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Alisson Becker opted for Liverpool over Chelsea this summer because he admired the Reds’ rich history.
The Brazilian goalkeeper was involved in one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer as both Premier League giants fought to secure his signature.
After a stellar campaign with Roma, the Reds eventually won the fight for Alisson – parting with a record £67million fee to take the shot-stopper to Anfield.
The 26-year-old could have signed for rivals Chelsea, but has explained why he opted for Jurgen Klopp’s Reds.
Speaking to FourFourTwo, Alisson said: “I chose Liverpool for the same reasons I went to Roma when I first left Brazil – I thought this would be the best move for my career.
“Chelsea were changing their manager and not playing in the Champions League. I’ve also always admired Liverpool’s history.
“This is a club with five European Cups in their trophy cabinet. I really wanted to be part of that history.
“I came very close to winning the competition with Roma and I’m working hard to make it happen now with Liverpool.
The Blues instead signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao for a world record fee, who has also impressed since his summer move.
However, it is Alisson who has established himself as David de Gea’s rival for the right to be called the best in the Premier League.
The 26-year-old’s late save against Napoli last month in the Champions League ensured qualification at Anfield.
And he has helped Liverpool turn into the strongest defence in the Premier League, conceding just ten goals in 21 matches this season. | 2019-04-23T17:54:59Z | https://talksport.com/football/470676/liverpool-goalkeeper-alisson-chelsea-history/ |
Manchester United winger Bebe is set to leave the club to join Portuguese giants Benfica on Friday. Find out everything you need to know about the January 2017 transfer window and when clubs can field.Louis van Gaal may have achieved his primary task of getting Manchester United back into the Champions League but he is well aware that another fourth placed finish.See all upcoming fixtures, dates and times for Manchester United at Goal.com.
Manchester United are currently second in the Premier. reports suggest United have agreed a deal with Benfica to sign a talented starlet in the form of Umaro.Today, Update - all Manchester United FC Latest Transfer News and Rumours.The Premier League season is only nine games young, yet Everton had no choice.The deal is expected to be announced today by Manchester United.
Howler x ESPN FC 18 hours ago Matt McGinn, Photos by Orlando Gili. Chelsea 1-0 Man United: Sublime Morata header secures win.Manchester United Die Hard Fans, Manchester, United Kingdom. 1.1M likes. NOTICE: This is not the official fan page of Manchester United. We ARE NOT.
English premier League giant Manchester United has once again increased their attacking options at the club after securing the signature.
USA TODAY columnist Kim Komando says some of these sites are like.
The dream scenario for many Chelsea fans this January would be to sign a really top striker.Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly wanted by a top European club.Chelsea may still dip into the market for a striker but news today suggests they are on the verge of doing the deal for a defender.
Manchester City agree Sane deal Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign the German winger Leroy Sane from.
The current deals of all four of the aforementioned stars are set to.The English Premier League transfers section will not only cover the purchases, but also free transfers and loan deals, displaying the player involved, his.
For Sale in Galway: Manchester United quilt cover. single bed. 15 euro each or both for 25 euro. very good condition labellrd as Manchester united gear. Chelsea hope signing two players will convince Antonio Conte to stay.David has 18 months left on his existing contract at Manchester United and he appears keen on moving back to his.Unofficial Manchester United FC Latest News, Manchester United FC Transfer News,.Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly spoke to Florentino Perez about Harry Kane after Spurs draw.
Jose Mourinho at Friends Arena, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, May 24.
Premier League giants Manchester United are ready to activate options in the contracts of.Real Madrid Transfer News: Paul Pogba To Manchester United A Done Deal.It was dubbed the battle of Cristiano Ronaldo vs Harry Kane, and the Tottenham.Paris Saint-Germain Star Man Reveals Alexis Sanchez Deal Is Done.
Shop for all of the best Manchester United Football Club apparel and gear at the Official Online USA Megastore of Manchester United Football Club.Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho may have had a plan to deal with Eden Hazard at Stamford Bridge -- as Eric Bailly was told to pay special attention to Chelsea.Sounds like there were plans of a mild clear-out at Palace today,.
The media are painting this as a done deal, but in reality United might not.
Romelu Lukaku given advice by Roberto Martinez to deal with Manchester United.
Angel Di Maria has agreed to transfer to Manchester United in a record breaking deal for.
Chelsea may still dip into the market for a striker but news today suggests they are.Chelsea fc really needs to get lethal strike, if they have to break the bank let them because so far mancity are the clear favourites to win this league.After drawing a blank against West Ham, in The Premier League this week, questions continue to be asked about whether Chelsea have the cutting edge to challenge Manchester City for the title. | 2019-04-22T12:18:25Z | http://katakumutiara.tk/jihy/man-united-done-deals-today-1524.php |
‘The Black Boy’ bus stops in Bricket Wood will be closed between 4 February 2019 and 25 April 2019 due to kerb and footway works.
All services will use Oakwood Road bus stops, located approximately 400m away, during the disruption. Apologies for any inconvenience. | 2019-04-23T07:59:29Z | https://www.greenline.co.uk/service-updates/bus-stop-closure-at-the-black-boy-bricket-wood/ |
Charlotte Ashby lectures in the history of art and design at Birkbeck, University of London, the Courtauld Institute of Art and Oxford University, UK. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that lies behind the label: a modernism made up of many different figures, impulses and visions. It places the individuals who have achieved international fame, such as Edvard Munch and Alvar Aalto in a wider context, and through a series of case studies, provides a rich analysis of the art, architecture and design history of the Nordic region, and of modernism as a concept and mode of practice.
Scandinavian Modern addresses the decades between 1890 and 1970 and presents an intertwined history of modernism across the region. Charlotte Ashby gives a rationale for her focus on those countries which share an interrelated history and colonial past, but also stresses influences from outside the region, such as the English Arts and Crafts movement and the impact of emergent American modernism. Her richly illustrated account guides the reader through key historical periods and cultural movements, with case studies illuminating key art works, buildings, designed products and exhibitions. | 2019-04-18T18:41:47Z | https://www.bloomsburydesignlibrary.com/encyclopedia?docid=b-9781474224345 |
Not content with being all over the big screen, little screen, or music scene, a lot of celebrities publish books. Many of them are writing the books, but a growing number are now publishing other writers' works. According to an excellent article in the Guardian Online, some high-profile celebrities include Sarah Jessica Parker, Lena Dunham, and Stormzy.
Of course, this trend is a boon to the big publishers because many of the celeb publishing companies are imprints of the big players, such as Penguin Random House. But how much those celebs are actually involved, and how knowledgable they are about publishing, is unknown. So what kind of books are they publishing? You might expect celebrities to go for popular fiction, but it seems that some of them are going for books with spine.
Providence, a thriller by novelist Caroline Kepnes.
The Clarity Cleanse: 12 Steps to Finding Renewed Energy, Spiritual Fulfillment, and Emotional Healing, by Habib Saedghi, D.O.
This celebrity trend is one I can get behind. Is it just a way for celebrities to raise their income and cachet? Of course. But the benefit to writers is potentially huge, too. If you're discovered by a celebrity who endorses your work and puts his or her name somewhere on the cover of your book, your work will almost certainly make waves. My only hope is that, in future, some of these imprints will come out of smaller, indie publishers so that this trend is not giving the big guns an even greater advantage.
When I am exploring a nonfiction book idea with a new client, one of the first things we discuss is the hook. What makes your book different from the hundreds of others that also deal with your topic? What can you do to grab the attention of the potential buyer? In all honesty, a lot of clients struggle in this conversation, and it goes back to the point I made about originality in an earlier post (Tony Robbins Doesn't Need Your Help): although you may not have a unique subject, you can be unique in how you address it.
A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a book with spine that struck me as truly different: Chapter One: You Have the Power to Change Stuff by Daniel Flynn (Thankyou Group, 2016). Flynn's business, thankyou., began by selling water to help alleviate the world's water crisis and now sells more than 55 products to support a campaign to end poverty. According to Flynn, he began his company with no business experience, only an awareness of global poverty and the simple question, "What if that were me?" Unlike many social enterprises, thankyou. gives 100 percent of its profit to its mission. Respect.
Flynn states that the purpose of Chapter One is to encourage readers to "Dream with us. Write with us. Change stuff with us." This book fits within the social entrepreneurship genre that will feature prominently in this blog (Walk a Mile in Blake Mycoskie's Shoes), but it takes a really interesting approach and has several "hooks" I've never seen before. If the company itself is half as innovative as the approach it took to this book, it could do amazing things for the world.
One. Unlike Mycoskie's book that was written when his business had become successful, Flynn's book is about his brand's beginnings ... hence the title, Chapter One. His idea is that he will write sequels (Chapter Two, Chapter Three, and so on, presumably), chronicling the fortunes of the company as it grows. It's a brave move, given the high failure rate of startups, but I like the idea that, over time, Flynn will create a complete business biography.
Three. The interior of the print edition is laid out horizontally. This is the most gimmicky aspect of Flynn's approach, which he spends some time justifying at the start of the book. Just as with the pay-whatever tactic, the purpose of the landscape layout is to challenge the reader to depart from the norm and think differently, however uncomfortable that may be. It's a great idea for the printed version, but readers of the ebook have to settle for imagining the reading experience that Flynn describes in the introduction.
Chapter One shows that you do not have to confine your "hook" to the content. There are other ways to differentiate a book from the crowded literary category you might be competing in. But beware: a hook can too easily become a gimmick if it's not done in the proper spirit. However, I believe Flynn gets away with the gimmicks because they fit squarely within thankyou.'s business model, which is founded in thinking outside the box, and I sincerely hope that the company is around long enough for us to find out what interesting ways Flynn can find to write Chapter Two and many more chapters thereafter.
At the start of 2018, I made it my resolution to read one fiction and nonfiction book per month for pleasure. Now, that may not sound many, but I probably read at least two other books per week as part of my day job, so it’s a realistic goal rather than an ideal one.
In February, I chose Start Something That Matters, by the founder of the TOMS shoe brand, Blake Mycoskie. It's been in publication for seven years now, but I only came across it recently and was curious. I was interested in it because social entrepreneurship is such a growth area, and since TOMS launched, other “one-for-one” initiatives have sprung up. Did TOMS invent that model? Perhaps not, but it is certainly the highest profile example, and as such, it has undoubtedly inspired other for-profit companies that give one of whatever they sell to someone in need, including Warby Parker (eye glasses) and Smile Squared (toothbrushes).
Having worked in the nonprofit sector for 15 years and seen the struggle organizations have in raising funds, I LOVE the “conscious capitalism” movement. Companies like TOMS would never replace the not-for-profit sector, which often plays such a critical political role, but social entrepreneurs are adding something valuable to the philanthropic landscape. I have high hopes that, one day, giving will lie at the heart of every successful business and that corporations that don’t follow suit will simply not survive.
Mycoskie’s book is a clear attempt to influence people of his generation and younger to follow his lead. He says, “I feel a deep responsibility to share everything we have learned at TOMS, so that as many others as possible can start something important.” It could have been a straightforward business biography, with some advice thrown in, but in keeping with his view of the world, Mycoskie explores a range of other inspiring stories of mission-driven people with a simple idea who are making a difference.
“Simple” is a key message of the book. You cannot save the world yourself, but you CAN solve one of its problems. It’s a powerful point. Mycoskie had a lightbulb moment in 2002 while on a trip to Argentina. He liked to wear the locally made alpargata shoe and thought they would have a market in the United States. But then he discovered that local children were walking barefoot to school, and he realized how much easier and more comfortable the kids’ lives would be if only they had shoes, which is something we all take for granted in the affluent West. In 2006, TOMS carried out its first “shoe drop” of 10,000 pairs in Argentina and the brand was truly born.
The book is a useful guide and giver of inspiration. However, it’s not the most riveting read. My principal criticism of the book is that the writing is somewhat sterile, and I don’t get a clear impression of Mycoskie. He had a cowriter, which may explain this absence of voice. This is an issue for people who have something to say but need a cowriter or ghostwriter to say it for them, and even the best ghostwriter in the world will still act as a filter (perhaps unconsciously) that sifts out some of the nuance of an individual’s voice. But in this case, I doubt “voice” was Mycoskie’s main concern. He set out to honor his responsibility to share the TOMS experience, not blow his own trumpet, and he achieved it. And, if you yearn to start something that matters, you should definitely add this book to your reading list. | 2019-04-25T08:44:36Z | https://www.ideal-type.com/blog/category/social-entrepreneurship |
Activate using the touch sensor on the mirror fascia to turn the LED's on and then touch again to turn the LED's off. The touch sensor illuminates blue with the LED's are switched on and red when they are switched off.
When it comes to illuminating your bathroom, you can choose the light that suits your mood with this gorgeous backlit mirror. Containing the latest LED lighting, you have the option to switch between warm white, which is perfect for a cold winter's day, and cool white, a great choice for chilling out in the bath. It comes complete with a touch sensor on and off switch for hands-free operation. For extra reassurance, this product is IP44 rated and comes with an extended guarantee. Please note this mirror is only suitable for hanging vertically.
How is this mirror powered?
Hi Alex, this is mains powered but can be operated using the on/off wireless sensor.
Does this mirror have a de-mister function? | 2019-04-20T06:51:14Z | https://victoriaplum.com/product/mode-lumina-back-lit-led-illuminated-mirror-700-x-500mm |
At CandyWarehouse.com, we look forward to the holiday season all year long. Our delicious candies are perfect for crafty projects and tasty recipes. Enjoy making fun holiday foods and crafts with family, friends, or in the classroom. We collected some of our favorite holiday crafts and recipes in one convenient place, so you can finish your holiday shopping and get to crafting in no time at all. Keep reading to learn more about all the fun and festive crafts you can make right at home! Many of these recipes can be used for parties. Whether decking the halls with candy canes or making spooky Halloween decorations, find inspiration with every click.
Looking for a quick and easy recipe you can make for the holidays this year? Look no further than marshmallow snowmen to make a great first impression. Gather 12 squares of chocolate chip cookie bar dough, Nestle Crunch Jingles, and pretzel checkerboard snaps or mini pretzels. You will also need 2/3 cup prepared white frosting, 24 large marshmallows, and pretzel sticks for arms. Prepare the cookies as directed and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for at least two minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Attach the chocolate Jingles to the pretzel snaps using your frosting. Make your snowmen by splitting the pretzel sticks to create arms on either side of each marshmallow. Spread a teaspoon of frosting onto the center of each cookie and top with your snowman base. Press down lightly. Using thin strips of red licorice twists and orange sugar candy beads, you can add the perfect pop of color to your marshmallow snowmen by decorating them with scarves and imitation carrot noses.
This classic Christmas treat can be enjoyed all year long. Using just a few ingredients, you can fill a tin with delicious peanut brittle that will make anyone smile this holiday season. Gather your unsalted butter, enough to cover the baking sheet, two cups of sugar, one and a half cups of salted peanuts, a pinch of salt, and enough vegetable oil to cover the spatula. Stir together the sugar, a half cup of water, and the salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over high heat, without stirring, until the sugar begins to melt. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has melted and the mixture turns golden. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the peanuts. Pour your peanut mixture onto a buttered baking sheet immediately, using an oiled spatula. Let the mixture cool completely before breaking your brittle into pieces to share or give as gifts. We offer one, five, and 30 pounds of raw peanuts for an affordable price!
Holiday crafts and recipes combine to provide the best of both the craft and culinary worlds. Pumpkin patch cupcakes are an adorable solution for Halloween parties or any kind of autumnal celebration. Gather a quarter cup of sour cream, a quarter cup of softened butter, two teaspoons of vanilla, half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon, half a teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg, five cups of powdered sugar, food coloring, Brach’s mellocreme candy pumpkins, and 12 of your favorite cupcakes. Mix the sour cream, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Tint your frosting with green and brown food colorings to imitate grass. Set your cupcakes on a wire rack and pipe the frosting to look like grass on the top of each cupcake. Place two or three candy pumpkins on each cupcake and pipe frosting to look like green stems sprouting from each pumpkin.
For quick and easy holiday decorations that you can do with the family, try out these holiday picture frames. All you need are a picture frame with the glass removed, some small ornaments, paint, ribbon, and some holiday stickers. Paint your picture frame a festive color, then using a hot glue gun, attach the ribbon to the top of the frame on two points as a hanger for on the wall. After that, using a new piece of ribbon, attach the ribbon to the inside of the frame, as well as to the top of the ornament using your hot glue gun. Add a couple of these to complete the look. Finally, add a festive message with holiday stickers. Once done, hang on the wall, and you have a fun, festive decoration made from scratch.
Holiday crafts and recipes are fun for the entire family. Remember to let loose and have fun while creating your own delicious recipes and crafts. You may just end up with a tradition that’s passed on from one generation to the next! | 2019-04-25T07:55:05Z | https://www.candywarehouse.com/blog/holiday-crafts-and-recipes/ |
We love a museum, whether it’s as grand as the Louvre, or as kitschy as the Spam Museum. We also like the word free, so we sniffed out a few opportunities to get in for free, including Smithsonian Magazine’s Free Museum Day! Sure, there are a few catches, but what better way to stretch your family’s travel budget?
Every September (generally on the third Saturday), Smithsonian Magazine sponsors Free Museum Day. You and your Plus One get into any participating museum for free! These aren’t just the big Smithsonian museums in Washington DC (many of which are free every day). The magazine has partnered with hundreds of museums across the country. To find participating museums near you, enter your zip code here. You can also search for a particular museum if you have a favorite, or a destination in mind.
By way of example, we searched around our home base in North Texas. The freebies include American Airlines’ incredible CR Smith Museum, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas Love Field, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (which we didn’t even know was here), and almost a dozen more.
Be sure to go online to get your free Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day tickets in advance of your visit. Then go and be free…to enjoy Free Museum Day!
If you’re a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholder, you may be able to take advantage of their free museum offer, Museums on Us.
This offer is limited to the cardholder (no Plus Ones), but is valid for the first full weekend of every month. Entry does not include special exhibition or ticketed shows, buy you are otherwise free to enjoy the museum, for free!
You can find participating museums here. The list is smaller than the Smithsonian Magazine’s offering. For example, there are only 13 participating locations in Texas. That said, they are remarkable museums.
Every summer – Memorial Day through Labor Day – the National Endowment for the Arts teams up with Blue Star Families to offer free admission for active military families at more than 2,000 museums nationwide.
The vast list includes art and history museums, children’s museums, and even some zoos and nature centers. You can find participating museums in this state-by-state listing. Our North Texas basecamp is surrounded by about two dozen participating locations, including the George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum.
We’d love to hear about any more free admission opportunities you might know about. Just leave the details for everyone in the comments. Thanks in advance! | 2019-04-24T09:04:54Z | http://travellatte.net/tag/travel-news/ |
Hold the red power button for a few seconds. Your robot’s light will turn off when the power is off. To save battery, a robot will shut itself off automatically after a few minutes of being disconnected. | 2019-04-25T13:58:22Z | https://kamigamirobots.com/ufaqs/how-do-i-turn-my-robot-off |
In the General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, the Board of the German Women for Mission presented to the Pope a petition, asking him to urge the bishops in Nigeria to also work against female “cutting” and so support the project the PHJC sisters have been planning for several months now. The Pope seemed to be interested in this problem and accepted the petition willingly. Among the women was also Sr. Christeta, who is the spiritual adviser of this group based in Koblenz.
The PHJC Congregation had the great joy of experiencing that Katharina Kasper, the Foundress of the Congregation, was canonized in Rome. Pope Francis presided at the canonization which also included Pope Paul VI., Oscar Romero and four other faithful. There were present in St. Peter’s Square about 2000 sisters, friends and associates from all the countries in which sisters work: Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, England, India, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya and Nigeria.
We are very happy to publish the fact that very soon, for the next academic year, PHJC sisters will open a nursery school in a medium sized town in Osun State, Ifon Ilobu, in Oshogbo diocese. The inhabitants of the town are sad that there is no good school in the town. It is a predominantly Muslim town, but the town fathers approached the Catholic bishop of Oshogbo to ask for a good school, and the bishop requested our sisters to go and do that. Two sisters will go there and start the school.
In the last twelve years, we accepted children several times who had been neglected, thrown out or starved. All of them developed well. They now have life, hope and a future. We show the beginnings and what the children are now. For more examples see the site about Mgbele.
three novices and one postulant were accepted into the formation community in Garam. We wish them all a fruitful growth into the congregation.
The first batch of 30 students graduated with good success. We only hope they all get good and safe jobs after working so hard for their graduation. See some of the work they did.
For January 18th, the sisters are expecting 40 new students. | 2019-04-23T09:05:45Z | https://phjc-nigeria.org/?page_id=129 |
Thursday: Is Amendment 2 the gateway to legalizing pot?
To hear the oppoinents tell it, Amendment 2 will not only usher in recreational use. It will erode the family-friendly culture that is Florida. Sodom and Gomorrah will have nothing on South Florida, the I-4 Corridor and the "Redneck Riviera all buzzed up on the high of legal cannabus.
Don't believe the hype, folks. Amendment 2 isn't quite the end of days. Knowing our leaders in the state Capitol like I do, there's no way the Sunshine State goes the route of Colorado. No way!
The Florida Legislature already approved the Charlotte's Web bill, in part to thwart efforts by the likes of Orlando attorney and uber Democrat John Morgan and his partner, Charlie Crist, from capitlalizing on a more expansive medical marijuana amendment to the state Constitution.Gov. Rick Scott signed that bill into law, but that didn't slow down enthusiasm for Amendment 2.
If it passes, and I still think it will, state lawmakers will rally to craft implementing legislation that will be restrictive enough to kill any buzz recreational users might think they'll get with the amendment. The new rules going forward will limit marijuana to medical use -- and don't be suprised if some rather obvious medical ailments get short shrifted under the new rules.
Sorry, folks. The Rocky Mountain High will remain in Colorado. No chance of it occurring here. | 2019-04-25T03:01:36Z | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/fl-xpm-2014-09-25-sfl-is-amendment-2-the-gateway-to-legalizing-pot-20140925-story.html |
DEBKAfile: The sanctions list targeted Larijani – not only because he is one of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s closest associates, but as a deterrent. The chief justice is responsible for determining the fate of the nearly 4,000 demonstrators detained in the anti-government protests in the new year, amid reports of abuses and even deaths. It is hoped in Washington that Larijani will consider the tough penalties he faces if he hands out harsh punishments to the protesters.
This entry was posted on January 13, 2018 at 6:23 PM and is filed under Iran - sanctions, Iranian chief justice Ayatollah Sadiq Larijani, Iranian protests. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. | 2019-04-19T05:09:55Z | https://warsclerotic.com/2018/01/13/iran-us-sanctions-against-ayatollah-larijani-crossed-red-lines/ |
Geekery and rock 'n' roll have long shared a special kinship, so it's a wonder that celebrations like what's scheduled to go down in Cupertino next week aren't more commonplace. Down in Silicon Valley, Homestead Lanes will ring in May the 4th with a special Star Wars Day show.
The night features a who’s-who of Bay Area geek rock, including Gnarboots, BLAMMOS!, Curious Quail, Cartoon Violence, and a few others. The Angel and Robot Show emcee.
The festivities start at 8pm. Costumes are absolutely encouraged. | 2019-04-26T13:07:40Z | http://thebaybridged.com/2013/04/22/south-bay-star-wars-night-features-blammos-cartoon-violence-gnarboots-and-more/ |
The Corsair MM600 Double-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat provides dual surfaces to adapt to your play style.
The second Corsair Gaming product we’ll review is a dual-sided mouse mat.
This mat, the Corsair MM600 Double-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat, features a sturdy aircraft-grade aluminum build, making it quite solid. On each of the four corners of the mat are rubberized grips, which keep the surface you have face down off of the table. These grips also prevent the mat from slipping during intense gaming sessions.
The mat’s two sides come in high-quality polymer surfaces that are engineered to support two different play experiences. One side features a heavy-texture finish to maximize your handling. The other side features a smooth, glide skin. Both sides feature microscopic variances in the build to grant a high degree of accuracy with laser gaming mice.
I tested the Corsair MM600 Double-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat in a variety of situations, from a desk to a couch, and even a couple of times in more private rooms. The table provided the best, most stable support for the mat, obviously, however I was surprised with the ease of utilizing it on a couch. As I tend to game quite a bit on a laptop, I had gotten used to utilizing the trackpad for mouse controls. With this mat, however, I no longer had to.
On the couch (and in the more private rooms), I simply had to prop one end of the mat on the laptop itself and the other end on the couch’s armrest. This provided a sturdy surface for the mouse I utilized and allowed me to play games with a bit more accuracy than I am used to in similar situations.
To be honest, I utilized the smooth side of the mat more than the rougher side, but I was pleased with the result. Utilizing this side gave me the speed I needed in games like League of Legends while still allowing me to quickly stop and adjust my path if things turned south.
The rough side did seem to provide a bit more control, but it just felt off to me. This could be because I am so used to smooth mouse surfaces (especially considering I have the habit of brushing my hand or a part of my arm against the surface as I move the mouse), so I’m not going to count off the score simply because it is personal preference.
Honestly, the only issue some may have is the sheer size of the mat. I had a bit of trouble finding room on the desk for it, and others, if they have similar sized surfaces, may encounter the same issue. | 2019-04-20T20:49:33Z | https://gotgame.com/2014/10/29/review-corsair-mm600-double-sided-gaming-mouse-mat/ |
Certifications take less time to earn than a traditional two or four-year degree. Earn your graduate certificate in Electronic Commerce Management and learn the skills essential to getting ahead in the business world. This specialized graduate certificate from DeVry University teaches students how to build or maintain a successful e-commerce business. Many companies operate through a Web presence, making it essential for students to learn Internet marketing strategies.
Whether youre looking for a promotion or want to advance your skill set, DeVry University can help get you there. Take only the courses required for your certification, and dont waste time learning general education requirements. Learn what you need to and move towards an exciting career with a graduate certificate in Electronic Commerce Management. | 2019-04-25T11:47:35Z | http://www.collegeonline.org/online-schools/devry-university/graduate-certificate-in-electronic-commerce-management.html |
Dillon-Peterson Essay Contest Deadline is November 30, 2018!
Time to sharpen up those pencils and put on your thinking caps! The deadline is fast approaching for the annual Gordon W. Dillon - Richard C. Peterson Memorial Essay Contest. Don't wait until the last minute. The contest is open to all persons except employees of the American Orchid Society and their immediate families. You do not need to be an AOS member.
The winner receives a cash prize and a certificate suitable for framing. The contest was established in 1985 by the AOS Northeast Judging Center to honor the memory of two former editors of the AOS Bulletin (now Orchids). Gordon Dillon served as editor from 1943 through 1968 and again from 1970 through 1973. Richard Peterson's name first appeared on the masthead of the AOS Bulletin in April 1971 as associate editor. In 1973, he was named editor and, upon Dillon's retirement in 1977, he became the executive director, retaining his position of editor through 1984.
The theme for 2018 is: Bells and Whistles: Ingenuity and the Orchid Grower.
Orchid growers are famous for devising ways to accommodate their charges on the windowsill, under lights and in the greenhouse. Maintaining tropical plants in a desert climate, cool-growing plants in a tropical climate or warm-growing plants in subarctic conditions all demand ingenuity that you can share with readers of the ORCHIDS magazine .
The winning entry (if any) will be published in the June 2019 issue of ORCHIDS at the discretion of the editor. The winner of the prize will receive a cash award supported by the dividends and interest on an endowment from the Northeast Judging Region.
The essay must be an original, unpublished article.
The contest is open to all persons except employees of the American Orchid Society and their immediate families.
Submissions must be no more than 5,000 words.
Manuscripts must be submitted in English and should be submitted electronically as MS Word or compatible word processor file.
Submissions will be judged without knowledge of the identity of the author. The decision of the judges is final. If no entries meet the expected criteria of excellence, the award will be withheld.
Artwork is not necessary for entering this competition.
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Imagine this – roads with little yellow taxis, battered buses, dilapidated cars, maniacs on motorbikes, tuk-tuks everywhere and men pulling rickshaws – all going in every direction all at the same time and honking their horns constantly!! That is the action on the streets of Kolkata – scarily fascinating! Miss Gill and I enjoy sitting in the front with ring side views.
So much colour – beautiful saris, fruits and vegetables on stalls along the roads .
Mongrel dogs lying everywhere sunbathing and chilling!
Desperate poverty on most streets – people with nothing trying to make something of their lives.
Went on the river Ganges today on a boat. We were heading for a temple which had 3 faiths – Christian, Hindu and Muslim. It was a lovely building that looked as though it had been made from clay. On the way I spotted a porpoise leaping about in the water – wow!
Really looking forward to meeting the children in Hastings school – we will send you photos tomorrow.
It was fab- followed the boat for quite a while. | 2019-04-26T04:36:02Z | https://missgillandmrsminkolkata.wordpress.com/2018/01/21/mrs-maynards-first-impressions/ |
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DAILY VIDEO: Google rumored to Be Planning Huawei-Built 7-Inch Tablet; Bing Update Asks Smarter Questions for Better Answers; Apple Reportedly Lets Go Dozens Working on Self-Driving Car Initiative; and there's more.
The U.S. Court of Appeals reverses a ruling ordering Microsoft to turn over emails sought by the DOJ that were stored on a company data center in Ireland.
DAILY VIDEO: Microsoft makes Power BI Embedded generally available; IBM joins Microsoft's Surface Enterprise Reseller Program; Oculus Rift preorders now filled, with new orders shipping in 2 to 4 days; and there's more. | 2019-04-20T20:39:54Z | http://labs.eweek.com/tag?tag=HP&page=3 |
PIDs’R’Us and if they’re you, too, please join us for the second PIDapalooza, in Girona, Spain on January 23-24, for a two-day celebration of persistent identifiers.
Hmm, Do Researchers Need to Care about PID Systems? Excellent question.
We’ll hear Stories from the PID Roadies: Scholix.
Nevermind the The Bollockschain and other PID Hallucinations.
An intriguing session on #ResInfoCitizenshipIs?.
There will be a plenary by Johanna McEntyre on As a biologist I want to reuse and remix data so that I can do my research.
And we’ll enjoy another plenary from Melissa Haendel (title to be confirmed).
With half the places already booked, now’s the time to register and plan your trip. We hope to see fellow festival-goers there for some PIDtastic party time (and actually some epic serious conversations).
Contact me via the steering committee at PIDapalooza@datacite.org with any questions, music requests, or backstage passes.
View the Crossref LIVE17 agenda.
INMA World Congress Web site now live: June 3-5 at Mead Center for American Theater in Washington D.C. | 2019-04-25T08:36:16Z | https://pubtechgator.bmj.com/2017/11/the-pidapalooza-lineup-is-out-come-rock-out-with-us-at-the-open-festival-of-persistent-identifiers/ |
So I decided on a blog about hearing aid technology that can and does enhance lives.
This http://www.nciua.org.uk/latest-new/ was brought to my attention several weeks ago. My first thought was FANTASTIC for those choosing cochlear implant but the more I thought about it and re-read it the more concerned I have become.
Of course this is really great news for those choosing cochlear implant, great that the criteria has changed making, I assume, application, assessment and presumably funding easier, however what about those of us using hearing aids, isn’t our access to the best available hearing aid technology as important?
I then read this: http://www.hearingreview.com/2019/01/better-hearing-better-living/ and felt compelled to have my say!
I have always advocated for those who wear hearing aids. Having worn them since I was 18 months old they have been my access to the world, to sounds that enabled me to access speech and oralism, also very importantly to access the sounds of danger when combined with visual clues.
My belief is being able to hear opens the door to a whole world of inclusion and independence, that said it isn’t easy. Learning speech takes years and lots of patience and commitment and it is exhausting.
All people born deaf have to learn to listen and understand sounds, not just profoundly and severely deaf but also those with mild and moderate hearing loss who do have similar challenges accessing sound. It is fair to say all deaf people have to work really hard just being themselves!
I have met profoundly deaf people doing well and mildly deaf people struggling. Level of deafness does not always demonstrate need, just some cope better than others. I have in my lifetime been bullied because I am “not deaf enough” the fact is I am deaf enough to need hearing aids, I hear only loud noises without my hearing aids and lipreading these days is out - deafblind is hugely challenging.
Since losing most of my sight I am almost totally reliant on hearing technology to access the world.
I am a hearing aid user, I do not require or want cochlear implants at this stage in my life I cope very well with state of the art smart hearing aid technology, technology that has enabled me to access so much more than I had ever imagined.
I work and have many contacts around the UK working for the NHS and the funding of hearing aids seems to be so complicated I have been unable to get the answers I’m looking for.
I am no expert on these things. I have tried to find out who funds what, it is all so incredibly complicated, NHS Trusts, NHS England, the list goes on, then there is the post code lottery which dictates who gets what hearing aids. Sadly many NHS Trusts have little or no experience of deafblindness and attempt to assume our needs! In short we miss out. It is a fact that the deafblind should be provided with two pairs of hearing aids and two pairs of glasses if appropriate, again this is a postcode lottery, but demonstrates the needs of those with dual sensory impairment do differ considerably. Surely in recognising this why do we not go further and offer the very best in hearing aids as smart hearing aids can and do to a degree compensate for visual impairment.
I rely on my hearing aids more than ever before, they are my link to people, to speech and to education and I don’t just mean school, I mean learning to be a part of society, away from silence and it’s isolation and in my opinion that is where so many problems can begin. The hearing aids currently provided by the NHS can only offer so much, having lost visual clues means they do not meet the needs of the deafblind.
Inappropriate hearing aids can lead to a lack of confidence, a vulnerability and often isolation and depression as blindness sets in.
Smart hearing aids have revolutionised access to sound, they are a real alternate to cochlear implant, they enable choice for those with all levels of deafness and whilst it could be said they are more expensive than the standard NHS hearing aids they are a fraction of the cost of cochlear implant and when considering what they provide for the deafblind they are priceless. I cannot put into words how enriched my access to sound has become. I now hear things I had never heard in my life, as a result I can do so much more. Not only that but my confidence is at an all time high, I can access the world around me.
Smart hearing aids have enabled me to use a telephone, they give me directional sound. They literally help compensate for my vision loss. Directional sound and enriched hearing means I can engage with people, I hear danger and I can live a pretty full life.
I’d really like to know why funding quality hearing aids is such a big issue, the ROI (return on Investment) like cochlear implants is clear, they provide inclusivity not just to sound but to our world.
Living with dual sensory impairment, deafblind is more than challenging and from my view point very frustrating as I know exactly what smart hearing aid technology is available and yet most are denied this because of cost.
In a paragraph at 24 years old I have experienced the evolution of hearing aids, from analogue to digital and now to smart hearing aids resulting in me being able to “Hear more, Do more and Be more” doesn’t everybody deserve that?
Usher Syndrome is the most common cause of congenital deaf blindness, that said according to recent research we are between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 20,000 so in the scheme of things rare.
Is the NHS listening? Usher Syndrome, when you no longer hear with your eyes!
We met a lovely lady from Northern Ireland at a Molly Watt Trust ‘In it Together’ event in Edinburgh in October 2015, she has been a hearing aid user since she was 4 years old and was managing very well.
At that particular event we were very fortunate to have a presentation from GN ReSound’s Graham Roberts who was able to share with us the many impressive hearing aids and products available from the supplier.
That presentation together with Molly’s in depth and ongoing testimony of her GN ReSound LiNX² and how they have enhanced and enabled her life led to an influx of enquiries about how and why these enabling smart aids are not available to those living with Usher Syndrome (deafblindness), particularly as they offer far more than most hearing aids provided by the NHS.
It is fair to say everybody at that event, particularly those using hearing aids where very interested in the enablement smart hearing aids can provide.
Molly coped with standard Phonak hearing aids provided by the NHS until she was 20 years old, however, from 14 years old when she became registered blind, deafblind she struggled and the reason for this in the main was because of her blindness.
For 6 years Molly insisted her hearing had deteriorated even though test after test showed her hearing, thankfully remained stable.
In actual fact what had happened was her ability to lipread, to use facial expression and body language had gone along with her sight, her ability to access sound and communicate had dwindled, demonstrating just how much the deaf rely on their eyes to hear. In other words she could no longer ‘fill in the gaps’ that her eyes had enabled.
It is a fact that the deaf hear with their eyes.
GN ReSound LiNX² provide a hearing experience those who have experienced really benefit from. They provide an incredible clarity of hearing, they enable directional sound meaning that whilst Molly is blind she can now turn towards a sound, something she could not do with her NHS provided Phonak hearing aids, she can also identify not just where sounds are coming from but most importantly she knows the sounds of danger - just imagine how important that is to safety for the deafblind.
These hearing aids have incredible bluetooth connectivity to iPhone and applewatch, also android devices giving the ability to many deafblind to access aurally things they could only dream of previously. Using a telephone as a telephone for the first time ever is most certainly a huge positive.
Not only can they be adjusted be independently adjusted but enable a very personal hearing experience and in so doing bring great confidence and independence.
Our friend from North Ireland was one of many desperate to have access to GN ReSound LiNX² and indeed has asked her NHS audiology department, their response was somewhat bizarre - an appointment with the Cochlear Implant Clinic!
Cochlear implant is amazing technology for the deaf, however, not only is it not for everybody it is also incredibly intrusive, expensive and most importantly not what the patient wants why not consider more enabling hearing aids which happen to be a fraction of the cost.
Figures suggest the cost of 1 cochlear implant would be close to the cost of 10 pairs of best quality smart hearing aids!
There are lots of people who have been hearing aid wearers a long time and like Molly have gotten on very well with them but now need more as Usher Syndrome/ blindness looms close.
GN ReSound have a variety of hearing aids including the ENZO2 for those with a profound hearing loss and whilst they are the creme de la creme of smart hearing aid technology their cost in comparison to cochlear implant is very reasonable.
Cochlear implant involves surgery, it is considered that deafblind people should have two implants to enable directional sound for safety and rightly so, directional hearing is a must for the deafblind, safety is imperative for all, whatever hearing aids worn.
Most get one implant at a time so often two surgeries after each substantial aftercare and rehab at huge cost.
I’m not saying this shouldn't be the case, of course it should where appropriate, however not every deafblind person wants such invasive surgery preferring an alternate option.
Patients should always have a say in their care as it tends to be them who are the real professionals and who will have done the research based on their condition.
I know there is a long and in depth assessment for cochlear implant and so there should be but surely every patient’s individual requirements should be considered?
My friend in Northern Ireland was told there is a 3 year waiting list is this acceptable? Why not consider best hearing aid options?
I would like to say our friend in Northern Ireland’s scenario is unique but sadly it is not! | 2019-04-26T13:58:09Z | http://www.molly-watt-trust.org/tags/SMART%20HEARING%20AIDS |
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Avid has ‘redesigned and reimagined’ Media Composer, relaunching it to appeal to future generations of editors.
At the company’s Avid Connect event, held in Las Vegas just before NAB 2019, Avid unveiled Media Composer 2019, which has been designed to try to keep both current and future users happy.
Avid describes Media Composer 2019 as providing “a new user experience”, with a customisable role-based user interface. The Avid bins have been redesigned and the software now features task-based workspaces, showing only the things the user might need for that task.
Media Composer 2019 can also handle 8K, 16K and HDR, and a new distributed processing add-on speeds up post by sharing media processing. “Tasks that previously took hours can now be done in minutes,” says Avid.
Media Composer 2019 will be available in late spring for all of its models and be available in different flavours, including Media Composer | First, Media Composer, Media Composer | Ultimate and Media Composer | Enterprise. | 2019-04-25T20:44:07Z | https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/avid-reveals-reimagined-media-composer-2019/5138384.article |
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This 7th floor apartment comprises a stylish open plan reception area with modern fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms, one with an en-suite, fitted wardrobes and a contemporary family bathroom. As well as benefitting from a private balcony with direct views of the River Thames, Residents will also have exclusive access to a 19th floor Skyline Club Lounge, a private screening room, a gymnasium with private training facilities, an indoor heated swimming pool and spa facilities.
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Never judge a book by its cover. Never judge a snack by its bag. This completely under dressed bag somehow jumped out at me while in route to checkout. I'm not sure what caught my eye, the fact that it said CRUNCHY or LENTILS. Either way the curls on the bag made my mind start to curl around what a hybrid lentil potato snack would taste like. It's like Lentil had a one night stand with Potato and BAM--> a new love child named Crunchy Curls arrived. When Crunchy Curl grows up it's Facebook would headline with this picture, and flaunt about the fact that 31 of these 'better than french fries' snacks come out to only 130 calories (4g Fiber, 3g Protein). It's profile would be open to everyone and every network headlining pictures on your news feed showing off its crunchy, mildly salty, filling, and great after taste (like a french fry). Realistically, I know nothing can compete with a french fry, not even an Oreo, BUT, Myspace still competes with Facebook, and Mytouch still competes with iPhone. POINT: if its competing its worth eating.
Call me skinny, but did you just get a facebook friend request from Crunchy Curls? Please don't hesitate to add.
Oh my gosh, I tried these on Saturday for the first time. They are soooo good. Just watch the portion control because I could not stop eating them.
These are wonderful! Satisfies my chip and/or fry craving is as much healthier.
I just bought these yesterday and they are almost ALL gone! I love them!
I am a health nut to the max and watch every morsel I put in my mouth. Thank you, Trader Joes, for this delicious alternative to chips. They are high in fiber so are extremely filling and have wonderful flavor. I buy 5 bags at a time and share with guests in my home. A big thumbs up! | 2019-04-20T07:00:14Z | http://www.mytraderjoeslist.com/2009/10/crunchy-curls-tasty-lentil-potato-snack.html |
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Information on the JISC programme including XCRI-CAP, Stage 1 and Stage 2.
Anticipated project outputs and outcomes.
Roles and contact details for the project team. | 2019-04-20T20:20:39Z | https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/aboutus/departmentsandservices/professionalservices/strategicprogrammesoffice/jisccoursedataproject.aspx |
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The film tells the story of a group of men planning and executing a jewel robbery. It was nominated for four Academy Awards. | 2019-04-18T20:44:33Z | https://worldhistoryproject.org/1950/5/23/the-asphalt-jungle-is-released |
Baby boomers grew up listening to the radio and watching TV just as their grandchildren are growing up with streaming and smart phones.
An interesting medium that has evolved is the podcast: a radio show, yet not on the radio. Downloaded and listen to anytime anywhere. Quite an advantage over traditional radio.
Sometimes, a group of podcasters form a collective to help promote and support their work. Radiotopia is an example of this type of collective.
Bones Music was the title of a recent podcast from Radiotopia’s Fugitive Waves (produced by the Kitchen Sisters).
…and I’m guessing you don’t recognize it. I didn’t either.
Here’s a YouTube video by a vinyl record collector who found out about these x-ray records and was able to purchase one. He shows several vinyl records before getting to the x-ray type at about 6 min 15 seconds on the video. | 2019-04-22T04:18:59Z | https://woodstockwhisperer.info/2016/01/16/ |
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AirtelTigo, the twin telecom company in Ghana has launched a campaign to award its customers in this “Month of Love”. The initiative, themed “Share the Love”, will reward AirtelTigo customers with several gifts. The grand prize is an “all-expense paid romantic getaway”.
The Director of Marketing Operations for AirtelTigo, Pius Owusu Tuffour, highlighted how to stand a chance to win the fully paid trip. He said customers would have to send a text message with the word “START” to the short code 4062. Charge of the text message 50 pesewas to enter a game of trivia and build-up points.
Tuffour clarified that only two customers with the highest points will be rewarded with free weekend trip. The trip is a full VIP treatment at the Maaha Beach Resort in the Western region. The winners will have the opportunity together with their partners.
The director added that the winners will be announced on February 10, 2019. That implies that if you haven’t started already you might want to jump in now. Winner will be notified by AirtelTigo authorized personnel.
The weekend trip is not the only giveaway in the “Share the Love” reward campaign. The company will give bonuses to customers who will purchase Unlimited Voice Bundles and Big Time Data Bundles for their loved ones.
Customers can do this by dialling *533# and *111# for Unlimited Voice Bundles and Big Time Data Bundles, respectively. Those that buy the most for their friends and family will stand the chance of winning great prizes. Such prizes include hampers and free movie tickets.
Pius Owusu Tuffour encourages all AirtelTigo customers to partake in this campaign.
Finally, Tuffour cautioned customers to be aware of the activities of scammers and imposters. AirtelTigo will not charge any fee before you are given your prize, in case you win any. | 2019-04-26T15:43:49Z | https://www.jbklutse.com/airteltigo-to-reward-customers-in-month-of-love/ |
Infused with raspberry flavor in each layer and drizzled with chocolate ganache, these delicate mini pavlova dessert is an effortless crowd-pleaser!
Warning, photo overload today. I couldn’t stop taking pictures of these gorgeous mini pavlovas! Can you blame me?
This delicate, meringue-based fluffy dessert is my all time favorite since 2013, when I first discovered it. And according to an Instagram photo, I was going to share these mini pavlovas about 10 months ago. Oops, I must have ate them before I was able to photograph them. 🙂 Not gonna lie, that totally happens around here.
As gorgeous as they are, it’s so easy and effortless to put them together. They are free form, and their beauty lies in imperfection!
My favorite part of making this dessert is beating the egg whites. No, for real, it’s so easy and the finished meringue batter is super gorgeous. Silky smooth, shiny and sooo fluffy! I just stare at it for a while, then play with my spatula making different shapes and forms, it’s such pleasure to play with it. Try it!
Make sure the egg whites are completely free of egg yolk. The tiniest drop of egg yolk can ruin the whole thing. Meringue doesn’t like fat! And egg yolk is just that, fat. Here is what I do. I set three bowls in front of me. One for egg yolks, one for collecting egg whites, and one for each new egg white. 🙂 I crack the egg over a bowl, catching the egg yolk in a half shell and letting the egg white slide into the bowl. I then transfer the egg yolk from one half shell to another to make sure all the egg whites are separated. Egg yolk goes to its own bowl, and egg whites go to theirs. Then I repeat with the remaining eggs. The idea is to separate the egg whites one at a times, so in case the egg yolk breaks and gets into the egg white, you will waste only one egg, not the entire batch.
The mixing bowl and the whisk need to be squeaky clean and absolutely free of fat. Some people suggest wiping the bowl and the whisk with vinegar, but I never had to do that. Just make sure they are clean, and you should be good.
The meringue base can be made a day in advance. However, it’s best to assemble the cake right before serving.
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Line 2 baking sheets a parchment paper.
In a large clean mixing bowl with whisk attachment, or using handheld electric mixer, beat the egg whites until frothy. Stir in cream of tartar and salt and continue to beat on medium high speed. Add sugar/cornstarch mixture one tablespoon at a time, while mixer is running on medium high speed. Increase the speed to high and continue to beat the egg whites until hard peaks form. The mixture will look smooth and shiny. Add raspberry and vanilla extracts and white distilled vinegar, and gently fold the mixture with a spatula.
Spoon the batter into 12 rounds on the parchment paper. (Quick tip! Take a little bit of meringue batter and smear under 4 corners of the parchment paper, so it doesn’t move.) Make a shallow well in the center of each round. You can form slightly smaller rounds and make 14-15 rounds, if desired.
Bake for 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and let it cool for at least an hour with oven door ajar. While cooling, the cakes will collapse and crack slightly. This is totally normal.
To make the whipped cream filling, beat the heavy cream on medium speed until it thickens. Add the jam, sugar and vanilla extract and continue to beat on medium speed until nice and thick. Keep a close eye on it. Don’t over-whip the cream, or you will start making butter.
To make the chocolate ganache, warm the heavy whipping cream and pour over the chocolate chips. Let it stand for a minute and then mix until chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is nice and smooth.
Right before serving, spread about 1.5 tablespoons of the whipped cream filling on each pavlova. Top with fresh raspberries and drizzle the chocolate ganache.
About how many inches diameter are the meringue rounds?
Hi, Judy. I’d say they’re about 3-3.5-inch rounds.
Hi, Robyn! Thanks for sharing that video. I’ve seen that trick before, but I’ve never tried it myself. This is a great reminder for to try it.
These look amazing! I’v always wanted to try pavlova!
Ah, you’ll love it. I hope you try it soon, Mandie. Thank you.
Another winning recipe! I’m certainly going to make these and serve them when my Mom comes over for dinner. Two weeks ago I made your delicious 3 item cheesecake and it was a hit! No doubt this one will be equally amazing!
Oh, you and your mom will love these! They are the best. 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed my soufflé cheesecake. Thanks, Charlene!
I absolutely love these! I’m not going to lie, I eat a lot of things before I have a chance to snap a picture, but it gives me a great excuse to just make them again!
Is that right, Nancy?! I’m glad I’m not alone. I hope you have a safe trip back.
Nice!~ Let me try this weekend.
And very useful for inputting the gr or ml for unit, Since I only know gr and ml don’t know cup. haha ~~!
Delicious! & maybe even too pretty to eat?! Nah!
Nah, I just dove right in! 🙂 Thanks, MaryBeth!
Shinee, these are gorgeous!!! I have yet to bake pavlovas. . I don’t know why!! I am scared but I have to bake these!! Are you feeling better? Hope so. . girl, these are beautiful!
Alice, you’ve got to make pavlova! It’s amazing and so easy! | 2019-04-22T06:29:00Z | https://www.sweetandsavorybyshinee.com/triple-raspberry-mini-pavlova/ |
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Hey y'all! Kaitlyn here! I have another guest post coming to you this week from the smart and social media savvy Stephanie Gilbert of Small Talk Social. Stephanie is an amazing resource when it comes to all things social media, and especially all things Instagram. I've been reading her blog (+ loving her free course) and improving my Instagram game lately, too! I hope you find this post useful + be sure to check out more ways to connect with Stephanie at the bottom of the post!
So I know we hear a lot about branding when it comes to our blogs and businesses, but what about on social media?
As a business, it’s so important for your brand to look, sound, and feel like your brand, everywhere it lives. Your brand doesn’t just end when folks exit your website or blog, it isn’t just your brand inside of your four-wall brick and mortar. Your brand is carried over into every tweet, every Facebook update, and everything you pin on Pinterest.
So how do you ensure you are communicating a clear brand message on every social media channel? How can you create the same brand experience with a status update or an Instagram?
Of course, the first thing you’ll want to do is make sure that your username is the same across every platform (if possible) and that you use the same profile photo. Although each platform allows a different character limit, you should also try to craft a similar bio across all channels. This creates consistency and allows people to easily recognize your brand.
Due to varying size specifications, each platform will require that you create a new banner image for every account. Though they will range slightly in size, you will want them to remain very similar visually. I actually wrote a post on a time-saving way to keep your social media images cohesive and created a helpful cheat sheet that you can download as well.
But, we get it, right? The logo, the tagline, the banners, they should all match. That’s pretty basic stuff.
However, that isn’t all there is to it. Branding on social media isn’t just about how your business looks, it’s also about what your business says and how it says it.
Let’s say you follow a food blog on Twitter that specializes in quick and easy vegan recipes for busy moms- a really nice and specific niche with a clear brand purpose. Most of the time they share recipes, fun facts about being vegan, and time saving tips for moms on the go. But what if one evening the account starts tweeting it’s choices for the best dressed at the Oscars… weird, right? And totally confusing.
Now, I’m not suggesting that this account never post anything except links to their recipes, that’s boring and blatantly self-promotional. What I am suggesting is that the blog keep their social media feed aligned with their mission and remember WHO they are serving at all times.
What could they have done? Perhaps a little research would have shown that one of the night’s nominees was actually a vegan AND a mom, (#score!!), so they could have spun the post in a way that stayed relevant to their followers. It’s completely possible to engage and join conversations in areas outside of your direct niche, as long as you can make it valuable to those that you set out to serve.
What you want to avoid is alienating those that opt in to engage with your brand by posting anything that is not properly aligned with it.
The same can be said for visual sharing on platforms like Instagram. Normally I would speak of the importance of branding your images by using the same brand colors and not straying from using 1-3 different photo filters. Building a visually cohesive feed is SUPER important.
But in this case, I wanted to focus more on the subject matter of the photo, and how seeming human on social media can sometimes get brands in trouble.
What you could do, however, is show a behind-the-scenes peek of a work function with some of your employees, champagne in hand, celebrating a profitable quarter. This gives your followers an inside look at how you like to have a good time on and off the clock. Do you see the difference here? While it’s great for your business to feel human on social media, it’s important to think about how each post will affect your followers as well and what it’s indirectly saying about your business. If you need other examples of what a business SHOULD post on Instagram, check out this post I wrote with ten examples of creative content that brands can share on their Instagram feeds.
So obviously there are a handful of things to think about when posting as a brand on social media in order to stay on brand. However, if you have a crystal clear vision about who your target audience is and how you will offer them value, what you actually communicate through text and images shouldn’t be too difficult to figure out.
Just remember that the purpose of using social media as a business is to engage with your audience and share valuable content and you should be good to go.
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Stephanie Gilbert is a freelance Social Media Coordinator who specializes in creating compelling visual content strategies for creative businesses, bloggers + entrepreneurs. She also runs a blog called Small Talk Social, in which she shares her favorite tips + best practices for creating visual content, as well as how to optimize your social media platforms to convert loyal followers into paying customers. Her #1 mission: To teach you how to create better content. | 2019-04-18T11:20:49Z | https://thecrownfox.com/blog/keep-it-on-brand-on-social-media |
Eggplant has a very fascinating colour, don’t you agree? The mysterious purple colour eggplants that sit together with the other vegetables which are red, yellow and green, the eggplants don’t really stand out. I really like looking at eggplants but I certainly don’t really enjoy eating it.
My grandmother used to cook eggplants but I am sorry to say that this is one dish of hers that I don’t like. Eggplants cooked with garlic, oyster sauce and shrimps. The slimy straight down your throat texture doesn’t really fascinate me. I only come to like eggplant when the eggplant is stuffed with fish paste and deep fried. Then I dip with chilli sauce and sweet sauce.
This stir fried eggplant is a Chinese dish. This dish lets you eat a few bowls of rice. The smell and the look is very salivating. The fragrance rushes into your nose when it arrives at your table and it will just make you hold up your bowl quickly, draw a scoop on top of the rice and sweep into your mouth. And then repeat the same step over and over again until you see nothing in your bowl and you see nothing in your plate. Total satisfaction. Beware, it is piping hot when first served!
The eggplants stir fried with minced meat, seasoned with pungent garlic, hot ginger, fragrant Chinese wine. All these banged together to make an explosive dish for the dinner table.
The original recipe asked for the eggplants to be fried but I really want to cut down on frying with a lot of oil plus eggplant is like a sponge that draws in a lot oil when fried. So, I baked the eggplant with just a tablespoon of oil.
Wash the eggplants and cut into half. Spray coarse salt on the eggplants. Wait for 10 minutes. Wash off the salt, squeeze the eggplant to drain off the water and pat dry with kitchen towels.
Cut the eggplants into strips (about 2 inches long and ½ inches width). Line a tray with baking sheet and put the eggplants in. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil. Bake the eggplants for about 15 minutes until the skin turns slight dark purple. Take the eggplants out and set aside.
In a wok or in my case, pan, heat up with high heat. Put in ½ tablespoon of oil.
Put in the ginger, onion and garlic to fry. Add in the chilli bean sauce and continue to fry. Add in the minced meat and fry until the meat turns white.
Add in the eggplants. Continue to fry for about 30 seconds. Add in the sugar, soy sauce and Shaoxing wine. Season with salt if needed.
Lastly add in the mixed corn starch water. Stir fry and mix well. | 2019-04-23T14:40:50Z | https://munchwithemily.com/2017/06/30/stir-fried-eggplant-with-minced-pork/ |
We’ve pulled together six pioneers of the forest community to have a conversation about innovation, challenges and the future of wood.
The Freres family have been stewards of Oregon’s forests for more than 90 years. We joined Kyle to explore how this family-owned lumber company is combining sustainable forest management with next-generation manufacturing to create the building materials of the future: Mass Timber. Take a tour of how mass timber is produced with Kyle.
Thomas Robinson, Founder and Principal of LEVER Architecture, is bringing mass timber construction into the mainstream and elevating lumber to an art form. As our cities grow, so do our challenges: pollution in our atmosphere, dependence on fossil fuels, non-recyclable waste, insufficient housing, and a growing disconnect with nature. To meet these challenges, architects like Thomas look beyond the glass, concrete and steel of today’s cities to the technologies of tomorrow.
Shabnam Sanaei is a bio-chemical engineer from Iran who traded oil and gas for renewable wood. Driven by her desire to improve the world around her and contribute to a more sustainable future, her work as a Biomaterials Specialist at Domtar is creating new materials and products that is redefining what’s possible with wood. See her story here.
Michael Goergen is focused on taking cellulosic nanotechnology from the lab to commercialization, and is bringing together partners in the public and private sectors to accelerate the development of innovative uses of renewable materials from forests. He’s got a great TEDx talk on using tiny bits of trees to save the forest.
Mike LaVecchia and Brian Schopfer at Grain Surfboards have been crafting one-of-a-kind wooden surfboards from sustainably managed Maine forests since 2005. With an emphasis on quality and sincere commitment to sustainable practices, each board is made one at a time, by hand, to create a product that has a soul and tells a story. | 2019-04-22T20:56:35Z | https://forestproud.org/2018/04/06/look-up-the-future-of-forests-anthem/ |
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Whatever we pay attention to reflects what we think is important. More importantly, when we are communicating or being with others, their perception of what we pay attention to then reinforces the respective behaviours.
We all have many choices to make in our lives, many of which seem inconsequential at the time but in hindsight are pretty significant. I notice that in many cases we experience significant, and sometimes debilitating emotions surrounding choices, which results in us getting stuck in indecision. If we focus on the past following a decision, we can be overwhelmed by guilt, resentment, regret, and sadness. On the other hand, if we focus on the future, we become anxious and fearful, which often results in us either procrastinating or coming up with reasons why we shouldn't make the decision.
Is Mental Well-being a Choice? What if it is?
Essentially, if we believe that mental health is our choice, then we can choose to perceive the world in a certain way. If we believe that mental health is a choice then we empower ourselves to improve our mental health. We give ourselves a chance to live the lives we want to live.
I have recently observed and heard a number of senior leaders (and senior OD and HR professionals) seeking only positive emotions in the workplace from their employees. Furthermore, these same organisations have a view that the experience of negative emotion is ‘bad’ and should be avoided. I am deeply concerned by this growing trend and share below not only the compelling evidence and research but also explain why negative emotions are necessary for success.
What is the most important skill to teach your child?
No doubt if you are reading this right now you are also a parent. Like me, you probably ask yourself how you could be better preparing your child for life.
As a parent of two beautiful girls I understand the desire to protect and nurture. I also know that every parent has the best intentions for the way they parent and provide the caring and nurturing environment that our children need. As a leader I also know that I have a similar genuine intention to develop my people and generate a high performing team.
How important are mistakes? This question has been playing through my mind over the last few weeks while working on a conference presentation on ‘Disruptive Thinking’ and the work with a number of our clients on cultivating a ‘Culture of Accountability’. In addition, as a father of two young girls I have been considering the role of mistakes in my daughter’s development and our response as parents to their mistakes. I believe we need to re-evaluate how we respond to mistakes, as both parents and leaders, and consider if we need to re-think how best to harness the power of a mistake. | 2019-04-21T10:08:17Z | http://tlcsolutions.com.au/blog/?category=2647 |
The decision sent tremors through the music industry: Both big players like Apple and Amazon and smaller rivals like SoundCloud and Tidal will be affected.
The news that music streaming giant Spotify has filed to go public in the first half of 2018 is reverberating through the music industry, leaving its rivals either terrified or under pressure to spend a lot more to compete. The move is a milestone given that Spotify is the first stand-alone streaming business to go public–even though it’s not preparing for a traditional IPO but is readying its stock to be publicly traded through a direct listing. Spotify’s filing also signals continued growth and confidence for the battered music business, which has only recently begun to see a resurgence in large part due to Spotify and other streaming companies.
But the decision to go public, a shot across the bow, leaves some clear winners and losers in the streaming space going forward, and it raises questions about Spotify’s strategy for the future–beyond paying back investors.
With over 140 million active users–60 million of which pay for a monthly subscription–Spotify has long been the dominant player in streaming, with Apple Music (30 million subscribers) and Amazon (16 million) distant rivals. Then there are the smaller, independent companies like SoundCloud, Tidal, and Deezer. Even with a recent $1.6 billon copyright lawsuit, and criticism that its financial losses are growing almost as quickly as its revenue, which hit $3.3 billion in 2016, Spotify remains the streaming service to beat.
As a public company, analysts predict that Spotify’s lead will only grow stronger and will put pressure on Apple and Amazon to dig into their deep war chests. As diversified conglomerates whose main revenue streams come from, respectively, hardware and e-commerce, Apple and Amazon have always had far more resources at their disposal than Spotify. But with a valuation of $20 billion, Spotify’s IPO “will bring them cash, so they can continue to compete meaningfully,” says Chris Carey, CEO of Media Insight Consulting. “That could be a real threat” to Apple and Amazon.
Carey and others predict that Spotify will use its new resources to continue to invest in companies that help it improve its relationship with users and their tastes through things like algorithmically determined playlists and suggested artists and tracks. In 2017, Spotify went on an acquisition spree, gobbling up companies like Soundtrap, an online music studio; and the TV recommendation platform MightyTV. And in 2014, Spotify bought the music discovery platform Echo Nest for $100 million.
And then there are the major record labels, which Spotify negotiated important deals with leading up to its IPO filing. Analysts say they’re both winners and losers. As investors, they’ll get a payday from the IPO. But if down the line Spotify decides to offer its own stock on the market, a bigger balance sheet will mean more negotiating power with the labels.
But according to Carey, the biggest winner of all is the music streaming industry as a whole. “In the big picture, this is about to be a significant influx of money into the music tech space, which has probably been under-invested in in the last couple of years because people had their fingers burned a couple of times. CloudMix was a very public flop–lots of money was spent for a product that never got off the ground. | 2019-04-22T20:13:55Z | https://www.fastcompany.com/40513435/spotify-files-for-ipo-heres-what-that-means-for-its-rivals |
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In very general terms, big data expertise means the ability to analyze vast amounts of information in order to make rough predictions about human behaviour and future trends. The purpose is to use these insights to make smarter strategic decisions, achieve efficiencies and develop products better suited to customers' needs.
So on the face of it, big data science is also going to prove immensely valuable to the insurance industry, whether in helping city authorities prepare more systematically for the increasing frequency of catastrophic flooding or in proposing viable solutions to financing our ageing societies.
Indeed, growing numbers of thought leaders in the risk management world urge that big data should play a far stronger role in the risk assessment process. For example, an article in the February 19 edition of the MIT Sloan Management Review quotes Professor Ron Kennet of Ljubljana University and Bill Pieroni, Chief Operating Officer of the insurance broker Marsh, as saying that the usage of big data can help risk managers identify, model and mitigate hugely disruptive, largely unexpected events, the so-called "black swans."
But data-driven analytics also has its potential dark side. For example, I am sure that its proponents are also keenly aware of the concerns the general public has over the usage of individuals' personal information for commercial ends, unease which has been amplified by the revelations surrounding the rampant data collection programmes run by the NSA.
Are Eifrink's observations on data privacy also valid for the insurance industry? I think so.
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Although seals have been used since ancient times with the triple and important function of identifying, validating and keeping something inviolable, a function still at play nowadays, care for their inventorying, preservation and study have not corresponded to what is desirable.
In Portugal there is no systematic survey which gives an account of the number of seals or their condition, or a survey that allows counting the losses incurred. A recent analysis of the seals prior to 1319 from the archives of the Cathedral Chapter of Coimbra stored at the National Archive of Torre do Tombo (ANTT) points to almost 50% of missing seals and only 25% of the remaining considered to be in good condition (MORUJÃO, 2010). Given that this is one of the largest Portuguese seal collections, such numbers are an alarming indicator of the urgent need to safeguard the sigillographic heritage still existing in our country.
Adding to this unfortunate situation is the fact that in Portugal, unlike what happened in other European countries, no systematic casts of seals have been carried out, nor any sigillographic catalogues have been made. The only large cataloguing attempt in existence is the known work of Luís Gonzaga de Lancastre e Távora, Marquês de Abrantes, O estudo da sigilografia medieval portuguesa (Lisbon, 1983). This study concerns only a part of the existing medieval seals of the National Archive of Torre do Tombo and a restricted number of seal impressions and matrices from other sources. The study also presents a varied number of errors and inaccuracies, and does not comply with the international inventorying and cataloguing criteria defined since 1990 by the Vocabulaire International de la Sigillographie (Rome, 1990).
The rebirth and renewal of the sigillographic science that occurred a few decades ago by the hand of Michel Pastoureau gave a new boost to the study of these “small monuments”. In recent years and in various countries, seals have been the theme of major exhibitions, of multidisciplinary scientific meetings and research projects. In Portugal, the interest in the subject has been growing over the past two decades. One cannot study or disseminate, however, what one does not know exists or where to be found. Contact with seals has led many researchers to verifying the urgency that needs to be put on preserving the national sigillographic heritage, its inventorying, cataloguing and dissemination.
It is within this framework that the project “SIGILLVM: Corpus of Portuguese Seals” appears and that this first wide stage emerges, dedicated to inventorying, cataloguing and digitalising the Portuguese medieval secular ecclesiastical sigillography. This is the first stage of a larger work plan – SIGILLVM PORTVGALIAE ® – which aims, in the medium term, to broaden the inventoried sigillographic world to the entire Portuguese seals up to the end of the Ancien Régime. | 2019-04-24T12:40:44Z | http://portugal-sigillvm.net/EN/project.html |
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WE have all thought a great deal of the courage of David in meeting giant Goliath, but probably we have not given him credit for his conduct in a previous contest. We have not sufficiently noticed that immediately before the encounter with the Philistine he fought a battle which cost him far more thought, prudence and patience. The battle of words in which he had to engage with his brothers and with King Saul was a more trying ordeal to him than going forth in the strength of the Lord to smite the uncircumcised boaster. Many a man meets with more trouble from his friends than from his enemies. And when he has learned to overcome the depressing influence of prudent friends he makes short work of the opposition of avowed adversaries.
Observe that David had first to contend with his own brothers. I hardly think Eliab was so much swayed by envy as has been supposed. I fancy that Eliab had too much contempt for his young brother to envy him. He thought it ridiculous that a youth so given to music and piety and gentle pursuits should dream of encountering a giant. He derided the idea of his being equal to such a task and only feared, lest in a moment of foolish enthusiasm, he might throw his life away in the mad enterprise. And therefore Eliab somewhat superciliously, but still somewhat in the spirit natural to an elder brother who feels himself a sort of guardian to the younger members of the house, chided him and told him that only pride and curiosity had brought him there at all and that he had better have remained with his sheep in the wilderness.
Such a youth, he thought, was more fit among lambs than among warriors, and more likely to be in his place beneath a tree with his shepherd’s pipe than in the midst of a battle. David met this charge in the very wisest way–he answered with a few soft words, and then turned away. He did not continue to argue, for in such a contest, to multiply words is to increase ill feelings and he who is silent first is the conqueror. Grandly did this young man restrain himself, though the provocation was very severe, and herein he won the honors of the man who restrains his spirit and greater than the soldier who takes a city. I admire David as he selects his five smooth stones from the brook, but I admire him quite as much when he so gently replies where others might have been angry–and then so wisely turns aside from a debate which could not have been to the profit of either party.
Next, he is brought before Saul and enters upon a contest with a king to whom he felt loyal respect, and with a soldier who had been a man of war from his youth up and had worked many famous deeds, one, therefore, to whom David looked up with not a little reverence. When king Saul said to him, “You are not able to fight with this Philistine, for you are but a youth and he a man of war from his youth,” it must have been somewhat difficult for the young hero to cope with the weighty judgment. And yet he did so, answering meekly, forcibly and in all respects well. Did you notice how David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him.” He did not say, “Let not your heart fail you”–he was too much of a courtier for that–he had too much delicacy of mind to insinuate that a royal heart could fear.
When he proceeded to argue with the king it was in the most polite and deferential manners. He begins, “Your servant kept his father’s sheep.” He calls himself a servant of the king and does not hesitate to admit that he is only a shepherd who had no flock of his own, but served under his father. There was nothing like assumption, but the very reverse. Yet while he used soft words, he brought forth hard arguments. He mentioned facts and these are always the best weapons against carnal reasoning. Saul said, “You are not able to meet this Philistine.” But David replied, “Your servant slew both the lion and the bear.” He placed facts against mere opinions and won the day.
He did not quote Scripture to the king, for I suppose he knew Saul too well for that, and felt that he had not Grace enough to be swayed by the promises and examples of Holy Writ. But he brought facts before him, knowing well how to give a reason for the hope that was in him with meekness and fear. His arguments quite overcame the opposition of Saul, which would have dampened the enthusiasm of many. And so Saul not only commissioned him to go and fight the Philistine, saying, “Go, and the Lord be with you,” but he actually clothed him in his royal armor, which was of no small value and which, of course, would have increased the honors of the Philistine champion had David fallen before him.
Some little faith in David was kindled in Saul’s bosom and he was willing to trust his armor in his hands. Thus it is clear that David fought the battles with Saul as admirably as he afterwards conducted his duel with the giant–and he deserves no small honor for it. No, rather unto God be honor who while He taught His servant’s hands to war, and his fingers to fight, also taught his tongue to utter right words by which he put to silence those who would have abashed him! What was the meat of David’s argument? What were the five smooth stones which he threw at the head of carnal reasoning?
That shall be the subject of this morning’s discourse. We will consider the way in which he argued down all doubts and fears and, by the Spirit of God, was nerved to go forth to deeds of sacred daring in the name of the Most High, for the same conquering arguments may, perhaps, serve our turn also. Three things are before us in the text, recollections, reasonings and results.
First, RECOLLECTIONS. “Your servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: and I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and smote him, and slew him. Your servant slew both the lion and the bear.” These were noteworthy facts which David had stored up in his memory. And he now mentions them, for they exactly answered his purpose. We ought not to be unmindful of the way by which the Lord our God has led us, for if we are, we shall lose much.
Some saints have very short memories. It has been well said that we write our benefits in dust and our injuries in marble! And it is equally true that we generally inscribe our afflictions upon brass, while the records of the deliverances of God are written in water. It ought not to be! If our memories were more tenacious of the merciful visitations of our God, our faith would often be strengthened in times of trial.
Now, what did David remember, for I want you to remember the same. He remembered, first, that whatever his present trial might be, he had been tried before–tried when he was but a young man peacefully employed in keeping his father’s flocks. A lion rushed upon his prey and he had to defend his sheep–that was no small trial for a young man–to have to meet a savage beast, strong, furious and probably ravenous with hunger. Yet the ordeal had not destroyed him and he felt sure that another of the same kind would not do so.
He had encountered that danger in the course of his duty, when he was in his proper place and engaged in his lawful calling. And he had thereby learned that the path of duty is not without its difficulties and perils. He was keeping his flock as he ought to be and yet a lion attacked him. And so you and I have met with trials which did not arise from sin, but, on the other hand, came to us because we conscientiously did the right thing and would not yield to temptation. We must not think that we are out of the right road when we meet with difficulties, for we must expect, through much tribulation, to inherit the kingdom of God. Severe afflictions and afflictions arising out of holy walking are not new things to us! Let us now remember our old encounters.
He remembered, too, that he had been tried frequently. He had not only been attacked by a lion, but also by a bear. He had been tried in different ways, for lions and bears do not fight exactly in the same manner, neither are they to be met with precisely the same tactics. David remembered that his trials had been of different sorts and that in each case the battle had been hard. It was no small matter to fight hand to hand with a lion, and no child’s play to rush single-handed upon a bear. We, also, in looking back, remember sharp encounters with foes of many kinds which were terrible battles to us at the time.
Brothers and Sisters, some of us who have been for years in the ways of the Lord can tell of shrewd brushes with the enemy. We can speak of wounds and ugly tears of which we wear the scars to this day. Many have been our adversaries, and furious–yet we have been upheld till now by Jesus, the Captain of our salvation! Why, then, should we fear concerning the present fiery trial, as though some strange thing had happened to us? Is it a Philistine this time? Well, it was a lion before, and a bear on another occasion–it is only a little change of the same constant trial of our faith–therefore let us not shrink from the conflict.
Next, David remembered that he had risked all in the prosecution of his duty. He was set to take care of the sheep and the lambs and he did so. A lion had dared to leap into the fold and seize a lamb, and without a single thought of anything but the lamb and his own duty, the young shepherd rushed upon the monster with all the ardor of youth! And smiting him with his crook compelled him to drop his prey. He had put his own life in jeopardy for the poor defenseless lamb. Can you not remember, my Christian Brothers and Sisters, when you, also, took no thought as to what you should lose if you followed Christ and cared not if it cost you your very life? With earnest honesty you desired to learn what you ought to do and you did it, regardless of the cost.
You defied Reproach, slander, misrepresentation and unkindness, so long as you could but clear your conscience and honor your Lord. O blessed recklessness! Do you remember those early days when you could cheerfully have gone to prison and to death for Christ’s sake? For Scriptural doctrines and ordinances you would willingly have suffered martyrdom! Perhaps some of you have, on more than one occasion, actually risked everything for the sake of integrity and for the honor of the Lord Jesus Christ, even as others have defied the utmost power of Satan and the most virulent hatred of men for the sake of the Lord God of Hosts. You have felt that you could sooner die than deny the Truth of God and sooner perish from off the face of the earth than to turn from the trust which the Lord had committed to you.
Look back upon your brave days, my Brothers and Sisters, not that you may be proud of what you did, but that you may be ashamed if you are afraid to do the same today! Blush if what you could do as a babe in Grace should appear too difficult for you in riper years! These remembrances have precious uses–they will lead us to bless God and humble ourselves in His Presence.
Next David remembered that he had on that occasion gone alone to the fray. The antagonist was a lion! A dozen men might have found themselves too few for the fight and David remembered that in that contest he was quite alone–he had not called in other shepherds to the rescue, but armed only with his crook, he had belabored the lion till the monster found it convenient to leave his prey and turn upon the young shepherd. David was ready for him, seized him by his beard, dashed his head upon the rocks and did not relinquish his grasp till the king of beasts lay dead at his feet. It was a grand incident, even had it stood alone, but a bear had supplied an equally memorable trophy.
Some of us may well recall hours in our past lives when we were all alone and, as we went forth to serve the Lord Jesus, our enterprise was regarded as Utopian and spoken of as sure to end in failure. Many a good man has gone forth for Christ’s sake even worse than alone, for those who should have aided have done their best to criticize and prophesy disaster. But men whom God ordains to honor have shut their ears to critics and pushed on till they have reached success. And then everybody has said, “We always thought so,” and not a few have even claimed to have been ardent admirers all along!
Look back at that courageous hour, and now that you are surrounded by a goodly company of friends, think whether you have as simple a trust in God, now, as you manifested then. If you judge that you have, prove by your actions that you can still dare to go forward under difficulties, unshackled by dependence on an arm of flesh. The discipline of desertion ought not to have been lost upon you–you ought to be all the stronger for having been compelled to walk alone. The friendship of your fellows has been a loss rather than a gain if you cannot now wage single-handed battle as you did in former times. Have you now become slavishly dependent on an arm of flesh? If so, chide yourself by the memories of braver days! David also remembered that on that occasion, when he smote the lion and the bear, he had nothing visible to relyupon, but simply trusted his God. He had in his hand no sharp weapon of iron with which to smite the wild beast to the heart. Careless as to weapons, he thought only of his God and rushed on the foe. He was as yet a young man, his muscles were not set and strong, neither did he seem fit for such a venturous deed! But his God was almighty and, reliant upon the Omnipotence of God, he thought nothing of his youth, but flung himself into the fray. What more in the way of help did he need, since God was with him? Oh, Brothers and Sisters, there were times, with some of us, when we commenced our work when our sole reliance was the unseen Lord!
But can it be true that now we have begun to coolly calculate means and to rely upon methods and plans, whereas once we looked to God, alone? Do we now trust in this friend and rely on that, and distrust the Lord if friends are few? Shame upon us if we do, for this is to leave the way of victory for the path of defeat, to come down from the heroic track to the common highway of carnal reasoning and so to fall into care, fretfulness, weakness and dishonor! Happy is the man who trusts in the Lord, alone, by unstaggering faith! He shall go from strength to strength, but he who chooses to walk by sight shall utterly decay.
David remembered, also, that the tactics which he adopted on that occasion were natural, artless and vigorous. All that he did was just smite the lion and the bear with his staff, or whatever came first to hand, and then to fight as nature and the occasion suggested. He did what his courage prompted, without waiting to consult a committee of lion-slayers and bear-trappers. His whole art was faith! This was his science and his skill. He consulted not with flesh and blood. He followed no precedents, imitated no noted hunters and encumbered himself with no rules. He did his best as his faith in God directed him. He threw his whole soul into the conflict and fought vigorously, for his faith did not make him sit still and expect the lion to die in a fit, or the bear to become insensible.
He seemed to say to himself, “Now, David, if anything is to be done, you must be all here and every muscle you have must be put to the strain. You have a lion to fight with, therefore stir up your strength and while you rely upon God, alone, take care to play the man this day for your father’s flock.” Courage supplied coolness. And energy, backed up by confidence, won the day. Do you remember, my Brother, when in your own way you did the same? You were reliant upon God but not idle. You put your whole force of soul and energy into your Master’s service, as if it all rested on you and yet, you depended wholly on Him and you succeeded! How is it with you now? Do you now take things easily? Do you wonder that you do not succeed? If you are growing cold and careless. If you are getting sleepy and dull, rebuke your soul and use your past experience as a whip with which to flog yourself into energy! Let it never be said that he who woke himself up to fight a lion now falls asleep in the presence of a Philistine!
David remembered that by confidence in God his energetic fighting gained the victory–the lion was killed and the bear was killed, too. And cannot you remember, Brothers and Sisters, what victories God gave you? When you were little in Israel and despised, yet His hand was upon you! And when few would bid you God speed, yet the Jehovah of Hosts encouraged your heart! And when you were feeble and but a youth, the Lord Jesus helped you to do exploits for Him in your own way. Remember this, and be of good courage this morning in the conflict which now lies before you. David talked of his former deeds somewhat reluctantly. I do not know that he had ever spoken of them before. He did so on this occasion with the sole motive of glorifying God and that he might be allowed to repeat them.
He ravished for permission from Saul to confront the Philistine champion and bring yet greater glory to God! Brethren, whenever you talk of what God enabled you to do, mind you lay the stress upon God’s enabling, and not upon your own doings. And when you rehearse the story of your early days, let it not be as a reason why you should now be exonerated from service and be allowed to retire upon your laurels, but as an argument why you should now be allowed the most arduous and dangerous post in the battle! Let the past be a stepping stone to something higher–an incentive to nobler enterprise.
On, on you soldiers of the Cross! In God’s name eclipse your former selves! As Grace enabled you to pile the carcass of the bear upon the corpse of the lion, so now resolve that the Philistine shall increase the heap and his head shall crown the whole, to the honor and glory of the God of Israel! So much for remembrances. I pity the man who has none of them and I pity, yet more, the man who, having them, is now afraid to risk all for his Lord!
II. Now for REASONING. David used an argument in which no flaw can be found. He said, “The case of this Philistine is a parallel one to that of the lion. If I act in the same manner, by faith in God, with this giant as I did with the lion, God is the same and, therefore, the result will be the same.” That seems to me to be very good reasoning and I bid you adopt it. Such-and-such was my past difficulty and my present trouble is of the same order. In that past trial I rested upon God and acted in a right way–and He delivered me. Therefore, if I trust in God, still, and do as before, He is the same as ever–and I shall triumph again!
Let us now consider the case and we shall see that it really was parallel. There was the flock, defenseless. Here is Israel, God’s flock, defenseless, too, with no one to take up its cause. In all the camp there was not one single man who dared take up the giant challenge. David was a shepherd and, therefore, as a shepherd, bound to defend his flock. And in the present instance he remembered, I doubt not, that Samuel had anointed him to be king over Israel and he felt that some of the responsibility of the anointing rested upon him even then. And if no other man would play the shepherd, the anointed son of Jesse must do it!
And so it looked to him like a parallel case–Israel the flock and he the shepherd who must defend it. He was alone that day when he smote the lion and so he was this day when he was to confront his enormous foe. Of course it was one of the conditions of a duel that the Israelite champion should go forth, alone, and besides that, there was no one in all the camp who was likely to wish to accompany him upon such an errand. So, now that he was all alone, the case was the more truly parallel! As for that Philistine, he felt that in him he had an antagonist of the old sort. It was brute force before. It was brute force now.
It might take the shape of a lion or a bear or a Philistine, but David considered that it was only so much flesh and bone and muscle–so much brag or roar, tooth or spear. He considered the Philistine to be only a wild animal of another shape because he was not in Covenant with God, and dared to put himself in opposition to the Most High! My Brothers and Sisters, a man who has God for a friend is higher than an angel, but a man who is God’s enemy is no better than a beast! Reckon him so and your fears of him will vanish! Goliath was mighty, but so was the lion. He was cunning, but so was the bear. The case was only a repetition of the former combat.
Just as you and I say, sometimes, “Ah, what I did was done when I was a young man, I cannot do the same now. That trouble which I bore so patiently, by God’s Grace, was in other times. But this affliction has come upon me when I am less able to endure it, for I have not the elasticity of spirit which once I had, nor the vigor I formerly possessed.” When we want to escape from some arduous work, we do it by trying to show that we are not under the same obligations as in former days. We know in our conscience that if we did great things when we were young we ought to do greater things now that we are older, wiser, more experienced and more trained in war–but we try to argue our conscience into silence.
If the Lord helped us to bear with patience, or to labor with zeal after all the experience we have had, that patience and zeal should now be easier to us than before. Alas, we do not argue so, but to our shame we excuse ourselves and live ingloriously. I know a man who, today, says, “Yes. What we did in years gone by, we did in our heroic age, but we are not so enthusiastic now.” And why not? We are so apt to magnify our former selves and think of our early deeds as of something to be wondered at but not to be attempted now! We are fools for they were little enough in all conscience and ought to be outdone!
Oh, dear Brothers and Sisters, this resting on our oars will not do! We are drifting down with the tide. David did not say, “I slew a lion and a bear so I have had my turn at such bouts. Let somebody else go and fight that Philistine!” Yet we have heard people say, “When I was a young man I taught in the Sunday school. I used to go out preaching in the villages and so on.” Oh, Brother, and why not do it now? I think you ought to be doing more instead of less! As God gives you more knowledge, more experience and more Grace, surely your labors for Him ought to be more abundant than they used to be, but, alas, you do not look on it as a parallel case, and so make excuses for yourself.
She points out the difference, though the trouble is virtually the same! Would it not be far better if she pleaded the same promise and believed in the Lord as she did before? One man will say, “Ah, yes, I did, on such an occasion, run all risks for God. But, you see, there is a difference here.” I know there is, my dear Brother, there is a little difference and if you fix your eyes on that, you will drill yourself into unbelief! But difference or no difference, where duty calls or if you should be called to bear such an affliction as never befell mortal man, before, yet remember God’s arm is not shortened that He cannot deliver His servants! You have but to commit yourself to Him and out of the sevenfold adversity you shall come forth a sevenfold conqueror!
We are very apt, too, to look back upon the past and say, “I know that there are some grand things the Lord did for me and my venture for His sake turned out well, but I do not know what I should have done if a happy circumstance had not occurred to help me just in the nick of time.” We dare to attribute our deliverance to some very “happy accident”! It is very base of us to do so, for it was the Lord who helped us from first to last–the happy occurrence was a mere second cause! And cannot God give us another “happy accident,” if necessary, in this present trouble? “Alas,” our unbelief says, “there was a circumstance in that case which really did alter it, and I cannot expect anything like that to occur now.” Oh, how wrong this is of us! How we lose the force of that blessed reasoning from parallels which might have supplied us with courage! God grant we may break loose from this net!
Possibly our coward heart suggests “Perhaps, after all, this deed of courage may not be quite my calling and I had better not attempt it.” David might have said, “I am a shepherd and I can fight with lions, but I was never trained to war, and therefore I had better let this Philistine alone.” He might, also, have discovered that he was better adapted for protecting sheep than for becoming the champion of a nation. We must guard against the use of this plausible pretext, for pretext it is. Brethren, if we have achieved success by the power of God, let us not dote upon some supposed adaptation, but stand prepared to be used of the Lord in any other way which He may choose!
Adaptation is unknown till the event proves it–and our Lord is a far better judge of that than we are! If you see before you a work by means of which you can glorify God and bless the Church, do not hesitate, but enter upon it in reliance upon your God! Do not stand stuttering and stammering and talking about qualifications and so on, but what your hand finds to do, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus who has bought you with His blood! Prove your qualifications by bringing Goliath’s head back with you and no further questions will be asked by anyone–or by yourself!
So, too, sometimes we frame an excuse out of the opinions of others. We are apt to feel that we really must consider what other people say. Our good brother Eliab may be a little crusty in temper, but still, he is a man of a good deal of prudence and experience. And he tells us to be quiet and let these things alone and, perhaps, we had better do so. And there is Saul. Well, he is a man of great acquaintance with such matters! He judges that we had better decline the task and, therefore, upon the whole we had better exhibit that prudence which is the better part of valor and not rush upon certain danger and probable destruction.
This seeking advice and following cowardly counsel is all too common! We know that some strenuous effort is needed and it is in our power, but we desire ease and, therefore, we employ other men to weave excuses for us. It would be more honest to say outright that we do not want to do any more. Were we more full of love to Jesus, this unworthy device would be scorned by us and in sacred manliness of mind we would scorn the counsel which tends to cowardice. Others cannot bear our responsibility–we must, each one, give an account of himself to God–why, then, yield to the judgement of men?
Oh, Brothers and Sisters, fling this folly to the winds! Obey the dictates of the Holy Spirit and close your ears to the advice of unbelief! Men or women consecrated to God, if the Lord impels you to do anything for Him, do not ask me, do not ask my fellow Church officers, but go and do it! If God has helped you in the past, draw a parallel and argue from it that He will help you in the present. Go, and the Lord go with you! Do not fall prey to that wicked unbelief which would rob you of your strength!
III. The last thing is RESULTS. The results were, first, that David felt he would, as he did before, rely upon God alone. Come to the same resolution, Brothers and Sisters! God, alone is the source of power! He alone can render real aid! Let us then rest in Him, even if no other help appears. Is not the Lord, alone, enough? That arm which you cannot see will never be palsied. Its sinews will never crack, but all the arms of mortals upon which you so much love to lean must, one day, turn to dust in the tomb. And while they live, they are but weakness itself. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord Jehovah there is everlasting strength. David had found wisdom’s self when he said, “My soul waits only upon God, for my expectation is from Him.” David resolved, again, to run all risks once more, as he had done before. As he had ventured himself against the lion,so would he put his life in His hands and engage the Philistine. Come wounds and maiming! Come piercing spear or cutting sword! Come death, itself! Amid the taunts and exultations of his giant foe, he would still dare everything for Israel’s sake and for God’s sake! Soldiers of the Cross, if you feel that you can do this, be not slow to put it into practice! Throw yourselves wholly into the Lord’s service! Consecrate yourselves and your substance to the grand end of glorifying Christ, fighting against error and plucking souls from destruction!
David’s next step was to put himself into the same condition as on former occasions, by divesting himself of everything that hampered him. He had fought the lion with nature’s weapons and so would he meet the Philistine. Off went that glittering royal helmet which, no doubt, made his head ache with its weight! Off went the cumbersome armor in which he found it very hard to move! In such a metallic prison he did not feel like David a bit and, therefore, he put all aside and wore only his shepherd’s frock! As for that magnificent sword which he had just strapped by his side, he felt that it would be more ornament than use–and so he laid it aside with the rest of the trappings. He put on his pouch and took nothing with him but his sling and stones.
This was the old style and he did well to keep to it, for the Lord saves not with sword and spear! We are all too apt to get into a fine harness and tie ourselves up with rules and methods. The art of getting rid of all baggage is a noble one, but few have learned it. Look at our Churches! Look at the Church at large–is there not enough red tape about to strangle a nation? Have we not committees enough to sink a ship with their weight? As for patrons, presidents, vicepresidents and secretaries, had not Christianity been Divine it could not have lived under the load of these personages who sit on her bosom! The roundabouts are worrying straightforward action out of the world. We are organized into strait waistcoats! The vessel of the Church has such an awful lot of top-hamper that I wonder how she can be navigated at all! And if a tempest were to come on she would have to cut herself free from nearly all of it.
When shall we get at the work? If there should ever come a day when Brothers will go forth preaching the Gospel, simply resting in faith upon the Lord alone, I, for one, expect to see grand results! But at present, Saul’s armor is everywhere! When we get rid of formality in preaching, we shall see great results! But the Churches are locked up in irons which they call armor. Why, dear me, if we are to have a special service, one Brother must have it conducted in the Moody method and another can only have Sankey hymns! Who, then, are we that we must follow others? Do not talk to us about innovations and all that–away with your rubbish!
Let us serve God with all our hearts and preach Jesus Christ to sinners with our whole souls–the mode is of no consequence! To preach down priestcraft and error, and do it in the simplest possible manner–by preaching up Christ–is the way of wisdom! We must preach, not after the manner of doctors of divinity, but after the manner of those unlearned and ignorant men in the olden time who had been with Jesus and learned of Him! Brothers, some of you have too much armor on! Take it off! Be simple, be natural, be artless, be plain-spoken, be trustful in the living God and you will succeed! Less of the artificer’s brass and more of Heaven-anointed manhood is needed! More sanctified naturalness and less of studied artificialness! O Lord, send us this, for Christ’s sake. Amen.
The ultimate result was that the young champion came back with Goliath’s head in his hand! And equally sure triumphs await every one of you if you rely on the Lord and act in simple earnestness. If for Christ, my Sister, you will go forward in His work, resting upon Him, you shall see souls converted by your instrumentality. If, my Brother, you will but venture everything for Christ’s glory and depend, alone, on Him, what men call fanaticism shall be considered by God to be only sacred consecration and He will send you the reward which He always gives to a full, thorough, simple, unselfish faith in Himself.
If the result of my preaching this sermon should be to stir up half a dozen workers to some venturesome zeal for God, I shall greatly rejoice. I remember when I commenced this work in London, God being with me, I said if He would only give me half a dozen good men and women, a work would be done, but that if I had half a dozen thousand sleepy people nothing would be accomplished. At this time I am always afraid of our falling into a lethargic condition. This Church numbers nearly 5,000 members, but if you are only 5,000 cowards, the battle will bring no glory to God! If we have one David among us, that one hero will do wonders! But think what an army would be if all the soldiers were Davids–it would be an ill case with the Philistines, then!
Oh that we were all Davids! That the weakest among us were as David and David, himself, were better than he is, and became like an angel of the Lord! God’s Holy Spirit is equal to the doing of this and why should He not do it? Let us call to Him for help and that help will come! I must just say this word to some here present who lament that there is nothing in this sermon for them. Unconverted persons, you cannot draw any argument from your past experience, for you have none of a right kind. But you may draw comfort, and I pray you do, from another view of this story.
Jesus Christ, the true David, has plucked some of us like lambs from between the jaws of the devil. Many of us were carried captive by sin. Transgression had so encompassed us about that we were unable to escape. But our great Lord delivered us! Sinner, why can He not deliver you? If you cannot fight the lion of the pit, HE can! Do you ask me, What are you to do? Well, call for His help as loudly as you can. If you are like a lamb, bleat to Him, and the bleating of the lamb will attract the shepherd’s ear. Cry mightily unto the Lord for salvation and trust, alone, in the Lord Jesus! He will save you! If you were between the jaws of Hell, yet, if you believed in Him, He would surely pluck you out of destruction. God grant you may find it so, for Christ’s sake. Amen. PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON–1 Samuel 17:23-51.HYMNS FROM “OUR OWN HYMN BOOK”–73, 674, 681. | 2019-04-22T12:21:44Z | https://www.thekingdomcollective.com/spurgeon/sermon/1253/ |
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In an interesting new trend in Thailand, young men are choosing to dress themselves as Mexican gangsters. Their clothes (or lack thereof), hairstyles, and tattoos are all inspired by criminal gangs in Mexico and the US. They have even formed their own gangs – Balcony Pain, Fratez, and D Sixty, to name a few. But of course, copying dressing style won’t really make criminals out of decent men. None of these young copycats actually appreciate the brutal violence associated with real-life Latino gangs, they are just really big fans of the gangs’ fashion style and brotherhood mentality.
More than anything else, these men appreciate the ‘clean and simple’ gangster aesthetic because it suits the Thai weather very well. You’d actually be surprised to know that most of them hold nine to five jobs as teachers, policemen and bureaucrats. Some are family men who ask their wives’ permission before getting inked. Needless to say, they don’t fight, shoot each other or deal in drugs. They’re more like this large brotherhood of style-conscious men who bond well over their passion for gangster lifestyle and clothes. | 2019-04-19T15:26:14Z | https://www.odditycentral.com/tag/gangs |
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This week in Cork: Joan Shelley, Dott, Patrick Freeman and more.
A certain talented trio i.e. Louisville songstress Joan Shelley, Pennsylvanian folkie Vikesh Kapoor and local tale-spinner John Blek take the annual The Certain Three tour to Coughlan's on Sunday evening for the most melodic edition of the long-running series to date.
Saturday is all about Limerick doom-rock Iron Mountain who mesh their uilleann pipes and guitars in The Crane Lane Theatre early that evening. | 2019-04-18T15:10:54Z | http://www.thegmanworld.com/2015/02/weekly-cork-gig-guide-24th-february-2nd.html |
The UP Institute of Creative Writing (ICW) is now accepting submissions for the 9th issue of Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature.
The Philippines' leading literary peer-reviewed journal, the Likhaan Journal is published annually with funding from the Office of the Chancellor of UP Diliman. It features the best of new and unpublished Philippine writing in English and Filipino. Submissions to the journal undergo a strict pre-screening and blind refereeing process by both the editors and a panel of referees composed of eminent writers and critics from within and outside UP.
Literary and personal essays, including memoirs, profiles, etc., subject to the same length limitations as short stories (see above).
2. All submissions must be original and previously unpublished.
3. All submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter (including the author’s contact information) and a biographical sketch of no more than one or two short paragraphs.
4. Submissions may be e-mailed to likhaan.journal9@gmail.com, or posted to The Editors, Likhaan Journal, UP Institute of Creative Writing, Rizal Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101.
5. For submissions sent via e-mail, please use the following subject line and filename format: [Language], [Genre], [Title], [Author’s Last Name]. For example: English, Fiction, “The Life,” Aquino. The attachment should either be a .DOC, .DOCX or .RTF file.
6. All submissions should be received (whether by e-mail or post) no later than April 10, 2015.
7. All submissions will undergo a strict pre-screening and blind refereeing process by the editors, and a panel of referees composed of eminent writers and critics from within and outside the University of the Philippines.
8. Writers whose work will be accepted for publication will receive a substantial cash payment and a copy of the published journal.
9. The editors reserve the right to edit any and all materials accepted for publication.
10. The editors may also solicit or commission special, non-refereed articles for publication outside of the aforementioned genres and categories to enhance the editorial content and balance of the journal.
Previous issues of the Likhaan Journal are available for download as PDF file. Please direct any and all inquiries to likhaan.journal9@gmail.com. | 2019-04-25T03:00:42Z | https://www.vintersections.com/2015/01/call-for-submission-likhaan-journal.html |
LISA DAVIS serves as a high level counselor to The American Association of Retired People's (AARP) Chief Communications Officer and its Executive Team (AARP's governing body). Prior to her appointment as Senior Advisor, she served as AARP's Director of Public Relations where she led the development and implementation of communications strategies for the nation's leading organization of people aged 50+, its for-profit subsidiary and charitable foundation. In October 2003, PR Week named Ms. Davis to their "In-House A-List," PR Week's designation of the top 20 In-house communicators. In November 2003, PR Week with public relations expert Harold Burson named her one of the "15 Leading Lights" in the industry. During her years at the American Bar Association she handled communications on the U.S. Supreme Court nomination and hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas, the Rodney King riots and perestroika, the opening of the Soviet Union. At AARP she led communications for a CEO change, establishment of a for-profit subsidiary and redirection of AARP's charitable foundation as well as implementation of the ground-breaking law providing prescription drug coverage for seniors and Social Security reform. Prior to AARP, Davis served as National Deputy Press Secretary for the Clinton/Gore '96 Re-election campaign. Davis was also Press Secretary for the Democratic Leadership Council and its think tank, the Progressive Policy Institute, where she was responsible for all media activities. In earlier positions, Davis was the Staff Director of Communications and Professional/Public Services for the American Bar Association, Director of Communications and Membership Services for the National Bar Association, and worked in several capacities on the staff of former U.S. Congressman Alan Wheat. | 2019-04-20T11:20:33Z | https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/lisa-davis |
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The goals of the project were to widen embankments and fortify drainage structures throughout the 8-mile expansion in conjunction with the Union Pacific’s construction of the third main line track. The third main line provided service to the station in Lafox with 300 parking spaces for commuters, a warming house structure and tunnel under the tracks to the new center platform.
An 8 mile triple-track expansion of the Union Pacific West Line from Peck Road to Route 47 provided a third main line track to service a new commuter station and platform in Lafox, Illinois as well as a new commuter platform and layover facility in Elburn, IL.
Many unique obstacles presented themselves throughout the project including; transplanting of native prairie grasses with specialized equipment; relocating an historic grain elevator from the railroad right-of-way to a new safer foundation built from materials salvaged from the original stone footings. | 2019-04-22T00:12:08Z | http://www.rbic.com/projects/metra-elburn/ |
Soldiers in Charlie Battery line up in formation at the armory in Waynesboro Tuesday to prepare for training at Fort Stewart. Charlie Battery is headed back to the Middle East.
The men in Georgia Army National Guard Battery C 1st Battalion 214th Field Artillery, which is based in Waynesboro, expect to be deployed in February, mobilizing for Operation Enduring Freedom. They’ll likely be in Afghanistan by early April, according to 1st Sgt. Brandon Cook.
The soldiers left for Fort Stewart this morning (Wednesday) for the first of many extended training periods to prepare for their mission.
Most of the 67 soldiers are from across Georgia, while a few others are from out of state, according to Avery Sosebee, NCO in charge of training.
Among them are two local young men, Sgt. Andy Salemi and Sgt. Juan Casarez.
Like nearly all of their fellow soldiers in Charlie Battery, Casarez and Salemi are taking time away from their civilian roles to serve. Only four of them are fulltime with the Army.
For Sgt. Casarez, a 2010 graduate from Burke County High School and former place kicker for the Bears, this will be his first deployment since enlisting right after graduation.
He’ll take time away from working for his father’s business, Johnny C’s Home Fix Up, and his studies in the nuclear engineering technology program at Augusta Technical College.
Though there’s a mixture of nerves and excitement about the upcoming mission, Sgt. Casarez said he feels like he’ll be prepared given the training they’ll undergo in the months ahead.
Sgt. Salemi, who spends his days stateside working for Pondersoa Trading Company in Burke County, has been in the Guard for almost eight years and returned fromAfghanistan just two years ago. He said this is his chance to help some of the younger members of the battalion through their first deployments.
According to SSG Gary Roane, this is the first time all four units in the battalion have been deployed since 2003. Charlie Battery was last sent overseas in 2007, when they spent nine months in Iraq. | 2019-04-25T02:28:28Z | http://www.thetruecitizen.com/news/2012-10-24/Front_Page/Charlie_Battery_to_be_deployed.html |
Scott Dixon is just not going to indulge. He’s just going to keep winning. At age 37, 18 years into a Verizon IndyCar Series career that shifts chapters but not expectations, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver used a victory at the DXC Technology 600 on Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway – his 43rd all time in Indy cars – to move up the career wins list alone behind only A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti.
After winning one of two races last week at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, having won a championship as recently as 2015 and now leading the Verizon IndyCar Series standings after nine rounds of 17, Dixon remains – understandably, given his self-effacing nature and team perspective – focused on right now.
And the now is as promising as much of the career in which he has won four championships (tied for second all-time) and an Indianapolis 500 as the renowned late-season closer. Appropriately on Saturday night, Dixon led the last 119 of 248 laps at Texas to jump from third place in the standings and grasp the lead by 23 points. As hopefuls like rookie Robert Wickens and Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power waxed, waned and eventually wrecked out behind him, Dixon was the constant, leading from Lap 130 until the checkers on the 1.44-mile oval.
It continued a marked statistical turnabout for a driver who had not won this season before Detroit, but had showed promise all along.
“We won two races and led a bunch of laps (in the past week). That's a positive,” Dixon said. “I think we had great speed at the start of the year. I was disappointed with how it went down at St. Pete, how it went down at Long Beach.
Dixon, who beat second-place Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud by 4.2943 seconds on Saturday, had moved into a tie for third place with Michael Andretti on the all-time wins list by winning at Detroit on June 2. He won for the third time at Texas on Saturday, also moving into a tie with Michael Andretti for third-most all-time podium finishes with 100.
Alexander Rossi, one of Michael Andretti’s drivers now, finished third.
“Rossi seemed to go pretty hard at the start of the race, which we really didn't have much interest in doing,” Dixon said. “We kind of wanted to see how the tire situation was going to be. We wanted to see how bad other cars were going to go off, get to the end of the pit window.
Defending series champion and pole sitter Josef Newgarden led the first 59 laps before making his first pit stop. Wickens, a newcomer for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, emerged as a threat for a first Indy car win thereafter. Wickens led 31 laps before surrendering the front on a pit cycle and his bid came undone on Lap 173.
Wickens, racing with the confidence of a veteran and the abandon of a driver who had never suffered the consequences of a mistake on a high-speed oval like Texas Motor Speedway, was involved in a crash with oval specialist Ed Carpenter. Attempting to tuck inside Carpenter heading into Turn 3, the two touched and were sent spinning into the SAFER Barrier. Wickens, a DTM touring car veteran who has raced beyond his rookie label and vied for a win before a late collision with Alexander Rossi in the season opener at St. Petersburg, finished 19th.
For his part, Carpenter shouldered the blame.
“I knew Robbie was coming,” the team owner/driver said. “I thought I could close the door, but it was a big mistake on my part. He was a lead-lap car.
Two-time and defending Texas winner Will Power never led, but stalked inside the top five for much of the race until colliding with rookie Zachary Claman De Melo as he tried to ply a narrow gap near the wall on Lap 205. The rookie, making what he called an “amazing run” run in the high line, was pinched high by Power, who said he never heard a warning from his spotter while speaking with his race strategist.
“I got a great run on the outside in clean air,” Claman De Melo said. “I probably would have passed Power as well.
Power, winner of the Indianapolis 500 two weeks ago, finished 18th in the race and fell from first to third in the championship, 36 points behind Dixon.
Pagenaud, in the aptly named No. 22 DXC Technology Team Penske Chevrolet for the race, earned his first podium of the season in holding off Rossi in a frenetic battle for second place over the final 30 laps.
“A much better finish here than Detroit, that's for sure,” said Pagenaud, who climbed to eighth in the standings. “It's never over anyways. We saw that last year. Newgarden really started his momentum mid-season, went on and won the championship. I did the same (in 2016), really. I started really doing a good job in Toronto.
The Verizon IndyCar Series takes a much-deserved weekend off before returning to action with the KOHLER Grand Prix from June 22-24 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race airs live at 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday, June 24 on NBCSN and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network. | 2019-04-19T09:11:03Z | https://www.indycar.com/News/2018/06/06-09-Texas-race-recap-final |
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Today is publication day for Lord Of The Dead by Richard Rippon, and I have a guest post from him for you all to read! First though, here’s the all-important bookish information you need to know!
On the 3rd November 2017, a thrilling new voice in contemporary British crime-fiction will emerge.
A woman’s body has been found on the moors of Northumberland, brutally murdered and grotesquely dismembered. Northumbria police enlist the help of unconventional university psychologist Jon Atherton, a decision complicated by his personal history with lead investigator Detective Sergeant Kate Prejean.
Lord Of The Dead is a gripping, electrifying piece of modern noir fiction.
Before I started writing it, I had some ideas of the things I wanted to achieve with my novel. I wanted it to be firmly set in the North East, but I didn’t want it to feel small-town. I wanted to create a pacy thriller, but have an interesting and unique premise. I wanted it to have a gritty noir feel, but have almost cinematic moments, which would make the most of the Northumberland setting. Most importantly, I wanted the characters, and particularly my protagonist, to be as realistic – but as different and engaging – as possible.
I hit upon the idea of creating a younger version of my Uncle Jim, a retired accountant who happens to have a razor-sharp intellect, a great sense of humour and a wicked turn of phrase, which I thought would work well on the page. He also happens to be affected by cerebral palsy.
Although I initially planned to simply transplant parts of his personality into an able-bodied person, it didn’t feel right to airbrush his disability away, to just cherry-pick certain aspects of his personality for the convenience of the book. Disabled people are still woefully under-represented on TV and in literature. For example, around 5% of TV characters have a disability, compared to 16% in the UK. When they are represented, they’re rarely given substantial storylines. I wanted my character to be front and centre – the lead, the hero – not the quirky sidekick behind the scenes.
And so, Jon Atherton was born. While I wanted to include his disability, I didn’t want this to be the sole focus, I wanted it to be more incidental. Yes, it’s part of him, but just one part. I went on to add some significant embellishments, until Jon stopped being a version of Jim, and took a life of his own.
Of course the fictional Jon’s disability is something that has shaped him in part. He has memories of being bullied, and a complicated relationship with his parents that stems from this, but it isn’t his defining characteristic. He’s a bit of a lad – a sexual being, with a fondness for female company – and has an interesting psychological makeup, which makes him well-suited to hunt down killers. He’s also not without his flaws. He’s witty, but sometimes his sarcasm can be hurtful and inappropriate. He’s been unfaithful to a wife who is still suffering from post-partum depression, and their relationship is still in recovery.
Atherton having CP presented a few practical problems. He probably couldn’t be the cop I first envisaged. Instead, he’d be a university professor who specialises in serial killers. There’d be no chase scenes, or sliding over car bonnets in the pursuit of criminals. Instead, his input would be rely on his intellect, aided by a female partner, and police team who’d step in when things got physical.
Another problem was that I didn’t know enough about the day-to-day implications of living with cerebral palsy. I felt like a bit of a charlatan. What right did I have to write with any kind of authenticity about what it would be like to have a lifelong condition such as CP? I turned to Twitter for help, and found someone who helped me better understand how CP feels, and the frustrations that can come with it.
In the end, I think my decision to introduce Jon Atherton was the right one. I’ll never be the best-qualified to write with absolute authority about life with CP, but I can at least try to contribute a believable and compelling hero who happens to live with a disability.
Many thanks to Richard Rippon for this great post, and to Nathan O’Hagan of Obliterati Press!
An interesting post. I’m a big fan of Northumberland and fascinated by psychology so will be checking this one Out!
Check out this guest post from author Richard Rippon as he discusses why his main character has cerebral palsy as featured on the Bibliophile Book Club blog. | 2019-04-18T20:31:28Z | https://bibliophilebookclub.com/2017/11/03/guest-post-why-my-main-character-has-cerebral-palsy-by-richard-rippon/ |
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Ian has started so far in 111 TT races, taking 10 wins and a further 19 podium places.
Ian is the team manager for the BlackHorse Kawasaki team and competes in their colours.
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His first rostrum place finish at the TT came in 1984 when he finished second to Dave Roper in the 500 Historic Race. Many thanks to Richard Radcliffe for that snippet of information.
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Born and raised in Venezuela from Haitian and Venezuelan parents, Laurent-Perrault recently completed her PhD in History at New York University. Her dissertation, “Black Honor, Intellectual Marronage, and the Law in Venezuela, 1760-1809,” explores Afro-descendants’ intellectual contributions to the political debates, during the dawn of the Age of Revolutions. Ms. Perrault has a Licenciatura degree in Biology, from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Ms. Laurent-Perrault has been the recipient of several scholarships and fellowships, including Ford Dissertation and a Margaret Brown Fellowship. She has lived and traveled throughout Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ms. Laurent-Perrault is the founder of the Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium that takes place at Taller Puertorriqueño, in Philadelphia. Its main objective is to educate a general audience about the experiences and contributions of the African Diaspora, with an emphasis in Latin America and the Caribbean. This event also seeks to further develop better communication and collaboration between Latin American/Latino and African-American communities. Taller will hosts its twentieth Schomburg Symposium in February 2016. Ms. Laurent-Perrault is also the co-founder of ENCUENTRO, an initiative that seeks to promote a global Afro-Diasporic dialogue.
I have been a member of ASWAD since 2007 when I began my PhD at NYU’s History Department (African Diaspora Program). Then, after being part of Afro-Latin American movements and debates, I questioned the nuances and root causes of the racialized structures that continues to prevail in Latin America and the Latino communities in the USA. ASWAD membership and the opportunities to present at its Bi-Annual conferences since 2009 offered me outstanding opportunities to present my ideas, establish a network with scholars, and engage in intellectual debates that nurtured my learning process. I feel growth after every ASWAD conference. Likewise I have seen ASWAD grow up; I admire the fact that the organization continues seeking new boundaries and challenges as situations unfold and remind us that things have not changed as much as we wished.
I believe, now that ASWAD is well established, time has come to expand and strengthen its relationship with the world of activism and grassroots organizations. I have shared this idea first with Michael Gomez and later with Kim Butler, whom I proposed as the Keynote speaker at the Academic Section of the 3rd World Summit of Africans and African Diaspora Leaders (Cali – Colombia, September 2013). I also proposed that ASWAD considers hosting one of its Bi-Annual Conferences in Lima-Peru, with CEDET (Centro de Desarrollo Étnico) as the local host organization. Its director has expressed interest in hosting the conference and has the capacity to do so. I think these alliances will create new learning opportunities and possibilities for more growth and collaboration, as we all try to un-silence and render visible the experiences and legacies of the African Diaspora. I look forward to sharing my experience, expertise, and creativity with ASWAD. | 2019-04-23T21:06:34Z | http://aswadiaspora.org/evelyne-laurent-perrault/ |
Would you like to get more enjoyment from your stay in Nice? Are you curious about the events that shaped the character of this intriguing city by the sea?
Yes? Then this book is for you.
• Meet Nice's unlikely heroine.
• Follow the city's path to becoming French.
• Find out why Queen Victoria travelled with a donkey.
This book is not a guide to Nice in the traditional sense. It doesn’t map out tour routes or recommend restaurants. There are many other books that do that. It does recount stories about the people and events from Nice’s past that have helped to form the city’s character. These stories are meant to be entertaining as well as informative and to help you better understand this lovely city.
The book is divided into four parts: Before France, Trail of Tourism, Disaster and Dastardly Deeds, and Taste of Tradition. In each part, you’ll find an overview or comment on the subject, followed by several related short stories. Most stories have “What to See” and “Fun Facts” sections at the end with additional information. | 2019-04-21T09:06:26Z | https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/723234 |
Heading into nature for a night under the stars or in a tent? For this week’s Spanish tip of the week, we’ve put together some phrases to use while camping, so you can practice Spanish with your little one! Enjoy nature and your wonderful families! Happy summer!
Me gusta pasear por las montañas………………………..I love walking in the mountains.
Me gusta nadar en el lago…………………………………….I love swimming in the lake.
Hagamos una fogata…………………………………………….Let’s make a bonfire.
Es muy divertido dormir en la carpa………………………..It’s very fun to sleep in a tent.
Me gusta el sonido de los árboles…………………………..I like the sound of the trees.
Me gusta pescar cuando estoy acampando…………….I like fishing when I’m camping.
Las estrellas brillan más en el bosque……………………The stars are brighter at the woods. | 2019-04-21T02:28:19Z | http://mybilingualpreschool.com/spanish-tip-of-the-week-camping-in-the-woods/ |
Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia, Syria and Morocco and Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. He is currently an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University and is a contributing Worldfocus blogger.
Mankind has engaged in violent extremism since Biblical times. Cain became the world’s first terrorist by slaying his brother Abel. Voltaire pessimistically characterized human history as nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
The Bush administration with its Manichean world view exploited a fearful populace to execute its agenda of “full spectrum dominance” and preemptive war. It invaded two countries — Afghanistan and Iraq — and openly threatened military action against a third: Iran. In the desire to exact retribution, the motivations driving such terrorist attacks were largely ignored. The lives lost and financial resources squandered have been enormous.
More than 8 years have elapsed since the 9/11 atrocity, but it is a moot point if the U.S. is any safer today. That no further attacks on the U,.S. mainland have taken place, suggests that the revamped security structure despite its flaws, is keeping American citizens safe.
What should be clearly understood is that there is no foolproof security system that can prevent committed terrorists from carrying out violent acts against the citizens of another country.
For years, Armenian terrorists were killing Turkish citizens as revenge for the alleged genocide perpetrated by Ottoman Turks on its Armenian subjects during World War I. Israelis and Palestinians have been killing each other since the founding of Israel in 1948. Kashmiris and Indians are doing the same in Indian-administered Kashmir. The list goes on.
Terrorism is propaganda by deed, since terrorism is theater. Al-Qaeda succeeds every time it plants fear and uncertainty in our hearts and minds. We should get over being overly obsessed about our security. Our despondency comes close to pusillanimity, which runs against the America tradition of courage and fortitude.
Capturing or killing bin Laden and his deputy al-Zawahiri should remain a U.S. objective, but without the media hype. Because by doing this, we are in a sense helping to resurrect them for their dwindling band of followers. The less heed we pay them publicly, the more quickly they will fade away into obscurity.
In concentrating on bin Laden and al-Zawahiri, we may be focusing on the symptoms rather than the disease. Let us be clear: if one or both of them are eliminated tomorrow, al-Qaeda, which has become a transnational enterprise, will not fold. It is not even known how much influence these two fugitives continue to exercise on al-Qaeda’s global reach.
Violent extremism is like a chronic disease. It cannot be eradicated but its effects can be considerably mitigated by a combination of soft power and hard power, with soft power being the predominant element in the mix. The U.S. and the West should focus on winning hearts and minds of the people in whose midst violent extremists operate.
Once we empower these people by making them stakeholders in peaceful economic development, violent extremists will be marginalized. Right now the U.S. seems to be relying much more on hard power in Afghanistan and Iraq. Such an approach — far from being crowned with success — is likely to put the U.S. on the slippery path to ultimate failure.
Is it not nice to see all of the Indidels in America complain about America. It is called the Freedom of the Press. Since all who live in America are consider Infidels by bin Laden all shall meet the same fate. Swine Flu was a poor test, the next will not be. I wonder how many Mulism will be left in the great Satan land. Any Muslim that has taken the Swine Flu vaccine has put part of a swine into themselves. They have accepted Satan in their hearts. They have embrace the devil. If you happen to live in California it is a State that any good decent Muslim would avoid at all cost.
I do love those who rant and rave, the Infidels who give out their beliefs just to be seen by fellow goat herders.
Simple we need to do like the old days. Round all terriost up or people with connection to terror ties and even of middle eastern decent until we take out ALL terriorst in the region. That way innocent civilans will not be kia. There are pros and cons. The Pros are that it will save lives! The cons is that it isn’t really right but how else are we suppose to win when the terriorst blend in with the peopole. Put the people in camps and capture the terriorst when they have no one to hide out around. A horrible way but somtimes u need to just get the job done!
America stills lives in a dream, while the rest of the world lives in the nightmare.
The Russian long ago had a solution to anyone who decides to attack the government. The personfamily is sent to a large cold place to serve the State. If that was not possible the family was shot. It works, attacking the State in Russia could in theory wipe out a few generations of family members. If you remember the old KGB, it is now called the Russian Mob that still does its thing. A person of jihad that attacks a Russian can be sure that his family will feel the full weight of the State upon their heads.
Read the Old Testiment if you want to know about distroying the next town over that does not worship your God! We of faith can not fix the terror problem – the various scriptures will always disagree and there will be clashes in society. We need people who do not need faith, but feel real compassion in their hearts and feel God within – not to be feared! Only those who view humanity as a single family and work diligently to support cardinal humnan moral values can fix this problem of fundamentalistic infighting.
President George H.W. Bush (#41) was to give/lecture the first world historic lesson in the “New World Order” shortly after his first year in (approx. 1990)office. I remember it as if it were yesterday,…and honestly never could connect the dots to this radical thesis? Now, going back to the Turks (Ottoman) during WW1,and the cruel genocide on the Armenian people,I have to ellaborate on prior history leading up to this sad (oh to real retribution for all war crimes accomplices?) series of never-ending revengeful hit-squad events, that all world terrorist use as their recruiting (past and present narrative) propaganda. In August/1914 WW1 began involving the usual european(entities) countries (Britain,France,Germany,Austria-Hungary(Austro Hungariaian),Russia(USSR),and Turkey (Turks/Ottoman). Germany ironically was winning the war two (late/1916) years into the fighting,and offered Britain,and France a negotiated peace deal,but historians tell us that some powerful factions in Britain saw an opportunity to futher their selfish hidden agenda,…thus eventually making a deal to get the United States into the fray/war assuring the ultimate defeat of the Germans,Austria-Hungary,and Turks. Shortly after the United States entered the war under President Woodrow Wilson ( yes,the same president that gave America the Central Bank blessing,ie.”The Federal Reserve” in 1913?)in April/1917. There were approx 4.73 million americans to serve during WW1. The war ended in late 1918,while going into 1919 for the signing of “The Treaty of Versailles” where Germany was forced into bankruptcy,and social chaos,fomenting the likes of Adolf Hitler a decade later. It was a cruel treaty,… alot of the German expatriots,and american immigrants had percieved it evolution as prejudiced. You see,…the United States populus at the time was almost totally pro-German,and couldn’t quite understand why the United States would get involved with a friendly ally from the past? (Noteworthy: There was a worldwide epidemic from 1918-1919 that killed approx. 100 million people at the end of WW1 called the “Spanish Flu Pandemic” which swept through America killing approx 700 thousand,and scarring millions more). As we futher delve into past WW1 history,and gloss through the archives,we find that Britain promised to give Palestine to the Jewish (Ashkenazi Jews) europeans. This all came about in 1917 before the war ended,with the British wrestling Palestine from the Turks (Turkey/Ottoman),and solidified the treaty ensuing the “Balfour Declaration”,thusly implementing a nationally explicit home for the Jewish people to found Israel. Lastly,as our WW1 vets came home,they had been promised by the United States government a wartime bonus. Unfortunately, by 1932 they hadn’t received a penny,…thus they marched on Washington DC to protest the broken promise. President Herbert Hoover met with his Army Chief of Staff,and told the general ,that as long as the march was peaceful,the veterans marching were to be left alone (the vet’s were living in tar paper shacks/tents at Anacostia,and recieved permission to do this),and the general’s aide strongly advised him to follow the president’s orders. Needless to say the general ordered a unit of US Calvary to charge into the marchers killing two veterans. They also burnt down the Anacostia living (homesite) quarters of the veterans from WW1, leaving them no where to go! The “Army Chief of Staff” recieved absolutely “No Reprimand” under President Hoover? The Chief of Staff: Gen. Douglas MacArthur,…the General’s Aide: Maj. Dwight D. Eisenhower,…and lastly, the “Commanding Officer of the Calvary Unit”: Major. George Patton. Finally,..the British are seen as our closest ally where in fact they have been trying to destroy our very democracy from our infancy,and somehow have been responsible for dragging us into every war that is of their own creation,through unadulterated arrogance,and greed. How,and why I can make a claim like this is quite simple when you look at the geographic fragmentation they deliberately set up between India,and(Pakistan?); the Baghdad Pact signed in 1955-; China,and Hong Kong turnover; the “Suez Canal crises 1956 during the newly elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower first term, which manifested itself into the enunciated “Eisenhower Doctrine”,…and the list goes on,and on,… with our ill-gotten alliance with this diabolical ilk across the bloody pond! PS. If america were smart we should severe our ties with these diabolical transient war-mongers that weigh to heavily on our political landscape,period, and take their Central Banks ,”New World Order ( this worthless manuscript of deception)Doctrine”,and flush it down the toilet,for it has only brought upon our great country a economic,and social plague!
And aren’t we doing a wonderful job? | 2019-04-21T23:08:24Z | https://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/11/us-seeks-hearts-and-minds-in-combatting-global-jihad/9176/ |
Karachi: The 4th International Conference of Pakistan Association of Orthodontists got underway at the prestigious Aga Khan University at Karachi today. There are 14 international speakers coming from all over the world to attend this conference as speakers and conduct workshops. Renowned orthodontists from Pakistan will also present their state of the art lectures.
The conference started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Dr Taha Mehmood followed by the first Scientific Session. Dr Maheen welcomed Chairperson Dr Imran Tajik; Co-chairperson Dr Irfan Qamaruddin with Dr Tabassum as Moderator. The first speaker of the session was Dr Gurkeet Singh, and followed by Dr Richard Fernandes and Dr Ahmed Koryem.
The conference chairman is Dr Mubassar Fida, co-chairperson is Dr Attiya Shaikh, vice chairman is Dr Syed Shah Faisal, and Dr Abdullah Kamran is the conference secretary. There is an extensive scientific programme in addition to more than 14 state-of-the-art workshops.
There are 14 international speakers attending the moot besides the elite of the dental professionals from across Pakistan who have converged on a single platform to make this academic event a success. The pre-conference workshops of the 4th International Conference of Pakistan Association of Orthodontists have already received an overwhelming response.
The conference organizers have also put together an exhibition of related products for its registered delegates to acquaint them with the latest in the field of orthodontics and digital dentistry. The main sponsor is Sensodyne by GSK alongside world renowned brands including Henryschien, ClearPath, Pfizer Pakistan, 3M, Shield Corporation, Chughtai Dental Supplies, Martin Dow and Macter International.
The event is supported by Pakistan Dental Association with Dental News and Dental Tribune Pakistan as its media partners. | 2019-04-26T13:03:22Z | https://www.dentalnewspk.com/4th-pao-international-conference-begins-at-aku-today/ |
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After much thought and consultation with team members and advisers, DCMAG has decided to cut-ties with The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS). DCMAG has taken great pride in providing a high quality, ethical approach to all of its investigations. Our primary mission is to help all souls, both physical and spiritual and we will continue to do so in the future. We put much thought into this decision and it was a decision we did not take lightly. We would like to wish TAPS the best in all of their endeavors.
DCMAG is happy to announce the release of JJ Smith's new book "Haunted Alexandria and Northern Virginia". The book will be released this month and has stories and interviews of former and current DCMAG members. Please check out the link above to purchase your copy. A special thanks to Mr. JJ Smith and Schiffer books for allowing us to be a part of this project.
DCMAG would like to make a clarification as to the "Ghosts Don't Exist" website. The pictures of the haunted artifacts located on the site were actually donated by Al Tyas who received some of these artifacts from clients. While I do have a few artifacts that I have received from clients, none of these are pictured on the GDE website.
The "Reputation and Media" page has been updated. Please check out the interview that we recently did with the "Jack Diamond Morning Show".
DCMAG recently completed an investigation at the "Hunter's Head Tavern" in Upperville, Virginia. We would like to thank the tavern's staff for the warm invite and professionalism.
DCMAG recently completed an investigation of an old Civil war jail in Northern Virginia. A special thanks to the entire staff for allowing us to do this investigation. Please check out one of the great evp's listed below.
DCMAG will be doing a local parnormal investigation demonstration at the Patapsco Female Institute on 31 Oct 08. Events, activities and time for this event are also pending, but we will let you know as soon as we receive more information.
John Recently taught a successful paranormal lecture class at the Chinn Park Regional Library. A special thanks to the library staff for their invitation and support. | 2019-04-25T02:56:24Z | http://www.dchauntings.com/id69.html |
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Having decided to turn southward at the confluence of the Steel /Little Steel instead of paddling up and then back down the series of lakes that make up the Little Steel River system, we were left with a few more days of food in our pack and the need of an impromptu mini-trip whose paddle strokes would burn it all up.
The first was a shortened version of a trip we had done in the Temagami area in the fall of 2014 – (Early Autumn Canoeing In the Heart of Temagami). This time we’d spend a couple of nights at Chee Skon Lake and focus on the hiking trails of the old growth forest.
The second was revisiting Maple Mountain, a side visit on our 2009 mountaineering/canoeing combo trip to Ishpatina Ridge. Ishpatina is Ontario’s highest spot at 692 meters; Maple Mountain reaches 641.
In the end, a paddle to Tupper Lake and the beginning of the trail up Maple Mountain won out. We’d also get to set up our tent at one of our favourite campsites, the one on the east side of Hobart Lake.
It has all the qualities of a classic Canadian Shield campsite – the sloping rock outcrop that goes up to a flat and sheltered area with room for more than one tent, a great open view west towards Maple Mountain Ridge, and it would also serve as an excellent base camp for the next morning’s paddle over to Tupper Lake and the summit attempt on Maple Mountain!
Hobart campsite view in the afternoon – the view does not get old!
Neither of us was keen on re-paddling Lake Temagami from the access road across from Temagami Island. A closer access point to Maple Mountain is Mowat Landing. Only one portage – the one around the Mattawapika Dam not far from where the Lady Evelyn River and the Montreal River meet. And only one possible drawback – the long stretch of lake paddle to get to the end of Lady Evelyn. It is about 40 kilometers from Mowat Landing to Tupper Lake and the start of the 3 km. hiking trail to the top of Maple Mountain.
There is an alternative access – the Red Squirrel Road to Sandy Inlet on Ferguson Bay. It took us about an hour and half from Temagami to get to the parking area at the end of a rough road that runs from Red Squirrel towards the water. It is a 300-meter portage from the car to the shore. Camp Wanapitei is visible to the south as you walk onto the beach.
While the Mowat Landing approach is 40 kilometers with one portage, our choice of entry adds three kilometers to the distance and includes five possible portages. We accepted the extra kilometers and carries instead of the potential drama of a bad day or two of wind on Lady Evelyn Lake.
Into the water at 1:30 p.m., we paddled across Ferguson Bay with a strong NW wind blowing. That, and the fact we were not 100% clear on the Napoleon Portage’s take-out spot, had us ending up too far south on the west side of the bay. As the map to the left shows, we headed up along the shore to the take-out. We figured we were there when we saw the tree with four bright orange bands on it. We had only been on the Napoleon once – six years ago when we came at it from the west side on Whitefish Bay. The initial steep part was there. What wasn’t there was a portage trail that has existed for 100 years! We explained it away with reasons like a bad string of blowdowns and ice storms since our last visit. Given the presence of fresh blazes and marking tape we somehow got sucked into the “trail”. And once we were in, the only thought was getting to the end of the thing. Somehow it made sense and didn’t make sense at the same time! We’d hit a stretch or two that seemed like a portage trail – and then we’d bushwhack through another section that had us shaking our heads in disbelief.
N.B. we only found out that it was not the Napoleon Portage four days later coming back. On that day as we approached the take-out landing for the “mystery trail” we spotted what looked like a portage landing about 100 meters north of where we were heading. Going up the shoreline to take a look, I hopped out of the canoe, walked a few meters into the bush from the landing area and came back to announce – “This is the Napoleon Portage!” We are still confused about that “mystery trail’ we followed on Day One – see here for some possible explanations offered by fellow canoe trippers at the Canadian Canoe Routes forum.
Below is the picture we took four days later when we walked the actual Napoleon Portage to Ferguson Bay from the west. The Napoleon Portage comes out at bottom right. Dangling on the branch is some tape I had just put there. Other than my fresh tape there was nothing at the Napoleon portage other than the very well-used trail itself! The “mystery trail’ begins on the left hand side in the middle of the image. Enlarge the pic and you should see the four bands of orange tape. When we approached it from the south we wrongly figured that we had arrived at the take-out. From the Canadian Canoe Routes poster comment to my thread, we were not the only ones to make that mistake that week!
the Mystery Trail and the Napoleon – side by each on Ferguson Bay!
To make matters worse, we have added to the confusion by putting up our own marking tape in certain difficult sections as we walked “the mystery trail”. Seeing that tape will unfortunately reassure some poor canoe tripper who makes the same initial mistake we did.
a rough stretch of the mystery trail – the blazes were reassuring!
seemingly normal and looking like a trail!
The portage done, we got down to paddling and by 5 we were at the far end of the Sharp Rock Inlet Portage. We had already seen twelve canoes in the first three hours of our trip, mostly belonging to the various summer camps located on Lake Temagami. That was twice as many as all the canoes we had seen in five previous summers of Wabakimi and Woodland Caribou tripping!
Just after the portage we paddled by the two small islands you see in the map above. We landed on the west side of the sloped granite outcrop and walked up to the top where we found a fairly flat area to put up our home for the night. We had started the morning at the motel in Iron Bridge and here we were at the east end of Diamond Lake! The next target – Hobart Lake and one of our favourite campsites.
– 40m Diamond L to Lady Evelyn Lake – the main portage is on west side (left as you’re going down); we just ran it and scraped through. It can also be easily lined on the right.
campsite: Hobart Lake – awesome!! multiple 2-or 4-person tents, thunderbox; easy access to water; great swimming opportunity; great view of Maple Mountain all day.
N.B. Follow the next three maps from the bottom map up to the top one.
We set off shortly after nine and after passing another group of summer camp teen trippers on the way up the north arm of Diamond Lake, we looked over to the pictograph site that we had visited the previous October. (See here for the report.) From the other side of the arm it looked rather small and unimpressive; we decided to leave a visit to our return a few days later.
Instead we headed right for the Lady Evelyn Lift-Over. The name “lift-over” has always puzzled us because while we have portaged it on the left, lined it on the right, and run it down the middle, we have never managed a literal lift-over. Seeing it in the image below, it is difficult to picture the Lady Evelyn Falls that was once there.
It was the construction of a dam at near the confluence of the Lady Evelyn River and the Montreal River across from Mowat Landing at Mattawapika Falls – a smaller one in 1915 and a higher one in 1925 – that raised the water level of Lady Evelyn Lake by some nine meters. It also caused the falls to all but disappear! It has been reduced to a one-foot drop!
The dam was put in by mining companies operating in the area to supply water for power plants on the Montreal River. A canoe trip on the Montreal River below Latchford will have you pass over and around all of these ancient dams and compressor plants that used to be there to supply air to the mines of the area.
These days the dam holds back water to help operate the string of hydro plants on the Montreal. Many of these plants are peaking plants that operate only intermittently. The water on Lady Evelyn Lake gets drawn down over the winter to supply hydro operations.
If you go to Lady Evelyn Lake in the early spring, as soon as the ice is gone, the lake level with be about 15 feet lower than in the summer months. The water level has to be raised by May 15 or so to permit cottagers and others to enjoy the lake.
The Diamond Lake into Lady Evelyn Lake spot was not only massively impacted by the Mattawapika dam 30 kilometres to the north-east. There was another dam – a six-foot timber dam – built right across the stream at this point as in the pic above. It was constructed in 1942 by a lumber company to float its logs from Diamond Lake down to its mill in Latchford. The dam remained there until 1973 when it was removed by a Ministry of Natural Resources work crew. Apparently the water level on Diamond Lake went down by some 4.5 feet after its removal.
Forgotten in all this were the Anishinaabe people who had lived in the area for centuries if not millennia. Among other landmarks, the Diamond Lake pictograph site was partially submerged during the period of the dam’s existence. Check out Brian Back’s Ottertooth article here for a well-researched summary of the two dams and their impact.
There was some scraping as we slipped through the “rapids” into Lady Evelyn Lake. Then it was a short paddle up to the first of the two portages which take you from Lady Evelyn Lake into Willow Island Lake (a part of the Lady Evelyn River system).
An initial fifteen-meter stretch on a creek bed made up of boulders made for some awkward walking. It soon led to a well-trodden trail that came out to the marshy area at the end of the high-water portage. We had to do a double take since the area had changed some over the past decade. Where we had once pitched our tent on a previous trip was now on the edge of a beaver dam that has created a wetland.
The 220-meter carry over, we loaded the canoe and set off down the pic you see below to get to the small lake and the start of the next portage. Running along on the north side is a trail that may be used during lower water periods. We were happy to paddle through.
The next portage was easy to find and do. Near the end there is a bit of a diversion to deal with some recent blowdown; the orange tape guides you through the small change to the route.
Down Willow Island Lake through the narrows into Sucker Gut Lake and a hard left and we paddled into what you see in the pic below. The first time we came through here we didn’t know anything about the Mattawapika Dam near the mouth of the Lady Evelyn River where it meets the Montreal River. It raised the water level of the entire lake by nine meters – all for the convenience of the mining companies. We had learned since that as a preliminary step fires would often be set in the area to be flooded. The charred trunks of the pines and spruces stand as silent witness to those times.
As we paddled westward we also saw the Maple Mountain ridge and the faint presence of the fire tower again. We had been here in 2009 and hadn’t forgotten.
When we saw a canoe on Hobart Lake I figured that the premier campsite we were hoping to get was already occupied. We were busy formulating a Plan B as we paddled up to the site, one of our favourites, and found – well, nobody was there!
time: Maple Mtn 09:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Tupper L to campsite 1:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
Unlike the overcast day we had six years previously, this one would be clear and sunny. After our usual oatmeal breakfast, we savoured both the mugs of coffee and the morning view of Maple Mountain. And then it was off – first paddling the 3.5 kilometers to the start of the Maple Mountain trail. The map below shows the route – about 1.7 km to the “confluence” of Tupper Creek and Willow Island Creek and then up to the beaver dam and Tupper Lake itself.
Maple Mountain at 642 meters is not, contrary to what some may think, the highest point in Ontario. It actually ranks 13th. according to this well-researched list of the province’s high spots. (See here for the Ottertooth article.) Mind you, there is only a 51-meter gap between it and Ishpatina Ridge, the #1 point at 693 meters. Ishpatina is located just twenty-seven kilometers to the west.
It was Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada who gave it the name “Maple Mountain” back in 1888 . However, the ridge with its dramatic rise in elevation had long been on the mythological map of the local Anishinaabek (i.e.Ojibwe), known to them as Chi- bay-jing, “The Place Where Spirits Go”.
Where Maple Mountain does rank #1 in Ontario is in terms of vertical rise. It is 351 meters higher than Tupper Lake down below, while Ishpatina, for example, is 317 meters above Scarecrow Lake. For more solid information on Maple Mountain, Brian Back’s in-depth look here is your best bet.
As we approached the landing and the start of the trail, we spotted a canoe sitting there. We were obviously not the day’s first. Given that we had not seen anyone paddle by that morning, chances were good that they had camped on Tupper the previous night.
At the start of the trail are the ruins of the fire ranger’s cabin. Nearby is a spring where we filled up our water bottle. And then it was on to the trail.
The trail for the first five hundred meters is quite flat and has a long stretch of 10′ boards taking you over some mushy bits. I counted 35 of them as we walked along; after a bit of a gap we came to seven more. It made for easy walking.
Some altitude needs to be gained though and it comes soon enough, a gradual ascent – and occasional giving away of all the “up” you just gained as the trail heads downward for a bit! The trail also gets somewhat less groomed. We counted at least a couple dozen places where a chainsaw would help to reestablish the trail. As it is, deadfall across the trail has hikers walking around the obstructions. We spent the first half hour stopping often to clear smaller trees and branches from the path but we realized that it would take forever to get to the top if we were also going to be doing trail work as we walked up.
It was somewhere near the lake that we met the two women and their dog, an older Labrador who was having trouble with the blockages on the path. They had decided to turn back without getting to the top. Given what was coming up, there would have been more stretches that the Lab would not be able to handle.
This six-meter steel ladder take you up an almost vertical section of the trail and leads to more scrambling before the summit. In true mountaineering fashion, there are a couple of points where you think you are there, only to realize that wishful thinking alone does not make a summit!
The ladder is secure and safe to use and we scampered up and down without a worry.
Seeing the 30-meter high Fire Tower is the sign that you are almost there! On our 2009 visit it was overcast and the bugs were so bad I climbed half way up to the cupola to escape while I snapped some photos. We would have no such problems this morning – no clouds, no bugs.
There was another change since our last visit. The first seven meters of the ladder have been removed, making access to the rest somewhat awkward. I am sure some will still be up to the challenge! There is one complication – even if you do get up to the ladder and join the elite crew who have climbed up over the decades, you will end up at the bottom of the cupola with no way to get in. It has been locked! The sign at the foot of the tower explains all this to discourage you from even bothering to make the climb.
Update: More recent visitors have noted that the lock on the cupola floor door has been removed! Getting up to the top is obviously (for some people) an essential part of the Maple Mountain experience!
With the exception of Caribou Mountain*, a municipally-operated tourist site, above the town of Temagami, the rest of Ontario’s towers are on the chopping block. That includes two in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park: Ishpatina and Maple Mountain, both popular backcountry destinations.
See here for the full article. If seeing that fire tower is a major reason for your visit to Maple Mountain, better get there sooner than later!
As iconic as the fire tower may be, there is something else much more majestic up on top of Maple Mountain. The images below – minus the feel of the wind and the sun as you sit there and take it all in – give you an idea of what you’ll see after spending one and half hours on your canoe trippers’ pilgrimage. It is a “wow” moment for sure.
In the end, the experience of walking up to the top and taking in the view trumps all the statistics and the tower. As we approached the top we watched two eagles in the skies above the mountaintop. Eagles are often associated in the Anishinaabe world with the manitou Animiki, the Thunderbird, next to Gitchi Manitou the most powerful of spirits. They were swooping back and forth, riding the winds and surveying their domain and we were under their watchful gaze! You just know you’re in the right place when you see eagles.
We spent forty-five minutes taking in the views, chillin’ and refueling for the walk back to the canoe. If it takes 1 1/2 hours to get to the top, it takes maybe an hour to get back to the canoe. Instead of an extended bit of aerobic exercise, now your knees and leg muscles get to be stressed. A pair of trekking poles – not part of a typical paddler’s kit – would help.
Before we paddled back to Hobart Lake we dropped in at the campsite on Tupper’s east side. It has a beautiful view of the mountain and the fire tower. While the site is not in the same league as the one on Hobart it would serve as a good alternative if the other one was already taken. We had lunch there and then set off to retrace the route that got us there.
That afternoon we paddled as far as the narrows between Sucker Gut Lake and Willow Island Lake. After having wind from the north-west for the two previous days, now that we had started paddling south the wind had changed too; it was coming from the south-west.
The campsite we found there was average at best but did the job. The tent was nicely tucked away in the woods and there was an open area where we set up our cook gear. The canoe on its side provided a nice wind screen and we soon had the two butane stoves going. Given that it was past 5 p.m. other paddlers had also probably stopped for the day since we didn’t see anyone come through the narrows after we set up camp.
time: 07:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
After an early breakfast we were on the water before 8; we were hoping to get some calm water before the south wind kicked in again. By eleven we were past the two portages and into Lady Evelyn Lake. That is when it started raining – spitting at first and then getting more serious as we moved into the afternoon.
We would stop for a cup of coffee under the tarp before moving on to the Lift-Over.
As we entered Diamond Lake, I looked down the shore and spotted the pictograph site on the west shore. As humble as it had looked from across the water as we paddled by on our way up, now it looked even less imposing. We did paddle by just to be sure that it was the site. You can see it in the image above – the sandy brown bit about two-thirds of the way along the water line running across the middle of the picture.
As we approached the Sharp Rock Portage, the rain came down heavier and we pulled in at a designated campsite and put up the tarp. We figured we would sit out the worst of it and then get moving again. In the meanwhile we fired up the stove and got the lunch and coffee fixings out.
While we sat there we noticed five specks on the misty horizon – a Temagami camp group was approaching! We would lose sight of them after a while as it seemed that they had paddled up a bay to the north. However, as we were taking down the tarp and getting ready to move on, there they were again. They were looking for a campsite and wanted to know if “ours” was available. The thing that most impressed us was the toughness and resilience shown by these canoe trippers in their mid-teens. It was still raining and they were carrying on with their business. We wished the girls good luck with the weather and pushed off, wondering how far we would get. It was a good thing that we had started the day as early as we did.
We didn’t get too far! After the Sharp Rock Portage we paddled for a bit but the combination of rain and wind and choppy water convinced at least me that we should just call it a day. Talk about toughness and resilience! Max wanted to keep on going in order to make the next day – the one back to the car – that much shorter.
With the classic argument of – why kill ourselves now when tomorrow morning it will take half the energy to cover the same distance? – we pulled in at the south end of the island seen on the map below. It was 2:35 and we had covered maybe 3.5 km. since our mugs of coffee. Tent and tarps went up and the canoe was set up as a windscreen and we hoped for better weather the next morning.
The previous evening’s major deliberation had centered around which portage to take into Ferguson Bay. About an hour’s paddle down from what we still thought was the Napoleon Portage there is another shorter 400 meter one that goes into Pickerel Bay. (See the map below for the location.) We’d then have to paddle an hour north to get back to the top of the bay. Plus we had no idea about the shape that this shorter portage was in. For all we knew it could be in the same shape as the trail we had done.
Of the “Mystery Portage” that we thought was the Napoleon we knew this – it was a hell of a trail , it would take us about an hour to do, and it would save us two hours of paddling down to the other portage and then back up. And that is how we decided to do again a trail we swore we would never set foot on again!
Except – as our Day One trip notes already made clear – we luckily ended up at the start of the actual Napoleon Portage trail and were spared both the additional paddling that the Pickerel Bay trail would have entailed and the bushwhacking of the “mystery trail”.
We unloaded our canoe at 8:15 on the west side of the Napoleon and at 9 we were already paddling across Ferguson Bay to the beach on Sandy Inlet just up from Camp Wanapitei. We had pulled one big rabbit out of that hat!
The best introduction to Temagami remains Hap Wilson’s book of the same name. It has seen a few editions and the sub-titles have changed with the times but it guides you through some choice Temagami canoe routes, giving you not only the information you need to deal with the lakes and rivers – portages, rapids, campsites – but also filling you in on the long and rich history of the area. As well, there are tips on gear and camping and canoeing skills for those in need of a primer. The first edition, I think, came out in the late 1970’s and these days is considered a worthwhile investment as a collectible! The copy of the edition I’ve got is titled Temagami: A Wilderness Paradise – Canoeing – Kayaking – Hiking and was published in 2011, a reprint of the 2004 edition.
The government’s own no-frills folder-based canmatrix collection of maps is one source of the maps. Both the 1:50000 and the 1:250,000 and in either tif or pdf format. For the maps above go to the 041 folder using the appropriate letters and numbers to get the specific maps. Get started here.
These days there is a much more user-friendly and visual approach to access the maps that Jeff McMurtrie has come up with. As with the maps above, they are available for free download. If you want, McMurtrie has the equipment to print the maps for you on plastic sheets. See his Jeffstopos website to get started.
McMurtrie also has an annotated Temagami mapset available – a series of five maps covering the area. They will give you the portage and campsite information you need, as well as points of historical interest that you will paddle by. Check out the Jeff’s Temagami Map website here. You’ll want the Central one for this trip. Again, you can download the file and print it off yourself – all or just selected parts. Or copies are available either from Jeff directly or in select stores.
When we dropped in at the Temagami Outfitters store to buy a copy at the start of our trip, we were told that copies of Jeff’s maps were available – except for the sold-out Central map! Luckily we had downloaded digital copies the night before on our way to Temagami from the end of our Steel River trip.
We ended up buying a copy of the map put out by the Friends of Temagami – a double-sided map with the Obabika Loop on one side and the Maple Mountain area on the other – which did the job nicely. Portage and campsite locations and other information is there.
Like most maps these days, it is made of a waterproof and tear-resistant material. It is meant to go along with – and not replace – the 1:50000 topos mentioned above. See here for the map details at the Friends of Temagami online store.
We both also have Garmin gps units with the Topo Canada maps v4.0 installed. While we like to navigate from the hardcopy maps in the map case, the gps units are appreciated in those inevitable instances when we’re just not 100% sure where we are!
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Really enjoyed your trip and photos.
how long did the mystery portage take? I remember being on a well-marked portage that just disappeared as I went along. I ended up bushwacking along for about an hour until I noticed I was standing right in the middle of the trail. On the return trip the trail was so obvious I felt pretty foolish.
George, according to the gps track it took us a bit over an hour to do the 750-meter or so portage. It would have been a bit faster had we not bothered to put up some marking tape and trim some of the alders and young fir trees on what we thought was the “trail”! Herein lies the danger of having prospectors’ tape with you!
We had just spent a week on the Steel River system, the upper part of which has portage trails which have not been groomed in eight to ten years. This may partly explain why we just got sucked in to this “mystery trail”. It didn’t seem any worse.
On our way back after our happy stumbling upon the actual Napoleon portage trail, we got it done in less than 45 minutes!
Great read! This has been on my bucket list for some time and after reading your trip report I want to do it more than ever..
Ron, a good choice any time! Some excellent campsites, varied scenery and water to paddle. We’ve done it three times. Next, we want to get back to Chee-skon and spend some quality time there – maybe a couple of days hiking the trails and just being there.
We’re lucky to live so close to great places to go canoe tripping.
Here’s to you checking it off that list at least once- and soon!
Hello. I am taking my first canoe trip in Ontario this August and am spending two weeks in the Temagami region. I’m planning on putting in and taking out at Sandy Inlet off of Red Squirrel Rd., but I’m a little wary of the logging roads. I’ve spent lots of time (and a few spare tires over the years) shuffling around the logging roads in northern Maine. Saying they’re rough is an understatement. They are often not marked and one can get lost quickly if you don’t know where you’re going. How would you describe the roads to Sandy Inlet? Is there signage along the road? Would you leave your truck there for two weeks? I’ve got a truck with 4×4, but that won’t help if I blow all my tires!
David, the Red Squirrel Road is in pretty good shape and if you take it a bit slowly you will be fine. It is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the highway on Red Squirrel Road to the turn-off for Sandy Inlet. The Sandy Inlet side road is the one that is in worse shape but given your vehicle it should not be an issue.
Re: parking: No guarantees but paddlers leave their vehicles there all the time. If you are really concerned, you might send an email to Camp Wanapetei and ask if you could park your vehicle on their property – $5. a day might do it. You could then put in on the camp shore.
Enjoy your visit to Temagami. It is a great paddling destination. | 2019-04-26T04:44:05Z | https://albinger.me/2015/08/15/paddling-to-temagamis-maple-mountain/ |
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What you think can impact your workout almost as much as what you do! Self-talk and self-monitoring show positive results in studies. Negative thoughts can hurt your performance, reduce your benefits and even keep you from exercising as frequently as you should. Positive thoughts can have the exact opposite effect.
1. Think, "Yes, I can".
Generating positive thoughts can help you perform better. It may feel artificial at first, but research shows that people who use positive self-talk, actually saying to themselves, "I am strong, I am able, I can do this" really do perform better than those who talk negatively.
Insults will not get you motivated or fired up to exercise better. The more negative talk people use, the worse they perform. Wipe statements such as "I am lazy; I am clumsy; I am a failure, I am terrible at (insert your downfall here)" from your vocabulary.
3. Focus in the right.
Putting a golf ball or doing a side kick with a punch can be frustrating enough to make some exercisers throw in the towel. To increase your chances for success, monitor what you do right when performing those tasks, such as keeping your eye on the ball or maintaining your balance, rather than focusing on what you did wrong. You are not ignoring your mistakes. You are just concentrating on what you do correctly, which reinforces those actions. It also makes the sport more fun, so you are likely to be motivated to try again.
Whether you are out for a jog or in aerobics class, thinking, "This is really hard" or "I cannot do this" may actually make you suffer more.. Replace self-defeating thoughts with positive ones to keep you going and make exercise feel easier. For instance, counter "Oh, it is so hot out here" with "The sun feels so good". Or, counter "I am so tired" with "I am going to feel so energized when I am done!"
Many exercisers feel comfortable and competent until they are around others whom they fear are better than they are, or more experienced. Combat this with a routine: Filling a water bottle, massaging your muscles and doing a warm-up give you something to focus on so you do not worry about what other people are doing. | 2019-04-26T03:12:10Z | https://www.fitnessandfreebies.com/exercise/mind-over-exercise-matter.html |
A Design for Comfort, Entertaining : Mediterranean-style, two-story house offers mix of luxury and practicality.
Spectacular Mediterranean styling centers on the two-story, arched, glass entry of this custom home. Its angular garage, bay windows, hand-detailed plaster parapets, wood solar shades, tile roof lines and the rooftop deck are blended to shape the exterior of this four-bedroom, 3,170-square-foot home.
With the needs of a family that enjoys entertaining in mind, the entire first floor has a layout that provides spatial and visual flow. The beveled-glass-lighted central entry hall--with tile floors, curved stairway and arched porticoes--introduces visitors to the multilevel living and dining rooms.
The view through the right arch is of the living room fireplace--framed by the curving staircase above; the formal room has a clear view and access to the circular rear garden entertainment patio.
Even a demanding gourmet cook would be at home in this luminous-ceiling, island-style kitchen. Special features include a marble slab for making pastry, wine rack, separate island sink providing a second work area, a desk and bookrack, sliding-glass pass-through window and a pair of venting skylights over the double kitchen sinks.
The kitchen has direct access to all adjoining rooms, and the hall that leads from the garage. The exposed-beam-ceiling family-den, located directly off the kitchen, has a dining nook with a garden view and a pair of doors to both patios.
The second floor is designed to provide the master suite a maximum of privacy. Features include a full walk-in closet and built-in dresser, tiled shower with attached spa open to the bedroom, corner fireplace and private patio with log storage.
This house was built with a portion of the attic designed as an adult loft, set over the master closet and rooftop deck above the flat-roofed entry hall. A spacious laundry is set between two closets for better sound control. The second and third bedrooms are planned with views and ample storage in mind.
The three-car garage includes two work bench areas, allowing plenty of room for family hobbies and direct access to the house for added security and ease of unloading groceries.
Large-scale sample floor plan and exterior elevations for Plan 48805 can be purchased for $19.95. Fully detailed custom-style working drawings are $98 for the first set and $68 for each additional one ordered at the same time.
Allow at least four weeks for delivery. A large reproduction rendering of the exterior is available for $5.33. An outline specification booklet is $2.13. Also available are six home plan books illustrating nearly 1,000 plans for $14.85. Add $2 to all plan and book orders for postage and handling. Prices include sales tax, if applicable. Send all orders to: Hiawatha Homes, P.O. Box 1148, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 90272-1148. | 2019-04-22T18:34:51Z | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-16-re-5904-story.html |
Making Cloud a better place for learning.
Bob is a professor at the Sorbonne, he writes courses for his students.
He is a talented teacher and his classes are highly sought.
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Max has just completed his thesis, he was a brilliant student with bright ideas.
Susan is a teenager who wants to become a writer, she currently writes interesting articles.
Bob lives in France, Phyllis in the Kenya, Max in England and Susan in Canada, they use the Cloud to store their documents which are mostly free to access on the internet.
Cloud has tons of knowledge. In a few years the open documents stored in the cloud will reach billions.
This is why we have created Cloud Kite. It allows you to share and access millions of data.
Manrajwinder, a young Indian would be able to access Bob's lessons like Thomas, a French student.
Kathelin in US would be able to access Phyllis's presentations and could be inspired by them. Susan could share her articles with more people beyond her family and friends.
We allow you to recycle your documents, share your expertise, your knowledge and your talent and make it easily accessible to the world.
With Cloud Kite you can expand your network and influence the Cloud.
We all have a story to tell, knowledge to transmit and ideas to share.
Writing and sharing has never been as easy as it currently is through the Cloud.
© Cloudkite All rights reserved. | 2019-04-25T21:48:40Z | https://cloudkite.info/get-started/ |
Big Data Architect in Herndon, VA at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Design and architect innovative large-scale solutions for Big Data ingest, storage, processing, and analytics use cases using Big Data technologies, including Hadoop, Hive, HBase, and Spark in Cloud environments, such as AWS or Azure. Architect, maintain, and enhance enterprise data models and structure data for optimal performance. Work as part of a team to comprehend the business needs of Big Data scientists and translate them as technical requirements for Big Data engineers, including developing high-level conceptual and details solution architecture artifacts. Mentor and collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers to execute and develop the proposed solution. Develop best practice guidelines and design principles and recommend enterprise Big Data architecture strategies, processes, and methodologies. Manage and foster client relationships successfully by being their trusted advisor and demonstrate and communicate the measurable benefits of a chosen technical solution effectively to the C-Level executives. | 2019-04-23T06:35:33Z | https://careers.boozallen.com/en-US/job/big-data-architect/J3M1QY5YNKLGC4QSRD0 |
The new service will even cover devices you didn’t purchase from Best Buy.
Do you have a pesky neighbor that’s always looking for free tech advice? How about a loving mother who never seems to understand how to work her smartphone? With Best Buy’s new Total Tech Support program, the retailer will assist with products, even if you purchased them elsewhere.
Being a Total Tech Support member gives you other perks too, including 20 percent off repairs, 20 percent off Geek Squad Protection and AppleCare, and the ability to schedule in-home services for $49.99-per-incident.
Are you looking for more information? Best Buy has added a Total Tech Support portal on its official site. Visit this page to see an entire list of what’s included in the membership, including the fine print.
If you’re the type of person who only needs to visit Google to find an answer about your newest tech products, Best Buy’s new service probably isn’t right for you. If you like getting outside help, however, it’s something to consider. At the minimum, you should tell that neighbor about the service, or consider gifting your mom a year of service.
For other Best Buy news, see: It appears that Best Buy has ended their Gamers Club Unlocked program, Best Buy’s Geek Squad and the FBI have been working together for over 10 years, and Best Buy is closing shop on all of its 250 mobile-phone stores in the U.S.
Is the new Best Buy Total Tech Support program for you? How about a family member? Let us know in the comments below. | 2019-04-22T00:10:33Z | https://knowtechie.com/bestbuy-total-tech-support/ |
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Located in the heart of Venice, the San Marco Sestiere, in one of the areas best known by Venetians, the new luxury apartments Ai Patrizi di Venezia will be your reference point to discover this fantastic city.
The perfect location of your apartment will give you the opportunity to choose a different itinerary each day, whether you prefer to discover the most famous areas such as San Marco, Accademia and Rialto, or to get lost in the quieter streets of Venice, where guests can experience the charm of a one of a kind city.
The Ai Patrizi di Venezia Apartments are easily accessible from nearby Rialto, your destination and the arrival point for an unforgettable stay in Venice.
Registration and acceptance procedures will take place at the Hotel Ai Reali, located just 500 meters from your apartment. | 2019-04-25T04:26:12Z | https://www.aipatrizidivenezia.com/location/ |
I will be walking from Lands End to John O'Groats in February - April 2014. My niece Lorraine lost her baby Poppy which inspired me to do this walk for Sands - Stillbirth and Neonatal Deaths Charity. It is also a personal challenge for me - I will be taking leave from work, most of it unpaid. Please give generously to Sands. | 2019-04-21T20:27:51Z | https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/keith-spicer1 |
We need reliable vendors who can manage sudden changes and rapid turnarounds. How quickly can you respond?
DCE has the bandwidth to meet seemingly impossible demands, and believe us, we’ve done it many times. Our financial stability enables us to instantly provide materials and labor needed for ramps and quick turns. We believe in going beyond the expected to establish trust with our customers.
We've experienced pitfalls with Global Sourcing. How can you help?
We need on-site assistance. Are you willing to work "in the trenches"?
We work for your success, so we are ready and willing to step in with on-site support. We can send designers, engineers, and/or administrators to work alongside your staff to gain a true understanding of your needs. This way, we can provide the very best solutions – up front, when they are needed most.
We don't want to lose in the long run due to quality issues. Where do you stand on quality?
With customer satisfaction the ultimate goal of every employee, DCE has achieved UL and CSA registrations and ISO:9001 2000 certification. We are also working toward Six-Sigma Black Belt certification, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and 10 Keys, all of which attest to the success of our current and future quality initiatives.
What's DCE's staffing track record? Do your employees stand behind your quality and service promises?
Low turnover and high morale combine at DCE to create an environment where quality and efficiency flourish. Our dedicated teams bring a winning combination of experienced personnel, advanced equipment and statistical techniques to every product, ensuring the highest quality possible.
What specific steps do you take to assure quality?
We develop processes to identify potential defects early in the product life cycle.
We regularly measure our processes for consistency and quality, driving our continuous process improvement initiatives.
We empower every DCE associate with the ability to halt a process immediately when they see a variation.
How do you follow through on quality reviews?
Our Quality Council regularly reviews key data to determine if there is any need for additional resources, new processes, personnel or equipment. We then track and monitor the progress of our improvements. The program manager and dedicated customer quality engineer collect and analyze any field related failures or complaints so the Quality Council can immediately work to determine root causes. We also maintain a comprehensive internal audit system and schedule audits at set intervals. Our corrective action program addresses external suppliers and subcontractors, customer claims and internal company issues. | 2019-04-23T04:44:43Z | http://www.dcelectronics.com/galleries/cable-gallery?/faq |
Ceramic Metal Halide grow lamps are made with an arc tube constructed of a ceramic composite instead of quartz or Poly Crystalline Alumina (PCA). This allows the tube to reach a higher temperature. To achieve the lower operating temperature in HID lamps made with quartz or PCA, a combination of gases must be used that don’t necessarily produce the optimal light spectrum for photosynthesis.
The money you save on your power bill is the real bonus of switching to CMH grow lights. Although the initial cost of the system is more expensive than other HID systems on the market, CMH systems will save you money in the long run. Some suppliers claim one 315W CMH is equivalent to one 1,000W HPS lamp in terms of yields. Others have reported that you need two 315W CMH lamps to produce the same yields as a 1,000W HPS. The varying reports probably have to do with other elements in the garden and the gardener’s skill level, and the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
In any case, the general consensus is that your yield per watt is greater with ceramic metal halides, and you will be spending much less on electricity to power your lights. These lights also have a low heat output because of their low wattage. One watt from a grow light creates about 4 British Thermal Units (BTUs) of heat that need to be cooled. Let’s say you have a small room with four 1,000W HPS grow lights. Your four lights alone create 16,000 BTUs of heat that need cooling. If you trade those lights in for four 630W fixtures, which will match, if not exceed, your current yields, you will only create 10,000 BTUs of heat. Your air conditioner won’t have to run as often, and you’ll see savings on your power bill.
The low heat output of CMHs make them an ideal choice for small grow spaces, such as closets and grow tents.
One final advantage ceramic metal halides bring to the table is their superior light quality compared to other HID lamps, which is due to a few factors. First, they have a wider spectrum than other HID lamps—a result of the near-perfect, unique combination of salts, halides and gases used in the arc tube. This mixture creates a spectrum close to that of the sun and emits a stunning, crisp, white light. In fact, the color rendering index (CRI) for ceramic lamps ranges from 90-92. To give you some perspective, the sun’s CRI is 100. HPS lamps range from 20-30, and metal halides range from 60-65. The closer the CRI is to 100, the closer the spectrum is to that of the sun. In terms of light quality, ceramics include ultraviolet and infrared rays in their spectrum, which plants love. The higher amounts of UV rays create stronger, woodier stalks. This means the growth and vigor of your plants will be unmatched, especially in the vegetative stage.
Due to the incredible growth CMHs produce, growers have reported great success when using silica supplements with these lights. Silica helps with cell division and creates stronger cell walls, which makes the leaves, stalks and branches significantly stronger and better able to withstand the weight of the fruits.
As an added bonus, pests don’t like woody stalks because they are too hard to chew on. Compare it to eating a tender, juicy steak as opposed to eating an overcooked, dry steak. Which do you prefer? Finally, CMH ballasts use square-wave technology. When you look at the graph on the back of the box your bulb is packaged in, notice the high peaks and low dips. The peaks are an indicator of energy pushing out of the lamp. The low dips indicate light trying to travel to the next peak. You can see this with your own eyes when you take photos and videos of your growroom. With most HID lights, you’ll see bands of light on your photos. The bands of light are the peaks in the graph, and the spaces between them indicate the dips. With square-wave technology, there are fewer dips. A steadier beam of light is produced, which means your plants receive more light over their lives.
Ceramic Metal Halide (CMH) - Metal Halide light that uses a ceramic arc tube Ceramic Discharge Metal Halide (CDM) - Different term for the same technology Light Emitting Ceramic (LEC) grow light - "LEC" is a brand name (trademark) for a model of grow light that uses ceramic metal halide technology. However, the term "LEC" is starting to become interchangeable with the term Ceramic Metal Halide (CMH) since they're both referring to the same technology. | 2019-04-23T00:56:47Z | https://gurugardener.co.nz/store/ceramic-metal-halide-lights |
The Chinese plug-in vehicle (PEV) market hit its second best score this year, with some 93,000 units registered in August. However, it was up only 62%. This is a slowdown from the three-digit growth rates of previous months, and is explained by the fact that “new energy vehicle” subsidies were slashed for vehicles with range lower than 150 km. That happened in June, resulting in many small city EVs losing a large number of sales.
In a falling mainstream market (-5% year over year, or YoY), the continued growth of the plug-in market means that the PEV share hit a new all-time best, ending the month with 5.2% market share. The 2018 share rose slightly, to 3.1% share, a new record and well above the 2.1% of 2017. With sales expected to continue growing as the year advances, the 2018 PEV share should end north of the 3–4% threshold (5%?), with December possibly reaching 7%.
Last month, Chinese OEMs represented almost 50% of all PEVs registered globally, an impressive number that should increase during 2018.
The domestic market is more than enough to absorb current Chinese PEV production, so the OEMs have seen only symbolic export numbers. Additionally, China is still a protected market and foreign OEMs took a long time to look seriously at the PEV niche. However, with PEV quotas to be fulfilled in the near future, foreign brands are putting in effort. That said, this month, their share was down 1%, to 6% share, due to a sharp deliveries drop from Tesla (-70% YoY). Of this small cake, 2 percentage points belonged to Tesla (down 1 point), and 2 percentage points belonged to BMW, with the remaining manufacturers sharing the final 2%.
In August, the headlining news was the new BYD Tang PHEV winning its first monthly Best Seller award, while the Geely Emgrand EV jumped to the silver medal position.
#1 – BYD Tang PHEV: After only four months on the market, the second-generation Tang won its first Best Seller award, thanks to 5,043 registrations, the nameplate’s second best performance ever (its personal record of 5,503 was set in December 2015). Sales should continue strong for the successful sports SUV, and a new personal best could be achieved this year. As for the new generation, the BYD’s Cayenne saw the battery grow to 24 kWh, leading to an increased range of 100 km or 62 mi NEDC (around 70 kms / 44 mi real-world range). In the power department, things stayed the same, with some 500 hp and 0–100 km/h in less than 5 secs. All for CNY 279,800 / $40,816.
#2 – Geely Emgrand EV: The automaker’s bread and butter sedan got some updates recently as well — most importantly, a new battery (52 kWh) and motor (160 hp), increasing its range to 400 km / 250 mi NEDC (around 280 km / 175 mi in the real world). Sales have reflected these updates, with 4,647 units registered in August, its best month since 2016. The best selling Chinese brand (and Volvo owner) is betting on the model’s strong points, like its quality and technology, that compensate for a middle-of-the-road design and price (CNY 218,300 / $31,834).
#3 – Chery eQ: Chery was one of the Chinese brands to bet early on plug-ins, having won the PEV model title three times in a row (2011, ’12, and ’13), with its tiny QQ3 EV. Now, the automaker is trying to regain relevance with the eQ, the spiritual (and material) successor to the QQ3. The company’s leading electric car scored 4,613 registrations in August (its best this year), allowing it to collect another top 5 position. A vehicle marketed to city dwellers, you get a funky city EV for $24,000 before incentives. The 22kWh battery provides just enough range (200 km / 125 miles NEDC) to cover the needs of the urban jungle.
#4 – BYD Yuan EV: We all knew that BYD’s new baby crossover was destined for success, and with 4,487 deliveries in August — only its third month on the market — the BAIC EC-Series should have a fearsome competitor here. Are we witnessing the rise of the 2019 best selling model? I guess it will depend more on BYD’s ability/willingness to make them in volume than actual demand, since the car is sitting on the vortex of the two fastest selling segments (compact crossovers and EVs) and has unrivaled specs (42 kWh battery, 305 km or 190 mi NEDC range, 174 hp motor) and a competitive price ($25,000). BYD might have found in this new model its star player, crowning what is already a strong lineup.
#5 – JAC iEV S/E: JAC was another EV pioneer in China, selling plug-ins since 2010, and it’s back in the game, registering 4,450 units last month. With a competitive price of $26,000 before incentives, this is a vehicle targeted at trendy urbanites that for some reason can’t reach a BYD Song or Roewe’s eRX5. They get in return a good-looking compact vehicle (Kia Soul sized), with just enough power and range (114 hp & 251 km / 156 mi) to not to make it look bad. Interestingly, the word on the street is that JAC has export ambitions.
There were several changes this month in the 2018 ranking, the most important being the JAC iEV S/E climbing one position to 3rd place while both the Chery eQ and Geely Emgrand EV jumped three positions, to #7 and #8, respectively.
But the Climber of the Month was the BYD Tang, surging to #16, up 4 positions. The sports SUV is clearly aimed at a top 10 finish in 2018.
Other models on the rise were the Roewe Ei5, going up one position (#12), and the Hawtai EV160, slowly but steadily climbing the ranking ladder and now up to #13.
Two new models joined the top 20. The BYD Yuan EV jumped to #19 (will it reach the top 10 this year?). That made it the 5th BYD on the top 20 list. The Hawtai xEV is now #20, confirming Hawtai as the current market Dark Horse — no one mentions the company, but it is making its way.
Outside the top 20, a lot is going on in the large sedan class. The Tesla Model S used to rule with no real competition, but now the Geely Borui GE PHEV (2,455 units last month) and BMW 530e (1,676) are leaving the Californian in the dust (288 deliveries for the Model S in August). With the tariff war between the US and China raging on, do not expect any recovery soon, leaving BMW and Geely alone in the race of the category’s best seller.
The Nio ES8 was the best selling luxury SUV last month (1,296 registrations), with the Tesla Model X delivering fewer than 200 units, so the new startup model has a shot at removing Tesla from the yearly category leadership. It will be interesting to see how this works out.
Looking at the manufacturer ranking, BYD (20%, up 1%) is a comfortable leader, thanks to the new Tang and Yuan, while runner-up BAIC (13%, down 1%) is still losing share as the EC-Series struggles to get production in full swing and the EX & EU-Series are unable to fully compensate the EC drop.
In 3rd place, Shanghai-based Roewe (11%) holds the last place of the podium, with a significant advantage over #4 Chery (6% share). With BAIC now only 3% above the SAIC brand, it is now going after the silver medal.
Lynk & Co 01 PHEV – This is one of the most important plug-in releases of the year, not only in China, but also worldwide, as the young and unconventional affordable luxury brand from Geely has big international ambitions. Stores are set to open in 2019 across Europe, and deliveries are planned for the following year, with plug-ins being part of the mix from the start.
Based on Volvo technology and platforms, the European units will be built in Belgium alongside their Volvo platform mates. So the career of the model in China could be an indication of success elsewhere. They started with 399 units last month, no doubt demonstration units. Customers will now be able to drive the vehicle and try the (small) electric range of the model, which comes from a small 9 kWh battery.
The vehicle is powered by a (puny) 81 hp electric motor. While the car itself is appealing, the specs and price (CNY 240,000 / $35,000) could be better, so it will be a matter of heart over head.
Some 1,000 units/month is the minimum threshold for success. Let’s see how much more the 01 PHEV will be able to rise. | 2019-04-22T04:28:13Z | https://cleantechnica.com/2018/09/28/new-byd-tang-1-in-august-in-china-china-electric-car-sales-report/ |
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