins were off today. In other baseball news, it was announced that Matt Harvey of the Mets has a partially torn UCL. He's getting the dreaded "rest and recovery" treatment many Twins fans are too familiar with. It's an unfortunate development for one of the best young arms in the game today.
Eddie Rosario was named Eastern League Player of the Week after his stellar week last week.
There was also a nice write-up about a few Twins prospects on Baseball America as well


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Attending a trade show is just like any other form of marketing. You budget for it, you set your objectives, you measure your ROI, and hopefully you sit back and congratulate your team on a job well done. Without any one of these planning steps, however, the trade show can be a drain on resources rather than a benefit. In particular, the budget is very important. Take a look at how to set a budget for a trade show, watching out for the hidden costs that can mount up and cause problems.
Budgeting for a Trade Show
The obvious costs of exhibiting at a trade show include the cost of renting the exhibit space and attending the trade show, the cost of the exhibit itself and the associated marketing collateral including a pop up stand or stands, the cost of banner printers, the cost of giveaways and audio visual, promotions, advertising, and transport for you and your staff to and from the event. This may seem like an exhaustive list but these aspects are by no means the only factors to take into consideration.
1. Designing Your Exhibit
Buying the exhibit is one thing. You also need to consider the costs of designing the exhibit. If you are not a professional designer this may take outside help, in order to create something that makes a big impact. Designing banners can take a lot of time, which will need to be factored into the budget. And you need to consider how to display relevant literature so that it helps to enhance your overall goals and meets your business aims.
2. Accommodation at the Trade Show
Unless the trade show is only for one day and is very close to your place of work you will probably need to spend money on accommodation for the team running the exhibit. This needs to be factored into the budget as it can push up costs considerably. Luckily you do have a good degree of flexibility when it comes to setting a budget for accommodation. If you do not have a large budget, book ahead as far as possible to get the best discounts. Consider whether you will actually be saving money by booking accommodation far away from the event, given that you will have to travel in and out and you need to be close to the event to maximise your networking opportunities, for this all the travel equipment is required, such as a cloth, suitcases and a Kickstarter backpack which is perfect for any ocassion. Look at serviced apartments rather than hotel rooms, and hire a car for transport between venues rather than spending a lot on taxis.
3. Travel and Entertainment
You cannot always budget accurately for this expense since it is only at the trade show when you will discover how much you need to spend on entertaining clients and connecting with colleagues. You should keep this budget flexible and factor in a little extra so that no one feels pressured to cut corners when making the most of all the trade show’s opportunities for networking, we recommend using a budget app to get everything sorted out.


FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The hearing by the State Assembly's Blue Ribbon Committee on Early Childhood Education heard from parents like Reba Manning who said an inability to find child care held her back.
"We want to work, we want to further our education but if we don't know what to ask for we can't get ahead."
The committee, chaired by the Speaker of the State Assembly, Anthony Rendon and co-chaired by Assembly Member Kevin McCarty of Sacramento, heard from parents and educators, including Fresno County School Superintendent Jim Yovino.
"If we want every child reading by 3rd grade, if we want every child graduating from high school college or career ready, it's a simple thing, early care education will provide that, we know that."
Manuel Pastor, a researcher from USC, said the biggest problem in California and Fresno County is reaching the growing minority community.
"Fresno's current demography of its (age) 0 to 5 population is even more people of color than the state as a whole with 65 percent and about two-thirds of those, latino."
The goal of the hearing is to gather information to build support for more state funding for early childhood services, which remain below pre-recession levels.
Reba Manning says she hopes something more can be done.
"So I am telling my story to whoever will listen in hopes of creating a better system that honors children and supports parents to work and go to school."
This was the 6th hearing of the panel held in various places around the state.
State Assembly committee holds hearing in Fresno on early childhood education


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Five Rivers Lodge is in an ideal location in maximum proximity to all the rivers our area has to offer. On a hill, the Lodge takes advantage of spectacular mountain views, incredible sunsets, and a sky which stretches forever. On the Lewis and Clark Trail, our Lodge was designed to offer comfortable elegance with panoramic views of Southwest Montana’s majestic mountains. As our name implies, Five Rivers Lodge is indeed located in five outstanding blue-ribbon trout rivers: the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Ruby, Jefferson, and Madison rivers. This area is in the heart of some of the best trout waters in the lower US. No matter what time of the fishing season it is, in our 30 years of operation, there has always been at least one or two of our rivers fishing well.
Brown trout, Rainbow trout
Southwest Montana is becoming known by many people as "the Mecca of flyfishing in the lower US." Our area has some of the most famous rivers in the West. Rivers that our Lodge name was derived from, the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, Ruby, and Madison rivers are known as high-quality blue ribbon natural trout streams. A place considered to have the last un-crowded blue ribbon fisheries in the U.S. These rivers in Southwest Montana is probably the most diverse geographically and possess very big benefits for anglers. First, all of the rivers are located close to each other, allowing many different options for each day's fishing. Second, this diversity allows anglers to experience different conditions, water structure, and scenery for each day of fishing. An angler can fish different water View more... for 30 days straight without ever fishing the same water twice. The weather and river conditions may differ markedly among the various rivers. While one river may be running high-and-mighty due to run off, an angler can usually venture to another river nearby which is running clear. Most of our guided trips are what we consider to be float/ wade trips. On float/wade trips, the anglers fish from the drift boat while going between riffles/runs and then get out of the boat to fish as much as they want and river conditions allow. Flyfishers, beginners and experienced alike, find challenges while fly fishing the many rivers in this part of Southwest Montana, plus the many spring creeks and ponds which receive little fishing pressure.
These rivers run through scenery as diverse as the waters themselves. The rivers wind their way with high mountains on one side and grasslands where cattle and wildlife graze on the other side. They slip through deep beautiful canyons; take you into broad prairies green with native grasses; and, lead you to ponder the past where the river banks are lined with aged Cottonwood and stately Birch trees.
Brown trout are the predominant fish in the rivers of our area. These Brown trout act more like Rainbows. They tend to get acrobatic and go airborne 40 to 50% of the time. Some have even found a way to escape the net by jumping directly into the boat. The area also hosts a good population of Rainbow, Cutthroat, and Brook trout. The Big Hole River is home to the last of the native Grayling in the lower United States.
The lodge opens for the season, depending on conditions, for the start of the fabulous Mother's Day Caddis fly hatch in the first part of May on the Big Hole River. The Lodge remains open through the middle of October. The fishing in the earlier part of the season is great for casting to fish that haven't seen a fly for six months. The fishing season gets started in earnest, the third Saturday of May when all of the sections of the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers open to fishing. Fall fishing can be great using a combination of dry flies, nymphs, and streamers during a time where the weather may be our beautiful "Indian Summer".
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This is one egg-cellent set! Round, ivory resin beads are spaced with fun, tiny orange and yellow seed beads to make this fun necklace. But the Peep-de-Resistance is the fantastic hand-made chicken, complete with beaded feet. Matching egg earrings complete the set. (AEF)
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A sensible 7am start to beat both the heat and the other tourists took us a short distance to the car park for the start of the Lions Rock ascent. The ladies and some of the gents were soon seeing hassled by the guides wanting to help them up the various steps – Jenny in particular was getting a lot of attention.
Jenny and Heather decided to peel off back to the bus and had an enjoyable hour or more drinking fruit juice and resisting the curio salesmen, one of whom had the nerve to go and sit at their table for ten minutes – they ignored him.
We pressed on up the steps to the lion’s paws – a flat level area about half way up. Here another clutch of the party decided to stay put and await our return. Sadly the lions head from brick has long since gone, leaving just the paws, but they are impressive enough and one can imagine the whole structure and how that must have looked to the ancient world, guarding as it did the cloud like rock painted in white, with a strip of reflective surface below creating the illusion of the cloud floating in the heavens with the gods.
Those that didn’t suffer from vertigo carried on up the steep metal stairways – how the ancients managed to cope with the simple cut out steps we couldn’t fathom – it all looked very scary.
We wandered around happily on the top, admiring the views, and the reservoir, and the throne, before making our way back behind the reflective area and up a spiral staircase to see the painted ladies on the frescos, made from coloured plaster.
The technique didn’t allow for mistakes and I did blot my copybook somewhat by asking to see the lady with the three nipples whom I had read about, and she was duly pointed out with a smile by AV.
She got told off on the way down by another guide for allowing one of us to take photos of the frescoes, but in fact it wasn’t one of our group at all, but some independent travellers who had tagged along with us. She pointed this out to him forcibly enough….
We had breakfast back at the hotel after the Lions Head experience, one of the best parts of the trip so far. It is a magical place, unlike anywhere I have been before. ￼￼
We enjoyed a visit to the Dambulla vegetable and fruit market, interacting with the local traders while trying not to get in their way. I was given a fruit which I thought the chap called “Wally, wally” although he may have been referring to me of course. I later discovered he was probably saying “olive, olive” as it is apparently the Sri Lankan version although it tastes more like a fruit. Also tasting like a fruit, although a very sore one, is the local gooseberry which bears no resemblance in texture or taste, but after chewing thoroughly for ten minutes when trying to wash it down with swigs of water, it does start to taste a little sweeter, or at least the water tastes sweet compared to the astringent fruit.
We then visited a woodcarving factory, noted the talk on the different sorts of indigenous woods and also look around at the huge range of curios on offer. All rather expensive compared to say Pollonoruwa, where I had negotiated a set of 4 elephants in a slightly unpleasant way with a trader who changed the size of one of the elephants once we had settled on the price of 1,000 rupees – I just accepted it in bad grace, but I was happy to see that the smallest of the elephants in the woodcarving place was 2,000 rupees on its own so perhaps I had driven too hard a bargain. The vendor did start at 8,500….
Noting the large stump tables and big elephants were £4,500 inclusive of shipping, we avoided any temptation and we all set off for the spice garden, where we had lunch.
After a decent lunch (another rice and curry buffet) we were shown into the garden to look at the various spices grown there. We thought the might be a bit boring, but far from it, as the nutty enthusiast that was showing us around soon had us all enthralled and captivated.
So much so that afterwards when he had finished his talk on Sri Lankan ayurvedic medicine, many of us bought things we were not expecting to – in our case vanilla extract, cinnamon sticks and powder and a few other things and spent £18… A great salesman!
As a result of all our stops we got to Kandy a little later than we thought – it was raining a bit so we didn’t miss much sunbathing time etc. and after a drink in the 168 year old colonial bar in the Queens hotel where we were staying centrally and overlooking the lake, we went out to dinner at another equally colonial hotel a couple of blocks away called the Royal, where we had a great meal in darkness most of the time due to the power cut, with the lights coming on just a after our pasta dishes had arrived – we enjoyed a change from curry this evening. It was a lovely setting and we had a great table by the window of the gallery restaurant, after being recommended it by the departing previously occupying english couple, who also weren’t staying there but had also been tempted by its rating on Tripadvisor.


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On this day, 2 April, in 1920, Jack Webb was born. Most people know him as an actor. “Just the facts, ma’am.” He played Sergeant Joe Friday in the original Dragnet movie, 276 episodes of the original TV series, the TV movie Dragnet 1966, and finally 98 episodes of Dragnet 1967-1970.
But it’s more correct to think of Web as a writer and producer. In addition to creating Dragnet, he co-created O’Hara, U.S. Treasury (with long-time collaborator James E Moser) and Adam-12 (with Robert A Cinader).
From Radio to Television
Jack Webb got his start in radio after World War II. It was there that he started Dragnet as a radio series. He continued to work in radio while doing more work in film and television. In fact, Dragnet was still being produced on the radio after the series was airing.
Apart from Dragnet, his acting career never amounted to more than a handful of minor roles (although one of them was as William Holden’s friend in Sunset Boulevard).
Mark VII Limited
Almost all of Webb’s work was done through his production company, Mark VII Limited. It produced another of his big successes, Emergency! When I first revisited this company as an adult, I figured it must be some kind of religious reference.
After all, Webb had created and written a series early in his career called Noah’s Ark. There was just one problem: the show had nothing to do with the Bible story. It’s about a couple of veterinarians. Webb was married 4 times and doesn’t seem to have been religious.
I remember Mark VII Limited primarily because it had one of the coolest production logos I’ve ever seen. I’ll leave you with it (in many forms over the years) as a hat-tip to Jack Webb:
Also on 2 April
Actor Buddy Ebsen (The Beverly Hillbillies) was born on 1908. He lived to be 95 years old, which just goes to prove some people are too mean to die at a proper age. Alec Guinness (The Bridge on the River Kwai) was born in 1914.
Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously) is 75, Pamela Reed (Kindergarten Cop) is 71, Clark Gregg (Marvel’s The Avengers) is 58, Ajay Devgn (Singham) is 51, and Michael Fassbender (Prometheus) is 43.
Jack Webb by NBC Television — in the Public Domain


New “hybrid approach” makes 66th South Shore Arts Festival special
In a year in which they were forced to go completely virtual, the South Shore Arts Center gleaned some ideas for future editions of their yearly festival.
Now, with restrictions lifted around the state, the 66th South Shore Arts Festival is taking the best of both worlds with their first ever hybrid event.
This year, visitors to the Arts Festival can explore exhibits in three different locations during the festival, which runs through this Saturday.
Two locations will be traditional brick and mortar stops, with displays at both the South Shore Arts Center (SSAC) gallery, and on Cohasset’s Town Common.
On the Town Common, visitors will see 50 large scale lawn banners, printed with digital images of exhibition works. The banners will be in place through Saturday, and residents are welcome to walk through the area at their leisure.
Inside the SSAC gallery, two exhibits are being featured this week. The first is a Sergio Roffo Solo Show, and the second is the Festival Juried Show.
The latter features several local artists, and a mix of paintings and photography.
Visitors can stop by the SSAC gallery to view the exhibits between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day through Saturday.
Both exhibits, as well as two additional exhibits can be explored online in the hybrid portion of the festival.
The festival will conclude this weekend with a series of special events.
On Friday night, SSAC will present Plein Air Cinema; an al-fresco airing of the 1987 film Moonstruck. The movie will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Cohasset Common.
The showing will be in lieu of the traditional plein air painting that celebrates the festival, with the SSAC saying the change was made “in the spirit of mixing things up.”
Tickets to the Plein Air Cinema are available on the SSAC website, and cost $100 “per blanket,” which includes the admission of four guests.
VIP tickets can also be purchased for $250, and include premier seating, an SSAC blanket, and a picnic basket filled wine and treats.
Then, on Saturday night, the festival will conclude with children’s art activities in the SSAC courtyard during the day, and a virtual gala in the evening.
The virtual gala will be activated by VIP Parties in private homes, and will feature an online auction for some of the work displayed in the Arts Festival exhibits.
This year’s festival is titled “Over the Moon: South Shore Art Center is on the Rise,” a name SSAC Executive Director Patrice Maye said exemplifies the Center’s feelings on the return of an in-person festival.
“It reflects how over the moon the Art Center is to celebrate art in the public realm with the community,” Maye said.


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You look like someone who appreciates an extremely upsetting Harry Potter chart. Fortunately for you, I too love nothing more than thinking about sad things and then crying in the shower because I remembered that Fred Weasley died laughing. So, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter, we thought we’d look back the most heartbreaking parts of the series and turn them into brightly colored, deceptively cheerful-looking charts and graphs.
(I know this is a rather dubious definition of the word “celebrate,” but come on. You’re a Harry Potter fan. There’s gotta be at least a LITTLE PART of you that delights in all things heartbreaking.)


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Discussion in 'The Book of Souls' started by SinisterMinisterX, Aug 22, 2015.
Definetely. Put something like 'the day the mistook park bench for an airship' to close it.
Welcome aboard, Matt S! I've never heard the track but I will go and listen to it.
Dickson traditionally writes short, fast songs. Here it seems he wants to have a go at the progressive concept. I dont know, it feels as if it was made to be long for the sake of being long. 1/10
1 of 10 because of lenght and no other arguments? You need to learn how to judge songs. TRATB has a lot more problems for me, but I still gave it a 6.
Or you are just a troll.
Yep, because Revelations, Brave New World, Powerslave, If Eternity Should Fail, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, Coming Home, Ghost of the Navigator, Journeyman, The Longest Day, Lord of Light, Wasting Love, These Colours Don't Run, Starblind, etc. are all short and fast and not progressive.
Don't forget all his solo short unprogressive rockers, like Book of Thel, Gates of Urizon, Darkside of Aquarius, and so on.
Never rated Dickson.
OOOH I see! He thinks that Alex Dickson wrote EOTC...
But even he can co-write amazing stories in songs like Penguins On The Moon with Sack Trick.
Alex Dickson is a great player.
No. I'm sorry for not spelling correctly on the internet. My mom must be so disapointed
And how many of those songs are written by himself? Relevations, Powerslave, IESF right? I bet IESF was written with a solo band member and the other two are 33 years old. I'm just saying, that to me, EOTC is a bit out of character (compared to what he brought to the table for the last 20 years) and overthought (just putting a bunch of songs together into one big).
Highly unlikley that they were written by himself only.
I remember when TFF came out and everyone said WTWWB was the best Iron Maiden song ever. You dont really hear people say that anymore and I'm sure EOTC will go in that direction. Just like with The X Factor, time will reveal the quality of the songs. So many people that regard that album as the hidden diamond in the discography today.
I think Empire is very overrated, and also that what you said
is unfortunately valid for quite a few other recent Maiden songs which sound like totally different ideas thrown together
Although this sometimes work out. Murray and Harris had two separate songs that together became Benjamin Breeg.
I feel a little bit shitty for slaming this song, but at this point with them being so popular (I was there in 1998 when they couldnt even breathe without being criticized) they could all fart into a microphone or record an extended version of The Angel or the Gambler and still reach the number one spot on Billboard.
The same way the albums from the 90's are being disregarded because Blaze is singing, the same way Maiden can record anything today and still generate a hype.
That I would support.
Iron Maiden - The Angel and The Gambler [Extended 2017 version featuring Bruce Dickinson] Total length 19:03
Including 40% extra"Dont You Think I Could Save Your Life", 20 % extra keyboards
That would be awesome.
When playing it live Janick will introduce a new stage move - splits! While balancing a guitar on his head. Michael Kenney will appear onstage in an angel outfit while hanging over the band with the help of the Gene Simmons TM flying rig. Live version will also include an extended version of Nickos 2013 Sao Paulo drum solo and the singalong part from Running Free (also extended) that will give us a live version clocking in at 32:01
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2019 has been a pantomime, and the most important lesson we’ve learnt coming out the other side is the importance of self-care. Thanks to the prominence of positive role models in the media, such as Lizzo and Prince Harry and Meghan, we’re more clued-up about the essentiality of looking after one’s mental health. Like MJ once sang: If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change.
And what better way to prepare yourself for the new decade than by taking time out this Christmas to hibernate in your family home watching some heart-warming festive television? As luck would have it, UK Christmas TV is about to be the best it’s been in years.
Check out our Christmas TV highlights from the major British broadcasters:
I’d like to personally thank the BBC for rebooting their classic Worzel Gummidge, chiefly because it’s an ancient show that my mum regularly references (and quotes). I can’t wait to finally understand what she’s going on about.
When? 21st-22nd December
From Steven Knight – the creator of Peaky Blinders – comes a dark retelling of Dickens’ classic novel ‘A Christmas Carol‘. It stars Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis and Tom Hardy, and if the trailer is anything to go by (which you can check out here) it’s going to be epic.
When? 22nd-24th December
This Christmas, the sea will be calling us to watch Disney‘s Moana on BBC 1: 15. Sounds like a dose of much-needed winter sun to me.
When? 25th December
“Take Off With Bradley And Holly will see the hosts giving lucky studio audience members the chance to win the trip of a lifetime to Lapland. This festive special will be jam packed with incredible surprises, a gaggle of games and much more leading up to a spectacular end of show finale” – BBC
*Googles how to get studio audience tickets*
When? 21st December
Miranda is back for a 10th anniversary show, and we can’t wait to hear what she’s done in the last five years to make us feel proud.
If you’re still not sick of blonde girls and dragons then tune into BBC One this Christmas to watch children’s book Mimi and the Dragon brought to life. Written by Michael Morpurgo, this Snowman-esque animation will be a lot more PG than GOT (and is likely to give us a much better ending).
Yes, I’m still bitter.
Ok, I admit it. Every Christmas I tune in to BBC One (around midday) to watch their Julia Donaldson animated adaptation of the year. Yes, I’m aware it’s aimed at children; but the animation is always beautiful, OK?
When? 25th December
After ten years away, Gavin and Stacey returns with a brand-new Christmas special. We can’t wait to see what’s occurring.
Read all about it right here.
When? 25th December
As a man who wishes it could be Halloween everyday, I, for one, can’t wait to sink my teeth into BBC’s new Dracula series. With Steven Moffatt in-charge (the Sherlock showrunner), it’s guaranteed to be bloody good.
When? New Year’s Day
David Walliams, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Oyelowo all star in this animation based on OBE Judith Kerr’s classic children’s book The Tiger Who Came to Tea. What a beautiful way to honour the author who sadly passed away earlier this year.
“I knew Judith well and I really adored her. She was an incredible inspiration – her work is so brilliant. The book is a thing of beauty – there isn’t a word out of place, the illustrations are just gorgeous. I really wanted to be a part of it and I was chuffed that she wanted me to narrate. I’m so proud to be associated with it because it’s a stone cold classic. Just like the book has been around for over 50 years, hopefully the animation will have this incredible longevity too.” – David Williams in conversation with Channel 4
Coming to the bake-off tent this holidays is Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn and Siobhan McSweeney – better known as the cast of Derry Girls.
It’s fair to say that fans of the two shows are extremely excited for this cross-over.
When? New Year’s Day
First Dates at Christmas, an exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin special which gives us the perfect excuse to watch peppy matchmaker Fred Sirieix on Christmas day.
When? I just told you. Christmas Day.
Tune into ITV at Christmas for Dancing on Ice Christmas Special for festive twists, twisted ankles and Gemma Collins. What’s more to know?
In for a Penny Christmas Special
Stephen Mulhern’s ludicrous Saturday Night Takeaway spin-off In for a Penny reminds us all of the ridiculousness of British culture. This right here is what British Christmas TV is all about.
If I was a resident of Coronation Street, I’d be sure to travel abroad for my Christmas holiday to avoid the guaranteed drama. I wonder what will happen this year. Murder, probs.
When? Christmas Day (and the days surrounding).
The embodiment of Christmas, better known as David Walliams, is taking over multiple networks this year. On Sky One, he will be starring in Cinderella: After Ever After which, as the name suggests, will explore what happened to Cinderella and her Prince after the fairytale end . Joined by Car Share’s Sian Gibson and Celia Imrie, this Sky One original one-off is sure to be priceless.
“The anarchic 60-minute Christmas special begins where the fairy tale ends; Cinderella (Sian Gibson) has just married her Prince Charming (David Walliams), but soon has a rude awakening when she realises married life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when you have an image-obsessed, floss-dancing, hip-hop rapping husband. Perhaps a glass slipper fitting your foot is not sufficient grounds for a lifelong commitment after all?” – Sky
When? TBC on Sky One
Created by Illumination Entertainment (the Universal animation studio behind Despicable Me), The Grinch (2018) is an undeniably fun Christmas flick; one redolent of a childhood spent engaging with the world of Dr Seuss. Plus, Benedict Cumberbatch voices the the titular character, and if that doesn’t convince you to give it a go, I’m not sure what will.
When? From 6th December on Sky Cinema
If you haven’t watched Travis Knight’s soft-reboot of the Transformers universe, make sure to check it out this Christmas. IMO, it’s the best Transformers film ever created.
I said it, I meant it and I stick by it.
When? From 20th December on Sky Cinema
The biggest film of the year – and the most profitable film ever created – is coming to Sky Cinema this Christmas. We love it 3000.
When? From Boxing Day on Sky Cinema
Don’t listen to the haters, Mary Poppins Returns is a scrumptious, sugary-sweet sequel that is extremely underrated.
Watch this clip of Emily Blunt’s Mary Poppins singing in a cockney accent and tell me it’s not worth a watch. I dare you.
Find out what’s streaming on Netflix this Christmas right here.
Not just your average Joe, Lord Joseph William Furness – lorded by a mate for his birthday (a decision they now live to regret) – struggles to understand a world in which everyone isn’t as blunt, unemotional and sarcastic as him. His mother calls him pretentious because of his materialistic nature; whilst his father tells him that he can’t live in his own ‘dream world’ forever, but he seems to be doing pretty well so far. He plans to write for The Hook until he sees his name in shining lights – a future promised to him by his year 4 primary school teacher. You can contact Joseph at [email protected]Follow


This paper describes JPL's recent work on high-performance automatic target recognition (ATR) processor consisting of
a Grayscale Optical Correlator (GOC) and neural network for various Computer Aided Detection and Computer Aided
Classification (CAD/CAC) applications. A simulation study for sonar mine and mine-like target detection and
classification is presented. Applications to periscope video ATR is also presented.