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The Copa - a century of latin rivalry
Spanning a century of keen rivalry, suffused by politics and history - the Copa America, which kicks off Friday in Argentina, is where the cultural and sporting twain meet, uniting a continent in one of its most enduring passions.
It used to be only the world's second oldest international football tournament - but after the 1980s demise of the old British Home Internationals it is the Copa, first held in 1916, which today can lay claim to that epithet.
While Latin America - (not just South, given a regular guest slot invite to Mexico) - remembers to offer an historic nod in the direction of the global game's British inventors, with many top clubs given English names, the Latin game was quick to carve itself a continental identity well before the first World Cup of 1930.
British railway workers introduced locals to the game in Argentina, where the first recorded game was held in 1867, prior to the creation of the Argentine Football Association in 1893.
By 1910, the round ball had become a fixture with sports fans and Argentina invited Chile and Uruguay to a tri-nations tournament to commemorate the May Revolution of 1810.
Although that event was not officially sanctioned, by 1916 it had morphed into the Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones (South American championship of national teams), crucially adding Brazil into the mix.
Given that Brazil are on a hattrick of Copa crowns going into this year's edition, the Argentinians may reflect that might have been an invitation too many - but in reality they and Uruguay lead the honours board with 14 triumphs each to only eight for the 'auriverde'.
Brazil can, of course, comfort themselves with five World Cups to two for their Copa-collecting neighbours.
Uruguay, as would later happen with the World Cup in 1930, won the first edition at Argentina's expense and then repeated the dose the following year, this time on home soil, before Brazil got off the mark, also at home, in 1919.
Until the tournament was formally baptised the Copa America in time for the 1975 event, Argentina and Uruguay dominated the winners roster - a notable exception coming with minnows Bolivia triumphing in 1963 in their own landlocked country.
The early years of the Copa era followed that pattern, though Brazil did lift the trophy in 1989 after a 40-year gap, inspired by the predatory instincts of Bebeto - though it was Romario who hit the decider at a packed Maracana against Uruguay.
But the selecao, perhaps galvanised by a fourth World Cup in 1994, then turned to redressing the balance nearer home and Brazil have won four of the last five editions - Colombia interrupting the sequence in 2001.
The Copa has traditionally been a chance for the regional powerhouses to wean up-and-coming talents - Brazil are hoping that the likes of Santos' Neymar will set this edition alight, while Argentina will pray for some Barcelona-esque form from the peerless Lionel Messi.
Despite the kudos that winning the tournament can bring - and putting Argentinian noses out of joint in their rivals' backyard would be a sweet feeling for the Brazilians - coach Mano Menezes admits that the event is essentially a dress rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup, when the auriverde will welcome the world for the first time since 1950.
That extravaganza was all going to plan until Uruguay bagged a shock win in the final and the wound has not entirely closed, hence the need to look ahead.
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Studio Becher's Music Room is showcased by AECCafe, California.
Ros Diamond and Aidan Hodgkinson invite Peter Karl Becher to review their unit's final work at the University of Nottingham.
Peter Karl Becher, David Kohn and Adria S. Llorens are invited by the American Institute of Architects to judge the AIA UK Student Charrette 2016 at Zaha Hadid's Roca London Gallery.
The Amsterdam based platform Archello presents A Music Room, Studio Becher's prefabricated space in Schriesheim near Heidelberg.
Karin Templin and Peter Karl Becher's Cambridge student Paul Glade is nominated for the RIBA Bronze medal 2016.
Archello, the Dutch platform for architecture, publishes three projects by Studio Becher: Studio House, Floating Homes and New Bauhaus Museum.
The California based AECCafe showcases Floating Homes.
Peter Karl Becher presents five housing projects at a public lecture at Cambridge University.
A music room with roof terrace, situated on the Branich hill in Schriesheim near Heidelberg and the studio's second realisation in Germany, is completed.
Installation of Studio Becher's music room starts on site.
Peter Karl Becher has been appointed to be a member of the "Mastersenat Architekur" (Masters Senate Architecture) by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Peter Karl Becher presents five unbuilt projects at the University of Cambridge.
The beautiful plot of land on the Branich hill in Schriesheim near Heidelberg, for which the studio designed a two-family timber house in 2013, is now for sale. Please contact the studio for further information.
The studio presents a feasibility study including schematic design proposal for a dance school near Mannheim, Germany.
Renovation of a Victorian House in south London starts on site.
The RIBA exhibits Studio Becher's conversion of a 1970s catalogue house at the international property event MIPIM UK, Olympia, London.
The studio's house extension with music-room and terrace in Schriesheim near Heidelberg is granted planning permission.
Studio Becher submits its regeneration proposal for an urban fairground in Schriesheim. The project comprises a new square with central town house, fire brigade, cinema, shops and flats, as well as a large car park surrounded by workshops, showrooms and offices.
Studio Becher is long-listed for an EEA urban design competition in Schriesheim, Germany. The studio will investigate how the town's large gravelled square can be regenerated and developed without compromising its primary use for festivals.
Karin Templin and Peter Karl Becher's Cambridge students Daniel Marshall and Jolanda Devalle are both nominated for the RIBA Bronze medal 2014.
The studio's first building in Germany, a conversion of a large 1970s house in Wiesbaden near Frankfurt, is completed.
The practice presents its ideas for a large mixed use conversion of the established gallery Freies Museum in Berlin.
Studio Becher submits an Expression of Interest including design proposal to rebuild Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace on its former site in Sydenham.
Studio Becher presents its All-In-One-House #3 (formerly named Multi-Flexi-House) on a site in Cambridge.
The studio's first building in Germany, a conversion of a large 1970s house in Wiesbaden near Frankfurt, is taking shape.
Peter Karl Becher and Christoph Zeller are invited again to run a unit at the AA Berlin Laboratory. Directed by Marianne Müller and Olaf Kneer, the workshop at the UdK Berlin is entitled Berlin - Island State.
Following an exhibition in Turkey ealier this month, Peter Karl Becher and Matthew Barnett Howland's AA project Troy X is featured in both the new US-American magazine Project and the well-established Swiss periodical Archithese.
Peter Karl Becher speaks and teaches at the AA Visting School held at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Directed by Yan Gao, the workshop deals with the future role of the Bird's Nest, for which Peter was in charge of the twin layer membrane roof at Herzog & de Meuron.
Peter Karl Becher accepts a Design Fellowship at the University of Cambridge.
Studio Becher submits a proposal for a new sandstone facade to rejuvenate a public wine cellar in the German town of Schriesheim following a call for design proposals.
Peter Karl Becher and conservationist Danielle Hewitt present their ideas for the regeneration of George Town at a design workshop run by the Architectural Association in Penang, Malaysia.
Studio Becher submits drawings for a movable ticket booth and bar to Portobello Pop-up Cinema, Notting Hill, London.
Peter Karl Becher & Matthew Barnett Howland's Diploma Unit 3 project Troy X is exhibited at the Architectural Association in London.
Studio Becher locates a German representative office in Schriesheim near Heidelberg.
The Studio participates in the New Bauhaus Museum competition in Weimar, Germany.
Studio Becher presents ideas for the New Economics Foundation (nef) headquarters in London.
Peter Karl Becher and Matthew Barnett Howland's Diploma 3 project Troy X commences at the Architectural Association in London.
Studio Becher's design for London Bridge 800 is featured in artist Hilary Koob-Sassen's film Transcalar Investment Vehicles.
Who New exhibition featuring Studio Becher's shortlisted proposal A Room for London opens at University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.
Peter Karl Becher & Matthew Barnett Howland's Diploma 3 project Completing Beauvais Cathedral is exhibited at the Architectural Association's Projects Review 2011 in London.
AA Diploma 3 student Joy Natapa Sriyuksiri is nominated for the prestigious AA honours.
Studio Becher is shortlisted as one of four of over 500 international practices for Alain de Botton's A Room for London competition.
Talerøret, a public steel structure designed by Geir Brendeland and Olav Kristoffersen's students for the 100th anniversary of NTNU , opens to the public in Trondheim, Norway.
Peter Karl Becher and Matthew Barnett Howland's Diploma 3 project Completing Beauvais Cathedral commences at the Architectural Association in London.
Peter Karl Becher and Matthew Barnett Howland are appointed diploma unit masters at the Architectural Association.
The studio participtates in London Bridge 800, an international ideas competition launched in celebration of the 800th anniversary of London Bridge, London, UK.
Peter Karl Becher and Matthew Barnett Howland's Studio 3.1 project Crystal Palace Revived is presented at Kingston University summer exhibition. Their student Jennifer Bull is nominated for the RIBA Bronze medal 2010.
Studio Becher reveals its revival proposal for Crystal Palace in Sydenham, London.
David Grandorge's Unit 7, co-tutored by Peter Karl Becher, presents its project Small Acts: Construction, Habitation, Energy and Landscape at the ASD Summer Exhibition at London Metropolitan University.
MPH Architects and Studio Becher present their proposal for the extension and facade alteration of a 1960s residential block in Poole, UK.
The Studio's design for a copper clad Grand Hall completes Peter Karl Becher's 1998 proposal for a 1.1km long extension of Frankfurt Central Station, Germany.
Peter Karl Becher and Christoph Schindler are invited by Geir Brendeland and Olav Kristoffersen to critique their Talerøret project at NTNU Trondheim, Norway.
Studio Becher submits its design for Dartford Sustainable Community to BioRegional Quintain.
Peter Karl Becher and Matthew Barnett Howland's Studio 3.1 project Crystal Palace Revived commences at Kingston University, UK.
Peter Karl Becher is invited by Geir Brendeland and Olav Kristoffersen to lecture and co-tutor a workshop on their Talerøret project at Trondheim University, Norway.
David Grandorge's Unit 7, co-tutored by Peter Karl Becher, presents its project On Re-use at the ASD Summer Exhibition at London Metropolitan University. Their student Colin Wharry is nominated for the RIBA Silver medal 2009.
Peter Karl Becher, Matthew Barnett Howland and Lorna Davies' Studio 3.1 project A 'Croydian Knot'? is presented at Kingston University summer exhibition.
Studio Becher participates with Multi-Flexi-House #1 in a new sustainable homes competition in Stockton-on-Tees, UK.
Peter Karl Becher is appointed design studio tutor at Kingston University London.
Studio Becher participates in a floating homes competition in the Lausitz area, Germany.
Herzog & de Meuron's Bird's Nest hosts the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Peter Karl Becher was in charge of the twin layer membrane roof of the stadium.
David Grandorge's Unit 7, co-tutored by Peter Karl Becher, presents its project Timber / Building / City at London Metropolitan University summer exhibition. Their student David de la Mare is nominated for the RIBA Silver medal 2008.
The compact project A Victorian Miniature is presented to a private client in east London.
Studio Becher presents its ideas for a communal Mallon Garden Maze to Tower Hamlets council.
The Studio participates with a multi-story timber structure in the international Chichen Itza Lodge Museum competition in Mexico.
Studio Becher presents its single space Studio House to a private client in a German woodland village.
Peter Karl Becher establishes Studio Becher as an international practice for architecture in London.
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So Michael Vick knew what was happening?
After a number of startling media reports, it has become clear to Me-the-Jury that the Atlanta Falcons star was not an innocent, easily-duped accessory. I knew that he came from a troubled family, and I obviously believed that some of his cousins, step-uncles, and half-foster-step-siblings-twice-removed were responsible for mutilating countless pitbulls.
As for the second-most-famous Michael in the world of sports?
It seemed nearly impossible to associate one of my favorite athletes with the unspeakably cruel actions committed in that Smithfield, Virginia home. But this is one of those stories where more news is bad news—at least for those of us who have supported Vick since his Hokie days.
So what is there left to say? How about this:
Congratulations, Michael. For the first time in your career, you've actually met our unreasonable expectations.
For the last few years, I'd been expecting a day like this one. Though I tried to tell myself otherwise, I knew, somewhere in the back of my mind or the bottom of my heart, that I was going to read that press release the one that would make me realize exactly how na've I'd been.
This weekend, my RSS feed popped out the news story that broke the camel's back. It quoted an anonymous dog trainer who claims that Michael Vick not only attended these disgusting pit bull duels—he helped finance them through obscene wagers as well.
And I believe that shady, anonymous snitch.
I think I, like every football fan, owe it to myself to believe that Vick was sitting there in the crowd, cheering passionately for one living creature to rip apart another.
We're obligated to think of Michael Vick as a felon who belongs in jail.
Why am I being so harsh?
Most of my friends gave up on Vick quite some time ago. Until last week, I dismissed these buddies as hypocrites.
My college friends smoked bong loads—so who were they to judge Michael Vick's airport escapade?
I also know people who engage in unsafe sex, just as Mr. Ron Mexico was alleged to have done—so why did they get to pillory a man much wealthier and more accomplished than they were?
Finally, I knew a lot of football fans who drew parallels between Vick's off-field antics and his disappointing performance when he donned #7.
I dismissed that as unfair drivel.
I thought all of my friends were either jealous, racist, puritanical, or just plain bored.
It turns out that their judgment was better than my own.
Michael Vick has not been convicted of the crime, and he may walk away with a "not guilty" verdict. But the man has finally achieved the critical mass necessary for me to absolutely give up on him.
On their own, none of the nutty people associated with Vick have much credibility. The woman who claims to suffer from herpes, the opportunistic airport security team, the professional dog fighter, even his little brother Marcus...they're all losers.
But there are enough of them now.
Only so many profiteers and media hogs can crawl out of the woodwork to discredit a success story like Michael Vick's. After a while, you've got to believe that maybe, just maybe, all the losers are telling the truth.
Perhaps there was a thick layer of wool over my eyes, but until last week, I gave Michael Vick the benefit of the doubt. I spat out philosophical jargon, quoted the Constitution, and played the I'm-smart-for-not-being-critical game.
Now, I'm content to think that Michael Vick is an evil piece of crap who deserves to be expelled from the league and put behind bars in some remote part of Virginia.
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CRPF to induct more women in officer ranks: DG
New Delhi: Women will find a larger representation and responsibility in commanding the personnel of the country`s largest paramilitary CRPF as the force will induct an increased number of lady officers in its ranks.
Young women can enter the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as Assistant Commandants after qualifying an all-India exam conducted by the UPSC and at present an estimated batch of 10-20 women make it to the strength of the paramilitary every year.
The women intake is estimated to be increased by about 40 per cent, over and above this number.
"We want to enhance the intake of women officers in the force. A decision in this regard has been taken and it has been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs for approval," CRPF chief Dilip Trivedi told PTI.
Trivedi, who has formulated a similar women empowerment policy for the maiden induction of women officers in another paramilitary force BSF, said the force has three exclusive `mahila` battalions (about 3,000 personnel) but there are not enough women to command them.
The induction numbers would be kept as such that the promotional avenues of these women officers are smooth and in tandem with the career progression, the Director General said.
CRPF is the first central police force to have created a full-fledged women battalion in 1986 and recently a proposal to raise two more fresh such units has been approved.
This will take the total operational strength of women personnel, in the about 3-lakh personnel strong force, to 5,000.
At present there are five women Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and over 30 officers in other ranks in the force apart from the Indian Police Service officers.
Sources said once the MHA grants the sanction to this proposal the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) would advertise the posts through public notices under the annual Central Police Organisations exams.
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I had a fabulous early morning session at the weekend with this family – you may remember them from their ball chasing antics earlier in the year? Well the ball came with them again this time, and so did the family dog and again, fun in bucket fulls! This is a very small sneek peek because I don’t want to spoil their Christmas cards for their family and friends all over the world!
We started off at the beach with some goooooorgeous early morning light.
With the second pic I was playing with some texture – what do you think? I quite like that slightly aged look to the picture
OK, now you remember how gorgeous Yasmina and Clancy are – a little bit more grown up – but still soooooooo sweet together.
I’m going to have to be careful I don’t get a reputation as the lolipop photographer!!!! And swoooooon at the sunlight. Yet again, you guys were just gorgeous – I’ll be in touch soon with the full gallery and cards, Kirsty x
Stacey - These are beautiful! Love the soft light.
KS Green - Aaahhh, lovely – your lolipop pictures are always gorgeous, these two are just so sort of whimsical – lovely
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Buck and Ozzy's Last Chanceby John Raven, Ph.B.
There is a new kid on the Texas Barbecue Restaurant scene. A little over a year ago, Buck and Ozzy's Last Chance opened on Highway 46 at Sun Valley Drive, which is about two and a half miles east of Highway 281. The "city" is listed as either Bulverde, Spring Branch or Smithson Valley, depending on where you look it up.
Homer took a shot at the big time commercial barbecue contests. He and the kids traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, Richmond, Virginia and Minneapolis to participate. These ventures are a crapshoot at best, and Homer did not come away a big winner.
Homer's health began to fail and he closed his barbecue joint. Vickie kept busy working elsewhere and being a mother. Todd went off to get an education.
Flash forward twenty years or so
After finishing college, Todd Page found work in the food service industry. He was in the end that distributed foodstuffs to volume buyers. Vickie continued in various jobs and became a grandmother. [Author's note: Nah, Vickie is just a kid; she can't be a grandmother.]
After eleven years in the food service business, Todd decided it was time to decide what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. The decision was to open his own business. He freely admits the barbecue joint business was not a passion of his, but his decision to do barbecue was a business decision reinforced by a background that provided knowledge of the skills required.
Vickie Cooper and Todd Page
Buck and Ozzy's Last Chance is a new building, but Todd and Vickie have decorated it so that it looks like a years old establishment inside. All sorts of interesting things hang from the ceiling and the barn wood walls. Booths and tables abound.
The wait staff is very cordial and very much on the ball. But what I really like about the place is that you don't go through a cafeteria-style line to get your food. You order from a menu. Your food is not delivered on a piece of greasy butcher paper; you get a real plate and real flatware -- none of that plastic stuff.
You are not confined to the usual barbecue joint fare. Buck and Ozzy's has big burgers, salads, seafood and appetizers. The portions are generous, and you won't leave hungry.
I have confined my ordering to the barbecue menu so far. You have choice of brisket, sausage, ribs or chicken. The brisket is so tender you nearly need a spoon to eat it. The ribs have more meat on them than any others I have encountered, the sausage and chicken rank with the best.
I can't leave Vickie unacknowledged. Vickie is the Mother Hen of the whole operation. She can do anything that needs doing. Her humor is unfailing no matter how tired she may be. Vickie has her own recipe for the side dishes, which are the standard potato salad, beans and slaw. All are as good as you can get.
Todd talked about the brisket preparation. He still uses the original pit and special events trailer that his dad towed all over the nation over twenty years ago. The briskets go on the pit for cool smoking for five or six hours. This imparts a definite smoke flavor to the product. After the smoking, the briskets go in low temperature finishing ovens for eight to ten hours or more. No foil is involved.
In my opinion, Buck and Ozzy's Last Chance is the benchmark by which other new barbecue establishments will be graded.
If you are within driving distance of Buck and Ozzy's, you owe it to yourself to stop in and sample some real Texas Cooking.
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The Steelmen were honoured on Saturday with October's Northern Premier League Division One South Team of the Month award, chairman Steve Noble collecting the monthly accolade from EVO-STIK League representative Mark Ogley before kicking off in their 1-1 draw with Cleethorpes Town at Steel Park, pictured.
Named alongside Altrincham and Hyde United as one of the latest winners of the monthly accolades to recognise and reward the Northern Premier League's top performers during the competition's historic 50th anniversary season, the Steelmen were in the wrong half of the table when caretaker manager Steve Kinniburgh took charge before bagging four wins from four outings in October to climb away from trouble and up to sixth.
While dragging themselves clear, Corby Town also progressed in the Buildbase FA Trophy with a preliminary round victory at Romulus. Like all winners, Noble was presented with an engraved glass trophy and a bottle of spirits to celebrate their success with before the club bounced back from last weekend's first reverse under Kinniburgh at Frickley Athletic to come from behind and share the points in the third versus sixth encounter.
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(About 20th Century Dutch Church History and the involvement of Dr. Klaas Schilder & De Reformatie)
by P. Jongeling
[the author under the pen-name of Piet Prins of the Scout books]
The following are two articles which Mr. Jongeling wrote shortly before he died. They were originally published in Dutch in Nederlands Dagblad and revised and translated (1985) by John De Vos with permission of P. Jongeling and published in Reformed Perspective of February and March 1985. Except for a few typos no editing has been done to the text.
Then and now
A small group of people, we sat and talked and talked and sat. We talked about everything under the sun, but it soon narrowed down to "church-state-society." And, sure enough, the matter of the radical change that has taken place in the (synodical) Reformed Churches in The Netherlands during the last few decades, also came up. These churches have become "open forum" churches, where the most far-reaching modernism is no longer opposed with any degree of effect. One said then: "It wouldnt be all that simple to trace the connection between the incessant apostasy and the doctrinal decisions of 1944 and the related church hierarchical condemnations from which, we declared, we freed ourselves. "
It was one of those remarks, made as an aside, that soon drowned in the topics of conversation which bounced back and forth between the lively talkers in the room. But it stuck like a hook in my memory, and it kept coming back: Is there a relation between the synodical decisions involving doctrine and the consequent exercise of discipline in 1944 and the present rapid slide toward total modernism? The more I thought about it, the more I became convinced that there is indeed a connection.
Why the struggle?
What was at stake in the period from 1942 to 1945? What was the struggle all about? "Oh, uh, about the covenant and about baptism," one promptly answers. That is indeed true, but it is not the entire truth. Some people may even remember that the synodical deputees had been given six topics for examination. Those topics were: Common Grace, The Covenant of Grace, Immortality of the Soul, Pluriformity of the Church, The Unity of Christs Two Natures, and Self-examination. Some of these topics were later quiety dropped from the list. But even if we leave that list complete, we still have not come to the real crux of the matter. Those topics were the tips of the iceberg, visible above the water. The rest, true to the nature of an iceberg, was hidden below the surface.
About the fallen angels the church confesses in Article 12 (Belgic Confession) that "The devils and evil spirits are so depraved that they are enemies of God and every good thing; to the utmost of their power as murderers watching to ruin the Church and every member thereof, and by their wicked stratagems to destroy all . . . ." That is not just a little slice of dogmatics; it is a horrendous reality. Christ gathers, defends, and preserves His church (Heidelberg Catechism, Lords Day 21). That is the only reason why the church will stand firm to the end. But during all that time, she will be engaged in a relentless struggle with Satan. The world ruler and his henchmen have gnashed their teeth each time God intervened to bring this apostate church back to reformation, and wherever possible they have attempted to destroy such reformational work.
The devil has an excellent knowledge of the weak spots of the church and her members. Just think of the time following the Secession of 1834. What a lot of infighting and quarreling took place! It seemed as if the reformation was going to drown in quicksand. It was nothing short of Gods grace that it did not go that far and that peace and the unity of faith could be restored, so that the church flourished again.
A second reformation came, the "Doleantie" of 1886, but then also the enemy of Gods church did not look on passively. He knew the weak spots!
Dr. Abraham Kuyper, a man of great genius, was used by the Lord as a means to bring about reformation in 1886. A very gifted man, with an exceptionally sharp mind, he radiated great spiritual strength. But in his defence and explanation of the Biblical doctrine, he did betray a tendency toward scholasticism. Scholasticism in its extreme application uses human reason to obtain as clear an insight into Biblical truths as possible. Philosophical means, mainly those of Aristotle, are applied to mold the doctrine of faith into a methodical system, to analyze it, to defend it, and to make it acceptable to human perception. Scholasticism, allowed to go rampant in the Roman Catholic Church, has caused untold damage and created a growth that choked out the true gospel. However, scholasticism gained considerable ground also among Protestants, even shortly after the great Reformation. It has tended to enhance the decay in the churches of the eighteenth century.
In his extensive writings, even Kuyper, with his bright mind and his philosophical training, living in the century of rationalism, was not always free from borrowing weapons out of the scholastic arsenal. His teachings on covenant and baptism are examples of a preference for logical constructions at the expence of an obedient exegesis of Biblical texts. His attempt at expounding the doctrine of common grace was more a philosophical discourse along the lines of natural law than a painstakingly careful summary of Biblical givens.
Kuypers writings became food and drink for the Reformed people, and soon his works were being used as the final argument to settle any dispute. He had a sparkling wit, used the most picturesque similes, and could write so convincingly and yet so simply that the uneducated masses had no problem following him. But very few dared to correct him, and hardly anyone was a debating match for him.
The Reformed people owed so much to this man. He had taken the "lowly folks" and given them a voice and influence in state, church, and society. His word became law. If one wanted to know anything about the Reformed doctrine, all one needed to do was to look it up in E Voto Dordraceno, Common Grace, or any other Kuyperian treatise, and . . . ready was the answer! And on the pulpits . . . , the greatest damage was done by those ardent followers who turned off their critical faculties in admiration of the great master. Gradually the preaching became more and more emaciated.
There were also sociological factors which had their impact on the life of the churches. World War I began. This terrible war which raged through Europe, narrowly bypassing our borders, did not fail to have an effect on the life of our nation. It totally blocked any ordinary development. It also made many young people mobile, bringing them into alien surroundings and often very tempting situations. Black marketeering flourished and the possibility of financially benefitting from the war became dangerously attractive for too many. Reformed ethics received dents and bruises. Old certitudes seemed to falter.
The student youth of those days was confronted with new spiritual movements. High did they raise the irenic-ethical banner with its slogan: "Doctrine divides, but the Lord unites!" This movement found its organizational form in the Dutch Student Christian Movement (DSCM), where matters of dogmatics and questions of doctrine were relegated to a secondary position, while all attention was focused on what was called the "Christ experience." Any student could become member, regardless of his religious background. This organization soon also counted many Reformed students among its members. The theory of "pluriformity of the church" supplied a handy stepping stone. All too soon Bible criticism crept in through this door, but that was not considered all that critical. The main thing was that you were steadfast in holding on to Jesus Christ as your Savior. He was the heart of the gospel. Yes, He Himself was the Word-become-flesh. The other things were only peripheral. That is how apostasy made its entrance into the Reformed churches.
Some warning voices were being heard here and there. At the synod of 1914 in The Hague, Dr. de Moor asked some very pertinent questions, from which it became apparent that there was every reason for serious concern. At the next synod, three years later, the Rev. Landwehr formulated his concern in much stronger terms. He noted that there was a general malaise, a lack of awareness of the churchs meaning, and that ignorance and indifference were on the increase, if you could refer to it that way, and that a dangerous adaptation to the spirit of the times was becoming prevalent.
Another three years, and another synod convened, this time at Leeuwarden. The synod issued a strongly formulated warning against membership of the DSCM. However, by then membership had become an accomplished fact. Consequently, not everyone agreed with that synodical warning. In 1919 there were 57 theological students who held membership in this perilous organization, 33 from the Free University and 24 from the seminary in Kampen. Furthermore, 25 Reformed ministers, two professors of the Free University and one of the Kampen school were contributing DSCM alumni. Many ignored these urgent warnings and retained their membership.
The consequences were not long in being felt. In 1919 the churches had been confronted with the "Netelenbos" issue. In 1926 they faced the "Geelkerken" matter, in which the final results of Bible criticism as it was tolerated and practiced within the DSCM had come to light. Geelkerkens opinions were condemned by the Synod of Assen.
It was a tremendous struggle. Geelkerken himself and a few of the ministers who supported him instituted the "Restored Union." Twenty years later this denomination ended up in the bosom of the Dutch Reformed (State) Church. But there were no less than seventy ministers who had been in agreement with Geelkerken. They quickly turned their coats inside out and decided to remain inside the Reformed churches.
Barthianism and Socialism
A few more words about the DSCM. It became the breeding ground of the dialectical theology in The Netherlands. Karl Barth wielded great influence within that organization. Via Barthianism, many ended up in the socialist camp, among them some very gifted students like Buskes and Stufkens, who came from Reformed circles. Dr. Ruitenberg, in his dissertation about the rise of the Socialist Labor Party in Holland, makes specific mention of the DSCM and the propagation of Barthianism within that organization as the bridge that made many believers cross over to socialism.
A new awakening
The Reformed churches were being threatened from without as well as from within, but the majority of the people was unaware of the seriousness of the situation. The believers felt confident in the familiar Kuyperian armor. Kuyper had called his Reformed people "lowly folks," but he had made them great and prosperous. They played a leading political role and controlled a host of organizational power centres. With it came a sense of accomplishment which turned into smugness. The awareness that the need to reform is a continuous one began to wane. That, in rough outline, was the state of affairs among the Reformed people at the beginning of the thirties.
A new spring
There was the old, stolid Kuyperian way and there was the volatile new movement which leaned in the ecumenic direction. But then there appeared indications of a spiritual revival. It began with a renewed emphasis on careful and faithful exegesis, which eventually resulted in the publication of the series Korte Verklaring der Heilige Schrift, Bible explanations which found their way into many Reformed homes. [When these articles were published it included the footnote (when this series was mentioned in the second article): "Presently an English translation of this valuable work, entitled Bible Students Commentary, is being published by Zondervan Publishing House. Four volumes have been completed: from Genesis to Numbers." A few more volumes have appeared in English in the late 80s: from Deuteronomy to Ruth, Isaiah, and Matthew. All of these are now out of print.] A new draft of young ministers reporting for duty had rediscovered the beauty of the Reformed confessions and the richness of the covenant in its true Biblical meaning. It heralded a new awakening, a springtime that gave hope for the future. About that next time.
In our previous issue I described some of the spiritual upheavals which rocked the Reformed churches between the two world wars. In brief, it amounted to the following:
The enormous influence of Dr. Abraham Kuyper, church reformer, formidable journalist, orator, and statesman, had made a clear mark on the life of Reformed people. But the great Kuyper also had his weaknesses, one of them being his tendency to use a somewhat scholastic approach towards reasoning, which sometimes influenced his interpretation of important Scriptural givens. This became most obvious in his views on the covenant and baptism, his teachings about "pluriformity," and his theory of "common grace." Uncritical acceptance of these teachings led to a certain meagerness in the preaching of his followers.
After World War I the "younger generation movement" came up with what was in essence a renewal of the irenic-ethical movement which had influenced the Dutch Reformed (State) Church in the nineteenth century, and against which Groen van Prinsterer had to fight tooth and nail in his days. This movement, under the motto "Doctrine divides, but the Lord unites," placed great emphasis on the "Christ experience" and looked disdainfully at the precision of our confessional documents. The result: ecclesiastical indifference. One of the organizational realizations of that movement was the DSCM, the Dutch Student Christian Movement, which counted many Reformed students among its members. Through this door, Bible criticism entered the churches.
Fortunately, the thirties also witnessed the first stirrings of a new beginning. It began with a renewed emphasis on faithful exegesis. Several scholars working together produced a masterpiece, the Korte Verklaring der Heilige Schrift, exegetical commentaries on the Bible, published by Kok and Bottenburg in fifty-seven volumes. This set of commentaries became very well known and found its way into the homes of many believers.
A new draft of young preachers reported for duty. They had rediscovered the beauty of the Reformed doctrinal documents, the Three Forms of Unity, and they saw again the riches of the covenant within its Scriptural context.
A man who became renowned for his painstaking exegesis was Professor Dr. S. Greydanus. Others joined him in his work. The best known of those was Dr. K. Schilder, but besides him we can mention men like Van den Born, Holwerda (author of Scriptural Principles for Explaining the Scriptures), Kapteyn, Vant Veer, D. van Dijk, J. Dam, A. Janse; they all contributed so much to the growing treasure of Reformed renewal.
The Scriptural view on the covenant of grace and baptism was deepened. Amidst the widespread practice of "exemplary preaching," there was a beginning of preaching from the perspective of the history of salvation. Very necessary corrections were made to Kuypers "common grace" ideas, and his theory of the "pluriformity of the church" was proven to be in conflict with the clear words of the Belgic Confession.
Schilder became editor of the weekly magazine, De Reformatie. On its pages he waged a relentless battle against the advancing impact of Barthianism, against the continuing erosion of the churches boundaries, and against the upcoming national socialism (Nazism) which, particularly in its beginning, was not understood well enough. His polemics was untiring, but it was also very much needed. And it was wide open.
Thousands of Reformed people rejoiced. This was what they had longed for: fresh, truly Scriptural preaching and clear Reformed language.
But not everybody was equally pleased. There were those who still believed that Dr. Abraham Kuyper had spoken the final word on any conceivable issue and that attempted corrections of his views were nothing short of heresy. They were very displeased with the enthusiasm of those "beardless young men."
Even more displeased was the "irenic-ethical" movement, which had made flirtatious overtures in the direction of the Dutch Reformed (State) Church.
Schilder fought openly and without reserve for the Reformed churches, with only one intent: that they, while being threatened by the spirit of the times, might hold on to the solid foundation of the Bible and the Reformed confessions. Looking through the documents of those days, one cannot come to a different conclusion. Schilder was sometimes very sharp in his polemics, but he always remained businesslike and courteous, attacking issues, not persons. That cannot be said of his opponents. Professor Dr. H.H. Kuyper, using innuendo, made some very vicious personal attacks. Professor Dr. V. Hepp did the same. And they were certainly not alone.
There is no need to deal extensively with the further developments in the struggle in the Reformed churches. There is lots of literature available on that. I only want to point out the connection between the events of 42-45 and the disaster unfolding in the synodical churches today.
The synodical decisions, binding consciences to the doctrine of presumptive regeneration, and the disciplining of those who refused to cooperate, were clearly aimed at routing out the Reformed renewal of the thirties. By the grace of God this did not succeed. But, when those who had been thrown out went their own separate way in 1944-45, the churches that remained under the synodical bondage had rid themselves of much fresh reformational blood.
Kuypers epigones, who had canonized his weaknesses, while neglecting his sound church political insights, falling far short of his reformational zeal, which was never vindictive, had indeed booked a victory. But it was a Pyrrhic victory. Today they no longer play a role of even the slightest significance.
The proponents of the other direction, those who lust after a wide and broad ecumenicity, who put question marks behind the confessions and are not averse to Biblical criticism, are clearly in the saddle. During the prewar period they had tried to sneak in, but, when discovered, they had usually been strongly opposed. All the excesses of advanced modernism now coming into the open were already latently present during that prewar time. The Netelenbos case, the Geelkerken crisis, the DSCM, the Federation of Calvinists they were all symptomatic of what was taking place behind the scenes, but the churches could still muster the strength to oppose them.
But then came 1942-45, and the reformational renewal movement was banished. With its eviction went the strength to resist modernism. And the flood of un-Reformed, un-Scriptural influences could no longer be held back.
The condemnation of Geelkerkens views has now been annulled, and much farther than Geelkerken went the synodical committee.
Bible criticism is acceptable today.
Protests against the acceptance of homosexuality by references to Romans 1 are shrugged off: "Paul was only a child of his own time and he could not see beyond his own horizon."
Kuitert, Wiersinga, and many others can vent all manner of modernistic ideas, but their office or position within the church is never in danger.
The Reformed churches are "on the road together" with the Dutch Reformed Church. The intention is to declare soon that they are in "a state of reuniting." But among the Orthodox Dutch Reformed people there is concern about the dire consequences of such a reunion. How have the positions been reversed! The Act of Secession of 1834 contained the promise to return to the Dutch Reformed Church if the latter would return to the Reformed confession. The presently contemplated unity is based on exactly the opposite.
Without a doubt, there are thousands of people within the synodical churches, common folks as well as scholars, who are deeply saddened by this development. There are societies of concerned Christians and associations of opponents of various degrees of seriousness. There are distress congregations and there are congregations in distress. There is no end to the protests and the conferences. But there is no indication of a return to the old Reformed ways.
We had hoped and prayed so much that, just as the Secession was followed by the "Doleantie" in the previous century, so also our century would witness a second reformation after the "Liberation." It hasnt taken place thus far. We must continue to hope and pray, but we must not lose sight of reality. We live in an age when everything in the national and the international world moves much more rapidly now than in the slow nineteenth century when the electronic communication media, the many books and magazines we are familiar with, didnt exist yet, when the current rapids in the flow of life were as yet unknown. Now everything moves much faster, and that includes the spread of apostasy.
There have been some who came to the (liberated) Reformed Churches, people who could no longer live with the ongoing decay, but it never became a stream, it remains a trickle. The majority of the concerned people stay put, their protests varying in loudness. Meanwhile, new classes of young ministers have graduated, saturated with the un-Reformed doctrinal propositions of present modernism. Consequently, a generation is growing up in the synodical churches where there is not even the slightest awareness of what the classical Reformed doctrine is all about.
And what are we to do, we who by the grace of God escaped? We must keep one thing in mind: holding up other peoples dirty laundry doesnt make ours any cleaner. We should take to heart the happenings in those synodical churches and be warned by them. But we may never be smug about it. Self-congratulation leads to doom.
There are thousands who initially marched along with us in the Liberation who later fell by the wayside. Satan continues to prowl around like a roaring lion, seeking his next victim to devour. But we need not fear being ripped apart by his claws, now that the Liberation is already more than forty years behind us. Christ gathers, defends, and preserves His Church "for Himself." He does so from the beginning of the world until the end. With Him it is safe travelling.
But that is not all. Those who have been blessed so richly and who have obtained so many good things from the Liberation have only one calling: in grateful obedience to the King of the Church, to continue to work. The rich source of prosperity, the Bible and the confessions, are nowhere near exhaustion. Children of the church can continue to draw living water from the fountains of salvation, while rejoicing in the Lord. When God constructs a dike, He does so to hold back the flood which a sweeping storm may send to swallow up, if possible, all the land around us. The initial signs of that impending storm are already coming into sight. And our children, much more than we, will find themselves living first in a de-Christianized, and later in an anti-Christian world, as a small minority; first taunted and later hounded. Let us train them for the battle and teach them how to use the proper weapons in this warfare, while there is still time!
Safely in Gods hands
Thinking about the future can sometimes cause us to break out in a cold sweat. But we know: no one will be able to snatch Gods children out of His hand.
In Revelation 7 John sees how the stormy winds of wickedness are being kept in check until all Gods servants have been sealed. They, too, belong to that complete number: one hundred and forty-four thousand.
And then the judgments are unleashed! Death and destruction everywhere! Satan has been released. The dragon, the beast emerging from the sea and the beast from the earth, pursue the woman to make war with her and with the rest of her offspring. Who would remain standing under such an avalanche of violence and seduction?
John saw the answer in Revelation 14: "Then I looked, and lo, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had His name and His Fathers name written on their foreheads."
Not one is missing!
This is what John got to see:
Lamb of God, standing though slain,
Who from His Father power did gain
To govern over all the earth.
And, with Him, those who by the worth
Of His atoning blood were bought:
Twelve times twelve thousand, Godly throng.
The King of ages praise in song.
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Oscar-Winning Composer Gets Victory in Copyright Assignment Dispute
Written August 27, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on August 21, 2019, held that Ennio Morricone, an Academy Award-winning Italian composer, can terminate an assignment of copyrights for six film scores he created in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Ennio Morricone Music Inc. v. Bixio Music Group Ltd., 2d Cir., No. 17‐3595, 8/21/19.
Ennio Morricone was commissioned by Bixio Music Group to compose six scores for Italian films; he received three million lire and limited ongoing royalties, but agreed to transfer his copyrights to Bixio “forever” and “in all Countries in the world.”
In 2012, Morricone Music served Bixio with a notice terminating the assignment of its US copyrights in the scores under 17 USC § 203, which allows copyright owners to terminate a contractual assignment after 35 years for “any work other than a work made for hire.”
Bixio argued that the scores were “commissioned” works under Italian law, which it said was “an analog sufficiently close to US law that the scores should be considered ‘works made for hire’ under US law.”
The lower court agreed, granting summary judgment to Bixio.
However, the Second Circuit reversed, finding that there were “meaningful differences” between Italian and US law that meant the scores weren’t equivalent to works made for hire. Specifically, under US law the hiring party owns a work made for hire, while under Italian law a composer retains sole authorship in a commissioned film score. | <urn:uuid:db9240af-d37a-48d7-9995-e13096f25931> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://www.aipla.org/detail/news/2019/08/27/oscar-winning-composer-gets-victory-in-copyright-assignment-dispute | 2019-10-18T12:42:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986682037.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20191018104351-20191018131851-00255.warc.gz | en | 0.966331 | 371 |
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President Trump closed out his visit to Brussels for the annual NATO Summit claiming he had successfully convinced European allies to spend more on their militaries. During a tense two days Trump told Germany it was being controlled by Russia and then lectured the gathered heads of state that they ought to spend not just 2% of their nations’ budgets on their militaries, but 4% like the US does. According to the Guardian newspaper, “Trump left the assembled presidents and prime ministers floundering, unsure whether he was serious about the 4% target, double the existing NATO target of 2%, which many do not meet, or whether it was just a ploy.” He then declared victory on Thursday in his speech before leaving the summit.
That was President Trump on Thursday at the NATO Summit in Brussels claiming that he had convinced NATO allies to spend more on their militaries. NATO allies disputed that claim.
Trump has landed in the UK for his first visit there as President. He has so far refrained from flying in because of the threat of mass protests. His 4-day visit to the UK appears to have been designed to avoid large cities where major actions are planned. He will attend a dinner at Winston Churchill’s former palace and then meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth before heading to his private golf course in Scotland. Protests in the UK are reported to involve a massive “Trump Baby” balloon that was approved by London Authorities.
After his trip to the UK Trump is expected to have a high-level one-on-one summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Among the points of discussion will be the war in Syria. We’ll be covering what is expected at that summit on tomorrow’s show as well as how some on the left are warning against the US sliding into a new Cold War with Russia.
Meanwhile,Putin met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Moscow for talks on the Syria war, and specifically Iran’s role in that war. Netanyahu reiterated close ties between Israel and Russia.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Trump’s nominee to lead the criminal division of the Department of Justice. Brian Benczkowski was confirmed by a narrow vote along party lines as an Assistant Attorney General despite concerns raised by Democrats about his time working for a major Russian bank that they say could complicate Robert Mueller’s investigation. They also raised his lack of experience in running one of the Department’s most important divisions that oversees major criminal cases.
US Senators want a say in the tariffs that Trump has been unilaterally announcing against China, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. On Wednesday lawmakers held a bi-partisan vote of 88-11 on a symbolic measure that called for Congress to have more say in tariffs that are launched with a national security justification. Retiring Republican Senator Jeff Flake said about the bill, “We have to rein in abuse of presidential authority and restore Congress’ constitutional authority in this regard.”
The adult film actress Stormy Daniels has been arrested in Columbus, Ohio after an undercover sting operation by police. She is being accused of violating a law in Ohio called the Community Defense Act during her performance on Wednesday night at a strip club. According to AP that law, “prohibits anyone who isn’t a family member to touch a nude or semi-nude dancer.” Daniels is participating in a major lawsuit against President Trump and his lawyer Michael Cohen over unlawful payments made to her ahead of the 2016 election. Her lawyer Michael Avenatti said of her arrest, “This was a complete set up.” Ms. Daniels was freed on $6,000 bail this morning and will be arraigned on 3 counts of misdemeanors tomorrow.
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has disclosed his personal finances as per federal law and the picture is not pretty. The Washington Post reports that Kavanaugh had, “between $60,000 and $200,000 in debt accrued over three credit cards and a loan.” White House spokesperson Raj Shah responded that the debt was the result of Kavanaugh’s penchant for baseball tickets and also that some were home improvement loans. The Post surmised that Kavanaugh, “at times reported liabilities that could have exceeded the value of his cash accounts and investment assets.”
Ecuador’s Supreme Court has upheld a massive judgment against the multinational California-based oil company Chevron over its devastation of that nation’s rain forests. Chevron, which no longer has operations in Ecuador is now on the hook for a whopping $9.5 billion in damages but the Ecuadorian government would have to pursue the company for those damages in foreign courts. Chevron responded to the ruling with claims of, “judicial fraud and extortion against Chevron in Ecuador.”
Lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) asked for a judge to stop the arbitrary and indefinite detention of the remaining detainees at Guantanamo. The attorneys said that President Trump’s “executive hubris and raw animus,” is reason enough to free the men some of whom have been held for 16 years without cause and deserve habeas corpus rights. CCR is joined by the UK-based organization Reprieve. Reprieve Guantánamo attorney Shelby Sullivan-Bennis explained the importance of the case in a video posted by her organization to Twitter.
The city of San Francisco has made history with the Wednesday inauguration of its first Black Female Mayor. Forty three year old London Breed who grew up in public housing has vowed to address the city’s housing crisis. She has also said she would stand by San Francisco’s immigrants against Trump’s attacks and provide support to those struggling with drug addiction. Here is an excerpt of her inauguration speech. That was San Francisco’s new mayor London Breed, the city’s first black female mayor, giving her inauguration speech.
The federal government has reopened the 1955 case of Emmett Till, an African American boy whose brutal murder in Mississippi helped to galvanize the civil rights movement. The Department of Justice submitted a report to Congress this past March saying it had new information but the nature of that is not yet known. The woman who Till was accused of having whistled at remains alive. A book published last year called The Blood of Emmett Till is thought to be the impetus for the reinvestigation.
The popular young Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who stunned the nation when she ousted top Democrat Joe Crowley in New York’s primary has won a second primary race. The district neighboring hers held a primary this week for the Reform Party and Ocasio-Cortez’s name was written in by so many voters that she won a race she wasn’t even in. As she cannot run for two parties in two districts, she will remain the 14th District’s Democratic candidate. Her second win underscores the popularity of her socialist campaign platform. | <urn:uuid:949db639-a3aa-4bd6-b13e-9fa7a8f375f4> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://risingupwithsonali.com/headlines-july-12-2018/ | 2021-09-21T01:38:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057131.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20210921011047-20210921041047-00028.warc.gz | en | 0.976135 | 1,458 |
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Virtual Reality Enhancements Will Enhance Osprey Training
Boeing and its partner Bell Helicopter have received a
contract from the U.S. Navy to upgrade the CV-22 Cabin Part Task
Trainer (CPTT) with modifications including an Aircrew Flight
Simulation (AFS) that deploys a fused reality system that fuses
video images with virtual reality. The upgrade will be delivered to
Air Force Special Operations Command, 58th Training Squadron at
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Financial terms
were not disclosed.
The CPTT is a full-fuselage device that is used to train flight
engineers on the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The AFS process
integrates real and virtual environments in an image processor.
This enables the student to view both the interior cabin
environment and the simulated outside world in a composite picture
sent to the student's helmet-mounted display.
"This is an innovative approach that allows students to train
on 'real time' cargo air drops, parachute drops and emergencies,
including wing fires, hydraulic leaks and engine smoke," said Mark
McGraw, Boeing vice president of Training Systems & Services.
"This modification opens the door to future upgrades that could
enable simulated mission operations with separate cockpit flight
simulators, where the CPTT could 'fly' with the cockpit simulator
on a common mission."
The team's latest effort is part of an ongoing development
program for the CV-22 CPTT, which also includes trainer
concurrency, providing on-budget, on-schedule, tactically relevant
training to the warfighter.
The V-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft manufactured by Boeing
Rotorcraft Systems and Bell Helicopter company. Bell and Boeing are
teamed in a Strategic Alliance Agreement for the design,
production, and sustainment of the V-22.
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A ministerial meeting of the India-France-Australia trilateral grouping scheduled on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session is now off the table, a fallout of AUKUS — a trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK, and the US that has left France very angry.
The trilateral ministerial would have seen external affairs minister S Jaishankar holding deliberations with his counterparts from Australia (Marise Payne) and France (Jean-Yves Le Drian). But France pulled out on the back of the formation of AUKUS.
France has been fuming ever since the US and the United Kingdom made the surprise announcement about the deal to build nuclear submarines for Australia – thus scuppering a previous French deal to sell conventional submarines.
Top diplomats of France and the United States said on Thursday that patching up bilateral ties will take some time yet, as French discontent still sizzles over the trilateral AUKUS nuclear submarine deal that tore up one of its contracts with Australia.
US secretary of state Anthony Blinken, a fluent French speaker who spent a part of his childhood in Paris, appeared remorseful as he spoke to reporters during the day, and said that he tried making amends with the French side on Washington’s part. Later, a French foreign ministry statement confirmed that the process to repair ties have been initiated but resolving the matter completely will take time and further remedial actions.
French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian earlier accused Australia of back-stabbing and the US of betrayal, calling the move reminiscent of the unilateralist attitude of Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump.
France recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia in protest, as diplomatic tensions between the allies – key members of the NATO alliance – reached boiling point.
France and US to meet in next month to repair relations
US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will meet next month as the countries work to repair relations following a diplomatic brouhaha that broke out over a security pact with Australia that scuppered a multi-billion dollar submarine contract.
In a joint statement on Wednesday, France and the United States said the two leaders spoke by phone and agreed to meet in Europe at the end of October.
Macron has also agreed to return its ambassador to the US to Washington after the phone call. US press secretary Jen Psaki said that Biden admitted that there could have been more discussion on the issue ahead of the sudden announcement that infuriated France.
France and Australia
While US president Joe Biden held a 30-minute call with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron amid the diplomatic crisis on nuclear-powered submarines deal with Australia, the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has said Macron is yet to take his calls.
As Morrison landed in the United States for the quad summit between India, Japan, United States, and Australia he was faced with questions about the diplomatic row with France.
The Sydney Morning Herald, on questions about a call with Macron, quoted the Australian prime minister as saying, “Yes, we have and the opportunity for that call is not yet, but we’ll be patient… We understand their disappointment and that is the way that you manage difficult issues.”
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Police: Fayetteville Man Caught With Nearly Two Pounds Of Marijuana
FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — A Fayetteville man faces several drug charges after police say they found him with nearly two pounds of marijuana and roughly 45 grams of cocaine.
Mitchell Nwachukwu, 28, was arrested Tuesday (Jan. 2) by the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force in connection with three counts of possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver, simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, theft by receiving and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The task force served a search warrant Friday (Dec. 29) at Nwachukwu’s home on Heritage Avenue, where they found 1.9 pounds of marijuana divided into several baggies, 45 grams of cocaine in different containers and two digital scales, according to a preliminary arrest report.
Investigators also found a 12-gauge shotgun and two pistols. Police said one of the firearms appeared to be stolen, according to the report.
Nwachukwu was being held Wednesday (Jan. 3) at the Washington County Detention Center on a $3,500 bond. He has a hearing set for Feb. 5 in Washington County Circuit Court.
The 4th Judicial Task Force consists of investigators from police agencies in Fayetteville, Springdale, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, Farmington, West Fork, Greenland, Johnson, Tontitown, Elkins and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
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If you have followed my blog for any length of time, you might know I have a thing for brownies. I have no less than 5 recipes for brownies on my blog. And I am always searching for the next greatest recipe. Lately, eating healthier and wiser has been my choice, since I am trying to tighten my waistline a bit.
This recipe is extremely good for you, dare I say it. It’s full of healthy fats, veggies, protein, and even dark chocolate. All in a brownie, who’d a thunk it? The great thing is, I don’t feel guilty for eating this, or feeding them to my ravenous little 4 year olds (who have mommy’s sweet tooth).
I used yellow squash for this recipe because it’s what I had on hand, but zucchini, and even calabaza squash would both be great too.
To start you will need Almond Butter- think peanut butter, but with almonds. If you can’t find this at your store, why not make your own. It’s really simple!
You will need a food processor: 1 cup whole almonds, 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt.
Start the food processor, and let it go.
Stopping about every 3-4 minutes to check out the progress.
Keep going for a really smooth texture.
Perfect, be sure to scrape down the sides to make sure all the butter is as smooth.
End result, so delicious!
Ingredients for brownies:
1 cup of almond butter, could substitute with peanut butter; 1-1/2 cup of grated summer squash; 1/3 cup agave nectar or honey; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon of vanilla; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder; 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Start by shredding 1-1/2 cups of squash.
I always shred on top of a thin dish towel.
Then I gather up the sides and squeeze the excess water out of the squash.
In a large bowl, add the almond butter, squash, egg, and agave nectar. Mix well.
Then add the vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and baking soda. Mix well.
Then give it some beautiful color by adding the cocoa powder.
and lastly, gently mix in the chocolate chips.
Pour it in a greased 8X8 dish and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Or until toothpick comes out clean.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
These won’t last long. I love how you can see the beautiful yellow flecks from the squash. Yum!
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Flourless Squash Brownies
slightly adapted from Delighted Momma
1 cup of almond butter (recipe and directions below) could substitute for peanut butter
1 1/2 cup of grated summer squash
1/3 cup of agave nectar or honey
1 tsp of vanilla
1 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of nutmeg
2 Tbs of dark cocoa powder
1 cup of dark chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix everything together.
Pour into a greased 9×9 baking pan.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Almond Coconut butter
1 cups of whole almonds
1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 tsp of sea salt
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Khloe Kardashian wants a baby more than ever as her sister Kourtney and Kim Kardashian's ever growing brood is serving as a reminder of her own baby woes.
The reality star — who has been married to Lamar Odom for four years — is itching to start a family of her own as her baby dreams fail to materialise.
Khloe, has openly spoken about her fertility issues on her E! reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians but often insists that she is coping fine with the situation.
"Kim has a baby and is living her life with Kanye West and they’re happy. Kourtney and Scott Disick are doing their thing," a source told Hollywoodlife.
The insider continued: "She’s never going to come out and say that she wants a baby more than ever now that Kim has a baby girl."
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Viewers watched in anticipation during spin-off show Kourtney and Kim Take Miami when Kim finally revealed to her sister Khloe that she would be expecting a child with rapper, Kanye West.
Kim initially kept the pregnancy a secret from Khloe over fears the news could upset her.
Now a source claims Khloe will most likely continue to keep her upset a secret.
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Despite her own baby issues, Klhoe is reportedly thrilled for her sister following the birth of North West and remains supportive in her role as an aunty.
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Joining Team Lally in this episode is James Colburn the The "Resucceed" Coach, book author and Development Consultant. James talks about the reason he decided to start writing his book and the entire process that took place for him to complete it.
Team Lally Show with James Colburn
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Announcer: It's time to enter the world of real estate in Oahu with Hawaii's only true real estate radio show, the Team Lally real estate show. Grab a pen and get ready to take notes! For the next full hour, Hawaii's premier real estate leader, Adrienne Lally and Attilio Leonardi will bring you the latest in real estate news and real world strategies on how they can guarantee to sell your home at a price and deadline you agree to! Or they'll buy it! Now, here are your hosts, Adrienne and Attilio!
Adrienne: Welcome to the Team Lally real estate show, home of the guaranteed sold program or we'll buy it. If you have any questions, just give us a call at 799-9596 or check us out on the web at www.teamlally.com.
Attilio: Well hey everybody this is Attilio! You know, I was down at the uh, Sand Island Beach Park uh, picking up bottle caps. I found Pacifico bottle caps, I found Heineken bottle caps, and Corona bottle caps. And as I was putting them into my bucket, because we were, we were down there uh, doing a beach cleanup, and reflecting upon my life, this lady came up to me and tapped me on the shoulder and started asking me a bunch of tax and legal questions. Can you believe that? And I said, those are great questions, highly recommend you seek the appropriate licensed professional. And then I said, but Mom, help me pick up this trash, we're trying to clean up this beach! So, if you hear anything on the show, sounds like legal advice, who should they run that by?
Adrienne: They should run that by uh, Kamihara Law.
Attilio: What's the number and website for them?
Adrienne: Yeah, you can call the at 352-6417 or check them out online at www.kamiharalaw.com.
Attilio: Alright, and if you hear anything that sounds like tax advice, we're not doing that. Run it past a CPA.
Adrienne: Yes. Or your local uh, friendly tax professional.
Attilio: Now, before you get into the quotes, why were we down there doing a beach cleanup? What was that about?
Adrienne: So, we had our annual RED Day. Which we talked about I think on last weeks' show. Renew, Energize, and Donate.
Attilio: Yes, it's an acronym.
Adrienne: Yes. So, we were out there, we had over 100 of our, of our Keller Williams Honolulu associates and uh, partners out there and family members, we were all picking up a ton of trash.
Attilio: So, Keller Williams does this every May 11th, uh, all around the world. Wherever Keller Williams is, either on that day or close to it and we go back into the community and do something for the community so uh—
Adrienne: So, this year it was the beach cleanup.
Attilio: Yeah, so if you're an individual organization thinking hey, I want to do beach clean ups! How do we do that without reinventing the wheel? Go to www.808cleanups.org and Fawn and her crew will come out, organize it, safety briefing and by the way, last—
Adrienne: Or, or you can just go join one that's already in place on the calendar, they have a, they’ve got the calendar.
Attilio: Go to the calendar, either, either pick a beach you guys as a group are going to do or go join one of the clean ups in existence. Last thing we want to share with them: how many pounds of trash did we pick up?
Adrienne: It was like 630 pounds of trash.
Attilio: Yeah, approximately 630 pounds, you’re like, wow, that’s a lot of bottle caps. Cigarette butts, broken glass, and so.
Adrienne: Dirty diapers.
Attilio: Take care of the island! Yeah, I picked up a couple of those, I was trying to not throw up in my mouth.
Adrienne: (laughing) Yeah, it was a lot of trash. Alright, so we have some quotes. This first one is uh, from Peter Drekker. "What gets measured gets improved."
Attilio: What gets measured gets improved? Is that the way that we said it? Can't expect what you don’t inspect.
Adrienne: That's right.
Attilio: Alright, next quote.
Adrienne: Alright, this next one's from John F. Kennedy. "Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."
Adrienne: So, it's important, you've got to be active! Alright and then the last one is from John F. DeMartini. This is about questions. "The quality of your life is based partly upon the quality of your questions you ask yourself daily. If you’re inspired about your life, or if you're not living a life you truly dream of, it just may be because you are not asking yourself the highest quality questions. The moment you do is the moment your life begins to change."
Attilio: So, if you're wondering, why, where were all those quotes coming from? Well, we'll be glad to tell you. Uh, later on in the show, after the first break, we're going to have the author, James Colburn on. He wrote a book called Resucceed. Create an extraordinary future while you sleep by using the five-minute epic evening ritual. And that's where those quotes came from! Speaking of quotes!
Adrienne: We have Duke with Hawaii Pacific Property Management on the line.
Attilio: Hey, Duke!
Adrienne: To give us our property management tip of the week!
Attilio: Hey, Duke, are you there?
Evan: Good morning, guys, this is actually Evan on Duke's behalf.
Attilio: Good morning!
Adrienne: Oh! Oh, hi, Evan!
Attilio: You sound just like Evan!
Adrienne: So, we've got Evan from Hawaii Pacific Property Management. Thank you for calling.
Attilio: One of the awesome team members. What do you, what do you have for us today, Evan?
Evan: Well, one thing when you do hire a property management company, uh, the main thing that we find that you're hiring a property management company for is to protect your home. And so, there's several ways that Hawaii Pacific Property Management protects your home and for us, it starts with our tenant screening process. So, we have minimal standards as far as credit scores. We do a thorough criminal background check and we also do calls to previous landlords, just to make sure that we're getting the right person and the right fit for your property.
Adrienne: Sounds like you guys turn over a lot of rocks to make sure that it's the right tenant.
Evan: We definitely do.
Attilio: That sounds like the winning formula for you guys, eviction guarantee, tell us a little bit about that one before we let you go.
Evan: The eviction guarantee for us states that if we're allowed to uh, select the tenant for the property, and eviction becomes necessary, Hawaii Pacific Property Management will foot the bill for whatever the costs are to perform the eviction of the uh, tenants. Typically, uh, the eviction process starts uh, within 5 days of the tenant not paying their rent. Uh, after the 5 days, if we're not in communication with the tenant, uh, we, we begin the process by posting an eviction letter on their door.
Attilio: Oh, wow, so all that, all that fun and, and exciting stuff that nobody wants to do, you guys take care of that.
Evan: Nobody wants to do! We take care of that. Within 10 days of us posting the letter, we're down at the courthouse and, and we're seeking a court date and the process has already begun for us. Typically, what we’re trying to do when we do an eviction, is get the tenant out within the, within the 30 days of the month.
Adrienne: Mmm hmm. That makes sense.
Evan: That, yeah.
Adrienne: You've got to be aggressive.
Attilio: While, while following the law, right, that's where everybody gets into—
Evan: While following the law. That way it, it protects the owner in the sense that we can use their, the tenant's security deposit to make up for the rent of that one month.
Attilio: Alright. Well thanks, Evan.
Adrienne: Thanks, Evan. Awesome, awesome tips. Thank you so much.
Evan: Well I appreciate your time and everybody have a great day!
Attilio: Thanks, Evan.
Evan: Okay, bu-bye.
Adrienne: Thank you! So, that was Evan from Hawaii Pacific Property Management. If you want to get ahold of them, to learn more about their rent guarantee or their eviction guarantee, I think they've got like 5 different guarantees.
Attilio: They’ve got uh, they've got guarantees on top of the guarantees.
Adrienne: Yeah, just give them a call at 445-9223 or you can check them out online at www.hipacificpm.com.
Attilio: Or check them out on Yelp! They've got some great reviews.
Adrienne: Yes, they do!
Attilio: And, they also have a rent guarantee. If they put a tenant in there, or uh, if they go to market your home and don't get a tenant in there within 30 days at an agreed upon rent, they'll pay the rent.
Adrienne: They'll pay the rent!
Attilio: Alright, who's next?
Adrienne: We have uh, Vlad on the line.
Adrienne: Vlad, Vlad are you there?
Vlad: I am here! Can you guys hear me?
Adrienne: Yes, with his legal tip of the week?
Attilio: Yeah, what've you got for us?
Vlad: Okay, uh, we've uh, been discussing the past uh, few weeks about uh, probate and protection. Now uh, I want to actually give you, the legal tip of the week this week is, protect yourself by insuring that you are insured. What I mean by that is uh, you should, you should check with your, the trusted advisors, for, for uh, if you were to go purchase a property, you’d go see your, a real estate agent or you know, the realtor that you trust. Uh, but you want to check with your financial advisor and/or your insurance agent to make sure that your property is protected. Uh, case in point would be, you want to make sure that you have enough auto insurance in the event that if you were to cause some kind of accident uh, your personal assets would not be affected.
Adrienne: Is there, is there something that's, that, that’s come up recently, Vlad, that's like a, a story where you know?
Vlad: Yeah! You know a lot of the times, uh, you hear a lot of commercials that say, oh, they offer you just enough insurance to keep you on the road. The legal amount in the state of Hawaii is uh, $20,000 in uh, bodily injury and $40,000 aggregate, meaning if you hurt more than one person, they're going to only cover up to $40,000, but I mean, you, uh, what’s the current uh, price on a, uh, single-family home at the moment guys?
Attilio: Uh, median price is about $750,000.
Vlad: So, with $750,000 right, you’ve only got $20,000 in coverage and you really hurt somebody, uh, you know, nobody wants to think about that but you really hurt somebody in, if they can go after your $750,000 house because your insurance is uh, just not enough, you don’t want that to happen!
Adrienne: No! That's a, that’s an excellent tip. You don't really, you know, necessarily always think about those things unless you've got a great uh, insurance agent. We, we, we recommend Bradley Maruyama from Allstate. He does those insurance reviews to make sure that we’re all properly, properly insured.
Attilio: Alright, Vlad, anything else?
Vlad: Uh, no that's, that's all, that’s all for this week, thank you guys!
Attilio: Alright, thanks.
Adrienne: Okay, thanks, Vlad.
Vlad: Yes! Have a good one, bye!
Attilio: Alright, so you've got more questions about making sure that your family is protected?
Adrienne: You can uh, give Vlad and Myron a call from Kamihara Law. They can be reached at 352-6417 or www.kamiharalaw.com. And then also call our good friend Bradley Maruyama.
Attilio: Yeah, his number?
Adrienne: Free insurance review.
Attilio: His number: 591-8016, 591-8016. Www.allstate.com is where you can go, but you know? You want to know who our trusted advisors are? People that we develop relationships, they return your calls, they are honest, they do what they're going to say. Go to our website, www.teamlally.com and look up the, get the drop-down menu, "Preferred Vendors." They’re al there! Along with videos!
Adrienne: Yes. So, we've got uh, we've got PacRim.
Attilio: PacRim. Jody?
Adrienne: Uh, it looks like uh, she's got uh, a stand-in for the Mortgage Genius.
Attilio: Alright, who's the Mortgage Genius on the line?
Casey: Good morning, Attilio and Adrienne, this is Casey, how are you guys?
Adrienne: Hi, Casey!
Casey: Hi! Uh, I am very excited to be joining you guys today so thank you for, very much for that opportunity. The one topic that we kind of wanted to discuss is something that’s uh, forever changing with loans and mortgages. Which is student loans and student loans are something that you know, most people can definitely relate to with having them. Uh, back in April, which was just a month ago, not even a month ago, April 25th, Fanny Mae had changed their guidelines with the student loans prior it was we needed to hit for the payment amount that was the escape payment. So, even if your actual payment is lower than that, because let's say you’re on an income-base program, the lender required you to know what your payment would be if you were to switch to a fixed payment and we had to count the higher of the two balance, or the two monthly payments as your monthly obligation for your debt. With the change, we can actually utilize the number, which is being reported on the credit report, which is great for a lot of people, especially if they're going to be on a graduated-base plan or even an income-based plan, uh, the other thing is, when your credit report is reflecting a zero payment, because maybe you're on a different payment plan, or your loan is in forbearance, the uh, amount we can take for it is 1% of the balance or the amount based on, it will be amortizing, whichever is going to be more favorable to the client. So, those are really big changes that are going to be really beneficial to a lot of people and, and make the purchasing experience a little bit easier for them, especially when they have student loans.
Attilio: Yeah, because I think, they're talking about it like it's the next big wave that's going to hit is all these student loans that people have and if you can't, it's hard, like, how are you going to approach home ownership if you can't get underneath this big mountain of student loans?
Casey: Correct. Absolutely. You know, and it's just something that, the majority of people have and it's a good benefit and they’re realizing that the rules needed to change a little bit to help people get home ownership.
Attilio: Yeah, you know, all my kids, they go to the University of 7/11 and no, no, no, just kidding! They go to real universities but we've been beneficial, benefitting enough in this real estate business to have them paid but I had student loans. Adrienne, did you have student loans?
Adrienne: No! I joined—
Attilio: You didn't?!
Adrienne: I, I joined the—
Attilio: Paid as you go?
Adrienne: I joined the military.
Attilio: Oh, you joined the military. What about you, Casey, did you have student loans?
Casey: I did, and so you know, even for myself, this is wonderful news!
Attilio: Good! So, you, you're feeling it on a personal level?
Casey: I am! I'm feeling the impact and it's making me really excited to help pass on the great news to everyone!
Attilio: Good! Alright, awesome.
Adrienne: Alright, thank you! Thanks, Casey!
Attilio: Thanks, Casey!
Casey: Thank you so much you guys, you have a wonderful day!
Attilio: Alright, so unless you join the military like Adrienne, no more student loans, then you've got student loans and you want to find out how can I incorporate student loans into my home purchase plan, who can they call, Adrienne?
Adrienne: They can call uh, Pacific Rim Mortgage at 488-5510 or check them out online at www.pacrimmtg.com.
Attilio: Casey, she sounds just like Jody.
Adrienne: I know, that’s her sister.
Attilio: I know! That's what I was saying, she sounds just like Jody!
Adrienne: Okay! So now uh, next we've got Janice on the line from Dream House Drafting.
Attilio: Hey, Janice!
Adrienne: With her—
Janice: Good morning! How's it going?
Adrienne: Great! So—
Janice: Remember late March we talked about that word, "verify"?
Janice: Well, I just wanted to re-emphasize it because in recent weeks, I’ve met someone who attempted to do just that and unfortunately ended up with not the outcome that she would've hoped for. She's a military lady and when deciding to do her home remodel, she thought that she would not trust her own ability to certify and verify a contractor and electrician and a plumber so she decided to limit her choices of exterior cabinets, counter tops, etc. to what a local big box had to offer and to take advantage of what they had in terms of certified professional installers.
Attilio: So, they were going off of their referral? From the big box, I know it and, and, this sounds like one of those, it’s in the movie where they have like a foreshadowing. So, between, you say the rest of the story.
Attilio: The sound effects are "duh-duh-duh-duh!" What did you find out?
Adrienne: Tell us!
Janice: So, what I found out is an older 50s vintage single-wall construction home. Where now an entire wall is separated, kitchen from living room has been removed. And we have a very nice open floor plan, total kitchen remodel, although we don't have GFI outlets, uh, in the kitchen like we need, close to the sink and then a complete bathroom remodel and what really scared me was __ old foam pads single wall construction, well, the thing that’s in now is those barn doors and she wanted one. And so now there's this heavy wood barn door hanging from one of those old-style, you know, interior partitions, __ ceiling and that's, that to me is just scary so the moral of the story is you have to verify and re-verify! After I did her report for her, I included code references so that she could go back to the big box and say hey, those guys were not only supposed to get a building permit, but they should know that! Because they all have licenses! So, beware!
Attilio: Beware! Trust no one, verify everything! I think that’s the tagline from the X Files. No!
Janice: But that's what we have to do. Be careful!
Attilio: Alright. Thanks, Janice!
Adrienne: Thanks, Janice!
Attilio: Hey guys, if you want peace of mind for all of those kinds of scenarios and not have to wonder, hey am I throwing the dice here? And, on whether this, even a licensed person knows what they do, are doing, coming from a big box, Adrienne, ultimately, what should they do?
Adrienne: They should just give Janice a call!
Attilio: Just call Janice!
Adrienne: Just give her a call.
Attilio: What' a good number for Janice?
Adrienne: You can reach her at 206-7107. You can check her out online at www.dreamhousedrafting.com.
Attilio: So, you go into this stressful situation of a remodel. When you call her, then your mind is going, you’re going to hear the sound of harps. (harp noises)
Adrienne: Alright, so, we're going to take a short break. But when we come back, we've got a very special guest joining us.
Attilio: James Colburn!
Adrienne: So, stay with us!
Attilio: Yeah, author of the book Resucceed. Stay with us!
[Music fades to commercials]
Announcer: The Team Lally real estate show continues.
Adrienne: Welcome back and thanks for listening to the Team Lally real estate show, home of the guaranteed sold program or we'll buy it. I'm Adriene—
Attilio: And I’m Attilio.
Adrienne: And if you have questions, just give us a call at 799-9596 or you can check us out online at www.teamlally.com.
Attilio: Well hey everybody, our guest today has over 21 years of executive and entrepreneurial experience.
Adrienne: He offers a unique and refreshing business acumen in the areas of business strategy, innovation, branding, and accelerated profit strategies in areas of culture, shift creation, and management.
Attilio: Whether you’re looking for a master facilitator to steer a high-impact event or customize the culture, employee and customer satisfaction process, you can be assured of several things: clarity, action, and tangible results!
Adrienne: Joining us today, all the way from Seattle, Washington, is the Resucceed coach, author, and development consultant, let's welcome James Colburn!
Attilio: James! Welcome!
James: Hey everyone! Thanks for having me!
James: Thanks for having me I, I hope uh, I hope I’m translating uh, appropriately here from Seattle, Washington all the way over to the sunny shore lines.
Attilio: Yeah! That's what's great about technology, you sound like you're right next door.
James: Oh, there we go. There we go, well thank you, thanks again for having me on, I, this is exciting.
Adrienne: Well, James uh, we uh, Attilio and I have your, your book here, Resucceed and uh, and that, and that's kind of how we got connected, I think a mutual friend of ours, uh—
Adrienne: Isaac Stegman had uh, had connected us and this is just an amazing book and story that you have here. Uh, maybe you could share with our listeners, you know, what, what made you decide to write your book?
James: Well, you know, it, you know, I, writing a book is, is, it's harder to sit down and write it than to actually uh, to actually write it. Meaning it's hard to just literally set aside the time that it would take uh, and then of course we all just get wrapped up in perfectionism, so I did several years of just that. I was wrapped up in the perfectionism of writing the book, so it took me several years to get to the point where in March of 2016, I just said hey, you know, James, you know, get over yourself. Let's get this thing done. Let's have the book edited, and uh, get it out on Amazon. So, that was what I did uh, now it took me about 12 months of re-writing it one more time and uh, handing it off to an editor and the whole premise of the book was just to, the realization that oftentimes, uh, highly-successful, highly-achieved individuals uh, oftentimes are, are rarely fulfilled. There’s not a lot of passion and joy and purpose in that achievement and I was one of those guys. And uh, so this book, called Resucceed, uh, is me really unpacking what that meant for me in that process and then also just a new way uh, of looking at life, by asking great questions. So, instead of chasing after all the right answers, uh, Resucceed teaches that quality of our life really is the great questions that we ask and uh, so I created this bedtime ritual called the "5-minute epic evening ritual," and it's just something you do 5 minutes before you go to sleep where you ask 3 great questions around re-assessing, re-engaging and re-affirming and uh, personally I’ve just experienced a complete transformation, literally in any area of my life that I choose, based on asking great questions instead of chasing all the right answers.
Attilio: So, yeah, so let's unpack that a little bit more and, and we want to talk about the 3 different questions?
Adrienne: Well I—
James: Oh, yeah! Yeah, go ahead.
Adrienne: Well I was going to say um, you know, like you had initially talked about um, not, not, things not being enough. You know, it's like you’re successful—
Adrienne: So maybe you could speak to our listeners about you personally and your, your backgrounds.
Attilio: Tell us the Costco story.
James: (laughing) Thank you. So, I uh, you know, the, the, the quick and dirty here is that on Christmas Eve 2006, so it's a huge year in my sales career, I’d actually sold 120 houses that year uh, it was something that I business planned the year before, and I was successful and, and, and selling 120 houses, uh, and I had made a, a, in, well into the seven-digit kind of income that year and you know, on Christmas Eve 2006, you would think I’d be living the dream and but what I was really doing was trying to will my phone to ring, I was just, I did not know what to do with myself on Christmas Eve. My kids are playing Legos, my wife and my mother-in-law were cleaning up uh, and getting ready for festivities and uh, uh, package-wrapping and all sorts of kind of Christmas-y activities and I was just trying to get my phone to ring because I didn't know what else to do with myself. I had been selling a house every 3 days and I did not know why people weren't calling me on Christmas Eve. Well I did know, but I just felt massively uncomfortable! Uh, for me to have this lull in my business and what I realized right then and there, the cliff notes here is that uh, that I had assigned my identity to my next sale. I had defined my identity to my achievement and my success and where I had failed is that I had not business planned or I hadn't created a plan for fulfillment and I learned and, as Tony Robbins uh, once said, success without fulfillment is failure. And at that moment, it just, it dawned on me, I had derailed and uh, and luckily the market uh, well, not luckily and luckily, the market shifted fairly significantly, I don’t know if you guys remember what happened in 2007-8-9-10-11 and 12.
Attilio: Yup, we were there!
Attilio: We were doing a lot of short sales. Did a ton of them.
James: But, but uh, but uh, you know, it gave me quite a bit of time to uh, re-, re-define what success is and really, really integrate what I, what I call fulfillment uh, and passionate joy into, in to our already-successful life and what I realized is that there's just a fear, I mean highly-successful individuals, no matter what you do, uh, there is a fear that if you uh, try to integrate fulfillment that somehow you'll be less successful. And so, there's almost this uh, sense out there that we need to defer the fulfillment stuff and the passion and the joy for another day. I just need to be uncomfortable a few more years. I just need to be unhappy with what I do a few more years. And what I realized is that what you, it's all available to us right now, we could be fulfilled and highly-successful, in fact, the more fulfilled and the more passion and the more joy we have, in our, in our daily lives, the more we become who we are, we become better versions of who we are, which means we actually, we actually will be more successful! And, and more achieved in what we do as we, as we realize that it is, it is a chase to the thing that we don't yet have. And, that deficit, that kind of living a life as a deficit is, it exists, was the thing that I needed to change personally.
Attilio: Well I see here in your book, I wrote, uh, I did a highlight. And it says this—
James: You wrote in my book?
Attilio: I wrote in your book.
Adrienne: We wrote all over your book!
James: Oh, thank you.
Attilio: "In the sham of achievement," uh, you, you, is, this is the part where you were talking with your friend who's achieved it but you could relate because you said "I know how fragile and tender it is to be caught" and you put in parentheses "lost," "in the sham of achievement at the expense of losing myself." So, that's basically what you were sharing with us and that, that feeling that was bubbling up, right, it's that hey, there's got to be more to this than, than the next transaction.
James: Yes, absolutely, absolutely. So, there was this moment where in, in like I mentioned in 2016 where I had written this book a little bit here and there, over the years but in 2016 I said, you know what? Enough's enough I mean, you can just talk about this whole thing or you can get done with it and start sharing it because I think it’s valuable. I think it’s valuable to consider the, you know, fulfillment, passion, joy. It also is allowable in our already-successful, already-achieved lives and uh, I want to, I want, I want to preach that message.
James: So, so yeah, so that's the, the move to, to complete this book uh, uh, came about in March and then I don't, uh, you've had Hal Elrod on this show, haven't you?
Attilio: Yes, we have!
Adrienne: Yes, we've had him.
James: So, Hal wrote The Miracle Morning and he's a friend of mine and so he, he helped me a little bit with uh, on content creation and, and one of the things that he challenged me to do was share with uh, with my book audience uh, this, uh, this evening ritual that I’ve created, called the "5-minute epic evening ritual."
Attilio: Perfect because it's, it's promise number two, we're going to hold you to, I will show you how. So, you’re going to show us how?
James: Well . . . (laughing)
Attilio: Give us a Miller Lite.
James: Yeah, exactly. Number one, there’s not a, there’s not a like perfect system to asking great questions. It's really just being willing, it, here, bottom line to be a successful, highly-achieved individual, we just try to be interesting all the time! When what we, when we start to be interested, that's when the juice happens, that's when we create real connections with people that we don't know, right? That's when like as realtors, you know, you’ll get referrals because you, you actually were interested in someone's life and they feel like you know them better than most, right?
James: So, for me, you know, I mean, you know, I mean it's, it’s like 101 in terms of relationships of being interested, correct?
Attilio: Well, we have, we know it as coming from curiosity but Adrienne wants to talk to you about this uh, your checklist. She printed it out! She's a good student!
Adrienne: I did! No, you have uh, some really great resources uh, so if our listeners want to go and get this checklist, where's the best place, how, how do they get this?
Attilio: What's the name of the checklist?
James: Well, so if you go to www.jamescolburn.net, C-O-L-B as in boy, U-R-N, and if you go to, under the "Resources" tab there's this thing called the "Fast Launch Package." What that will give you is the uh, "5-minute epic evening ritual," checklist and guide, it'll also give you 3 free chapters of my book in PDF form so you can just kind of get kicked off there as well as a couple training videos. Uh, the Fast Launch Package is really for people that are interested just getting the down-low, uh, on the "5-minute epic evening ritual," understanding a little bit about how the book reads, uh, and uh, it, you know, that, that is the, the quickest possible way to find out more. Uh, or obviously go to Amazon and buy the book! In either Kindle and/or paperback, but yeah, showing you how would be sending you to get the "5-minute epic evening ritual" checklist uh, but in short, ultimately, there's not perfect way to ask a great question, it's just being curious like you had mentioned, it's just being curious about your life. The life that you have not yet lived. I mean, that's really it. I mean, we, the more successful we are as humans, the more invisible we become. I don’t care if you're successful as a volunteer or successful as a parent or successful as a soccer coach, or successful as a sales person or successful in any area of your life, if you assign your identity to that success then you become, little-by-little, more invisible. And you are only known for your success, we hold it up like a banner. And the banner is hey, I did this! Like basically we're pointing out all the things we did in our past, and saying this is who I am, but who we are and what we were successful in, in our past, aren't the same thing. We, we, we, here’s more depth, our, our lives are a larger, more dimensions than one. And so, asking a great question or 3, each evening instead of regurgitating your to-do list before you go to bed and, and you know, is, and there’s a magic to it. There's a science to it, so really, being able to uh, when you ask something, a great question, right before you go to bed, you actually engage the creative subconscious and it goes to work on that I mean most, I mean, and Adrienne and Attilio, you guys probably have slept on a big decision, correct?
Attilio: Yeah! Yeah, we always, our big thing, if it's a good decision today, it's a good decision tomorrow. Sleep on it! We've even told people that are, that are like, I've, I don't want to interview with anybody, your guys' is the only team I want to join! My whole life revolves around Team Lally. We're like, great, sleep on that! Sleep on it!
James: Yeah, go home, sleep on it, and then let's talk tomorrow.
James: Right. So, same idea but the difference is I am working on that sleep on it muscle seven days a week.
James: Seven literally, seven days a week and my life, it’s all about the 3 great questions. So, I used to regurgitate my to-do list on the yellow pad next to my bed every single night before I went to sleep. And you know, I had a lot sleepless nights and I’d wake up at 2 in the morning, wrestling with some odd you know, conflict or decision, but when I started asking curious questions about things that I did not yet have the answer to, and by the way, achievers, successful people, we just want to answer immediately so, the biggest challenge is you'll ask a great question and then you'll immediately try to answer it. Well, no! That's why you do it 5 minutes before you go to bed and then you resist the urge, right? You resist the urge to answer the question. You just say hey! I'm just going to sleep on it. I'm just going to open myself up to the creative subconscious and the miraculous. To show up and, and give me some answers here and it's amazing how many come and by the way, they're completely different than you expected because they're using a different part of the brain and you, you’re accessing a different, almost like a different reality because how you reason through things while you sleep is significantly different than how you reason through things in the, in the awake hours. The awake hours you use common sense and you use your past, your past performance to predicate your future and whereas when you're sleeping, you use the far-reaching corners of your mind, the areas that you, you, that you normally don't even have access to, to piece together answers to your great questions.
Attilio: Alright, so hey, you know what? Go ahead Adrienne.
Adrienne: Yes, I, you know what? We're going to take a short break James, and when we come back we want to learn more about this evening ritual.
Attilio: We want to learn about those three questions.
Adrienne: Those questions. Yes. So, so listeners, stay with us!
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Attilio: Well hey everybody, if you're just tuning in, we have the author of the book called Resucceed. His name is James Colburn.
Adrienne: James. Yes.
Attilio: And we're going to be talking about the "5-mintue epic evening ritual." Let's talk about that a little bit.
Adrienne: And the, and the questions.
Attilio: And the questions.
Adrienne: Yes, the 3 questions.
James: Yeah, thank you.
Attilio: Alright James! So, re-affirming, re-engaging and re-assessing. Let's start off with the first one.
James: The 3 re's! The 3 re's. So uh, uh, the book obviously being named Resucceed, uh, and then breaking down the 3 questions into the 3 re's, so obviously the first question is around re-assessing your life, so there's 5 areas that uh, I’ve created about re-assessing so it's the language that we speak to ourselves uh, managing our energy which has, uh, ends up being a massively important part of our lives that if we don’t' have energy we don't, we don’t do things uh, taking a really close look at our comfort zones, the ones that we keep and hold us back from people, from you know, obviously, you know, from the relationships with people from uh, trying new things uh, resistance, so the things that we do to avoid the things that we should be doing. And then what I call Lego time. And I can explain a little bit about that. So, uh, uh, this, uh, re-assessing a really good example for re-assessing questions would be in the, in the area of language. So, for example, uh, and these questions are actionable and uh, they have a timeline and they're, and they’re, they're timed. One of the things that I realized is that sometimes we bully ourselves into doing things, like for example, when am I going to get off my butt and go work out? Okay, so that is the (laughing) that is a question that you could ask, right? But it has uh, but, the first thing we all want to do to that question is rebel against it. Uh, so oh! An example of a language question, what I realized is that our language to ourselves can be worse than any other, you know, any, anyone else speaking to us, uh, in fact we, we're pretty tough on ourselves so I uh, a good example of that would be, what would it look like to speak to, to myself with love, even when I’m attempting to challenge my behavior or feel frustrated with myself and then I always add in, tomorrow, or this weekend, you know, so it's very actionable for the timeline and as simple as that might sound by asking the questions, your brain goes to work on that. And so just, you know, it, you know, you might go out, come on, you know, when's the last time you've asked that question? So, when you start asking a question you normally don't ask, and you ask it 5 minutes before you go to bed, it's very interesting, your brain does go to work on that! Uh, another example uh, uh, language question would be, would it be possible to speak more words in encouragement than just favor. When I wake up, you know, so there's a very timely uh, you know, because a lot of times we wake, the morning, we're already running behind, and uh, the, the, the language that we're speaking to ourselves, starting the day, it frames up our whole day. Um, so yeah, so that would be a re-assessing question. Then there's the re-engage and re-engaging is first thing's first, uh, meaning, you know, what's the, what is the, the most important thing you could do and, and I actually uh, as the quote at the top of that chapter is from none other than Gary Keller, Jay Papasan. Um, what’s the one thing you can do such that by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary?
Attilio: That's a great question!
James: It's a, it's, it literally frames up the entire book with one thing. By Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, and, it is actually one of my great questions. Uh, I put it in as the sample question in the chapter, in that chapter uh, called "First Thing's First," but then also uh, mentioned uh, one, a couple others, so like one is uh, what is the most powerful yet intangible way I can show my love to blank or to, you know, to X, so that they will remember it for a lifetime? Uh, and you know, just asking that question and then not answering it but waiting for that answer. By the way, I’m going to put a real quick plug in for uh, the book, Giftology. I don't know if you uh, heard of this book. It's amazing! Amazing!
Attilio: I think we have!
Adrienne: Yes, we've heard of it.
Attilio: I think I heard him on a podcast, he just like, I think the example he gave was like finding out what this guy's, what his pants and suit and shirt size was and like buying his favorite brand of clothing and bringing it and putting it, like putting a showroom up in his hotel room.
James: Yeah, he bought, he bought every single thing in Brooks Brothers for, for a guy. Uh, right. Well, I’m not suggesting—
Attilio: The CEO. Yeah.
James: Yeah. But I’m not suggesting that but what I’m suggesting is, uh, you, you know, uniquely and creatively looking at life again, you know, from the standpoint of what's the, what’s the one ___? So, and then, and then uh, I guess so what I, it would be the, the last re, if you will, would be re-affirming. I put re-affirming at the end because I, it, re-affirming is just a great last question to ask before you pull the sheets up and go to sleep. So, re-affirming’s around becoming and moments, the moments of brilliance in our lives and the miraculous and finding what I call granule gratitude and then celebration. A lot of people uh, including myself, avoid celebration, worried that perhaps the, the, the floor will disappear when we're jumping for joy. Uh, so the, you know, there is this uh, this, this sense that, especially highly-achieved individuals, skip the whole art of celebration worried that it might jinx future success.
Adrienne: Now with all these, with, with all these questions, are, are, are we to be writing them down?
James: So, you, yeah, good question. So, I uh, I write them down on a 3 X 6 card. And I put them on top of my phone which serves as my alarm clock and uh, I put my phone across my room so that I don’t hit snooze and then in the morning, I revisit those questions. Uh, while having my miracle morning, by the way, my Hal Elrod miracle morning. I, I revisit the questions and uh, that card stays with me through the day, I, in the bathroom obviously uh, it stays with me in the car, uh, you know, in the bathroom when I’m getting ready. In the car, uh, at my desk, uh, and then I take one more look at those questions at the end of the day and you know what? You're not going to receive an answer to each question, but you will be amazed as you do this and as you work on that re-uh, sleep on a muscle, um, you'll be amazed how that, the answers to even your most unanswered questions will come alive to you, will, will take shape.
Adrienne: So, so when you're done for the day with those questions, where do you put these cards? Do you hold onto them in a pile or?
James: Well, I have, I have a little wooden box that fits comfortably 400 of them. Uh, and then I revisit the cards by month, uh, so I mean I revisit the last 30 days each month. Uh, these, these cards, it's, you know how you, you, if you journal at all and you go and revisit uh, you're, you didn’t see it coming but so much of what you journaled came about? Uh, well, that's you know, I mean there's a 365-day journal basically of 3 great questions, so 3 times 365 and uh, and being just curious about our lives and what it could be and the unlived lives that we have let to live.
Attilio: Yeah, when I, when I journal and I look back I, I think two, two questions pop into my head: what the heck was I thinking? and—
Attilio: And number two, that’s awesome!
James: Yeah, exactly.
Attilio: It's 50/50. (laughing)
James: Yeah. Exactly yeah, you know, it is amazing because you feel like you've had, you know the hand of God on you when you, when you look back to your journal and for me when I look back at my questions and just see how much of life uh, you know, has almost like a divine aspect to it uh, of grace.
Attilio: Sure! Now tell the listeners why you want the index cards to be blank as opposed to having lines on them?
James: Oh! (laughing) Well, so there, so I, I want to avoid the idea that we're doing a to-do list. And so, I, I created, I found extra thick, non-lined cards on Aamzon.com, which works for me because that card stays with me throughout the day and I like to keep them and I want them to keep shape uh, and so I get these non-lined cards so that it doesn’t uh, have the tendency to look like a to-do list and then, it leaves a little bit more room for me to uh, not, I don't know, just not have to draw within the lines. Some people can be uh, shaken by that. And uh—
Attilio: They'll be like, I need the lines!
James: Yeah! So, order the lined cards, but you know what? Do yourself a favor and order 400 3 X 5 cards and put it at your nightstand and ask 3 great questions. You don’t even have to use my book to frame up those questions, but obviously, I’ve given you sample questions to get you kicked off in this direction and then just be curious about like, like I said, about the life you have yet to live.
Attilio: Now, are you uh, if people want you to come be a keynote speaker, speak on this topic, are you, is, is that something that you do?
James: Absolutely! Absolutely, especially in Hawaii!
James: But uh, no, I mean, for my, my thing is just, it's a blessing and a gift to speak this life and, with people and just be a part of that conversation and uh, uh, I just, it was, I would be thrilled to, to, to share more, so absolutely. That, I also do what I call __ coaching. I work with highly-successful, highly-achieved individuals uh, interested in an, in integration of fulfillment in their lives and also uh, improving the, improving their success and their, and their bottom line so, I, I work with a handful of, uh, clients on a monthly basis. I only work by phone uh, and uh, I’ve, I love doing that. It's another way to give back and uh, yeah.
Attilio: You get there quicker and you’re always on time! When you work by phone!
Adrienne: That’s true!
Attilio: You never get stuck in traffic!
James: Never, never.
Attilio: When you work by phone. Alright, well.
Adrienne: Well, thank you, James, so much! For joining us today and talking about this evening ritual and, and enlightening us.
Attilio: And your book called Resucceed! Give us that website again where people can go to get more information about you and then go to Amazon and actually buy the book!
James: Yeah, no doubt! So www.jamescolburn.net, uh, and you can actually follow a link to Amazon there or you can download the Fast Launch Package uh.
Attilio: We're going to tell them go to your website, because they will give you some SEO, because they heard it on the show.
James: Hey, thanks!
James: And uh, you know, if anyone does buy the book, give me a uh, give me a shout-out on Amazon reviews, that's like gold for me. Uh, and uh, uh, and then, keep, keep a lookout because I’m in the middle of writing a second book called Teamify! It’s all about, and right up your alley, it's all about uh, building a team! And not just a real estate but obviously, I have uh, uh, a slant towards that and uh, really uh, what I call uh, getting your life back, uh crushing your competition and, and starting a highly-effective team.
Attilio: Alright, well thanks, James!
Adrienne: Thanks, James!
James: Alright, thank you, thanks for having me.
Attilio: Alrighty, aloha! Alright, real quick, we've got a couple minutes left! We've got Mike?
Adrienne: We've got Mike on the line.
Attilio: Hey, Mike! We've only got a couple seconds, what've you got for us?
Mike: Uh, first off, I just want to wish Adrienne and all the qualified listeners happy Mother's Day!
Adrienne: Awe, thank you, Mike!
Attilio: Alright, awesome!
Mike: And uh, just a quick buyer's tip guys, uh, definitely make sure that when you are looking at a home that you are going to move into that you actually can afford the payments! So, get together with a lender and see exactly how much you can qualify for. Factor in maintenance fees, association fees, all that stuff—
Adrienne: Property taxes.
Adrienne: Which by the way, are, they're thinking about uh—
Attilio: Beer for your drunk uncle when he comes by to visit.
Mike: Something like that. Just make sure that when you guys are looking for a home, that you are definitely comfortable with your payments. And to figure that out, uh, give a call to our friends over at Pacific Rim Mortgage, uh, a shout and then they'll help you definitely with that!
Attilio: Alright, thanks Mike!
Adrienne: Thanks, Mike!
Mike: Alright guys!
Attilio: Next up is Miranda. Miranda! What've you got for us? We've got a couple seconds left! Miranda, Miranda! Miranda-da-da-da-da!
Adrienne: (laughing) I don't know if she's there.
Attilio: Are you there-there-there-there? That's okay, we're going to have to, get our Miranda rights later.
Adrienne: Yes, we've got a Mastermind though coming up at the end of the month. May 26th!
Attilio: May 26th So what's the power of, what’s the power behind a Mastermind?
Adrienne: Well it's, we're going to have a group of uh, people oh! We're ending our show now.
Attilio: No! You've got to tell them, it's a group of people that will teach you more than what you know and help you be successful. That’s how you talk fast when it's come to the end of the show!
Adrienne: That's right. Yes, okay, well, thank you for listening and thank you to our sponsors!
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CRE Loan Delinquencies Leveling While Severity Remains High Changing the Nature of Workouts and Deals
The level of commercial real estate loan distress appears to be at or nearing its peak - a welcome sign that the worst of the Great Recession may have passed. And with this new phase, the market for distressed commercial real estate borrowers and investors is also undergoing major changes.
Statistically, at any given point in time at least, the Great Recession has wreaked havoc on less than 10% of outstanding CRE debt to date. Overall though, the percentage of damaged CRE debt has been higher when factoring in outstanding loans that have been modified and reverted back from delinquent into current status.
The overall distribution of the troubled loans has by no means been even. For example, the overall CMBS delinquency rate remained relatively flat in May at 9.2%, after reaching all-time highs in 20 of the previous 25 months, according to CoStar Group.
Delinquency rates for other groups peaked at levels lower than seen in the last major real estate downturn during the early 1990s - some by large margins, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA).
Between the fourth quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011, the 90+-day delinquency rate on loans held by FDIC-insured banks and thrifts remained the same at 4.18%. The 60+-day delinquency rate on loans held in life company portfolios decreased to 0.14%. The 60+-day delinquency rate on multifamily loans held or insured by Fannie Mae decreased to 0.64%. The 60+-day delinquency rate on multifamily loans held or insured by Freddie Mac increased to 0.36%.
Together these groups hold more than 86% of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding.
Still, the amount of CRE loan delinquencies represents hundreds of billions of dollars in damage - hence value-add opportunities.
However, the delinquency numbers don't take into account the level of severity among the delinquencies.
Tiandan Wu, a debt analyst with CoStar Group, and John O'Callahan, a capital markets strategist for CoStar, recently looked at the severity and timing of delinquencies. CoStar created a Delinquency Severity Index (DSITM) to capture the spectrum of severity within overall delinquencies and to provide a more meaningful indication of periodic change, such as whether conditions are improving.
Although the rise in the delinquency rate began to taper off in early 2010, the Delinquency Severity Index has not begun to taper off until much more recently.
If the pace of resolutions and liquidations increases in 2011, the Delinquency Severity Index could begin to turn down later this year as the more highly weighted, longer-term delinquent loans leaving the pool outweigh the newly delinquent additions, according to Wu and O'Callahan.
Year-to-date in 2011, new delinquencies totaled $12 billion with CoStar predicting total new delinquencies in 2011 of approximately $42 billion.
In another analysis CoStar debt strategist, Mark Fitzgerald and Steve Miller, CoStar's director of U.S. debt and risk research, examined the "extend and pretend" strategies of troubled CMBS loan modifications.
Early in the recession cycle, special servicers relied almost exclusively on maturity and interest-only (IO) term extensions for their loan modifications. From first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010, more than 93% of modifications utilized one (or both) of these techniques.
However, beginning in the second quarter of 2010, while the rapid ascent in the overall number of modifications continued, principal and contract rate reductions began to take up an increased share of modification activity, the two found.
"For the CRE industry, the increase in the number of 'true modifications,' as opposed to simply extending the maturity or IO term of the loan, is likely a welcome sign as it helps to speed along the deleveraging process and assist distressed borrowers," the two reported. "While loans generally received term/IO extensions in 2009 and 2010, the treatment of those same loans in today's environment would likely be more varied - with many loans finding a more receptive environment today than existed in the eye of the storm."
"The 'extend and pretend' moniker, while true, did not really measure the degree of 'pretending,' as the overwhelming majority of loans got similar treatment. Now we see differential approaches," the two reported. "Despite the obvious opposition from many servicers and CMBS investors to reductions in principal and/or rate, the realization that impairment is permanent for many of these loans has led to increased 'true modifications.' Principal/rate reductions have increased despite the fact that the costs are onerous and have actually increased slightly since 2009."
Fitzgerald and Miller concluded that initial modifications were short-term solutions and logical given the economic uncertainty and the relative confusion regarding special servicers' culpability and latitude in seeking solutions in the best interests of all constituents.
"The market is now morphing into the next phase, better distinguishing the winners, also-rans and outright losers. Loosely translated: Winners, if needed, will likely get more time; also-rans will likely get rate or principal reductions that should allow them to become creditworthy loans again; and outright losers will be foreclosed and sold, or result in hefty discounted payoffs," Fitzgerald and Miller noted.
Just as the market is morphing for borrowers, it is also morphing for debt investors, according to accounting firm Ernst & Young.
In a report summarizing the results of its 2011 Distressed Debt Investor Survey, Ernst & Young says the CRE debt market has sprung to life but with a changing set of investors.
"Delve into the market for distressed real estate loans today and you'll find two categories of investors: those who have slowed or stopped their search for investment opportunities and those who continue to actively pursue them," E&Y reported. "If they stay active in the game, investors are finding more success."
The slowdown in activity may result to some extent from a pullback by some individual investors or groups of smaller investors that typically pursue smaller deals in their local markets, E&Y noted. And some investors may have decided there is too much competition for a relatively limited supply of distressed loans coming on the market. Miller and Fitzgerald of CoStar also note that some investors express concern over "deal fatigue" - pursuing large pool of auctioned assets require substantial commitment of resources that can be fruitless if they do not win the bid.
Meanwhile, other investors including large real estate companies and institutional investors continue to pursue buying opportunities, E&Y noted. More than two-thirds of respondents to the latest survey reported that they have bought or tried to buy loans.
The respondents to E&Y latest survey included real estate investment and opportunity funds, private equity firms, institutional investors, investment banks and real estate developers and other investors.
"While some of these investors are less active in seeking to buy distressed real estate loans, other investors are forging ahead. They have stepped up their efforts to try to acquire distressed real estate loans from the pool of loans that banks offer for sale," E&Y said. "Investors expect regional U.S. banks to be most active in selling loans this year, followed by the U.S. government and money center banks."
NAI Global in a corporate blog published this week, also noted the increasing trend.
"As we round [into] the third quarter of 2011, we are seeing that lenders are increasingly willing to sell notes/assets to clear up their books. With the real estate recovery under way, more sideline capital are chasing the few opportunities on the market and the increased demand is prompting distressed debt owners to place more of their inventory on the market," the company said.
NAI Global noted that LNR Partners and CIII Capital Partners are selling a tremendous amount of product through a large auction now and the FDIC has another $700 million portfolio to be sold in the third quarter of 2011.
"We believe we are at the tipping point towards a more normalized market where new originations will commence in early in 2012 reflecting normal CMBS output and lending patterns similar to 2005 and 2006," the company said. "Though 2012 will see more distressed debt opportunities we see an overall slow down as the economy and its recovery finally impacts real estate positively."
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Sidney Shalett (1911-1965) was born in Stamford, Conneticut, became a freelance writer and later worked for the Chattanooga Times and the New York Times. In 1947 he became a Washington correspondent for American Magazine. He interviewed the Roosevelt family for a research project on President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
So, it was great seeing pictures! I'm glad that you are all having fun. Sorry that most of my pictures don’t have me in them. Usually I'm the one holding the camera.
Anyway, love you all! Hang in there and keep having fun. Enjoy school! It seems like just last month that you were starting it, but now its almost been a whole year. How weird is that? Well anyway, love you! Good bye!
its very hot lately.
So hello again! This week was pretty interesting. we had zone conference in Okayama on Wednesday, so Tuesday was spent travelling there by bus. When we got there, we stayed in the old Okayama mission home with a bunch of missionaries, and then we went to zone conference the next day. It was pretty nice, but man, bus travel takes ALLL day. It was also the last time that I'll see Hayward choro for a while, because he's going home this transfer. You could say hi to him maybe when he goes home.
Another crazy thing that is going on as we speak is this huge matsuri (festival) that is going on here in Kochi. It’s called Yosakoi, and it started on Friday. I guess that it is one of things that kochi is known for and it’s pretty well known throughout the country. It is soooo loud. They have things like floats from parades in America, but like, the size of a semi-truck or small bus or something, and they just load it up with HUGE speakers and drums and decorations, and play crazy loud music (like, traditional Japanese music styled rock or something. I don’t know how to explain it.) and a ton of people in costumes dance behind it. They are taking up the shotengai (like, malls that are also streets.) that we usually work at. It is sooo crazy. And then a ton of stands that sell food, shaved ice, candy, beer, and what looks like pirated video games or something. Interesting stuff. We are going to go to it and take some pictures as soon as we are done here emailing. That’s funny that you thought the magnet was an eraser at first... I thought the same exact thing! :D Well anyway, let me send some pictures today. Love you! Elder Casper | <urn:uuid:89edb206-c3b5-46af-ae80-77fe06a0516f> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://elderjordancasper.blogspot.com/2013/08/ | 2018-05-27T21:26:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794870470.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20180527205925-20180527225925-00295.warc.gz | en | 0.984031 | 579 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles City College coach has been awarded more than $1 million in a lawsuit that claimed he was fired for reporting wrongdoing.
City News Service says a jury granted the money to Selwyn Young on Wednesday.
Defense attorney Conrad Kohrs says the district will appeal.
Young was LACC’s head baseball coach in 2006 and 2007. He claims he suffered racial discrimination and sexual harassment and that he was illegally fired for reporting alleged academic fraud and financial misconduct.
The jury rejected the sexual harassment claims but found that the college had retaliated against him.
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-- -- had JPMorgan Chase do not sound like a likely bedfellows but -- next guest -- evidence they have a financial relationship.
JPMorgan gave the money.
-- does intimidation have anything to do it.
Joining us now with some answers pedophile -- from a national legal and policy center festival Peter thanks for joining us by the way.
What what is your evidence and and how much money as JPMorgan Chase given to a cool.
Well that's exactly the point we don't know JPMorgan Chase has failed to disclose.
All of the money that they've given to acorn and acorn related groups.
Not to go to the tax return for the JPMorgan Chase foundation and the most recent one that's available.
Shows a one million dollar gift to acorn housing -- But we believe that's just the tip of the iceberg.
There's a lot of well founded and concern about the over fifty million dollars acorn has receiving taxpayer funds.
But they received much more from the big banks and JPMorgan Chase Citigroup Bank of America so you know for a fact it's in writing that they got at least a million dollars from JPMorgan Chase and you think more and -- -- banks followed suit now my question is why.
I mean -- Colin.
Is not a capitalist organization does not support capitalism it doesn't like profit doesn't like banks -- essentially it is a socialist.
Neo Marxist organizer -- in my personal opinion why all the big banks bending over backwards to get -- money like this.
Blackmail back in the 1970s.
-- realize that a source of support was the banks so they started -- saying bank executives picketing -- at homes and leafy suburbs.
And the reaction was what we do to get these people off our backs -- -- said we'll give us money.
Invest an acorn housing -- And most of all back -- your opposition to the community reinvestment act of 1977.
Now that law.
Drastically loosened lending standards helped to create the sub prime lending crisis that led to the more general mortgage meltdown.
So all these banks are culpable.
And JPMorgan Chase for instance that has a solid balance sheet and are acting as though they had nothing to do with the crisis but they certainly did.
And it's due to their relationship of these anti business groups even though the banks is supposed to be.
You know the primary institutions of capitalism what you've written a book and you've written several articles about this you must have capped a contacted JPMorgan what do they say you what like defending themselves defending their gift -- what -- -- do what they say they're doing.
-- not written a book about this but JPMorgan.
Has said -- publicly that they believe there -- dealings with acorn are appropriate.
I don't know if there illegal but I do think -- it they are inappropriate.
I JPMorgan Chase got 25 billion dollars in taxpayer TARP money last year.
During that same year 1000.
People -- got bonuses of a million dollars or more.
See you think within the building that at least be some passing respect for the wealth generation potential of the free market but that's not the case they find a whole bunch of anti business activists the most significant being acorn and most dangerous because you could -- -- -- would just buying them off.
And a million here a million -- multimillion I wouldn't say that sure.
But look what look what happened it wasn't just buying -- about a -- -- has stopped picketing homes in the suburbs.
Has more than any other single factor.
In our society.
Been a cause of the sub prime landing a meltdown that's -- fact that all of us and and really brought down a financial system as a whole.
Could we got a bit of platinum so I misspoke and you did not write a book my apologies for that maybe I wrote a book a lot of different top I don't get what I want another one -- us what -- beautiful okay if it thanks --
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Rainbow Ward Again
Amelia continues to struggle to shake of the virus that hit her before Christmas, it took me out for 2 weeks.
So Amelia is back in hospital, Rainbow Ward QEQM.
I'll be honest, we have been complacent, we desperatley wanted Amelia to have a nice Christmas, which she did, but she wasn't firing on all cylinders. Going to Butlins in between Christmas and New Year should not have happened, but we went and I now regret that decision.
When I look back at this time last year (the blog helps) we were so more strict with control of our health in regards to people visiting/washing hands etc..
Well, we are now back in that mode and all the calender has been cleared so we can concentrate on us 4 again. Selfish yes, the right thing to do - totally.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
As Con Law Professors during an election season, many of us are asked to appear on panels variously titled "What's at Stake for The Court," depending upon who wins the Presidential and other elections. While focus on the United States Supreme Court seems inevitable, I always try to broaden the perspective to include all the federal courts. An article today in The New York Times by Charlie Savage (available here) makes the point succinctly with regard to appellate courts:
[T] he appeals courts, which decide tens of thousands of cases a year, are increasingly getting the last word. While the Supreme Court gets far more attention, in recent terms it has reviewed only about 75 cases a year — half what it considered a generation ago.
Savage's article is entitled "Appeals Courts Pushed to Right by Bush Choices," but also includes district court judges in some of its analysis. Savage contends:
On Oct. 6, Mr. Bush pointed with pride to his record at a conference sponsored by the Cincinnati chapter of the Federalist Society, the elite network for the conservative legal movement. He noted that he had appointed more than a third of the federal judiciary expected to be serving when he leaves office, a lifetime-tenured force that will influence society for decades and that represents one of his most enduring accomplishments. While a two-term president typically leaves his stamp on the appeals courts - Bill Clinton appointed 65 judges, Mr. Bush 61 — Mr. Bush’s judges were among the youngest ever nominated and are poised to have an unusually strong impact. . . . .And Mr. Bush’s appointees have found allies in like-minded judges named by Mr. Bush’s father and Reagan.
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AFC Fylde 4 Cammell Laird 0
A 14-minute hat-trick by Keigan Parker gave new boss Dave Challinor plenty to smile about after his first match in charge of Fylde.
After James Heywood added the fourth four minutes in the second half, the Coasters were able to cruise to three Evo-Stik First Division North points against the second-bottom club.
The home side should have had more and restricted the visitors to a handful of chances, giving new keeper Kyle Clancy, the former Blackpool trainee signed from Barrow, the easiest of debuts.
Fylde’s other new recruit, Adam Sumner from Fleetwood Town, had a solid game at left-back.
The home side started the brighter, Lee Thorpe spearheading the attack with Parker and Ritchie Allen on either side, but Laird keeper and captain Phil Dalethorpe looked comfortable and made several good saves.
Fylde made the breakthrough from the penalty spot on 29 minutes, when Kyle Jones was judged to have handled defending a corner and Parker sent Dalethorpe the wrong way.
Four minutes later, he doubled his tally after some excellent build-up play, curling an exquisite shot in off the far-post from wide on the left.
Parker completed his hat-trick two minutes before half-time, when Gary Stopforth produced a good tackle just inside the Laird half and played a ball over the defence for Parker to chase.
The striker timed his run perfectly to slide the ball into the bottom left corner.
The Coasters carried on where they left off in the second half as Heywood collected the ball 20 yards out and fired low to the keeper’s left through a crowded penalty box.
It was all one-way traffic and top scorer Allen should have made it five on the hour but shot wide of an open goal after rounding the keeper with ease.
Further chances fell to substitutes Joe Booth and Ben Waddington late on, while Laird’s only notable opportunity of the half was driven well wide by David McNamara in the last minute.
Paul Jarvis rounded off proceeding with a 30-yard screamer which flew just over and former Colwyn Bay boss Challinor was pleased with the performance.
He said: “It was important to get the win today. I thought in the first half that it was going to be one of those games because we had two or three good chances but couldn’t score, but once the first goal went in I thought the lads did well.”
Back to back victories have left Fylde just two points outside the play-off zone with a game in hand, which they play tonight at the home of the league’s last unbeaten side, Curzon Ashton. The 7.45pm kick-off presents Challinor with his first real test.
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How to Trace an iPhone’s Location 2023
How to trace iPhone location? What’s the best tracking app? By monitoring iPhone devices, you can know exactly where your children or employees have been. You can also remotely track the location of a lost/stolen iPhone and retrieve it. With iKeyMonitor, monitoring someone’s iPhone activities is easy.
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Most parents and employers respect the privacy of their children and employees. However, in many cases, your children or employees may encounter some trouble. When you track their iPhone locations for free without their knowledge, you will have the opportunity to protect your children or the secrets of your company.
Your underage children may plan to meet friends. Your children say they are going to the library to study, and their positions indicate that they are entering a place you don’t know. When you know where your children are, you can protect them before it’s too late.
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San Francisco officials on Wednesday celebrated the opening of a new housing project that consists of 50 units for chronically homeless individuals.
Minna Lee, in the South of Market neighborhood, already has 48 occupants living in the housing complex with two more units expected to be filled later this month. The nonprofit Episcopal Community Services and Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing will help run the operations at the new supportive housing location at 149 Sixth St.
In her two-year budget, Mayor London Breed allocated $4 million to help fund the operations of the new Minna Lee permanent housing site
Breed said at the press conference at the grand opening:
“This is gonna meet a lot for the 50 residents, people who sadly have been struggling with homelessness right here on our streets in The City.”
Breed added that Minna Lee will also provide support services for residents to keep their permanent housing.
Beth Stokes, executive director of Episcopal Community Services said:
“This is a celebration of 50 more solutions in our collective effort in ending chronic homelessness in San Francisco.”
The City has 1,300 units of supportive housing units in the works for adults, families and youth and already more than 7,500 supporting housing units, according to city officials.
Units inside Minna Lee are all furnished with a bed, dresser, sink, microwave and mini refrigerator.
Jeff Kositsky, director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, said in a statement that supportive housing plays a critical role in reducing homelessness in The City:
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Walking mindfulness + chewing food slowly (eat less and appreciate taste more). A few good mindfulness exercises for all y’all :) One of these for 1 minute a day consistently can build you a good powerful habit that might really help you out… Or not :P
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I AM. Love this idea to remind them they are wonderful. (Could use actual photos of the girls, though.) Or do this with a girl scout troop photo and say. Girl Scouts is. (let them find adjectives in magazines to glue around frame.
Anatomy of anxiety, including goings-on in both the body and brain. Like most powerful states, anxiety is a total mind-body experience! --somehow, reading everything I can about how anxiety and panic work calms me. | <urn:uuid:392ea4e3-55d3-4486-ba53-728b56f57c9c> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://no.pinterest.com/brooksha2/ | 2018-06-19T07:30:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267861980.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619060647-20180619080647-00237.warc.gz | en | 0.931587 | 211 |
Keytruda in new lymphoma use leads latest CHMP decisions
Merck & Co’s Keytruda cancer immunotherapy is continuing its game of catch-up with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo, after receiving backing in a new blood cancer indication from European regulators.
The European Medicines Agency’s CHMP scientific committee recommended approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab), for adults with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, who failed autologous stem cell transplant and treatment with Takeda’s Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), or who are transplant ineligible and have failed Adcetris treatment.
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s rival anti PD-1, Opdivo got its EU licence in this in November, adding to a growing list of uses.
Merck & Co, known as MSD outside the US, is playing catch-up with Opdivo after getting to the market later.
But Opdivo is crucially without the lucrative first-line lung cancer indication after failing in a phase 3 trial last year, while Merck’s rival has been approved in this use on both sides of the Atlantic.
The CHMP’s recommendation means Keytruda is likely to gain final approval in the next few months.
The CHMP also recommended a label update for Novo Nordisk’s Tresiba, which is in a fight with Sanofi’s older Lantus.
The committee recommended included data from the SWITCH 1 and 2 trials, where Tresiba demonstrated clinically relevant reductions in hypoglycaemia compared with Lantus in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
In its Friday meeting the CHMP also recommended six new medicines for approval, including three rare disease drugs.
Apeiron’s Dinutuximab beta Apeiron got the nod for high-risk neuroblastoma in children and adults, as did Novo Nordisk’s Refixia (nonacog bet pegol) for haemophilia B, and bene-Arzneimittel’s Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium) for bladder pain syndrome.
Pfizer’s Trumenba meningitis B vaccine, Blue Earth Diagnostics’ prostate cancer imaging product Axumin, and the generic ivabradine for chronic heart failure, also got the go-ahead from the CHMP.
All decisions will be passed on to the European Commission, which will likely grant marketing authorisations in the coming weeks.
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August 18, 2010
My Brief History - 27 years in the business at Merrill Lynch, Ameriprise, President of Barclay Group Security, Trader First Chicago at CME, Series 7, 24, 27, 63, 65. Life Insurance Agent 20 Years - CFP 1992, CFA 1998. Currently President and owner of my own RIA.
My point is that I have lots of practical experience in all aspects of the Securities Industry in being a fiduciary and a registered representative.
1st - FINRA is in no way equal to the SEC in the thoroughness and completeness of audits having gone through both of the last 20 years.
2nd - The States in no way are capable or competent enough to regulate advisors.
3rd - As a registered representative and life insurance agent there is no comparison in the information or quality of advice given by these sales professionals vs. a registered investment advisor. This is not due to the competency of the professional but the limitations of their compliance and legal standards.
No matter what you do with the Fiduciary Standard you cannot in any way allow sales people (insurance agents and registered representatives) to be represented to the public as equivalent to Fiduciaries or Registered Investment Advisors. There is an institutionalized culture of sales in all broker dealers that is not equivalent and can never be equivalent. By labeling Fiduciaries as equivalent to these sales professionals you are harming the American public. This action is the equivalent to a person receiving medical care from a Drug Company Representative and believing they are receiving the same advice as from a Doctor. Yes, the patient may in both cases receive Lipitor as the treatment for high Cholesterol but the advice is not the same. The drug rep is limited to what they are selling and not liable to the patient.
Either someone is working and earning their paycheck from the client or their firm. You cannot serve two masters. All register representatives work for and are compensated and supervised by their broker dealers. They do not have a duty to the client, but to their employers. The only case where this is not true is in the case of Trust Companies where they are held to Fiduciary Standards.
There is nothing wrong with being a sales person. However, the average American has no idea that the "investment professional" is working for a firm that limits the products they can offer and adjusts their compensation according to what is good for their firm. Insurance agents are the most limited in products they can offer. It is not fair to any consumer to imply that a life insurance agent or broker is the same an Registered Investment Advisor operating under a fiduciary standard.
Sales Professionals working under a best efforts standard are a critical part of the financial services industry. However, the government needs to label things clearly for the consumer and let the consumer decide.
You need to provide two separate clear classifications for investment professionals.
Brokers and Agents operating under a best efforts standard and regulated by FINRA. Titled Securities Sales Professionals.
Fiduciaries operating under the SEC and titled Registered Investment Advisors.
When I shop for a house or a car or an appliance I know I am dealing with sales professionals and act according. When I deal with my Doctor I have a different relationship. It is tantamount to endorsing FRAUD to allow an investment sales professional to imply they are acting as a Fiduciary for their client. I realize it is more difficult, but both approaches to providing investment services are valid. However, they require two separate approaches.
The SEC is presently capable of enforcing a system for Fiduciaries while FINRA is not. One SEC examination is worth 3 FINRA examples in thoroughness. So, do not be so fearful in the quantity of exams you deliver.
Simply have the SEC set the standards and regulate Registered Investment Advisors while having FINRA continue to regulator non-fiduciary Registered Representatives.
Simply make the FINRA statement on Cards and Stationary
state not just securities offered by blank firm member FINRA but force the representative to be titled Investment Sales Professional. Investment Advisors should only be used by investment professionals willing to be held to a Fiduciary Standard.
You already have the system in place you just need to create a clearer nomenclature for the public to use to consume with. We presently require McDonalds to disclose more about their food then you require to be disclosed about what type of investment advice the public consumes. When by over the counter drugs i rely on sales information but prescriptions are from my doctor. The same type of dual system needs to be put in place here. I take my doctors advice a little bit differently then a ad from a healthcare company.
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Kindness (mutual affection) is the second to the last of the virtues we are imbibing in the journey towards living the balanced life still focusing on 2 Peter 1:5-8:
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you posses these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus.
Mutual affection simply refers to kindness; being affectionate to others.
But what does it really cost to show affection?
A kind word, an undeserved favour, a hand of help, a need met, a word of prayer said while holding a feeble hand, a little time spent beside a strangers sick bed.
The beautiful thing about kindness is that though it is the Holy Spirit who produces this virtue in us, we are to show it to other people. Or is there a thing as being kind to God? I doubt. It is only used in our relationship with one another. “Be kind to one another…” (Eph 4:32)
When last did you do something kind to someone without being asked?
While you are seated with Christ in the heavenly places chanting spiritual songs and hymns, don’t forget to be kind to someone here on earth.
After looking up to Jesus, look down to (not on) that shy kid in school or that aged grandma who needs an interpreter.
God doesn’t need your kindness; your neighbor does, the mother with three kids sitting close to you in the bus does, your employee does, your needy brother in Church does. And guess what, you do! Be kind to yourself too for God has been kind to you.
Also, we live in an age of glaring doctrinal differences that is tearing us apart. Christians are now quick to lash out on one anyone who doesn’t agree with them.
We despise those who cover their hair because we don’t and castigate those who wear trousers because we don’t. We show hostility to other denominations because they don’t pray like we do and more recently, the fight about eternal salvation.
Christians now fight on social media just because they want share their knowledge and prove the other person’s doctrine wrong.
But can we still disagree…kindly? Or do we always have to stab one another with unkind words?
Where has our love for the brethren gone? We must not all agree before we can speak kindly to one another. We can still be kind even when we have differing opinions and levels of understanding. We can correct without killing each other. We can teach without fighting.
We can love without borders!!!
Our affection is supposed to be mutual regardless of doctrine or creed. God knew we would not all agree when he commanded us to be kind to one another.
So let’s pick up the pieces, the Christ for whom we claim to fight loves without boundaries. He is kind and compassionate.
Let this same affection flow through you to others.
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This tour travels north to Delphi and the Meteora region via Lamia and Trikala to Kalambaka, allowing you to explore the unreal and fantastic landscape of Meteora with its 24 rock-top monasteries. Included is two overnight stays in hotel accommodation, entrance fees, breakfast and dinner daily. The hotels we are using for the First Class tour is from Amalia Hotels Chain and for tourist class, the Hermes in Delphi and the hotel Orfeas in Kalambaka.
this tour visits Delphi and the monasteries of Meteora in 3 days.
After leaving Athens, the tour drives through Levadia and Arachova, famous for its bright multi coloured carpets and handicrafts. Arriving in Delphi, the tour visits the Ancient Sanctuary of Apollo. You can visit the Delphi Museum where one can see among other archaeological treasures, the unique bronze charioteer, then proceed through the sacred way to the Athenian treasury and the Temple of Apollo. Delphi is one of the national treasures of Greece. In Delphi, dinner is provided before returing to your hotel for the evening.
The morning is yours to explore Delphi, and then the tour continues through Central Greece through the towns of Amfissa, Lamia and Trikala to arriving in Kalambaka, on the foot of Meteora later in the afternoon. After dinner in Kalambaka, you retire to your hotel.
Meteora to Athens
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By David F. Rooney
Jim Holdener, whose kindness, good humour and generosity of spirit touched many lives, was repaid in kind Monday as more than 500 people filled the Community Centre for a celebration of his life.
The 55-year-old front store manager at Pharmasave died suddenly in Tehachapi, Calif., on March 20 while on vacation with his wife, Sue. Easily one of the best liked people in Revelstoke, his passing sent shock and sorrow rippling through the city.
Jim’s Ceremony of Life, MC’d by Gary Sulz of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, was a bittersweet tribute to the man that evoked tears and laughter by turns from the standing-room-only crowd.
“In some way Jim has touched each of us here,” Sulz told the crowd that numbered between 500 and 600 people. “His death brings a sense of loss.”
But in death there is the comfort of knowing that the departed lived life to its fullest and Jim was certainly one who delighted in its zest.
“It is sometimes said that the purpose of life is to know joy,” Sulz said. “Jim knew that purpose. The happiness of others gave him that joy.”
Jim was devoted to his parents Arnold and Bea, his late parents-in-law Hugh and Florrie Storr, his wife Sue and his six brothers, Gordon, David, Keith, Dennis, Glen and Bryon, as well as their wives, children and grandchildren.
Dennis said the family gave Jim a report card. It consisted of A+ pretty much across the board except in spelling. There, he got a D. And where Sue was concerned he deserved “an A+++.” Sweethearts since they were teenagers, Jim and Sue were each other’s best friends and together they had tremendous fun with friends and family here at home or on the road during their many motorcycle trips.
Motorcycles were one of Jim’s major passions. He owned several and he liked nothing better than hopping on his bike and zipping up Highway 23N to Martha Creek, a quick trip that was recreated by local Harley Davidson enthusiasts after the Ceremony of Life.
“Going up to Martha Creek was special for Jim,” said fellow rider Hank Krawczwk.
Mark McKee, too, had very fond memories of Jim and more than a few stories.
“One of my favourite stories — and this is before my time — involved Soren Sorenson who used to go by Jim’s house when he was just a kid and yell, ‘Come on Yimmy, let’s go yumpin!’ That was when ski jumping was big here in town. And Jimmy would be upstairs going, ‘I hate yumpin!'”
Jim was dedicated to his community and the people in it. He always listened to people, no matter who they were, and paid attention to what they were saying. And he always had an open mind. McKee said that several years back when the City began discussing water treatment Jim joined the committee looking into it because he wanted to stop water treatment. But the more he read and the more he studied the less enthusiasm he had for his earlier position and, in fact, became an ardent supporter of water treatment.
Steven Hui, who had employed Jim for the last 15 years, spoke of Jim’s remarkable ability relate to people.
“Jim was an instant hit with the staff and he was incredible with the public,” Hui said.
However, as sad as this parting may be “there will be a day when our paths will converge,” he said.
Jim Holdener, born Oct. 21, 1954, and died March 20, 2010, was cremated and his ashes in-urned at the Mount Begbie Columbarium at Mountain View Ceremony.
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Sooo for the last.. I guess six months I have been keeping goldfish. It started out as a "rescue" of sorts. My MiL keeps goldfish in a large fountain in the backyard but I suppose partially because they've never been my responsibility and I am not an out doorsy person (not in Texas anyway) somehow most of the water drained or evaporated. So in May of this year I took on Mister Fishy, a comet. He lived for about two years in the fountain but I decided fine, you will become mine.
Moved him to a 10gal and got him a friend (an oranda named Fluffy) and we recently added them to a lovely 20g long and acquired a new friend, Seaking, thus making my 20g nearly too small within the next few weeks (looking at a 29 very very soon).
But! I recently started thinking of doing something with my 10g; a planted tank with a lovely betta. However, it's been years since I kept a betta and mine have all died within months of having them. I only recently learned how wrong I was in my fish care methods (oh being young and stupid about cycling!).
I feel more confident in my ability to care for some fishies in a new tank but would love some advice. Good plants, a decent substrate (I am fond of sand but wouldn't mind some round, smooth rocks) and things like that.
Also, I'm very curious. I am likely going to move one of my filters from my Goldie tank to the 10gal and get a newer one for the Goldies. The filter I want to replace has a very low flow which I think will do nicely for a betta. But kind of curious; should I keep the filter media in that system when I move it to the 10gal or put that filter with new media and keep the current media with my Goldie tank but in the new filter? (Does that even make sense...?)
Cycling was more stressful than it needed to be the first time around so if there are any safe "short cuts" so to speak, that would be lovely. Such as, can I use the same water from my Goldie tank to start up the 10g? I was planning on doing plants and trying to jump start it before adding any fish. | <urn:uuid:3672d445-4b2f-4e77-bfa5-76c8c8588c80> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?p=1319671 | 2015-02-28T07:26:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936461848.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074101-00101-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985448 | 480 |
A wonderful punch made with white wine, mango and orange slices. Peach schnapps, cognac and ginger ale round out this summer party drink.
INGREDIENTS (for 3 servings):
- 1/2 cup peach schnapps
- 1/2 cup cognac
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 4 oranges, sliced into rounds
- 2 mangos, peeled and sliced
- 4 (750 milliliter) bottles dry white wine, chilled
- 1 liter ginger ale, chilled
In a pitcher, combine peach schnapps, cognac, sugar, sliced oranges and sliced mangos. Chill for at least an hour.
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I see some products on your site that I can't buy online. Where can I purchase these?
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Will my vest turn me over if I am unconscious and face down in the water?
There is a difference between a life jacket and a PFD (personal flotation device). A PFD is designed for constant wear where comfort and flotation are the critical issues. A PFD will float you, but not self-right you (turn you over in the water). A life jacket will turn you face up in the water, but the foam filled varieties are bulky and less comfortable to wear. Typically, life jackets are horseshoe shaped in design and slip over your head with all of the flotation in the front of your body up around your neck. Both exceptional comfort and self-righting performance are now available to you with Mustang Survival inflatable life jackets. These products carry U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard approvals, depending on the specific model.
On Manual Inflatable Life jackets, do I have to blow it up by mouth?
No. Manual Inflatable life jackets are inflated by pulling the cord with the 'Jerk to Inflate' knob at the bottom of the device. This causes the life jacket to be inflated using a CO2 gas cartridge. All inflatable life jackets do have an oral inflation tube as backup should you want to inflate it by mouth.
Do I have to worry about inadvertent inflation of my automatic inflatable life jacket?
Automatic Inflatable PFDs by Mustang are designed so that they have to be immersed in water before the inflation mechanism can be set off. The device may accidentally inflate if the inflator is exposed directly to water.
What is an inherently buoyant product?
Inherently buoyant products provide constant flotation in water, as they are constructed with materials that float such as foam. Once worn, these products provide immediate flotation when in-water without additional action from the user.
The Khimera PFD has harmonized Level 70 approval. What does this mean, and what is it equal to in Type performance?
The Khimera’s Level 70 approval is equivalent to the Type III foam classification. USA and Canada are harmonizing flotation standards. As part of this, there is a new naming system for performance, replacing the current “Type” system.
How long will I survive in a Mustang Survival product?
Survival time varies dramatically depending on the type of product you are wearing, the temperature and conditions of the water, as well as your own physiological conditions. Visit our Hypothermia page to learn more about cold water survival.
Is there a difference between a work suit and a survival suit?
A survival suit is regulated by an Immersion Suit standard. These are suits designed to be donned quickly in an emergency situation where a person could potentially be awaiting rescue for some time. These suits offer maximum flotation and environment protection and let little to no water into them. A work suit is designed for constant wear while still offering flotation and environment protection. They are classified as PFDs and are worn in situations where help is closer at hand.
Can Mustang Survival Marine Suits be worn for Ice Fishing or as a snowsuit?
Yes, Mustang Survival suits are often used in extreme temperatures. The closed cell foam that we use in these suits provides excellent thermal protection from extreme temperatures.
How do I remove grease from Mustang Survival products?
We would recommend that you use a mild detergent (no bleach) in warm water. Scrub with a medium bristled brush and rinse thoroughly in clean water. *NOTE: Consult product specific care and maintenance guidelines.
How do I remove mildew from my Mustang Survival garment?
The best way to remove mildew is to never let it start - prevention is the key. Always store your boating equipment and garments in a dry and well-ventilated area out of direct sunlight, and be sure to avoid stowage in areas that are prone to high humidity or significant temperature fluctuations. You can try the following steps to help neutralize and limit the spread of mildew on the garment:
1. Soak in a solution of 2 cups of salt per gallon of warm water
2. Scrub affected mildew areas
3. Rinse with clean, fresh water
4. Hang to dry in a well ventilated area
5. Once dry, hand wash with an antibacterial soap and warm water
6. Rinse with clean, fresh water
7. Hang to dry in a well ventilated area
8. Store in a dry place out of direct sunlight
Can I add Waterproof spray to my Mustang?
You can apply a waterproof spray to your garment in order to add additional water resistance. Outdoor stores may be able to recommend additional products but please ensure that the product you select is intended for nylon products. Please follow the manufacturer’s instructions when applying the spray. No dry-clean sprays. Please note that certain waterproofing sprays may increase waterproofness but decrease breathability of your product.
Why are your Inflatable fishing vests not approved?
The MD1165 (Deluxe Inflatable Fisherman Vest) and the MIV-10 (Inflatable Fisherman Vest) do not carry approvals from either Transport Canada or Canadian Coast Guard. The Fisherman's Vests while not approved, will provide the required buoyancy, when inflated, to keep the user afloat. The Inflatable Fisherman's Vests offer 16 lbs of buoyancy when inflated compared to 15.5 lbs of buoyancy in traditional, inherently buoyant, personal floatation devices. The standard in Canada for approved vests or suspenders type inflatable PFD's is 150 Newtons or nearly 34 lbs. Our full line of Inflatable PFD's (excluding the Fisherman's Vests) are approved under UL 1180 with Canadian Addendum. These units offer 35 lbs of buoyancy when inflated.
Why are no life jackets available/approved for infants in Canada, but there are in the US?
The US and Canada have different standards for infant lifejackets. For more information on US Infant lifejacket standards, visit www.uscgboating.org. There are no PFDs for children under 20 lbs in Canada. Canadian Coast Guard has a web page that outlines the fitting of life jackets for children and infants. The web address is www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca. The Office of Boating Safety Info line is 1-800-267-6687, email: firstname.lastname@example.org
How do I find out if one of your products is Workers Compensation Board (WCB) approved?
Mustang Survival does not determine a products WCB approval. You will need to contact WCB for assistance.
I am a large person. Do you have a life jacket with enough flotation to keep me afloat?
Average sized adults need approximately 7 – 12 pounds of buoyancy to keep their head above water. The minimum requirement for an adult PFD is 15.5 lbs of buoyancy. All you have to remember is 'If It Fits You, It Will Float You'.
CO2 & Rearming Questions
To find the re-arm kit for your inflatable PFD, please go to your product’s web page. For re-arm instructions, visit Inflatable PFD Re-Arm Instructions page.
What are the technical specifications of your CO2 cylinders?
How do I safely dispose of CO2 Cylinders?
To safely dispose of the CO2 cylinders, you must ensure that the head of the cylinder has been pierced. Following this the cylinder can be disposed of. Alternatively, the CO2 cylinders are 100% steel and can be recycled- should a recycling program be available.
Will any size CO2 work on your inflatable life jackets?
No they will not. Different inflatable life jackets can provide varying amounts of buoyancy. For example, an AirForce™ inflatable life jacket with 35lbs. of buoyancy requires a 33gm CO2 cylinder to fully inflate it. Other, models that offer 22lbs. would require a smaller size cylinder.
Can I take my CO2 cylinders on a commercial flight?
CO2 cylinders are dangerous goods and it is up to the discretion of the airline as to whether CO2 cylinders are allowed on board their aircraft, either as checked luggage or carry-on. We recommend contacting the airline prior to your flight to request information on their policy. An alternative is to remove the CO2 canister from your vest and purchase a replacement at your destination point.
For travel within the United States
United States airport security through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a formal policy for Security Screeners. This policy is posted on the TSA web site.
*We recommend you contact the airline prior to your flight to request information on their policy, and inform them of the official TSA policy.
For travel within Canada
For the formal policy for travel with CO2 cylinders within Canada, check the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority web page.
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Teresa B. Vanhooser has been named to the position of Deputy Director, Marshall Space Flight Center, effective immediately.
Ms. Vanhooser currently serves as Manager of the Center’s Flight Programs and Partnerships Office (FPPO). Named to the position in September 2011, Ms. Vanhooser is responsible for overall management and direction of the office, including an annual budget of $108M and a combined workforce of over 400 civil servants and contractors. She holds primary responsibility for managing the implementation of the Center’s work portfolio in the areas of human exploration projects and tasks; flight mission programs and projects; and International Space Station (ISS) integration and operations. The office also identifies opportunities to develop and maintain partnerships with other government agencies, and international and commercial partners that will help achieve NASA’s vision.
From 2007 to 2011, Ms. Vanhooser served as Deputy Manager, Acting Manager, and, subsequently, Manager of the Ares Projects Office at Marshall, responsible for developing the Ares I
and Ares V launch vehicles. She was co-Deputy Director of Marshall’s Engineering Directorate from 2004 to 2007. In this role, she led a highly-skilled and technical workforce engaged in the design, test, evaluation, and operation of hardware and software associated with space transportation, spacecraft systems, and science instruments and payloads. As Deputy Director of the Flight Projects Directorate in 2004, Ms. Vanhooser was responsible for project management, design, development, integration, testing, and operations of ground and flight systems for the ISS, as well as Chandra X-ray Observatory operations. From 2000 to 2004, she served as manager of the Payload Operations and Integration Department, overseeing all ISS science research experiment operations, payload training, and safety programs for the ISS crew and MSFC’s ground support personnel, and the development, integration and delivery of multiple payload racks. From 1987 to 2000, she served in the Flight Projects Office in a variety of leadership positions, including Manager of the Space Station Utilization Office, Mission Manager of the MSL-1 and ATLAS-2 missions, and Assistant Manager of the ATLAS-1 mission.
Ms. Vanhooser began her NASA career at MSFC in 1980 as an engineer in the Ground Systems Analysis Branch, where she was responsible for defining and developing requirements for
integration and testing of payloads for the Spacelab carrier. She earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Tennessee Technological University in 1980, and a master’s degree in administrative science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1986. She has received numerous awards, including a NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, a Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, a NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, and a Silver Snoopy Award. In 2007, she was presented the Engineer of Distinction Award, the highest award offered to alumni from the College of Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. | <urn:uuid:c40e721f-cf74-49e5-8caf-085940427760> | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | http://uah.edu/alumniwp/?p=728 | 2016-02-08T14:34:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701153585.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193913-00159-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951522 | 596 |
This weekend, I had the honor of giving the commencement address at the university where I received my bachelor’s degree, William Woods University. This is the text of my remarks:
I take great comfort about today knowing two things:
1) If you are looking down at your smartphones the whole time, I can pretend you are so inspired that you are live tweeting, and
2) You won’t remember who spoke at your commencement anyway.
I threw it out there on social media, as I do sometimes for ideas, and one person told me to simply tell my story. Then he reminded me of something I had posted days before. In a nutshell, this is my story. I am calling it “Breakfast,” because essentially, that is where you are today. I will explain.
I have a son with Down syndrome through the miracle of adoption, and he is the belly laugh of our family. …
I have five amazing children. I am the most disgustingly sappy mama you ever knew. But Sam is special, because somehow, through his Down syndrome, he manages to teach us the most. And somehow, though nonverbal, he manages to say the most to me. And somehow, though he doesn’t get to do a lot of things we might think are important in life, his life is the fullest. And he seems to know that best of all.
I am not a perfect mom. I am one of those moms who burns it at both ends, and when someone tells me to slow down, I yell for them to bring me more wax. Dr. Hertzog (my own favorite professor who was sitting in the audience) says it’s my caloric personality. I say it’s the way God made me.
Anyway, one morning, in my haste, I forgot to make Samuel breakfast and didn’t even notice he was awake before all the other children. He made himself a bowl of grits with honey. We live right on the sand of the Pacific Ocean, and I found him eating on the front balcony in the sunshine, smiling, with his kitty beside him to keep him company.
I had no idea he could make breakfast all by himself! (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING AT WND.COM) | <urn:uuid:f3c560c1-a09f-4b59-b4b0-bf250658b2e2> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://drginaloudon.com/2015/05/dr-ginas-commencement-speech-what-are-you-doing-to-preserve-freedom/ | 2017-12-12T12:15:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948516843.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20171212114902-20171212134902-00641.warc.gz | en | 0.977505 | 475 |
Saturday, July 4, 2015
I am not sure what that means, the Saturday Skinny. So I am going to just tell you random stuff from my house and say it in hushed tones and make it sounds gossipy.Head over to BTL to read all the skinny from around the country!
Today is a day of celebration and we are going to the farm to fish and roast hot dogs over an open fire and set off fireworks. I may or may not be turning another year older today.
The weather is warm but not hot this morning and I am sitting on the front step typing this. My back does not like the porch steps and there's a good possibility that it will protest strongly to this treatment. I must be turning OLD this year. Because my fingers are angry too and I have set off the carpal tunnel with a vengeance. My fingers are swollen and my ring finger on my right hand just hurts constantly.
I am a procrastinator. I thought since I am confessing all sorts of short comings, this is a natural thing to spit out next. I put off things I could have accomplished already. Like that deep cleaning I was going to accomplish this summer and painting some walls and getting centers ready for next year. I blame the stacks of boxes that I brought home from school that I don't know what to do with!
My youngest is still all about making Mom happy, which I adore while I wince and wonder what kind of codependent I am growing here. But she has been giving me daily gifts this week and made cupcakes last night to decorate for today. I am going to try and make that cream cheese frosting stand up more so she can use the decorator bags to decorate. My elder daughter is visiting her Nana. I am happy she can do this, but there's a selfish little (not so little?) part of me that wants her home to celebrate with her MOMMA. And she will be gone for HER birthday and I missed the deadline to send a package that will arrive on or before her day. IF I would have gotten her care package in the mail yesterday there would be a chance that it would arrive on her day, but with no mail running today and tomorrow I am out of luck. :(
I guess that is the skinny from the corner of Elm and Skancke (yes, my side street is Skancke.... pronounced with a long e at the end). People ask how I like having an Elm Street address (Nightmare of Elm Street) and I say it is no worse than living on the corner of Elm and Skancke! Did I mention that there's a dog in heat in my neighborhood? My dachshund is trying to sneak off down the block. And the animals were all 3 wonky last night from the fireworks. Why, oh why, didn't I go get doggy downers? They will be home alone tonight but their kennels are their safe places anyway, and we will turn on some music for them. If the cat would just go to his usual favorite haunts, he probably would not hear the fireworks so much (laundry room in the basement, back of the closet sleeping in a pile of clothes).
I love fireworks. But I have turned into a fear-monger at some point. I am afraid every time my daughter lights one that she'll be injured or maimed. Being a 4th of July baby, it seems it would be anti-american to NOT excite my kids about fireworks, even though they are not made in the USA.
Someone put on their facebook status: "I can't believe how poor people like to set off fireworks. All that money going up in smoke, literally." I can understand this sentiment from the point of.... I told my kid we were going to spend less than $50 total and then I promptly bought $50 worth of heavy artillery and told her she could spend $20 on the stuff she likes (hey.... that is a lot of bees and ground flowers.... ). I am not going to go into all the other rants this sets off in me. I'll just wave good-bye to my money and watch it go up in smoke.
She's off riding horse with the neighbor before fireworks start at 10. But I just heard someone setting off Black Cats and it is only 9:30. Even as a firework lover, this makes me mad. Knowing my child could be injured if the horses spook is one reason and the dog-owner reason is the other one. My poor dachshund is high strung anyway and scared of his own shadow, but today the hours to set off fireworks legally are from 10 til midnight. The terrier will at least come out and do her business. The dachshund will not leave the house and it will be hard to coax him out at 12:25 or 12:30 tonight when the neighborhood finally quiets down. Poor puppy! | <urn:uuid:2a1c55bd-4352-41d9-b4d8-9e566444e82d> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | http://mshornskindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/07/saturday-skinny.html | 2018-03-19T12:46:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257646914.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180319120712-20180319140712-00641.warc.gz | en | 0.977262 | 1,022 |
Got mine last night. 32 gig Verizon, just as I planned.
Ended up buying at a Super Target near wear I live. Had to pick up some food and didn't think they had any stock because the online stock checker said no. So if you are trying to find one still, I wouldn't rely on those.
Screen is ****ing unbelievable!
A, having one weird issue were some apps are not fully downloading. Not sure why. | <urn:uuid:6af436f0-3abd-4703-8119-45857fa31c09> | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | http://www.styleforum.net/t/290075/ipad-3/495 | 2015-10-08T18:52:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737898933.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221818-00004-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.992652 | 94 |
JAY DAVIS: Volleyball team has been Tiger team of the last decade
Something has become evident in recent years. If you have a young lady who plays volleyball for the Lady Tigers of Mobridge-Pollock High School; the odds are that you have been to more than one state volleyball tournament.
Not only will Thursday mark the fourth straight year the Lady Tigers have played at state, it will also commemorate the sixth trip in nine years. The Lady Tigers volleyball team has been the driving force of Mobridge and Mobridge-Pollock athletics since the turn of the century.
With this four-year run going it is easy to forget that the Lady Tigers played at state in 2004 and 2005, setting the stage for this remarkable run. The Lady Tigers made their first trip to state in 1990, so Thursday also marks the team’s seventh trip to the final eight.
Dating back to 2002, the first year that volleyball was played in fall*, the Lady Tigers have been the shining star in the district and the region.
Since the fall of 2002, the Lady Tigers have played in 11 district tournaments (seven 12A and four 11A) and won 9 district titles. The girls won five of seven before the district switched over to 11A in 2009. District 11A has not crowned anyone but the Lady Tigers since the numerical change. That makes the Lady Tigers 19-2 in district play since ’02. They are 6-3 in Region 6A play over the same time.
The one place the Lady Tigers would like to raise their record is at the State A Volleyball Tournament. After finishing seventh in 1990, eighth in 2004, sixth in 2005, fourth in 2009, seventh in 2010 and third last year, the Lady Tigers have an overall record of six wins and 14 losses in state tournament play. Last fall’s third-place finish was the first time the Lady Tigers won two games in a single state tournament.
That could change starting Thursday as the Lady Tigers shoot for their second straight tourney with multiple wins.
* For those of you who do not remember, there was a time when volleyball was played in the winter and girls’ basketball was played in the fall. Oh, the furor and anger that was misplaced back then. There were many who thought that having our girls play basketball at the same time as the boys would be such a travesty! Back in 2000 when the decision was first made, I wrote in Ball Five that in 10 years no one would even remember how difficult it was to switch the basketball and volleyball seasons. Twelve years later there are no players left who even remember volleyball being a winter sport. | <urn:uuid:e21d7362-3dee-43ed-b0af-e4471268526b> | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | http://www.mobridgetribune.com/?p=3333 | 2014-10-21T21:33:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507444829.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005724-00171-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980284 | 545 |
TomorrowNow, the support company that specializes in PeopleSoft, was acquired by SAP in 2005 and hit with an Oracle lawsuit in 2007. SAP has been eager to sell the company since the second half of 2007, and Rimini Street was rumored to be a buyer. Now the Financial Times Deutschland has put that rumor by to rest by quoting Rimini Street CEO Seth Ravin as saying that his company could not make a business case for such an acquisition, and that in any case Rimini Street has already won over a number of TomorrowNow clients.
Ravin, a cofounder of TomorrowNow and former PeopleSoft VP, sold his 50 percent stake in TomorrowNow to SAP in January, 2005, and stacked it with former PeopleSoft managers.
Just as SAP took advantage of the uncertainty created by Oracle’s hostile bid for PeopleSoft to offer a “safe passage” program, Rimini Street has been offering a transition plan for TomorrowNow clients. Rimini Street has even organized a special transition team to poach these clients. The fact that Rimini Street is no longer interested in TomorrowNow indicates that the transition plan has borne some fruit. SAP will have to look elsewhere for a suitor for TomorrowNow, whose fate seems increasingly troubled.
Demir Barlas, Site Editor | <urn:uuid:9632ae9f-04e1-46e2-a25f-e8aeea1b0a83> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sap-watch/rimini-street-wont-buy-tomorrownow/ | 2015-05-06T00:49:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1430457655609.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150501052055-00086-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977507 | 263 |
When you live on the Atlantic Seaboard like we do it is sometimes really enjoyable to go to the other side of the mountain for a change of scenery. We have a standing arrangement with a group of friends to meet for lunch at the Vineyard Hotel in Claremont. It is the perfect spot to sit on the terrace under huge trees, looking out onto a beautiful garden with four giant tortoises patrolling, and Table Mountain as a backdrop. It is almost like being in another town! Huge trees that are straight, not windblown like on the Atlantic side, flowering plants that would not survive in Camps Bay, and a completely different atmosphere. I can recommend this venue for lunch to anyone.
On our way home we were met with ferocious wind and saw the most unusual cloud formation over Lions Head - a swirling fast moving tablecloth - while Table Mountain was clear. We were convinced that Camps Bay would be in thick fog, but as we came over Kloof Nek we looked down onto the whole suburb in gorgeous sunshine, just the cloud sitting on Lions Head like a turban.
The wind suddenly died down, the beach was still very busy, and we were happy on our daily walk. | <urn:uuid:4ece9fda-df1e-4764-9977-a358835a1fd5> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | http://www.campsbayterrace.com/2014/12/sunday-lunch.html | 2019-06-16T06:45:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627997801.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190616062650-20190616084650-00354.warc.gz | en | 0.976451 | 245 |
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GRANT AS PRAYED.
ACCORDINGLY Augusta was sworn, and Eustace observed that when she removed her veil to kiss the Book the sight of her sweet face produced no small effect upon the crowded court.
Then James began his examination in chief, and, following the lines which he had laid down in his opening speech, led her slowly, while allowing her to tell her own story as much as possible, to the time of the tattooing of the will on Kerguelen Land. All along the history had evidently interested everybody in the court—not excepting the judge—intensely; but now the excitement rose to boiling-point.
“Well,” said James, “tell his lordship exactly how it came to pass that the will of Mr. Meeson was tattooed upon your shoulders.”
In quiet, but dramatic language, Augusta accordingly narrated every detail, from the time when Meeson confided to her his remorse at having disinherited his nephew up to the execution of the will, at her suggestion, by the sailor, upon her own shoulders.
“And now, Miss Smithers,” said James, when she had done, “I am very sorry to do so, but I must ask you to exhibit the document to the court."
Poor Augusta colored up, and her eyes filled with
, tears, as she slowly undid the dust-cloak which hid her shoulders (for, of course, she had come in low dress). The judge, looking up sharply, observed her natural distress.
“If you prefer it, Miss Smithers,” said his lordship, courteously, “I will order the court to be cleared of every one except those who are actually engaged in the case.”
At these ominous words a shudder of disgust passed through the densely packed ranks. It would, indeed, they felt, after all their striving, be hard if they were deprived of the sight of Augusta's shoulders; stared at her despairingly, to see what she would an
“I thank your lordship,” she said, with a little bow; “but there would still be so many left that I do not think that it would greatly matter. I hope that everybody will understand my position, and extend their consideration to me.”
“Very well,” said the judge, and without further ado she took off the cloak and the silk handkerchief beneath it, and stood before the court dressed in a low black dress. “I am afraid that I must ask you to come up here,” I
, said his lordship. Accordingly she walked round, mounted the bench, and turned her back to the judge, in order that he might examine what was written on it. This he did very carefully, with the aid of a magnifying-glass, referring now and again to the photo
graphic copy which Doctor Probate had filed in the registry. “Thank you,” he said, presently; "that will do. I
" I am afraid that the learned counsel below will wish to have an opportunity of inspection.”
So Augusta had to descend, and slowly walk along the ranks, stopping before every learned leader to be carefully examined, while hundreds of eager eyes in the background were fixed upon her unfortunate shoulders. However, at last it came to an end.
“That will do, Miss Smithers," said the judge, for whose consideration she felt deeply grateful; “you can put on your cloak again now.” Accordingly she clothed herself, and re-entered the box.
“The document which you have just shown the court, Miss Smithers,” said James, “is the one which was executed upon your back in Kerguelen Land on or about the 22d day of December last year?"
“It was, I understand, executed in the presence of the testator and the two attesting witnesses, all three being present together, and the signature of each being tattooed in the presence of the other?”
- It was.
“Was the testator, so far as you could judge, at the time of the dictation and execution of the will, of sound mind, memory, and understanding ?”
“Most certainly he was.”
“Did you, beyond the suggestions of which you have already given evidence, in any way unduly influ
ence the testator's mind, so as to induce him to make this will ?"
“I did not.”
Then he passed on to the history of the death of the two sailors who had attested the will, and to the account of Augusta's ultimate rescue, finally closing his examination-in-chief just as the clock struck four, whereon the court adjourned till the following day. As
may be imagined, though things had gone fairly well so far, nobody concerned of our party passed an over-comfortable night. The strain was too great to admit of it; and, really, they were all glad to find themselves in the court—which was, if possible, even more crowded on the following morning-filled with the hope that the day might see the matter decided one way or the other.
As soon as the judge had come in Augusta resumed her place in the witness-box, and the attorney-general rose to cross-examine her.
“You told the court, Miss Smithers, at the conclusion of your evidence, that you are now engaged to be married to Mr. Meeson, the plaintiff. Now, I am sorry to have to put a personal question to you, but I must ask you, Were you, at the time of the tattooing of the will, in love with Mr. Meeson ?”
This was a home-thrust, and poor Augusta colored up beneath it; however, her native wit came to her aid. “ If
you will define, sir, what being in love is, I will
do my best to answer your question,” she said. Whereat the audience, including his lordship, smiled.
The attorney-general looked puzzled, as well he might; for there are some things which are beyond the learning of even an attorney-general.
“Well,” he said, “were you matrimonially inclined towards Mr. Meeson ?”
Surely, Mr. Attorney - General,” said the judge, “the one thing does not necessarily include the other.”
"I bow to your lordship's experience,” said Mr. Attorney, tartly. “Perhaps I had better put my question this way-Had you, at that time, any prospect of becoming engaged to Mr. Meeson ?”
“None whatever." “Did you submit to this tattooing, which must have
“ been painful, with a view of becoming engaged to the plaintiff ?”
Certainly not. I may point out,” she added, with hesitation," that such a disfigurement is not likely to add to anybody's attractions."
“Please answer my questions, Miss Smithers, and do not comment on them. How did you come, then, to submit yourself to such a disagreeable operation ?"
“I submitted to it because I thought it right to do so, there being ino other apparent means at hand of attaining the late Mr. Meeson's end. Also—” and she paused.
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Aobosi is a kitchen appliance company based in Flushing, New York. You might have seen their bright-colored juicers or their heavy-duty meat grinders. This Aobosi 51-bottle model premiered in Amazon in late summer 2020. And, it reached the best seller list within a month!
- 🍷QUICK COOLING & LOW VIBRATION：Utilizing the high quality compressor， the two-zone...
- 🍹DUAL ZONE DESIGN FOR RED & WHITE WINE: Designed with dual zone, the built in wine...
- 🍺STORAGE CAPACITY UP TO 51 BOTTLES: With 6 wooden shelves, the 24 inch wine...
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Brand: Aobosi YC-150B 24 inch 51 Bottle Wine refrigerator (right hinge)
Installation type: Built-in under-counter or free-standing.
Temperature zone: Compressor cooling system with two zones.
Cooler dimension: 23.43″ W x 22.64″ D x 34.25″ H (without handle)
Built-in dimension: Allow 3/16” between your cabinet and the side of your cooler.
Weight: 90 lbs.
Power: 100 W.
Capacity and Design. This Aobosi wine fridge has a contemporary design. It has a well-balance of stainless steel and wood material.
It has a capacity of 51 bottles via five removable shelves plus one non-removable bottom shelf.
This front-venting unit is designed as a built-in. It is also applicable as a free-standing unit – as all exterior sides are beautifully finished in black.
- This Aobosi is a right-hinge model. The door is not reversible. The door handle is on the left (view as you are facing the front of the cooler).
- It has a 76” long electrical cord located at the right side of the back (same side as the door hinge).
- Adjustable feet. This cooler has four leveling legs at the bottom of the unit. It is a good idea to level your fridge before you install it under-counter.
The material and color scheme definitely complement most modern décor:
- Stainless steel door frame and door handle
- Clear glass door
- Light wood color racks
- LED interior light in soft blue color. The tints and shades of blue pair well with stainless steel hue.
- Stainless steel kick plate
Dual zone cooling. This Aobosi wine fridge has two individually-controlled temperature zones:
- On the upper zone, it has a temperature range of 41°-55° F.
- On the lower zone, it has a range of 55°-64° F.
It’s always nice to the option of a dual zone. Why? So you have the luxury to store your champagne at 50° F on the upper zone, your pinot noir at 60° F in the lower zone. Yes, one compartment for white wine, another for your reds.
Sensor Touch Control. This Aobosi has one of the easiest to use temperature control panels. Their R&D team has definitely stayed in touch with the current touch-sensor technology. Good job.
Blue interior lighting. The tints and shades of blue color pair well with the stainless steel frame. The interior light is also helpful to illuminate your collection. You manage the ON or OFF lighting via the senor touch control.
Temperature memory function. This upgraded model has a helpful temperature memory feature. Yes, it will remember your last-set temperatures (upper and lower zones) after a power outage comes back on-line.
This Aobosi keeps internal cooling temperature constant and efficient. How?
- Double-layer Tempered Glass Door. This nice feature helps to keep external heat and UV away from the cooler.
- Dual fan circulation. It has two built-in circulation fans to work in tandem with an advanced compressor cooling system.
- No dead angle. The interior elements and angles were thoughtfully design to support good air circulation.
Fun note about 51: US Route 51 is a US Highway that extends 1,277 miles – from western New Orleans to Wisconsin-Michigan state line.
Wooden shelving on ball-bearing tracks: This 24-inch unit has six 100% beech wood racks. The design is linear and has an organic feel.
Five shelves are removable and have ball-bearing rollers for smooth-gliding. You can store up to 8 standard Bordeaux-size wine bottles on each of these five racks. You get a total of 40 bottles for these five shelves.
In addition, you can store another 11 bottles on the bottom shelf. Aggregate of storage capacity = 51 bottles.
Another fun note about 51: For fans of the atomic structure, you remember the element zirconium has 51 neutrons (My husband and his friends at the Lab reminded me of these uncharged particles).
Safety lock. This unit has a lock at the bottom of the door, just below the Aobosi logo and above the venting plate. A key is included.
Carbon filter. This fridge has an effective filtration system to maintain air quality inside the unit. It is a good idea to replace your filter every six months.
Warranty. It has a one-year 100% no questions asked warranty by the manufacturer Aobosi. Remember to register your cooler after your purchase.
Summary: This Aobosi 24-inch 51-bottle wine cooler (view on Amazon) was an upgraded model released in late summer 2020. We were impressed by its meteoric rise to become a best-seller in one month! Upon a thorough review of this beauty, we agree that this dual-zone deserves to be on our recommended list.
Recap of its notable features:
- Frost-free stainless steel door frame and door handle
- Low vibration with a quality compressor cooling system
- Double-layered tempered glass door
- Moisture-resistant beautiful beech wood racks
- Temperature memory function
- Double-pane tempered glass door
These three 24-inch coolers are on our best-selling list this season. Take a look at the design elements such as the door frame, door handle, logo, and the kick plates. Does one appeal to you than another?
In terms of premium functionalities, they are very similar to one another.
Both the Kalamera 24-inch and the Antarctic Star 24-inch are built with seamless stainless frame. The Aobosi has four joining seams on its door frame.
The Kalamera 46-bottle has a triple-pane tempered glass door. Read our full-review. Whereas the Aobosi and Antarctic Star have double-layered glass doors.
You know your style better than anyone else. So, go with the one fits your space the best. Any of these three is a winner in our book. Cheers! | <urn:uuid:e698c27b-5cd2-4a9c-83f8-3e1769d1a50c> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://top10winecoolers.com/aobosi-24-inch-51-bottle-wine-cooler-review | 2021-01-15T17:51:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703495936.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20210115164417-20210115194417-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.913817 | 1,480 |
Very nice figs almost perfect to the animated pics. nice work ;)
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I was thinking about giving less than a 5/5 ONLY because you beat me to this. Someone else beat me to the Thunder Tank and now Greyskull has been done!?!?! ...and done masterfully I might add. I'm on board with Ocean here as far as the 80's cartoons go - NEED MORE OF EM! Great work all around, love the minifigs. ...fabulous secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said, BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL!!!!
Every time I come to grips with the fact, and accept that I'm getting older, someone has to go and do something like this (80's nostalgia trip). don't get me wrong, the moc is excellent! I'm just starting to lose my grip on my childhood. Sniff, sniff... enough of my sniveling! Love the moc (and she-ra... so true Shannon, so true. but I thought she was going to be Teela. Hey, the princess will do just fine.). keep up the great work and I'll check back in soon. ~ Chris.
This is fanfreakintastic! The castle is awesome, the minifigs could use a little work but they are by no means bad. Volume 1 of the newer He-Man show comes out soon or is already out.P.S. Am I the only one who thinks that Juggernaut(X-Men:The Last Stand) looks kinda like RamMan. | <urn:uuid:972fd6ba-b092-4390-90c6-502b20983b57> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/49835 | 2015-05-23T09:20:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207927427.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113207-00269-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951517 | 334 |
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Designing touch surfaces to help the visually impaired operate home appliances DeWitte, Anne.. Tangible Surface Research, LLC, 10 Jul 2015. Experiment. doi: 10.18258/5601
The goal is to evaluate home appliance overlays that use tactile icons.
Part I - Twelve visually impaired test participants evaluate different overlays at the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) in Rochester, NY. Below is a chart of the overlay and tactile icon evaluation.
The Overlay Evaluation uses a touchscreen monitor displaying a simple microwave oven interface. See the test fixture lab note. The overlays match the microwave controls on the touchscreen. See my overlay lab note on the different overlays, why I chose these overlays and how I created them. For each overlay, the test participants will perform two timed tests (sequence and random selection) and answer 'likeability' and usability questions.
The Tactile Icon Evaluation will present 6 plates of tactile icons (start, stop, power level, time cook, popcorn and up arrow). We will discuss the tactile icons and record the icons that they like best, least and are most meaningful.
Part II - Nineteen students from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) School of Design will design, develop and test tactile icon overlays for a microwave oven and conventional oven.
Scaled pictures of actual microwave and conventional oven control panels will provide the layout and spacing. The groups' objective is to develop easily recognizable tactile icons that work as a system. The students must develop icons for the most common functions on the microwave and all the functions on the conventional oven. The materials provided to the students will be clear film (shelf liner) and craft foam (as material that tested well in the ABVI test). Students will record each iteration, the feedback received and the modifications based on the feedback.
Qualitative Data Capture - A qualitative analysis of different overlays requires capturing accurate button press location and timestamp. We choose to do this with overlays on a touchscreen monitor. The challenge is to create a touch surface that appropriately represents an appliance control panel.
Travel logistics for visually impaired test participants - One has to respect the effort it requires for a visually impaired test participant to travel to a test site.
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The stress of email
According to a new study by The University of California, Irvine in conjunction with the U.S. Army, people cut off from work email experienced stress reduction and their focus improved dramatically.
In this study, heart rate monitors were attached to computer-dependent civilian workers in a suburban office setting, while software sensors detected how often they switched windows. The results were astonishing – people who read email changed screens twice as often and were in a steady “high alert” state, with more constant heart rates, while those removed from work email for five days experienced more natural, variable heart rates. Those with no email reported feeling better able to do their jobs and stay on task, with fewer stressful and time-wasting interruptions.
“We found that when you remove email from workers’ lives, they multitask less and experience less stress,” said UCI informatics professor Dr. Gloria Mark who presented the results at the Computing Machinery’s Computer-Human Interaction Conference in Austin today.
37 window switches per hour
The report noted that the email users averaged 37 switched windows per hour, while those without email focused for longer periods of time and only switched screens 18 times per hour.
Dr. Mark says the findings could be useful for boosting productivity and suggested that controlling email login times, batching messages or other strategies might be helpful, and although it was difficult to recruit volunteers, she said, that “participants loved being without email, especially if their manager said it was OK. In general, they were much happier to interact in person.”
Lacking email forced employees to walk to other employees’ desks, also offering physical relief as an added benefit, but those without email did report a feeling of “feeling somewhat isolated,” but were able to garner critical information from their colleagues with email.
High alert hear rates may be a health hazard
UC Irvine says that other research has shown that people with steady “high alert” heart rates have more cortisol, a hormone linked to stress. Stress on the job, in turn, has been linked to a variety of health problems, particularly reduction of the strength of a worker’s immune system and ability fight off illness and infection.
Dr. Mark suggests controlling email login times, batching messages or other strategies to streamline email use. For reasons of productivity not based on this new study, some companies are banning email altogether and funneling employees into the company intranet, like a French company who recently banned 80,000 employees from using email, after extensive internal studies of productivity.
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I can't say I remember ever going to FL with the family EXCEPT when I was about 5ish (possibly right after Granddad died?). My first time to travel by myself was to FLORIDA to see RUK and the Hortons when I was 10 and earned the money to buy my own ticket $110 from Cincy to West Palm. As I also recall Disneyworld had just opened and RUK took me there on greyhound? Could be I have the trips confused....Also want to say Vanessa Brown took us to Disney and then maybe we rode back to WPB on the bus. The bus we memorable because it was the first time I ever had chicken out of a can. What a sheltered childhood!
Mother, thinking of you especially right now as I'm watching Iron Chef America on Food Network and the topic is BEETS.
Roberta, I have several personal recipes for crock pot cooking I'd be glad to email you; for Christmas Don gave me Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Crock-Pot Cookbook which I have enjoyed and some very interesting recipes in there as well.
Serena--are you worn out from birthday celebrations? Catherine, what's new with KC and the rest of your family?
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CH is leading and co-ordinating a number of major projects, which bring together researchers with complementary interests and skills from a range of different disciplines and departments, both within the University of Saskatchewan, and from other institutions in Canada and worldwide.
Canadian Rockies Hydrological Observatory
The Canadian Rockies Hydrological Observatory (CRHO) aims to improve the understanding of and capacity to predict the changes in water yield from headwater basins where cold climate processes predominate. It will examine the water supply response to climate variability in a range of mountain headwater ecohydrological site types, incorporating the transient responses of both climate forcing and cryospheric and basin hydrological response. Particular attention will be paid to how snowpacks, glaciers, groundwater, wetlands, forests and frozen soils interact and modulate the response of water supply to variability in climate. An important component will be on downscaling climate model products over complex mountain terrain. The project will support improved water resource modelling and management over larger river basins such as the Saskatchewan River Basin by contributing advanced mountain headwater hydrological modelling capability and future flows under downscaled climate scenarios. It will do so by strengthening the hydrological and glaciological science foundation for estimating water resource impacts from future climate scenarios and by testing and improving hydrological models that can be used for current and future water resource assessments. The CRHO will also undertake a focussed effort to communicate scientific findings and new methods useful to governments, communities, and industry and to train and develop the next generation of cold regions hydrologists and glaciologists. More information on the CRHO is available here.
Vermilion River Basin Study
The Vermilion River Basin (VRB) is located in the Parkland Natural Region of Alberta and drains 7,860 kmē, approximately 14% of the North Saskatchewan River Basin. This region is typical of the hydrology of the north-central Prairies. The VRB has been identified as one of most altered basins in the North Saskatchewan River Basin by the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA). Of all the basin altering activities, wetland drainage is thought to be the most important in impacting watershed hydrology. The earliest drainage in the VRB was carried out in the Holden Drainage District in the upper basin starting in 1918. Subsequent drainage has occurred throughout the basin. Concerns relating to wetland drainage include enhanced flooding, deterioration in water quality, and impacts on the aquatic ecosystem. These concerns are of great interest to the NSWA that is responsible for completing a locally-developed and supported watershed plan that balances social, economic, and environmental needs of the watershed community. It is thought that application of the Cold Regions Hydrological Model Platform (CRHM) in the VRB can make contributions that will inform the development of this watershed plan. More information on the VRBS Project is available here.
DRI - The Drought Research Initiative (2005 - 2011)
DRI's objectives were to advance understanding of the physical processes at work in Canadian Prairie droughts, and to improve methods for their prediction, through an intense study of the severe drought of 1999 - 2004/05. The initiative brought together researchers from across the Prairie Provinces and elsewhere in Canada. More details are available on the DRI website.
IP3 - Improved Processes and Parameterisation for Prediction in Cold Regions (2005 - 2011)
The principal aim of IP3 was to gain further insights into the nature of, and interactions between, the physical processes controlling transfers of water between and within its solid, liquid, and gaseous states in high altitude (alpine) and high latitude (sub-arctic and arctic) environments, in order to develop software tools for streamflow prediction in these settings. The network included researchers from universities, government agencies and industry from throughout Canada, as well as contributors from the USA and Europe. More information is available from the IP3 website.
The Prairie Hydrological Model Study
This project involved a detailed study of the hydrology of the Smith Creek basin, in the eastern Saskatchewan Prairie, focusing on the influence of land cover and wetland processes on soil moisture and extreme flows in small streams. The insights afforded by the study supported development of an enhanced software model to represent the relationships between soil moisture and streamflow generation, which will improve the prediction of flooding, droughts and water supply not only in prairie settings, but also in other parts of the world. More information is posted here.
SGI Canada Prairie Hydrometeorological Program
The unique geographic setting and environmental characteristics of the Prairies are thought to make them particularly susceptible to extreme weather events as a corollary of likely climate-change scenarios. This study is aimed at identifying likely shifts in patterns, frequencies and intensities of severe rain and wind storms in the Prairies within this context, and thereby to contribute to the prediction and mitigation of these events. This five-year research program is made possible by a gift to the University of Saskatchewan by SGI Canada. More information is available here.
CRSI - Canadian Rockies Snow & Ice
The impact of climate change is particularly strong in the glacial and periglacial settings of high mountains. Not only do large areas of the country rely on water from alpine provenances, but these environments are at the heart of national identity, and have enormous recreational aesthetic and economic value. The motivation behind the establishment and development of CRSI is to build interdisciplinary scientific expertise in hydrometeorology, glaciology and ecology as it pertains to the 'Third Pole', and to broaden public awareness of related issues: as a first step, a speaker series was organised in early 2010. Plans are also progressing for a close association with the Western Watersheds Research Collaborative | <urn:uuid:6d7f3fd6-aaf9-4e2b-8c19-cdcdf14af758> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.usask.ca/hydrology/SubPage.php?Topic=Programmes | 2016-05-29T02:04:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049278385.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002118-00228-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929845 | 1,180 |
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Practical Factory Ceiling Lights
With everything from cost effectiveness, carbon footprint, quality of light and health and safety, the benefits of installing LED factory lighting is endless and something to consider for your business today.
Of course, there are many things for you to consider, the building size, the ceiling height, how often certain areas are frequented and how much natural daylight is available, but choosing the right factory lighting can make a big difference not only to your electricity bills but your staff productivity too.
It’s important to consider the level of lighting that will be needed in your factory, as you want an even distribution of light over your space. Dark areas in the internal space are a health and safety hazard, so choose LED lights that have a lens positioned in front of them to spread the light and simulate a uni-directional light source. Another thing to consider is whether or not the lights will be easily accessible if you need to clean them frequently of dirt and debris. Some factories, like metal casting and wood workshops, can cause a good amount of dust, and this can affect how the LED light runs, so if you will be cleaning them frequently with jet washes or something similar, the correct IP rating will need to be considered.
But now to the positives of installing LED factory lights, because they typically have a lifespan of 50,000 hours plus, you’ll decrease the maintenance costs and it won’t cause disruption to your workplace either.
If your factory is a cold or freezing environment LED lighting is a good solution because they can perform particularly well in these environments. As well as this they contain no glass which is ideal for food or pharmaceutical processing areas as it reduces the risk of contamination, as well as reducing the levels of UV light emitted too which can affect the spoilage rates of some crops.
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Simple Recipes, Big FlavorsA La Carte Columns
December 29, 2015
Story By: Lynsey Beth Futa |
As daily crowds of diners can attest, Little Village Noodle House is the cornerstone of Chinese fare in Chinatown.
The restaurant’s approach to simplistic cooking, with minimal ingredients and seasoning, provides a healthier option for tasty food that’s especially welcome in the midst of the tempting sweets and treats of the holiday season.
Although recipes are kept straightforward, Little Village’s menu definitely is not lacking in flavor.
With more than 14 years of experience dishing out clean-tasting fare to a wide variety of customers, the eatery still is surprising guests with original menu selections they normally wouldn’t find in a Chinese restaurant. After one meal at the Chinatown staple, it will be evident that Little Village is far from typical — in the best way possible.
NEW DISH SPROUTS
Managing partner David Chang presents Brussels Sprouts Portobello Mushroom Garlic Stir Fry ($12.95), Little Village Noodle House’s newest creation.
Halved Brussels sprouts are mixed with large chunks of meaty portobello mushroom, both of which are coated with a light sauce. Chang says the dish is stir-fried in a hot wok with soup stock, fresh garlic and salt and pepper.
Using fresh ingredients and proper cooking methods propel this dish to unforeseen realms of deliciousness, as well as keeps Little Village at the forefront of all great Chinese cuisine.
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Here's a video that I created with photos that I have taken of our plants all the way, from seedlings to bright green tomatoes.
Lessons learned from a first time vegetable gardener:
- Next time, I think I'll try creating a tomato cage and not relying on a single stake, which doesn't seem to have done anything to keep this tomato plant from looking like a Xmas tree.
- Also, remember to remove sideshoots which are the leafy branches with no flowers that take energy away from the fruit production.
- The truss, is the group of yellow flowers eventually whither off, leaving small green tomatoes behind. I read this and other great tomato facts on Tomato Lover.
- After a lot of online research, I discovered that inconsistent watering and calcium delivery causes blossom end rot. Unfortunately, nobody seems to agree how much water the plant needs, some say there's no such thing as too much, others disagree, some recommend putting your finger a couple inches into the soil and if that's dry, add water. In the end, I stopped researching and just did what felt right and hoped for the best. (what felt right was watering every morning until the soil looked soaked).
Sharing the vegetable growing experience with my kids has been fun and educational but the sharing didn't stop there. We shared the experience with many of our friends in the neighbourhood as after starting the tomatoes from seed, I had too many seedlings, and gave away small potted plants to anyone who came to visit us. The kids even helped me decorate a window container, which we potted up with soil and a small plant for a friend's engagement.
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Dienhart: My early 2014-15 hoops predictions
Last week, esteemed colleague Brent Yarina gave us a super-early look at the 2014-15 basketball season, picking an order of finish with three all-league teams. I’m gonna take a bit of a deeper dive into Brent’s early forecast. So, buckle up, and let’s take a ride into the future.
Player of the Year: Nebraska G/F Terran Petteway. The athletic wing took the Big Ten by storm last season after transferring from Texas Tech and subsequently leading the conference in scoring. He had his draft stock evaluated and didn’t get high marks from NBA execs. So, expect an uber-motivate Petteway to take his game up a few notches as a junior for a Cornhuskers club that could challenge for the league title.
Newcomer of the Year: Ohio State C Anthony Lee. The 6-9 Temple transfer will be eligible next season as a fifth-year transfer and will have a big impact for the Buckeyes. The post production ranged from spotty to non-existent for the Buckeyes last season. That’s why Lee is in Columbus. He averaged 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds for the Owls last season. Lee’s presence in the paint will make all of that perimeter talent for Ohio State more effective.
Freshman of the Year: Ohio State G D’Angelo Russell. A five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American, Russell has as many accolades as any incoming freshman in the Big Ten. His all-around offensive skills will be an elixir to what ailed the Buckeyes, who too often struggled to score last season. The 6-5, 180-pound Russell is equally adept at shooting as he is driving the hoop. Bottom line: Russell will be an instant star.
Top JC transfer: Iowa’s Trey Dickerson. The 6-1 point guard from Queens, N.Y., is lightning quick off the dribble and brings a scoring mentality to the point. He averaged 19.8 points last season to go along with 5.7 assists and 3.5 rebounds. Dickerson is especially deadly in transition, which makes him a nice fit for Fran McCaffery’s squad.
Defensive Player of the Year: Ohio State’s Shannon Scott. With Aaron Craft gone, the field finally opens up. Alas, don’t be shocked if this award remains in Columbus. The slick and speedy guard earned a spot on the Big Ten’s all-defensive team last season. He’ll continue to set a pesky tone next winter. Scott is so quick.
Breakout Player: Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig. I think Michigan’s Zak Irvin will blossom as a sophomore. Put it this way: If the 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball doesn’t, the Wolverines may be in trouble. But the guy I really like to expand his profile is Koenig, especially with Ben Brust gone. The 6-3 sophomore is a smooth operator who got better as last year progressed. Koenig is a special talent who can do a bit of everything to impact a game without having to score 20 points.
Player on the Spot: Indiana’s Yogi Ferrell. He did all he could to lead the Hoosiers to the NCAA tourney last year. Alas, it wasn’t enough. Ferrell is the quintessential scoring point man who needs to help elevate the play of those around him, especially with Noah Vonleh gone after one season. Ferrell’s assists were down and his turnovers were up from his freshman to his sophomore season. This is a critical season in Bloomington. And Ferrell needs be even more of a franchise player as a junior.
Coach of the Year: Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan. We all know about the uninterrupted run of top-four Big Ten finishes that dates to his Madison debut in 2001-02 and the corresponding 13 NCAA berths in a row. Now, Ryan has a Final Four on his resume. And his 2014-15 team could be his best yet. Yes, it’s good to be Bo.
Underrated team: Illinois. John Groce’s first two seasons have provided ample proof of his coaching acumen. He led his first squad to the NCAA tourney and carded a victory before losing a heartbreaker to Miami. And he steered last season’s club into the NIT–where it won a game–after it looked like the season was circling the drain. Groce loses Joseph Bertrand and Jon Ekey. But talent like Rayvonte Rice, Nnanna Egwu, Tracy Abrams, Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn and Jaylon Tate is back. Plus, transfers Ahmad Starks (Oregon State), Aaron Cosby (Seton Hall) and Darius Paul (Western Michigan) will be eligible. Don’t sleep on this team.
Overrated team: Nebraska. Yes, the Cornhuskers will be good with talent like Terran Petteway, Shavon Shields and Walter Pitchford back, among others. No doubt, this is an NCAA team. But is it really ready to make a Big Ten title push? Perhaps. But how will the Huskers deal with big expectations? It’s one thing to be a darling/Cinderella. It’s another to carry the burden of winning big. It will be interesting to see how Tim Miles’ crew reacts to this unchartered territory.
Team on the spot: Purdue. It has been a rough two seasons for Matt Painter, who has a combined 31-35 overall record and 13-23 Big Ten mark. Last season was rock bottom, as the Boilermakers finished in last place. Purdue shouldn’t be doing this nine seasons into Painter’s tenure. He’s being paid $2.3 million per year and has had renovated facilities to sell. It’s time to get back on track.
Headed for fall: Michigan. Look, the Wolverines have been the Big Ten’s bellwhether the last few seasons. John Beilein led the program to a share of the league crown in 2012, to the NCAA title game in 2013 and to the school’s first outright Big Ten championship since 1986 and an Elite Eight trip last season. A step back has to take place, right? Well, it will next season with a massive talent drain that has seen Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III, Mitch McGary, Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford all depart for various reasons. But, it won’t be a huge fall in Ann Arbor.
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A perfect time to get outside to play some basketball. The Nevada sky makes way for some nighttime play. This is a great sized court allowing for a full three-point line with plenty of room behind it to take a shot.
The Pro Dunk Platinum basketball system is a dark silhouette. A ball waits for a player at the top of the key.
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This October, like every October, I took my children to the local Spirit stores that pop up around town this time of year to look for Halloween costumes. My son always chooses a variation on a creepy ghoul. My daughter is pickier and often won’t have anything to do with the packaged costumes, preferring to put something unique together herself. I enjoy looking around at all the spooky, shrieking, decorations, and checking out the kids costumes, some of which are very cute. This year I picked up two little skull-shaped, Dia-de-Los-Muertos-inspired candy tins decorated with brightly colored flowers and swirls. The skull shaped candies inside tasted awful, but the tins are so adorable that it doesn’t really matter.
Dia de Los Muertos
When I was a kid Halloween was my favorite holiday. I loved dressing up in costume and going out at night on the 31st to trick or treat. I loved the cute decorations my mother arranged around our home and I loved carving pumpkins with creepy faces, but I was also intrigued by the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos. There was a store on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles that sold Day of the Dead figurines and other skeletal objects. I was fascinated. The small sculptures were beautiful, rustic and macabre. Over the past few years it seems like the iconography of this ancient Mexican holiday has become more and more popular outside of the Latino community. Last year Mattel released Skelita Calaveras in the Monster High doll line. Her skeletal body and pretty painted skull face makes her unusual even in that group of undead teenage characters. This year Day of the Dead popularity has reached new heights with the animated movie The Book of Life.
My Dia de Los Muertos Doll Design
Last year I sketched a skeletal collectible doll design but never had time to finish the drawing, so, inspired by my brightly colored candy tins and the images I collected on my Day of the Dead Pinterest Board, I spent an enjoyable afternoon adding color to the sketch. Here is my Dia de Los Muertos doll wearing a slim gown of bones and flowers.
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We have homeless in our little community. Not a lot, but we have them. People are homeless for lots of reasons; loss of job, drug or alcohol issues, mental health issues. Some are homeless for a long time, some for just a little bit. Many move on when they find we don’t have a shelter or a support system for those without a place to live. However, we have a few who choose to be homeless and spend their days and nights on the streets of Columbia. It is their choice, thier way of life and for most of us, it is hard to understand.
Take Harold for instance. He has been living out of his car for years and has spent the last 6 months here in Maury County. He used to live in Tullahoma but didn’t like it and recently relocated to our wonderful community. He likes it here. He says people are nice, they don’t look down on him, they help him but mostly they let him be.
Harold receives disability, he has a car but no home. He says one day he will find a place he can afford but right now he is fine. There are lots of places to park his car and sleep. He takes advantage of the People’s Table meals and other food banks in our area. He is not worried about the impending cold weather, “I will make due” he says. Columbia is his home now.
We have a large bathtub in our public restroom that anyone can use when we are open. We will even provide towels, shampoo and sometimes a razor if we have it. Our shower is used almost daily from homeless individuals that have called Columbia their home or those that are just passing through. About once or twice a week Harold uses our shower as well.
He brings his own towel and toiletries. His clothes are folded neatly or sometimes hanging on a wire hanger. He doesn’t ask for anything… just warm water to wash the weeks worth of grime off him and a few kind words from staff and volunteers.
Last Friday, Harold came to use our shower, armed with his toiletries and clothes. Usually he walks by my office and just waves but this time he stopped in my doorway.
“”Are you the director?” he asked.
I hesitated, smiled and said, “Yes, I am”.
When you get that question in a nonprofit, you never know what is going to follow… It could be an angry client, a donor that wants to ask about the agency… or maybe the toilet is backed up. Because you never know what to expect that question always leaves me a little apprehensive.
I could never have imagined what Harold was going to say after I answered. I didn’t know I was going to be left with tears in my eyes because of this wonderful, sweet, homeless man.
Harold pulled out a paper bank envelope and slowly counted out his last $23.00 and said, “I saw you were collecting turkeys from the newspaper, I want to help, I want to buy someone a turkey.”
Harold handed over the money but I didn’t take it. I know I stood in my office with my mouth hanging open. Complete shock emulating from me. I did not reach for the money.
“Harold” I said, “You are homeless, you cant give me any money. You need that money.”
Harold took a step toward me still holding out the money.
“I saw the article in the paper, I want to help.” he said, “It is not Thanksgiving unless you are eating turkey and watching the ball game, I want to help someone do that.”
“You’re homeless” was all I could say to him.
He smiled, still holding the money out. Eventually I took it… I think I said it again, “Harold, you are homeless”.
He turned and headed toward the shower leaving me to hold his last $23.00, the money he wanted to give to someone else so they could eat turkey on Thanksgiving. The man doesn’t have a place to lay his head at night, no where to make himself a meal, no where to call home yet he wanted to help someone else… he wanted to help The Family Center help someone.
I am not going to lie, I cried. I stood in my office holding his money and cried. What a completely selfless act, How could he do that? How could he think of someone else during his trials and tribulations? HE IS HOMELESS for goodness sakes, he needs this money!
I sighed, wiped away the tears and sat down at my desk, still holding his money. Again I said, “Harold you are homeless” but he didn’t hear me, he had already started the shower.
I don’t want to spend his money, I don’t want to deposit it… I want to frame it. I want to use the money to show people how someone with nothing can still find the means to help others.
I wont though, I know Harold would be upset if I didn’t do what he asks. I will buy a turkey with this money and I will give it away on November 17th with the other 399 turkeys. But I will know, that one turkey will mean more than any of the others. Because he was homeless yet he gave all that he had to help someone else. I am still so amazed.
We will make sure Harold has some place to get a meal on Thanksgiving. He will get a personalized thank you note from me and we will continue to show him the love and kindness he has grown accustomed to in our wonderful community. But there will be something different about this year’s giveaway, this Thanksgiving will have a different meaning thanks to Harold. He thought of others, we will think of him.
For a long time!
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Labeled as Curivaris ultra-premium line, Achilles is the latest release from this highly acclaimed boutique cigar manufacturer. It finally hit the market late in 2013 after years of working on the blend to perfect everything about it. Consisting of all Nicaraguan tobaccos, the cigar is covered with a silky wrapper grown in the famed Jalapa valley of Nicaragua. The Eternos measures 6.25x52 and has a natural box-press that adds charm to the feel of the cigar. Its medium to full in body with a meticulously balanced full-flavored profile. The leather and graham cracker core are accompanied with flavors of café con leche and roasted nuts. The cigar intensifies with every puff and finishes extremely long on the palate. Its evident that the cigar uses well-aged tobaccos that derive from 2007 and 2008 crops. Construction is immaculate with a perfect draw and a laser straight burn. There are many cigars released from different manufacturers on a yearly basis, yet very few of them display the type of sophistication that the Achilles does. | <urn:uuid:7ebd2966-daa5-415b-9733-9f30dfbe61bd> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | https://www.binnys.com/blog/post/cigar-spotlight-achilles-eternos/ | 2019-01-22T08:29:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583831770.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190122074945-20190122100945-00363.warc.gz | en | 0.934616 | 217 |
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Best fantasy movie mistakes of 2016
These are the best movie mistakes as voted by visitors. Please use the voting icons under each entry when browsing the site to help the best rise to the top!
Factual error: At the start Bruce Wayne runs into a massive dust cloud formed from the falling building. In the scenes that follow he and the other people have very little or no dust on them at all - they should be completely covered and choking on it.
Factual error: In the first scene where Dr Strange is preparing for surgery he uses improper surgical gowning technique breaking aseptic protocols. Strange puts on a mask after washing his hands, contaminating his clean hands by bringing them in proximity to the non-sterile environment of his face. Surgical masks must be worn before the full washing of hands. Another error is that he inserted his hands all the way through his gown to don gloves. Hands must never leave the sleeves and gloves must be put on with the sleeves still covering.
Other mistake: When Alice's ship is being chased, she orders her crew heel to port (turn left). Instead, it turns heel to starboard (right).
Factual error: When Apocalypse touches the television in Cairo and says he is "Learning", the next shot shows the rooftops with many smallish satellite dishes in view. This is set in the early eighties when satellite dishes for TV were much larger.
New this month Continuity mistake: When Mowgli is with the monkeys, Bagheera is on Mowgli's left, but then suddenly he is on Mowgli's right.
Visible crew/equipment: In the beginning where Amanda Waller is talking in a restaurant. While the camera focuses on her towards the end of the scene, they move the camera right, facing towards her left side of her face. Watch the wine glass, you'll see the crew moving along with the camera.
Continuity mistake: When Pete and Elliott return to their hideout after the ordeal on the truck is over, it is dark. Moments later when Bryce Dallas Howard arrives, there is a lot more light coming in through the trees and the scene looks brighter. This is in the space of five minutes or less.
Plot hole: At the end, Jake utilizes multiple Loops to reach September 4th, 1943, the date from which Miss Peregrine's children impossibly entered another Loop set in the winter at the beginning of 2016. The closest date prior to this was in 1942, from when Jake waits for September 4th 1943 to arrive. However, having entered a Loop in 1942, he would have been unable to reach 1943 because he'd be stuck living the same day in 1942 over and over. | <urn:uuid:6ae55539-43e8-41b0-a6bd-db6ac74016d8> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://www.moviemistakes.com/best2016/fantasy | 2017-03-28T19:49:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189884.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00159-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962836 | 558 |
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Sorry to go radio silent suddenly for a few days. The maternal unit was hospitalized again so I’m writing to you from Haunted (see “Ghosts of Shepherdstown” on Destination America channel. It was filmed in the Eastern Panhandle of the state, the region where I grew up) and “Squatchy” (see “Finding Bigfoot” from Animal Planet channel, Canaan Valley WV episode…filmed near the town where I was born) WV. Or as I prefer to call it…Tatooine. It was 85 degrees this afternoon, and so humid the heat index was 101. Just like in high school, just like Luke Skywalker, I’m still convinced that if there is a bright and shining center to the universe, this is the [place] it’s farthest from. Like Dave Barry says…I am not making this up.
But long story short…in person sessions, parties and phone readings are going to be very limited for the rest of August while I tend to some family stuff. It isn’t a complete closure, just a cut-back in live appointment times. BUT…
Email is still available – no appointment required. Thanks to the world wide web being, well, world wide (even here in haunted and squatchy wv) I can do e-mail readings for you, no problem. Intuition is everywhere too…so it doesn’t matter where you are, or where I am…the intuition works exactly the same as when I’m sitting at the same table with you. Time and space are not an obstacle to spirit and intuition. It doesn’t matter if I type the words or say them. It doesn’t matter if our conversation unfolds over minutes in-person or over days through e-mail. It doesn’t matter if we are on opposite ends of the Earth…intuition, spirit, love and healing transcends it all.
I just did an e-mail reading. Here. In the in the middle of the hot, humid, haunted, squatchy, southern…
Well, you get the idea.
If the love and healing of Tarot, intuition and the human spirit can find me here, it can find you anywhere.
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|Attack Damage : 23 - 36|
|Hammer Class - Slow|
|Requires 62 Strength|
The Orc Hammer is the seventh weapon in the Hammer Class. It can be found beginning at Level 26 of the Dungeon. Merchants will sell it beginning at Level 8. It has a value of 5496 and a rarity of 900. Attack radius is 6.5; strike radius is 8.5. It takes up 3 x 2 inventory space.
The Orc Hammer is the first weapon in the Hammer Class with no maximum Dungeon depth or Merchant level.
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UK-made Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers has now sold more than 500,000 units on XBLA, developer Stainless Games said today.
The game’s 360 version launched in June 2009, and was followed on PC in June 2010 and PS3 in November last year.
Stainless COO Matt Edmunds was effusive at the success, saying better was to come this year.
“Our strategy of concentrating on Console Download early is really paying off, with all the major corporate players now agreeing that 2011 will be the Year of the Download,” he said.
“With our multi-platform technology, we’ll be hoping to emulate the success of Duels for other brands on everything from an iPhone to a high-end PC and keep up our track record of at least one No1 per year.”
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Baku. 23 January. REPORT.AZ/ "Enthusiasm is seen in our army, patriotism is at a very high level. Combat capability of our army is highly appreciated by the world community".
Report informs, Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with military personnel after opening of a newly-built military camp of the military unit N in Pirakashkul settlement of Absheron district on January 23.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief said that various analyzes are being conducted, military experts state their opinions: "We are aware of it, and the world now knows that the Azerbaijani army is among powerful armies for both combat capability and provision of military equipment".
President Ilham Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan itself has gained all of these achievements: "We gained all of them at our own expense, at the expense of strong economy. If not strong economy, we could not carry out all these works. The newly built military camp demonstrates power of both our army and state". | <urn:uuid:b6a01eef-ef5d-48cf-b398-ee3b51d38332> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://report.az/en/military/president-ilham-aliyev-world-community-highly-appreciates-combat-capability-of-our-army/ | 2019-10-21T23:13:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987795253.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20191021221245-20191022004745-00456.warc.gz | en | 0.966455 | 217 |
Gay men and honour killings: 'The Invisible Crime'
* A warning, some of the details of this story are disturbing. *
All it takes is a simple Google News search to show how prevalent honour killings are today, all around the world.
Just this past week there was a story of a 19-year-old girl in India, killed -- allegedly -- at the hands of her father. And two sisters in Libya, also allegedly killed for the sin of bringing dishonour to their family.
But we hear less about gay men who are threatened with so-called honour killings. Today, we bring you a story about just that... and not from some faraway country, but from Canada.
In order to protect this young man, we're not going to get any more specific about where in Canada he lives. We've also changed his name, and altered his voice, for protection.
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A Non-Concealing Confession
“So, it really wasn’t good and I feel kind of bad, but it wasn’t totally a lie.” I found myself uttering these words as I explained to my friend the story I had told my professor about skipping class earlier that day. I had written in an email that I was feeling very unwell. It was partially true in that I was indeed feeling unwell, but not sick in the way that I implied. Rather, I had stayed up too late procrastinating the night before and had not done enough to study for a midterm after the class I had skipped. Instead of telling my professor this, however, I implied that I was too sick to come to class. Immediately, I knew I had done something wrong and resolved to confess to my friend in order to relieve my guilt. Rather than fully acknowledging and owning up to my sin, I tried to qualify it and thus relieve myself of some of the blame. “Well, it wasn’t good, but it definitely was not as bad as a straight up lie.” I have since come to realize that when I made this qualifying type of confession, it negatively affected my ability to overcome my own sin and to grasp the goodness of God, and resulted from an incomplete understanding, or refusal to understand, the true nature of God’s gift to the world through Jesus.
In case you are wondering why I felt so bad about such a seemingly small thing, I would like to take a moment to discuss the nature of sin and why Christians talk about it so much. The Bible refers to sin as any action we take (or even think about) that is a break from what God wants from us, and represents disobedience to him as the Lord of the world. If we consider that “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God,” then living up to what God wants is an impossible mark. It feels completely unfair for God to expect that from us, but we should keep a couple of things in mind. First, God, as creator of the universe and humanity, knows what is best for us and thus commands us to live in ways that are consistent with our flourishing, even when that does not seem to make sense to us. In Psalm 19, the writer understands this and realizes that the law, or commands of God, are perfect, even “refreshing to the soul.” Therefore, sin represents us telling God that we actually know more than he does or that we somehow have figured out how to live life better than the person who actually gave us life in the first place and designed every aspect of it. I think this perspective helps me to see more clearly why the Bible talks about sin, even small things, in such a negative way and as a direct insult to God. Even the smallest or seemingly inconsequential lie that I committed was a break from the command God has given us not to lie, and accordingly, represents sin.
That being said, God’s perfection still seems impossible to live up to, and sin an inevitability. However, God recognizes our shortcomings and in an act of mercy to us, sent his son Jesus to die for us to take on the punishment of our sin. Now, in order to be forgiven and perfect in God’s eyes, and accordingly to receive eternal life, all one has to do is believe in Jesus and declare that he is Lord. I sometimes feel that the impact of this tremendous gift and act of grace is overlooked by Christians, myself included. If God has sent his son to take on the burden of our sins and pay the punishment we deserve so that we now may be reconciled with God, that is the best news in the world. The result should be that we strive to follow God’s commands more and live the perfect life he has called us to, not out of obligation or a sense of duty, but out of thankfulness and a recognition that the words and laws of a God who truly does love us beyond what we can comprehend are worth following. We will never be without sin in this world, but through Jesus, we can be redeemed in God’s sight for our transgressions.
This leaves Christians in a constant state of tension between being forgiven and still committing sins. The Bible, however, emphasizes repentance, the process of continually turning away and working to move past one’s sin as essential to becoming forgiven. At first glance, this seems to be a contradiction to what I said above. After all, isn’t accepting Jesus the only thing we need to do to be forgiven? However, repentance is not described as a task or something that must be done to earn God’s gift–which, remember, is freely given–but a response to the goodness of God. Repentance is the natural reaction to being offered such a gift of forgiveness. I knew repentance was essential, and I understood that confession of sins both to God in prayer and to others was also commanded in the Bible. However, I did not understand the fundamental relationship between the two until very recently, thanks to an experience I had with a couple of friends wiser than myself.
The Biblical mandate for the confession of sins is very clear. In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus models how we should pray, and includes the phrase “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” 1 John 1:9 tells us that “if we confess our sins, [God] is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Similarly, John the Baptist, preparing the way for Jesus, proclaimed “a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Furthermore, the Bible tells us that we should be confessing sins to each other and that doing so will actually bring healing. That is one of the reasons a good friend of mine invited me and another friend to start an accountability group together, where we could come together and confess to one another our sins. Knowing that the confession of sins was Biblical and encouraged by my church, I gladly accepted. Yet, I approached confession without an understanding of why it was important, and, accordingly, my attitude towards my accountability group was one of obligation, not sincere transparency.
Right away, I struggled to be honest with my accountability partners. It was really hard to say all the bad things I had done. I found this rather strange. After all, I confessed my sins to God on a regular basis, and I was hardly afraid of the judgment of those in my group, who I would trust with my life. Rather, by saying my sins out loud, they felt more real and more painful to me. I was laboring under the conception that I was an okay person who did bad things sometimes and had to confess those so that I could be a good person again. By merely saying my sins in my head, I was able to avoid feeling their sting and able to convince myself that I could somehow fix myself. Confession had become a checklist for me, with none of the weight of Biblical confession or the healing that James talks about. Right away, I grasped why confession out loud and to others was so important, but rather than embracing true and full confession, I once again reverted to minimizing the role of my sin, by only half acknowledging where I had gone wrong.
Proverbs 28:13 says, “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” In only partially confessing my sin I was still concealing it, thus not forsaking it and obtaining the mercy that God is more than willing to give out. Furthermore, I quickly found out that I was not actually able to change myself. I had thought of my lying as a small thing that I could easily manage, and in doing so, I not only failed to manage it, but also lost of sight of the goodness of what God has promised.
To be able to fully accept the amazing gift of forgiveness through Jesus that God has given us, I need to recognize that I am totally dependent on God for forgiveness, and that any action I take will be enough to bridge the divide between me and him that my sins have opened up. This is very hard and painful to do, but it is completely necessary for obtaining the new life that God has promised us. Only Jesus offers true forgiveness and the ability to overcome sin for good. What need had I to conceal my sin? God offers forgiveness freely to all who come to him and truly repent. To do so I had to leave my pride behind. When I was finally able to recognize my total helplessness on my own, I experienced a feeling unlike any I had ever known. I vividly remember breaking down into tears upon comprehending exactly what it meant to be forgiven undeservedly. My shame melted away as I realized the truth: by turning away from the wrong I had done and asking God humbly for forgiveness, I was free and no longer under the burden of condemnation–not only from God, but from myself as well.
My experience with my accountability group made me more open to honestly confessing my sins not only to them, but also to God. I only realized I was not doing it authentically when I met authentic repentance. This repentance must come from confession of sins and asking for forgiveness from God through prayer, but I also have come to believe that confession to others is at least a helpful, if not absolutely necessary part of this process. Throughout the Bible, Christians are called to live in community with one another and build each other up, and I believe a large part of that comes through small groups who hear each others’ sins and can encourage and challenge each other to take those sins seriously and embrace repentance. For those of you who do not know Jesus, I want to offer my story of the overwhelming peace and freedom he gave to me and countless others over the years through forgiveness and the hope of life to come. For other Christians who are struggling with living in sin or feeling like they cannot fully repent from what they know to be wrong, I encourage you to strongly consider finding a friend or two with whom you can be completely honest. Trust me, it’s hard, but it will be worth it.
1. Romans 3:23
2. Psalm 19:7
3. Leviticus 19:11; Colossians 3:9
4. Romans 10:9
5. Isaiah 30:15; Acts 3:19
6. Romans 2:4
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I’ve previously written about how local bus services should be a universal basic service – which is to say free at the point of consumption and available to all citizens. Far from being an outlandish demand, such a policy has already been adopted by the likes of Estonia and Luxembourg. Closer to home Scottish Labour committed to it earlier this year. For an additional £5 billion, according to research undertaken by UCL, we could pay for free bus services for everyone in Britain while accommodating a 260% increase in use. And because of extreme supply – as I outline in Fully Automated Luxury Communism – the costs will only fall, with the inputs into running bus services: from the manufacture of the vehicles to the energy, and ultimately even much of the labour too (specifically with deep learning and robotics) declining every year. The question of the extent we choose to automate such a service – and in whose benefit – is a political one.
The dividend from free bus services would be immediate and impressive: it would relieve congestion and parking issues – the bread and butter of local politics; it would address issues of air pollution, which presently accounts for as many as 30,000 deaths a year in the UK; it would be a boon to isolated and low-income households; and would help revive high streets (along with a raft of measures I write about in the book and will blog about another time).
But while such a policy would be transformational, and easier to rapidly introduce than low-cost, frequent trains (also to be pursued), it shouldn’t stop there. That’s because free, local transport should also eventually include cars – which will remain an important mode of transport. Societal ageing means we’ll need transport systems capable of meeting the needs of the elderly and disabled; if we look to the coming decades ever more of us will suffer from age-related health conditions. Then there is the fact certain people prefer to travel alone, even if it is slightly less convenient – women later at night being one example. And have you have ever tried moving house using anything smaller than a Luton van? On top of all that is traditional logistics and distribution. Simply put, private vehicles aren’t going anywhere. We need them.
But more than accepting cars as an essential feature of modern life, integrating them into the broader UBS of transport could serve to undermine car ownership as a social presumption. Right now the average car is stationary and unused for around 95% of the time – a huge waste when you consider the successor vehicles of today will have the ability to autonomously pilot themselves. Why shouldn’t this surplus be deployed? It’s that question which makes me convinced that the argument for public ownership of cars – something equivalent to a municipal Uber – isn’t just ecologically preferable but common sense. It’s a superior alternative to a world of unfettered automotive ownership where we drive around in subterranean tunnels, spend hours in traffic jams and sometimes fail the MOT. You have the advantage of car ownership without the downsides.
Uber’s strategy regarding automation is well-documented. Until recently the company had been explicit in disclosing its longer term ambition: to gain a massive customer base before a shift to self-driving vehicles. In 2016 the company signed a $300 million deal with Volvo to develop an autonomous road-ready car by 2021. That August the company’s then CEO, Travis Kalanick, spoke candidly about the scale of the upstart’s ambitions, “It starts with understanding that the world is going to go self-driving and autonomous,” he told Business Insider, “so if that’s happening, what would happen if we weren’t a part of that future? If we weren’t part of the autonomy thing? Then the future passes us by basically”. Importantly for Uber, its platform would give the company access to massive amounts of data – a resource of critical importance for the development of ‘deep learning’ algorithms. If AI is the engine of the coming era, data is the oil. The larger Uber’s datasets are ahead of the ‘autonomy thing’ being technically indistinguishable from a human driver, and the more it invests in the relevant technology, the greater its first mover advantage. Which also explains the span of the company’s intentions, with Uber extending beyond just taxis and aiming to provide food delivery services and even electric bikes. It’s a plan which made a great deal of sense when Kalanick spilled the beans in 2016 – and still does.
But if it is the data which is increasingly the source of such value, and the ambition is to establish a monopoly and eliminate (or massively minimise) human labour, then why should that benefit Uber’s shareholders rather than the public? And what about the workers? Given approximately four million people drive for a living in the United States the consequences of such a shift will be profound. What is more, wholesale transition to electric cars will require gargantuan mineral resources – something recently highlighted in a letter authored by Professor Richard Herrington and fellow expert members of ‘SoS MinErals’. While that letter was irrationally pessimistic in some areas – such as the fact the UK would need to generate 20% more electricity if all vehicles were electric (that’s the point, the source just needs to be renewable) – it was entirely right to highlight the demand this would create for scarce resources like cobalt, lithium and neodymium when it comes to storage. As the letter itself makes clear:
“…to replace all UK-based vehicles today with electric vehicles (not including the LGV and HGV fleets), assuming they use the most resource-frugal next-generation NMC 811 batteries, would take 207,900 tonnes cobalt, 264,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate (LCE), at least 7,200 tonnes of neodymium and dysprosium, in addition to 2,362,500 tonnes copper. This represents, just under two times the total annual world cobalt production, nearly the entire world production of neodymium, three quarters the world’s lithium production and at least half of the world’s copper production during 2018. Even ensuring the annual supply of electric vehicles only, from 2035 as pledged, will require the UK to annually import the equivalent of the entire annual cobalt needs of European industry.”
Of course such a transition would take place over multiple decades, and further innovations will lead to greater energy efficiency and less waste. What is more, it’s important to highlight that known reserves of all the minerals listed above are sufficient to meet present global energy demand in the event of it doubling and, unlike extracted hydrocarbons, they can be recycled. But the critical point still stands: the ambition should not simply be a like-for-like replacement of renewables for fossil fuels, consumption patterns need to change as well.
Part of the answer is to massively improve existing transport infrastructure – including buses as a UBS – but another is to transform the relationship of the individual to the car. Here a presumption of acquisition and ownership needs to be replaced with ‘right of access’.
It’s been widely recognised that the emergence of the ‘sharing economy’ reflects a distorted form of collaboration which, if re-wired, could be the basis of a 21st century socialism. Here access matters more than ownership: if you could use a car whenever you liked, but had to wait a short while (maybe not that long once the algorithm had enough data) what would the point be of owning a vehicle? For a long time the answer was price: constantly using a taxi is more expensive than owning a car, principally because of the added labour costs. But once automation kicks in, alongside the constantly falling cost of energy and optimal efficiency as a result of big data, that becomes less of an issue. Much less.
One response might be that self-driving cars are unsafe and will never happen. As I outline in Fully Automated Luxury Communism, the truth is rather different. Although it’s fair to say the ride will be a bumpy one – Uber suspended its autonomous efforts when a pedestrian was killed in 2018 – it’s important to remember that around 30,000 people die every year in the US as a result of road accidents. Worldwide that figure stands at more than a million. What is more it is important to recall that previous disruptions in transport endured similar setbacks: in 1830 William Huskisson, at the time a leading British politician, died in an accident at the opening of the world’s first railway line between Manchester and Liverpool. That death, like Elaine Herzberg’s in 2018, was a tragedy, but I’d argue such logic will capsize once it becomes clear autonomous vehicles will mean a reduction in road-related deaths. By 2030 anyone who has lost a loved one in a traffic collision or suffers as a result of drink-driving could be asking why politicians haven’t addressed the issue by accelerating the shift to autonomous vehicles.
The next question is how far away this new world is: despite misgivings the technology has advanced rapidly. As recently as the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge the best performing vehicle could only complete 11 kilometres of a 150 kilometre course. By 2010 Google announced its test vehicles had crossed the United States, with 99% of the journey performed with no human intervention. The U.S. Department of Transportation has six levels to classify autonomous vehicles, starting from entirely human operated, Level 0, to fully autonomous – Level 5. While there are presently no Level 5 cars on the market, nor the regulatory framework that would allow them to be used, a number of vehicles already operate at Level 3 autonomy – what is called ‘conditional autonomy’, where cars can pilot themselves but only under certain conditions. One example of this is the Audi A8. In certain contexts autonomous vehicles are already here, most likely is this will gradually creep until the technology is perfected, likely within a decade.
What would placing all this within the project of modern socialism and Universal Basic Services look like? A start would be the integration of ZipCar like services into local transport provision. One can see this initially operating most plausibly in London with Transport for London. That would provide a base to grow but also begin to give TFL that most important resource as they begin to include autonomous vehicles within their network: user data. Furthermore these vehicles would be electric, say from 2020, providing further incentives to create more charging stations around the city and offering Londoners a green option for the occasional car journey. These vehicles would be accessed using a mobile payment system, either that of a third party in cooperation with TFL or, preferably, a new mobile payment system connected to use of all UBS and connected to a state-controlled bank, something which could emerge from the launch of ‘PostBanks’ – something recently touted by the Labour party. The payment system being publicly owned is important, because the resource of value to deep learning as it is applied to Universal Basic Services is data – preferably as much as possible from consumer habits to driving scenarios. What is more, such data could be anonymised and subject to far greater levels of security than is presently the case with apps such as Uber. As a 2018 report by IPPR makes clear, public ownership of data is critical to building a ‘digital commonwealth’. Providing Universal Basic Services which build on innovations in AI, energy efficiency and the Internet of Things depend on it.
Such a payment system could be rolled out nationally alongside a variant of Oyster – not only capable of being used for buses across the country but train journeys too (although these would not be free, at least not for a while). As extreme supply began to kick in, and electric vehicles begin to first hit price parity with fossil fuel vehicles before getting cheaper, other municipalities could adopt similar measures by growing native electric fleets resembling the Zipcar model. As autonomous vehicles become the norm, probably by the late 2020s, such vehicles would be at the cutting edge of the self-driving revolution, and would only be available to those without cars of their own – creating further incentives to ditch private ownership. Alongside cars this would also apply to electric bikes, another area where the sharp fall in the cost of energy storage is meaning rapid change. Indeed Uber launched their ‘JUMP’ electric bikes in Islington this May. The reason? To keep Londoners on their app and keep collecting that invaluable data. But extreme supply in information and energy shouldn’t mean value capture for Uber, it should mean free electric bikes, and car journeys, for everyone.
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IFMIC 2014 : 2014 International Froum on Mechatronics, Inofrmaiton and Civil Engineering
Call For Papers
2014 International Froum on Mechatronics, Inofrmaiton and Civil Engineering
KunMing, July 30-31, 2014
2014 International Forum on Mechatronics, Information and Civil Engineering (IFMIC 2014) will be held on July 30-31, 2014, in KunMing. The aim is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Mechatronics, Information and Civil Engineering. The conference aims mainly at promoting the development of Mechatronics, Information and Civil Engineering, strengthening the international academic cooperation and communications, and exchanging research ideas. Submitted conference papers will be reviewed by technical committees of the Conference.
Call for Papers
IFMIC 2014 ONLY accepts unpublished research papers. All papers, both invited and contributed, will be refereed. All accept papers will be published in international journal Advanced Materials Research (ISSN: 1022-6680), which are online available in full text via the platform www.scientific.net. All accept papers will be indexed by EI Compendex and ISTP.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
01.Mechatronics Engineering 02.Information and Computer Engineering
03.Civil and Architecture Engineering 04.Industrial Engineering and Management
05.Manufacturing and Design Science 06. Others(Engineering related)
May 30, 2014 Full manuscript submission
June 10, 2014 Acceptance notification
June 20, 2014 Conference pre-registration
July 30-31, 2014 Conference dates
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The 140th Kentucky Derby happens on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Though millions of people have seen it in person or on TV and millions more have bet on the outcome, most of them don’t know as much as they think about America’s most famous horse race or the festivities associated with it.
Below is a ten question True or False test to measure your knowledge about Saturday’s “Run for the Roses.” The correct answers appear in the list that follows.
- True or False? Though the first televised baseball game occurred in 1939, the Kentucky Derby wasn’t televised until 1952.
- True or False? America’s Kentucky Derby was modeled upon England’s Epsom Derby named for the Earl of Derby who won naming rights after a game of bridge at the Epsom Downs Jockey Club.
- True or False? The Kentucky Derby has always been run on the first Saturday in May.
- True or False? The length of the race has always been one and one-quarter miles.
- True or False? California Chrome is the early favorite to win Saturday’s race. Favorites have won the race over 35 per cent of the time.
- True or False? The fastest time for the Derby was Northern Dancer’s in 1974 at two minutes flat.
- True or False? The alcoholic drink traditionally associated with the Kentucky Derby is a Bloody Mary.
- True or False? The nickname for the general admission tickets in the racetrack infield is called “Millionaires’ Row.
- True or False? There has never been a disqualification for rough riding in the Kentucky Derby.
- True or False? “Gonzo journalism” originated with Hunter Thompson’s coverage of the 1970 Kentucky Derby.
- (Bonus Question: True or False? Calvin Borel is the jockey who has won the most Kentucky Derbies.)
Knowing the answers to such trivia may not help to select the winner of this year’s race, but it they might help in regaining equanimity after your betting choice loses in one of America’s most famous sporting events. The Derby’s popularity may have diminished somewhat like the World Series or the Heavyweight Boxing championship, but it still lives up to its billing as "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" | <urn:uuid:643ec9fd-69f4-48b1-9261-c9a5c8cb6288> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://www.examiner.com/list/show-some-horse-sense-with-a-derby-quiz?cid=rss | 2015-09-02T19:22:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645281325.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031441-00036-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946713 | 498 |
After a 2 month stay travelling around The Philippines to find and share recommendations from food to fashion, the unpacking begins! Following from these items, here are a few favourite travel finds from The Philippines:
Cashmere & wool blend scarf
A super soft and neutral coloured scarf to be part of my in flight travel essentials. This one from Uniqlo was just too good in quality and in price that I got it in a variety of other colours also! Remember not only is it a scarf, but also a pillow and a blanket while you’re up in the clouds.
The one item I knew I wanted to buy on this trip was a new pair of sunglasses – they’re a necessity for all travels, I think! I had my eye on the tortoise shell Taylor’s by Céline before I even arrived but had no luck after searching through different malls in Manila. One afternoon I met up with a couple of girlfriends who have been living in Manila for a few years now and she gave me the inside scoop to find designer sunglasses in the sea of malls in the city. I went the next day and bought these just before I left for Palawan. Perfect timing!
Virgin coconut hair and body oil
When you head out of the city and to the islands you’ll definitely enjoy fresh coconut juice at just 50 pesos (AU$1.25) on the beaches, the exotic fruit doesn’t stop there – coconut based products for your hair and skin are plentiful and you won’t have a hard time finding any! This oil isn’t made up of synthetic chemical but virgin coconut blended with lemongrass and eucalyptus – natural insect repellant which, trust me, you’ll definitely need if you have sweet blood like I do!
I told you you wouldn’t have a hard time finding more coconut products! This hypoallergenic soap contains natural oils and coconut flesh pieces for a soothing and moisturising effect to your skin. It also leaves you with a mild scent of coconut, reminiscent of the island life.
Embroidered coin purse
The kind of accessory you need to stash all your coins in one place while travelling! This coin purse is beautifully hand made, embroidered and has a small cowrie shell attached at the zip. I bought a few of these to give to friends when I returned and also have a couple left over if you’re interested in buying one.
I’ve been collecting seashells from every tropical destination or beach that I have visited for years now, it never gets old for me. These are a few I found on the different beaches of El Nido, so white and fresh!
After trying – what seems to be forever – to find a coral matte lipstick that matches my olive skin tone, I finally found the perfect shade of coral at The Face Shop – a leading Korean beauty brand with stores in The Philippines. They also have natural skincare products that my skin fell in love with including chia seed, rice water and aloe vera. A definite recommendation if you’re looking for natural beauty products – even if it’s just a soothing face mask. Oh and while you’re there, pick me up another matte lipstick in coral, pleasssse!
Bench daily scent
Bench is one of the biggest Filipino retail brands with stores in The Philippines and USA. They have a wide range of colognes and when I was just waiting around one day this yellow bottle in ‘Indian Summer’ stood out to me. It’s a very floral and cooling scent, quickly becoming a favourite part of my night time routine by splashing a little on my neck to feel fresh and smell good before sleep. The 75ml bottle is perfect for your carry on travels too!
Have you picked up some favourite travel finds? Please share in the comments below!
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Helix Back in Black
Offshore services player Helix Energy Solutions has returned to profit in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the same period last year as activities increased in all divisions.
Helix reported profit of $18 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2018, compared to net loss of $6 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, for the same period in 2017 and net loss of $3 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2018.
The company’s revenues for the second quarter 2018 have increased to $205 million, compared to $150 million same time last year, and also increased from $164 million sequentially.
Fort the first six months of 2018 Helix recognized profit of $15 million on revenues of $369 million, versus net loss of $23 million on revenues of $255 million in the prior year comparable period.
Revenues increased in the company’s well intervention segment at $163 million, or some 43%, when compared to the second quarter of 2017, and some 25% sequentially.
Robotics division revenues ($39 million) also increased 18% against Q2 2017, and 44% compared to Q1 2018.
“Our well intervention business benefited from the seasonal pick-up in the North Sea and the continued operational improvements in Brazil. Our robotics business improved quarter over quarter, with increased trenching operations and backlog for the remainder of 2018. We are encouraged by the improvement in our results compared to last quarter and remain committed to managing the uncertainties this market could present in the second half of the year,” said Owen Kratz, president and CEO of Helix.
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Obstacle and terrain awareness equipment, night-vision goggles are among recommended avionics for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)
Emergency medical services operations are inherently riskier than other commercial air missions, particularly where helicopters are concerned. Consider the job of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) pilots. Unlike most other aviators in a non-military role, HEMS pilots receive calls for immediate launches that involve life and death situations. They must race to a location they have never been to before, land in a place that was not designed to handle aircraft, board at least one injured person, then get the patient to a hospital. Throw in the complications of darkness, rough terrain and unexpected weather conditions, and you have a recipe for disaster. The icing on this very dangerous cake is the stress of knowing that someone might die if the crew turns down a mission.
With the exception of short-lived downturns interspersed over the years since civil HEMS operations took root in the 1970s, the above circumstances conspired to create an overall upward trend of fatal and near-fatal accidents. Helicopters — often with patients aboard — were crashing into terrain, striking communications towers and clipping power lines at a rate higher than other air operations. They were encountering unexpected cloud cover, overshooting landing zones, and in some cases, colliding with other aircraft.
As the HEMS death toll rose, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made a number of safety recommendations to FAA, the National Weather Service and two associations that addressed training, crew fatigue and operating rules. Conspicuous in the most recent set of recommendations was a call for greater use of the latest, safety-enhancing avionics.
The list of avionics equipment capable of enhancing safety in those areas identified by the NTSB is relatively short, but the items appearing on it have been warmly welcomed by the men and women who fly HEMS missions. Some are brand new technologies. Others are old technologies that have been upgraded. The most sought after gear for answering the NTSB’s concerns, however, are listed below.
➤ Obstacle Avoidance Equipment. The past 15 years have seen a remarkable increase in obstacle avoidance technology. Engineers are now programming exact locations of manmade obstacles into databases that, when coupled with an onboard GPS, can give the pilot real-time information on what lays in his path, regardless of what he can see outside of the window.
Some may question the need for an expensive upgrade to a new GPS unit just for obstacle clearance information when FAA sectional, terminal area and helicopter route charts depict the same information. But the issue is with accuracy. FAA charts depict upward of 50,000 obstacles to flight that have a height of 200 feet or greater above ground level. But during the six months between chart updates, new towers may have gone up, old ones may have come down, and inadequate towers may have changed size.
In addition, charts sometimes depict obstacles in a slightly different place than they are in the real world in order to accommodate other chart features, such as lettering and symbol placement. That half-of-a-mile difference between where a tower is charted and where it truly is could be critical to a HEMS driver.
The ability of the latest GPS equipment to accurately blend the position of aircraft with the location of obstacles makes the equipment very desirable for HEMS operations. And with a variety of software options and updates available to the consumer, a pilot can have the most recent hazard information available for any location within thousands of miles at his or her fingertips, rather than a limited stack of outdated charts stuffed between the seats.
➤ Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems. Like obstacle avoidance, terrain avoidance is critical to the safety of HEMS flights.
The nature of the HEMS beast is to fly around unfamiliar territory at any time of the day or night. In fact, some operators find that the majority of their emergency medical calls are received during the hours of darkness, when a mountain ridge hidden under a featureless sky can eat a helicopter and all aboard.
Aeronautical charts depict mountainous terrain, but not with the kind of detail a HEMS pilot needs. And while helicopter terrain awareness warning systems (HTAWS) have been giving valuable information to pilots for many years, the heightened safety of the newest systems is what the HEMS aviator desires.
Today’s HTAWS gear not only finds the distance between the aircraft and the ground (or water), but crunches topographical data software and GPS information to create a rich, colorful image of the surrounding terrain on a cockpit display and gives an aural warning of potential danger; the perfect tool for the low-level flight profiles flown by HEMS aircraft. ➤ Weather Radar. Inadvertent flight into meteorological conditions is a leading factor in many HEMS crashes. Although experts will argue that pilots should not let the need to transport a severely injured person cloud their aeronautical judgment, the undeniable fact is that many pilots will roll the dice with enroute weather conditions to help someone get to a hospital. And while most aviators have the experience to reasonably assess weather conditions, even the best can be dealt a surprise once airborne.
For decades, airborne weather radar has been standard equipment on high-end corporate planes and airliners, but not so much on their low-flying rotary-wing cousins. Historically, owners have been reluctant to put weather radar on helicopters for reasons of cost versus necessity.
Helicopters have traditionally been short haul aircraft. Their missions and limited ranges are such that the weather at the point of departure will probably be the same as the weather at the destination. And if bad weather materialized during such trips, the pilot often took advantage of the generous Helicopter VFR Minimums to maneuver closer to clouds and in poorer visibility than airplanes. And if worse came to worst, the pilot simply found a small field and set down until the foul weather passed.
HEMS operators, however, acknowledge that their mission legs — frequently as long as 100 nm out — can place their aircraft in more than one type of weather environment. Weather radar, while not the end-all-beat-all answer to avoiding all kinds of meteorological hazards, became a practical piece of equipment for medical service helicopters.
➤ Autopilots. Though not specifically recommended by the NTSB for improving HEMS flights, studies show that when a pilot becomes saturated with other cockpit issues, he or she can fail to maintain positive control over the aircraft. In the worst cases, pilots have flown the aircraft into the ground while trying to look up radio frequencies or flip through charts.
Autopilots, while not a substitute for an attentive pilot or a second aviator, have made it to the HEMS pilot’s wish list of safety items. They are expensive, and have been known to make pilots complacent, but most agree that autopilots coupled to flight directors are a handy tool in the single-pilot cockpit.
➤ Night Vision Goggles. For decades, night vision goggles (NVGs) have been commonplace in military helicopter aviation. Put simply, NVGs amplify existing light, allowing soldiers to see features in the nighttime environment that would otherwise have gone undetected. Like magic, pilots could see and avoid towers, buildings, power lines and other aircraft, plus locate ground personnel and clear landing zones.
The NTSB has gone on record with its belief that widespread NVG use in the HEMS community will significantly enhance safety, but some pilots are not so sure. First generation NVGs, which saw wide service in the 1970s and 1980s, provided the wearer with a brilliant green image that had a tendency to cause night blindness in the wearer once the goggles were removed, a condition that could last as long as 20 minutes. Pilots were reluctant, if not solidly against, using NVGs if there was a risk of not being able to see immediately after coming off of them.
Pilots also were afraid of a phenomenon called whiteout, which occurs when any bright light, such as a street lamp or automobile headlight, enters the goggle’s field of view. The result was the equivalent of staring into two flashlights being held inches from the eyes. It was impossible to see anything while the offending light was present, effectively making the NVGs useless in an urban environment.
Fortunately, today’s NVGs do not significantly ruin one’s night vision. And with technology that makes split second adjustments to account for changes in light, they dampen bright lights before they can cause whiteout.
NVGs, however, represent an expensive upgrade for many operators. Between the cost of the goggles, helmet mounts, batteries and instrument panel modifications, the price tag can reach well into the six-figure range for one aircraft and crew. But even so, NVGs are seen by many as the Holy Grail of safe flying for the HEMS pilot after sundown.
➤ Flight Data Management Systems. While not exactly on the wish list of pilots, HEMS operations managers have joined in the concern expressed by NTSB and FAA that pilots may not always follow prescribed practices that encourage safety. To help monitor pilots’ decision-making and performance, aircraft owners are installing flight data management (FDM) equipment.
FDM gear connects to existing avionics to capture how the aircraft was flown, much in the same way cockpit data recorders, better known as “black boxes,” record flight parameters aboard airliners. The setup can also include video and audio recording of the flight deck.
At the end of a flight, whether routine or troublesome, management can quickly download information about the flight in question, and review it in the form of a graph or an animated recreation on a standard computer. It makes an excellent routine training and pilot evaluation tool as well.
Whether or not the use of the various technologies on the market will help control the inherent danger of flying HEMS missions remains to be seen. And, of course, the cost of such upgrades could prove burdensome on operators’ budgets. But if they prove to be significant tools in the promotion of safety, mandatory use by way of FAA regulation may be right around the corner. | <urn:uuid:ad6a9752-b1cc-489e-a5b1-4b76cddd7f4e> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/feature/Safeguarding-HEMS_65806.html | 2015-08-03T02:38:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042989443.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002309-00279-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955711 | 2,114 |
For some Americans, especially conservatives, the election of Barack Obama was proof that race no longer mattered. Sure, these same conservatives often conspired that Obama was not legally the president because he was not a real American, and his birth certificate was fake. They questioned if he was actually born in Kenya, which was such an absurd topic, yet one that Obama was required to address on more than one occasion. Nonetheless, the race problem was solved as evidenced by the election of a black president, according to many conservative pundits.
For those of us who realized the absurdity of white Republicans celebrating the end of racism, the murder and lack of immediate charges against George Zimmerman prove that racism continues to exist. Racism changes, as society does, and so racism is not the same today as it was in the 1960s, and advances have been made, but that does not mean the race problem is solved.
If Trayvon Martin was white, would George Zimmerman have been arrested? Certainly he would have. The police would not have believed that an unarmed white child attacked an armed man who was much larger than him, causing Zimmerman to shoot him out of “self-defense.” Zimmerman’s family has defended him saying that he is Hispanic and not racist. The fact that Zimmerman is Hispanic does not disprove the accusations that he is racist; Hispanics can be racist. Zimmerman saw a black kid in his upper teens in a hooded sweatshirt in his neighborhood and immediately reported him as “suspicious” and “up to no good.” What was so suspicious about the kid? Would a white kid have had the police called on him for acting suspicious? I am white, and I have never had the police called on me for acting suspicious.
Zimmerman is not the Ku Klux Klan type of racist that burns crosses in black people’s yards if they enter their neighborhood. But Zimmerman craves authority and power and believes that he needs to police the neighborhood for himself, and he also believes it is suspicious if young black males are in the neighborhood. Race still matters in that Zimmerman’s reaction to seeing a young black male in his neighborhood is different than his reaction would have been if it was a young white male. Race still matters in the police’s reaction to seeing a dead black male on the ground was different than if it was a dead white male. The police would not have immediately believed Zimmerman’s account if the races were different, and Zimmerman would not have been immediately suspicious of Martin if he was not black.
The other unsettling aspect of the murder of Trayvon Martin is the legal challenge that the “Stand Your Guard” law poses in Florida. The law was first passed in Florida in 2005, and has since been passed in 16 other states. This law is what Zimmerman will cling to as his defense, and it allows one to use force if they feel threatened in a public situation without needing to flee. Unless there are key eyewitnesses to the murder to contradict the murderer’s account, the murderer can easily say they acted in self-defense, and then how do you convict the person? In 2010, the Tampa Bay Tribune found how often this law has been used as a defense in murder charges, and justifiable homicides were definitely up. If an unarmed kid can be chased and then shot and killed, and yet the child is considered the provocateur by the police since they had nothing to contradict the murderer’s story, it shows how flawed the law is. It becomes extremely difficult to prosecute a murderer without key eyewitnesses because how can the jury be convinced that the killer was not acting out of self-defense if no one saw it? It opens a slippery slope of how one defines self-defense then. Hypothetically, one could harass someone at a park, follow them around, spit on them, push them, and refuse to leave them alone, then once the person has had enough of the harassment and fights back, the provocateur could shoot and kill the person and then simply claim self-defense to the police. People need to be required to attempt to flee what they perceive as a threatening scene instead of provoking them if they are going to claim self-defense. But the “Stand Your Ground” law does not require this and it sets up the potential for these violent incidents. Clearly Florida needs to revise their gun laws, as well as the other 16 states to have since passed them.
The tragic murder of Trayvon Martin is so unfortunate that one has to feel horrible for him and his poor family and friends. The only way that any good can come out of this killing is if it sparks a much needed renewed conversation about race in the United States and it also makes states reconsider these “Stand Your Ground” laws. Both of these issues need to be addressed, and hopefully this tragedy can make Americans reconsider these topics. In addition, Watch Groups need to have careful guidelines of what they follow. Watch Groups are not meant to be police officers without a badge or training. They should not be trying to enforce the laws themselves, but to watch for laws being broken, and then call the police to take action without getting involved themselves. Trayvon Martin will never get his life back, but we can at least learn something from his unfortunate murder by taking action and learning lessons from it. | <urn:uuid:33988d73-30c1-44a4-bb37-e309afccec48> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | https://aneverydaystruggle.wordpress.com/tag/murder/ | 2017-08-19T05:27:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105304.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819051034-20170819071034-00413.warc.gz | en | 0.986327 | 1,086 |
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