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Our parish has recently hosted two retreat days for young people belonging to the Melkite Catholic parish in London. Fr Shafiq, the Parish Priest, has written to ask for our prayers for the Christians of Iraq, whose ancient churches are being destroyed, whose houses are marked for destruction, and who are being given the choice of flight or death.
The event will be covered by the media.
Please attend if you possibly can and encourage your friends and family to do same.
During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis told the persecuted Christians of Mosul that he was with them in solidarity, urged the faithful to pray for them, and appealed for aid for these people who have been “stripped of everything“.
After the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threatened to kill them if they don't convert to Islam or pay tax, they began implementing their threats by burning a 1,800 year old church in the city.
One small hopeful development was witnessed yesterday, however, when Baghdad Muslims reached out in solidarity to their Christian brothers and sisters, joining them at the end of Mass on Sunday for a special service in the Church of Mar Girgis. Many bore signs that read “I am an Iraqi Christian”.
"To the people of conscience and good will in Iraq and the world.
The takeover of the Islamist jihadists of Mosul and their announcement of an Islamic state, and after days of composure and anticipation, the situation had turned negative on the Christians of the city and surrounding areas. The first signs of this reversal were the kidnapping of the two nuns and three orphans who were released after 17 days, We were encouraged by this development and we considered it a glimmer of hope, and a breakthrough. Only to be surprised by the latest developments, the Islamic state issued a statement calling on Christians openly to convert to Islam, and either pay Jizya without specifying a ceiling, or leave their city and their homes, with their clothes only, without any luggage, and issued a "fatwa" that the homes will become the property to the Islamic state. They have marked the letter "N" on the homes of Christians for "Nazarenes"!!! As they have marked on the homes of Shiites with the letter (R) for "Rejectors". Who knows what is holding in the coming days as the laws of the Islamic state is based on what they claim to be the Sharia law, including the redefinition of identities on the basis of religion and sectarianism.
These requirements offend Muslims and the reputation of Islam, which says "you have your religion and we have ours," and "There is no compulsion in religion", and it is in contradiction of a thousand and four hundred years of history and a lifetime of the Islamic world, and coexistence with different religions and different peoples, east and west, respecting their beliefs and living in fraternity. The Christians and in particular in our East, and since the advent of Islam, have shared together sweet and bitter memories, their bloods were mixed in defence of their rights and their land, and together they built, cities, civilization and heritage. It is shameful that Christians are being rejected, expelled and diminished. It is obvious that this would have disastrous consequences on the coexistence between the majority and the minorities, even among Muslims themselves, in the near and long term. Hence, Iraq is heading to a humanitarian, cultural, and historical disaster.
Therefore we call unto them, a warm, brotherly, urgent and serious call, and we appeal to our fellow Iraqis who support them to reconsider their strategy, and respect the unarmed innocent people, of all ethnicities, religions and sects. The Quran commands respect to the innocent, and does not call to seize the property of people forcibly, it calls on helping the widow, the orphan, the destitute and the defenseless, and even recommend to help the seventh neighbour. We also call on Christians in the region to adopt rationality and acumen, and calculate their options well and understand what is planned for the area, and come together in love and think through together and in solidarity to build confidence in themselves and their neighbours, gathering around their church, being patient, enduring and praying until the storm passes."


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Whatever your sport… it’s a bit irrelevant really isn’t it?
The football started early for me this week, with the Dolphins taking part in Thursday Night football in a fairly convincing win for the Texans. Brocktober is well and truly over, and his performance against the Bears a few weeks back feels like a hell of a long way away now! Hardly surprising when you look at how broken the Dolphins Offence is, and how powerful the Texans Defence can be. It’s never fun coming up against JJ Watt, but that’s especially true when you’re as banged up as Miami. And just like that, we’re at 4-4. Middle of the road. Standard Dolphins.
And that’s about all of the football I managed to watch this weekend, mainly because of something which happened on Saturday night which made it just all feel so… irrelevant.
If you’ve been following the Blog and Pod for some time, you’ll know that outside of the NFL, I’m a huge Leicester City fan (and you probably now know what way this post is going to go!). I’ve been a season ticket holder for the last 10 years and have seen some incredible highs, but Saturday night was one of the lowest and worst experience of my life as a football fan.
You won’t have escaped the news of the death of our owner and Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, along with the two pilots and two other passengers.
Saturday started off OK – I went down to the King Power stadium and watched Leicester draw with West Ham. Not fantastic, but it’ll do. But then about half an hour after I got home from the game, I started hearing reports of an accident down at the ground. An accident which involved the Owner of our club’s Helicopter. And apparently, it was on fire outside the stadium after having lost control after takeoff, going into a spin and hitting the ground.
At first you think “well, that’s got to be over exaggerated” and you assume everyone managed to get out. But then we saw the footage, and it was truly heartbreaking. The helicopter had been a regular feature in and around the ground (I live very close so used to see it flying around fairly often) and it was well known that the owner and other dignitaries used it as a taxi after every game to take them back to London. The collective hearts of all Leicester City fans stopped at the sight of it on the news, as we had a good idea who would be on board.
As news started filtering through, it became clear that Vichai would be among the deceased, and I’ve been pretty distracted and emotional ever since. I took a walk down to the stadium on Sunday afternoon to pay my respects and was met with hundreds of fellow fans and an incredibly somber mood. But what struck me wasn’t just the sense of feeling around the place, but the vast spread of people who were there paying respect – not just Leicester City fans, but fans of Nottingham Forest, Derby, Leeds, Liverpool… it was clear that the whole of football had been shaken by this tragedy. And in fact, not even just fans of football – people who had no interest in football but had been touched by his incredible generosity outside of the game were there too.
That shouldn’t have surprised me when I think back to it. Vichai was one of the most incredibly generous people to have passed through Leicester. He and his family donated literally millions to Leicester’s hospitals (in particular through their Children’s charity), Universities and the city itself. During his time at the football club, he wrote off over £100million in debts as a personal gift to the club. He bought our stadium so we we are no longer paying rent to a developer. He spent millions and millions on the squad, signed off on a huge new training facility, and the fans and people of Leicester loved him for it.
Let’s not forget that it was under his stewardship that we did the unthinkable, overcoming all odds to win the Premier League. For those of you who aren’t football fans, that’s like the Jets winning the super bowl! (Sorry Ryan, I had to lighten this up somehow!).
And it wasn’t just the big things – he was also responsible for buying every fan a beer on his birthday, Mince pies at Christmas, Bacon Sandwiches for breakfast and Scarves for people making long trips to Away games, and he even arranged for a bottle of Whiskey and glasses to be left in the Memorial Garden at the King Power stadium on match days for people to have a toast to their lost friends and family (something that I’d seen many times and always wondered who left it there).
It’s truly incredible when you think about it. How many other clubs owners have given so much to the fans and local community, and made such a connection? I don’t know how we got so lucky! I’m not sure Mike Ashley has given the Newcastle fans as much as a bad cold!
He and his son Aiyawatt (known to us fans as ‘Top’) were also amazingly ambitious. When they signed Kasper Schmeichel in 2011, they told him they wanted to be in the Champions League within 6 years, at a time when we were struggling to break out of the Championship’s mid table. When we first went up into the Premier League, they said to the press that they’d be in the Champions League within 3 years, and despite how ludicrous it sounded at the time, look what happened!
As you can hopefully see, I feel quite indebted to this man, and I’ve been gutted since Sunday evening when his passing was officially announced. But for the club, life will go on. Hopefully, when he feels ready, we’ll see Top take over as chairman and keep his father’s legacy alive. It’s a legacy that all of us as fans want to make sure is fulfilled and we owe it to him to do anything we can to make sure it does. There’s talk of a statue, or of the stadium being renamed, but whatever happens, Vichai and his contribution to our club and our city will live on forever.
Thank you, Khun Vichai. Rest in peace.
We’re almost exactly half way through the season now for those teams who haven’t yet had their Bye week, which quite frankly is crazy. It doesn’t seem like 10 minutes since the beginning of the season. And to think that Gee and I are neck-and-neck in the pick-em competition after 7 weeks is equally crazy!
The Dolphins didn’t do all that well this week against the Lions. Brock did a sterling job against Chicago, and while he didn’t have the worst game I’ve seen, he wasn’t quite the same player as we saw in Week 6. What is becoming apparent though is just how broken our team is. It was well documented a few weeks ago how short we were on the Offensive line, but with Tannehill also out (and looking shakier by the minute), and some serious problems at Wide Receiver too (Albert Wilson’s been put on IR, Kenny Stills has missed some practice, and Danny Amendola is listed as ‘Questionable’ for this weeks trip to Texas) it means our whole offence is being held together with plasters. On top of that, apparently we’re looking to offload De’vante Parker for a third round Draft pick too, and with less than a week left before the trade deadline, it’s a shaky time for us Dolfans.
I realise I’m not giving Detroit the credit they deserve at this point. Matthew Stafford’s team looked very good, and fully deserved the win. They looked very comfortable, putting up over 240 yards of rushing offence together, and led all the way through. And all of a sudden, from being ridiculously optimistic, Miami are now at 4-3. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a winning record to this point, and being brutally honest, 4 games was as many as I thought we’d win all season going into this season, but it feels like a massive letdown from where we were a few weeks ago.
So what happened elsewhere… ah yes, the London game! This was a game which was absolutely made for Gee and his defensive obsession! I must say, it was well up there as one of the best Wembley games I think there has been. For those who haven’t seen it, I’d really recommend going back and watching at least the highlights. The game went down to pretty much the final play, and Tennessee came SO close to picking up the Win. It was a ballsy call by their head coach to go for 2 points at the end when they quite easily could have taken it to overtime and had another go. Personally, it’s not a call I would have made, and a lot of people were very critical of the move (including Bruce Arians who was CBS’s analyst for the game).
Another thing which will have made Gee happy this week will have been the number of Safeties which clocked up at 3. I won’t go into this too much as I know Gee will be all over it, but if you’re watching a game at the weekend and see a Safety occur, make sure you tweet me (@TWFDan) and Gee (@WrongFootball) using the hashtag #TWFSafeties so Gee can properly track them for his increasingly detailed records!
We’ll see the third and final London game this week when the Eagles host (sort of) the Jaguars in a game which was very nearly last year’s Super Bowl. Should be a corker of a game!
And finally, I’ve just taken delivery of a load of new Dolphins merch today which has made me happy! I found a website called Fanatics UK who have the best range of NFL gear I’ve seen this side of the Atlantic Ocean. I promise this isn’t a sponsored post by the way – just a friendly recommendation… although if the good people at Fanatics fancy sending me some free stuff, I’m open to that!!
But what’s the best piece of NFL Merch you own? And how about the oldest? Drop me a line on Twitter – I’d love to see some photos of your haul!
It must be love… love, love!
Week 6 is now in the books, and it was a bit of a strange one for me. This was the first week of the season where I couldn’t watch any of the games Live on Sunday because of prior arrangements, and it reminded me just how much I like my Sunday night routines during the season. I couldn’t completely concentrate on what I was doing because I knew that Football was happening at the same time, and I suppose that’s how you know you love something… even if it is a sport!
So, what was I missing? Well, the Dolphins managed to overcome a bit of an injury crisis to get back to winning ways. Gee and I exchanged texts on Sunday evening when it became clear that Ryan Tannehill was going to be spending the game on the sidelines while Brock Osweiler was under centre, and we both came to the conclusion that Miami had no chance… (Quote at 1 hour before Kickoff: “I’m sorry for your loss”). And while they made hard work of it, and it took an overtime Field Goal to settle it, they managed to grind it out.
Brock was clearly the surprise of the team, but it was fantastic to see Albert Wilson pick up another impressive 43 yard touchdown which saw him make almost every one of those yards after the catch – believe it or not, he’s actually the league leader for Yards after Catch this year so far. He’s been really impressive this year. What the Dolphins badly needed was someone to step up to the plate and replace Jarvis Landry, and it really feels like he’s done that.
Speaking of Mr Landry, his team struggled a bit. The Browns have done quite well at keeping themselves in games and even picking up a couple of wins along the way, but they didn’t look good this week. I thought they’d do ok, but the Chargers proved far too much for them and came away with the win.
It was the first of this year’s Wembley games this week too, and I don’t half feel for the Oakland fans in attendance. I was there last year when the Saints gave the Dolphins a pasting (it finished 20-0, but I had to look that up, as the memory of most of that day has been repressed!) and I can tell you — it don’t feel good! Another record crowd was in attendance, and there will be no empty seats in North London for the next two Sundays either. The growth in popularity of our great sport doesn’t only show in the stadium attendances and the multiple ‘My first NFL Game’ posts I see on Facebook and Instagram each year (because I’m down with the kids), but also in people talking about it at work. I’ve genuinely had 3 people this week already come up to me at work who all know of my passion for American football and tell me that they watched the game on Sunday. I think having 3 games in consecutive weeks is brilliant too, because people who watched and enjoyed this game will give it a go again this weekend, and get to see another couple of teams, and who knows, they may even pick themselves a team to follow (although I’d save that until the following week if you’re going to do that)!
And I managed 9 points in pick’em too, which was the best I’ve done since week one – happy days!
And that’s about it for this week. Week 7 to come and there’s some good games too. The Chargers and Titans will be on their way to London as I type, but will you be making your way to Wembley too? And I’d be really interested to hear about your game day routines too with me missing mine last week! Lets have a chat on Twitter.
We’re well over a quarter of the way through the season now – seems far too early for that to be the case, but it is! There are two teams still undefeated, and unfortunately, since I last wrote, the Dolphins are no longer one of them.
I won’t go into the Patriots game, as I’ve somewhat moved on since that drubbing, but what will take me a while to get over is the loss in this year’s ‘Wrong Football Bowl’ against the Bengals. When I was messaging Gee on Sunday night, I used the word ‘Angry’ to discuss how I felt about how things went down, and while there’s definitely an element of that, 24 hours removed from the game, I think it’s more a feeling of disappointment and one of being more than a little let down.
Also, too many 3rd and Long situations… that’s never good.
On the plus side, the run game was pretty good again this week, and Jakeem Grant is just born to return kicks, which is always useful. And I must say, all of this takes nothing away from the Bengals, who had a great second half – I know Gee was worried specifically about the absence of Tyler Eifert, but he didn’t need to be on this performance. Oh well, to paraphrase Boring Bill, it’s on to Chicago next week!
But enough about the Dolphins, what has been happening elsewhere? Well, one thing that caught my eye was the situation in the Blue half of New York where the Giants haven’t had the start to the season that they wanted, and now sit at 1-4. Before this week though, Odell Beckham was asked about how he felt about things – more specifically the Quarterback situation. He said that he ‘didn’t know’ if there was a problem under centre, which of course meant that some facets of the media decided that they hated each other. During their game this week though, Mr Beckham got chance to show what he could do with the ball and threw a 57 yard Touchdown! They lost the game in the end, courtesy of a last second Panthers field goal, but keeping it close will have helped their confidence a little.
For those of you who have followed us for a while, you’ll know that I have a lot of respect for the kickers of the league, so I can’t really sign off this week’s post without at least a brief look at Mason Crosby in Green Bay. He’s missed a few crucial kicks over the last couple of weeks, including 2 potential game winners against the Vikings the other week, but this weekend he missed a PAT and 4 Field Goals… I’ve mentioned it before, but the world of the kicker is a cut-throat one, and it often doesn’t take much for a kicker to find themselves on the sharp end of the cut. With figures like this, I worry that it won’t be long before he’s out of a job, so lets keep an eye on the situation there.
And on a similar note, I almost missed the opportunity to bring up Graham Gano’s incredible 63 yard field goal winner for the Panthers – amazing to think kickers can make them from that far out!
I’ve had chance to watch a couple of their games recently, and I am REALLY impressed! I couldn’t think of a better team to have my money on at the minute which is always a positive.
But who is your money on? What odds would you give your team of making the Super Bowl this year after 5 weeks? Give me a shout on Twitter and lets have a chat!

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Latvia has come into its own since the fall of the Soviet Union, of which it was part from the end of World War 2 until 1991. As an introduction to the country, we suggest first-time visitors start their trip in the capital Riga, perhaps an obvious choice, but one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities in the region, sat on the banks of the Daugava River. Here you can learn about the complex history of the country, whilst admiring the architecture and enjoy a coffee and people-watching in Konventa Seta.
If visiting at Christmas try the Lido Restaurant, with its ice-rink and excellent Latvian buffet.
For birdwatchers, Lake Engure is one of the best places to head to and the entire region has beautiful countryside.
Latvians love their variety of breads. Try ista rupjmaize, a speciality dark rye bread, at the Jelgava Maiznieks bakery.
Thank you Jurate for all the arrangements you made for us. Transport worked well and hotels were good, especially the Hotel Justus in Riga (excellent, beautifully developed and decorated). Hotel positions were all excellent.

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Look for the positive. I have never seen any good come from saying anything negative. When you do say something negative, it seems to have a very long lifetime. Leaders must set the tone and the expectation of positiveness.
You can demonstrate a positive attitude by taking pleasure in the everyday simple accomplishments and pleasures. This means showing appreciation for the common accomplishments and considerations given, as well as the things that make our life so bountiful, but which we don't often take the time to recognize. Attitudes are contagious, so set a good standard.- Never be transparent as a leader. There are times when we have to carry out tasks that we would rather not do. It never helps morale in our image as a leader to pass along orders with the admittance we don't agree with the order or we are incapable of influencing the order. It makes us look weak and ineffective. Plus, it undermines the policy being invoked.
Seek ideas from group participation, especially if you want the group to support the directions that ensue. Each idea has an intrinsic value. Ideas also have a transitive value to spur other suggestions. Thus, every suggestion has merit. No one has to worry about having to suggest the "perfect solution."
Be a cheerleader for your people. See the best in them and let others know of their accomplishments. There are very few of us who need criticism for our growth. It befits us to mete out criticism very sparingly and with great consideration, while showing caring and concern for the person we are admonishing. People are more apt to contribute their ideas and suggestions if they feel the atmosphere is receptive and not critical. This establishes a risk-free environment.
Be a facilitator to help your people get their jobs done. There is a great need to facilitate communication across groups. Assuring good communication is the key.
Keep a record of suggestions from others. This assures that ideas are properly understood and that no ideas are lost. This practice also reinforces that all contributions are recognized. - Sam Keene, Brea, Calif.
Recognize natural leadership abilities and focus on demonstrating these "born" attributes in leadership roles.
Concentrate on showing genuine concern and interest for others. As simple as this may sound, being aware of others' needs may reduce personal accusations and increase trust and cohesiveness.
Maintain a well-developed set of individual standards. To be a consistent leader, using these standards as a reference point may aid leadership decisions.
When I was called to be Primary president, being a convert, I had never been a teacher or even attended Primary. Furthermore, the stake leaders who were supposed to orient me lived 50 miles over dangerous Colorado mountain passes, and I was called in January when the snow was at its worst. To make matters even worse, the former Primary president had moved out of town two months earlier.
Learn what is expected of your calling by studying your handbook and appropriate materials. Counsel with your immediate priesthood and auxiliary leaders to find out what is expected of you personally.
Do not shirk the opportunity in council/presidency meetings to share your counsel. As a counselor or assistant, be willing to accept the decisions of the president. As a president, be willing to consider and value the counsel of your counselors. Their insights will help broaden your scope of understanding.
Do not criticize your leaders or members. Learn, however, to offer constructive and positive suggestions when appropriate to those you lead.
Delegate to others, even when you are sure you can do it better. A good leader will not deny others the opportunity to serve in the Church with whatever talents they have.
Always seek the Lord's guidance in your calling through prayer and study. - Norma King, Liberty, Mo.
Several things help to develop positive leadership qualities. First, be the kind of leader you would enjoy working under. Set an example by doing all the job requires. Don't just stand back and watch. Open and close Church planning/training/organizational meetings with prayer and always have a prayer in your heart concerning your stewardship.
Second, be organized and prepared. Hold planning meetings regularly and confined to a definite time frame. Have a concise agenda for each meeting. As the council goes through the agenda items, be careful to keep the discussion on track. Each person should feel free to make comments and know that their ideas will be considered.
Third, when accepting a calling in the Church there are generally several meetings to attend other than just the one the calling is for. A commitment should be made to faithfully attend such meetings as stake leadership, auxiliary training, ward councils and even in-service meetings when required. All of these will help leaders be better prepared and be as effective as possible in their own callings, as well as set a positive example for those who serve under them. - Irene Jeppsen, Afton, Wyo.
1 Seek guidance of Spirit; study scriptures, pray.
2 Be humble, willing to consider others' counsel; listen.
3 Set positive example; do your part, attend all meetings.
4 Give others opportunities for responsibility; delegate.
Aug. 1 "How to make transition from being newly married to becoming new parents."
Aug. 8 "How to help your wife feel more appreciated as a homemaker."
Aug. 15 "How to help your husband feel more appreciated as a provider."
Aug. 22 "How to protect your testimony."
Aug. 29 "How to plan ahead for the different stages of life."
Sept. 5 "How to cope with the sudden loss of employment."
Also interested in letters on these topics: "How to avoid greed," "How to overcome compulsive eating," "How to help heal a family after a loved one has caused deep hurt," "How to avoid the gambling trap."


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Im Rahmen des Prozesses der Erarbeitung des Europäischen Raumentwicklungskonzeptes (EUREK) wurde eine vertiefte Analyse der Raumentwicklung auf europäischer Ebene gefordert. Das im Anschluss eingerichtete ESPON-Netzwerk führt im Rahmen des INTERREG III Programms in einer thematischen Bearbeitung Studien zu einer Vielzahl von Politikbereichen mit entscheidendem Einfluss auf die Raumentwicklung durch. Eines dieser Projekte ist das vorliegende, das sich auf die Analyse der räumlichen Wirkungen der EU-Agrarpolitik und der Maßnahmen zur Entwicklung des Ländlichen Raumes bezieht.
Machold, Ingrid, Dax, Thomas und Oedl-Wieser, Theresia (2015) \\\"Welcoming communities\\\" as incentives for rural development. Recognizing the potential of immigrants in two remote regions of Austria. Paper presented in Working Group 8 „Migration and rural social change“ at the XXVI ESRS Congress, 18-21.8.2015, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Dax, T., Katona-Kovács, J. and Machold, I. (2011), Governance of market in the case of local food systems as crucial dimension of the „rural web“ – case study of an Austrian and a Hungarian National Park region, in: Floriańczyk, Z. (ed.). Rural Development: Quo Vadis? Rural areas and development – vol. 8, Warsaw, 91-111.
Bergmann, H., Dax, T., Hocevar, V., Hovorka, G., Juvancic, L., Kröger, M. and Thomson, K.J.: Reforming Pillar 2 – Towards Significant and Sustainable Rural Development? Paper at the 109th EAAE seminar “The CAP after the Fischler Reform: National Implementations, Impact Assessment and the Agenda for Future Reforms”, Viterbo, Italy, 20-21 November 2008, 17pp.
Machold Ingrid und Tamme, Oliver (2007): Basic services in decline? Social and economic infrastructure development in rural areas of Austria. In: Conference proceedings of “Economic Science for Rural Development”. Jelgava/Latvia. 122-128.
Dax, Thomas: The on-going CAP-reform - incentive for a shift towards rural development activities? paper to the XIth congress of the EAAE (European Association of Agricultural Economists), 23-27 August, 2005, Copenhagen, Dänemark.
Oedl-Wieser, Theresia (2004): How to mainstream \"gender\" into the \"gender-neutral\" Rural Development Policy? - Difficulties and prospects from an evaluators view. Paper presented at the 87th EAAE-Seminar \"Assessing rural development policies of the CAP\", Vienna BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, 21 - 23 April 2004. Wien.
Dax, Thomas, Tamme Oliver: Good practice in territorial rural development, the case studies of the ESPON project 2.1.3, paper at the project workshop at the ESPON seminar in Lillehammer, Norway, 10-11 May 2004.


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Students at the law school of the University of Chile have voted by a landslide to back the Palestinian call for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
Abraham Saba, vice-president of the General Union of Palestinian Students of Chile (UGEP Chile) and an active member of the campaign coalition BDS UChile, told The Electronic Intifada that the referendum capped a successful Israeli Apartheid Week on campus, featuring speakers from Palestine, South Africa and Brazil.
Saba added that the law school had seen a vigorous debate in the last year, spurred by objections to the law school administration’s speaking invitation to the Israeli ambassador last October.
“Many students strongly questioned the way the dean approached the relationship with the Israeli embassy, pointing out that it is inadmissible that a school like this maintain relations with an oppressor state and human rights violator outside the frame of international law,” Saba said.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Los Angeles-based anti-Palestinian campaign group, likened the referendum to the Spanish Inquisition, and urged University of Chile Rector Ennio Vivaldi Véjar to “nullify” it.
Shimon Samuels, a spokesperson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, praised repressive measures backed by pro-Israel groups in other countries that aim to conflate opposition to Israel’s well-documented human rights abuses, on the one hand, with anti-Jewish bigotry, on the other.
“Canada, Great Britain, the United States and the City of Paris have each passed legislation against BDS viewing it as a contributory factor to anti-Semitism and incitement to violence against Jews in their jurisdiction,” Samuels said.
The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, including its branch in Argentina, Judíos Antisionistas Argentina, dismissed the Wiesenthal Center’s claims as “defamation” against the Chilean students backing the boycott.
Accusations of anti-Semitism, often unfounded, have become a standard method for Israel and its surrogates to seek to discredit, silence and marginalize supporters of Palestinian rights.
But these and other tactics have failed to stem growing global support for BDS – the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
In a statement sent to The Electronic Intifada, BDS UChile rebuffs accusations that the boycott is aimed at silencing opinions or stifling academic freedom.
Human rights defenders have long pointed out that Israeli universities provide direct support to Israel’s military occupation and other abuses against Palestinians through land confiscation, weapons research and subsidizing and glorifying participants in Israel’s military attacks on Gaza.
“This is just the start,” BDS UChile says; the group is now advocating for similar decisions in other departments and at institutions around the country.
PSCABI, the Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Cultural and Academic Boycott of Israel, said it was “delighted” at the vote, drawing parallels with the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
“Only [with] the support of conscientious people, including students in Latin America, did the apartheid system crumble,” PSCABI said.
Currently, members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) are also voting in a referendum on whether to follow other major US academic organizations in backing the boycott.
To urge support for the measure, Anthropologists for Justice in Palestine published this six-minute video featuring scholars at Birzeit University, in the occupied West Bank, speaking about why the boycott is necessary.
Students and faculty talk about their struggle for education under military occupation, hampered by Israel’s frequent arrests of students, raids on campus and its effective ban on students from Gaza attending the university.
During the first intifada, Israel shut down Birzeit University altogether for four years.
“We urge you to vote to support boycott as an expression of your humanity, as a way to stand up for human rights, says Ibrahim al-Talla, one of the very few students from Gaza currently in the West Bank.


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On Tuesday afternoon, the Washington County Job and Family Services executive director, Flite Freimann, called a meeting of local food pantry heads to discuss the implications of the shutdown.,Freimann told the gathering Tuesday, with representatives from Marietta, Belpre and Newport food pantries and the Southeast Ohio Food Bank, that because of the shutdown, a full two months of benefits will be loaded onto SNAP recipients’ cards starting Wednesday.,Freimann and Rutherford both expressed concerns that because long term budgeting is challenging for people in poverty, many families might run out of benefits during February, driving up demand at food pantries.,The individual pantry operations in Washington County appear to be stocked for the time being, and Matthew Farnsworth of the Newport Community Food Bank said his organization might consider an extra day of opening in February to meet additional need.,•Hours: Third Friday of the month, 1 to 7 p.m.
He wants them to get paid more and be treated better.But Merwinn, whose big brown eyes peek out from behind an overgrown bowl haircut, is concerned about what will happen to him and his mother if about 31,000 United Teachers Los Angeles union members go on strike.Across the vast Los Angeles Unified School District, which encompasses some 900 schools and 500,000 students, families are beginning to consider all the ways that a teacher walkout would affect their daily lives.,Teachers serve not only as educators but as guidance counselors, mentors and confidants for students going through a crisis or learning to break out of their shells.With extra-curricular activities at school canceled Monday, Merwinn Rojas, 11, sits idle at home, in Los Angeles.The growing likelihood of a strike has parents like Merwinns mother, Angelica Valdovinos, 33, worrying whether their kids could regress academically and socially, and whether theyd be safe at school without the adults theyve learned to respect and depend upon.Apart from robotics, Merwinn gets after-school tutoring and takes Saturday morning classes through a college-prep program at USC, just a few blocks east of Foshay.,The district is preparing to bring in highly paid substitutes, move students into large spaces such as auditoriums, where they can be more efficiently supervised, and ease background checks for parent volunteers.District officials have said all schools would remain open during a strike and that students would be fed and able to attend some after-school programs, though not all extracurricular activities and sports would continue.,Because she gets home from work at 5 a.m., that would mean sleeping just a couple of hours before waking up Merwinn in time for the 7:50 a.m. start.My son is my priority, she said.Jasper Anderson, 15, at baseball practice at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2019.,They should unite and go as allies to push the county so the county will push the governor to send funds to Los Angeles.At nearby Crenshaw High School, Isreal Lee picked up her son Jasper Anderson after heavy rains forced his coach to cancel what could be one of his teams final baseball practices before the strike.
While the commute is a great time to improve your productivity, effectiveness or outlook on working life, you should also take time to treat yourself.,If you’re a regular reader of Hack Your Commute, you’ll know that most of our hacks involve enhancing your productivity, effectiveness or outlook on working life.,So if you’re regularly spending time during your commute on enriching and productive pursuits, it may help your chances of sticking to them if you allow yourself to do something you like once you’ve reached certain targets.,Research published earlier this year by Kaitlin Woolley and Ayelet Fishbach of Cornell University found that offering an immediate reward for a task created greater engagement and intrinsic motivation to complete it, compared with a delayed reward or none at all, because it created a “perceptual fusion” between the two.,Alternatively, if you have a 40-minute commute, you could spend the first 30 on your chosen task and the last 10 on something fun.
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The year just started, but a new challenge has already been added to the “don’t-try-this-at-home” category.,Netflix issued a Twitter warning Wednesday urging people to avoid the “Bird Box” challenge, inspired by the streaming service’s popular new film that stars Sandra Bullock as a woman who tries to lead herself and her two children to safety from a mysterious entity that drives anyone who sets eyes on it to commit suicide.,The movie’s premise has sparked an internet challenge, with people filming themselves blindfolded trying to perform mundane tasks such as riding a scooter, climbing stairs or simply maneuvering around their homes.,Netflix tweeted: “Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE.”,According to the New York Times, YouTube personality Morgan Adams posted a video of her “24 Hour Bird Box Challenge” showing her and a friend spending an entire day blindfolded, which garnered nearly 2 million views in four days.
During his two-game stint with the Vegas Golden Knights last year, Brandon Pirri recognized the key to the team's success in its inaugural season was each player sticking to his role.,Pirri got his sixth goal in the third period Tuesday night and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 shots to lead the Golden Knights to a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.,The Golden Knights, who are 8-1-3 in their last 12 games, beat the Kings for the second time in four days after winning in Los Angeles on Saturday.,The Golden Knights have also improved defensively during the four-game streak, allowing just two power-play goals in 14 opportunities (85.7 percent), while Fleury and Malcolm Subban have stopped 106 of 109 shots (97.2 save percentage).,... Kings F Anze Kopitar, who has recorded points in eight of the last 11 games (2 goals, 7 assists) had his four-game point streak snapped.
Former Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, who died Tuesday at age 65, got the team to the playoffs its first seven years of existence.,Siegfried (Sigi) Schmid, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 65, had just guided the Columbus Crew to the 2008 MLS Cup championship when the Sounders proceeded to poach him as their own.,“Major League Soccer is devastated by the news of the passing of Sigi Schmid,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.,From Los Angeles to Columbus and Seattle, Sigi won more games than any coach in MLS history and led his clubs to multiple championships, including two MLS Cups and five Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups.,As chronicled by former Seattle Times soccer beat writer Matt Pentz for his upcoming book “The Sound and the Glory,” few people knew that Schmid had a health scare during the 2015 season with the Sounders.


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The following links are some of those that we find most valuable and useful to stakeholders in the Florida citrus industry.
The FAWN web site, managed by the University of Florida, is your source for real-time weather information around the citrus growing areas of the state.
You can find statistics on citrus groves, production and sales at the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service’s web site.
Chet did all the work, so we don’t have to. If you do not see the link you are looking for in our web site, the your next stop should be Chet Townsend’s Ultimate Citrus Page.
The Florida Department of Citrus is the state’s grower-funded organization for promoting citrus and citrus products.
The Florida Department of Citrus hosts a web site dedicated to providing citrus growers with important industry resources.
You can find statistics on citrus groves, production and sales at the Citrus Administrative Committee’s web site.
The Indian River Research and Education Center conducts scientific research and holds information and education seminars about growing citrus in Florida.
Citrus trees and crops face serious threats from infectious diseases, especially citrus greening or huanglongbing (HLB). This disease reduces production and destroys the economic value of fruit. The spread and cause of HLB are associated with a phloem-feeding insect (Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diapharina citri) and a fastidious bacterium (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus). The Citrus Advanced Technology Program (CATP) was established to search internationally for solutions to HLB, citrus canker and other diseases through sponsored research.
The Citrus Research and Education Center is world’s largest citrus research organization.
The United States Department of Agriculture is the main organization in the United States dedicated to food production.
The Division of Plant Industry is a regulatory body dedicated to helping growers protect and safely produce agricultural products in Florida.
The South Florida Water Management District is one of five water management districts created in 1972 by the Florida Legislature. They help protect Florida’s water resources.
The St. John’s River Water Management District is one of five water management districts created in 1972 by the Florida Legislature. They help protect Florida’s water resources.


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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency oversees Muni, bike and pedestrian programs, taxis, parking and traffic control operations in the city. Plan your trip to the Chinese New Year Parade and to other San Francisco’s most popular landmarks and destinations.
Transit Serves Berkeley, Oakland and other East Bay communities. In SF, buses depart from the Transbay Terminal and Financial District.
Links San Francisco with the East Bay and Daly City. In SF, trains run underground along Market Street. Stops at Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center.
Rail service to the Peninsula, San Jose. In SF, trains depart from the San Francisco Cal-Train Station on 4th St. and Townsend.
Serves Marin County, parts of Sonoma. In SF, buses stop on Lombard St., Van Ness Ave., Geary Blvd., Financial District, Transbay Terminal.
Serves San Mateo County including the San Francisco International Airport, Palo Alto, Daly City. In SF, buses stop in Financial District, Transbay Terminal.
To reserve your parking spot, visit the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.

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aveato Catering, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is celebrating being CO2 neutral for 11 years. The company has been a pioneer of environmental protection within the catering industry since 2008, supplying all of their deliveries while remaining climate-neutral. Since the beginning of the partnership with Prima Klima Worldwide e.V., Bergisch Gladbach has been reforested.
The energy that we all use comes from the combustion of fossil fuels which generate the release of CO2. The gas then settles in the atmosphere like a ring around the earth and is held under by the heat of the sun. This, along with some other factors, is where the man-made greenhouse gas effect comes from. This greenhouse gas effect leads to ever more turbulent changes in climate and our environment’s health.
Though CO2 damage to the climate is unavoidable, it can be lightened and filtered out of the air by the additional plantation of trees in traditionally non-forested areas; this process is known as afforestation. Generally, one hectare (= 10,000 m2) of new forest extracts an average of 10 tonnes of CO2 from the air per year. A full-grown, 30 m high beech will have deprived the air of a total of about 10 tonnes of CO2. Prima Klima Worldwide.e.V. ensures that the afforestation carried out by the association meets the socio-economic and ecological requirements (based on the FSC criteria).
According to Prima Klima Certificates, aveato Catering has been compensating approx. 300-500 tons of CO2 every year by planting trees in the Congo and in Bolivia over the past 11 years. In addition to environmental protection, the aveato projects also increase biodiversity, protect existing forest areas and contribute to the elimination of poverty in those regions.
While compensating ones CO2 output is a great step, avoiding such an output overall is the next big step. aveato is ahead of the game here as well. Partnered up with Street Scooter, aveato uses electro-mobiles to run their deliveries within the city center of Berlin and is constantly working towards replacing their entire delivery fleet with these E-Scooters to eliminate their CO2 output by 2023.
aveato Catering currently has branches and partner operations in Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Frankfurt am Main and Munich.

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Fogo de Chão is a fine dining, full-service Brazilian steakhouse or churrascaria. Fogo de Chão currently operates 24 locations in the United States of America and 9 locations in Brazil.
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Conojo is more than your average whiteboard app that you see available on the App Store. With the combination of a whiteboard, social app and a video app this forms an amazing training tool. Narrate whiteboard sessions and share this in a number of different ways.
Conojo has just about everything you can think of in a whiteboard app, in-fact it’s got much more. Want to do a sketch to explain something, what about some problem solving or teaching and explaining a chart directly on your iPad, Conojo does it all. The drawing tools at first seems simple but tapping an icon opens a variety of options. For instance a “freehand tool” with a range of colours and pencil types. You can even choose wether you want to spray, paint or draw with a pencil. You can record a demonstration with voice and while writing on the whiteboard it even picks up your writing or drawing. This is call screen casting which is pretty neat.
Conojo is packed with features, the app has 36 videos showing you how to draw Conojo icons. You have a number of ways to export your creations, either via Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, email and a lot more. The simple scissor tool lets you cut and move elements of your whiteboard drawing. You can always step back and redraw with the Undo function, so no worry if you change your mind. Not to forget the eraser, which, well, does what it’s suppose to.
The app has a simple, clean and intuitive design which makes it easy to use. The tool bar is located on the left and has a wide range of different tools. Conojo is a very useful app. Teachers, parents, office staff, just about anyone that uses a whiteboard will definitely benefit from Conojo. It’s available on the App Store for $1.99. Well worth it.


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It will be easier than ever for kids and parents to connect to news, resources, educational tools, and their friends and family networks as the 2017-2018 school year begins.
On August 15, Comcast announced that its Internet Essentials program, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income Americans, has now connected more than four million low-income Americans, in one million households, to high-speed Internet service at home. In New Mexico, Comcast has connected 88,000 low-income New Mexicans, in 22,000 households to the power of the internet in their homes through Internet Essentials.
This year, Comcast is also introducing several enhancements to the Internet Essentials program. Comcast has increased the program’s Internet services speeds from 10/1 Mbps to up to 15/2 Mbps, improving streaming quality in the home and allowing multiple devices to connect to fast Internet simultaneously. In addition, Internet Essentials customers can now enjoy 40 hours of free out-of-home WiFi access per month thanks to the company’s growing network of 18 million Xfinity WiFi hotspots, including nearly 150,000 in New Mexico.
Internet Essentials provides high-speed Internet service to qualifying low-income Americans for $9.95 a month plus tax, as well as the option to purchase an Internet-ready computer for under $150, and multiple options to access free digital literacy training in print, online and in person. Families may qualify if they have at least one child who is eligible for the National School Lunch Program, or if they receive HUD housing assistance.
Low-income households are less likely to subscribe to broadband Internet service at home compared to higher income families, which has a negative impact on the scholastic achievement of children from low-income families. A lack of Internet service at home limits the job prospects for the entire household, and limits access to healthcare, news, information, and entertainment.
Internet Essentials has an integrated, wrap-around design meant to address this digital divide. And with this year’s improvements to the program, Comcast is excited to see more families accessing the resources and information they need.

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The second edition of Comprehensive Biotechnology continues the tradition of the first inclusive work on this dynamic field by presenting up-to-date and essential entries on the principles and practice of biotechnology. The integration of the latest relevant science and industry practice with fundamental biotechnology concepts is presented with entries from internationally recognized world-leaders in their given fields. With two volumes covering basic fundamentals, and four volumes of applications, from environmental biotechnology and safety to medical biotechnology and healthcare, this work serves the needs of newcomers as well as established experts combining the latest relevant science and industry practice in a manageable format.

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text: African eggplant, or Solanum aethiopicum, is a locally loved perennial vegetables crop found throughout tropical Africa and South America. One of the most commonly consumed fruit vegetables in tropical Africa, parts of India, and tropical Brazil, its fruits are usually picked immature. It can be used in cooked stews, pickled, and in a variety of medicinal applications. This crop has significant importance for New Americans of the African diaspora with small businesses in Vermont shipping the fruit as far as Arizona, Texas, Utah, Michigan and Idaho. Since there has not been any commercial African eggplant production or marketing in the US in the past, the market for African eggplant presents an entrepreneurial opportunity for New Americans that are trying to establish profitable businesses and expand the diversity of Vermont crops available to its residents. Barriers to these businesses include a lack of supply in available cultivars adapted to Vermont’s growing environment and lack of demand as many mainstream American consumers who may find the bitter fruit unpalatable. The barriers to supply could be overcome or drastically reduced by breeding new cultivars that are both better adapted to Vermont’s growing conditions and stakeholder practices. Additionally, a cultivar with a lower level of bitterness could generate demand in non-traditional consumers within the American markets. Our initial breeding efforts at UVM in collaboration with the Association of African Living in Vermont are beginning to adapt this loved tropical fruit to Vermont by making crosses among the four market classes of this crop.


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5th Year Mary Wilson Reilly has been recognised for the exemplary volunteer work she has carried out in her local community. Her nomination was revealed as Pramerica announced its twenty finalists for the 2019 Spirit of Community Awards (SOC), the only all-Ireland youth initiative of its kind.
Mary has been nominated for her work with the Cara Projects in Kenya, the Holy Family Youth Group, Comhairle na nÓg and the local youth club Milltown Foróige.
The twenty students will be presented with €500 and an engraved silver medallion at the awards ceremony on 28th March at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The top two Junior Honourees will also receive an additional €500 for their chosen charity, and two of the twenty students will be named All-Ireland Youth Volunteers of the Year. These two students will receive €1,000, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their school and an all-expense paid trip to the United States in May to participate in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards ceremony.
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Fresh and delicious are the hallmarks of this modern Japanese restaurant offering everything from sushi to sashimi to noodles. Don't forget to try the green tea!
Enjoy the cozy atmosphere and surround yourself with a Mexican flair. Bella Jacks serves up delicious and fresh Mexican food. Be sure to try their margaritas!
China House serves the very best in tasty and delicious Chinese & Cantonese cuisine. Start off with some amazing appetizers and wholesome soups followed by their delicious buffet.
Experience an exotic fine-dining atmosphere and excellent service! A variety of authentic Thai items served to you in a heritage building decorated with traditional royal Thai art.
Enjoy delicious Thai cuisine in a beautiful heritage setting. Proudly a family-owned and operated authentic Thai and conveniently located downtown.
Lucky Gardens has been a St. Thomas staple for many years. They serve Canadian Chinese food for dine-in, take-out, or delivery.
Lucky Kitchen Chen is a small Chinese restaurant. They have delicious authentic Chinese food and dishes for reasonable prices.


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Jacuzzi and balcony with spectacular views of Cala Galdana bay. A room in which to immerse oneself. Situated from 1st to 7th floor, 24m2, designed for relaxation in mind with 1 bed of 180x190cm.
A room in which to be yourself, with whirlpool bedside, and a balcony with a lounge area and garden views. 32m2 approx. Designed to rest, with 1 bed of 180x190cm.
King-size bed, jacuzzi and views of the garden or pool. A room in which to rest. 46m2 approx, with 1 Bed of 180x190cm, they are distributed between the 3rd and 7th floor.
Interior rooms without a balcony or views. The best choice for guests who seek a special hotel in a unique location but require no great luxuries in their room. Situated on low floors (from 1st to 3rd, one on each floor), 24m2.


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Bring some fun to your table top with this exquisite solid walnut wood coaster engraved with ‘Champagne Sil Vous Plait’.
The perfect gift for Mother’s Day, Valentine's, Secret Santa, birthdays, weddings, new home or just because.
The coaster will take pride of place on an coffee table and will make full impact when placed with a glass of bubbly.
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Councils have long been lobbying to increase their control over education, transport, healthcare, housing and economic development – and according to chancellor George Osborne, this government is giving them the “once-in-generation opportunity” to seize these kinds of powers.
But the devolution agenda has sharpened the focus on technology: do councils have the right systems and skills in place to make the most of the opportunity?
One of the main objectives of devolution is to be able to offer much more joined up public services. Collaboration is essential, especially with central government grants due to fall by a further 56%, and local authorities will need to find ways to synchronise their data and ways of working if they’re to develop effective and efficient services.
“It’s about having that open systems approach … having the standards in place to enable different systems to talk to each other,” says Martin Ferguson, director of policy and research at Socitm. Organisations need to develop open standards, in terms of how names and addresses of residents or patients are recorded and inputted, for example – or the rules around data security. This is critical to transferring data safely and simply between different systems, says Ferguson.
There are 433 UK local authorities and a typical council delivers 400 to 600 services, many of which will have their own bespoke IT systems – often procured on long-term contracts. Whitehall will be passing responsibility for a wider range of IT spending decisions to councils from 2016, and with budgets unlikely to get any bigger, councils will have to stretch IT budgets even further.
Although it welcomes local government’s new responsibilities, Socitm has long argued that government spending on IT is too centralised. “There’s a total lack of attention to the local public services environment,” says Ferguson. The body, which promotes efficient use of IT in local government, has criticised the decision announced in the spending review to focus most of the £1.8bn invested in digital on central government services.
The inability of local government to access central government sources of data also constrains its ability to make radical changes to public services, he says.
However, Ferguson says the challenge “is less about the technology and more about the people”; local authorities must be willing to combine, cooperate and collaborate. He stresses the importance of digital leadership, and particularly collaborative leadership that brings together the skills, data and resources of different partners to address complex issues, such as isolation.
Isolation in communities is a focal point for Leeds city council, one of the pioneers of health and social care integration – an area where the consequences of not joining up data and services could be serious and costly. Dylan Roberts, chief information officer at Leeds, lists issues of boundaries and control, siloed toolkits and approaches, the lack of place-based funding and lack of skills and understanding in technology departments among the technological challenges posed by the integration of health and social care.
Microsoft is well-placed for the task of facilitating collaboration because so many organisations already use its services: it’s easier and quicker to join up Microsoft to Microsoft.
The company advocates cloud technology. Many organisations are turning to cloud-based technology because it doesn’t require them to own IT infrastructure, it is low-cost, and it offers a platform for information to be accessed anywhere and on any device – perfect for the kind of joint working and information-sharing soon be essential in sectors such as health and social care.
The flexibility offered by cloud technology is also important, because local authorities across the country often have to deal with vastly different priorities, whether it’s a growing urban population, an increase in traffic congestion or persistent crime.
Using old IT systems can impact heavily on productivity. Essex county council decided to move its legacy IT infrastructure to the cloud, because average log-on times for its staff were two and a half minutes, and up to 25 minutes in some locations. Newcastle city council decided to adopt cloud technology, because its IT system was becoming overly complex, and technical staff spent much of their time fixing problems rather than concentrating on higher level tasks.
But although there are many examples of councils displaying the kind of digital leadership necessary to push through change, the local government sector still needs to overcome widespread apprehension towards adopting digital ways of working, according to Microsoft.
A recent survey of senior government leaders found that more than 75% of them believe their organisation does not have an IT strategy fit for future needs, and 75% say their employees don’t understand the importance of IT.
In a climate of cuts, public sector workers can be reluctant to advocate digital efficiencies for fear of losing their own jobs. But a Microsoft official says this is far from the reality, with the reputation of staff delivering transformation now increasing and IT being seen as a value-added service.
To find out more about how the cloud can help local councils, download our latest Cloud eBook The Intelligent Cloud.
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Home-made tea and cakes will be served in the Village Hall from 1.30pm. Free minibus service to some gardens will also be available.


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Divi is an unbelievably flexible theme that can produce all manner of websites – but sometimes the default menu options just don’t quite feel right.
Sometimes you want a menu that adds something to your site.
An interactive menu can help delight your website visitors and further enhance their enjoyment of your site. So whether you want a slick animation that adds to the professionalism or a cheeky animation that adds a bit of fun, you might find something here.
There’s a lot to cover in this post, so let’s get right to it!
I really like this menu hover effect and I actually used it very recently for a high-tech startup based at Oxford University. It was the perfect touch to make the site feel more dynamic and techie.
Get the code and instructions here.
Again, not something that I would likely use often in my own website menus but I can definitely see why it would be useful. I can picture this Divi menu style looking really great on a school, nursery or other child focused niche. The blocky buttons are playful and fun – not something usually associated with menus.
We’re switching lanes now and jumping over to 5 different Divi menu hover effects by Michelle Nunan. Michelle was kind enough to share a bunch of menu hover effects on her site and I’ve chosen some of my favourites here for you.
Pipes is a menu hover effect that looks elegant, professional and classic. You’ve no doubt seen this effect before put to good use on photography portfolios and wedding websites. It’s a great look that is interesting and timeless.
You want a modern look to your menu? Then look no further! The Sliding Top Border hover style is always a good look for your site and is fun enough to lose a few minutes just playing with. While Michelle’s demo page shows you the effect the menu itself does lack a bit of polish. When you look at the effect you have to imagine a nice chunky font, crisp clean colours and a pure white background. Just awesome!
Everyone loves it when the menu items show a bit of animation so next up we have the Bottom Border Slide in style. This is another Divi effect that can make a side look modern and sophisticated. Most recently I used the effect on another website based in the high-tech science and innovation sector. Tone down the colours for sophistication or dial up the brightness and make that menu effect pop!
We’ve have the top slide in and we’ve had the bottom slide in, so why not have them both? This menu effect turns your menu text into a tasty burger patty with a line sliding in at both the top and the bottom (which, I guess would represent the buns in this metaphor). This neat effect is another that is both classic and modern depending on how you choose to use it. Make it bright or make it subtle, the choice is yours.
So we’ve now covered seven different Divi menu hover styles, what next? Well, how about some more?
The following menu styles can be achieved by installing the Divi Menu Express plugin. This plugin has been developed specifically to make it as easy as possible to add some advanced menu effects to your Divi site. It’s super simple to install, quick to set up and even allows you customise your menu effects.
The plugin is currently in a free beta release which means that your feedback can help shape the future features of the plugin.
So, what can Divi Menu Express do?
The first menu style available in the plugin is one of my favourites! At first the menu looks like the default Divi style, but there’s a thin little line that above that promises something more. When the user hovers over the menu item it animates in to action, revealing a secondary label. It allows you to be a bit more descriptive with your menus while keeping them clean and simple.
Discover this menu style and more with the Divi Menu Express Plugin.
Now here’s a fun animation! Hover over these menu items and a tab will flip over and cover them, almost like a book (or maybe a neat-looking mouse trap). In the example here I’ve set both sets of text to display the same but it’s really easy to display a different text on the flipped version of the label.
Another style that I really like (and perhaps one that will find itself being used on this site in the near future), is this the Divi Menu Express style 3. This style keeps your menu the same and is therefore ideal for designs that are more subtle. But, once again, just hover over each menu item and you’ll be greeted with a fun, interesting animation that adds a bit of joy to your site.
The last menu style included in the beta version of Divi Menu Express is about as slick as they come. This menu style would look great on corporate, enterprise, technology and education sector focussed websites. It’s clean, it’s modern but it’s certainly not boring. When you need a menu style that looks profession, this one may be the one you are looking for.
So there you have it, eleven Divi menu effects to spruce up your website. Do you know of any more? Let us know in the comments below.


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Mike brings more than 30 years of aerospace system design, development and production experience to LeoStella. He comes from Astronics, which serves the aerospace, defense and semiconductor industries with innovative technology solutions. Prior to joining LeoStella, Mike held also leadership positions at Collins Aerospace, Iridium and Boeing.
As a seasoned aerospace executive, Mike is bringing a new vision to the industry, and is ready to position LeoStella as an industry leader in smallsat design and manufacturing.
Marc has more than 25 years of experience in the space industry, much of it with Thales Alenia Space. Marc managed the development and manufacturing of many satellite complex sub-systems for LEO constellation projects and programs as SkyBridge, GlobalStar or Iridium. As part of the more challenging Iridium-Next, Marc spent several years in Rome to set-up and lead the production line of the 81 models of the Main Mission Antenna. This complex active antenna sub-system had been previously designed / qualified in Toulouse, France under his responsibility. As with GlobalStar and other constellations where Marc was involved, the “industrialization” word was a constant goal for him to be able to manufacture efficiently, at the lowest cost possible, in an optimized schedule and in a motivated team environment. It is the challenge of the New Space industry to create new markets: Marc's motivation is to break the traditional rules with smart design and processes, increasing the efficiency and the agility of production, in a dynamic and spirited team culture.
Brian has spent his career developing high quality space systems for a variety of missions including earth imaging, weather monitoring, astronomy, optical communications, and interplanetary exploration. Prior to joining LeoStella, Brian was the Director of Imaging at BlackSky and was part of the leadership of the satellite engineering group. Brian has a passion for space missions and believes strongly in the benefit of leveraging emerging technologies to create new capabilities in the space domain.
For the past 20 years Paul has set up hardware programs from startups in empty warehouses through to multibillion dollar electric vehicle programs. Managing risk from prototype to mass production his program management approach leverages eye level human connections. Paul’s program management team works across global supply chain factories to enable rapid adoption of innovation to solve customer needs. Paul is committed to LeoStella's innovative plan for serial production of spacecraft and he believes that the LeoStella mass production model will open up tremendous opportunity for tomorrow's entrepreneurs where space hardware infrastructure is needed with repeatable and compressed cost and delivery terms.
Gunjan is responsible for the financial management of the company. Gunjan also leads Human Resources, Information Technology and Legal activities at LeoStella. Prior to being named CFO, Gunjan was Vice President, Finance at Spaceflight Industries.
His career spans more than 20 years of varied experience in financial management, business leadership and corporate strategy. Gunjan has worked from Fortune 100 to Venture backed firms – Spaceflight, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Sprint and Siemens. He also had twice launched ventures supporting social cause – Funny Buku to help pre-K kids learn basic skills through interactive apps, and Travoge- a travel marketplace to help small business owners in East Africa. Having worked in three continents- NA, Europe and Asia and across multiple industries - Space, Cloud, Travel, Tech, Mobile and E-commerce, Gunjan brings a very wide and diverse perspective to solving problems. He is passionate about solving complex business problems, driving growth and operational excellence by combining data analytics with business expertise. Gunjan loves developing people and receiving their best through coaching.
Gunjan earned a Master of Business Administration from the Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Delhi University.
Laurent has more than 22 years of experience in the aerospace industry, developing and operating various systems such as attitude control, propulsion and avionics . He also specializes in spacecraft systems engineering, and business development. His experience spans end-to-end spacecraft development as a design authority ranging from LEO constellation development to large GEO telecom satellites, from a blank paper to the in-orbit operation, and from a well-established company to a new start-up. He has successfully overseen more than 30 different spacecraft operating successfully in orbit and has unprecedented experience in troubleshooting management. He is continually motivated by a curiosity for new technologies and new challenges.
Andrew has a background and education in Aerospace Engineering. He spent six years at Spaceflight Industries, starting as a Systems Engineer, and eventually becoming the company's first Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Engineer. He developed all the AIT processes and built the AIT team. Andrew also led the production of the Pathfinder satellites, beginning with Pathfinder-1, which was launched in September 2016 aboard the PSLV-C35.
At LeoStella, he is tasked with developing the production line to support high-rate manufacturing of our satellites. Andrew is inspired by the opportunity to create one of the first large-scale small satellite manufacturing organizations.
Paul Nitsch has 12+ years’ experience in commercial satellite design, test, and production. With expertise in structural analysis, structural design, and systems engineering, he has contributed to numerous missions in both technical and engineering leadership roles. Paul enjoys building and leading efficient technical teams focused on rapid development of highly complex systems. At LeoStella, he leads the engineering team that is working to design cutting-edge, next generation small satellites.

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I am a 40 year guy staying in Hyderabad. I work full time, swim every morning, travel regularly and by the way, I am on dialysis!
I have been on dialysis for nineteen years now and I truly believe that dialysis is a small part of my life. It need not dictate what I do, every minute of my life. I don’t think about dialysis and my kidney disease most of the day.
There are many misconceptions about dialysis in India. People feel that someone on dialysis cannot live for more than a few months or at best, a few years. Nothing can be farther from the truth. I myself have been on dialysis for nineteen years and I know people who have been on dialysis for much longer, even in India.
These days, with quality dialysis and good, proactive care about their health, people can live normal lives on dialysis for decades.
Though kidney disease is a disease of the body, I believe that it affects the mind tremendously. That is why, it is important for us not to let this disease control our mind. We should always try to be cheerful and not think too much about dialysis. For this, working (part time or full time), traveling, exercising etc. can be tremendously helpful.
I have done hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, have undergone a transplant which did not work. I have had a lot of ups and downs in my life. I almost lost my life in the December 2004 tsunami that hit India. I was at a beach in Mahabalipuram and had a miraculous escape. After going through so much, I feel that my kidney disease has taught me so much. It has taught me to take life’s challenges head on and to never get defeated by anything.
I co-founded NephroPlus, currently India’s largest dialysis centre network in 2009. Our aim is to give our patients (whom we call ‘guests’) the best quality dialysis in a cheerful environment. I want every single person on dialysis in India to lead a normal life. I want them all to work, travel and have fun.
Despite being on dialysis, it is possible to do all this and more. All we need to do is to think that we can. YES, WE CAN!
19 years on dialysis in India. Since last 9 years on daily nocturnal home hemodialysis.
-	Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) May, 1997.
-	Developed software for the Macintosh and iPhone.
-	Maintain a very widely read blog (http://www.kamaldshah.com) about his experiences with dialysis among other things.
-	Co-founded a chain of dialysis centers called NephroPlus (http://www.nephroplus.com) which has 36 centers currently in different parts of the country.
-	Maintain a widely read website - Dialysis in India (http://dialysis.org.in) that has information specific to dialysis patients in India.