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It's a very hard job narrowing down activities, restaurants and accommodation providers in our rural idyll that is Ryedale. We were first attracted to the area back in 2009 and moved to the area just two months after our first visit. Back then, we had no idea just how rich the area was for visitors and residents alike.
From Michelin starred restaurants through to excellent day-time activities, there is much to do. Over the course of the next few weeks we will do our best to introduce you to many of our favourites. They are not in any order, just suggestions to make a visit more complete!
You can't go far wrong booking the delightful cottages in Nunnington. Owned by residents of the village, they are equipped fantastically and provide an excellent resting place after an active day out on the North York Moors. Convenient for York, Harrogate, Leeds and the dramatic Heritage Coast, you really can get away from it with 5 star luxury in a traditional stone cottage. The gardens are gorgeous too!
Look no further than the Star Inn in Harome for a fine dining delight. Now back to its very best having regained their Michelin Star. We recently ate there and it was, without a doubt, one of the finest meals all four of us had ever eaten. The quirky menu, the old pub bar, exemplary service and finest ingredients create a special occasion. Allow around £100.00 a head and you'll be in gourmet heaven with a local accent on each dish.
For those on a smaller budget, eat the market menu in the bar, you can't book so you just have to hope your lucky enough to get a table!
The diversity of the North York Moors continues to astound us. Often portrayed as a wind swept wasteland, it couldn't be further from the truth. From amazing heathers, wild sheep, incredible hill farms through to deep forestation and stunning coastlines, the moors have it all. We particular love the stunning Dalby Forest, with it's mass of nature based activities and also the modern delights of Go Ape, mountain biking routes and challenging walks. The scenery is a must for professional and amateur photographers and artists such is the wonders of nature within the park. It's great for a day out for everyone.


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Oracle9i introduced the SQL MERGE command to combine a sequence of conditional INSERT and UPDATE commands in a single atomic statement, depending on the existence of a record. This operation is commonly known as Upsert functionality. Functionality like this is most often seen in Data Warehousing applications during the “Extraction, Transformation, and Loading” (ETL) process.Typical examples for apply the new MERGE function is in a data-warehousing environment where tables (typically fact tables) need to be refreshed periodically with new data arriving from on-line systems. The arriving data may contain changes to existing rows in a fact table and/or new rows that may need to be inserted. If, for example, a row in the new data corresponds to an item that already exists in the table, an UPDATE should be performed; if the row’s primary key does not exist in the table, an INSERT should be performed. Many times, the source system will not be able to distinguish between newly inserted or changed information during the extraction phase. During the transformation phase, especially with complex transformations, it is sometimes impossible in knowing when data needs to be inserted or updated. All of these scenarios would therefore require the determination of INSERT versus UPDATE to be done during the data-loading phase.
Prior to Oracle9i, the typical way to implement this type of functionality was to write a sequence of DMLs (INSERT/UPDATE) or as PL/SQL loops and then deciding, for each row, what action to take, insert or update. Commonly seen with this approach is a serious performance degradation. The first method would require multiple data scans while the second method operates on a “pre-record” bases. With the new SQL MERGE command can overcome these deficiencies by processing the conditional INSERT -or- UPDATE within a single atomic statement. The data will only be scanned once, and the appropriate DML command will be issued. This can be done in serial or in parallel.
The new SQL MERGE statement INSERTs some rows and UPDATEs others in a single operation. The decision about whether to update or insert into the target table is based upon a join condition: rows already in the target table that match the join condition are updated; otherwise a row is inserted using values from a separate subquery.
The following example will MERGE literal values (not values from another table) using one SQL statement into a table called DEPT. Prior to Oracle9i, this would need to be accomplished using PL/SQL, but with Oracle9i‘s MERGE command, this can all be written within one SQL statement. Keep in mind that this example will start with a pretty clean DEPT table (DEPTNO 10 – 40). I will then be merging in a DEPTNO of 50. The first time the MERGE runs, it will insert the new DEPTNO of 50. The second MERGE example will update the record for DEPTNO 50 since it already exists.
In this example, I provide the same demo scenario but using a slightly different syntax for the MERGE statement. Both provide the same performance benefits and explain plan.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Beezness Enterprise is an exciting course where they learn all about bees. The pupils really enjoy it and learn a lot.
The children enjoy making there own little bee 🐝 finger puppets by sticking, cutting and drawing.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Beloved, there is an aspect of you that doesn’t require being handed answers. You don’t have to look something up or be advised. Everything is known within your very Being.
True instructions are built into you. All that which is true lies within you. Of course, go ahead, take all the courses you want, yet True Knowledge lies deep within you and from within Me and not necessarily from anyone else.
Because certain advice is just right for your friend doesn’t mean it’s just right for you. Nevertheless, you may be led off course. How important it is to set yourself straight. Not everyone knows better than you by a long shot. Know thyself.
Odds are you are well able to acquire first-hand knowledge as it grows from within you. Unless you find this knowledge inside you, you may think you can order it from Amazon or you acquire it somehow from outside you. Perhaps it is bootlegged or simply tossed at you as a bone to a dog.
All that lies within you alights on you. When knowledge lies outside you, it may not quite be the Living Truth. You don’t have to check out a book from the library. You are free to heal yourself right here and now.
You may indeed feel better just from the idea of healing from the honest to goodness lighted-up truth of your own. Despite what you’ve been told, Coke isn’t the real thing. Get your water from the Source.
Nor do you have to be in a hurry to cure all that ails you. Take a breath. You don’t have to read up on everything, You can simply reach for the truth within you as you desire. This is a lovely place for you to come from. Be authentic.
You know the difference between homemade bread and white Wonder Bread and between margarine and cultured homemade butter. You know the difference between the real aged bubbly and an aerated look-alike.
You know the difference between fresh air and stuffy air. You know the difference between a hand-knit sweater and a sweater off the shelf.
You know the difference between home and a motel. You know the difference between fresh ground coffee and instant coffee.
You don’t have to believe everything you read.
If you’re really lucky, you may find true love, and you may give true love. You know when something adds up, and you know when it doesn’t. You know when all is right with the world and when it isn’t. You know what is solid truth and what isn’t. You know when you get to your wedding on time. You know when you’re stood up or when you have stood someone up.
You know when you are sorry. You know when you’ve said so, and you know when it’s time to say so.
What a difference in the day a word makes.
There are two matters we talk about now – good intentions and making sure you stand on solid ground. Intentions aren’t everything by a long shot.
Where do you go from here? A lot depends upon your being clear and no less. And, ah, yes, that the floor is solid under your feet. These questions aren’t small potatoes.
Yes, your intentions and your feet on the ground in sync matter. Less isn’t good enough. Pie in the sky isn’t good enough. Be clear that the least you have to do is to emerge in the full light of day, Beloved.
Permanent link to this Heavenletter: http://heavenletters.org/the-real-goods-and-no-less.html - Thank you for including this when publishing this Heavenletter elsewhere.

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The one-time-only performance of Sugar River featured the artist as well as her parents, Marina and Bobby Kelly. The theatrical re-enactment of a girl's life steeped in sugar included the re-telling of intimate family stories, tracing the circuitous passage from adolescence to adulthood. Sugar River recalled the artist's introduction to a new country's worth of sweet things to discover and, eventually, habitually overindulge in.
Sugary Scottish treats (some home-made, some beautifully packaged by the Cadbury company), soft-serve ice cream, Dallas on the tv, parents, video, returnable bottles, The Sugary Cake & Candy Man song.

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(Bloomberg) — Tiger Woods pulled off one of the most stunning turnarounds in sports history with a Masters win on Sunday, clinching his fifth green jacket and 15th major title — his first in more than a decade.
There had been moments of Old Tiger — he regained his No. 1 ranking in 2013 — but his play was largely inconsistent. He missed most of 2017 following back surgery, and in May of that year was arrested for driving under the influence.
“It’s great to see Tiger back. It’s a painful day for William Hill — our biggest golf loss ever — but a great day for golf,” said Nick Bogdanovich, U.S. director of trading at William Hill.
Superstars are great for sports — and sports marketing, said Bob Dorfman of Baker Street Advertising.
–With assistance from Olivia Carville.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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With its stylish, compact design and generous capacity, the SanDisk 64GB Cruzer Blade USB Flash Drive makes it easy to backup, transfer and share your files.
The SanDisk 64GB Cruzer Blade USB Flash Drive lets you carry your photos, movies, music and personal data wherever you go.
The Cruzer Blade USB Flash Drive packs generous capacity into a compact form. With 64GB storage capacity, this USB drive can hold all your must-have files.


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For Bray Leino and Castrol, the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Final represented the culmination of a two year programme of planning, integration and teamwork; The Castrol Ambassador Club.
Every two years, Castrol’s top global Distributors are invited to become members of this special club. Membership lasts for the whole two years, and the pinnacle of the programme is the biennial business summit.
The first Ambassador Club summit was held in 2010 in South Africa, at the same time as the FIFA World Cup™ there. The second, in 2012, nominated for a B2B Marketing Award, coincided with the London Olympics.
The event gives Castrol’s top executives an opportunity to network with this important audience; at a business conference designed to deliver insight around how Castrol can help its Distributors drive growth in their businesses.
Alongside this we include a number of unique cultural experiences; for instance a private trip to Corcovado to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World – the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. And of course, tickets to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Final.
Rio has been a great success; a tribute to the dedicated work of the people that pulled it together; uniting 69 international Distributors for four days in Brazil required two years of planning, a fully integrated team and a lot of sourced local expertise.
The Ambassador Club is just one of the ways we help Castrol improve its Distributor relationships. We’ve designed it to represent a two-year badge of prestige and recognition, so that the aspirational value to Distributors who want to be part of it has become huge.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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We've got members reaching pretty high levels now -- several are at Level 9, which for us means earning 100,000 points. And that takes quite a lot of time and effort. But we don't necessarily want to just add a level 10 that simply requires shoring up even more points.
Is it possible to combine levels with missions, to give later ones a bit more flavour? So for example, to get Level 10, you need 120,000 points and have completed Example Mission 1, Example Mission 2 and Community Expert Mission.
At this time there isn't a concept of levels requiring anything more then points, but it is an interesting idea we will talk a bit about internally for sure.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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My mother calls me to tell me how much she liked to read the publication with the stories of the Southsiders. I had just given it to her an hour earlier. I tell her I will forward the compliment. My mother is a good emotional indicator, she feels a good story when she sees one. And her remark reminds me that I wanted to write down my impressions about this project.
It has been a very intense and truly pleasurable task to do the design for „Southsiders – Portrait of a Community“. It has been a good collaboration and I am proud of the result.
When I first heard about the project sometime beginning of this year, I was immediately keen to work on it. I liked the concept of making a series of portraits in this distinct quarter of Edinburgh, to grasp the specifics of the area and it’s inhabitants.
I knew Pete’s photographic work and thought that he would deliver very good portraits. And what appealed to me as well was the fact that Pete and his collaborators had planned to show the work in public space, a website and a publication distributed for free in the community.
This cross media approach, which was aimed to create a dialogue between the people portrayed and the community, made great sense. And fitted well into my own expertise and interest as both an artist and a graphic designer with a focus on editorial design.
I was very happy when I could convince Pete and Shona Thomson (who wonderfully managed the project) to hire me as designer for the project.
I was first working from Berlin, where I am based, we managed to come up with the overall decision about how we wanted the project to „look and feel“. It should be simple and modern, the design decent and in the background. It should feel accessible, yet with a precision which would present the images and the stories as important as they are.
Meanwhile the portraits were being taken, both as photographic images and interviews. Whereas I never got to see more than one image (it was the one of Caroline) before I finally came to Edinburgh, the sound files started to be edited and gradually uploaded to our working space.
I started to listen to the stories of Kevin the gravedigger, the Lollypop Lady, the physician and art collector. I was struck and truly touched! To hear these voices and their stories was amazing, each of them seemed to have such a unique and witty approach to life. Im my head an image of the Southside community, which I had never consciously visited, started to build up and accompanied me in my further work on the grid of the publication an the website.
It took another couple of weeks before I finally got to Edinburgh, to the Southside and Pete’s studio at Summerhall, where I finally got to see the images! To see them finally was a fascinating experience. I was a bit afraid, that they might let me down, after I had already generated my own characters fitting the voices and their stories. Fortunately this wasn’t the case at all. The portraits gave another insightful reflection of the people’s identity which worked so very well with the sound.
After visiting the site for a few times, seeing the locations of the images and some of the protagonists “live” in the streets, I became even more convinced that this collection of 32 Southsiders portraits was more then a glimpse into the social fabric of the Southside community. It succeeds to present an insight into a local community and at the same time to tell a story about the relation of individuality and society on a very general level. This relationship is reflected in the way the portraits interact with another and also in the individual interviews. The interviewees were asked how they related to the project „Portrait of a Community“ and in their answers it becomes very clear that they consider the act of their photograph being taken as their contribution to a dialogue, as an attempt to present themselves as individuals but also as a part of a group.
To achieve this level of interaction is admirable. And even though I haven’t seen Pete in action taking the portraits I could witness on a daily basis how he was able to create this sense of involvement: he is a natural born socializer (I don’t think this word exists, but it seems so fitting!). Even in the most stressful moments, we couldn’t even walk to the park – which was literally at our doorstep – without Pete chatting warmly to everyone we met. I was amazed how he could interact so humanely in moments where I could only focus on the selection of the right printing profiles. I am convinced that also the attentive presence of Joe, who besides assisting Pete in taking the photographs, recorded and edited the sound was very helpful for the way people opened up and presented themselves.
Of course you can say „Everyone has their own story“. It is true, obviously. Nevertheless to tell the story – or in the case of a project like this to mediate the stories of others, isn’t so easy. Much depends on the way the people are photographed and recorded. As for the image there are the formal aspects of the singular image and the series. In what way people are shot, if there is a strong formal concept or a rather loose one, which tries to incorporate the individual. Besides the formal aspects, the before mentioned interaction between the photographer and the person photographed is crucial for the „success“ of a portrait.
In my opinion this project succeeded in creating a portrait out of many portraits, to speak about individuals and social interactions at the same time, and all of this in a modest way, where it is left to the beholder to experience, think, smile, or even cry about the beauty and weirdness of life.
Needless to say, that it was great to be part of it and I am happy to make my part in putting all the material together in the publication and this website.
It is hard to believe the exhibition is already over and with it the distribution of the publication.I would have loved to see the images still there on my next visit. What remains is the website where you can hear the voices of the Southsiders. And hopefully there will be an opportunity to see all 32 portraits displayed together, maybe even outside their natural habitat.


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In this (ISC)2® official certification training course, you gain the foundational knowledge to fully prepare for the (ISC)2® Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) exam, including a comprehensive understanding of the CISSP® CBK® 8 domains. Your course tuition includes the current Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CISSP® CBK®, and a voucher that allows you to take the exam at any Pearson VUE Test Center.
This is an (ISC)2 certification prep course.

industry_corpus2: Information Services


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As a parent, the health and safety of your children is more important than anything else. Your job, social commitments, and even personal wellbeing all take a back seat when it comes to your kids. Trusting your children to the care of professionals is difficult but often necessary for working parents. Daycares exist so that these individuals have peace of mind that their children receive professional care and attention—but what happens when a child is injured at a daycare center?
First of all, it is vital to fully assess the injury and your child’s perception of it. Children often play rough, and cuts and scrapes are a completely normal part of growing up. Some accidents may be completely out of the hands of daycare staff, such as a tumble off of playground equipment that the child has no trouble navigating regularly. Kids are incredibly resilient, and the usual scuffs and bumps are often forgotten as quickly as they come. However, should your child seem uncharacteristically hesitant to talk about his or her injury—or if he or she displays any other behavior out of character following an accident—this may be cause for alarm.
In cases of intentional assault from daycare staff, you can file a civil lawsuit against the offenders. They may also face criminal charges for their conduct; this is highly likely if they are found to have abused a child in their care.
The daycare center owed your child a duty to act with reasonable care. For a daycare center, this means it must have adequate staff to provide proper supervision to all of the children in its care, its premises must be clean and hazard-free, and staff members must actively supervise children’s health and safety and provide care as needed.
The defendant breached this duty through some action. This could extend to failing to address safety concerns on the premises or having too many children assigned to each caregiver.
This breach directly resulted in your child’s injury. To qualify, the injury must have happened while at the daycare center under the supervision of the staff.
If you are dealing with an injured child, navigating legal entanglements can be added stress that you simply do not want to address—but it is vital that you hold negligent parties responsible for the damage they cause. The Nielsen Law Firm has over 30 years of experience defending the rights of our Houston, TX clients in all manner of personal injury cases. Get in touch with us today for a free case evaluation. We can handle your legal troubles while you focus on your child.


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1. Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples.
7. And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets ? Why is not an angel sent down unto him, to be a warner with him.
8. Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat ? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched.
10. Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions.
15. Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil) ? It will be their reward and journey's end.
17. And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way ?
19. Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment.
20. We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast ? And thy Lord is ever Seer.
21. And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride.
25. A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent.
27. On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)!
30. And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account.
32. And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once ? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.
37. And Noah's folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers.
40. And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it ? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection.
41. And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger ?
42. He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road.
43. Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust ? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him ?
44. Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand ? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray ?
46. Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal ?
59. Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him!
60. And when it is said unto them: Adore the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent ? Are we to adore whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us ? And it increaseth aversion in them.
76. Abiding there for ever. Happy is it as abode and station!
77. Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer. But now ye have denied (the Truth), therefore there will be judgment.


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Over the past decade, we’ve seen a shift in how software is consumed and developed. Consumers have moved from using software on desktops, to the web, to mobile apps today. In many cases, mobile is the only option, as more and more businesses embrace a “mobile only” development model. And it makes sense – imagine your kid playing Pokémon Go on a desktop!
That’s why BrowserStack is proud to unveil App Automate, enabling customers to run automated tests for mobile applications on the BrowserStack Real Device Cloud. Users can concurrently run automated tests for both native and hybrid mobile apps on thousands of iOS and Android devices.
Indeed, automated testing continues to be mission critical for scaling mobile apps, fast. Today’s consumers run mobile apps on a countless number of devices, so developers must have access to every device imaginable in order to deliver the highest level of performance. This point is especially important when you consider that the cost of regaining a customer is four times higher than winning them in the first place. Getting software right the first time through a culture of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) is critical to success.
BrowserStack remains committed to our community of more than two million developers in 135 countries (and growing!). Our vision is to continue our work as the most reliable testing infrastructure for the internet, and to empower developers to build amazing experiences in the process. App Automate represents our latest effort towards that goal.
To learn more about today’s release, check out our press release here. We also invite you to register for our free April 4th webinar, which will cover Appium tests and will navigate all aspects of App Automate.


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The nearest airport from Daporijo is Dibrugarh which is just 87 km away from the town. However, very few flights operate from this airport. Alternatively, Lilabari airport provides helicopter services to Ziro. From Ziro, you have to go to Daporijo by car which is 155 km away. Silapathar is the nearest railway station from the town. However, this station doesn’t have many trains coming up. The nearest well-connected train station is Dibrugarh, which is at a distance of 87 km. This station is connected to different important cities of the country.
The nearest airport to Daporijo is Lilabari Airport which is 260 km away from the town. Visitors can hire a cab/taxi to reach Daporijo. Lilabari also offers helicopter services up to Ziro, 155 km away from Daporijo and then one can hire a cab from Ziro.
Visitors choose to visit Daporijo on their way to major destinations. One can reach the town of Daporijo using buses from either Itanagar via Ziro or Lilabari via Bazzar. Government buses are generally over crowded and break down often, so prefer private buses or a cab/taxi for the comfortable journey.
The nearest railway station to Daporijo is Dibrugarh Town Railway Station which is 87 km away. Major station nearest railway station is Silapathar Station in Assam which is about 200 km from the Daporijo town.
There are bus services and taxis that are used to commute within the town. You can also walk to explore the local market.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


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Gary Lineker took to social media to salute James Milner after Liverpool FC claimed a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season on Saturday.
Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino either side of half-time handed the Reds the three points despite Erik Lamela’s stoppage-time strike late on.
Liverpool FC have been in fine form so far this season and they have won all of their games to leave them joint top of the table.
Milner has been a reliable part of the Liverpool FC squad under Jurgen Klopp and he completed the 90 minutes on Saturday at Wembley.
And Lineker took to social media after the game to praise Milner as he continued his fine form in a Red shirt this term.
Lineker wrote on Twitter: “I once tweeted that I didn’t really know what @JamesMilner was on the football pitch.
Milner has scored one goal and made two assists in five Premier League games for Liverpool FC so far this season.
Liverpool FC will now turn their attentions to Champions League affairs and their crunch clash against Paris Saint-Germain in their group stage opener on Tuesday night.
The post Gary Lineker sends message to James Milner after Liverpool FC beat Tottenham appeared first on The Sport Review.
Essays from disgraced men aren’t provocative and new. They reinforce the status quo.
3 scientists sped up evolution in a lab. Their work just won a Nobel Prize.


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I’m a young and fun professional London Blue Badge Tourist Guide. The Blue Badge is the highest qualification for tourist guiding in the UK. I’m from London and have lived and work here my entire life. Book me as your guide and allow me show you the best of what there is to see.
If this is your first time in the city perhaps we could start off checking out some of the most famous buildings and events in Westminster, where we would see Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, London Eye, 10 Downing St and Trafalgar Sq. Or how about a tour of the mighty Tower of London? Admission tickets would be an additional cost, but not for myself as the Tower (along with most other sites in London allow us Blue Badge Guides free access in order for us to deliver our tours). After the Tower we could board a Thames Clipper (river boat) and make our way over to London Eye, Help you skip-the-line, go on with you (again admission tickets would be an additional cost for yourselves, but you wouldn’t have to buy a ticket for me) and I could tell you about everything you can see from the top of it! I also provide guided tours of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Kensington Palace, the British Museum and many more places!
For me London is the greatest city in the world and it gives me great pleasure to guide people around this vast metropolis. One of the best things about the city is the wealth of things to see and do. Allow me to help break it down for you and make sure that you get the most out of your visit. I'm very much an all-rounder as a person and am happy to guide people of all ages and number, be that as a group, family, couple or an individual visitor. London really has something for everyone on all budgets and is changing all of the time and is very much an exciting place to be. I am a Londoner born and bred and have lived in Stratford, East London since 2009. The area has experienced a fantastic amount of development since then, in-part thanks to the London 2012 Olympic Games. I'd be thrilled to show you around. Aside from guiding I've had the privilege of spending most of my working life within some of London's finest royal palaces, such as H.M. Tower of London.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


text: Razorgator has nearly two decades of experience selling Schitt's Creek tickets. We only work with the most trustworthy sellers to ensure our tickets are always authentic and always on time so you can shop for the cheapest Schitt's Creek tickets with confidence! Always authentic. Always on time. Razorgator 100% guarantee.


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In a first for a UK train company, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has introduced sunflower lanyards for passengers who may need additional assistance at stations or during their journeys.
The device is becoming the established symbol of hidden disabilities in the UK with LNER bringing it in to let staff know discreetly if customers have conditions such as autism, dementia or a visual impairment so help if needed can be offered more quickly.
The move follows the successful introduction of the lanyards, which have been endorsed by hidden disability charities, at several major UK airports and supermarkets.
LNER is taking the scheme a step further by creating volunteer and specially-trained Sunflower Ambassadors along its 936mi route between London, Yorkshire, North East England and Scotland..
Head of customer experience Amber Robinson said: “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to travel with us and offer help if needed for those with hidden disabilities for whom public transport can understandably be an unnerving experience.
To book, check availability and rates for LNER, please contact a Traveleads Consultant.


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We love collaborating with you!
In order to work with you however, we need to know a few things about you. We collect only the bare minimum needed to interact with you: your name, phone number and email address. To ship refactoring cards and other merchandise to you. we need your address. When we run an on-site course we need to know where to show up and who will be in the course - a contact phone number will be handy as well.
We will never give or sell your data in any form to other parties for marketing purposes.
Give us a shout if you’d like to update your details or have them removed.
We use a number of third party services for storing the information. All services we use to deliver our services to you comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will not use your personal information for any other purpose than the ones stated above; we will not sell or transfer your personal information to any other third parties.
You are entitled to request the specific information we keep about you and to have us correct the information if needed. Just let us know by calling us or sending us a message through the contact form or email at info -at- qwan -dot- eu.
You are also entitled to have your personal information removed from our systems (except for information we are required to keep by law, like invoice which we need to keep for 7 years for tax purposes).
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The Rugby Football League has launched an investigation into a fracas involving the head coaches of rival Betfred Championship clubs Toronto Wolfpack and Leigh.
Television cameras showed a confrontation between Toronto's former Leigh boss Paul Rowley and Centurions' newly-appointed head coach Kieron Purtill in the immediate aftermath of the Wolfpack's 28-26 victory at the Summer Bash in Blackpool on Saturday.
It followed another alleged incident at half-time involving Centurions assistant coach Paul Anderson and Toronto's former Leigh forward Andrew Dixon.
A spokesman for the RFL said it was calling for reports from the match commissioner and both clubs as part of its investigation.
"We won't comment further until that investigation is completed," the spokesman added.
Meanwhile Hull winger Hakim Miloudi has been cleared of an alleged bite during his side's 30-12 Betfred Super League defeat at Warrington last Friday.
Wolves captain Chris Hill claimed his arm was bitten as he went in to complete a tackle on the Frenchman just before half-time.
The incident was put on report by referee Gareth Hewer after the England prop made the complaint and pointed to his wrist but the RFL's match review panel decided there was inconclusive evidence to support the accusation.
The panel, which said they received no additional evidence from Warrington, says the video "appears to show opponent placing arm into mouth of player rather than other way around".
Hull KR prop Josh Johnson was given a one-match penalty notice for a grade B intentional trip during his side's 24-8 win over Wigan.
Johnson, who will miss Rovers' rearranged home game against Castleford on Friday, was the only player from round 16 to be charged by the match review panel.
The panel issued cautions to Castleford stand-off Jamie Ellis for making physical contact on a match official and to Widnes prop Jay Chapelhow, Catalans loose forward Greg Bird and St Helens back rower Morgan Knowles for making dangerous tackles.


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There are two types of foreclosure that can affect homeowners: Tax foreclosure and mortgage foreclosure. Regardless, foreclosure is final. Click here for more information. We want you to hold on to your home.
Land contracts are a way of selling property where the seller finances the sale and acts as “the bank.” The purchase price is paid in installments and the seller keeps the legal title until the buyer makes the final payment.
Rent is a payment fixed by a contract, paid by a tenant at specified time intervals, in return for the right to occupy a property. Foreclosure can affect renters; it’s important to know your rights.
This website is designed to give you all of the information you need to deal with your personal situation. Thanks to the vision and commitment of The City of Lansing and The Ingham County Treasurer’s Office, this site and any resources referred to on this site are free.

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Americans spend more money remodeling their kitchens than any other room. And it makes sense. The kitchen is where families gather to not only cook and eat, but also to do homework, pay bills, entertain guests, and even watch television. The kitchen is the heart of the home--and it is also where you can easily make or break your commitment to doing an environmentally responsible remodel.
The words "dream kitchen" most likely conjure a specific image in your mind: perhaps you envision granite countertops, gleaming commercial-grade appliances, and rich dark-wood cabinets. Thankfully, there's very likely no reason why you can't realize your dream kitchen and still be green.
Countertops are the item kitchen remodelers are most likely to splurge on, according to the Research Institute for Cooking & Kitchen Intelligence's 2008 Remodelers 360: Trend Report. Countertops are a focal point, so they must be attractive, but they've also got to be tough. Granite is often cited as a favorite material due to its beauty and amazing durability, which withstands the heat of pots of pans. It's a natural material, but a nonrenewable one. There are better, more sustainable choices that don't involve the destructive practice of quarrying mountains.
Consider countertops made from composites or recycled glass, cement, or plastic. Resins used in these eco-countertops should be low in volatile organic compounds and, in the case of countertops made from recycled paper, look for Forest Stewardship Council certification.
Similarly, you want to choose kitchen cabinets and flooring that is sustainable and won't off-gas chemicals. FSC-certified hardwoods are one choice, bamboo (a fast -growing grass), and wheatboard, made from compressed straw, are two other options to consider.
Refrigerators use more electricity than any other appliance simply because they're always on. Refrigerators with top or bottom freezers are generally more efficient than side-by-side models. Look for the Energy Star rating for all appliances. Energy Star-qualified refrigerators, for example, use half as much energy as refrigerators manufactured before 1993.
You can take other steps to maximize energy efficiency including positioning your fridge away from heat sources such as your oven, windows, and your dishwasher. And be sure to recycle your old refrigerator.


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Tickets are now on sale for this year's CCS Dance Academy End of Year Concert.
CCS Dance Academy presents a night of dance set to your favourite artists, rock stars, pop stars and famous composers.
2. Select "Continue Shopping: This event" and order a DVD if required.
Parents and Staff join us to enjoy a scrumptious morning tea as we give thanks to God for 2017. It’s a day to remember, to connect, to catch up, to be loved and to know you are appreciated. No RSVP needed.
Parents and Staff join us to enjoy a scrumptious morning tea, prepared by Michelle Rogers and her senior Hospitality students, as we give thanks to God for 2017. It’s a day to remember, to connect, to catch up, to be loved and to know you are appreciated. No RSVP needed. Come and go as you need to.
Together we want to say thank you for your partnership with the community at Covenant.
We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
In collaboration with the Greener Communities and Waste Teams we are hosting a Beach Clean Up, an Outdoor viewing of A Plastic Ocean and a subsidised Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary Tour on Saturday 25 November starting at 5:00pm at Manly Cove Beach. Our Creeks, Lagoons and Beaches are what making living on the Northern Beaches so special. However, plastic is threatening the place we hold so dear. Join us for this fun filled night to show your love for the sea and see how we can solve this plastic problem together.
Outdoor Screening of A Plastic Ocean Starts at 7pm – BYO Picnic Blanket.
Learn about Urban Art from Industry Professionals in this free hands on course. Sessions are held every Wednesday 4-6 pm for 6 weeks, starting November 1, ending December 6 at YoYo’s Youth Centre in Frenchs Forest.
Things are sure busy at Covenant Christian School this term. You will no doubt have noticed by now that we are in the busyness of a building development, something we are very grateful to God for. The new C Block will be a wonderful addition to the resources of our school, and we are excited about the opportunities ahead.
Besides the obvious, it is now week three of the HSC examinations, and a number of our students are now finished their final examinations, and many getting close to the end. We would appreciate your ongoing prayers for our students as they seek to communicate their understanding in their exams at this time, as they approach the last day of testing on November 7. But much more than that, our prayer is that the students, who complete Year 12 and move onto other things, will remember the things they were taught at school, and find their identity in Christ Jesus.
On Monday, I was one of the parents picking up children after the Musical rehearsals, feeling thankful for the time our staff and students are putting into their preparations for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is only a few short weeks away. As you continue to pray, please remember our staff in particular, who on top of their enormous marking and reporting load, are giving up many hours to ensure that the show is a great success! Don’t forget to buy your tickets, and I look forward to seeing you there!
As we come to the end of another year, it provides an opportunity to reflect on the things God has taught us, and the privilege it is to serve Him here at Covenant. For me, this year has been a year when I have learned much about trust. Trust in God and His sovereignty in all things. A reminder that He is in control and I am not. That His ways are higher than our ways, and that He is worthy of our trust. To God be the glory.
This year, Covenant again hosted the annual Pushing the Boundaries Extension and Enrichment Day for Year 9 students. The day was a buzz of energy, creativity and academic fervour as 225 students from schools all around the state came together for a day of exciting workshops.
This year, Covenant again hosted the annual Pushing the Boundaries Extension and Enrichment Day for Year 9 students. The day was a buzz of energy, creativity and academic fervour as 225 students from schools all around the state came together for a day of exciting workshops. There were nine morning workshops and nine afternoon workshops for students to consider. Topics were many and varied, from UNSW Engineering, to Philosophy to Digital Music and Psychology. The Australian Theatre for Young People hosted a Physical Theatre and Stage Fighting workshop for those who were dramatically inclined and the University of New South Wales hosted a coding workshop for those eager to develop their computing skills.
It was fantastic to see students pushed creatively and academically with like-minded peers. Many were excited to experience subjects, which aren’t normally addressed in the regular curriculum. One highlight was seeing so many students from so many different schools come together and form new friendships.
All in all, an exciting day!
Year 9 IST visited Telstra and Apple in the city. At Telstra they spent time looking at the technology that Telstra use to both communicate and support their customer requirements. They looked at how technology is now being used in the home and also in the store. They saw how sensors are used to track popular products in store by looking at the location of people in the store and how prices on products are now updated digitally rather than printing new prices for stock.
Students then went to Apple and looked into the history of Apple products up to the future. They focused on Augmented Reality and spent time learning to code using the new Swift application.
At the beginning of the last holidays, I was lucky enough to be awarded a scholarship to attend SCIVIS which is Space Camp for visually impaired students held in the US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama USA. I was just old enough to participate in the Advanced Space Academy which was pretty awesome.
At the beginning of the last holidays, I was lucky enough to be awarded a scholarship to attend SCIVIS which is Space Camp for visually impaired students held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama USA. I was just old enough to participate in the Advanced Space Academy which was pretty awesome.
I flew over with two students and two chaperones from the RIDBC (the people who support me at school). We were even allowed to sit in the cockpit once we had landed (which is really unusual nowadays with all the security stuff). We went a few days early so that we could get over the jetlag because you do not want to be tired at space camp as every day was from 7am-11pm.
The camp facilities themselves are really cool. The dorms are replicas of shuttles and rockets and are designed to look like a futuristic space station. There are also various shuttles, rockets and military vehicles all around the camp.
We were all put into teams of about 12 people and we stayed with our team for all 6 days of camp. As part of a team you do a lot of things together: eat meals, hang out, do missions and lots of physical and team building exercises to build up trust and believe me, you definitely want to trust your team at space camp, especially when you are relying on your team to not crash your shuttle when you are entering Earth’s atmosphere.
We also completed many different space simulated missions. I was appointed shuttle commander on our final mission to Mars. Throughout the mission I had to fill out a checklist of things to do like pressing buttons, flicking switches and doing a lot of calculations so that you don’t aim your shuttle in the wrong direction. We had to fix malfunctions of the shuttle when a light from a panel of lights would turn on saying there was an “Oxygen deficiency” or “Rocket thrusters go offline” and things like that. These missions and situations really help you to think on your feet and handle stress quite well.
We also had people from NASA come in and talk to us about their jobs, some of whom were visually impaired and they were doing really high-level jobs at NASA like engineering. Their stories were really encouraging for us because it showed us that nothing can stop us from pursuing our passion.
The Physical Challenges are really full on, with the hardest one probably being the one where we have to climb to the top of a 35ft telegraph pole, stand on the top for a few seconds, and then jump off.
At space camp, we were given a lot of different simulations to give the feeling of lack of gravity. We even went scuba diving (in a tank so no sharks!) which was really fun. We also went on a device called the 1:6 chair which holds 5/6 of your weight and gives you the experience of being super light.
We also went on something called the multi-access trainer which spins you around and gives you the feeling of what it would be like if your shuttle was hit in space. Luckily, nobody threw up! We also took part in engineering challenges where we were given a small amount of time and fake money to design things like rockets (which we launched at the end of camp) and Mars land rovers. We also attended a lot of different seminars based on astronomy and history.
Space Camp is open all year but once a year it is open to visually impaired students only. All the instruction and information is in Braille or large print so that everyone can participate. It was great to meet so many different people from around the world and see what their lives were like, and how they face their own challenges in life (I also had people believing 'drop bears' are real and Australia doesn’t have SpongeBob).
I am so thankful for the opportunity to have attended Space Camp. I was sponsored by Northrup Grumman (which is a company who creates parts for the Shuttles and Rockets for NASA) and the RIDBC who sent over chaperones to take photos of our course. Space Camp was an unforgettable experience and something that I would recommend to anyone.
Last week at Extend After School Care we were very creative. We made origami crabs and chatter boxes. On Tuesday we had a picnic and did running races from one side of the high school oval to the other. I think it was a very active week!
Term 4 Working Bee will be held on Saturday 11 November, from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Working Bees are a great way to meet other members of our community while assisting the school in a practical way. Morning tea will be provided. Please bring a pair of gloves.
Praise God for Jesus, who gave up His life for us, so that through faith in Him we can have life eternal, and are blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing.
Pray for HSC students as they continue their exams till next Tuesday.
Pray for Duke of Ed Information night on Thursday.
Give thanks and pray for teachers and students in Secondary School.
Pray for safety around school during construction and for minimal disruption to staff and students.
Pray for those grieving and suffering in our community, that God will give them comfort in this time.
Pray for our students to know the hope and grace that is in Christ, to know that He gave His life for them, and to know that they are never alone in their struggles.
Please join us in prayer from 9.00 - 9.30am on Thursdays in T9 (classroom between Preschool & K Block) during term time.
If you are unable to come but would like to pray from home, please email us to receive a copy of the prayer notes.
If you would like the Prayer Group to pray for you, please also email us at: prayergroup@covenant.nsw.edu.au.
Many young people want to work with animals, but don’t know where to start looking. They also often feel like veterinary science is out of their reach. Here are a few websites and ideas to start researching jobs with animals.
(Even though this an American website it has some good ideas and a good place to start thinking about potential jobs with animals. Note the pay scale would be different in Australia).
Find out about mechatronic engineering. It is documented that around forty-four per cent of jobs are under threat from automation, according to CSIRO. And it’s not just manufacturing, even jobs like accounting and law are at risk. But the news is not all bad. Just as fast as robots are replacing jobs, new careers are being created and many of them are in robotics.
Free ACE the HSC seminars for parents and students at Macquarie University & UTS. It is a series of seminars for Year 11/12 students and/or parents (10am-12:30pm) on Sunday 12th November. Topics include: Stress-Free HSC, HSC English presentation, exam/study strategies and parent information. Due to limited places, registration is essential. RSVPhttps://hscintheholidays.com.au or call 1300 677 336.
Sat 4 November 10am-12pm, 2/40 Oxley St, St Leonards.
Love interiors? The Open Day is an opportunity to explore a creative career in interior design and decoration. You'll get hands on building your own interiors mood board and find out everything you need to know about their accredited careers courses and flexible learning options.
Becoming a commercial pilot is easier than you think according to the Sydney Flight College. If you have a Passion for Flying there is an opportunity to explore this further at the Sydney Flight College Open Day. Some free air experience flights to the first ten Y12 students to register for the open day on Sunday 19th November 2017 at Bankstown are available. To register for a free flight visithttp://bit.ly/2xI2Weo or call us on 9709 8488 for more information.
Scholarships are available for study in 2018 across a range of areas including business, design, education, health, and hospitality.
Throughout January, Whitehouse Institute are hosting short workshops that will give you introductory skills in fashion, interior design or photography.
Time has flown by, and we are racing towards opening night of the Secondary School Musical ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ - the magical adventures of a flying car. Ninety people successfully auditioned as cast and chorus members.
Time has flown by, and we are racing towards opening night of the Secondary School Musical ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ - the magical adventures of a flying car. Ninety people successfully auditioned as cast and chorus members. These fabulously DRIVEN performers have been working TIRE LESSLY for many Terms. Learning dances, memorising lines, TUNING their voices and rehearsing to the point of EXHAUST-ion.
There have been extraordinary mothers behind the scenes sewing costumes. With 90 people in the cast, most have two or three costumes… that’s a lot of skirts and hats. The art department have been painting, the maintenance team have been building the most exciting props.
So people - START YOUR ENGINES - REV YOUR MOTORS - this is going to be a the most FANTASMAGORICAL MUSICAL.
There are four performances for you to enjoy. Opening night on the Wednesday, Thursday afternoon, stay after school with your friends to see the 4pm show. Then of course Friday night- bring your youth group along. And you can’t miss the excitement of closing night when Chitty flies away for ever!
Also, we have a fabulous opportunity for you and your family and friends to have your photo taken in our magical car.
Drama Teacher, Mrs Pitt, would like to leave you with a joke - what has four wheels and flies? Scroll down.
Almost 40 years ago in 1978 on Saturday the 20th May, Dr Joel Nederhood, a radio Minister on the ‘Back to God Hour’, addressed the fundamental reason for why a group of parents set out to start Covenant Christian School.
Our society has, basically, two answers to this question.
There is the Marxist idea: children belong to the Government, they are part of the State. And so the State is in control of education. Children have to be taught that they grow up into the kind of persons the State wants them to become. Parents have no responsibility regarding education and should not do what the State has to do.
Then we have the individualistic approach: these children are MY children, they are my possession and I can do with them as I please. This approach can have terrible consequences. Let us think for an instance of abortion. The basic thing here is that when you have a child, even an unborn child, then it is up to you what to do with that child. It is said: "It is the right of then mother to make a choice whether her child will live or die". The future of the child is dependent exclusively on what the mother decides will happen to the child.
As Christians, we reject the notion that our children belong to the State. We also reject the notion that our children are the possession of the parents. As Christians we joyfully believe that our children are GOD's children. In 1 Corinthians 7 Paul is speaking about women who married unbelievers and husbands who married unbelieving wives. He then says that the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by her believing husband. Otherwise - he says - your children would be unclean, but no they are holy.
Paul makes here an important point. Even though the marriage is not an idea one - one of a believer and an unbeliever - yet the child of a believing parent is a holy child. That does not mean that these children are perfect, but it means that these children have been set aside (the word "holy" often means that), they have a special position: they belong to God, they belong to the Covenant.
What does the "Covenant" mean?
It means that when God works His grace in this world He does not say: I include this man, that woman, that child; but when He comes in His grace He says: I will be your God and the god of your children.
This does not mean our children are automatically saved because they are Covenant children. It means that before they know their right hand from their left, God comes into their lives with His message of Salvation. He sets His mark upon them and says: "this child belongs to Me!" That is the dynamic of the Covenant.
What a blessing it is to be brought up in the fear of the Lord. What kind of children are they? The children of believers!
What a wonderful and glorious privilege. We received our children from the hand of the Lord and we know that. Now it is our responsibility to bring up our children in the fear of the Lord.
I like to approach this matter of Christian education first from the negative side; the alternative.
Christian education is not just the icing on the cake - it is absolutely necessary, for the alternative is to bring them into a pagan temple! Let me show you what I mean by that. I don't want to day awful things about people. I know that there are wonderful people in the State schools and we thank God for teachers, principals and administrators in those schools who love the name of Jesus Christ. But I am talking about the State school as a system. Because education in the State school is pagan, the school itself is a pagan temple!
A nation confesses its faith when it educates the children. It is a totally religious affair. Decisions have to be made which are fully religious. A decision has to be made whether there is a God who made everything. When education deals with all the things around us a choice is to be made: did God create it all or it is all the result of evolution? The answer is most important, and one way or another it is a religious answer!
To mention another example: what exactly are the children, what is man? The State school says: man is part of the animal kingdom. That is a decision, a religious one! Or: what is the ultimate authority? Is it man's rationality or is it the Bible?
Education is religious and the school is a temple. It is a pagan temple dedicated to naturalistic evolution, or a temple of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Every day of every school period is a confession of faith When we talk about the world we say: "this is my Father's world." And we can't send our children to a place where the idols of this world are being worshiped all the time.
A Christian school is not a school where we teach church doctrine. That is the church's responsibility. But it is the task of the school to witness to the children about the saving love of Jesus Christ. We teach them to think in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is a tragedy of our time that so many children of Christian parents are sent to State schools. They may attend Sunday school, they may go to church and learn there to worship the LORD. And then they are sent to a school where they are taught to worship a secular idol.... State schools are fine schools for people who do not believe in Jesus. But there is no place in it for children who belong to God!
To faithfully serve in God’s plan to restore all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
To assist parents in the nurture of their children, by providing a Christ-centred, biblically grounded, culturally engaging and academically rigorous education to equip the children to live for God’s glory.
Recently, Rachael Lin (Year 9), Emily Stewart (Year 10) and Daniel Cooke, represented Covenant Christian School for the first time in the NSW Philosothon, hosted by St Andrew’s Cathedral School.
Recently, Rachael Lin (Year 9), Emily Stewart (Year 10) and I, represented Covenant Christian School for the first time in the NSW Philosothon, hosted by St Andrew’s Cathedral School.
Is it moral to create a donor baby?
Is the mind a physical thing?
The evening involved students from a range of schools such as Ascham School, North Sydney Girls High School, Meriden School and Cranbrook School (among others). Students ventured avenues such as utilitarianism, Kant’s Categorical Imperative, the transcendental qualities of mind and art, the planes of interaction between the brain and the mind, the sacrificial nature of safety, totalitarianism, and the true nature of Being, in an attempt to answer these perplexing questions.
Overall, the night’s discussion was both fascinating and enriching for all students and spectators and it has hopefully encouraged students to consider with greater depth, issues or notions which may often be erroneously pawned off as being superfluous or pointless.
Year 8 went to Orchard Hills Water Recycling Plant and St Mary's Water Recycling Plant to see how water is managed in the greater Sydney area. Orchard Hills provides Sydney with all its drinking water and the students learnt how this process is managed. St Mary's treats all the waste water that is generated by removing all the dirty items imaginable that are flushed away and once the water is treated it is returned to the river system.
The students completed some scientific water testing to ensure our water meets drinking standard and learnt what we has humans can do to help manage this valuable resource.
On Thursday 26 October, a team of 25 Secondary School students and seven Junior School students ventured to the International Regatta Centre, Penrith, to participate in triathlons and biathlons. For the majority of students, this was their first experience in participating in such an event.
Thank you to the awesome support crew of Mrs McDonald, Mr Cochrane and the many parents who helped on the day with transporting students and bikes. The triathlon team are very grateful to be given this opportunity to compete in these events.
Early one morning, 45 students loaded their instruments onto a coach ready for a day of music. Timpanis, Trumpets and Tenor Saxs were transported all the way to Newcastle where the Senior Band linked up with Music students from Belmont Christian College for a day of performances and workshops.
Belmont Christian College's Principal, Miss Sopher, was at Covenant for over 10 years before taking up her new role in 2016. The College have just started a new band program in their Junior School, so our students were able to provide them with some workshops and section tutoring, as well as presenting a concert that will hopefully inspire them in their desire to pursue their instrument further. A fun day was had by all!
Thanks Belmont for hosting us, and thanks to our teachers for letting us out of class for the day to make the most of this great opportunity.


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It has been way to long since I've sat down and focused on reading a book. Thankfully over this past week I've done just that as a way to relax. Life is starting to slow down a little and reading made for a nice change of pace. The book was a recent present called Three Cups of Tea. It's about the life of Greg Mortenson penned with the help of David Oliver Relin. Greg for over a decade now has been working to build schools in remote areas of Pakistan and other out of the way places in that part of the world.
The book chronicles the experiences that led up to him starting this monumental task, the trials in getting the first school built, and the role his work has played in the area post 9/11. Yes it is possible for the determination of one person to change the lives of so many. He has had many people help and continue to help him along his journey but by and large without Greg the schools would not exist. Which also plays into the only negative aspect mentioned in the book, that without Greg this work would not continue. I can only hope that through this book others leaders capable of building the relations and trust can carry on what the Central Asia Institute has done, since having others in the field with the determination Greg has would only further expand the impact that can be made.
Greg's life is an inspiration for all of us and I truly do believe that he is a modern day hero.
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For 2006 I kept very detailed statistics on spam. Below is a summary of some quick analysis that I did. I have a bunch of other data so if there is something else that you are interested in let me know and I'll see if I can extract that information.
First the high level numbers: 95,706 total emails for 2006 of which 74,458 were spam or roughly 78%. I should consider myself "lucky" since the average usually reported is around 90-95%. This translates to about 204 spam messages a day.
I whipped up some GD images to show these spam numbers in action. The spike in March is due to a high volume mailing list that I temporarily signed up for.
Prior to the middle of August of this year my spam filtering setup was pretty bad. As a result up 60 spam messages a day were getting through and had to be manually flagged. After updating my spam filters, I'm now only manually flagging 5 messages a day. I don't keep statistics on the number of false positives since I don't want to or care to look at 200 plus messages a day.
This is a day by day breakdown of spam percentage and message counts. Notice the general trend that while the percentage is constant the total number of spam messages per day is increasing.


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L’Epée 1839 takes us behind the wheel of the Time Fast. This vintage-inspired race car and a modern clock in one is a kinetic sculpture that tells the time.
It was designed by Georg Foster, a promising young newcomer and major contributor to this second collaboration between ECAL (Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne) and the Swiss manufacture.
The piece features a number of eye-catching details, such as the long protruding engine hood, the typical 1950s radiator grill, the large spoked wheels, the driving seat positioned to the rear and the sloping back section. Its overall sporty feel is reinforced by its elegant design, flawless finishes and fluid lines.
The name of the Time Fast D8 clearly conveys its technical aspirations, incorporating a motor that can last 8 days — or rather an in-house caliber with a 192-hour power reserve beating at 18,000 vibrations per hour.
This kinetic sculpture displays the hours and minutes like a race number, allowing the time to be easily read on the side of the chassis. A figure sits in the cockpit, where a glass dome, or rather a driver’s helmet, highlights the thrumming escapement. In front of him is the steering wheel, which adopts the three-spoke design typically seen in race cars, serving to set the time.
Meanwhile, in a subtle nod to childhood memories, the mechanical motor is wound just like a pull-back car.
With 289 ultra-precise mechanical components finished with the greatest care, Time Fast promises its owner nothing but pure pleasure and sensations. Measuring 38 cm long, 16 cm wide and 12 high and weighing just 4.7 kg, this race car is by no means lacking in stature and could easily have come straight from one of the greatest motorsports stables.
Time Fast D8 is a limited edition: 100 pieces per body color, initially produced in red, blue, green, blue with white stripes and white with blue stripes versions.
7S26 runs fast, but should I be adjusting the time backwards with the crown?
Used the time stamp on my GW300 this morning!

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I have worked hard to redefine the role of Regional Director.
It is no longer a passive position where the Director simply attends meetings in town but rather now a very active job. The world is at our doorstep and we must shape its impacts upon us. I am your devoted community organiser and Cortes advocate.
I was raised here. I’m rooted here. I’m staying here.
I built my home with my own hands; a home in which my husband Peter and I now care-take my father and raise our daughter. I love this place. It shows in everything I do. My heart is here. This is home.
My position is the only Cortes job with an island-wide perspective that cuts across sectors. This is both an honour and crazy! I have spent 10 years fostering more ways that we can together hold this big-picture and interconnected perspective.
This role is a tight-rope balance between leadership and representation. I operate confidently as a representative of our community’s diversity, and work hard to identify and support the collective best interest on all important issues.
Unless we want Cortes to be a gated community, we must provide a greater diversity of housing options to our long-term residents. The lack of stable housing is both a social crisis and the single biggest impediment to economic activity. I will work hard to create more stable rental housing, legitimate places for tiny homes, and houses into which our elders with equity can downsize. To see this happen, you do need a strong and dedicated leader in local government.
I recently became a mother, and instead of taking a year off, I poured it into convening and working as a member of the Cortes Community Housing Committee. In the course of a year, this committee raised $1.4 million, purchased land for housing, hired staff, engaged professionals, mobilized the community in celebration, donations and land-use planning. I have never seen a Cortes initiative that has caught on more quickly or been more unifying. Cortes is ready. It is time!
As the Co-Chair of the new Strathcona Community Health Network we have made regional housing our top priority. The Network has just released a Regional Housing Needs Assessment which shows that Cortes is the community in the most dire need of housing assistance in the whole Strathcona Region. Significant affordability gaps exist for all family types on Cortes with 29% of households spending 30% or more of their income on shelter costs. This is the highest proportion in the whole region.
Business cannot hire or retain staff for lack of accommodation. Families leave and the school suffers for lack of family housing. Our elders leave as there is nowhere on-island to downsize. It’s time to make a change!
Clearly the Cortes Zoning bylaw, currently under review, has deficiencies and still needs much work. The Bylaw’s major substance dates back to 2002 (before my time in elected office). I am not the author of the current revised bylaw but my job demands that I present to you what the District creates and indeed make sure that the District in return hears your input. I am glad we chose to seek your formal input this fall that so that we all, politicians and staff alike, could hear you loud and clear. We need more time and consultation so that these regulations, that will affect us all, reflect Cortes reality and values. Be assured that we are far from done and that another draft will come back to you after the election.
I have worked persistently to position Cortes for transportation solutions, and want another term to make sure they are implemented! You will continue to need an inside champion to advocate and fund the solutions Cortes has outlined.
I instigated the Cortes Transportation study which lays out proposed actions and adds legitimacy to funding applications and our work with senior governments.
I kick-started the Cortes Transportation Committee who is working to implement the Transportation Study’s recommendations.
I successfully lobbied to allow non-property tax funds to support this work.
I co-founded and am co-chair of the Strathcona Community Health Network who is working regionally on transportation advocacy. The Minister of Transportation will be meeting with us to discuss our priorities, and specifically look at a cross-Quadra shuttle link.
In the last election, Economic Action was a top priority. Many of the organisational, planning and funding pieces are now in place for action. I want another term in office to see these plans activated.
I convened the Cortes Island Tourist and Business Association (CIBATA) who are now focusing on locally-based economic innovation rather than just tourism.
I helped shape and fund the Cortes Local Economic Action Plan, which is to be released this fall. This Plan is Cortes’ first integrated island-wide strategic plan that captures our best collective thinking.
I made real the community purchase of the commercial land beside Manson’s Hall which is intended to foster local economic development, support local small business enterprises and non-profits in a cooperative manner.
"Deeply committed to meaningful and respectful relationships with First Nations."
Honouring aboriginal land rights and taking seriously our collective imperative to meaningful reconciliation is the work of our time. Finding ways forward that respect the rights, language and culture of the indigenous peoples of this place is important. I am the first Regional Director to prioritize building a real relationship with the Klahoose First Nation and have met with Chief and Council on a number of occasions on a wide range of issues. I also championed the establishment of a First Nations Relations committee at the Regional District and was its first Chair.
Cortes has long been an innovative producer of specialized strains of marijuana. Just as we are known the world over for quality production of speciality strains of oysters, so are we for marijuana. It’s time to bring that out of the smoky shadows and into the light.
Informing and engaging in an honest, proactive and meaningful way matters. I publish regular print newsletters and frequent on-line articles sharing what I am working on. I’m also dedicated to open dialogue and make myself available in many forms. I make a point of staying connected to our community organisations which is a key way I have added to the role of Regional Director. Working so closely with so many of you is the main reason I find this job so compelling and gratifying.
"Community-generated proposals for YOUR vote!"
There are two proposed new community services seeking the Regional District and public’s support through stable property taxation. The first is a community hall service, proposed by the Southern Cortes Community Association, to offer core funding to the Gorge and Manson’s Halls. The second is a First Responder program proposed by the Cortes Fire Department. What is in front of you is a two step process. On October 20th, you are being asked if you want these matters investigated further.
As Director I do not have a position for or against either of these tax proposals. It is up to the community to decide!
I will follow the majority position of Cortes as expressed through the upcoming referendums.
I will drop the issues if the community votes 'no'.
I will support moving to a binding referendum if the community votes 'yes'.
The BC Ferries CEO said to me personally that their new mission is to ‘connect communities.’ Let’s do just that! Let’s help get people and their goods where they need to go in diversified ways. I have been on the BC Ferries advisory committee for 10 years and am working directly with senior executive members on a number of Cortes priority proposals, most interestingly a cross-Quadra bus link.
Whaletown Commons - a 70 acre new SRD park protecting a salmon stream and linking Whaletown neighbourhoods.
Cortes Parks & Trails Committee – designed to strategically plan and advocate for island-wide connectivity and conservation.
Cortes Island Business And Tourism Association (CIBATA) – I facilitated its formation.
Cortes Local Economic Action Plan – the Island’s first integrated strategic plan.
Purchase of 2.5 acre commercial land by CIBATA next to Manson’s Hall – I sourced the funding and enabled the sale.
Cortes Island Foundation - whose mission is to facilitate strategic gifting in support of community needs and priority projects. I convened the first board of directors.
Integrated Seniors Health Action Team – A new initiative to address the many needs of seniors so that they can live and die in our community with dignity.
Cortes/Quadra Transport Table with the Health Network and the Minister of Transportation to advocate for a cross-Quadra bus.
Recycling Centre Re-build – an upgrade from completely inadequate to the lovely facility that we all now use.
Allowance to spend considerable Gas Tax funds for local non-profit projects.
$45 Million, 100% funded from the feds and province, for a SRD-owned regional subsea fibre-optic cable backbone infrastructure to increase internet access to rural and remote coastal communities, including Cortes.
Raised here. Rooted here. Staying here.
While embracing a changing world.


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Eric Howell, associate professor, chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and deputy director of Hospital Operations for the Department of Medicine, received the Outstanding Hospitalist Achievement Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians on Feb. 4.
Cynthia Rand, professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and deputy director for patient-centered care, will receive the Vice Dean’s Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty on March 1. Rand has a long track record of individual research accomplishments and of acting as a mentor to other investigators.
Rabbi Tsvi Schur has received the Rabbinical Council of America’s 2011 Health Care Chaplain of the Year Award. Schur has served as a Jewish chaplain for more than 30 years and is an integral member of the spiritual care team in the Department of Pastoral Care. He also served as the Jewish Community Services chaplain in Baltimore from 1998 to 2010.
Sarah Hayashi, a sophomore, was a finalist in the live preliminary round of the magazine Classical Singer’s University Competition, which gives out more than $2 million in cash prizes, university scholarships and summer program scholarships. She will compete in the second round in Los Angeles on May 20.
Ildar Khannanov, a Music Theory faculty member, has published an article, “Existential Signification: The Abyss Between Chopin’s Mazurkas, Op. 6, No. 1 and Op. 68, No. 4,” in the Russian journal Problemy Muzykal’noi Nauki.
Jason Kim, a senior and cello student of Alison Wells, was selected to take part in the New York String Orchestra Seminar at Mannes College The New School for Music, under the direction of Jamie Laredo. The seminar brought together 45 string players and 18 wind and brass players, ages 15–22, who performed at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 24 and 28.
Stacey Mastrian, who teaches singing in Italian and Italian song at the Conservatory, was a soloist from Jan. 28 to Feb. 5 in performances of Luigi Nono’s opera Intolleranza at Teatro La Fenice in Venice. She also covered the female lead.
Michael G. Plummer, the Eni Professor of International Economics at SAIS Bologna (on leave of absence) and head of the Development Division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, will be a distinguished speaker at the Singapore Economic Review Conference 2011, to be held Aug. 4 to 6 in Singapore. The Singapore Economic Review is a leading journal in economics in Asia. More than 300 economists from nearly 40 countries are expected to attend the conference, whose past speakers include Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Edward Prescott, and editors of major economics journals. Author of several books and many articles on economic integration and trade, Plummer is also editor in chief of the Journal of Asian Economics and an international advisory board member of the ASEAN Economic Bulletin and World Development.
Norm Barker, an associate professor in Pathology and in Art as Applied to Medicine, and director of the Pathology Photography and Graphic Arts Laboratory, has been named by the BioCommunications Association to represent it on the board of the Journal of BioCommunication. Barker was honored in 2008 with BCA’s highest honor, the Louis Schmidt Award, for his outstanding contributions to the progress of communications in the life sciences. He also has received numerous awards at BCA’s BioImages, an annual juried competition for biomedical photographers.
Daniel Berkowitz, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and Robert Hienz, associate professor of behavioral biology, have been appointed to leadership posts in the National Space Biomedical Research Institute in Houston. Berkowitz will be associate leader of the NSBRI’s cardiovascular alterations team, helping to manage scientists at five institutions, including Johns Hopkins, work on six research projects seeking to determine the effect of long-duration spaceflight on the heart and blood vessels. Hienz, who is a member of the Behavioral Biology Research Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview, will be associate leader of the psychological factors team. He will help manage eight projects at five institutions, Johns Hopkins included, that seek to identify how stress and isolation affect crew health, safety and productivity during long-duration space missions.
Peter Burger, professor of pathology, neurosurgery and oncology and director of Surgical Neuropathology, has received the NeuroOncology Lifetime Achievement Award from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University.
Michael Choti, professor of surgery and oncology, vice director of the Department of Surgery, and director of the Johns Hopkins Colorectal Center, has become president of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology. The 950-member ISGIO is the first global educational organization committed to GI oncology and the only society dedicated to the multidisciplinary management of GI cancer.
Joshua M. Epstein, professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, has been appointed to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development. Epstein will serve a 16-month term on the committee.
Steven Goodman, professor of oncology, epidemiology, pediatrics and biostatistics, has been appointed to the 15-member Methodology Committee of the new federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. PCORI was established under the federal health reform act to guide standards for accurately comparing medical treatments. It seeks to help caregivers and patients make health care decisions by facilitating the use of current outcomes research that specifically includes comparisons of various treatments.
Anthony Kalloo, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, has been named one of the 75 best gastroenterologists in America by Becker’s ASC Review, a Chicago-based publication that provides general news, analysis and insight on such specialties as gastroenterology, bariatrics, orthopedics/spine, neurosurgery, pain management, ophthalmology, ENT and anesthesiology. The list was created through extensive research and recommendations from around the nation. The top gastroenterologists are chosen for their leadership of the work of such organizations.
Petros Karakousis, assistant professor of medicine and international health, has received a four-year $2.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to use a systems biology approach—linking biologists, computer scientists and engineers—in Johns Hopkins’ Center for Tuberculosis Research to study the mechanisms of TB latency and reactivation.
Paul Ladenson, professor of endocrinology, medicine, pathology, oncology, radiology and international health, has been named director of JHM International’s Trinidad and Tobago Health Science Initiative diabetes outreach program. Ladenson succeeds Christopher Saudek, the prominent endocrinologist and pioneer of the implantable insulin pump, who died in October.
Jun Liu, professor of pharmacology, molecular sciences and oncology and director of the Johns Hopkins Drug Library, has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award for his internationally recognized creativity in pharmacological research and discovery. The award carries a five-year $2.5 million research grant for Liu, who proposes designing and creating a new series of novel drugs. He has specialized in finding new uses for often-forgotten drugs.
Cynthia Salorio, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, has received a $50,000 grant from the Johns Hopkins Alliance for Science and Technology Development and the Maryland Biotech Center to help her develop the commercial potential of a programmable vibrating wristband she designed to treat neurological motor disorders. The noninvasive device aims to aid patients who have had an injury to the brain that results in hemiplegia, a condition marked by severe motor deficits on one side of the body. Salorio’s invention, called ArmAware, helps send signals to the brain that increase awareness of the affected arm and thereby foster long-term recovery.
Pamela Jeffries, associate dean for academic affairs, has been recognized for her role in developing and advancing the field of simulation in nursing with a Presidential Citation from the International Society for Simulation in Healthcare. The presentation of the award was made at the society’s annual meeting in New Orleans in January. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare represents the largest-growing multiprofessional group of educators and researchers who use simulation techniques for education, testing and research in health care. More than 2,800 members aim to improve performance and reduce errors in patient care using methods that leverage simulation and its associated technologies to their fullest extent.
Books and Manuscripts at the Sheridan Libraries.
Liz Mengel, head of Collection Management at the Sheridan Libraries, has been appointed a permanent member of the Association of Research Libraries’ Library Assessment Planning Committee.

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Dozens of schemes have been unveiled which could help reduce congestion, improve safety and give people a better quality of life in London’s civic spaces.
The ideas have been floated by architects and designers working with New London Architecture, which is curating an exhibition with Transport for London to imagine the future of London’s road network.
The broad vision is one where ordinary cars are literally driven underground in cut and cover road tunnels, leaving driverless cars to roam above ground as part of a connected city.
Reductions in road deaths and injuries, and more efficient traffic flow are cited as good reasons to do this.
By moving traffic underground TfL estimates that traffic could be reduced by up to 20% and while air quality would be improved and noise levels reduced, there would also be opportunities to create green public spaces above ground where the roads used to be.
Other above ground options would be shops, cycle routes, public transport routes and new housing.
Freight and service traffic would be reduced by allowing drones to inspect utilities and deliver small packages.
More than 80% of all journeys in the capital take place on the road, and over 90% of all freight is transported by road according to TfL.
Streets Ahead: The future of London’s roads runs from 27 January – 24 February at the NLA Galleries at The Building Centre, Store Street, London, W1E 7BT.
Roundtable – Will the most successful tech companies of the future be design-led?
Can the nation’s public art be saved?


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