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From the moment you open the door, you can see that the customization did not end with the interior. After all, Toyota did give you leather seats with the premium Land Cruiser, but they never offered camo inserts from the factory. And the JVC touchscreen AM/FM/CD/XM stereo gives you great modern features like satellite navigation and Bluetooth. And as you look in the rear, there has been the nice addition of ARB lockable storage drawers with integrated electrical plugs. Besides all these great upgrades, this is still a loaded Land Cruiser at its heart. So you get great features like, power windows, power locks, power sunroof, cruise control, power front seats, and cold air conditioning.
Under the hood is the motor that makes this ideal for all situations, and it's original to this Land Cruiser. Toyota's 4.5-liter inline-six is a multi-valve DOHC motor that feels peppy for in-town driving. It's also a torque-filled powerhouse that's as tough as an anvil. That makes it a terrific off-road companion. And speaking of when the pavement ends, this Land Cruiser has the ultra-desirable High Pinion Electric Locking front differential – and if you go off road, you know how handy this short-run feature is. Plus, the extra ground clearance, BF Goodrich All-Terrain tires, and an auxiliary fuel tank are all there to take you deep into nature. Even the transfer case was serviced around 700 miles ago to keep this tough-as-nails machine at its best. But no matter if you're on the street of trail, features like the four-speed automatic transmission w/overdrive, power steering, and four-wheel disc | 519 |
Are There Scribal Errors In The Qur'ân?
In the following article, we contemplate giving some clues in answer to the strange claims made by Mr. Newton on the scribal issues of the Qur'ân.
In short, the author of that page notices rightfully that the spelling of many words in the Holy Qur'ân does not match their spelling in modern literature. He wishes to prove that the Qur'ân is not miraculous and uses scribal pecularities to support his claims. He, of course, seems to be unaware of the way the Arabic script developed due to many reasons, the primary one being the correct pronunciation of the letters in the Qur'ân.
Abû al-Aswad derived grammar from cAlî Ibn Abî Tâlib, for whom may there be peace, but he did not disclose to anyone what he had learned from cAlî, whose countenance may Allah honour, until Ziyad appointed him for the composition of something to serve as a guide to the people, so that they could understand the book of Allah. Abû al-Aswad asked to excused from this task, until one time when he heard a reader recite, Allah is quit of the idolators and of His Apostle (Qur'ân 9:3 should have been read as Allah is quit of the idolators and so is His Apostle). Then he said, "I never supposed that the condition of the people would come to this!" So he returned to Ziyad and said, "I will do what the emir has ordered. Let there be sought for me a scribe who is intelligent and obedient to what I say". They brought, therefore, a scribe from the cAbd al-Kays Tribe, but he [Abû al-Aswad] was not satisfied with him. Then they came with another one, about whom Abû al-cAbbas al-Mubarrad said, "I regard him to be one of those [who are intelligent]." So Abû al-Aswad said [to the new scribe], "If you see that I open my mouth in pronouncing a letter, place a mark above, on top of it. If I close my mouth [making a u sound], place a mark in front of the letter, and if I split [my lips] double the mark." So this was the marking system of Abû al-Aswad.
It is interesting to note that the early manuscripts and parchments of the Qur'ân as well as the inscriptions are devoid of vowel signs.
From the Qur'ân of cUthmân, the Third Rightly Guided Caliph, Kept In Taskent.
Tombstone inscription of cAbd ar-R<|fim_middle|> at Aswân, Egypt.
Dated 31 A. H. / 654 C. E.
When we come to consider the vowel signs, 1st century manuscripts are of no aid, since no such signs appear in any secular document of that date. However, Kur'ân manuscripts credited to the period show a consistent vowel system in which a single red dot above, below, or to the side of a letter stood for the vowels A, I, and U respectively, and two such dots indicated the tanwin. The text of early Kur'âns, however, is never completely voweled, the vowel sign for one or more of the letters of a given word being used only where it was essential for a correct reading. The Arabic traditions place the introduction of the system early in the Muslim era, in fact crediting cAlî with it. Whether cAlî deserves the credit or not makes little difference for the date in question, for the majority of the sources credit a contemporary of cAlî, Abû al-Aswad al-Du'alî, with the system. They tell how, having at first refused to introduce the system at the request of Ziyad Ibn Abihi, governor of Irak, he finally did so when he heard the Kur'ân being wrongly recited. The system could not have been widely spread or generally used, for we find Hajjâj facing the same problem in Irak and ordering Nasr Ibn cAsim to safeguard the pronunciation of the Kur'ân; Nasr, so the story goes, introduced the double dots for the tanwin. even this did not estabish the general use of the system, for again we find Yahya Ibn Yacmar given credit for it, which credit is likewise shared by Hasan al-Basri. Still these efforts and their results proved insufficient, for again Khalîl Ibn Ahmad is credited with introducing the hamzah and the shaddah, the raum and the ishmam, as he is also credited with the vowel signs that are still in use for A, I, and U. The last were originally miniatures of the letters alif, y and w, respectively.
The above quotes clearly mention that the reasons for the introduction of tashkîl and as well as tanwîn signs was, to facilitate the correct reading of the Qur'ân. A superfluous change in the script does not mean it is corrupted.
An excellent example which shows how the Arabic script progressed is the writing of the letter qâf on the Dome of the Rock. The letter qâf is marked by one stroke below it five times on the Dome of the Rock, whereas today, qâf is written with two dots on top. Examples of this kind can only be found in early copies of the Qur'âns. For details of inscriptions on the Dome of the Rock.
Comparative study of the Qur'ân scripts adopted in the (a) Middle East and (b) North Africa (except Egypt).
The cursive script of North Africa is called Maghribi script. Notice the dot position for qâf and fa in Maghribi script as well as the verse numbering system! This is from Surah al-Baqarah.
Another important example would be the Maghribi script which is used in North Africa. Before the practice of marking fa with one dot above and qâf with two dots above was established, both these letters were marked by one sign (dot or stroke) only. This usage still persists in Maghribi script, which has fa with a dot below and qâf with a dot above. In early times, however, the opposite way of marking, i.e., fa with a dot above and qâf with a dot below is also attested.
The same applies to many other words like mas'ûliyyah (i.e., responsibility) or sho'ûn (i.e., concerns). So, what do we have here? If the argument of the critic was acceptable then the Arabic literature published before 1985 would be full of errors! Actually, the script being a matter of conventions, one cannot say that books older than 1985 are full of mispelled words while the ones published after that date are correct. In reality, both are correct given the scribal conventions prevailing in their time. It doesn't make sense to judge written material based on conventions other than the ones in which it was written.
But even in the modern script those anomalies are not corrected. In the aforementioned elaboration, we have conclusively established that the position of the critic is both unreasonable and ill-founded. One question may remain: Why don't Muslims abandon the cUthmânic script and adopt the modern script? This question needs a separate exposition and may be too lenghty for the purpose of this article. We will discuss about it briefly, insha'allah.
The discussion in this section is adapted from Qur'ânic Orthography: The Written Representation Of The Recited Text Of The Qur'ân by M A S Abdel Haleem, Islamic Quarterly, pp.171-192, 19xx.
In the cUthmânic copies, the Qur'ân was written in a particular rasm (orthography) which became known as al-rasm al-cUthmâni (the cUthmânic way of writing the text of the Qur'ân) also referred to as rasm al-mushaf. As the copies made at his orders and distributed to various parts of the Muslim world were meant to be authoritative, it is no wonder that their rasm assumed authority as the correct way of writing the Qur'ân. Arabic orthography at the time was not yet developed in the way we have known for centuries, particularly in two important areas. There was no distinction between letters of the alphabet of similar shape and there were no vowel marks. This may now give the impression that such a system must have given rise to great confusion in reading. This was not actually the case because the morphological patterns of words in Arabic enable readers to read even very unfamiliar material without the short vowels being marked. More important, however, as far as the Qur'ân was concerned, was the fact that learning and reading relied above all on oral transmission. In the Islamic tradition, writing remained a secondary aid; nevertheless, to ensure correct reading of the written texts of the Qur'ân, particularly for those coming after the first generation of Muslims, steps were taken gradually to improve the orthography. This started with the two above mentioned areas by introducing dots to indicate different vowels and nûnâtion and these were put in different coloured ink from that of the text. There were also dots to distinguish between consonants of similar shape. This work was carried out chiefly by three men: Abû-l-Aswad al-Du'alî (d. 69 / 688), Nasr Ibn cAsim (d. 89 / 707) and Yahyâ Ibn Yacmur (d.129 /746). Understandably there was some opposition at first to adding anything to the way the Qur'ân was written. Ibn cUmar (73/692) disliked the dotting; others welcomed it, clearly because it was, in fact, doing no more than ensuring proper reading of the Qur'ân as received from the Prophet, and this view was accepted by the majority of Muslims throughout the different parts of the Muslims world, from the time of the tâbicûn. The people of Madinah were reported to have used red dots for vowels - tanwîn, tashdîd, takhfîf, sukûn, wasl and madd and yellow dots for the hamzas in particular. Naqt (placing dots on words in the mushaf), became a separate subject of study with many books written on it.
Al-Khalîl Ibn Ahmad (d.170/786) introduced the traditional vowel signs into Arabic orthography instead of the dots, but tht dotting system continued in writing Qur'ânic material. Eventually the traditional vowel signs were adopted for the Qur'ân.
Alongside the development of studies in Arabic grammar, Arabic orthography also developed for linguistic and literary material, and although the cUthmânic rasm was one of the sources of ordinary orthography the latter began to differ from the cUthmânic rasm of the Qur'ân. The question was asked whether it was admissible to write the Qur'ân itself in the new orthography. Mâlik (179/795) was asked and said: No, the Qur'ân should be written only in the way of the first writing. He was also asked whether the additional wâw and alif (as in the word ) should be deleted since they were not pronounced and said no. Similarly Ibn Hanbal (244/858) said it was unlawful to deviate in writing the mushâf in wâw, yâ, alif or any other way. In line with such views, it will be seen that adherence to the Qur'ânic rasm has persisted up to the present.
A fine example of following the rasm al-cUthmâni (The cUthmânic way of writing of the text of the Qur'ân) to this day. The above print is of Warsh Qirâ'ât.
In principle, the cUthmânic script bears more significance than what we may imagine. In fact, not only is it the script in which the first copies of the Holy Qur'ân were written but it bears many references to the Science of Qirâ'ât (Science of Readings) as well. Shifting to the modern script would make the Qirâ'ât aspect a specialist's affair and would deprive "normal" Muslims from even noticing it. The next step would be that the Muslims who are not familiar with Qirâ'ât will become easy prey for anti-Islamic propaganda, the kind of groundless criticism we are rebutting right now. For a short introduction about Qirâ'ât, the readers may insha'allah, refer here.
In short, the claim of so-called scribal errors in the Qur'ân is not only ridiculous but also a fanciful imagination of an extremely ignorant person.
Islamic Awareness Qur'ân Text Scribal Are There Scribal Errors In The Qur'ân?
Bayard Dodge (Editor and Translator), The Fihrist of al-Nadim, 1970, Columbia University Press, pp. 87-88.
Nabia Abbott, The Rise of The North Arabic Script & Its Kur'ânic Development, 1939, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, p. 39.
Christel Kessler, cAbd al-Mâlik's Inscription In The Dome Of The Rock: A Reconsideration, 1970, The Journal Of The Royal Asiatic Society, pp. 2-14. | ahmân al-Hijri | 7 |
Creative Faith.
What is faith—exactly? It is often lauded within pop and start-up culture as the common denominator to success along with hard work, discipline, desire and talent. Faith has traditionally been defined by the ability to maintain optimism in the face of disaster. In other instances, it has unfortunately been reduced to a simple state of hopeful emotion. Per scripture, faith is defined as: The substance of things hoped for; to be certain of the unseen—And without it, works are dead. When fully embraced and merged with the act of creativity, faith becomes a source of creative power that not only prevents artists from being held hostage by judgment or praise, but also opens up the pathway toward continual evolution in the face of the unknown.
During their journey with Christ, over the course of his three-year ministry, the Apostles asked him to make their faith greater. Most notable about their request was the fact that they had faith but wanted greater faith. In considering all of the miracles that they had witnessed and experienced up until that point, the question arises: Why would they ask for or have a<|fim_middle|> Hancock-I don't wanna hear that with my own ears.
There's a lot of beautiful ballads besides all those. My Funny Valentine, it's beautiful, but it's been done to death. I'd rather play something that you can learn and like that you don't know. I don't want people to know what I am."
Over the course of an artist's development, creative faith is key towards fostering individual growth, guarding against the stagnation of artistic expression and developing the necessary courage to create forward--forsaking reliance on past wins or losses and providing passage through the dark passages of the creative and professional unknown.
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How to Gain Satisfaction in the Face of Loss: Perspective for Artists and Creatives. | need for greater faith? Their request hints to a larger quality of faith that is not based on belief or experience, but an inner compass of power that navigates through uncertainties ahead. For an artist, this unknown or uncertainty could exist in the struggle to remain authentic to individual calling in the midst of vapid commercialism, or the inner pull toward a new expression of creativity.
In response to the Apostles' request, Christ replied: "If you had faith as big as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea!' and it would obey you." The faith ratio against the fear of the unknown is a testament to the power of faith—given that the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds--and yet, faith is seemingly so hard to maintain grasp of, even as it is being developed through trial. In the face of the creative journey, why is creative faith so difficult to manage or retain?
The elusiveness of creative faith may also be driven by where it has been planted. When creative faith has been sown in depreciating markers of wealth or social approval, it becomes easily subjective to their ebb and flow. When creative faith has been anchored towards the production of art in support of the illumination, beautification and unification of humanity, then creative power is always present and living in what an artist creates. Creative faith endows the artist with the ability to continue searching, learning and developing with the expectation that the act of creativity will always prove of merit through the creative process or the end result or both. Creative faith is instrumental in producing a catalogue of art that will provide meaning and insight in perpetuity beyond the life of the artist who created it. Without creative faith, it becomes difficult to fully invest yourself in the necessary risk that underlies the creative process. Creative faith is the courage to explore.
Jazz master and mentor, Miles Davis was renowned for his innovation and his ability to reinvent himself and his art over the course of his career. That ability and power lies in his embrace of creative faith, and is also apparent in his style of playing and his generosity towards his peers, in the space he worked to create for others within his performances and recordings. Davis shared his thoughts on the core of creative faith and courage in the following excerpt taken from a republished 1985 interview via The Guardian:
"I mean, I can't play Honeysuckle Rose--I was playing that--when I was 12. It's a nice song for a show… there's gotta be some different stuff, man. You can't keep playing The Barber of Seville and stuff.
These things make critics comfortable because they know exactly what that is. They can wake up drunk and review it and they know exactly what it is-well, it sounds like Miles and Coltrane in the 60's and that guy plays like Herbie | 596 |
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Borough<|fim_middle|> on Saturday (3pm), the first of three away fixtures to finish the season, in their hunt to add the finishing touches to their successful season.
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Ben Nicholson (left) on the ball is supported by Aiden Print (right).
Luke Pritchard launches the ball forward.
Bobbie Biddle claims the ball.
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RUGBY Borough romped home to a stunning 6-1 victory over Sileby Town in their final home fixture of the season, taking them to within a win of winning the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division.
The win avenged Borough's 1-0 loss to the weekend's opponents just before Christmas, with Adam Shaw firing a hat-trick and Josh Turton adding a brace to see Rugby home to a comprehensive win.
A minutes applause was held before the game to honour Alan Bettles – a long serving member of Sileby Town's committee, observed by both the players and the sizeable crowd gathered at Kilsby Lane.
Shaw's first on 20 minutes was added to by Turton's strike eight minutes later, giving Borough a solid lead going into the break.
Borough flew into a four goal lead moments after the restart, with Shaw and Turton adding another to their first-half tallies, whilst Tommy Glasscoe added the fifth just after the hour mark.
Further chances arrived for the hosts, but it was the visitors who notched on the scoreboard next, adding a consolation in the final ten minutes.
But unfazed by losing their clean sheet, Rugby regained a five-goal advantage when Shaw completed his hat-trick.
The win was Borough's fourth in a row, which, aided by Saffron Dynamo's surprise 3-1 loss to Cottesmore Amateurs, puts Rugby within touching distance of the title.
They will head to Blaby & Whetstone | 365 |
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Joel Kleingeltink of Langley Christian School.
Joel Kleingeltink: More than a star athlete
<|fim_middle|> year to South Africa to visit Langley Christian's sister school, as quite the experience.
"It was really eye-opening to see how they live their lives compared to how we do," the 17-year-old explained.
"Simple things like tap water, which we take for granted, are huge for them."
Kleingeltink has applied to the University of the Fraser Valley, where he hopes to also play on the volleyball team.
Kleingeltink, who has grown up on a dairy farm, plans on studying business with an eye on using his schooling to relate it to the agricultural industry.
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On the court, Joel Kleingeltink is a star athlete, helping Langley Christian's volleyball and basketball teams both qualify for the provincial championships this past year, where they finished third and fourth, respectively.
But the Grade 12 student is more than just a star athlete as helping out around the school and being active in the community both remain important to Kleingeltink.
Kleingeltink coaches the younger age groups, officiates games, volunteers on his school's Sports Leadership Team, where he helps organize extra-curricular activities for the athletic department. He is also part of the Langley Christian student council and teaches Sunday school at his church.
"I just try not to waste the time that I do have," Kleingeltink said.
The key is to keep a schedule, and prioritize what needs to be done, he added.
As for coaching and teaching the younger kids, Kleingeltink just wants to set an example for others to follow.
For the 17-year-old, giving back to others is important and he cites a three-week trip he took last | 265 |
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The best way to experience the unique, friendly, family atmosphere at Shoreham Village School is to visit us and I hope to see you soon! | 2017-18 we were in the top 3% nationally for our Year 1 Phonics. Quote from pupil, "This year so far, I have made a dice with a real saw, and learned some Latin." Quote from parent, "It is a delight to see my children's confidence, skills and knowledge grow."
I hope that what you will see in this website will encourage you to visit our school and eventually join us. Choosing the right school is an important decision, whatever age your child may be. At Shoreham Village School, we offer an excellent academic education, combined with a truly supportive, friendly and stimulating environment in which your child can grow and flourish. Our school | 142 |
PopGap #26: The Mission (1999)
By dorrk, March 9th 2017
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When I became enamored with Hong Kong action cinema in the 1990s — as the gunfighting operatics of John Woo and the visionary stunt work of Jackie Chan began playing in American art house theaters — there was as much guarantee of seeing something extremely silly as there was something amazing. Woo laid the melodramatics on so thick that his movies worked as high camp and thrilling action; Chan's stunning kung fu set-pieces usually alternated with scenes of goofy personal issues marked by uncomfortably juvenile sexual politics and humor. These were filmmakers who dealt in extremes, and even their best movies contained cringeworthy moments as the ludicrous balanced the sublime. After Woo and Chan moved to Hollywood, I didn't keep up with either them or what was going on in Hong Kong in their absence, so I missed Johnnie To's emergence as its new number one action filmmaker, and the strikingly different tone of his movies from the biggest hits of the previous decade.
Lean and steady, To's 1999 thriller The Mission recycles the well-established tropes of the Hong Kong gangster movie, but expresses them with measured tension rather than explosions of hyperactivity. As a team<|fim_middle|> of crisis, building a nice sense of professional camaraderie amongst his protagonists as they wait and wait to be called into action. Even though there are a few standout sequences of meticulously staged and gripping face-offs — and several instances of that old Woo chestnut of multiple hard men simultaneously pointing guns in each other's faces — there's a lot more of Michael Mann's brooding in To's style than the typical Hong Kong energy, not to mention a hint of the rueful fatalism of Jean-Pierre Melville's French New Wave drama Le samouraï.
With a cast of well-picked character actors — Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Lui, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet — fleshing out a minimalist script, The Mission is engaging and exciting, but maybe over a little too quickly. Delegating characterization to the actors works to an extent, but compared to the much longer Mann and Melville movies that The Mission emulates — even the relatively short Le samouraï is 20 minutes longer — it lacks a depth and richness that resonates afterward, leaving the implications of his patient and otherwise well-considered style only partially explored.
The Mission (1999) was brought to my Potluck Film Fest by Tory Kluender, who can be found on Flickchart under the username ToryK. He ranks it on his Flickchart at #13/3609 (100%) and as his favorite from the 33 movies he's seen from Time Out: Hong Kong's list of the 100 Greatest Hong Kong Films. On my chart, The Mission (1999) ranked at #925 (75%), which puts it at #8 out of the 19 movies I've seen from Time Out's list.
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2. The Killer (1989)
3. Hard Boiled (1992)
4. Dragons Forever (1988)
5. The Mission (1999)
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PopGap #35: The Mighty (1998)
PopGap #25: Lone Star (1996) | of bodyguards is assembled to protect a restaurant owner targeted for assassination, To seems as interested in mundane daily minutiae as he is the moments | 28 |
10 Oregon landmarks built by workers during the Great Depression
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Several beloved parks and landmarks around Oregon owe their existence to one of the most difficult moments in American history: the Great Depression.
Dozens of places in Oregon were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Works Projects Administration), two programs created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 as part of The New Deal that aimed to help relieve unemployment by putting people in jobs that would serve the public good.
While that included funding for artists, writers and musicians (resulting in Woody Guthrie's famed "Roll on, Columbia, Roll On"), much of the work done under the CCC and WPA was physical labor, with workers constructing bridges, buildings, roads and parks.
In Oregon, the New Deal resulted in the construction of the Bonneville Dam, the state Capitol in Salem, the original Portland airport and much more. But crews also built several parks and places that have since become woven into the fabric of our state's culture.
While you're traveling around Oregon, take the opportunity to travel back in time and discover the fascinating history of some of our most beloved landmarks. Here are 10 of the dozens of projects created by the CCC and WPA in Oregon:
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Native American History: The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton is the rare museum in Oregon that speaks from a Native American perspective.
--Jamie Hale | jhale@oregonian.com | @HaleJamesB | Mount Hood. Constructed by WPA workers in 1937, the lodge was no easy job. Between 100 and 470 workers were on site daily, according to lodge owners, working quickly in the short summer window on the mountain. Workers were paid between 55 cents and 90 cents an hour, many of the unskilled workers paired with skilled artisans as apprentices. The result is a gorgeous lodge, both inside and out, that still draws a steady stream of tourists today.
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The majority of the buildings at Crater Lake National Park were built by the WPA and CCC, which also built campgrounds, and landscaped and improved Rim Road around the lake. More than a dozen buildings were created in the "rustic style" architecture, according the Crater Lake National Park Trust, using natural materials to blend into the landscape. Crews also did significant work on the Crater Lake Lodge, which was first built in 1915 and has a complex history of its own.
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Dee Wright Observatory
The Dee Wright Observatory looks like a fortress made of stone, a strange shelter constructed from the same hunks of black basalt atop which it sits. The observatory stands at McKenzie Pass in the central Cascade Mountains, and offers great views of Mount Washington, the Three Sisters, Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood. CCC workers built the observatory in 1935, naming it after Dee Wright, the crew's foreman who died a year earlier, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Hikers who have enjoyed access to the gorgeous waterfalls of Silver Falls State Park near Silverton have the CCC to thank. Crews set up camp at what today is the North Falls Group Camp, then set to work building the infrastructure of the park. That included construction of roads, trails, bridges, stairs, rock walls, parking lots and picnic shelters. CCC workers also built the South Falls Lodge and planted more than 1 million trees to re-forest the heavily logged area.
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Portland's Waterfront Park was always a work in progress, but during the Great Depression it got some help from the WPA. Between 1935 and 1936, about 100 workers constructed the concrete railing and lamp posts at the edge of the seawall on the Willamette River, also installing steel mooring posts to assist docking ships, according to state records.
Rocky Butte
The development of Rocky Butte was one of the WPA's biggest projects in Portland, second only to the construction of the original airport. Between 1934 and 1939, at a cost of more than $500,000, crews landscaped and constructed the road, tunnel, retaining walls, guard rails and ultimately the now-popular viewpoint atop the extinct volcanic cinder cone, according to state records. In all, the project was estimated to have employed as many as 700 men.
Council Crest Park sits at one of the highest points in Portland and over time has undergone several shifts in identity. In 1938, Council Crest was the site of a decrepit amusement park, accessed by a streetcar that ran up the hill. That March, WPA crews were dispatched to take down the old buildings, clear the land and construct trails to transform Council Crest into a public park. By 1941, the work was finally complete, and the park opened to the public.
Lithia Park
Ashland's Lithia Park was built in 1892 and later redesigned in 1914 by landscape architect John McLaren, known for his work on Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. While the town initially planned to pump lithium-heavy mineral water from a nearby spring into the park, those plans had largely faded by the time President Roosevelt launched The New Deal. Instead of construction, the WPA crews in Ashland did major landscaping and trail work at Lithia Park, morphing it into the landmark Oregonians know today.
McLoughlin Promenade
The McLoughlin Promenade seems to connect everything in Oregon City. Spanning the edge of a bluff overlooking the town, with a view of Willamette Falls, the promenade begins beside the historic McLoughlin House, and is accessible either by the famed Municipal Elevator or the Grand Staircase built by WPA crews. Workers with the WPA finished construction of the promenade in 1939, according to the City of Oregon City, having created pathways, guardrails, staircases, tunnels and small waterfalls. Alterations and repairs have been made since then, but most of the original work still stands.
Jessie M. Honeyman State Park
Originally called Camp Woahink, Jessie M. Honeyman State Park near Florence on the Oregon coast was largely constructed by CCC crews in the late 1930s. Workers constructed the Cleawox Lake Bathhouse, park office and several kitchen shelters, all of which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They also did work on roads, stone curbs and landscaping at the park.
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If, as Islamophobes argue, refusing to assimilate is defined as expressing loyalty to a religion before loyalty to country, then this data suggests it is evangelical Christians who are very resistant to assimilation. And yet, few would cite these findings to argue that Christians pose a serious threat to America's national security. Why the double standard?
Because Christianity is seen as the dominant culture in America -- indeed, Christianity and America<|fim_middle|> the way I see things).
But if our politics and culture are going to continue to make extrapolative judgments about citizens' patriotic loyalties based on their religious affiliations, then such judgments should at least be universal -- and not so obviously selective or brazenly xenophobic. | are often portrayed as being nearly synonymous, meaning expressing loyalty to the former is seen as the equivalent to expressing loyalty to the latter. In this view, there is no such thing as separation between the Christian church and the American state -- and every other culture and religion is expected to assimilate to Christianity. To do otherwise is to be accused of waging a "War on Christmas" -- or worse, to be accused of being disloyal to America and therefore a national security threat.
Of course, a genuinely pluralistic America is one where -- regardless of the religion in question -- we see no conflict between loyalties to a religion and loyalties to country. In this ideal America, those who identify as Muslims first are no more or less "un-American" than Christians who do the same (personally, this is | 166 |
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Pinterest is a cross between twitter, a bookmarking site and a global game of show & tell. Users find interesting photos online and 'pin' them to 'boards' (or save them into categories). Similar to Twitter, you can select to 'follow' your friends but Pinterest also determines other people that post similar content and add them to your feed as well. The end result is a constant stream of photos of all different topics and styles. Clicking on the photo takes you back to the website it came from, so you may be checking out a million dollar kitchen followed by a great rainbow layer cake recipe or weekend craft ideas with the kids.
For the most part, the photos are high quality, and even if you're just into looking at great inspiring photos, you'll get a lot out of the site without ever pinning your own images.
It may seem a little strange in concept, but it's very simple to work out, and before you know it, you've spent 3 hours looking through all of the great content.
Pinterest is NOT meant to compete with the likes of Facebook or Twitter, and really doesn't provide a similar function. Its main<|fim_middle|> user responsibility for reporting questionable content.
It's important to note that all content that you pin is public, so anybody can see your activity - whether they're a member or not. There are no private boards, so it's intended to be a truly social and open network - like twitter.
There is ongoing discussion around the tone of the artwork being added by businesses, whether it needs to have some level of artistic merit, or if all is fair game. As noted, there's no rules that touch on the tone of the content (beyond inappropriate content), but I think you'll find more success if you produce artwork somewhere in the middle.
Content that has more of an artistic or high quality photographic element are more likely to be liked or re-pinned.
The genius thing that Pinterest have done is to integrate each action with your favorite social network (Facebook or Twitter). Whenever you add something new, like something of someone else or re-pin content, the action is saved to your news feed. This means that the things you 'like' are being exposed to your entire social group (and visa versa), as WELL as random people that like similar things.
The way these things generally trend, within year or so, Australia will be well and truly on the Pinterest bandwagon. You will want to be on early to be familiar with how it works, but it's more important to be active. Just like most social networks, content exposure is highest at the time of posting (or pinning in this case). It's a bit of a chicken or the egg scenario, but why not have a dominant presence ahead of your competitors.
In terms of content suggestions for your business, there is an easy ways to integrate with your website. If you set up a specific image that represents your business you can add a 'pin it' button to your site. Users clicking this button and they will see a popup with the image you have made along with a pre-written message.
This can be great to add some viral component to a giveaway or promotion or just something new you want to get some wide exposure on.
Here's a few companies that have put a lot of effort into their boards and their Pinterest presence.
Pinterest is a free network, but is limited access in that if you want to just go to the site and sign up, there's a 3-5 day wait for your account to be approved. The quickest way to get instant membership is to be invited by an existing member. This ensures that you start with at least 1 friend, and the Pinterest network stays communal in nature.
If you would like an invitation, just give us a call or shoot us an email, and we will send over an invite. Feel free to chat to us about how Pinterest could be a benefit to your business, and let us know how you're using it in a new and interesting way. | function seems to be providing an unlimited resource of things that people like; including (but not limited to) cooking, clothes, art, nostalgia, flowers, craft, cocktails, aspirational quotes, unbelievable home renovation, as well as a slew innovative products and portfolio pieces.
Pinterest started in early 2010, and although reaching 10,000 members within 9 months, it wasn't until an article in Time Magazine (Aug 2011) that it started to gain a massive following. By December 2011 they were averaging 11 million visits per week, and by January 2012 there were almost 12 million unique users, making it the fastest site in history to break the 10 million user mark, and as by March it was officially the 3rd largest social media network in the US.
It has been reported that as many as 85% of users are female, and altough the averages are slowly coming back towards even, the user base is still heavily weighted by women which does prove to be a great targeted demographic for marketing.
Although the official rules are relatively unrestricted, they do have a Pin Etiquette page which outlines their requested usage. This includes things like being respectful, crediting your sources & | 263 |
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then simply say = calcRandomTotal(iterations,percentChance) or
calcRandomTotal(20,0.025) (because 0.025 is 2.5% or a 1/40 chance. This will run the random simulation for a set amount of iterations and return the total result.
A: I have found another solution to this without any code!
=IFERROR(ArrayFormula(sum(randbetween(0,10)+(row(indirect("A1:A"&(D$125)))*0))),0)
The idea is to use array formula and trick it into thinking there is many cells using the indirect function, in my case D$125 refers to a cell for how many times you want to iterate the randbetween.
Enjoy!
| Perform Random Operation 40 Times and Store Additive Result Quick question, I'm using Google Spreadsheet, I put this in a cell.
=If(RANDBETWEEN(1,40)=1,1,0)
Above is the code I use to generate a random number between 1 and 40. If it happens to land on '1', then it returns '1' to the cell otherwise 0. I want this loop however to loop lets say '20' times.
So it's possible that a '1' might occur '3' times lets say during the 20 attempts. I am looking for code that would total up the amount of random occurrences where '1' was outputted and output the value.
So if it occurred '3' times, it would output 3. If randomly during the loop '1' was triggered '5' times it would return 5 and so forth etc.
How do I do this in Google Spreadsheet?
A: Well I could not find a way through the normal commands, but if you go into the script editor and add the following:
function calcRandomTotal(iterations,percentChance){
var maxNumber = 1/percentChance;
var hits = 0;
var randNum = 0;
for(i=0;i<iterations;i++){
randNum = randomFromInterval(1,maxNumber);
if(randNum == 1){
hits++;
randNum = 0;//reset it
}
}
return hits;
};
function randomFromInterval(from,to)
{
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Instead, you need to tailor the emails you send to the people who would be most likely to need (and read) them. This is known as segmenting your emails, and it ensures you're using this tool in a way that provides value to your audience and keeps them from moving your emails to their spam.
We've covered what email segmentation is in this blog, but today we're going to share some lists you can actually use to segment your contacts. Using email segmentation ensures your contacts receive messages they actually want to open and that you don't waste time sending emails to people who don't need them.
When it comes to segmenting your contact database, the options are pretty endless. The seven we're sharing here are a great starting point, but you'll want to create lists that best fit your ideal customer in every stage of their decision making process.
Grouping contacts based upon shared persona information allows you to personalize messages to a customer's needs, demographics, interests, and unique problems. You can create lists based upon age, region, company size, and more.
Does this lead have the authority to choose your business for their needs? If not, who do you need to be talking to? You could probably include this within persona information because this authority often parallels a lead's job title, but we're including it as its own section because we believe it's really important to send emails targeted to decision makers.
Which of your leads are able to purchase from you right now? Which need more time to save the money to invest in your product or services? Segmenting your<|fim_middle|> Overview of Hubspot, below! | list according to a lead's budget allows you to convey the value of the solutions you offer and target emails that fit a lead's unique budget.
Leads come to your business at various stages in their decision making process, and this is a golden opportunity for your email marketing. When you create and send emails that target a group of people all in a specific stage of the buyer's journey, you are able to educate these leads about the value of your business.
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The Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to be starting the New Year with a<|fim_middle|> Clay presents itself as a historic super-material that works as a catalyzer being able to link physical experimentation to multi layered histories and multicultural interactions. | new exhibition by Dublin based artist Vanessa Donoso López. There is an opening reception on Thursday 11th January between 6.00 & 8.00pm, do join with us and take the opportunity to meet Vanessa and preview the exhibition.
Vanessa Donoso López born 1978 in Barcelona lives and works in Dublin. Her work features "observations of language, cross-cultural identity, acculturation processes, homesickness and the compatibility between cultures that are continually present".
I was drawn to clay as much for its immediacy, direct expression and tactile responsiveness as to its commonplace status, metaphorical associations, and broader cultural implications. I was powerfully seduced by its possibilities for collaboration and interaction with a range of people and its strong associations of going back to basics and our collective human memory.
I gathered soil from three different relevant locations in Spain. Utrilla, in the Spanish midlands, Alanís de la Sierra (during my residency in Casa de las Artes, Alanís) in the south of Spain and Camallera (during my residency in Nau Côclea) in Girona, north of Catalunya. Then, soil was processed and clay extracted. I made familiar multi-cultured clay objects that will first engage with real life, then later transforming themselves into sculptures as a way of defying the function of the domestic object.
Prior to the opening of the exhibition, a meal was organized for the gallery personnel. In all societies, eating is a powerful way to initiate and maintain human relationships. The way of eating links with the group itself and its history and it has a huge force of evocation of intimate and primal experiences.
For this meal, a traditional La Mancha soup, was served in bowls made with clay from Utrilla, salads with Girona recipes, were served of plates made with clay from Camallera, and wine from Andalucía was served in cups made from Alanís clay. The gallery will become a transitional space, the dinner will work as a bridge, and the plates, the spoons, the forks, the cups and bowls will turn into tools as extensions of our bodies.
Clay is a recorder of marks, and on clay was found the first evidence of the written word which starts with cuneiform script inscribed into clay slabs. It has deep literary history and relationship to narrative. On clay slabs was written the 'Epic of Gilgamesh', which is the oldest piece of literature ever found, written on 2100BC by the Sumerians. The main characters of this Epic, shared a meal and told their story. | 539 |
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Meet Aalia Kurji - our new communications manager!
The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa welcomed 15 new staff members from around the world to its community for the 2019 – 2020 academic year. Throughout the next few weeks, profiles of the new staff will be shown, introducing who they are and how they want to bring change to the Academy.
Aalia KurjiMombasa born Aalia Kurji joined the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa as the new Communications Manager. She has 13 years of global work experience to her credit, having worked in Toronto and most recently Zanzibar where she handled communications at the Sultan Sands-Bluebay Hotels.
Through her position, Aalia hopes to exhibit talent from the AKA Mombasa community.
"I would like to make sure the whole world knows not only what Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is, but what the Aga Khan Academies as a whole represent," explained Aalia.
Aalia believes that she will uphold the mission and vision of the Academy by uncovering students' talents to external stakeholders across the world.
"I aim to give students a platform to showcase their talents, which will give them the courage and confidence to become holistic, global leaders," said Aalia.
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Mention the name Michael Novogratz in financial circles associated with more traditional assets and you'll hear a couple of things – Fortress, Goldman Sachs, perhaps the US National Guard.
Mention him this week, however, and the word you will hear is cryptocurrency.
Novogratz just appeared on CNBC's Fast Money to give an interview with presenter Melissa Less and the focus of the interview was a fund he is in the progress of raising, dedicated to the cryptocurrency space.
According to the interview, Novogratzis is fronting $150 million of his own money and is seeking to raise up to $500 million, with the goal being to spread across the Bitcoin and Blockchain ecosphere. A couple of key points were raised with regards to both his approach and his expectations going forward.
First, he noted that, he first started investing in Bitcoin and Blockchain while he was at Fortress and his intentions with the new fund is to take a similar approach to that which he took then – spread relatively evenly across the major assets in the space (Bitcoin, Ethereum) and then dabble in the more speculative elements.
This approach, he says, is rooted in the fact that<|fim_middle|>, so by diversifying he takes home an exposure to growth regardless of which asset wins out.
He also noted that he now sees Bitcoin as a store of value and is the bellwether of the space (which is obviously correct) and that, over the next 20 years, Blockchain is going to revolutionize the way we live – again something that the space has been saying for some time now.
From a bitcoin price perspective, he expects up to $10,000 within the next 6 to 10 months.
Novogratz's net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 billion. | he doesn't feel he is smart enough to pick the winners in the space but that he feels the space as a whole is on the up | 28 |
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England's Finest: Sarah Connolly and Tenebrae in melancholic mood
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Mansion House (the home of the Lord Mayor of the City of London<|fim_middle|>ingham's (born 1952) A walk with Ivor Gurney which was commissioned for the Gloucester concert by the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust. In it she weaves together several of Gurney's poems, fusing together atmospheric sliding of mists and murk with howling wind and ghosts of Roman soldiers. This work was more operatic in flavour than the songs, allowing Sarah to show us another dimension to her voice. The staging was also dramatic with the women singing behind Sarah and the men on the balcony at the back of the hall.
The theme of death was even more pronounced with Ralph Vaughan Williams' (1872-1958) Valiant for Truth composed during the Second World War. Vaughan Williams' Mass in G minor written in 1922 was simply presented, as were Henry Purcell's (1659-1695) Evening Hymn and Nunc Dimittis set by Gustav Holst (1874-1934). These works framed the despair of Purcell's Dido's lament, heart wrenchingly sung by Sarah, with lots of pretty ornamentation and accompanied by James on the Mansion House organ, and The Drowned Lovers by Judith Bingham.
Based on an idea of a forgotten old poem, Judith wrote the words for this after a holiday in Bavaria. She describes it as being a mirror image of The Bluebird, written by Mary Coleridge, where the bird in flight represents the tranquillity of the English countryside. Judith uses the harmonies of Stanford's setting of The Bluebird, and by reiterating a fragmented 'blue' evokes the lake of death as surely Stanford does the happier sky and lake frequented by the bluebird. The light spirit of the The Bluebird provided much needed break in the ongoing catharsis of the evening.
The programming was carefully chosen to showcase the performers, showing Sarah's skill at opera, songs, and dramatic ornamentation, and Tenebrae's individual and ensemble excellence, whilst being instructional about Ivor Gurney. He spent the last 15 years of his life in a mental institution - and without the effort of people like Marion Scott, Finzi, Howells, and now Judith, Sarah, Tenebrae, and Gloucester Cathedral (where Gurney used to be the organist), much of his work would be lost.
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Unknown at Wednesday, September 04, 2013 | ), next door to Wren's church - St Stephen Walbrook, was the stately venue on Monday 2 Septebmer 2013 for England's Finest performed by Tenebrae and Sarah Connolly. The evening of melancholic English vocal music, spanning five centuries from Henry Purcell to Judith Bingham, was a sister of a concert in Gloucester cathedral held to raise funds for its new window, designed by Tom Denny, to celebrate the life of composer and war poet Ivor Gurney.
The concert was held in the Egyptian room (in the style of Roman buildings in Egypt – not a cartouche in sight) which is a room to impress with its grand ceiling, statues, and stained glass windows. All this finery leads to some rather good acoustics. Directed by ex-King's singer Nigel Short, Tenebrae used this responsive acoustic to produce a clear sound, exactly as needed by the intricate Magnificat for Double choir by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Irish-born Stanford was one of the first professors of the Royal College of Music and was also a professor of music at Cambridge University. He is often considered one of the most English composers of Anglican Church music, with a distinctive style, bridging the way between the classicism of Brahms and the more modern Holst, Vaughan Williams, and Gurney – all his students.
The magnificat was composed towards the end of the First World War, commemorating the deaths of many of his students and friends, and also his reconciliation with Hubert Parry. Tenebrae began with a very light touch, but drove on, navigating the echoes of Bach, to a powerfully Renaissance 'Abraham'.
Written less than six years later, Ivor Gurney's (1890-1937) Since I believe in God was a sound world away. The poem by Robert Bridges seems to have struck a chord with Gurney's own experience of life and horrors in the trenches. From the outset this performance was atmospheric and haunting. The ever encroaching dissonance was controlled and unison lines were very much as one voice.
Sarah Connolly and her accompanist James Sherlock continued with Sleep by Gurney - one of four Gurney songs collected and arranged by Gerald Finzi, and By a Bierside – written by Gurney in the trenches, with words by John Masefield and arranged by Herbert Howells. A favourite song of the recital scene, Sarah's interpretation of Sleep was emotional and desperate and continued this distress through By a Bierside.
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Is There Milk in the Refrigerator?
"Is there any milk in the refrigerator?" If I say, "There is milk in the refrigerator," and you say, "There is no milk in the refrigerator," and we are both right, then there must be milk in the refrigerator and no milk in the refrigerator at the same time and in the same sense. But that is impossible.
Here is an illustration that entails some of the elements of this question. You are at a friend's house with several other couples having a nice dinner. The meal is finished and coffee is served. For the purpose of<|fim_middle|> question. Is God in the refrigerator? If you are predisposed not to find Him, and when you look you do so without much effort; are you going to find God in the refrigerator? If like Joe, Bill was really interested and had put in some effort and was not predisposed for a negative answer due to his long held political, environmental, scientific, and religious views, Bill might also have found the truth.
Is God in the refrigerator is not the real question, the real question for each of us: Is there a God of the Bible?
Is God not found because someone is not really looking, because they have no interest in a God? Would they have to reevaluate long held views, and would this cause them to lose standing among their friends? Is there no God because no God is wanted? | our illustration let's name the person wanting milk for his coffee as Joe. Joe would like milk with his coffee and therefore he asked…Is there milk in the refrigerator?
We need a second person and we will name him Bill. Bill volunteers to get up and see if there is milk in the refrigerator and he reports back that there is not any milk in the refrigerator. Not to be deterred so easily, Joe gets up to see for himself and returns to announce that there is milk in the refrigerator. But this is impossible.
How can this be? What are the possible explanations?
Here is the scenario. When Joe asked the question, Joe only wanted milk and he was very interested if there was any milk. When it was reported back that there was no milk, Joe knew that this was second hand information and to be sure he thought that he would get first hand information, therefore he went to see for himself. When Joe looked he also did not see any milk, but when Joe moved the large juice container there was the milk.
Joe knew Bill well. Bill due to his political views did not like dairy products and felt that if you were not a vegetarian then you were not sensitive enough toward animals or the environment. This point of view allowed him at a quick glance to say that there was no milk…Bill was predisposed to want this answer. When he returned he would have argued vehemently, certain that there was no milk and the whole conversation could have denigrated into a political and environmental argument.
Joe on the other hand had no political, environmental, scientific, or religious ax to grind. He only sought as unemotionally as possible to determine if there was milk in the refrigerator. Joe wanted the truth.
Had Bill left the dinner early he would have later argued to the nth. degree that he was right about there being no milk in the refrigerator that night. Bill would have been certain that he had the truth.
Although this seems like an inconsequential illustration, it holds great significance. Let's rephrase the | 407 |
The end is near. Mom made what they call a "transition" in hospice-speak this past weekend. She began to have more and more trouble swallowing and by the end of the weekend was no longer successfully taking ice chips or ice cream. Less than a week ago I was attempting to feed her tiny pieces of a banana muffin. I left the room for a quick minute in the middle of feeding her. When I came back the paper plate was on the floor and pieces of muffin scattered. I asked her what happened. She said, "There was an explosion." I could not help but laugh.
There is nothing to laugh about now though. She lies very quietly, her breathing is quick and shallow. Her heart rate speeds up and then slows down. I have a stethoscope I use to listen to her heart. It may sound strange but I find myself marveling and strangely comforted as I listen to her heart beat. Her body has become so frail, even emaciated, yet her heart continues on and will do so until the days God has numbered for her come to their completion.
Unlike many in hospice care, Mom does not have a terminal illness. She has a terminal condition, which is true for all of us. It just so happens her terminality is more apparent. If Mom could speak I think she would say she's been happy and content with the quality of her life in the past couple years. She has been with people who love her. Her friends and family have kept in touch with her throughout her declining mental state. And now she lies quietly and peacefully without the appearance of agitation. The sanctity and quality of her life even in this state are precious.
The end of her sacred journey is in sight. Thank you, Lord, for allowing me and my family to walk this road with her.
It's been a little over 2 months since Mom passed. That's my preferred description–as in passed on to the heavenly destination in which every believer hopes. Even now I cannot bring myself to say Mom has died. It's not only because I believe in eternal life, but because she will live in my memories and in my heart for the rest of my days. Even if my mental faculties fail me the same way they failed Mom, I believe I will always remember her, just as she always remembered her mother.
The first month after her final afternoon, I couldn't make it through a day without crying. I still can't talk about her without tearing up. Well meaning friends ask how I'm doing when they see me and I find the tears springing to my eyes, the lump forming in my throat. Once or twice I've been able to talk about her with someone. But it has to be on my terms, when I bring it up.
The sorrow swells and abates. As time goes on the swells will become ripples, spreading further apart. I can sense it already, the distancing of the crests, but they are still very much present. One friend who lost her mother several years ago told me the grief would overwhelm her months later at the most inopportune times. I have found that to be true.
Recently I took a necklace of my mother's to get a repair so I could wear it. The discussion on the repair was an emotionless transaction until I mentioned it had been my mother's and held a lot of meaning for me. At that point my voice failed, swamped by one of those swells of grief. The jeweler understood and told me how he had taken care of his mother until her death 6 years ago. He still grieved.
Within days after Mom's home going, I cleared out her dresser and closet, bagged her clothes and carted them along with her wheelchair, walker and other equipment to Goodwill. My daughter and I rearranged her bedroom–moving every piece of furniture to a different location. I took down her photos and displayed my own favorites including one of her. I laid down a favorite rug, placed the 2 chairs that had flanked her hospital bed into a conversational arrangement and thus converted the area to a comfortable sitting room.
Those changes made all the difference in the world. The room has become a peaceful retreat rather than the place where my mother suffered. It's filled with reminders of Mom, but it brings comfort instead of grief. My daughter and I often sit there and chat as we drink a cup of tea. Recently we sat there and took turns reading children's poetry to one another. Both of us find ourselves drawn to the room we once dreaded entering.
Since Mom's passing I have struggled with depression. It started during her time in hospice when I felt helpless to halt her decline. Watching her shrink away was nearly unbearable. I prayed and entrusted her to God, but even so, the heaviness lay upon me. It's different now, but no less debilitating. Some days the best I can do is remind myself it won't always be this way, that my life still has purpose and meaning. I just don't know what it is yet.
The inner voice says, Give yourself time, give God time to reveal His will for the next chapter in your life. Let Grief have its full release. Don't try to put it behind too quickly. Let the healing and restoration come at its own pace. And so, that is what I am trying to do . . . one day at a time.
Mom has passed into eternity. My daughter and I were on either side of her as she took her last breaths. Through tears I read the 23rd Psalm, and we prayed for her. We were both overwhelmed with the struggle we witnessed as she shed her mortal body and her soul ascended to God. Afterwards, alone in the house, we freely wept and clung to each other.
Suddenly I've been flung free from orbiting my mother and feel as if I am tumbling through empty space. Since my father passed away 2 years ago, the elliptical path I traveled around Mom grew increasingly tighter as her health declined. What began as weekly visits to take care of her finances and run errands for her became entrance into her very atmosphere as I cared for her body. I could hardly bear to leave her side the last 24 hours of her life.
She is reunited with Dad, her parents and many others, but that pales in comparison with being in the presence of God! I am comforted by this knowledge, but can I be honest and say I am still reeling? I don't know what to do with myself. I've lost my purpose.
We celebrated her life this week at the church my brother pastors and where she was a member before she moved in with us. My daughter, my brothers, and I shared about her life and what she meant to us. It was a celebration of her life and her love for others, but most importantly we sought to honor her faith in Jesus Christ. It defined everything about her; and anyone who knew her recognized her devotion to Christ transcended all else. As my brother said in his eulogy, it was because she loved Jesus more than anyone or anything else that she could love others so well.
After the service we traveled 90 miles to lay Mom to rest beside my father at the church he grew up attending and where many of his relatives are buried. My parents bought their double headstone decades ago in anticipation of this final journey. It felt surreal to be there again only 2 years after bringing my father there. Many of the same people were in attendance. We had the same lunch, catered by the same restaurant. Only this time, there was a finality as we bid farewell to our parents.
They are no longer with us, but a new generation has already sprung forth. Just this year my mother welcomed 3 great-grandchildren with another one due before the year is over. Each of my brothers and I will have grandchildren to cherish and enjoy. And life will go on, new chapters are beginning, new journeys started.
I recently heard a message in church about being known. The speaker suggested we are known by our stories. It's something I hadn't thought about in those terms, but it's so true the way we get to know one another is by sharing our history. Sometimes it's only in part as with an acquaintance, other times in greater depth as with a close friend. Then there's the intimate history when another person is an integral part of our story, such as a spouse.
As I reflected on the message I was saddened to think how Mom has lost her stories. She can no longer remember the stories of her life, her faith, her family. It is up to those she will leave behind to preserve and to pass on her history.
Olive Frances Frizzell graduated from high school in Charlotte, NC, went to Mars Hill College for a couple years and then on to Medical College of Virginia–or MCV as it was known then–to pursue her nursing degree. Shortly before she graduated, she had an internship in public health nursing for several months. She was assigned to the Health Department in West Point, VA where my father, William Leo Jackson, known as Bill, was a sanitarian. When she walked into the office for the first time, my father called her "Miss Frizzle." She quickly corrected his pronunciation and just about as quickly became infatuated with the handsome, young sanitarian.
One of the stories Mom liked to tell about their budding romance was a time Dad was taking her on his rounds and they stopped for lunch. When Dad wasn't looking, Mom dumped salt in his tea. I never heard Dad's side of the story, but Mom always smiled mischievously when she described how she tried to get his attention. They had a whirlwind courtship–meeting in April, getting engaged in August, and marrying in November.
Mom became a stay-at-home mother once I was born. The next baby, a son, arrived when I was only 14 months old. I think Mom must have had her hands full with the two of us, but from the way she always told it, she was very happy and enjoyed motherhood. She had a miscarriage when my brother and I were still toddlers. My brother and I had come down with the mumps and Mom caught it, too. She was about 3 months along when she lost that baby at home. The youngest of their children, another son, was born when I was 7 years old. Amazingly, my brothers share the same<|fim_middle|> able and willing to eat. She's had a lot of ice cream in the past few weeks but I'm always trying other things I think might be more nourishing. When she first came home she could eat broccoli cheddar soup. The broccoli started becoming difficult to get down so I pureed it. When even the tiny pureed bits of broccoli wouldn't go down, I strained it. But now she can't even swallow that. I tried yogurt with mashed banana, honey and protein powder. She made faces when I tried to feed her that. Most recently I have frozen the yogurt concoction and even added a little coconut oil to boost the calories. Right now she is willing to eat it it like that, but as soon as it gets a little melted she refuses it. Each day is different in terms of what she can swallow and I just have to try different foods, different strategies. At least she has been able to take the ice chips consistently and I offer them to her frequently.
I don't think my mother is suffering–she is not in pain, she does not know she is dying, she seems comfortable, although it's hard for me to imagine. She doesn't even know she is spending the day lying in bed because she will often tell me she's been out when I come in to spend time with her. But even if she isn't suffering, my family and I are as we watch my mother linger and drift towards eternity. It is painful to see her body get smaller and smaller as the days go by, her face becoming so pinched it's hard to recognize her.
Since she can no longer be moved to her recliner in the family room where she enjoyed looking out the picture window, we set up a bird feeder right outside the window in her bedroom. This afternoon a small host of sparrows stopped by to entertain her. She listens to one of 2 Pandora music stations I set up for her. One is Piano Hymns and the other is Big Band Radio. I think the familiarity comforts her. One brings a reflective, peaceful atmosphere, the other is strangely festive.
Life in our home seems surreal. There is a softness, a quietness, a sadness that permeates the house. The days seem small and collapsed on themselves. Part of me wants this to end, wants God to take her home where she will be whole and complete, reunited with loved ones, and most importantly, rejoicing in the Savior she has worshipped and served so faithfully. And part of me is quite reluctant to let her go. I'm grateful the decision is not in my hands. Father, give us grace to rest in You, peace to trust Your ways.
Rocky the boxer is gone. The lively clown who came into our lives 15 months ago and made us laugh, brought us comfort, and provided the kind of companionship only a beloved dog can bring has died. In all my imaginings of this summer with my mother in hospice care here in our home, never did I consider Rocky would depart from us.
I've described how Rocky came into our lives. He was truly a gift from God that bounded into our hearts. It didn't take long for us to become part of his pack. And for some reason he became especially attached to me. He followed me around the house wherever I went. If I went downstairs to do laundry he was right behind me. He would find a place to get comfortable, usually his crate, and settle down until I went back upstairs when he would follow me back up. If I went outside to check the mail or work in the yard, Rocky insisted on tagging along. When I showered in the morning, he expressed his displeasure at my unavailability by going into my bedroom and emptying my waste basket. When I emerged he would be sitting close to the door, waiting for me, looking as innocent as he could muster.
He seemed to have a different kind of relationship with each of us. He would rough house with my son, lay down and put his head in my daughter's lap, sit at my mother's feet, ignoring her politely. When my husband came home from work, Rocky announced it by loudly barking. He would start his chortle when he heard the car pull in and bark until my husband came in the door. Rocky would run to me and bark some more as if to make sure I knew hubby was home. When I went to greet my husband with a hug and kiss, Rocky would try to wedge himself between us and bark even louder. We could never figure out if he was jealous, trying to protect me or what.
Sometimes my husband and I would hold hands while sitting next to each other watching TV. Rocky would come over and nose his way between us trying to get us to quit touching each other. Eventually Rocky got used to that but he never liked to see us hug and kiss.
During dinnertime he would settle down in the other room where he could observe us. He was ever watchful and ready for the call that we were finished. My husband would give him a look and an invitation, and he would trot into the kitchen to be hand fed some ice cubes and then have a little snack in his bowl. It didn't matter that he had already eaten, he felt entitled to a little something more. It only took a small handful of dog food to satisfy his need. And then it was playtime. He would find his toy and bring it over, waiting to see which of us would chase him around for it.
He loved to run around the yard when we were out there. He would leap and bound around like a puppy. Once he hurt his knee and limped for a long time. We took him to the vet for laser treatments and gave him a special supplement that helped, but after that we didn't encourage him to use the yard like a race track. As long as he didn't overdo it his knee didn't seem to bother him. But he was hard to keep down when he was in an exuberant mood.
With his pushed in face and droopy jowls, he could look fierce to those who didn't know him. Many times he scared someone who came to our door by barking "ferociously." Little did they know all he was saying was, "Hey, hey, who are you and do you want to be friends?" As mean and grumpy as he could look with that boxer mug, when he opened his mouth it looked like he was smiling.
One of the things he loved the most was a car ride. We didn't usually have a collar on him but when we took him somewhere in the car we would snap his collar on and grab the leash. Then he knew he was about to go for a ride and could hardly be contained before we could get out the door. He would circle around and around the car looking for his opening. He was not about to get left behind. Sometimes he would even jump into a visitor's car in the off chance he could sneak in an unexpected ride.
For those who have never owned a pet it's hard to explain the attachment we felt towards Rocky. But it's very simple really. He was a gentleman dog who loved us with abandon. How could we resist him?
On Sunday morning we found him collapsed in my daughter's bathroom in the basement. He had an accident on the floor–which had never happened before. He could not get up on his own so my husband and I worked a beach towel under him and carried him upstairs–each of us holding one end of the towel and Rocky lying limply in the middle. We laid him on his bed and spent the day watching him, cleaning up vomit and carrying him outside to relieve himself periodically. He could barely lift his head and when we took him outside we had to set him on his feet.
The next day my daughter and I took him to the vet, carrying him on the towel as we had done the day before. When the assistant weighed him I was shocked to see he had lost 10 lbs. since his last visit 2 months ago. The vet gave him fluids and anti-nausea medication and told us he was a very sick dog. She took blood and told us to call the next morning for the results. We spent the rest of the day taking turns sitting with him outside in the shade. His condition did not improve and he became increasingly more incontinent.
The next morning his bedding was soaked with urine. I made the call to the vet and heard the words I feared to receive but already knew were coming. Rocky was not going to recover. I had to make the decision to end his suffering. My daughter, son and his wife went with me to take Rocky to the vet. We stood around him, petting and scratching him in the way he always loved, talking softly to him, telling him how much he meant to us. Without embarrassment, tears streamed down our faces as we said good bye to our dear companion. We watched the life drain out of his body, the spark disappear from his eyes.
The intensity of my grief has caught me by surprise and perhaps even alarmed my family a bit. It's almost a physical pain and it comes over me unexpectedly when I walk outside and realize Rocky will not be joining me; when I pass his crate on my way to the laundry room; when I see his supplement in the cabinet. I think it's all related to the on-going mourning I have been experiencing with Mom. With Rocky it all happened in 3 days–but I'm watching something very similar play out in my mother over a much longer period of time.
Mom was the reason we got Rocky in the first place–to be a companion for her. She loved him as much as any of us did. Rocky thought he was higher in the pecking order than she was and acted accordingly, but Mom never noticed. As long as he was lying at her feet she was happy and always referred to him as her dog.
Although my theology doesn't necessarily support the idea of pets going to heaven, I like to think Rocky might be there. I envision him greeting my mother there one day, realizing at last she surpasses him in the pecking order. May he beg her forgiveness!
I've asked God why He would take Rocky away so soon after bringing him into our lives. It's hard to understand, hard to accept his passing. I told Him today I still needed Rocky. And I heard a quiet voice in my heart say, "No, you need more of Me." And of course it's true. Rocky was a wonderful companion, a special gift from God. But it's not the gift that will get us through this challenging time with Mom or anything else in life, it's the Giver. Let me learn to rely on Him and Him alone.
Mom has been home in hospice care for almost 2 weeks. We are determined to keep her here until God calls her home. Since she has now become what they call a total care patient, I knew I would not be able to handle all of her needs on my own so I arranged for an in-home aide 6 hours per day during this time. The CNA the care giving service sent us is a lady from Ghana named Agnes. I have come to think of her as Mom's African Angel.
Rocky greets her enthusiastically each morning at 9 a.m. The first few days she was quite alarmed by his loud greeting. I assured her it was just his way of saying hello and announcing to me I had a visitor. By the second week I could let him out the door when she arrived. He leaps off the front porch and gallops towards her barking "ferociously," comes to a halt when he reaches her and wiggles his hind quarters in hopes of a friendly pat and greeting. She obliges and they walk up to the front door together.
By then Mom has usually been awake for a bit and I've given her something to drink. She never takes more than a few sips. Sometimes I've even gotten her to eat a little breakfast by the time Agnes arrives. Yesterday it was ice cream with mashed bananas. She managed about 1/4 cup before she could no longer make the effort to swallow.
Agnes greets Mom with a wide smile and asks her how she is doing. Mom always says, "Fine." After making a bit of an assessment of Mom's condition we begin the morning ritual. Agnes prepares a warm basin of water and sets out the items she will need to wash and dress Mom. I pick out some clothes for Mom to wear and then stand on the other side of the bed ready to assist when needed. I talk quietly to Mom and rub her arm or leg. Yesterday I asked her if she knew who I was. She replied with a smile, "Mama." And so I am.
I never considered I might some day become Mama to my own mother. When she first moved in I often thought it was like having an eight year old in the household based on the care she needed, the questions she asked, her understanding of her situation. As the months have passed she has become younger and younger. Usually there is an event that has reduced her age–a surgery, a mini-stroke, a hospitalization. Now she is like my not-so-little baby, only a bit older than an infant. She is not sure where she is, she can no longer walk, she often needs me to hand feed her, but she knows our faces and our names. And for that I am grateful.
After getting washed and dressed, Agnes sits Mom up in the bed and transfers her to a wheel chair. I'd like to say I help, but it's really Agnes's strength that gets the job done. I just grab the waist band on Mom's pants and guide her into the chair. Agnes wheels her into the living room and again "we" transfer her to the blue recliner by the picture window. Agnes skillfully props her up with pillows and elevates her feet. I offer her something to eat or drink frequently but most of the time she declines. She usually manages a bowl of ice cream at some point. It's the one thing she always seems to enjoy and not have trouble getting down. At this point we offer her ice cream a couple times per day.
Agnes leaves at 3 p.m. each day so around 2:30 we start the process of getting her back into bed. After Mom is settled in she often takes a nap even though she has napped off and on throughout the day. I think just moving her from one location to another tires her out.
The rest of the day I am in and out of her room–checking to see if she is comfortable, thirsty, or needs anything. One day I asked if there was anything I could get her and she told me she would like her shoes so she could come to dinner. I told her why she would not be able to get out of bed knowing it would be forgotten in minutes. I think next time I will just distract her with a different conversation.
I put a TV in her room so she could watch her favorite show, The Andy Griffith Show. Netflix has all 8 seasons. She's watched it through Season 5 many, many times since she moved in with us. Don Knotts left the show after Season 5 and Mom declared it wasn't worth watching without Barney Fife. He's her favorite character. A couple days ago after watching several episodes Mom told me she and Dad had met Andy Griffith and Barney Fife at the Health Department when Dad worked there. I think Mayberry and all its characters must remind Mom of the simpler days when she and Dad lived in their own small town where they raised my two brothers and me.
Around 7:30 p.m. I prepare Mom for bed. After I get her pajamas on her, I arrange her pillows to prop her up and relieve any pressure points. This is something I have to do several times before the morning. More than one nurse has emphasized the importance of repositioning Mom to prevent pressure sores. I trick my body into waking up in the middle of the night by drinking a good sized glass of water before I go to bed. Otherwise I might not be able to make myself get out of bed to attend to Mom. I still pray with her each night before I say good night, but she no longer offers her own prayers. One night before turning out the light, my daughter came in and suggested we sing some hymns. We are a hymn loving family and know quite a few by heart. As we sang, Mom moved her lips but her voice was too soft to hear. It was a sweet time of worship.
I check Mom often when she is sleeping in her room–whether it is napping in the late afternoon or after she has gone to bed for the night. I watch her chest to make sure I see it rising and falling. We are all only one small event away from eternity. God has numbered our days, and only He knows the day and the hour He will call us home. But I am acutely aware His time for Mom is very near. It's my prayer and heart's desire to be at her side when she steps away from us and into His presence. I think I have a secret hope I will see some of His shining glory and get a little glimpse of heaven when Mom leaves to join the heavenly throng. | birthday, 6 years apart. Many years later, Mom confided in me the youngest was a surprise, but one she was overjoyed to receive.
Mom became a Christian when she was child. She grew up in a Baptist church and probably had the usual conversion experience of Baptist-raised children. If she ever told me the details of her salvation, I don't remember. But what I do remember is when she began to pine for more of God in her life. Going to church, teaching a Sunday school class, reading her Bible was not enough any more. She was longing for an intimacy and closeness to her Savior she had yet to experience. She took the Bible at face value and asked for more of His Holy Spirit. She was not denied. Suddenly, when I was 15 all Mom could talk about was Jesus.
Our family went to church every Sunday. We sometimes had family devotions. All of us believed, but each of us thought Mom was taking this a little too far. She started a Bible study in our home. New friends appeared who were just as hungry as she was for more of Jesus. She wanted to pray about everything. We secretly called her a "Jesus nut" and hoped she would get back to normal in short order. But it was not to be. Mom had been tampered with, and her faith and prayer life took on a vibrancy and power that impacted family and friends alike. It was her example that taught me about the power of a mother's prayers.
My favorite memory of her renewed and empowered relationship with God was seeing for myself a remarkable answer to prayer. Mom had a large mole on her face. It was probably at least 1/2 inch in diameter. She was not a vain person and it didn't particularly bother her, but it seemed to bother other people, especially children. So she began to pray, without telling anyone else, that God would remove that mole.
Mom with her facial mole.
One night at the dinner table I noticed a difference in the shape of her mole. It was no longer round, but was in the shape of a cross. I pointed it out to the rest of the family and we all concurred that Mom had a cross on her face. She then told us how she had been praying God would remove the mole. Over the next couple weeks her mole got smaller and smaller until it disappeared altogether. That episode made a huge impression on me. When I became a believer 4 years later as a sophomore in college, it gave me faith to pray some outrageous prayers of my own.
The summer before my sophomore year of college, I was in a faith crisis. I had a summer job and every morning Mom would come upstairs when I woke up and pray with me before I even got out of bed. I remember one morning telling her I didn't want to hear about God anymore. She didn't react in the slightest to my declaration, but I am confident she redoubled her prayer efforts on my behalf. It was less than 2 months later, that I committed my life to Christ. I discovered the letter I wrote to her about my encounter with Christ when we moved her in with us. She had kept it all these years.
Mom was a prayer warrior and a faith sharer. She prayed all of us into the kingdom–my father included. Her faith legacy includes not only her husband and children, but as her faith carried forward in her offspring, my husband was saved, grandchildren were saved, and countless others have come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior as the result of her witness and intercession on their behalf.
I look forward to the day when it will be revealed how many lives she impacted for the kingdom. My mother, a quiet, unassuming woman with a faith as big as a mountain has a crown of jewels waiting for her. It will be a sight to behold.
My mother set a beautiful example for me as a godly woman in all her roles: wife, mother, friend. I am blessed beyond measure to have been able to call her not only my mother, but also one of my closest confidants. What a good listener she has always been. She rarely gave me advice, but the few times she did, I listened. The wisdom she imparted carried a weight all the more forceful for it's infrequency. After I left home there were many women, often younger, many times single, who came into Mom's life. She was a friend and mother to them–offering a listening ear, Godly wisdom, but most of all love and a commitment to pray for those who called her friend.
The image I will always carry of my mother is one of her smiling lovingly, an aura of peace and joy emanating from her. She made me and others who knew her want to be around her. She was known for her love for family and friend alike. She knew how to pray and taught me how to approach the throne of God as I listened to her when we prayed together. I thank God everyday for blessing me with such a mother. And how thankful I am, that I will not have to say good-bye to her when she departs this earth. I know I will see her again.
Some days I find myself thinking: How long can I do this? How long can I watch my mother shrink away both mentally and physically? But that makes it all about me. This is not about me. It's about my mother. It's about relying on God for strength and grace to take care of someone very dear to me and even more dear to Him; trusting the One who knows, who cares, who sees the end from the beginning.
Recently Mom has been awake when I check on her around 5:30 a.m. I have no idea how long she's been lying there, eyes open, still as a rag doll. I ask her if she's been awake long, just to say something. The other day she looked at me in such a strange way and asked me why I hadn't told her I would be coming to visit. She thought I was her mother. I stepped into her reality and apologized. I stroked her face and told her how glad I was to see her. Another morning she asked where her husband was. She told me he had gone to buy a crib for their baby. I imagine the labyrinth of her memories. In some way she is walking through that maze and a far away memory is triggered. And she believes it belongs to the present. It's a mystery.
Mom has not been able to drink water since her stroke. She would take a sip and hold it in her mouth and eventually have to spit it out. Thickened liquids were no easier for her. I went to bed one night feeling crushed with guilt I was putting my mother into a state of dehydration. I lay in bed praying for wisdom. And then I got a picture of ice chips. The next morning I took some ice cubes, wrapped them in a towel and hammered them to bits. I took them into Mom and was able to feed her a small cup of ice chips one tiny spoonful at a time. I have to watch her as she crunches them, waiting for the swallow before I offer her more. Sometimes the swallow takes a long time. I've discovered if I bring the empty spoon to her mouth it will trigger her to swallow.
It's challenging to find something Mom is | 1,513 |
Opinion: Oil: Too Big to Fail
Lucas Misera is a sophomore economics major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]
Lucas Misera
In Porter Ranch, California, a natural gas leak is drastically affecting both Californians and the environment. Time ran an excellent piece on the potency of the leak, and<|fim_middle|> companies and clean energy companies won't be able to afford the competition until alternative energy gains popularity.
Sadly, the solution lies only in the oil and coal-covered hands of politicians.
Lucas Misera is a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]
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Beauty and the Beast event returns after four years | the results are disturbing. The leak has sickened residents due to the presence of a specific chemical, benzene, which is particularly harmful for humans. Along with its effect on residents of Porter Ranch, the leak is also releasing enough greenhouse gases to emulate the emissions of nearly 4.5 million cars. The long-term effect will be devastating, but perhaps now might be the time to rekindle the conversation surrounding safer and more renewable energy.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the top three sources of energy are coal (39 percent), natural gas (27 percent), and nuclear power (19 percent). Unfortunately, the energy produced by hydropower, wind and sunlight account for only approximately 11 percent of the nation's production. Turning to these cleaner alternative energy solutions could undoubtedly create high-paying jobs and slow energy production's effect on the environment. So why isn't there a greater push to do so?
The answer: lobbying.
The Center for Responsive Politics reported that oil and gas companies spent approximately $97 million on campaign contributions in 2015. Two of the three most involved companies are Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, major factors in the oil and gas industries.
One of the United States' largest producer of solar panels is First Solar. Compared to America's largest oil producer, Exxon Mobil, First Solar is a speck among the energy giants. In 2014 Exxon reported revenues of nearly $400 billion while employing 75,000 employees. To compare, First Solar's revenue is .8 percent of Exxon's while employing a workforce 93 percent smaller. Undoubtedly, less valuable clean energy companies have their voices drowned out by the cries of larger, more powerful oil companies.
Shamefully, politicians will continue to ignore objective evidence from the scientific community that condemns our treatment of Earth and its atmosphere. Healthier energy sources are well within reach, ranging from ultra-efficient nuclear power to clean, emissions-free solar energy. Unfortunately, due to their relatively recent entrance into the energy scene, clean sources of energy can be rather inefficient and expensive to establish. However, as with anything, learning to produce en masse through well-funded research and development could significantly strengthen this sector of the energy industry.
It's time to take climate change and our impact on the planet seriously. Unfortunately, some tasks fall solely on our elected officials, and the puppeteering of big business renders countless constituents' concerns unheard. Environmentalists are stuck in a paradoxical loop where alternative energy won't succeed until alternative energy can out-lobby dirty energy | 524 |
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Buy a link here | -generation absorbent technology, SeaWell Seafood Trays that can extend a products' market reach made their world debut this month.
A first-in-the-world of anything is usually deserving of attention, and more so when it features patent-pending technology that increases food safety.
CSP Technologies, Inc. company Maxwell Chase, which specializes in extending freshness and enhancing food safety with its unique packaging solutions, introduced the SeaWell Seafood Trays at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, March 11-13. Available in a signature blue color and a variety of sizes for various capacities, SeaWell is a first-of-its-kind active packaging solution that significantly extends the shelf life of fresh seafood in many cases by up to 50% or greater.
The patent-pending SeaWell seafood trays feature integrated absorbent technology incorporated into wells at the bottom of the trays to absorb excess fluids. This innovative technology reduces exposure to fluids and lessens potential damage to seafood products. The packaging system increases freshness and visual appeal, absorbs odors, and enhances safety. The trays are made of recyclable polypropylene.
"Quite simply, the new SeaWell seafood trays have the potential to revolutionize the seafood industry," says Neal Watson, Maxwell Chase general manager. "They represent a game-changing technological breakthrough offering superior product protection for customers' high-value seafood products. The result is extended market reach, enhanced brand recognition and improved consumer experiences."
Watson tells Packaging Digest that the SeaWell packaging system can be used in both retail and food service markets for a variety of seafood.
"Different size systems are being developed to support the various market and product needs," he says. "We currently offer half- and quarter-size steam tray and are developing a one sixth and filet sizes. We are vertically integrated and can provide custom sizes, colors and tray functions when needed by a customer."
How does the technology work, does it soak up excess liquid like a sponge?
"SeaWell does not act like a sponge," Watson responds. "The technology works to create the optimum environment for the contents. The key to creating the optimum environment is to work with the customer to develop the system that works for their species, their process and their customer's needs. The system is engineered to resolve issues with shelf life, product integrity and presentation to the customer in a retail or food service setting and can be applied to fresh and frozen items."
Works for frozen seafood and other meats
The shelf life of frozen seafood also is extended; products can be packed frozen and then thawed in the same package maintaining product integrity, with resulting fluids absorbed in the tray's wells – invisible to consumers, who enjoy a pristine product. Whether fresh or frozen, a key benefit is that geographic markets for seafood processors can be expanded.
Customer collaboration is a key part of the development process.
"Each SeaWell packaging system is different for each customer and species type," Watson explains, "so we strive to develop a collaborative partnership with our customers. We will test their product in our food R&D labs and develop 'real' data to support a packaging system that aligns with their specific product needs. We then work together to develop a proposal and timeline for implementation."
Notably, it is applicable to other meats. "The packaging system can be applicable to other protein products outside of seafood," Watson says. "We are currently testing other types of protein products in our food R&D labs."
When asked about costs, he says that "we customize packaging systems based on customer and product requirements. Therefore, costs cannot be determined until we partner with a customer to develop their specific packaging system. The system is designed to add value to the customer's products and brands. The evaluation occurs at the customer's facility in order to fully develop the system for maximum value."
Automation-friendly for high-speed production environments, the trays offer clear visibility of the packed product, promoting the exchange of authentic product and representing a "case-to-cook" solution for easy execution in | 800 |
The reason why a specialty in Hoi An<|fim_middle|> the noodles, it's the broth and pork that truly sets one Cao Lau apart from the next. | named Cao Lau is interesting: Hoi An was used to be an international ports and there were many merchants working in the town.
They chose to have lunch or dinner on the high storey restaurant to look after their shops. The Vietnamese name: Cao Lầu means "High storey" in English.
Cao Lau does not taste like any other Vietnamese dish because it was often used to serve foreign visitors and may be affected by their tastes. No one knows who invented this dish and, until now, the origin of Cao Lau is still a mystery.
Cao Lau comprises of the signature Cao Lầu noodles, slices of barbecue pork, pork crackling, bean sprouts, lettuce and herbs, it is then finished with a spoonful of stock. Cao lau noodles are carefully made from local fresh rice.
The dish cannot be imitated outside of the town because the water used in the dish must be drawn from a well in the nearby Ba Le well which is dug by the Cham people, which is at the end of an alley opposite 35 Phan Chau Trinh Street.
The lye solution used to prepare the noodles comes from trees grown on Cham Island. This water is then mixed with ashes from certain trees, to give it its particular yellow tinge and slightly firm texture. The noodles will therefore be soft, enduring and flavored with special sweet-smelling additives.
The meat used to prepare the Cao lau must be pork loin or trotter. The pork is fried in a marinade and then roasted for 1 hour.
Next, fish sauce, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, salt & pepper, thin crispy croutons, vegetables, bean sprouts and spices are thrown in, and after adding the noodles and herbs the dish is done. The dry pancakes used must be thick and have a lot of sesame. Greasy coconut essence and bitter green cabbage are also indispensable.
Depending on the cook, an array of fresh locally grown mixed greens will be piled upon or beside the pork — fragrant mint, basil, Vietnamese fish leaf, rice paddy herb, crisp lettuce, sometimes coriander from Tra Que village.
Crunchy deep-fried squares of cao lau dough are sprinkled on top, while secreted beneath the noodles will be crispy bean sprouts.
The next will be to combine all the ingredients to ensure the chili jam and sweet pungent broth, created from the pork fat juices, that has been drizzled over the noodles, is thoroughly mixed through. After | 513 |
A criminal complaint against Assange, dated Dec. 21, 2017, which was unsealed in the federal court in Alexandria, Virginia on Monday, detailed the case federal prosecutors have prepared against the whistle-blower.
Assange, who was arrested by British police last Thursday after spending seven years in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, is now facing possible extradition to the US, Presstv Reported.
Federal prosecutors alleged in the complaint affidavit filed in court that Assange and former US Army intelligence analyst Manning had reason to believe that leaking US military reports "would cause injury" to the United States.
"Manning and WikiLeaks had reason to believe that public disclosure of the Afghanistan War Reports and Iraq War Reports would cause injury to the United States" read the complaint affidavit.
The affidavit explains how the two "collaborated" to disseminate hundreds of thousands of pages of US State Department cables and Iraq and Afghanistan secret documents.
"The identity and significance of local supporters of United States and Coalition forces in Iraq<|fim_middle|> their limitations.
The prosecution's affidavit was made public following last week's indictment charging Assange with conspiring with Manning to gain access to a government computer as part of one of the largest compromises of classified information in US history.
Many believe the revocation of Assange's asylum status by the new government of Ecuador and the UK government's arrest of Assange at Washington's behest.was ample proof that freedom of press in Western countries is a lie.
Meanwhile, there has been widespread outrage from across the world over Assange's arrest.
Journalists, lawmakers, politicians and human rights defenders, who consider the Australian whistle-blower to be a hero, are pressuring the UK government to protect Assange against possible persecution and death if he were extradited to the US. | and Afghanistan" was exposed, according to the prosecutors.
"When US forces raided the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding out, for example, they found a letter that showed the Al Qaeda leader was interested in copies of Pentagon documents published on WikiLeaks," the prosecutors said.
According to them, leaked reports on the Afghan war included information on militants' improvised explosive device designs and attacks, including details of US and coalition countermeasures against such home-made explosive devices and | 93 |
Space Dogs
The Story of the Celebrated Canine Cosmonauts
Martin Parr and Richard Hollingham
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In the 1950s the space race between the USA and the USSR was well and truly on, and was for both a matter of pride and propaganda. But before man ventured into the cosmos, his four-legged friends would pave the way for space exploration.
The first canine cosmonaut was Laika, meaning 'barker'. The little stray could never have anticipated that she would one day float 200 miles above the Moscow streets. She would be canonized as a proletarian hero, appearing on stamps, postcards, and souvenirs. Her successors were Belka and Strelka, the first dogs to successfully return safely to Earth, and with them, the cult of the space dog was born.
This fascinating book tells the story of the space dogs, illustrated with legendary photographer Martin Parr's vintage space-dog memorabilia. In a regime that eschewed celebrating individual achievement, these dogs became Soviet superstars, with a vast array of merchandise, books and films in their honor.
Internationally acclaimed photographer Martin Parr is also known for his astonishing and witty collections of twentieth-century ephemera. Previous publications include Boring Postcards, The Last Resort and a retrospective of his work, Martin Parr. He has also been involved in several TV and film collaborations, and in 2014 set<|fim_middle|>Review copies for instructors | up The Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol, UK.
Richard Hollingham is a multi-award-winning science and space journalist, BBC radio presenter and producer. Space correspondent for BBC future and presenter of the Space Boffins Podcast, Richard is also a video producer and launch commentator for the European Space Agency. He is a regular visitor to Russia, and has reported from space centres around the world, including the Baikonur cosmodrome and mission control Moscow.
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Size: 190 x 150mm
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Math<|fim_middle|>and] I was pretty comfortable. I think my progress in the math curriculum has helped a lot," he said. "It still lived up to being the challenge it's known for, especially since I took the 12th grade level test."
Wendt also spoke on his prospects for qualifying for the AIME competition.
"I think I did decently well for a sophomore but I don't think I qualified for the AIME," he said. "I answered 15/25 questions."
Gigi Hohenrieder | test returns to campus as students take on challenge
Henry Lien
Students take the American Mathematics Competition test at Branson on Nov. 10, 2021. The examination marked the first on-campus AMC since the pandemic began.
By Gigi Hohenrieder
Branson hosted the American Mathematics Competition last month in the first on-campus test since 2019.
This year, Branson had approximately 30 participants, but in past years the number was closer to 40-50. Students who have a particular interest in mathematics have historically taken the test. The Nov. 10 test was the first step in a series of tests that can lead to the International Mathematical Olympiad.
It is easier to do well as a student advances in the math curriculum, but this test is great practice in the early stages. "You will do better in the future if you practice now," math teacher Rich Parsons said.
The test is enriching and generates interest for students in the pursuit of math. Although some colleges may request AMC scores, the test is unlike the SAT and ACT. The AMC test is multiple-choice with 25 questions and the main purpose of the test is to offer additional practice for people who have fun with math.
"It's the sort of thing where getting 10 of them right, or 12 of them right, is a pretty good score," Parsons said.
Students take the AMC in the Old Gym on Nov. 10. Henry Lien
If a student does well on the test, the next step is the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, which will be hosted at Branson. In the past, Branson has had students qualify for the AIME, but the school has never had anyone go past that point.
The tests draw on general skills, and to prepare, students can practice with old tests.
"To really do well in those kinds of competitions, you need to train. You really need to participate in math circles and just get practice with that kind of problem solving," Parsons said.
"At the end of the day, solving these problems is just satisfying and fun," he added.
Wilson Wendt, a sophomore, called the test "challenging, not the type of math that is not taught in the classroom. You have to quantize a word problem to make it solvable with numbers."
Although he's a sophomore, Wendt takes AP Calculus BC, a course usually taken by upperclassmen. He also emphasized the advantage of having previous experience.
It's the sort of thing where getting 10 of them right, or 12 of them right, is a pretty good score."
— Rich Parsons
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4. John the Baptist Prepares the Way
Luke: A Walk Through the Life of Jesus
After describing in detail Jesus' birth and early years, Luke now turns his attention to share with his readers the events and circumstances, which led up to the public ministry of Jesus. He shared with us John the Baptist's ministry in preparing hearts to receive Christ's ministry (Luke 3:1-20), the baptism of Jesus (Luke 3:21-22), Christ's genealogy proving his right to the throne of David (Luke 3:23-38), and the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-13). We can gather rich lessons by looking at the early ministry of Jesus and John that will light the way for us to follow in our walk with God.
1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, 2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness (Luke 3:1-2).
Luke now anchors the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist to a specific period. He sets the scene by again giving us the dark political landscape during the time of Jesus and John. Notice that Tiberius Caesar was now on the throne of Rome, succeeding Augustus Caesar. Herod the Great had died in 4 BC, and his son, Herod Antipas, was given a third of his land, becoming a tetrarch in Galilee (a tetrarch was a ruler over a third of a territory). Pontius Pilate, a Roman governor, ruled over the province of Judea, which included Jerusalem (v. 1). There were two high priests at the time, Annas and Caiaphas (v. 2). Caiaphas was appointed high priest by Rome, after his father-in-law Annas was deposed. However, Annas was still holding on to the reins of power, like a family godfather, ruling through Caiaphas.
Corruption was at an all-time high with the religious leaders being the crime bosses, raking in money through their financial schemes in the temple courts. However, God had a man in place—John the Baptist – who loathed anything to do with their corrupt scheming and would not hesitate to speak out against the corruption. Two bright lights were about to shine in the midst of this darkness: Jesus, who would arrive on the scene shortly, and his cousin, John, who would bear testimony to the ministry of Jesus. Where evil seems to permeate society, God always has a man (or woman) that He raises up to bring things into the light. The brightest of lights was about to pierce the darkness.
The Dry Barren Wilderness: The Place God Speaks
In verse 2, Luke tells us where the Word of the Lord came to John. God's Word came to him in the barren, dry wilderness of the Jordan Valley, as the river snakes its way down from Galilee to the Dead Sea. From Jerusalem, it was quite a trek, about fifteen miles from the watershed of the mountains of Judea, 3,800 feet above sea level. The Dead Sea area is the lowest place on Earth at 1,800 feet below sea level! It's interesting that the Hebrew word, is the word translated desert. It is also the root of the Hebrew word, , which means to speak. We often go through dry times in our Christian lives when we wonder why God would put us through a desert experience. We may wonder, "God, why have you allowed this to happen to me?" We wonder where God has gone. This is the very place where God wants to speak to us. If we quiet our hearts at that moment, we may find that it is the closest that we have ever been to God in those low times. The Psalmist said, "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18). Moses wrote prophetically about the nation of Israel when they were led into the desert. He said:
10In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, 11like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions. 12The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him (Deuteronomy 32:10-12).
It was the desert land experience that brought Israel into a deeper walk with God. If you are in a place which seems spiritually barren and dry, see it as your opportunity to cry out to Him and draw near to His heart. It's the very place where He wants to speak. He will kick away all the crutches on which we have leaned so that we might entirely rely on Him as Israel had done in the wilderness. God will speak if we are ready to listen.
Can you think of a time in your life when you were at the end of your strength and reached out to God in your distress? Can you briefly describe what happened as a result?
We do not know how people were led to John the Baptist in the middle of the wilderness, but they came in a steady stream and were drawn to the truth that he spoke. The Holy Spirit was at work, preparing the ground of people's hearts to receive the Word of God, Jesus. People were being drawn from Judea and Jerusalem to listen to this most radical of preachers. John preached a baptism of repentance, and he urged people to turn their hearts to God. In times of revival when the Spirit of God is moving in a powerful way, people will go miles to hear true biblical teaching from a man of God with integrity. John roots his ministry in God's prophetic word through Isaiah:
3And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; 4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. 5Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. 6And all people will see God's salvation.'" 7So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8"Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our<|fim_middle|> Christ's from those who have refused His offer of mercy.
We read of John's high estimation of the Messiah and his low opinion of himself. In those days, only menial servants would take off the shoes of a person. John said that he was not worthy even to take off the Master's shoes. This view of Christ is what makes this man so great in the eyes of God. A great leader may often be tempted to believe the good things that people will say about him or her. Such things are used of the enemy to puff up a leader if he believes them.
However, John is small enough for God to use. He was a prophet and more than a prophet. He didn't go to prophet Bible college, no, God led him into the quietness of the wilderness to speak to him and train him. He had a passion that was marked by bravery. He could stand up to King Herod and accuse him of committing adultery by marrying his brother's wife, Herodias, and for that, he was locked up in prison. How we need men and women like this in these dark days full of corruption in high places. His message was strong and bold, designed to shake people from a spiritual slumber for them to see that they were slaves to sin and needed to repent and change their ways.
John shocked the Jews, yes, even the religious leaders, by requiring them to be baptized. The kind of baptism he was performing was usually associated with the induction of proselytes, Gentiles (non-Jews) who were converting to Judaism. This attacked the Jewish pride. They began to think that John was the Christ, the Promised One. John's answer was with a definite and humble "no." "I am not fit to untie the thong on his sandals." John pointed the people away from himself telling them about the Christ. When Jesus came on the scene and was baptized, John's role now was to hand his congregation over to Jesus.
29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30"This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' 31"I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water" (John 1:29-31).
Few men can do such a thing as giving away their congregation when they have had such a powerful ministry. We should have that same attitude in our hearts. Pointing others to Christ should be our mission, and this is what John did. John the Baptist was not a prosperity preacher. Far from it. He did not promise a life full of victory and continual blessing and financial success. In today's terms, he may have been considered an eccentric doomsday preacher. Do you think you would have been attracted to a preacher who did these things?
1. John deliberately conducted his meetings in open fields, inviting people to sit on the hard ground, regardless of the elements, rain or shine.
2. John wore clothes that were dirty and made of camel hair, and he ate insects. He could hardly be called presentable or easy to whom to relate, yet people seemed to be intrigued by him.
3. He did not hesitate to insult his listeners by calling them a bunch of lily-livered snakes and talking about judgment all the time.
4. He embarrassed top-ranking government officials by exposing their shameful private secrets. He did not care about being famous, popular or socially relevant.
Contrast this to the preaching that we hear today. It is a wonder that people came to listen to him, but they did! The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, preparing a generation of people to usher in the kingdom of God. John was a voice in the wilderness that shook people's notions of true righteousness and truth. What do you think your reaction would have been if you would have come under the sound of his teaching? Some people would have concluded that he was a madman, with nothing worthwhile to say.
He was making an important point. In their mind, a Jew was exempt from judgment just because of the special relationship that he had with God. Being of the line of Abraham was not enough, according to John. John the Baptist called people to a relationship with God. He pointed the way to Jesus, who not only showed us the way to the Father but made the way for us to be in a relationship with the Father.
Prayer: God, give me the sensitivity to hear You speak, regardless of who You use to reveal Your truth. Let me be quick to remove anything in my life that would hold me back from following You. Help me always to point the way to Jesus like Your servant John.
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Click here to discover all of the available series that group Bible Study offers free of charge! | father,' for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. 9"Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire" (Luke 3:3-9).
In those days, when a king was coming to a particular land, his servants would arrive first and command the roads repaired so that there were no potholes, fallen rocks on the road, or if the road needed to be widened for the king's chariot to get through. The highways were to be straight, and the way was to be made smooth. John preached that the way must be prepared for the Messiah. Verse 3 tells us that his ministry was one of a baptism of repentance.
Why was John's ministry of a baptism of repentance so essential? How do you think this prepared the way for the ministry of Christ?
John was talking about the roadblocks of people's hearts. Not only can our inner mind and spirit become corrupted by images we have seen and felt from the media but also from the outflow of a life that we inherited from Adam that is sinful. 18"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. 20These are the things which defile the man…" (Matthew 15:18-20). This was what offended Israel's leaders—they didn't see their need of repentance. They were fully committed to keeping the Law, not understanding that the Law of God was not given to be the standard by which to live but that it was given to show the people of God how far short we fall from fulfilling the Law's requirements, and our need for a Savior.
Has anyone ever kept the law? How is it possible to, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all of your soul and with all your mind" (Matthew 22:37). We need a new life, a life that the Son of God came to give (John 10:10), not a dressed-up version of the life we have inherited from Adam, not a version of Your Best Life Now as if Christianity is all about being a "better you." No, the way of Christ is for our flesh, our sinful nature, to be crucified with Christ. Paul, the apostle, wrote, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20).
Satan has constructed many roadblocks on the way, to hinder the King's journey to fill your inner life entirely with His peace and joy. Repentance is the only way to clear out the baggage that is in our way. Your baggage is anything that would keep you from letting go of your old life, which is ruled by self. Christ offers a new life, but we must let go of those things that would hold us back. Before you can walk forward with Jesus, there are things you must leave behind.
Repentance is appropriately understood to mean a change of mind--a change of the intention from wanting to sin to not wanting to sin--that results in a change in action. It involves the decision to make a change of behavior and/or attitude about something. Biblically, repentance means to turn from sin with a heartfelt desire to change and not repeat the same behavior. Of course, desiring never to sin again and not sinning again isn't always the same thing. In our experience, we sometimes fail in our war with sin (Romans 7:19). We may have remorse over it and honestly desire to not sin again, but because of our human weakness, we may at times fail to carry out the actions of repentance ultimately. Nevertheless, by the grace of God, we can turn to Him yet again, reckoning ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. We come boldly before the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16). This does not mean that it is okay to go out and seek a sin and then try to repent of it later. There is a difference between (1) an honest struggle (which is a sign of regeneration) and (2) a casual attitude about sinning so that a person can repent later (a sign of not being regenerate).1
For instance, there is the story of the lost son who wandered away from his father's home and went to a far country. At what point was he converted? Was it at the time of his speech to himself?
17When he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father's hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants." 20So, he got up and went to his father (Luke 15:17-20).
I think that the real turning point came at verse seventeen when he took action to go home to his father. Lots of people say things to God, but He watches our actions. God knows every heart, regardless of the words we speak. Our actions will speak for what lies in our hearts. Some would excuse themselves from John's baptism of repentance because they depended on their ethnic privileges, saying that, because they were descended from Abraham, and had God's favorite nation clause, that they would be alright in the judgment. It is the same today. There are those who think that because they were born into a Christian family or a Christian country, they will be okay, but this lie will keep them from the truth.
Our enemy, Satan, uses this lie all the time to good effect. The best deception is one that looks closest to the truth. It is a deception to believe that one can get into heaven by any work other than receiving the finished work of Christ on the cross for you and as you. The Law was given to show you your need of a Savior. None of us in our selves can keep the Law—we need a Savior to fulfill the law for us and deliver us from sin's penalty, viz. the One who wholly paid sin's penalty in His own body on the tree. "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed" (1 Peter 2:24). Christ is the only substitute for sin—there is no favorite nation clause in God's economy.
On the Day of Pentecost when Peter stood up and preached the Gospel, the Word of God preached cut them to the heart. They responded, " 'Brothers, what shall we do?' Peter said to them, 'Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38). Mark records Jesus' first words of ministry this way; " 'The time has come,' he said. 'The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!" (Mark 1:15). The only way into the kingdom of God is repentance toward God and to receive the substitutionary death of Christ as God's payment for your sin. This is the way of salvation, i.e., accepting Christ into your life (John 1:12).
In verse eight, John told us that there should be fruits of repentance. Being baptized does not change our hearts; it is just an outward symbol of an inward change. The inner change will have a lifestyle change accompanying it. Things will be different on the outside because of the change that has already occurred on the inside! True repentance will bring sorrow over sin. Our desires are changed when we receive new life in Christ. Why would we want to stay chained to our sin that destroys when we are set free to live in the freedom that Christ died to give us?
What is meant by the term "the axe being already laid at the root of the trees?"
John gives a vivid picture of a man about to cut down a tree. To get his aim right, the man will lay his ax blade on the root to be cut and steadies his footing before swinging the ax over his head to get a sharp blow at the root. There are two ways of looking at this picture. 1) The picture is of a man or a nation (a nation is a collection of people with their corporate identity). If there is no repentance, the tree will be cut down and thrown into the fire as worthless. 2) The ax laid at the root could also be a picture of the work of Messiah, who, through our repentance and trust in Him, will put His ax at the heart of our sin problem, our root that we inherited from Adam. This is what Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans, "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin" (Romans 6:6).
When we come to Christ, we are born-again or born from above, and we receive new life in Christ. The ax laid at the root could also speak of cutting ourselves off from that which has fed our physical lusts and passions. Repentance, for John, meant much more than taking a dip in the Jordan and having a spiritual experience. It implies the involvement of our will in changing one's life. In all the categories of life—as a spouse, parent, roommate, employee, or boss—we are to practice our Christian beliefs, not just give verbal consent to them. If our repentance is true, then it will impact our lives in our giving of ourselves, our attitudes, and our treatment of others.
It may begin with a sorrowful heart, but it must end with determined action; otherwise, it is not true biblical repentance and faith in Christ. Just as new life comes from a father and a mother, so repentance and faith in Christ bring about new life from above. Remorse is not repentance. Judas Iscariot had remorse, but he never repented. He could have fallen on his knees and begged God's forgiveness, but he did not. He had a fear of the consequences of his sin, which caused him to return the money to the Pharisees, but he never repented. Instead, he took his own life and died not in hope but despair (Matthew 27:5-8).
John the Baptist's methods were not seeker-sensitive, yet God significantly used him. Jesus, talking about John, said of him, "Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he" (Matthew 11:11).
Jesus said that before the Messiah came on the scene, there were none as great as John. What was it about John that made him so great?
John did the very opposite of the spirit of the age in which he lived. He didn't care about the pomp or prestige of leadership. John was concerned about righteousness and godliness. He was a strong leader of high character, and offended the minds of the Sadducees, Pharisees, chief priests and scribes by not dressing and eating the way they did. He was not going to give way to corruption, so he lived a simple lifestyle: "John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey" (Mark 1:6). His ministry was "to clear the way" before the Lord, "to prepare the way," and then to "get out of the way."
10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what shall we do?" 11And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise." 12And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" 13And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to." 14Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, "And what about us, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages." 15Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ, 16John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17"His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." 18So with many other exhortations he preached the gospel to the people. 19But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the wicked things which Herod had done, 20Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison (Luke 3:10-20).
What is a winnowing fork? (v. 17). We don't use those much these days. When the bundles of wheat were harvested, they were taken to the top of a hill, a threshing floor, where they separated the chaff from the grain by means of beating it. Then a large winnowing fork was used to throw the bundles in the air, and the wind would blow the chaff down the hill, separating the wheat from what would be burned up. John is talking of a time at the end of the age when there will be a separation of those who are | 3,057 |
Trumbull, CT – Océ, a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, today announced<|fim_middle|> communications firm specializing in the imaging industry, and author of the 2008 Green Reprographics Handbook.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on this award or the submission process, please visit www.oceusa.com/greenreproaward. | its Wide Format Printing Systems division will begin accepting applications for its fourth annual "Green Reprographer of the Year" award. Applicants will be asked to submit, in writing, their achievements in the area of green business practices and explain how these efforts have assisted their customers to meet their own sustainability goals. The winning reprographic firm will be announced on April 28, 2011.
Creation of this award has been driven by Océ's longstanding commitment to help reprographers reach their sustainability goals, and those of their customers, through large format printing solutions that are environmentally conscious without sacrificing print quality.
"Developing environmentally sound business practices continues to be a priority for many reprographers. These forward-thinking companies realize that doing more with less not only applies to their business operations but to their impact on the environment," said Patrick Chapuis, President, Wide Format Printing Systems division of Océ North America. "Océ remains committed to recognizing the reprographers that stand out from their peers in their ability to incorporate sustainability into their own operations and those of their customers."
In an effort to highlight those reprographic firms that have embraced a forward-looking approach to incorporating sustainability into their business model, all applicants will be considered by Océ for future publicity opportunities regarding their sustainability efforts, including interviews and contributed articles with leading reprographic industry publications.
WHAT: The Océ "Green Reprographer of the Year" award will recognize the reprographic firm that has made the most compelling strides to incorporate environmentally conscious practices into its business operations.
WHEN: Reprographers can view criteria and submit applications through March 18, 2011 via an online application form, which can be downloaded by visiting www.oceusa.com/greenreproaward.
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This is a video of Song Hye Kyo (full house, worlds within) trying to speak english and japanese. :-) many thanks to patheticbaka for providing us with translations :-) so. . here it is. patheticbaka: i didnt bother to translate everything bcoz i was doing something but this is basically the funny part where the japanese girl and hye gyo were talking.. just fill them in yourself since i didnt put the exact time.. and i didn't pull all the translation for every sentence they said bcoz some were too long and i forgot to type it..hehe cheers Hiroki: Cute some Girl: But her image in "All In" was different jGirl: So here it is.. ..Talking about that, Last week...(clip..) The girl saying Hajimemashite.. Yuuka: Hello. Nice meeting you. I am Yuuka. [in korean.. this part is funny].. You.. got a hair cut? HG: Is it cute? Yuuka: It is. It was this long right?.... Can I take this off? HG: I don't speak Japanese. Yuuka: Ok I'll take it off. Your face is small. Youre pretty... Your jacket looks cool.. How do you say it... COOL! HG: When will Yoomin arrive? Yuuka: I don't know... What is this? Oh sugar.. What? Holiday.. HG: Holiday? Yuuka: Off,,, Pan pan.. Ok let's change the question.. Today off? (It's just the same....) HG: Today is ONEUL (korean) Ohu? Ohu is afternoon. Yuuka: Afternoon? Ah.. So You're free this afternoon. Free this afternoon? (It's 2 pm this time) (yuko comes) HG:Do you have a boyfriend? Yuuka? Boyfriend.. Hmmm.. You? HG: No... I need boyfriend. Yuuka: I see[i'm not sure if that's what she said or oishii.lol] Type boyfriend? HG: Type.. Can I say it in English.. (yuko arrives) HG: How are you.. Sit here.. HG: We were in a drama togther before. ..talking in Korean.. Yuuka: Just as I thought, you're fluent. Yoomin: I used to live there. Yuuka: What year? Yoomin: About 5 yrs. ..6:00 Yuuka: What's the hottest spot in Korea? Yoomin..translating for HG Yuuka: Doogeon.. atsui.. Yoomin: Achugon.. The hot spot Yuuka: Doogeon.. Yoomin: She has a lot of celebrity friends Yuuka: AH! Etto.. Chingu. (Friend) Yoomin: She says she has a lot of friends her age.. Yuuka: How a bout Yoomin.. Yoomin: Hmm.. I don't have a friend. Yuuka: You don't have a friend.?
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Song Joongki & Song Hyekyo together at Sulwhasoo event in Shanghai 2018.
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According to China's Sina , on August 29, Song Hye Kyo met with the Chinese media prior to the beauty event in Hong Kong.
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Just like the other properties owned by Bob and Kate it is clear that no expense has been spared in making Rose Cottage a must stay cottage when you next visit this beautiful part of the country. We found the locals to be very friendly in High Bickington as well at the other town and villages in the area. We would recommend a visit to the Ramshead in Dolton for a great meal although both pubs in High Bickington are also perfectly adequate. | ottages I am lucky enough to be invited to view and sometimes stay in some wonderful holiday cottages from across the UK. Most recently I was invited to stay in at Rose Cottage in High Bickington in North Devon.
As we entered the property we immediately noticed the welcoming aroma of freshly baked bread to greet us. This was a lovely touch that I understand is offered to all guests. The cottage was warm and beautifully furnished.
We started to explore and my wife looked at the downstairs bedroom which like all rooms looks newly decorated in a modern yet stylish way. I was already outside checking out the six person hot tub privately situated in the new look courtyard. The hot tub was spotlessly clean, warm and inviting. The owners have clearly spent a great deal of time and no doubt money on making this area just perfect for visiting guests.
The lounge area is very traditional which we loved but fully equipped with all the latest gadgets including a fab 3d T.V with all the channels that you could possibly need. A smart music system is available in all rooms and was a really nice touch.
My wife was by now upstairs checking out the huge bath that sits just outside the main bedroom. The main bedroom was again beautifully furnished and everything you could possibly need was at hand. The kitchen was brilliantly designed and perfect in every | 263 |
Men's basketball game at Eastern Michigan postponed
Eagles return too many positive tests to play, Bulls have tenth cancellation or postponement
UB men's basketball guard Keishawn Brewton prepares to shoot a free throw during a recent game against Ohio University.
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By HUNTER SKOCZYLAS
February 15, 2021 | 1:01pm EST
For the tenth time this season, men's basketball will have to cancel or postpone a game due to COVID-19 concerns and contact tracing. UB's scheduled Tuesday night tilt against Eastern Michigan will be postponed due to "roster issues," according to the Mid-American Conference.
"The University at Buffalo at Eastern Michigan University men's basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 16 has been postponed due to roster issues with the Eastern Michigan men's basketball team related to positive COVID-19 tests and subsequent contact tracing. Attempts will be made to reschedule this game on a to-be-determined date," according to a MAC press release.
UB has been forced to cancel games against non-conference foes Gannon (Nov. 25), St. Bonaventure (Dec. 22) and West Virginia (Dec. 29). The Bulls have also been forced to postpone games against MAC rivals Akron (Jan. 1), Northern Illinois (Jan. 23), Central Michigan (Jan. 26 and Feb. 12) and Eastern Michigan (Feb. 16). It is unclear when, or if, these games will be made up.
The Bulls will look to return to action Feb. 19 when they host Toledo at 9 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN2.
Hunter Skoczylas is the assistant sports editor and can be reached at hunter.skoczylas@ubspectrum.com
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Hunter Skoczylas is the sports editor for The Spectrum. In his free time, he can be found looking up random sports statistics, jamming to Fleetwood Mac and dedicating his Sunday after | 384 |
Estonian Music for Winds
EDUARD TAMM (1879-1941): Galopp "Merry Shrovetide in St. Petersburg", A Dream on the Train (arr. Peeter Saan [b.1959]), REIN PLOOM (<|fim_middle|>" x 6.5") booklet which provides a 30-page potted history of Estonia, Estonian composers, Estonian wind band composers, Estonian folk, rock and jazz musicians, a 19-page list of Estonian compositions for wind band, a three-page bibliography and, at the end, 5 pages of notes on the composers recorded here (one or two even have brief notes about the music). The performers are from Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Everything here is tonal, some folk-derived, and, at low mid-price, a real bargain for the mildly adventurous. CNU Wind Ensemble; Mark U. Reimer. | 1900-1986): Estonian Rhapsody (arr. Bert Langeler), PRIIT RAIK (1948-2008): In the Moonlight, EINO TAMBERG (1930-2010): Symphonic Dance No. 1 (arr. Saan), PEETER VÄHI (b.1955): Between Heaven and Earth, REIN RANNAP (b.1953): The Last Days of Winter.
Catalogue Number: 03P101
Label: Mark Records
Reference: 50966-MCD
Description: This 53-minute disc of music for wind band by Estonian composers comes in a DVD box in order to contain a weird-sized (4.125 | 173 |
from Santa Monica, CA
September 26, 1986 (age 35)
Blake Mills is a guitarist, Grammy-winning producer, and recording artist. He is best known as a session musician and vocalist as well as a producer and remixer. Mills has performed on well over 200 recordings with artists ranging from Kid Rock, Dangermouse, and Paulo Nutini to Norah Jones, Lana Del Rey, and Weezer. He began recording as a headline artist with 2010's Break Mirrors, but his breakthrough was with 2014's widely celebrated Heigh Ho. The self-produced album's sidemen included Don Was, Jim Keltner, Mike Elizondo, and Benmont Tench. That same year, he worked with Diana Krall, Johnny Hallyday, Alabama Shakes, and Sara Bareilles. Mills continued to work as a sideman and touring musician with John Legend, Randy Newman, Bruce Hornsby, and Jim James. He reentered the studio to issue his 2018 all-instrumental offering Look, which he followed with the critically acclaimed Mutable Set two years later. In 2021, Mills collaborated with Welsh songwriter, bassist, and producer Pino Palladino on the New Deal/Impulse! studio outing Notes with Attachments.
Mills began his musical career as a founding member of Simon Dawes with Taylor Goldsmith. They recorded and released the EP What No One Hears in 2005 and the full-length Carnivore in 2006. After he left, the band shortened their name to Dawes. Mills became a touring guitarist for Jenny Lewis. He also served as a hired gun for Band of Horses, Lucinda Williams, and Julian Casablancas.
Until that time, Mills never really considered himself a solo artist. His first recording on his own, Break Mirrors, was released with the intention of securing more session work and becoming a producer. The end result was widely acclaimed for its overall originality in writing, arranging, and producing.
His strategy worked. He co-produced Jesca Hoop's The House That Jack Built in 2011, and produced fiddler Sarah Watkins' sophomore release, Sun Midnight Sun. Mills produced, co-produced, and/or played on several tracks by several other musicians as well as contributing to compilations. His co-production and performance of "Oh Well," with Billy Gibbons and Matt Sweeney on the tribute album Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac was considered by many to be the set's highlight.
Mills began recording his sophomore offering, Heigh Ho, at<|fim_middle|> Alternative Album of the Year. During 2016 and 2017, he produced albums by Perfume Genius and Dawes. He returned to his solo career in 2018 with Look, an instrumental album recorded while he was learning how to play vintage guitar synthesizers.
After the requisite touring and more studio work with Bruce Hornsby, Bareilles, Andrew Bird, and others, Mills reentered the studio in 2019 with a slew of musicians who included Rob Moose, Cass McCombs, Pino Palladino, Patrick Warren, Sam Gendel, and Gabriel Kahane. He crafted Mutable Set, a collection of 11 songs as a soundtrack to the emotional dissonance of modern life. He co-wrote five tracks with McCombs and another with Kahane. The full-length was released in May of 2020. Throughout 2020, Mills worked with bassist/producer/composer Pino Palladino, who was cutting his first-ever solo recording after a four-decade career in music. As the pair cut and added to tracks in their respective studios with many different musicians, they sent their contributions back and forth digitally. In short order they realized the project had become a full-scale collaboration. Each selection originated from Palladino's melodic and rhythmic languages, then developed outward by referencing influences shared by the two musicians, including West African and Cuban music, funk, jazz, English folk, and more. The finished result was the eight-track Notes with Attachments. It was issued by New Deal/Impulse! in March 2021. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi
Strange Fruit (feat. Blake Mills) [From Sons of Anarchy: Season 4]
If I'm Unworthy
Mutable Set
Heigh Ho
Summer All Over
Vanishing Twin
Strange Fruit [From "Sons of Anarchy: Season 4"]
Pino Palladino + Blake Mills: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Blake Mills Performs "If I'm Unworthy" | Fender
Blake Mills - Guitar Moves - Episode 2
BEHIND THE WALLS: Blake Mills "When I Paint My Masterpiece" ~ Newport Folk Festival 2015
Blake Mills live from the Greek theatre Los Angeles 2016
Pino Palladino and Blake Mills | Broken Record (Hosted by Rick Rubin)
Blake Mills - It'll All Work Out | Honey I'm Home Session | Capitol's Ocean Way studio (the room was built for Frank Sinatra) with a host of guests who included Fiona Apple, Jon Brion, Benmont Tench, Don Was, and Jim Keltner. The album was released in September 2014.
Mills produced Alabama Shakes' 2015 LP Sound Color, which wound up snagging him a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. He also shared in the record's win for Best | 99 |
Chaux-lès-Clerval est une ancienne commune française située dans le département du Doubs, en région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Au , elle a fusionné avec Pays de Clerval pour former la commune nouvelle de Pays de Clerval.
Ses habitants sont appelés les Calcelois et Calceloises.
Géographie
Toponymie
Chaux en 1275 ; Chaulx au .
Chaux : provient d'un terme gaulois calmis ou calma « haut plateau dénudé, plateau rocheux ».
Communes limitrophes
Histoire
Claude Boisot, chanoine et chantre de l'église métropolitaine de Besançon, était prieur commendataire du prieuré Saint-Pierre de Chaux-lès-Clerval en 1749 .
Politique et administration
Démographie
Lieux et monuments
L'église Saint-Pierre, avec son clocher comtois, recèle plusieurs éléments recensés dans la base Palissy : statues (sainte Anne et la Vierge, saint Pierre, saint Claude, Vierge à l'Enfant), bancs de chœur, stalles, cloche.
Fontaine-lavoir-abreuvoir<|fim_middle|> références
Notes
Références
Voir aussi
Articles connexes
Communes du Doubs
Liens externes
Chaux-lès-Clerval sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
Ancienne commune dans le Doubs
Commune déléguée dans le Doubs | avec ses trois ouvertures arrière en arcade et sa pile de jet carrée.
Personnalités liées à la commune
Louis Bassenne (1858-1938), polytechnicien, général de brigade pendant la Première Guerre mondiale.
Florian Vigneront (1996-), footballeur à l'AS Bretonvillers, vainqueur de la FED Cup en 2015.
Notes et | 101 |
The Women of Brook Farm are back and look forward to seeing you in Roslindale's newest performance space.
Boston Women's Heritage Trail and New Brook Farm partner to present an updated edition of our engaging exploration of the extraordinary women who founded, joined, and visited Brook Farm. Come hear<|fim_middle|> limited, so come early to be sure you get a seat.
This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities. | the words of Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Peabody, Sophia Ripley, Amelia Russell (the Mistress of the Revels) and others, drawn from their journals, letters, books and interviews.
In partnership with the Boston Women's Heritage Trail, New Brook Farm will present an updated edition of our engaging exploration of the extraordinary women who founded, joined, and visited Brook Farm. Come hear the words of Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Peabody, Sophia Ripley, Amelia Russell (the Mistress of the Revels) and others, drawn from their journals, letters, books and interviews.
Following the performance will be a community discussion on "Shaping the Social Contract: Insights from the Women of Brook Farm," through a generous grant from Mass Humanities. Historian and writer Marilyn Richardson will lead the discussion, which will examine the interconnections of gender equality, abolitionism, and women's suffrage in the 19th century and current issues of racism and sexism.
Please note that seating in the Rozzie Square Theater is | 203 |
La orquídea olorosa negra (Gymnadenia rhellicani (Teppner & E.Klein) Teppner & E. Klein, 1998) es una especie de orquídea terrestre perteneciente a la familia Orchidaceae.
Descripción
Es una orquídea terrest<|fim_middle|>licanus Kohlröschen
Francés: Nigritelle noire
Hornjoserbsce: Rhellicanowa smalnička
Sinonimia
Gymnadenia cenisia (G.Foelsche & al.) G.Foelsche & al. 1999
Nigritella cenisia G.Foelsche & al. 1998
Nigritella nigra lus. fulva G.Keller in G.Keller & al. 1933
Nigritella nigra subsp. rhellicani (Teppner & E.Klein) H.Baumann 2004
Nigritella nigra var. rosea Vis. & Sacc. ex Goiran 1883
Nigritella rhellicani Teppner & E.Klein 1990
Nigritella rhellicani f. fulva (G.Keller) Teppner & E.Klein 1990
Nigritella rhellicani var. rosea (Vis. & Sacc. ex Goiran) Teppner & E.Klein 1990
Referencias
Enlaces externos
Imágenes en Google
Gymnadenia rhellicani (en francés)
rhellicani
Flora de Europa | re pequeña o mediana, que prefiere clima fríos en suelos calcáreos de las zonas secas y en las soleadas praderas en elevaciones de 1000 a 2800 metros. Con siete a once hojas basales, extendidas a erectas, de color verde oscuro por el haz, pálido verde el envés, lineales, agudas, de margen serrado finamente y en la parte superior de dos a tres caulinas, a veces hojas rojas. Florece a fines de la primavera y el verano en una sólida y erecta inflorescencia apical que tiene las flores en un racimo, tiene forma de huevo y está perfumada con olor a vainilla o muy picante.
Distribución
Es nativa de Europa en los Alpes occidentales. Se encuentra en Francia, Alemania, República Checa, Eslovaquia y Suiza.
Nombre común
Español: Orquídea olorosa negra
Alemán: Rhel | 236 |
If you're a foodie, you'll know Thomas Keller. And if you know Thomas Keller, you'll know about his restaurants in Yountville, CA. You may recall that I took a crazy drive up to Keller's Ad Hoc in Yountville one Monday evening in an attempt to try his famous Buttermilk Fried Chicken, but later had to order Wagyu Tri-trip because we came the wrong day (They serve the fried chicken every other Monday). Anyway, Keller has since opened up a little shack behind Ad Hoc called Addendum which serves brown bag lunches in a to-go fashion. Here you can grab your order and eat at one of their picnic tables in their vegetable garden. I was excited to learn that his Buttermilk Fried Chicken is on their limited menu, and I've already been back twice to eat it.
Before I get into the description of the meal, there are some rules you need to know. Addendum only serves 200 orders of the fried chicken and barbecued meats per day or until 2pm, whichever comes first. To help you gauge the time, I've come twice already and was able to snag the fried chicken at 12 noon and at 1pm. At 1pm, I was within one of the last 5 orders. They say you can call ahead and order 10 minutes before you pick up, but I've never had any luck getting through on the line.
Each order comes with potato salad, corn succotash and a slice of honey cornbread. The potato salad is the best potato salad I've ever had. It's<|fim_middle|> buttery goodness.
Thomas Keller's fried chicken is hands-down the BEST fried chicken I've ever had. It was perfectly seasoned and extremely juicy on the inside, two vital characteristics that are hard to come by. It doesn't taste like yuppy fried chicken either (like the version from Wayfare Tavern). It tastes like good ol' Southern fried chicken. I'm thinking Keller uses abnormal chickens that are injected with juice because I have never had a chicken so juicy (kidding about the abnormal chickens). It must be the 12-hour lemon, honey and herb brine that makes this chicken drip with juices. Even with the moist center, the skin is still very crispy too. Each order receives 3 small pieces which are surprisingly very filling. My brother made this fried chicken before using the Ad Hoc: At Home cookbook and his was pretty much on par. I asked the server if there were ingredients left off of their recipe and they said no.
Nonetheless, I know Addendum makes some amazing fried chicken most of the time, so take my advice and come early! | kind of like a cool version of mashed potatoes. The salad was lightly seasoned and lemony; a great neutralizer for the fried chicken. The corn succotash was amazing! The corn and the roasted bell peppers were sautéed together until it became sweet, | 54 |
It's the last week of Project 52 for 2015! It has been a great year developing Hoof N Paw into a wonderful business. I've never been happier photographing pets!
This weeks theme of "celebrate" couldn't have come at a better time. Not only are we all celebrating the holiday but we at Hoof N Paw had a little party for our Bron. He turned 8 years old on the 22nd. While he wasn't excited about the head adornment, he was more than thrilled to eat his pork chop. See his photos above.
In my neck<|fim_middle|> feet of snow just this week!!! My family has been busy building snowmen and snow forts. Our BC's join in the fun.
I hope that each of you have a very blessed holiday season as we celebrate our Lord's birth! | of the woods, we have also been celebrating the arrival of snow. There has not been much in the last few years, resulting in Summer droughts (we normally get a large amount) and epic wildfires. To our great delight, we are at 2 | 52 |
Girls from Daraja Academy, Kenya
Here<|fim_middle|> Journey in Educational Leadership from Rural Nepal to East Texas and Delaware | are some resources that you may find of interest.
Reports about schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
Click to access Edify_EducationInterrupted_FullReport_080620_FINAL.pdf
An NGO's report on school closures in non-state schools in 11 nations in the Global South
If you have an interest in working in development some of the books below will be informative:
Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo (2011). Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. Public Affairs.
Duncan Green (2016). How Change Happens. Oxford University Press.
Matt Andrews, Jesse McConnell & Alison Westcott. (2010). Development as Leadership-led Change: A report for the Global Leadership Initiative. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
William Easterly (2007). The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. Penguin Books.
Maia Gedde (2015). Working in International Development and Humanitarian Assistance: A Career Guide. Routledge, London.
Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel (2011). More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dutton: Penguin Group USA.
Dambisa Moyo (2009). Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.
Nina Munk (2014). The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty. Anchor.
Jacqueline Novogratz (2009). The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World. Rodale Books: Pennsylvania.
Hans Rosling (2018). Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World–and Why Things are Better Than You Think. Flatiron Books.
Josh Ruxin (2013) A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope and a Restaurant in Rwanda. Little, Brown and Company.
Amartya Sen. (1999). Development as Freedom. Anchor Books: Random House.
To learn more about school leader preparation, professional development, and leadership standards around the world
Cordeiro, P.A., & Brion, C. (2018). Women School Leaders: Entrepreneurs in Low Fee Private Schools in Three West African Nations. Frontiers: Leadership in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2017.0006
Lumby, J., Crow, G., & Pashiardis, P. (2008). International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders. New York: Routledge.
Moorosi, P., & Bush, T. (2019). (Eds.) Preparation and development of school leaders in Africa. Bloombsury Academic.
Taipale, A (2012), International Survey on Educational Leadership, Finnish National Board of Education.
To learn more about the context of Africa:
Africa in general:
George B.N. Ayittey. (2005). Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future. Palgrave MacMillan.
Richard Dowden. (2010). Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles. Public Affairs.
Jeffrey Gettleman. (2017). Love, Africa: A Memoir of Romance, War, and Survival. Harper.
Ethiopia:
Makonen Getu. (2015). Socialism and Development in Ethiopia. Regnum Studies in Mission.
Makonen Getu. (2004). The Undreamt: An Ethiopian Transformation. Christian Transformation Resource Centre: Philippines.
Kwei Quartey writes enjoyable mystery novels (his detective's name is Darko Dawson) that have various areas of Ghana as the backdrop. Wife of the Gods (2009); Children of the Street (2011); Gold of Our Fathers (2017); Death by His Grace (2017). They are fun. Enjoy!
Nana Awere Damoah. (2013). I Speak of Ghana. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Liberia:
Helene Cooper's two books:
2017) Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Simon & Schuster.
(2009) The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood. Simon & Schuster.
Tim Butcher. (2011). Chasing the Devil: A Journey through Sub-Saharan Africa in the Footsteps of Graham Greene. New York: Atlas & Company Publishers. (This includes Sierra Leone).
Tanzania (education):
R. Sambuli Mosha, (2000). The Heartbeat of Indigenous Africa: A Study of Chagga Education System. Taylor & Francis.
Uganda (education):
Twesigye Jackson Karuri with Susan Urbanek Linville. (2010). The Price of Stones: Building a School for My Village. Penguin Group.
Rwanda:
A book with a very different view than what we typically hear/read about Rwanda.
Judi Rever (2018). In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Random House Canada.
To learn more about the educational context of Central/South America/Caribbean:
Kathryn Anderson-Levitt & Elsie Rockwell. (2017). Comparing Ethnographies: Local Studies of Education Across the Americas. AERA: Washington DC.
Barbara Burns & Javier Luque. (2015). Great Teachers: How to Raise Student Learning in Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
To learn more about the educational context of South/East Asia/Pacific:
Samuel, Meng Yew Tee, & Lorraine Pe Symaco (Eds.) (2017). Education in Malaysia: Development and Challenges. Springer.
Mae Chu Chang, Samer Al-Samarrai, Andrew B. Ragatz, Joppe de Ree, & Ritchie Stevenson. (2013). Teacher Reform: The Role of Politics and evidence in Policy Making. World Bank.
If you are interested in learning more about the educational context of the Middle East:
Daniele Cantini, (2016). Youth and Education in the Middle East: Shaping Identity and Politics in Jordan. I. B. Tauris; Sew Edition. (This is about higher education.)
Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb (2013). I am Malala. Little, Brown and Company.
To learn more about women and girls' education:
Gene B. Sperling & Rebecca Winthrop. (2016). What Works in Girls' Education: Evidence for the World's Best Investment. The Brookings Institution.
To learn more about private schooling in the Global South:
Katelyn Donnelly, Arvind Nagarajan, & Ross Lescano Lipstein. (2019). Beyond the Mirage: How pragmatic stewardship could transform learning outcomes in international education systems. https://www.seeingbeyondthemirage.com
For a review of the above report, be sure to read:
Frank Adamson (2019). NEPC Review: Beyond the Mirage: How Pragmatic Stewardship Could Transform Outcomes in international Education Systems. http://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/mirage
Global Campaign for Education. (2016). Private Profit, Public Loss: Why the push for low-fee private schools is throwing quality education off track. South Africa: Johannesburg.
Prachi Srivastava & Geoffrey Walford. (Eds.) (2007). Private Schooling in Less Economically Developed Countries. Symposium Books.
Prachi Srivastava (Ed.) (2013). Low-Fee Private Schooling: Aggravating Equity or Mitigating Disadvantage? Symposium Books.
James Tooley. (2013). The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey into How the World's Poorest People are Educating Themselves. Cato Institute.
To learn more about internationalization and globalization in Pk-12 education:
Nelly P. Stromquist & Karen Monkman (Eds.) (2014). Globalization & Education: Integration and Contestation Across Cultures. Rowman & Littlefield.
If you are interested in learning more about internationalization in higher education:
Rosalind Latiner Raby & Edward J. Valeau. (Eds.). (2016). International Education at Community Colleges: Themes, Practices and Case Studies. Palgrave MacMillan.
Peter Ninnes & Meeri Hellsten (Eds.) (2005). Internationalizing Higher Education" Critical Explorations of Pedagogy and Policy. Springer.
Georgiana Mihut & Philip Altbach (Eds.) (2017). Understanding Higher Education Internationalization: Insights from Key Global Publications. Sense Publishers.
If you are interested in learning more about comparative and international teacher education:
John Chi-Kin Lee & Christopher Day (Eds.) (2016). Quality and Change in Teacher Education: Western and Chinese Perspectives. Springer.
Karen Mundy, Kathy Bickmore, Ruth Hayhoe, Meggan Madden & Katherine Madjidi. (Eds.) (2008). Comparative and International Education: Issues for Teachers. Teachers College.
If you're interested in learning about microfinance:
Beatriz Armendariz & Jonathan Morduch. (2010). The Economics of Microfinance. MIT Press.
Makonen Getu (Ed.) (2013). Transforming Microfinance: A Christian Approach. Oxford Center for Mission Studies: Regnum Books International.
Muhammad Yunus. (2008). Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. PublicAffairs.
To learn more about social entrepreneurship:
David Bornstein. (2010). Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford university Press.
Teresa Chahine. (2016). Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship. CRS Press.
B. Gidron and Y. Hasenfeld. (Eds.) (2012). Social enterprises: An Organizational Perspective. Plagrave Macmillan.
Chao Guo (2014). Social Entrepreneurship: An Evidence-Based Approach to Creating Social Value. Jossey-Bass.
Jason Haber (2016). The Business of Good: Social Entrepreneurship and the new bottom line . Entrepreneur Media Inc.
Lily Irani (2019). Chasing Innovation: Making Entrepreneurial Citizens in Modern India. Princeton University Press.
If you want to read about poverty, we recommend:
Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, & Orlanda Ruthven. (2009). Portfolios of the Poor: How the World'sPoor Live on $2 a Day. Princeton University Press.
Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shafer. (2016) . $2.00 a Day; Living on Almost Nothing in America. Mariner Books.
To learn more about the education of girls:
Visit Echidna
A few key education reports:
There are so many. Let us know your favorite. Here are two that are quite informative.
World Bank. (2018) World Development Report 2018: Learning: To Realize Education's Promise. Washington DC: World Bank.
Sajitha Bashir, Marlaine Lockheed, Elizabeth Ninan, & Jee-Peng Tan. (2018) Facing Forward: Schooling for Learning in Africa. The World Bank.
Poverty and Development:
The Gates Foundation Blog: https://www.impatientoptimists.org/
US and international topics related to poverty, health, education and development written by various foundation staff.
The World Bank: http://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/
"Working for a world free of poverty," this blog is a forum for discussing development issues and provides open access to World Bank data.
The United Nations Development Program: http://open.undp.org/#2018
The UNDP's comprehensive, qualitative and timely information about how aid flows and its results. The blog is also part of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to which UNDP is a signatory, advocating voluntary transparency aimed at making information about aid spending easier to access, understand and use.
From Poverty to Power—Oxfam: https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/
Blogs by Duncan Green and colleagues–one of my favorites. It covers poverty, NGOs, health education, etc.
Ashoka: https://www.ashoka.org/en
Ashoka is in more than 90 countries. They believe everyone should be an effective and confident changemaker. They have a global network of Ashoka Fellows the world's leading social entrepreneurs. Their framework includes empathy, teamwork, new leadership, and changemaking.
I created this website to provide a conversational blog written by a group of scholars and practitioners who are passionate about improving leadership in education in marginalized communities around the world. Education is the ticket to escape from poverty.
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Ohio's Forests 2011
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Ohio forests: 2006
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West Virginia's Forests 2008
The first full annual inventory of West Virginia's forests reports 12.0 million acres of forest land or 78 percent of the State's land area. The area of forest land has changed little since 2000. Of this land, 7.2 million acres (60 percent) are held by family forest owners. The current growing-stock inventory is 25 billion cubic feet--12 percent more than in...
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New York's Forests 2007
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#WonderWomanWednesday - Nadiah
1 comment / Posted Mar 16, 2016 by Tze Yin Wong
"If I want to do something, I'll always put 110% in whatever I do," Nadiah said.
Deceived by her petite body size, we wouldn't have discovered Diah's big dreams until we've spoken to her. Be that as it may, she doesn't call those as her dreams, but plans instead. She has this belief that if one fails to plan, he or she plans to fail.
Raised up in a family with multicultural background, Diah learns to value differences from an early age. She also knows the importance to be in harmony as well as in unity with those around her. Her big-heart and passion to help others has led her to pursue a medical career. She has recently graduated as a doctor from a medical school in the United Kingdom (UK). This coming July, she'll be going back to the UK to serve as a trainee doctor for two years before deciding on which route she'll take to be a specialist.
Apart from focusing on her medical career, Diah has another 10-years plan which is to embark on a business idea that no one sees possible, but herself. Unlike any other old folks' home that can be seen mushrooming everywhere in Malaysia, she plans on starting up a place that the elderly would feel at home. The concept is similar to replicating their home without affecting the 3 important aspects in anyone's life – quality, privacy, and independence.
"Each and every one of us is independent with most self-care skills. We don't become less independent as we grow older. When some might have difficulties in it, we still have to ask them to at least try to feed themselves, bathe themselves, and clothe themselves." Diah stated. Despite knowing that she'll need a proper big land for this business idea to materialize, she vows to persevere on it. As for now, she is currently on a path to motivate and inspire others to live healthily.
Diah is pretty devoted to fitness even though her first intention was just to relieve stress. She started off her fitness journey in 2013 by jogging for about 20 to 30 minutes a day. Back then, her weight was not consistent and would often fluctuate. When she came upon Kayla Itsines's fitness guide, she became more discipline to stay on track with her health goals. "Nothing comes easy but determination and discipline will get you there." Diah admits.
Once she saw the results appearing on her body, it slowly becomes an addiction for her to workout. This is when she pushes herself further to go to gym and try out weightlifting. "I think in this world, anything you want to do is always self-motivation. If you're not motivated to do it, whoever asks you to do it, you won't do it," says Diah.
Her instagram account, @fmebydr, was started not even a year ago. Albeit that, the attention that the account has gathered up till now is astonishing, nearly 2000 followers from all over the world!
Through this online community, she does not only feel motivated by everyone else's progress, advices, tips and tricks, she also gets to incite others with her posts that consists of appetizing dishes, from breakfast, lunch, snacks to dinner, together with its recipes.
She showed that meal prep and clean eating is not a challenge. Her generosity in sharing her knowledge has given her a chance to be the ambassador of a well-being product.
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At this point of her life, she is trying and doing her best in every career path – medical, business, and fitness. As time passes by, she'll soon discover which will work the best for her.
"Try to love yourself more now because you'll love it even more in the future. If you don't love yourself more now, you wouldn't even want to make yourself better. If you start loving yourself, then you will do whatever it takes to improve yourself. It's always the positive vibes that we need to foster." - Nadiah.
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3 reasons why Eleanor Roosevelt is the original #GirlBoss #WonderWomanWednesday
0 comments / Posted Mar 09, 2016 by Barry Ooi
International Women's Day 2016 may have passed, but that doesn't mean we'll stop celebrating and promoting the cause of women everywhere! Tea by Twenty3, our basic line of quirky graphic tees that aim to inspire self-reflection, is all about empowering women to unabashedly celebrate themselves and indulge in the self-love that they deserve.
So what's with the name "Tea"?
Tea isn't just a play on "t-shirt", or a random word we picked out to christen our new line of basics. Our graphic designers wanted their work to have a name that would adequately convey the sense of strength, confidence, and femininity that they've imbued into their designs.
So we decided it was only appropriate for this collection to pay homage to a woman who we think is an absolute boss: Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor, the First Lady of the United States of America from 1933 to 1945 and a firm advocate for causes she believed in, has said lots of cool things, including, apparently, this gem:
"A woman is like a tea bag --- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
We can't describe Eleanor as anything less than a force of nature.
1. She broke new ground in issues like equal rights for women. During the war, she was one of the first to push for factory jobs to be given to women, in an era where women were expected to stay home and act demure.
"If I were of a debutante age I would go into a factory–any factory where I could learn a skill and be useful."
Following the war, she was heavily involved in the drafting of the New Deal, in which she advocated for women higher wages and more white-collar jobs. She chaired the first Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, and was a prolific and highly influential newspaper columnist advancing the cause of women everywhere.
2. She fought for underrepresented racial minorities. She was one of the only voices in the White House to argue for equal benefits for all races under the New Deal, and refusing to acquiesce to demands for racial segregation (she once placed a chair in the center aisle of a public meeting that adopted racially-segregated seating). She broke precedent by inviting hundreds of African-American guests to the White House, when parts of the country were still segregated and racial tensions were high.
3. She played an instrumental role in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Even after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, her stature in the global civil rights movement was such that she was elected the first chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Following her death, the UN posthumously awarded her one of its first Human Rights Prizesin <|fim_middle|> education, advice and support to women all across the world daily. These incredible women are SO dedicated and have put in so much hard work to feel fit, strong and confident and that gives me motivation to keep striving to be the best version of myself every single day. I feel blessed to be a part of such a positive community of women.
Did you ever think you would come this far? What do you think is the key to your success?
I had no idea that I would be in the position that I am in today and I feel honored and blessed that I have been given the opportunity to educate and help women from all over the world on their healthy lifestyle journey. I believe that it's not my success that is being celebrated through my Instagram but the inspirational success of the amazing BBG girls. These girls have worked so hard and dedicated themselves to get the results they desired.
What is the most exciting thing that has happened to you since you become a worldwide fitness icon?
The last 12 months have included so many exciting moments; on both my Australian Tour and World Tour, but I'll never forget walking on stage at Basketball City in New York City in front of 4,000 girls. I was taken aback that so many girls had travelled from all over New York and the USA to come and train with me and start their weekend actively! It was a very overwhelming experience and I count myself extremely lucky to be fortunate enough to be able to not only train, but also meet all these beautiful girls in person.
"Falling down is a part of life. Getting back up is living" – Kayla Itsines
Closer to home, our founder, Sherlyn Tan, also found inspiration and motivation through Kayla and her Bikini Body Guide. What started as a means to overcome her battle with depression has turned into a veritable change in lifestyle, driving her to pursue bigger dreams. Read all about it next week!
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#Pink October: Su
0 comments / Posted Oct 27, 2015 by Vivien Chong
Su, a breast cancer survivor, wearing the Alsou Dress.
"When I was diagnosed with stage 2, breast cancer 7 years ago, I couldn't quite wrap my head around it, even when I went for an operation. How could it be possible when I led a healthy lifestyle? I had a good family with two healthy young daughters and no work related stress.
What broke me was when the doctor told me I had to receive chemotherapy treatments. That was the first time I had tears in my eyes. This sounds a little ridiculous but as a lady, I want to look beautiful! It was very difficult for me to grasp the idea of losing all of my hair. After consulting many different doctors, even ones in Singapore, they confirmed that the only way I could be treated was through chemotherapy. I couldn't deny it any longer; I just had to face it.
Typically with chemotherapy, hair starts falling out two weeks after the first injection. I took the plunge and shaved my entire head. When I got home, my youngest daughter who was 7 years old at the time took one look at me and started crying at my new appearance. This broke my heart, I felt like an alien in my own home. From then on, my daughters slept with their father while I slept alone. As a family, we slept this way until my treatment was completed. On the bright side, I found a beautiful wig, which gave me a hairstyle I've never had!
I tried to turn negativity into positivity. I found God through this challenging period and I thank Jesus for being by my side through this entire experience. Supportive people surrounded me, from my husband who accompanied me for all the treatments and sat beside me while I was put on drips, to my boss who generously offered financial support. He issued me a check and told me to buy whatever I needed with the money to ease things for me. I also had the support from my friends at the Pink Ribbon Foundation. There is always someone there to support you when you feel like you've hit rock bottom.
I recovered, but towards the end of the 5 year "danger period", I was diagnosed with Thyroid complications. I was prepared for another round of fighting – I'd beaten cancer once, I could do it again! Luckily for me, it turned out to be not cancerous, and went away with medication after about a year. I am completely healed now and I live by the tagline, 'never be a victim, and always be a fighter!'" - Su
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In an era when women had far less opportunity to be seen and heard than they do today, Eleanor resolutely pushed through glass ceilings and tried to help others do the same. We're proud to honour Eleanor's inspirational life in Tea by Twenty3. To Eleanor, and other women like her, this one's for you.
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#WonderWoman - Terrena
0 comments / Posted Nov 30, 2015 by Vivien Chong
In conjunction with November being 'Depression Awareness Month' here at Twenty3, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the lovely Terrena. Here she shares her moving story about gender identity, struggling with depression, and learning to love herself.
"The name my parents gave me was Terrence. For as long as I could remember, I always felt like I was a little girl trapped inside a boy's body. I loved playing with dolls and always wanted to dress myself up in beautiful dresses instead of wearing t-shirts and pants like boys do. When I turned 5 years old, my family began thinking that it was strange I was still playing with dolls instead of toy cars. This led to some of my relatives accusing my sisters of influencing me to be a girl, instead of a normal boy.
Terrena wearing the Nikova Romper from Sher by Twenty3.
Gender identity is a funny thing; you think you know who you are, but everyone else tells you you're supposed to be someone else. Primary school was a very difficult time for me, because kids can be so cruel to anyone they see as "different". I was the subject of constant verbal and physical bullying. Not only was I certainly attracted to boys, but my body language and the way I spoke had femininity written all over it. Boys would purposely walk past me and hit me in the chest. Even at that age, I felt sexually harassed, but because I was a "boy", no one cared. Once, a girl told me that she wished I would stop behaving like a girl and act more like a boy. It hurt me, and confused me even further.
Home wasn't a place where I could seek refuge. My mother's friends would comment openly with disdain that I was turning into a girl. I knew that this bothered my mother, but she would just laugh with them and shrug it off. But I knew it was eating her up inside.
I vividly remember the first time my family turned their backs on me. When I was 8 or 9 years old, I innocently asked to play with Barbie Dolls and discovered the dolls went missing the next day. They threw them all away and refused to speak a word to me. It scared me – I loved my family, and I was terrified of being alone. Everyone hated me in school, I couldn't bear to lose my family too. From then on, I tried my best to be a normal male, even though it was far from who I was.
Terrena wearing the Cezlio Romper from Sher by Twenty3.
I'd told lies before, but to actually live a lie made me question my own identity. Who am I? What defines me? Do I exist if nobody will recognize the real me? Do I exist if I don't even have any sense of my self? It's a heavy burden for anyone to bear; for a child, it was crushing.
Growing up, my mind was constantly filled with suicidal thoughts. It started when I was in Primary 6. I would constantly ponder on the quickest, most painless way to die. I began harming myself by hitting my head against the wall, but never cut myself because I was afraid of blood. Several times I tied a rope to the windowpane, but never mustered enough courage to put it around my neck.
College came and went and yet, I did not find the courage to embrace my feminine side. I wasn't ready both financially and emotionally to face the consequences of coming out to my family. You only have one family.
After graduating, I found a job and moved to the city. Away from the environment in which I grew up, I finally began to open up – KL is a much freer and much bigger place where I could grow and learn to rediscover my own self and self-worth. Back in my hometown, I was the weird child under scrutiny from friends and neighbours, but here, I was free to start over. Most importantly, I found a group of friends who have never judged me, and who have been incredibly supportive of my rediscovered gender identity.
Fion wearing the Fronna Culottes, Terrena wearing the Fronna Dress.
Two weeks ago, with their constant encouragement, I stepped out in public in a dress for the first time. It was terrifying at first, but I had their unwavering support. They weren't embarrassed to be seen around me – in fact, they were thrilled for me!
As for my family, I eventually came out to my eldest sister about who I truly am. Her first reaction was shock but she quickly learned to accept it. She even offered to research for the right doctors for me to consult in order for me to receive the right treatments!
I now own several dresses of my own, but I still have a soft spot for that first dress – it was a Shanon Dress from Twenty3. They contacted me, and convinced me to share my story with the world.
For anyone reading this who's going through the same situation as I did, please know that you are not alone. I promise it gets better.
This is me, coming out of my closet. Having lived a lie for so many years, it feels absolutely wonderful to finally accept myself for who I am.
And who am I? I am Terrena."
Terrena wearing the Hagne Skirt and the Diarone Top.
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#WonderWomanWednesday - Kayla Itsines
1 comment / Posted Oct 28, 2015 by Vivien Chong
"There is no competition here, there are no winners or losers" – Kayla Itsines
Kayla Itsines, an international fitness Instagram sensation with 3.5 million followers and counting, is a must-follow for any Fitstagrammer. She shares progress shots of women who follow her 'Bikini Body Guide' (BBG) alongside workout tips and motivation in the form of photos of her own enviable abs. Her most impressive feat, however, isn't the thousands of burpees she can crunch out, but the online community that she has cultivated of women looking to get stronger and healthier as well as supporting and commenting on each other's workout progress through the hashtags #thekaylamovement, #bbggirls, #sweatwithkayla, and #bbgcommunity.
We emailed her recently, and she replied sharing a little bit about herself and her famed Bikini Body Guide, as well as tips and words of encouragement.
So who is Kayla Itsines and what has she been up to?
I'm a 24 year-old personal trainer from Adelaide, Australia and I've just completed my first ever World Bootcamp Tour where I was privileged enough to meet and train with nearly 10,000 girls in the UK, USA and Europe. I absolutely love that I can train, educate and give healthy lifestyle advice to girls all around the world through my Bikini Body Training Guide, Healthy Eating Lifestyle Plan, social media accounts and my website, kaylaitsines.com.
Do you remember how it all started? What inspired you to pursue a career in fitness?
During school, I always had a passion for playing sports and helping people that led me to study Personal Training at the Australian Institute of Fitness. It all started when I began to upload the amazing transformation pictures of the clients I was training at the Personal Training studio to my Instagram page. Their motivating and relatable transformations drew the attention from girls all around the world who were curious as to how my clients and I were training and achieving these results. It was my clients who inspired me to continue to grow and learn as they were finally feeling the confidence they deserved, and nothing made me happier than seeing them being able to work towards and achieve their health and fitness goals.
Why do you think your BBG exploded? How is your BBG different compared to other exercise regimes and fitness guides?
I think my program has received so much positive feedback because the results are from real women who have all achieved REAL results. It's not about a quick fix, it's not a fad, and it's a healthy, maintainable lifestyle change that is adaptable and REALISTIC for women of all ages, body shapes and fitness levels. My 28-minute high intensity, plyometric, resistance training sessions are designed to help girls achieve the results they have been seeking for so long – toned thighs, flatter stomachs and strong, slim arms, without having to spend hours a day in the gym. The biggest difference of my guides is the end goal that women worldwide are achieving; rather than being a weight-loss or a muscle-gaining program, it is simply a plan for women to develop a routine and discipline themselves to keep active and healthy in order to feel the confidence they deserve.
What do you think are the most common mistakes girls make when it comes to fitness and diet?
Girls often have the all or nothing attitude, where they fluctuate between taking their health seriously by eating extremely healthily and exercising every day, to doing absolutely nothing at all. Going through these constant changes is only going to have a negative effect on your body. This yo-yo type of attitude is frequently the main cause for rapid weight gain or weight loss, bloating, disappointment and emotional eating. My tip is to not overdo it, take things slow and make small, realistic changes; soon your body will develop a habit it can maintain long-term!
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August 27, 2019 by retrosimba
Steve Huntz had impressive timing for a player with unimpressive numbers.
On Aug. 28, 1969, Huntz hit his first major-league home run, giving the Cardinals a 2-1 walkoff victory over the Astros at St. Louis.
Huntz was an unlikely candidate for such a feat. The rookie infielder entered the game with a season batting average of .186.
Prospect with pop
Huntz began his professional career when he signed with the Orioles as an amateur free agent after three successful varsity seasons at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland.
In 1964, his first professional season, Huntz had 74 RBI for the Class A Midwest League Fox Cities Foxes. Of his <|fim_middle|> Salt Lake City. He threatened to quit, but reconsidered after a talk with Padres manager Preston Gomez. "I told him to get in shape and he could be up with us before too long," Gomez said.
Huntz hit .308 in seven games for Salt Lake City and got called up to the Padres.
On April 28, 1970, in his first Padres at-bat, Huntz hit a home run against the Expos at San Diego. It came against Waslewski, his former Cardinals teammate. Boxscore
Huntz hit 11 home runs for the 1970 Padres. Three of those homers came against future Hall of Famers _ Tom Seaver, Gaylord Perry and Phil Niekro.
Huntz also played for the White Sox in 1971 and again for the Padres in 1975.
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on August 27, 2019 at 8:40 am | Reply Phillip Mezzapelle
His best stretch of games with us was during the month of July '69. In the 19 games in which he had at least one plate appereance, he got on base at least once, in 17 of them. With the Padres, his plate discipline came in handy. He had a steak of 8 straight games with at least one walk. He also went four straight games where they walked him twice.
on August 27, 2019 at 10:24 am | Reply retrosimba
Thank you for the researched insights.
on August 27, 2019 at 2:26 pm | Reply bobrzik
According to Bob Burnes on his "Sports Open Line" radio show, after the '68 season the Cardinals thought so highly of Steve Huntz that there was talk about including him among the 15 players to protect in the first round of the expansion draft to stock the Padres and Expos. I don't think they did include him among those initial 15, but they must have pulled him back shortly afterwards.
on August 27, 2019 at 3:41 pm | Reply retrosimba
Thank you for the info. You are correct. According to published reports at the time, Steve Huntz wasn't among the original 15 players the Cardinals protected from the expansion draft. However, after the Padres chose pitcher Dave Giusti of the Cardinals in the first round of the expansion draft, the Cardinals were allowed to add 3 more players to the protected list before the next round. Huntz was one of the 3 additional players the Cardinals chose to protect. That's how highly they thought of him. Here is more on the topic: https://retrosimba.com/2018/10/14/coco-laboy-cardinals-outcast-brought-joy-to-expos/
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Cardinals scouts Jim Belz and Joe Mathes liked what they saw from Huntz. Based on their recommendations, the Cardinals paid $8,000 for the right to select Huntz in the November 1964 minor-league draft.
Huntz broke his leg in 1965 and sat out the season. He came back in 1966, played for Class AA Arkansas and committed 44 errors at shortstop.
After spending the 1967 season with Class AAA Tulsa, Huntz was called up to the big leagues when rosters expanded in September and appeared in three games for the Cardinals.
Huntz, a switch-hitter, was considered a prime candidate to earn a spot with the 1968 Cardinals as a utility player, but he batted .167 in spring training and "displayed limited range at the most critical position as backup man to Dal Maxvill at shortstop," The Sporting News reported.
The Cardinals kept veteran Dick Schofield as their reserve shortstop and sent Huntz to Tulsa for the 1968 season.
Playing for manager Warren Spahn, Huntz hit .284 with 35 doubles and 74 RBI, helping Tulsa win the 1968 Pacific Coast League championship. Though Huntz committed 41 errors at shortstop, the Cardinals were intrigued by his power.
"He's an infielder with sting at the plate and there aren't many prospects like that around," said Cardinals assistant farm director Fred McAlister.
As for fielding, McAlister said, "Huntz does a good job of moving to his right, bracing himself and gunning the ball. He can't move to his left the way Dal Maxvill can, but how many men can a shortstop throw out when he fields the ball deep to his left? It's making the routine plays that's most important with a shortstop."
After the 1968 season, Schofield was traded to the Red Sox for pitcher Gary Waslewski, opening a path for Huntz to be a reserve infielder for the 1969 Cardinals. A headline in The Sporting News declared, "Cards Tap Huntz As New Super Sub."
Huntz, 23, spent the entire 1969 season with the Cardinals, but struggled from the start. A breakthrough came on July 1, 1969, in a doubleheader against the Mets at St. Louis. Huntz, who had one RBI for the season, started at second base in the opener and drove in a run. Boxscore In the second game, he started at shortstop and drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double against Don Cardwell. Boxscore
Nearly two months later, Huntz got his first big-league home run. He entered the game against the Astros at Busch Stadium in the ninth inning as a replacement for Maxvill, who was lifted in the bottom half of the eighth for pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo.
The Astros led, 1-0, until the Cardinals tied the score in the bottom of the ninth against starter Don Wilson. Vada Pinson led off with a single. Joe Torre followed with a potential double-play grounder, but the ball took a bad hop, caromed off shortstop Denis Menke's shoulder and went into center field for a single, advancing Pinson to third. A Dave Ricketts sacrifice fly scored Pinson.
Huntz led off the bottom of the 10th and hit a 2-and-1 pitch from Wilson over the right-field wall for the walkoff home run. Boxscore
Cardinals manager Red Schoendienst told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "When Steve went up to hit in the 10th, I said, 'Hit one out of here so we can get going,' and damned if he didn't."
Huntz had one more Cardinals highlight. On Sept. 26, Huntz became the only 1969 Cardinals batter to hit two home runs in a game. Facing the Expos at Jarry Park in Montreal, Huntz hit a two-run home run against Don Shaw and a solo home run versus ex-Cardinal Larry Jaster. Boxscore
"I haven't exactly been mashing the ball, you know," Huntz said. "I've tried to do the job, but I haven't performed as well as I thought I would."
Huntz completed the 1969 Cardinals season with a .194 batting average in 71 games. He had more strikeouts (34) than hits (27) and committed nine errors in 52 games at shortstop.
At spring training in 1970, Huntz hit .345, but the Cardinals deemed him overweight and opted to send him to Tulsa. After Huntz told teammates he wouldn't report to the minors, the Cardinals traded him to the Padres for pitcher Billy McCool on April 2, 1970.
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Recently I made the decision to start a 40K army after my failure with 'Bling' Marines last year. It has been an absolute age since I've done any<|fim_middle|> it best to use magnets on this part to make it easier to remove him from the cockpit. Also painting the detail on his back would be a pain with his backpack in place. When I fitted him into the cockpit his legs decided to fall off (opppsss)! At this point I decided to magnetise his elbow joint to the fore arm attached to the control panel, again using 1mm magnets. It turns out this was a good move as the magnets held him nicely in place so I could reposition and re glue his legs into place at the hip.
I then magnetised the cockpit to the body and legs. I used two, 2mm magnets, one on either side of the body. I was previously going to magnetise all of the legs but thought better of this when I actually got around to this part of the model.
The weapons – these was a lot of work as the main barrel of the weapon is used for all three weapon variants. I decided to pin all the lights, cables and guns. So now all 3 weapons are completely interchangable.
I have also started getting a Scenic Fantascape Base ready for this model as I cant stand a model not having a base! I have used a flying, oval shaped Fantascape base. I marked with pencil on the model where the Triarch Stalkers legs would attach and then drilled holes and added pins. I then filled around the pins with Liguid Green Stuff.
Round up – When using magnets make sure your modelling area is clear. It turns out all modelling tools are metal (mine are anyway), magnets like attaching themselves where ever they can. Take your time and make sure you have all your tools handy. Don't get to complicated, less is more sometimes! | modelling and with player numbers swelling at Mad for Miniatures I thought it was about time I cracked out some modelling 'skills' (and by this I don't mean on the cat walk) – on a side note I also thought I'd blog my endeavour to do what most of us mere mortals will never do, finish a completed 40k army, painted and everything.
So with Army chosen and approval from the group I set about making my first purchase. "Codex", I hear you say! Now for anyone that knows me that would be my last choice (if possible), but as its not possible I grabbed the Codex. After a bit of riffling I was happy with my decision. This army has lots of cool models with awesome shooty guns!!
Now models, but which first. I like the whole range!
In the end I settled for the Christmas Necron Army Deal. At £150 its a steal boasting around £200 worth of miniatures, it was to good a deal to miss. Its likely in the end I would be buying most of the contents of this Army Deal anyway, so thought why not!
So after parting with Cash I set about ripping off the cellophane and opening the box, to be confronted by a magnitude of plastic sprues. My initial thought, was this the right purchase for me, which was soon forgotten as I started scrabbling through the box for the Triarch Stalker.
After finding the 3 sprues worth of parts I started looking through the instructions. Yes! For those of you that have not done any GW miniatures in a few years, they require Instructions and you will use them, or at least you should.
There are 4 main parts to the Triarch Stalker: Legs, Cockpit, Crew (1) and Weapons (3) .
The legs are easy to fit together but do require a lot of cleaning up around edges to remove the unsightly mold lines. All of the legs are made up of two parts. So when stuck together will need some extra cleaning up and filling with some Games Workshop Liquid Green Stuff (LGS), to finish them off.
If you haven't ever used the Liquid Green stuff its very easy to use – I personally just mix a little on my pallet and add a drop of water, then paint it on just like a normal paint to fill in the gaps.
It took me around 1hr to get all the legs together, just be careful on the 2 front big legs as the ball joints are moveable so glue should be used carefully.
Next I moved onto the cockpit. This part clipped together nicely, watch the underside where the control panel joins to the floor as if this is not fixed straight it will leave some undesirable gaps and make your control panel a little wonky! Once the cockpit was finished I decided to attach the crew members arm to the control panel. Later I found this was most helpful in getting the 'tricksy' Necron into the correct position.
The crew member of this vessel was a 'little' awkward (for want of a better word), but as I wanted to paint him before he is fixed in, it was imperative that I got him in the right position first. I worked from the hip up which was fine. All parts fitted together nicely and a little LGS finished off the job. When I got to the legs I realised they had ball joints at the hip, while the hip had flat edges? I grabbed some Blue Tac and fixed the feet to the floor of the cockpit and then proceeded to get the positioning of the legs and body right! Once happy I clipped the edges of the ball joints. I then stuck the legs to the hip joint and when it was dry I removed the feet from the Blue Tac giving me a perfectly positioned model. Again this was made a little easier as I had previously attached the Necrons control panel arm to the main control panel (so no dodgy' the shoulder bone doesn't connect to the, arm bone syndrome') .
The weapons all use the same turret as the main part of the weapon. Each weapon has separate add-on, either cables, tubes or glowing lights (ohhh). I stuck the main part together and again had some cleaning up and used some LGS to finish it off. I then cleaned up all the parts. Luckily, or maybe thoughtfully! Games Workshop have made the model so all of these parts can be magnetised if so desired (something I will be doing, when they arrive).
So with all the parts cleaned up and stuck together ready for magnetising and painting. My conclusion of the Triarch Stalker is a nice model to put together. It does have a couple of tricky parts including the control panel attaching to the cockpit and the awkwardness of getting the crew member in place, but spend a little time on these parts and try not to get frustrated and all your work will be fruitful. The model does require some heavy cleaning up around the legs as mentioned before to get rid of those pesky mold lines, but on the whole an enjoyable task ……… Now just looking forward to getting it magnetised ready for full construction and painting!
Since my last post I have been attempting (I say attempting), to Magnetise the two models I've been working on. My Triarch Stalker and Canoptek Spyder.
Before I continue writing about this 'attempt' I should probably mention that my first attempt to use magnets failed badly many moons ago when I tried to fix guns, to emplacements on an Ork Vehicle. Since then I've steered clear of any sort of Magnetisation on any model.
The night of trying to Magnetise these models at home was, well, let's say less then fruitful. A number of things went wrong as I didn't have all the right tools for the job. While trying to do the Triarch Stalker I had a couple of Magnets flip themselves and get stuck in their drilled holes backwards. One magnet managed to get itself stuck to another magnet and wouldn't come loose. I decided to leave the mistakes and the Stalker until I returned to the shop the next day and had all the tools available to correct the issues mentioned above.
Next I decided to take a look at the Canoptek Spyder, even though I was lacking in tools it seemed like it would be a lot easier. On this model there are multiple places to magnetise. These include the main weapon, underbelly weapons, heads and Back part of the model that creates Scarabs. As the model has small a joining parts I decided to use the 1mm Magnets.
Magnetising the head seemed the easiest place to start, it was! I then magnetised the neck to the main body using 1mm magnets. After finishing the head I moved to the back part of the Spyder.
I wanted to Magnetise this part of the model rather then just sticking it shut so I can paint the inside. This way people will still be able to see the work inside if so desired. It turns out theses parts of the model where the top fits to the bottom have some very thin connecting points (probably 1.2mm), so drilling out the magnet holes was going to have to be precise. I decided that 4 magnets should be enough to hold this part in place, two at the front and a further two at the back.
Next was the underbelly weapons – seeing as the Spyder has weapon upgrades I thought it would be good to magnetise all of these. I fixed the two Syringes on the front points with super glue, then magnetised the Gloom Prism and the Fabricator Claw array again using 1mm magnets.
Next was the main weapon the twin-linked Particle Beamer. This is another upgrade so decided to magnetise the front of the model where this weapon is supposed to be fixed. For this part I used a bigger magnet (2mm) so that it held stronger.
With this model all together I retired for the night…….
The next day, back in the shop I set about sorting out the previous nights mistakes. Clive kindly helped remove the magnets that had gotten stuck in the Triarch Stalker weapon the wrong way round by drilling them out very carefully. It was then just a case of turning them around and re glueing them.
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There's an old<|fim_middle|> language set in the device 100.
Other modules that may be provided in the device 100 include a map/travel module 144 that can display a street map of the current location of the device and obtain step-by-step street directions to a destination selected by the user, or as described above, obtained by the location awareness module 141 from another device with which there is an ongoing telephone call.
Apple credits Michael Lee, Justing Gregg and Chad Seguin as the inventors of patent application 20100029302, originally filed in Q3 2008.
Update: Another "Location Sharing" patent was revealed on December 31, 2009 under patent number 20090325603. The graphic below from that patent shows the mapping app using a pinning-system to mark the location of your buddy, colleague or family member.
When we connect all of the recent location awareness patent dots together, we definitely begin to see a serious trend forming here. | adage concerning the finding of a location for your brick and mortar retail business: Location, location, location. While that may still hold water today, that saying is going to be hijacked by the next wave of social networking apps based on Location Awareness technology. In the Social Networking Era, it's all about having the ability to access the location of your friends, colleagues, associates and family – on demand. This is going to be a very popular feature on future iPhones – if not the iPad in the coming months and years ahead. Apple's published patent momentum on Location Aware technology clearly indicates that Apple is ramping this technology up for release. On January 15, we learned of location aware technology in respect to pushing ads to users who would be interested in learning about near-by retail deals. This is perhaps Apple's vision of creating the virtual home-flyer concept. Then on January 25, we learned of the iPhone's location aware services in the works that will offer us features such as real-time public transit schedules, inner city parking availability and social networking so that you could coordinate your weekends a little better with friends on the fly. Today's patent revs-up the social networking angle and even points us to how this will work with video calling on your iPhone. To top it off, Apple's patent describes the iPhone's GPS system using maps with an optional step-by-step instruction feature, introduces us to new "Request and Release Info" virtual buttons to initiate location based services and finally – a future iPhone's high-end security features that will protect your current location from prying eyes and prowlers on the net.
Several techniques that facilitate device-to-device location awareness during a telephone call are described in Apple's patent. One embodiment of the invention is a method for communications between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, described as follows. During an ongoing telephone call (communication session) between the first and second devices, an over the air message (e.g., a short message service, SMS, or text message) is sent from the first device. This may be in response to a user activating a designated virtual or physical button of the first device, or giving a verbal command, to send a location request message. The message requests the current location of the second device. It may also be viewed as requesting permission to reveal the current location to the user of the first device. An RF-based locating methodology that determines location information of the second device is then performed. This determined location information is then sent to the first device and can be automatically displayed to its user. Thus, this technique enables a person who is on a call with another person and who would like to meet the other person, to immediately find out the location of the other person.
To ensure privacy, the user of the second device may be prompted to give permission to release her location information (e.g., by actuating a virtual or physical button on the second device), during the ongoing telephone call. Alternatively, a stored profile of the user of the second device may be checked, for automatically obtaining permission to release location information to the requesting device.
The above-described process for location awareness may occur directly between the two mobile devices. For instance, the initial request for location information from the first device may be received by the second device as an SMS or text message sent from the first device. The second device can then send its location information back to the first device, via another SMS or text message. In that case, there is no requirement for modifying any cellular telephony network infrastructure to deploy such a service, so long as each of the devices has the needed device-to-device location awareness application running (that can accept a location request text message and reply by sending a location information and permission text message.
Apple's patent points to using iPhone video conferencing with this new location feature as follows: "Note that the reference to "voice call" here is not limited to a conventional, sound-only conversation. It may also include video of the two users, synchronized with their audio. The call may be a cellular network telephone call that has been initiated by either user.
Update: In order to video call, the iPhone will have to have a new kind of video camera. That technology was touched on in our January 5 report titled Apple Working on iChat & 3D UI for Portables.
Apple's patent FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pair of mobile devices that have location awareness capability; FIG. 2 a flow diagram of the communications methodology between two users using their respective mobile devices for location awareness.
Once one user has given the requester permission to access their iPhone's coordinates via GPS, the display of the requester's iPhone may show the location of the first user's via a street map that contains a pointer or marker at the current location of the second device. The view of this map should be sufficiently wide so as to also show at the same time a marker at the location of the first device, thereby allowing the first user to obtain a better understanding of the distance between his current location and that of the second user (with whom he is having an ongoing telephone conversation).
The iPhone and in particular the location awareness module 141, may have the further ability of offering its user the option of displaying step-by-step street directions, to travel from the current location of that device to the current location of the remote device (block 216). Thus, the location awareness module running in the first device 100-1 could prompt the first user 99-1 as to whether or not he would like to see step-by-step directions to travel from their current location to that of the second device 100-2.
Apple's patent states that "This may be part of a balanced or two-way location information exchange protocol, i.e. "Show me yours and I'll show you mine", to which the second device may be subscribed."
Apple's patent FIG. 5 shown below, illustrates a virtual button labeled "Request Location Info" (image object 415) that in effect prompts the user during the phone call as to whether he would like to obtain the current location of another user who is also on the call. Note that if there are more than two users on the call (such as a conference call having three or more participants), actuating the Request Location Info button 415 may result in the location awareness module 141 further prompting the user to select one of the two or more other (remote) devices (for its location information). Once the location information has been received at the local device from one or more remote devices that are participating in the phone call, the user may be given the option of launching a map/travel application that will calculate step-by-step street directions for traveling from the current location of the local device to that of the selected, remote device.
As an alternative to placing the virtual button for Requesting Location Info (image object 415) on the front display of the touch screen 112 during the phone call, this virtual button may be exposed in a contact list or address book of the user. For example, the button may be added to the name address fields associated with each contact in the list or address book. In that case, the user may need to first actuate the Contacts button in the on-going voice call screen (see FIG. 5, tray 418), to bring to foreground her contacts list. She may then scroll through her virtual list of contacts (e.g., by name) until arriving at the record associated with the other user who is on the call. After selecting the contact list record of the other user, the user will be presented with the Request Location Info button associated with the selected record. She may now actuate the button, which triggers the automatic sending of the location request message without further input from her.
Apple's patent FIG. 5 also shows that, on the on-going voice call screen, a further image object 413 may be displayed which is labeled "Release Location Info". This image object is associated with a virtual button that, when actuated by the user of the device during a voice call, causes a location release message to be sent to a selected remote device that is participating in the voice call. The location release message may contain permission to release the current location information of the local device (e.g., calculated using the local instance of the RF locator or GPS module 135). The location release message may also contain the current location information itself. The image object may be highlighted or flashed or otherwise made more prominent whenever a location request message is received from a remote device (that is participating in the phone call). In some embodiments, the display of image object may be suppressed until or in response to the local device receiving a location request message from a remote device.
There may also be several security aspects to the location awareness methodologies described above, as follows. To ensure authenticity of the sender and to prevent spoofing of inter-device messages, the messages may be cryptographically signed and/or encrypted before being sent. A form of public key infrastructure, PKI, security process may be used in that case, to verify each user's identity. A User of a device may be identified by a cryptographic hash of the following combination: the user's name, the user's associated contact numbers, a shared or public secret key, and a private secret key. A stored profile of another user may also be treated in a similar manner, i.e. it may be cryptographically signed and/or encrypted and then stored in the device.
Apple's patent FIG. 3 noted below provides us with a view of an iPhone-like architecture with the addition of a locatioin awareness module that tightly intergrated with a mapping module.
The GPS module 135 determines or computes the current geographic location of the device and provides this information for display or use by other applications, such as by a the telephone module 138 for user in location-based dialing and applications that provide location-based services, such as a weather widget, local Yellow Page widget, or map/navigation widgets (not shown). The widget modules 149 depicted here include a calculation widget which displays a soft keypad of a calculator and enables calculator functions, an alarm clock widget, and a dictionary widget that is associated or tied to the particular human | 2,101 |
Jeter Downs Heats Up In The California League
Jeter Downs (Steve Saenz/Rancho Cucamonga Quakes)
By Kyle Glaser
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — After a slow start to the season, Jeter Downs is beginning to find his stride.
Downs went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs to lead high Class A Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers) to an 8-3 victory over Lake Elsinore (Padres) on Saturday night.
Downs, the Dodgers' No. 13 prospect, has homered in five of his last 13 games.
After batting .192 with a .252 on-base percentage and a .358 slugging percentage through the first five weeks of the season, he has hit .302/.370./.566 since May 9.
"The key was just sticking to my approach," Downs said. "I felt like even in the beginning when things weren't going my way, I was still doing a very good job sticking to the plan. Things just weren't going my way. I had to attribute that to just baseball being baseball."
Downs, 20, was a supplemental first-round pick of the Reds in 2017 and came to the Dodgers alongside fellow prospect Josiah Gray last offseason in the trade that sent Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and Alex Wood to Cincinnati.
One night after Gray stole the show, Downs took his turn to shine. He extended an early Rancho Cucamonga<|fim_middle|> the Dodgers' No. 17 prospect, hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning and finished 2-for-5, but he also had his fourth consecutive multi-strikeout game. Kendall, the Dodgers' first-round pick in 2017, is batting .211/.328/.447 with an 36.5 percent strikeout rate in a repeat season at high Class A.
— Padres' No. 26 prospect Esteury Ruiz went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored to lead Lake Elsinore. Ruiz has reached base in 12 of his last 14 games and is batting .289/.383/.488 since May 1.
Padres Prospect Luis Campusano Grows Into Offensive Force
Campusano's power is up, his average is best in the league, and his reputation behind the plate remains intact.
Dodgers Prospect Devin Mann Unlocks His Power
Mann's improvements have vaulted him from an interesting prospect to potentially one of the Dodgers' better ones.
Jeter Downs starts to heat up, Matthew Liberatore makes his Bowling Green debut, Daniel Lynch finds the strike zone and more. | lead with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, belted a titanic home run over the left field scoreboard in the fourth inning and barely missed another home run with a drive off the top of the wall in left-center for a double in the sixth inning.
In addition to his recent home run surge, Downs has a hit in 15 of his last 21 games.
"Jeter is obviously a very good hitter," Rancho Cucamonga manager Mark Kertenian said. "I think he's handled hitting different patterns at the plate, different types of offerings, different sequences. He's done a very good job of managing himself through that (and) staying aggressive. He's done some things in some situations, too, where he'll read the defense, read the field and handle himself appropriately. He's got good game vision and that's starting to really come out in action."
Downs' defensive progress has been as noticeable as his offense. A shortstop when he was drafted, Downs mostly played second base during his first full season at low Class A Dayton in the Reds' organization.
Many scouts saw second base as Downs' future position, but the Dodgers had faith he could play shortstop and moved him back to the position this year.
Downs had trouble with a few popups in the series against Lake Elsinore and made a throwing error when he charged in on a ball and threw off the wrong foot, but he also flashed enough actions and athleticism for evaluators to project him to stay at shortstop in some capacity, even if it's just part time.
"Shortstop is the position I love the most on the field," Downs said. "You're always involved in every play and constantly have to be on your toes. That's why I love it so much."
Said Kertenian: "We saw him as a very good young shortstop prospect in the (Rookie-level) Pioneer League. When I was managing in Ogden we played them a bunch. The work he's put with our infield coach, Elian Herrera, has been exceptional. There's a strong desire there. He's taken a step forward. It's obvious."
Regardless of where Downs fits defensively, his offense is what made him a high draft pick and what will drive his future.
With the way he's currently swinging the bat, the future looks increasingly bright.
"Things are starting to fall now and things are starting to build, and I'm gaining more confidence," Downs said. "It's all part of it, just growing and progressing."
Pitchers Carry The Day In California League All-Star Game
Ljay Newsome, Ryan Rolison were among the prominent arms at Tuesday's game.
— Rancho Cucamonga starter Andre Jackson sat 94-96 mph and touched 98 mph with his fastball but struggled mightily to control it. He struck out six batters in 4.1 innings but also issued three walks and threw two wild pitches. He threw his first pitch of the game to the backstop. Jackson's 85-87 mph changeup was his most effective secondary in his four-pitch mix, which also included an 86-88 mph short slider and an 80-81 mph curveball.
— Rancho Cucamonga center fielder Jeren Kendall, | 682 |
Mumbaigloss was invited to a special preview of the Indo-West<|fim_middle|>. It was pretty evident that food designed by the chefs was completely inspired by fashion. What a great combination! I had an awesome time eating delicious food and absorbing fashion all around me at this event.
Tagged Amruta Patki, Chef Ajay Chopra, fashion, fashion designer, mapxencaRS, Parvathy Omnakuttan, Riddhi Mapxencar, Siddhi Mapxencar, The Westin Mumbai, Urvashi Rautela. | ern collection by designers Riddhi–Siddhi of mapxencaRS at The Westin Garden City for cocktails. The label has been started by twin sisters Riddhi & Siddhi Mapxencar in September 2009 who come from Goa. The embroidery incorporated in garments aims at giving an illusion of print and textures rather just embellishments. The garments are made from only pure silks and natural cottons and linen. The label aims at meticulously crafted garments that are stylized and tailored to meet contemporary fashion lovers. These are structured elegant evening and cocktail wears. Perfect for the festive season! They were showcased in one corner of the grand ballroom.
The evening was anything but boring as many TV celebs were seen cheering the designer duo. Beauty queens Parvathy Omnakuttan, Amruta Patki, Urvashi Rautela, actress Rashmi Nigam, model Freddy Daruwala were seen at the event among others.
Celebrity Chef Ajay Chopra also dished out some amazing food at the cocktail evening. Sous vide chicken roulade with cauliflower espuma, carrot brittle and jus jelly were served live from counters. I am still thinking about the chicken roulade.
Everything was served with molecular gastronomy in mind. Even the deserts were bite sized. Of course, fashionistas love bite size food. It helps them to keep the makeup in place for a very long time. No second applications of lipsticks required! Jokes apart, it was perfect for a cocktail evening where guests were busy mingling and socializing with their wine tulips in one hand.
Chef Ajay Chopra designed beautiful cakes with 3D floral motifs and floral lace fondants | 348 |
The token doesn't say what the business is, but<|fim_middle|> Whipple Trade Token ~ Featuring Findlay OhioTweet this! | research finds that Chester 'Chet' Whipple owned the BRUNSWICK BILLIARDS PARLOR, on Main St. in Findlay, with "Recreation for Gentlemen".
"MAKING IMPROVEMENTS Ralph Esterly and L. H. Scothorn Buy Brunswlck Billiard Parlor -- Extensive Improvements are being made at the Brunswick Billiard Parlor in the Ewlng building and will be opened for business in about ten days. Ralph Esterly, of Davis street, and L. H. Scothorn, of Elm street, have purchased the recreation parlor and taken a long time lease on the rooms. The entire interior Is being redecorated, some new equipment Is being added and an entire new stock selected. The barbershop will be in operation in the near future in addition to a shining parlor, reading room and card room. It is planned by the owners to receive ticker reports on all baseball games. Reports of all sports will be received throughout the year. The business vas formerly owned and operated by Chester Whipple."
No other info on Mr. Whipple, and no more info or ads for the Brunswick Billiard Parlor. Perhaps the new owners changed the name.
I'm reading: Brunswick Billiard Parlor ~ Vintage Chet | 269 |
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Acts (Part 3-Chapters 5-7)
April 9, 2015 By bcoadmin Leave a Comment
by Gary T. Panell
(1-11) This account of Ananias and Sapphira is a sad one for sure. We wish these things would not happen in the Church, but they do. The very fact that Christians still have a free will, even after they are saved, makes it possible for sin to be in the Church. As hard as this reality is to accept, it is true. "Luke does not try to gloss over the situation but relates the event with black colors.
"1, 2. Sapphira in the Aramaic tongue means beautiful. Like Barnabas, she and her husband sold a piece of property. Ananias, with his wife's knowledge, determined upon the plan of bringing only part of the money to the apostles, but pretending that they were giving all. 3.We are not told how Peter recognized this deception; it was probably by divine illumination. Peter charged Ananias not with deceiving him but with attempting to deceive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is obviously a person, and verse 4 shows that the Holy Spirit is also God.
["In Acts 5:3, Peter said that Ananias had lied to the Holy Ghost: in Acts 5:4, he said that Ananias had lied to God. Thus, God and the Holy Ghost are used synonymously, showing clearly that the Holy Spirit is God." (The Defender's Bible)]
"4. The program of sharing wealth in the early church was a purely voluntary one and not compulsory. While the land remained in Ananias' possession, it was his alone to dispose of as he chose; and even after he had sold it, the money was his to do with as he pleased. Ananias' sin did not consist in his keeping back the money, but in his pretending a complete consecration to God while deliberately keeping back part of the money.
".The same fate that struck Ananias overtook Sapphira, and she fell down and expired. There is no reason to believe that Ananias and Sapphira were not saved persons. Their physical death was a divine judgment upon them which did not involve the question of their salvation. The very fact that they were believers determined the enormity of their sin. They were pretending to "surrender all" but were deliberately holding back from God. This is a sin that can be committed only by a Christian." (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)
It is possible for Christians to sin, even a sin unto death: "If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does notlead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death." (1 John 5:16-17) We should not take lightly these warnings for Christians. I know of Christians, I believe, who went to heaven before they should have, as a result of their willful sin. Now the passage goes on to say, "We know that whoever is born of God does not sin [practice sin]; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him." (1 John 5:18)
We believe that Christians are to live a victorious Christian life; that does not mean that they never sin, but that they don't want to sin (Look at our Romans 7-8 study). However, they do sin and that is why we need these verses: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us." (1 John 1:8-10)
I have met people on both sides of the spectrum concerning the sin issue. Some Christians claim that they never sin, and others are afraid that they have committed the unpardonable sin. First, if you say that you have no sin and are perfect, you are lying because God says no one is perfect, not even Christians. Usually these people redefine sin as the "big ones" they think, like murder, adultery, and so on, but God does not make these distinctions in His word.
The problem with this theory, that we can be perfect before we get to heaven, is that it just is not true, even though we are to be perfect as He is perfect; this is a goal that we will not totally reach until we get to heaven. That is why we need 1 John 1:9, because we do have a need, as Christians, to confess our sins. Peter gave Ananias and his wife Sapphira an opportunity to repent, but they didn't take it, so they died for their unconfessed sin.
The other case, where a Christian thinks he or she has committed the unpardonable sin, they have not, because they are under conviction of sin. If they had committed the unpardonable sin, they would not even be concerned about it, they would be so hardened. The mere fact that they are being convicted by the Holy Spirit shows that they can still be forgiven. The unpardonable sin is actually rejecting the Holy Spirit's convicting of a person of their need of salvation. Once a person has died it is too late to repent and receive Christ's pardon for salvation.
I believe, though, that we will see Ananias and Sapphira in heaven. You see, God has forgiven us in Christ, but we will have to give an account of our lives when we stand before Him. Many Christians in the Church have sinned like these two did, and many of these Christians have not died immediately. Why is this? It is because these two were used as examples of what God feels about us thinking that we can deceive Him. He knows everything we do, say, and think, so we need to be careful of our motives!
Before we take the Holy Communion we need to examine ourselves, St. Paul says. "Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep [have died]. For if we would judge ourselves [1 John 1:9], we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world." (1 Corinthians 11:27-32)
(11) God is a holy God, someone has noted that the angels in Isaiah 6 are not saying "love," "love," "love," when they are worshipping before God, but are saying, "Holy," "Holy," "Holy!" God wants us to live holy lives for our own well being and for His name's sake, because that is whose we are; we are His name's sake. "He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." (Psalm 23:3b)
"This event brought great awe and fear of God into the church and exercised a purifying influence. Here for the first time in Acts the word for church, ekklēsia, appears. It means, called out, and refers to the calling out of Greek citizens from their homes to the public assembly for civic purposes. The word is taken over by the Greek OT and used of Israel as the people of God. Its use in the NT therefore indicates that the Church is the new people of God. This word is never used of a building. It designates both the church at large (5:11; 9:31; 20:28) and local congregations of believers (11:26; 13:1).
(12) "The early Christians did not have their own building for worship but met in Solomon's Porch, which bordered the east side of the vast temple area." (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary) Usually they met in homes or rented buildings as we will see in other parts of Acts.
"Sings and wonders characterized the ministry of the early Church and are equally intended to be expected in and through the Church today. [1 Corinthians 12: 1-31, we have a study on this in our Corinthians commentary.]
"One Heart and One Soul, POWER OF UNITY. The early church grew rapidly as 'the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved' (Acts 2:27). In 4:32, 33, it is reported that the growing multitude of believers were experiencing a profound dimension of spiritual unity. First, they were 'of one heart,' which is a description in the original Greek, meaning 'in tune' or 'in sync' with one another. To put it another way, they were all going the same way, spiritually together. Second, they were of 'one soul' (sometimes translated as 'one mind'). This has a wonderfully deep meaning in the original Greek. It literally means 'to breathe' or 'to breathe spiritually together.' The results of this quality of spiritual unity were both powerful and practical." (New Spirit Filled Life Bible)
"The tragic and terrible weakness of the contemporary church is that its people are not rock solid in their faith in the living Lord Jesus Christ. Their leaders are so eager to pack their sanctuaries with happy people, so keen to come to an easy accommodation with the world, so willing to be soft on sin and tolerant of almost any lifestyle, that the church has almost no impact on our culture.
"If we are going to shape our society to serve God and honor Him, it will not be at the ballot box or through the political powers per se. It will be by the relentless power of God's own gracious Spirit becoming supremely in control of individual believers who are firm in their devotion to Christ. People, plain people who stand on their faith in our Father, will shape society and change our civilization for good more than will ten thousand, big-time TV campaigns with all their glitz and glamour.
"God is not looking for smooth, slick communicators. He is looking for a few noble souls who will stand firm for Him, who will not flinch before their foes, who will not fear no matter how much others may rant and rave in rage. Let me name but a few of these dauntless ones:
Joseph in Egypt,
Daniel in Babylon,
Paul in Greece and Italy,
Augustine in Africa,
Florence Nightingale in the Crimea,
Wilberforce in Britain,
Abraham Lincoln in North America.
It takes courage to be firm and fearless.
It means a man or woman must be bold for God and His Word.
It demands that we be different from the crowd.
But our Father honors those who honor Him!"
(What Makes LIFE Worth Livingby the author of A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, W. Phillip Keller)
(13) The unsaved are watching us all the time to see if our salvation is real. Sometimes they may say things like, "Oh, it is just a phase they are going through, they will get over it." Also, even though they may respect us they are afraid of what others will think of them if they get saved, or they are afraid of the persecution it will bring. Don't give up, it may take years, but if we keep praying for them and keep living for the Lord they, in many cases, will come to know Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.
Here is a true account of this very same thing happening recently in India: "The 105-year-old man stood before his fellow villagers. The people respected the elderly man and stood at rapt attention, waiting to hear what he had to say. As the words began to tumble out of his mouth, the people knew something was drastically different.
"'My dear friends and villagers, so many years I misunderstood Christianity and I persecuted the Christians a lot,' he began. 'But all these years I had no peace in my heart. Then I realized my sins and I came to know that only Jesus Christ could forgive my sins, and give me peace of mind. So whether you kill me or not, I am going to take baptism.'
"The people were stunned at his bold confession of faith. They still could hardly believe their eyes when the centenarian and his family chose to be baptized and became active members of the local Gospel for Asia Believers Church.
"GFA leaders in Tripura, where this man lives, were not surprised at the turn of events. They had been fasting and praying that God would remove the veil of opposition from the man's eyes.Whether old or young, former persecutors of Christians are today embracing the faith they once resisted-thanks to the prayers of God's people." (Gospel for Asia News Update December 2006)
(14) Now at this point in history so many were getting saved that the Apostles lost track of how many there were. "Estimates of the size of the Church by 250 [AD] vary between five and twelve percent of the population of the [Roman] Empire." (Christianity Through The Centuries)
(15-16) ".so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed." (Notice Peter didn't take up an offering here, or even say anything about money!)
God used special miracles to confirm His message to the people of that time at the beginning of the Church Age, but that is not to say that God cannot or will not do this type of thing again. The book of Acts is the blue-print for the Church, but we also need to understand that the foundation was laid by Jesus and the Twelve Apostles along with St. Paul. So you don't lay down another foundation after the building is going.
"For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:9-11)
"'Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.'. And they prayed and said, 'You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.' And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles." (Acts 1: 21-26) So today we do not have an apostleship as it was in the early Church, but there are apostles in the sense of missionaries, look at our Ephesians 4 study.
"The shadow of Peter was not magic nor was it intended to provide a formula. Sometimes God uses physical objects as a point at which our faith may make a kind of link between the seen and the unseen (see 19:12). The bread and cup of Communion, the water of baptism, and the anointing oil (James 5:14) are some examples." (New Spirit Filled Life Bible)
That being said, some today are making money out of sending pieces of cloth that have been prayed over, and they add, healing will follow if you send us money, but (they imply) "no money, no healing." How far from the truth, and how perverted are such people who would teach and preach such things! All I can say is that they will be judged for such a perversion of the precious, glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ! Salvation is a free gift, and healing is also a free gift!
In the Old Testament there is an example of someone making profit out of healing and what happened to him:
Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper.Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha's house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him.So he [Naaman].went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, 'Indeed, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.' But he said, 'As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive nothing.' And he urged him to take it, but he refused.Then he said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he departed from him a short distance.
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, 'Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him.
So Naaman said, 'Please, take two talents.' And he urged him, and bound two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him. When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed.
Now he went in and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, 'Where did you go, Gehazi? And he said, 'Your servant did not go anywhere.' Then he said to him, 'Did not my heart gowith you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyard, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever.' And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow." (2 Kings 5: 1-27)
Here is but one example of the perversion from our day of what God intended for healing gifts, and how they should be used: "—— [Name of a person] then promised that anyone suffering from an extreme financial crisis need only carry the prayer cloth in a purse, wallet, or checkbook to receive a financial breakthrough. There was one small catch: Before the cloth could work, it had to be sent back to ——. The prayer cloth, according to ——, presently 'does not carry or contain any special anointing or qualities. It is just a simple piece of plain cloth.but in a few days (if you act in faith RIGHT NOW) it can become a MIRACLE PRAYER CLOTH.' But —— had one more suggestion: When you return the cloth, be sure to send money. As —— puts it, 'Receiving follows giving.'" (Christianity in Crisis)
The Church has not seen the likes of such teaching since Martin Luther confronted John Tetzel for the selling of indulgences. Look what was happening in Luther's time: "The prior of the Dominican convent at Leipzig, John Tetzel, was selling these indulgences. When he entered Juterbog where Luther's people went to see and hear him, he had the papal bull, announcing the indulgence, carried on velvet cloth at the head of a procession.
"With great pomp and ceremony he marched through the streets of the town to the place of preaching. There, in unbelievable boldness, he promised to the Saxons that they could buy release from all punishment imposed by church law; they also could buy release from the penances they must do in purgatory for their sins.
"With mock pathos and brutal hypocrisy, he painted for the benefit of his hearers the sufferings of their dead relatives in purgatory and told them point-blank that they could release their loved ones from suffering by paying a little money. Duped by these promises, the unlettered Germans whom Luther looked upon as his sheep, believed the great reward of character thus could be bought." (Heroes of the Faith, Martin Luther, Edwin P. Booth)
So it is today, some are preaching another gospel, and some are "selling the gospel." Healing comes all of "faith" and faith in God's power, not faith in faith! Nor does God charge for salvation or healing! "And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!" And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:17)
(17-18) Tertullian said, "The blood of the martyr is often the seed of the Church." "Such rapid growth was not without much opposition on the part of the Jews. Quickly the ecclesiastical authorities realized that Christianity offered a threat to their prerogatives as interpreters and priests of the law, and they rallied their forces to combat Christianity. Persecution came first from a politico-ecclesiastical body, the Sanhedrin, which, with Roman permission, supervised the civil and religious life of the state. Peter and John were hailed before that august body at least twice and forbidden to preach the Gospel, but they refused to accede to the request." (Christianity Through the Centuries, Cairns)
(19-21) Men of this world and enemies of the cross think they can physically stop the spread of the Gospel into the entire world. Whatever they do will only 'backfire' in their faces, here they think by locking up some of the apostles they will stop the spread of the good news of Christ's resurrection. This only makes Christ's disciples more determined than ever that they are walking in the truth and light, while the Sadducees "are sad you see" because they are walking in darkness.
"5:17 Sadducees. Strangely, the chief priests were all members of the Sadducees, the religious party which (like the pagan nations around them denied the doctrine of resurrection. Therefore,<|fim_middle|> the principles of God's plan for Israel had been established long before the temple system, and that the Abrahamic Covenant centered in the promised Messiah, as did the preaching of the prophets. But Israel had rejected God's Word at every stage, had killed the prophets, corrupted the law and finally murdered the Messiah when He came." (The Defender's Study Bible)
"The same argument had been leveled at Jesus (Matt. 26:60, 61). Actually, the coming of Christ meant the end of the temple order, which was the foundation and centerpiece of Judaism." (New Spirit Filled Life Bible)
(15) "And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel." (NKJV) God was preparing Stephen for a grand entrance into his heavenly home, as He does for all His Christian martyrs! "Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment.
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-
Of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains. In dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith." (Hebrews 11:35b-40)
I have had Christians tell me that if Stephen had had enough faith he would not have had to suffer stoning. This could not be further from the truth, just the opposite is true, Hebrews 11: 35b says, "Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection."
Not only that, we see the heavens opened, ready to receive Stephen with open arms! No, there is no lack of faith here. "But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, 'Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!" (Acts 7:55-56)
Don't believe for a minute, this foolish teaching that Christians don't have to suffer if they have enough faith! What does Holy Scripture say? "Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified." (1 Peter 4:12-14) (NKJV)
(1-59) "Stephen's lengthy address is more than a rebuttal of the charges against him. Rather than defending himself, he brought an indictment against his accusers. Instead of manifesting a true zeal for the temple and the Law in their opposition to the gospel, the Jews were displaying the same rebellious spirit of unbelief that characterized their forebears who resisted the purposes of God. In a skillful review of Israel's history, he also concludes that God's presence is not limited to a geographical place nor to a particular people." (New Spirit Filled Life Bible)
"Running through his discourse are the following thoughts:
"1. Divine revelation is progressive. Stephen had been accused of preaching that the Law of Moses would pass away (6:14). Though his words had been misquoted and their meaning perverted, Stephen had evidently been preaching the passing of the age of law, and the ushering in of the age of grace. So he shows that God has always been giving new revelations of Himself.
"First He revealed Himself to Abraham, through the institution of the altar; to Moses in the burning bush and on Mount Sinai; then to Israel, through the tabernacle, and finally through the temple. Stephen shows that God's dwelling in the tabernacle and temple was only symbolical (vv. 48, 49). God now dwells in and reveals Himself in reality through a new institution-the Church.
"2. He had been accused of declaring that the temple would be destroyed (6:14). He shows that the temple is not the only holy place, but that God reveals Himself anywhere He finds an open heart. He revealed Himself to Abraham in Mesopotamia (v.2); to Joseph in Egypt (vv. 9-12); to Moses in Egypt (v. 25), and in the wilderness (vv. 30-33, 38).
"3. Israel has always rejected God's first offer of mercy, suffered for it, and then has accepted it the second time. They rejected Joseph and Moses the first time, but accepted them the second time (vv. 9-13, 24-35). In like manner they have rejected Jesus but after they have suffered, they will accept His second offer." (Through the Bible Book by Book by Myer Pearlman)
Stephen concluded this with these two charges: "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers." (7:51-52 NKJV)
"And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, tillthere was no remedy." (2 Chronicles 15-16 NKJV)
"Yet for many years You had patience with them, and testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not listen; therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands." (Nehemiah 9:30 NKJV)
Just like Jesus, Stephen, with his last breath forgave those who sinned against him. "Then Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.'" (Luke 23:34) "And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on
God and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.' Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, 'Lord, do not charge them with this sin.' And when he had said this he fell asleep." (7:59-60 NKJV) Sleep is a metaphor for death.
Stephen's prayer was answered in Saul. ".and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul." (7:58) ".although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 1:13-14)
Stephen was the first in the Church to be martyred, but since him millions upon millions of Christians have suffered for their precious Lord Jesus Christ.
"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law" and a man's enemies will be those of his own household.' He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." (Matthew 10:34-39)
Download a PDF version of this article:Acts3_English | they were increasingly furious at the effectiveness of the powerful preaching of the resurrection by the apostles (Acts 4:33; 6:7). 5:20 Go, stand. Regardless of opposition or difficulties the Lord expects His people to stand-that is, to take a stand, once and for all (Ephesians 6:13, 14)-and to speak-to speak all the words of this life, just as the apostles 'spake the word of God with boldness' (Acts 4:31)" (The Defender's Study Bible)
In this case the apostles were not in common prison long because an angel took them out. They didn't let fear take hold of them, but they went right back to work preaching the gospel in the temple. The high priest, after having breakfast decided to have the apostles for lunch, but he was to have a big surprise instead!
Angels are spoken of throughout the Bible; actually there are more references to angels in the New Testament than in the Old. They are always helping believers. They were with Christ at His birth, resurrection, and ascension. Now we see them at work in the ministry of the early Church. Do you suppose they have stopped ministering to the saints? No, I don't think so, they are always doing their job, even though we don't see them, at least we don't think we see them. "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels." (Hebrews 13:2)
God delivers some, and others He allows to stay in jail. John Bunyan spent something like twelve years in an English jail, however, as a result of that time he wrote Pilgrim's Progress, which has brought multitudes to the saving grace of Christ. Paul himself spent many years in jail, "We need to bloom where we are planted," as someone has said.
At that time, at the inception of the Church, there were just a few suffering for the Lord Jesus Christ; today many around the world suffer in prisons and in many other horrible ways. There is probably more persecution today than at any other time in Church history. One reason for so many being persecuted is because there are more Christians than there has ever been before.
Here are just a few of the countries where Christians are put in prison and tortured for their faith:
China, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), Brunei and Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Northern Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Northern Nigeria, Cuba, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Eritrea, Somalia, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza Strip, Chiapas (Mexico), Colombia, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mindanao (Philippines), Comoro Islands.
"Richard Wurmbrand learned firsthand that although you can imprison the body, no one can bind the soul. He later learned his solitary cell was adjacent to the toilet (if you could call it that) where prisoners would line up each morning. He began to shout through the wall. "God is good." "Jesus died for your sins." "Believe in Jesus." "He is your only hope." "Hallelujah!"
Richard became know as the "Hallelujah Pastor" and his reputation spread throughout the prisons in Romania-an unseen and unnamed pastor who shouted through concrete walls to bring hope to others.
Richard spent a total of 14 years in prison, three of those years in solitary confinement. After being freed and coming to the West, he started The Voice of the Martyrs (see our web sites) in October of 1967. This year (2007) marks [their] 40th anniversary." (The Voice of the Martyrs January 2007) If you do not get their magazine I highly recommend it, so you can keep in touch with what God is doing around the world through Christians who are suffering greatly for their faith.
"Doing the work of God is dangerous-not doing it is more dangerous." (Sabina Wurmbrand) To view a video reenactment by Richard Wurmbrand in his prison cell, visit www.persecution.com. Go to media rooms and enter the passcode "Wurmbrand" for more on Richard Wurmbrand's life.
(26) These religious leaders should have feared the Lord instead of the people!
(27-28) You will remember that the Jews cried out, "His blood be on us and on our children." when they wanted Jesus crucified. Now they seem to have forgotten what they had said earlier or maybe they were bothered by it. At any rate, they are still responsible for Jesus death, along with all the rest of the world, since we are all sinners, and He died for our sins! However, the Jewish nation does have the blood of Jesus on their hands, and until they ask God the Father's forgiveness for this they will not have God's protection or blessing as they had before. Once they do ask God the Father to forgive them, and ask Jesus to save them, He will. He will forgive and save them as individuals and as a nation. Then He will bless them, beyond what the world could ever fathom!
(29) "5:29 ought to obey God. Christians are commanded to 'be subject unto higher powers' (Romans 13:1) and to 'submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake' (1 Peter 2:13), with this one exception. They had been commanded not to 'teach in this name' (Acts 5:28), but God had said: 'Stand and speak' (Acts 5:20). God's commands take priority, but they should be His commands, not our extensions of those commands." (The Defender's Study Bible)
(30) The disciples did not mince any words when they said to the false religious leaders, "The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree."
(31-32) "The gift of the Holy Spirit, whom Luke notes is given to all believers at the time of salvation, bears witness to the reality of the exaltation of Jesus."
(33-42) Gamaliel, Paul's former teacher (22:3), did not see Jesus as the Messiah, but his counsel to the Sanhedrin was certainly influenced by divine providence. Luke's more subtle message is that even the highest levels of Jewish leadership had to admit that they had no valid reason for resisting the early church." (New Spirit Filled Life Bible)
"Compare Acts 2:37. The Gospel, when preached in the power of the Holy Spirit, often convicts or enrages." (New Scofield Reference Edition)
"5:34 Gamaliel, a Pharisee rather than a Sadducee like the chief priests and well instructed in the Scriptures, had been the teacher of young Paul before the latter became a Christian (Acts 22:3)
"5:39 ye cannot overthrow it. Gamaliel may well have known Nicodemus, who was also a member of the council, a Pharisee, and a respected teacher (John 3:1,10). He must have been profoundly impressed by the conversion and devotion of Nicodemus to Jesus, and then by the empty tomb and the reports of Christ's resurrection. He had good reason to fear that suppression of the Christians might indeed be fighting against God." (The Defender's Study Bible)
"In the above incident, Dr. Griffith-Thomas notices three representative forces-the spirit of error (the Sadducees); the spirit of compromise (Gamaliel); the spirit of truth (Peter)." (Myer Pearlman)
"38,39 Gamaliel counseled the Sanhedrin to trust God's providence. If God was in the movement, it would prosper; otherwise it would fail."
"40. Gamaliel's influence was so great that he carried the decision of the Sanhedrin. A minor punishment of beating was inflicted, probably with thirty-nine blows (2 Cor. 11:24), for disobeying the Sanhedrin's earlier command.
"41,42. The apostles were by no means discouraged, for they considered it an honor to suffer for the name of Jesus. They continued their activities of teaching and preaching of Jesus as the Messiah, both publicly in the Court of the Gentiles in the temple and in their Christian gatherings in their private homes." (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)
"Both public services in the temple and small group meetings in private homes were employed for the nurturing of believers. Luke establishes both types of meetings as a paradigm, vital to the life of any local congregation (2:46)." (New Spirit Filled Life Bible)
(1) "Up to this point, the apostles had given no evidence of a purpose to carry the Gospel into all the world but had stayed in Jerusalem witnessing to the Jews. Luke now relates the beginnings of expansion of the church throughout Judea and Samaria, which was occasioned by the persecution that arose around Stephen. This expansion was accomplished not by the vision and purpose of the church but by the providential act of God in scattering the believers. To explain this persecution, Luke first relates how Stephen came into a position of prominence as one of the seven.
"Choice of the Seven. 6:1-7. The church in its earliest days had no formal organization and no officials or leaders except the apostles. The numerical growth of the church and the rise of problems in its internal organization and the choice of additional leaders or ministers.
"Jews who were natives of Palestine spoke primarily Aramaic; but Jews who had lived in the Mediterranean world outside of Palestine spoke Greek and often did not know Aramaic. Many of these Diaspora Jews returned to Jerusalem to live, and some of them were converted and came into the church.
"A contention now arose between the Greek-speaking Christians (Grecians) [Hellenists] and the Aramaic-speaking Christians (Hebrews) because it appeared that favoritism for the latter was being shown in the distribution of food to the widows. Widows were persons without any means of support, who were provided with the bare necessities of life by the Christian community.
(2) "The twelve apostles called together the entire church and pointed out that this responsibility for the care of the poor had become such a burden that they found themselves devoting most of their time to this material ministry and neglecting the ministry of the Word. Such neglect was not right. ["The words 'ministration' and 'serve' are cognates in the Greek to the word which later became rendered as 'deacon.'" (The Defender's Study Bible)]
(3-4) "They recommended that the distribution of food be placed under the direction of seven Spirit-filled men of good reputation. [The Apostles were looking for three things in leadership: 1. Men of good reputation 2. Full of the Holy Spirit 3. Wisdom] The apostles would then be free to devote themselves to the ministry of prayer and of preaching and teaching the Word.
(5) "Stephen was among the seven men chosen. All seven had Greek names and apparently were drawn from the Greek wing of the church. ["The murmuring had come from the Greek-speaking segment of the church; so those elected to care for the work came from their number so as to represent their interests fairly.
Only Stephen and Philip of the seven receive further notice (Stephen, 6:8-7:60; Philip, 8:5-40; 21:8-9). From Antioch, a convert to Judaism. It is significant that a proselyte was included in the number and that Luke points out his place of origin as Antioch, the city to which the gospel was soon to be taken and which was to become the 'headquarters" for the forthcoming Gentile missionary effort. (The NIV Study Bible)]
(6) "The church at large selected these seven men, but the apostles approved the selection and appointed them to their office. The seven were then ordained to their office by the imposition of the apostles' hands. This laying on of hands was an OT custom (Gen. 48:13 ff.; Lev. 1:4; Num. 27:23), which was also practiced by the Jews when men were admitted to the Sanhedrin.
"It was taken over by the early church for the ordination of these leaders. A preliminary qualification, however, was that the seven be filled with the Holy Spirit. Aside from the apostles, these seven were the first officials in the church. By tradition they have been designated deacons; but they are not so designated in the text.
"The solution of this problem added to the effectiveness of the Christian testimony, and even many priests believed." (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)
"The laying on of hands sometimes accompanied prayer (Mt. 19:13,15) and was also used as a sign of healing (Mk. 5:23: 6:5, etc.), a symbol for the impartation of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:17,19; 9:17; 19:6), and a token of ordination for special service (Acts 6:6; 13:3; 1 Tim. 4:14, etc.)." (New Scofield Reference Edition)
(7) The Lord showed He was pleased with the resolution of the problem by adding to the Church new believers. I have known of churches that grew very quickly through evangelism or other forms of church growth, but then they just collapsed because they were not organized, nor did they have trained people to teach the new converts. So here again we see the blueprint for the Church.
"One of a series of progress reports given periodically throughout the book of Acts (1:15; 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 6:7; 9:31; 12:24; 16:5; 19:20; 28:31). A large number of priests. Though involved by lineage and life service in the priestly observances of the old covenant, they accepted the preaching of the apostles, which proclaimed a sacrifice that made the old sacrifices unnecessary (Heb 8:13; 10:1-4, 11-14) became obedient to the faith. Responded to the commands of the gospel. To believe is to obey God. Faith itself is obedience, but faith also produces obedience (Ro 1:1:5; Eph 2:8-10; Jas 2:14-26)." (The NIV Study Bible)
(8) Notice also that miracles were the norm in the early Church. Are they the norm today or the exception? If they are the exception what has happened? Has God changed? Or is it that we have changed?!
(9) "[Stephen] was bearing witness to the Messiahship of Jesus in the Jewish synagogues in Jerusalem, particularly in one that was attended by Freedmen
(RSV; Libertines, AV) who had formerly lived in the four places named. A
synagogue was composed of ten or more Jews who met together for the reading and interpretation of the Scriptures. An exaggerated tradition says there were 480 synagogues in Jerusalem." (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary).
"The 'Libertines' [Freedmen] were freedmen, formerly slaves. All of these groups were Jewish immigrants to Jerusalem from other lands, who had evidently formed their own synagogue. As such, they were quite legalistic and very zealous of the Mosaic traditions, especially the temple worship. They may well have immigrated to Jerusalem for this very reason." (The Defender's Study Bible)
"Freedmen. Persons who had been freed from slavery. [But not from the slavery of sin!] They came from different Hellenistic areas. Cyrene. The chief city in Libya and north Africa.halfway between Alexandria and Carthage. One of its population groups was Jewish. Alexandria. Capital of Egypt and second only to Rome in the empire. Two out of five districts in Alexandria were Jewish.
"Cilicia. A Roman province in the southeast corner of Asia Minor adjoining Syria. Tarsus, the birthplace of Paul, was one of its principal towns. Asia. A Roman province in the western part of Asia Minor. Ephesus, where Paul later ministered for a few years, was its capital. These men began to argue. Since Saul was from Tarsus, this may have been the synagogue he attended, and he may have been among those who argued with Stephen." (The NIV Study Bible)
(10) When a Christian is testifying for the Lord this is called witnessing. It will involve a spiritual warfare! Every time we tell others that Jesus is the only way to heaven we will suffer persecution.
All of this was prophesied by Jesus that it would happen. "But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake. But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist." (Luke 21:12-15)
(11-14) "blasphemy against Moses and against God. Since Stephen declared that the worship of God was no longer to be restricted to the temple (7:48-49), his opponents twisted these words to trump up an accusation that Stephen was attacking the temple, the law, Moses and, ultimately, God." (The NIV Study Bible)
"6:13 false witnesses. Stephen had been accused of blasphemy against the temple and the law, but even though the false witnesses had distorted his message, Stephen did not attempt to defend himself. Instead he probably presented the same type of message to the council as he had been preaching in the synagogue, stressing that | 3,881 |
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Another chemical (indole 3-carbonyl) found in broccoli, kale and cabbage can stimulate enzymes that lessen the effect of estrogen which in turn reduces the risk of Breast Cancer.
Make sure you eat a mix of colours when choosing your veg because the pigments in different vegetables show different phytochemicals. | ' and 'you are not having pudding until you've eaten your vegetables'. But why exactly should we be eating these fabulous low calorie, high fibre delights. Yes low calorie and high fibre is great but the main reason to cram these in your diet is their phytochemical content.
What are Phytochemicals I hear you ask. Well to put it simply, phytochemical ingredients are plant derived compounds that protect plants from things such as insects, bad weather and disease. OK so they are not essential nutrients to the life of humans, but they do provide a mass of health benefits. Phytochemicals offer protection from the major chronic diseases Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes.
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Cheryl Cole is reportedly being considered by Disney<|fim_middle|> Cole is being considered for a record and TV deal with Disney, according to reports.
The 'Parachute' singer, 26, is reportedly being eyed up by executives to follow in the footsteps of fellow Disney stars Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Zac Efron.
"Cheryl is the full package. She's got it all – brains, beauty and a hint of bolshyness," a source told The Mirror.
"It's unbelievable the level of interest she stirred up in the Disney studios following her recent trips to LA, where she was making her recent music video."
They added: "That 'Parachute' video with Derek Hough, who is massive in the States because of Dancing with the Stars, really showed just how graceful and dynamic she can be.
"From her experiences in Girls Aloud, she can also handle the high-energy routines, so the plan is to incorporate her in a show."
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Ridley, who returns to the big screen later this year in the indie drama, Sometimes I Think About Dying, entered the venue in style. Clad in dark sunglasses with her dark hair cropped into a pixie cut, she embraced a bold new look, accentuated by McCartney's designs and styled by Samantha McMillen. With a colorful patterned trench from the brand's pre-fall collection layered over her pleated dress and a pair of black cowboy boots completing the look, Ridley was modern and fresh.
The luxurious wardrobe was a plus, but the highlight of the star's trip was refreshingly down to earth. While in Paris, Ridley likes to grab a croissant, hit the streets, and work on her pronunciation. "I'm trying to speak French as much as possible—even though I'm not great," says Ridley. "The Parisians I spoke to were amazingly patient!"
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Life is more colorful when taking a detour<|fim_middle|> post "Basic Kneads: White Pizza with Arugula and Prosciutto" | from the straight-and-narrow route from time to time. This is what leads us to the glass of perfectly chilled rosé, fresh baked gluten-free brownies, and of course, homemade pizza. With the flawless balance between a crisp crust, and the rich cheesy texture, pizza hits the spot each and every time. So if we have to add an extra kale salad and Greens 1 into the day to maintain health symmetry, it is worth it, especially when this White Pizza is on the menu. Pairing the bitterness of arugula with the sweeter notes of ricotta, as well as the buttery nature of prosciutto with the saltiness of the dough, ambrosia is born. Created by Laura B. Russell for her latest cookbook, Brassicas, we couldn't be more excited to share a piece of the pie.
You are likely more familiar with arugula as a simple salad green than as a salad-on-top-of-a-pizza green. Here, the residual heat from the crust and creamy warmth of the ricotta temper the peppery bite of the arugula, which is why pizzas like this one are popular on menus throughout the country. Many grocery stores and pizza parlors sell premade pizza dough, which makes this recipe perfect for weeknight cooking. If you are following a gluten-free diet, look for a gluten-free box mix or frozen crust and follow the package directions. If the crust needs longer than 10 to 12 minutes in the oven, pre bake the crust partially, then add the cheese topping for the final 10 minutes.
Place a pizza stone on an oven rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 500°F for a full 30 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta, Parmesan, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, mixing well.
Lay a sheet of parchment paper 12 to 14 inches square on a work surface. Place the dough on the parchment and roll or pat it into a 10- to 12-inch round about 1/8-inch thick. Using the back of a spoon, spread the cheese mixture evenly over the crust.
Transfer the parchment to a rimless or an inverted baking sheet. Slide the pizza—parchment and all—onto the hot baking stone and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the crust is crisp and the topping is browned. (If you do not have a baking stone, slide the pizza and parchment onto a rimless baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes. The crust will not be quite as crisp).
Just before the pizza is ready to come out of the oven, combine the arugula and prosciutto in a bowl.
Drizzle with the oil and lemon juice, add a pinch of salt and a generous grind of pepper, and toss to coat evenly. Remove the pizza from the oven and mound the salad on top. The heat from the pizza will wilt the greens. Cut into wedges and serve immediately.
Reprinted with permission from Brassicas by Laura B. Russell (Ten Speed Press, © 2014). Photo credit: Sang An.
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'Auto financing is the last pocket of consumer finance that is truly opaque, and it is opaque for good reasons,' says Jon Friedland, chief executive of auto loan company Outside Financial. The more confusing the process is, the more consumers can be taken advantage of, he says.
First, check your credit score. If it's lower than expected, look to see what's causing the problem. Because higher credit scores typically mean lower auto loan interest rates, it might be worth delaying your car-buying until you repair your credit and can qualify for a better rate.
If you're ready to buy, getting preapproved for an auto loan will show you roughly what interest rate you qualify for. Some lenders also let you pre-qualify with only a soft credit inquiry, which doesn't lower your credit score.
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Q: React - adding className to Link component, ESLint error I'm using ESLint to lint my React app, and for a Link component with a className, I get the following warning:
error Prop 'className' is forbidden on Components react/forbid-component-props
I get what that's all about and I realize that I could just turn this rule off, but I'd rather do things the 'right' way...
This is my component -
<Link
className="edit_link"
to={`/user<|fim_middle|> classNames on the outermost DOM node in the component, but how should that be handled for components link Links?
A: According to this link. You can either turn this rule off or place the className on DOM nodes.
A: Which version of either React or React-router-dom are you using? Using className tag in the Link component works perfectly.
Just like this:
<Link to={this.props.link} className="whateverClassName">Home</Link>
Using 16.3.1 version for React and 5.1.2 version for React-router-dom.
| /${this.state.user.id}/edit`}>
Edit
</Link>
and it all works as it should... but is there a best practice for this sort of situation? For components that I create, I can, of course, place | 48 |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Principia
by Lamounier
"I got to see a flying boat and a robot fight. Best day ever."
You guys, this was such a cool episode! A flying ship, Mack Hammer, more goofy Deke, what was not to like?
So, now Deke knows Fitz and Simmons are his grandparents. We even got to meet Deke's mom, a.k.a. Fitzsimmons' daughter. Okay, we didn't meet meet her, it was only part of Deke's hallucination, but<|fim_middle|>- Fitz and Simmons are having the best time as a married couple. They can't stop calling one another "wife" and "husband." It's adorable.
- A ball of gravitonium, which can literally modify gravity around itself, is contained by a plastic box? Yeah, right.
- The VFX/CGI teams are doing such a terrific work this season. The floating ship was visually awesome.
Yo-Yo: "How are you gonna feel about dating someone with robot parts?"
Mack: "Those aren't the parts that matter."
Simmons (surprised): "Mack!"
Mack is such a prude that Simmons' interpretation didn't even cross my mind.
Fitz: "I was just coming to see you."
Coulson: "Tidings of comfort and joy?"
Fitz: "Warnings of doom and gloom."
Fitz (to Coulson): "I'd say our days are numbered. Sorry, that was insensitive."
Deke: "How deep?"
Simmons: "Five miles where we're looking."
Deke: "Five miles? Are you serious? What's it like down there?"
Simmons: "Dark."
Fitz: "Cold."
Deke: "So, did you guys go visit, like, on holiday? Do they have hotels, or is that, like..."
Clever and subtle callback to Fitzsimmons at the bottom of the sea.
Simmons: "We should hyphenate our last names, yeah?"
Fitz: "Uh, yeah, of course. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons-Fitz. Sounds great. Rolls right off the tongue."
Caine (re: flying ship): "You guys see stuff like this all the time?"
May: "U-hum."
Daisy: "Pretty much."
Coulson: "Yeah."
Davis: "Yep."
Coulson: "Hey, Mack Hammer. Can't touch this."
Fitz: "Deke, are you coming, or is this another play day?"
Deke: "Yeah, after you, grandpa."
Mack: "Guess what I got you."
Yo-Yo: "I don't know. I'm stumped."
I had a great time watching this one. Three out of four floating ships.
Lamounier
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Anonymous Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:49:00 AM EDT
"More importantly, I hope she doesn't grow detached, decide to operate solo and betray the team's trust right before they are about to get Coulson his cure."
ANGEL SPOILERS
Ah the Wesley gambit. At least she already got slashed in advance. And you know what I can buy what happened in Angel a bit more (even tho he probably should have told somebody) because he was at least trying to prevent a horrible outcome. Yo-Yo so far has just done nothing for the past 3 episodes when all signs point that she should. Yeah the trauma of losing her arms has got to suck but between Future Yo-Yo failing to warn her about something that happened like 24 hours later I'm starting to believe that Yo-Yo just doesn't know what she's doing. She best get talking soon.
END ANGEL SPOILERS
Anyone else a little weirded out that this likely underage girl (Dove is in her 20's but I'm pretty sure Ruby isn't supposed to be) is trying to seduce this guy? For whatever reason I had less of a problem whenever Faith would pull this stuff on Buffy. Not really crazy about General Hale or Ruby Hale atm tbh but I suppose Ruby is the better of the two.
Below is my little Twitter-based tirade when someone said that Daisy and May were wrong for trying to save Coulson's life against his will. I'm not saying they are are necessarily wrong BUT:
At this point I'd say Coulson is more in the wrong because he's being a coward and a hypocrite for wanting to opt out and die while forcing others to take over for him and taking away THEIR CHOICE. he started this s**t. And keeping in mind this is coming from someone who would be cool with Coulson dying so Daisy can take over the main character slot. but him giving up like this is pretty nerve wracking. Like at least in SUPERNATURAL when someone was fated to die they didn't necessarilly want to be saved because of a chance of some horrible consequences. Coulson's letting himself die because he's become jaded and selfish (he hasn't been informed about the Apocalypse warning thanks a lot Yo-Yo). This whole thing is kind of like that episode of TNG (Ethics) where Worf wanted to die and Riker pointed out how he was being kind of a dick. while there was some smug self-righteousness on Riker's part what he said wasn't entirely wrong. Also what is his deal with life-extension per se? I thought his issue the first time was that he was BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE? Right now he's dying but he hasn't actually died yet. If they can save him BEFORE he actually dies what exactly is his problem (outside of him just being cynical and depressed)?
Patryk Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 3:19:00 PM EDT
Wow so much continuity, they are really pulling out all the stops and saying goodbye to the fans. That's all I could think of watching this episode.
Katie Hart - Pinterest Manager Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 9:46:00 PM EDT
I loved this episode! Agents of SHIELD has been so dark lately (and yes, I've seen the next episode), it was refreshing to have one this lighthearted. It still had a few dark moments - Elena dealing with her devastating loss (I still can't believe AOS went all the way with body horror of that) and Deke watching his greatest fear, his mother being killed by the Kree right in front of him. And Alex is going through so much - this season is really bringing back a lot of past characters!
But Mack's old academy buddy (I hope he doesn't turn out to be evil if he shows up again) brought a fun tone, and the flying ship was just so cool!
I love that Deke was the one to figure out who Fitz and Simmons are to him! And it was awesome to "see" Fitzsimmons' daughter as an adult.
Billie Doux Monday, June 27, 2022 at 9:28:00 PM EDT
Much agreement that this was a fun episode, and I really enjoyed the Deke Fitzsimmons stuff, the flying ship, Jake Busey, and Mack bringing the robot back for Yo-yo. Mack. What a guy. He'd better not die.
I was also wondering why Yo-yo hasn't shared what she knows about Coulson dying. Seems like important information. Even though she's had more than enough to deal with.
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Search Doux Reviews | still, pretty neat. Jeff Ward nailed Deke's dumbfoundedness at realizing Simmons was his grandmother. And later he had such a weird and hilarious exchange with Fitz. "Is that a new sweater?" Ward's delivery was on point. I rewatched that bit a few times and it cracked me up in every single one of them.
Deke wasn't the only character amazed at the stuff around him. Tony "Candy Man" Caine, an old friend of Mack's, joined the team for a traditional spy mission, and fun was had in what turned out to be a solid main plot. It was the first time in weeks that it didn't feel like the show was trying to squeeze too much into not enough time.
We learned more details of Mack's backstory, including that he used to be called Mack Hammer (he was a big fan of MC Hammer) and had this adorable mustache during his time at the Academy. And Mack came forward as a champion for Elena, quickly figuring out while fighting robots that their arms could be useful for her. Now Fitz has the material he needs to create bionic arms for Yo-Yo. Yay.
But Yo-Yo wasn't in her best state of mind. Not having her arms anymore is getting to her, as she is tired of people doing things for her all the time. Coulson tries to convince her that a bionic arm is much cooler, but when she asks if it feels the same way as a natural arm, he admits that it doesn't. She also can't let go of the feeling that the world is doomed. Jemma tries to convince her that they will change the future, but Yo-Yo, once optimistic, can't see it. It takes her a while to shake the negativity away and hold her head high, but it's clear she has to summon a lot of internal strength to do it.
Future Yo-Yo was very specific that they had to let Coulson die, that trying to save him would set the end of the world in motion. Why isn't Yo-Yo sharing this information? She is understandably in a terrible emotional state from losing her arms, but I hope she breaks the news sooner rather than later. More importantly, I hope she doesn't grow detached, decide to operate solo and betray the team's trust right before they are about to get Coulson his cure.
The other plot of the episode focused on Werner Von Strucker, whom I had no idea was going to be back. The cold open was terrific and it immediately turned Werner into a more interesting character than he was in his previous appearances. Going by the name of Alex now, he has become a broken young man after everything that Grant Ward, Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. put him through. Spencer Treat Clark did a good job conveying just how damaged Alex is; there were these moments when his eyes slowly lost focus and he stared at nothing. Chilling.
The way the script guided us through his journey was pretty clever. We start at the clinic where he is being chemically lobotomized, later he is at this unknown location and enter Ruby, which informs the audience just where Alex is. But he is still unaware. Ruby and Alex's interaction was electrifying and I'm so on board with them as a possible villainous couple. She is creepy and a cypher. We don't know yet if she is loyal to her mom or is just waiting for the right opportunity to break free. She told Alex the truth to gain his trust. Then she also told Hale the truth. Is she playing Alex? Is she playing Hale? Is she playing everyone? Hale has yet to become a more layered villain – why is she so obsessed with S.H.I.E.L.D.? – but the team she is assembling could easily carry the second half of this season. Heck, as of now, I'm even kind of rooting for Ruby and Alex.
Intel and Assets
- Coulson is firm in his decision to not try to circumvent death yet again, but May and Daisy aren't having it.
- This show can't escape Hydra the same way that Alias couldn't escape Rambaldi. General Hale worked with Wolfgang Von Strucker and wants something from his work. That she wants to get it from Alex's memory is even reminiscent of how Prophet Five extracted a pivotal information from Sydney's memory concerning the location of a Rambaldi device.
- Cybertek, gravitonium, Deathlok, Von Strucker... The show is busy bringing back old characters and tying some loose ends.
- Due to having his memory enhanced by electricity, Alex was left with a super memory. I know it's unlikely, but it would be nice if he had a happy ending. The guy has been nothing but used as a tool by both bad and good guys, he deserves to live free and on his own terms.
- S.H.I.E.L.D.'s last remaining center of operations is haunted. These guys are so not lucky these days.
- Good time travel continuity: Simmons now has the piece of the white Monolith that will stay with the Fitzsimmons family and be used by Flint in 2091 to rebuild the Monolith.
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In the course of the second week there is, besides for the saxophone, also room for the clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, guitar, violin and accordion. This improvisation course is intended for every instrumentalist who has mastered his instrument sufficiently (lessons during two to three years). Participants from the first week can, of course, also take part in the second week. You will in particular improvise on various musical styles, such as jazz, blues and pop music.
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A dilapidated 1970's building in SE Portland gets a new lease on life as a modern, dog friendly apartment building. Sustainability on this project is achieved through site restoration, re-use of the existing building, sun shading, day lighting, new wall and roof insulation, and an extensive roof mounted photovoltaic solar array. The original flat roof of the building is restored and expanded to create a soaring two story steel framed south facing porch. The deep overhangs block the rain and the wood screen walls provide shade against the summer sun.
Due to the addition, each of the remodeled units has a private exterior balcony that is accessible through a pair of insulated sliding glass doors. Upper floor porches are a mix of concrete over metal deck and aluminum grating. The grating, in conjunction with extensive skylights in the second floor roof overhang, allows ample light to reach the lower units. Each of the ground floor apartments has a private concrete patio with direct access to the common south lawn. Clear cedar slats provide sun shading as well as privacy to each of the apartments' exterior space. The building exterior features a mix of clear cedar siding and hardiplank over a continuous rain screen. The rain screen will reduce maintenance and shed any water that permeates the siding before it reaches the building wall. All the finishes are dog 'proofed' from the concrete floors, steel columns, and metal grating to the wood slat screens and fences.<|fim_middle|>. Salvaged fire hydrants will be placed on site for the four legged calls of nature except for one that doubles as a hose bib to fill drinking bowels. An eco-roof conceals the trash enclosure which is carved into the slope and creates one of the sides of the new entry stair while a stainless steel cable trellis system will blur the straight lines of the modern box with vines that will grow on the side of the building. Landscape and site design in collaboration with Koch Landscape Architecture. | Any damaged slats can be unbolted, sanded and re-used.
Site work and landscaping will include both human and dog friendly areas with their associated hearty native plants and extensive tree planting | 38 |
Allison Bruhl February 21, 2020 Interviews, Music
Q&A: Landoni talks his debut EP, producing and his dream set
Landoni. Photo by Allison Bruhl
New Orleans-based producer Landon Z<|fim_middle|>, Anthony Fantano and ghost stories | eringue, who releases music under the moniker Landoni, recently released his debut EP Steps. Mixed Mantra sat down with him to discuss his first project, attaining a positive state of mind through melody and his dream set.
MIXED MANTRA: How long have you been planning your debut?
LANDONI: Probably since my freshman year of college. I was like, "Man, when I get some free time, I want to put an EP together." I didn't really start working on it until June, when I got back from Europe.
MM: What was your favorite track to work on?
L: That's so tough. I would say they were all fun to work on. They were just different vibes. But "Globe" was really fun to make. I think "Globe" took me probably three days in total. It was just like everything was clicking and every idea I had sounded good. I didn't have to take anything out.
MM: One of your tracks is titled "Eunoia." What does that mean?
L: It means "a happy state of mind." It's like people are trying to reach that state of mind when they meditate. It's basically what everyone is trying to reach when they're getting rid of anxiety or depression. It's just being content where you are and happy with your mental health.
MM: What does the title of your EP mean to you?
L: I wanted to find a name that meant something to me and had a purpose. I thought "Steps" fit well. It's the steps into the future with my music.
MM: What's the story behind your stage name, Landoni?
L: When I was a kid, my sister was having surgery and I stayed with my cousins at their house. I was eating mac and cheese every day. Eventually, we had this giant pan of mac and cheese and I just wiped out. I was young. Since then, my cousin has been calling me Landoni. And then with my cousin being around my friends, my friends started calling me Landoni. It's a good, goofy name.
MM: Who are your biggest musical influences?
L: I listen to a lot of electronic music, ranging from Flume to Odesza and Louis the Child. Jerry Folk. Big Wild. I grew up on a lot of '70s rock, like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Who. So, for me, I guess that's why my music is so melodic.
MM: Do you have a specific process when you're producing your songs?
L: For "Globe," I was just playing on the piano one day and I could just hear everything that I wanted to put in it in my head. Once I was able to play it on piano, I just went and started recording everything else. "Eunoia" started with the piano, as well. "One Day" started with a guitar. It's really just experimenting.
MM: What would your dream set look like?
L: Ideally, I would love to do a beach set. One the beach during sunset playing all of my relaxed, mellow songs. My ideal set would have a piano. I want somebody to come and have a cinematic feeling where it's almost like a plot with the energy — it's going up, it's going down, it's telling you a story. For me, it's about taking somebody out of life for a moment to throw away their troubles and enjoy the story.
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I arrived at the Hilton Omaha to prepare for my first event as the team lead. Diane, the guru of all-things-events and my mentor, had instructed me on the run-down. I was in charge of pre-conference check-ins and general setup until she arrived. Everything had to be perfect; this was my test.
Our meeting was a leadership and strategy conference for science and engineering executives. We had done the meeting before, but this year we were trying something new—a "Power of Perspectives" discussion panel comprised of local experts and executives. The other new element was the location: Omaha. So, we were working closely with Visit<|fim_middle|> beauty sets the scene for a great meeting.
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Make your meeting a home run at TD Ameritrade Park.
Abstract art adds modern flair at the Hilton Omaha.
A sculpture of bronze and stainless steel echoes a time when street performance and other art were commonly seen.
Enjoy the undivided attention of your meeting attendees.
If that meeting was electric, then the energy on the streets just outside the hotel was like a thunderstorm.
The final part of our Omaha event was a night at the ballpark with local barbecue.
If that meeting was electric, then the energy on the streets just outside the hotel was like a thunderstorm. People everywhere were festively outfitted in their team's colors: purples and reds and yellows. They were walking toward the stadium, already cheering their teams on to victory in the College World Series. The smokiness of cooked meats and the distinct grain and hops of freshly poured beers wafted by and forced me to relax and to take in a deep breath.
This meeting had been a victory for my team. We had done it. And Omaha proved to be a winning partner. | Omaha to ensure the event went off without a hitch.
I set up my office in the conference room and noticed we were missing a box of registration materials, and the volunteer list was about five short. Diane had trained me well, and I kept her advice running through my head. "Just imagine the experience from the attendee's point of view." Would they notice the missing name tags? I asked myself. Would they notice if we were a little short staffed? Knowing the answers to my questions, I set out for reinforcements.
Diane would be arriving later that evening, and we were scheduled to meet in the Hilton lobby to make sure everyone was on board with our weekend's goals. I had to get everything in order by then.
I scrolled through my iPhone and clicked on my contact from the Visit Omaha team. We needed a couple more College World Series tickets for tomorrow's event, and I knew they could help. I explained to my contact that one of our VIP clients had asked if he could bring his two sons, but she did not need further explanation.
Tickets arranged. Perfect. I hung up the phone and spotted my assistant, Courtney, across the lobby scribbling furiously in her event binder. She was outfitted in her pantsuit and tennis shoes. Smart girl.
"Will do, Bev," Courtney said, writing everything down in her binder.
"We are missing a box of name tags, so I'm on hold with FedEx," I said pointing at my phone. "I'll head upstairs to set up signage. See you in a few!" I rushed back toward the elevator with my phone glued to my ear. There was a lot to be done, but our team would pull this event together.
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That evening, our event team sat in the lobby waiting for our check-in meeting. I heard Diane before I saw her, the heels of her pumps clicking across the floor as she made her way toward us. She was wheeling her carry-on suitcase behind her. "Bev, what's the status?" Diane said, coming to a halt in front of our team seated around the lobby table.
"We're all on board. Everything is as scheduled. The volunteers are accounted for, thanks to Visit Omaha, and all check-in materials arrived thirty minutes ago. Courtney reconfirmed with the vendors and our sponsors have already set up their tables in the conference room. All is in order," I said, taking a deep breath.
"Two extra just in case," I said.
"Registration opens at 8 am," I said.
Visit Omaha was responsible for putting together our local panel of experts; based on the diversity of the resumes, we all had high hopes that it would be a success. I waited outside the conference room for two hours listening in on the discussion panel until I heard the applause.
You can count us in for next year. This is the best meeting that I've been to in a while.
Diane walked over and joined our conversation.
"You have to thank Bev here," Diane said with a wide smile. "She's the lead on this one." I shook his hand, then Diane and I turned to walk toward the exit together.
"—you have a beautiful picture," I said smiling. And our Omaha meeting had become exactly that, a beautiful picture.
"Now I'm ready for some baseball!" I said to Diane as we parted ways outside the conference room doors. From what I heard in the hallway, the main part of our event—the reflection panel—was full of high-level, innovative thinking. I was confident that everyone in that room was inspired by the conversation. So far, everything was a success.
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Monroe hoops star proving he belongs in Seattle Pro-Am
Colby Kyle is bound for Princeton University, but not before testing himself against NBA pros.
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Colby Kyle jumps for a slam dunk during the final seconds of a CrawsOver Pro-Am League game at Seattle Pacific University on July 29. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Perhaps just as important as the education one receives in college is the opportunity to make lifelong connections that extend beyond four years on campus.
Sometimes those connections find you before you even start your first class.
That's the case for Princeton-bound basketball player Colby Kyle.
Kyle<|fim_middle|> to see about getting him on the team, it wasn't something I thought twice about," Washington said. "This case is special for me because not only is he from the Northwest, not only is he from the Seattle area, (but) he played in Wesco. I have a very similar background to him."
Washington got in touch with his friends from the area, including Chicago Bulls guard and Bothell High School graduate Zach LaVine and former college player Glen Dean. Kyle landed on the Bellingham Slam, the team LaVine plays for when he's able to make an apperance at the pro-am.
"Already I can tell it's just gonna be a really good bridge for me from high school ball to the college level," Kyle said. "Just seeing the increase in pace, the physicality and the overall IQ level is definitely gonna help. It's very advantageous to me as a player to get the opportunity."
Washington, who lives in New York City, had never met Kyle but had heard about him through his father, Mike Washington Sr., who coached his son at Oak Harbor and is now the head boys basketball coach at South Whidbey High School.
Washington Sr. also who helped connect Kyle and his AAU coaches at North City Hoops with Princeton in the first place.
"It's been kind of a cool relationship," North City AAU coach Andrew Grinaker said of Kyle's connection with the Washington family. "We heard that (Princeton) might be interested in Colby originally, and I reached out to Mike Washington Sr. and asked him if he would pass along any coaching numbers from the staff at Princeton that he got to know because his son played there. He shared one of those phone numbers, we reached out and they kind of started recruiting him from there. It's kind of cool to see that local sort of connection to help out with something that's so far away."
When the younger Washington found out Kyle was interested in Princeton, he began to follow Kyle's play on the court.
"I had heard that we had another Wesco kid coming to Princeton and I was pretty excited," Washington Jr. said. "I wanted to be a part of that, not only for him, but as part of the Princeton basketball family."
Now Kyle is getting a chance to test his skills against some of the best basketball players with ties to Seattle area. Crawford, Spencer Hawes, Dejounte Murray, Jaylen Nowell and Martell Webster are just some of the several former and current pro and college players that are competing at the pro-am, which began play July 7 with games at Seattle Pacific University.
"I'm hoping some of it will rub off on me and I'll pick up a couple pointers from some of the guys that really know what they're talking about," Kyle said.
Along with getting the benefit of being exposed to the speed and physicality of playing against so many guys that have competed at the highest levels, Kyle wants to show the basketball hotbed that is the Seattle hoops scene extends north of the 206 area code.
"A lot of me wants to just prove that there's more to basketball in Washington state than just the Metro and the South Puget Sound League and all that," Kyle said. "Some of us Wesco guys can really play."
Kyle got his first opportunity to show he can hang with best when he helped the Slam beat a team that featured Nowell, an All-Pac-12 Freshman Team selection this past season at the University of Washington, a performance that included drawing a foul and scoring over the Huskies' star on a baseline drive.
"It was cool, but I've also always known that I'm capable of playing at that level," said Kyle, who added that not having the Pac-12 label doesn't mean he can't go head-to-head with guys that do.
S/O to @colbykyle11 for his first appearance in the Pro-Am #Crawsover (@JCrossover) league today. Strong day playing for Bellingham Slam including this And-1 over Pac-12 All Freshmen Jaylen Nowell. #northcityfam #IvyLeagueBoy pic.twitter.com/NQXKSYzXsf— North City Basketball (@NorthCityAAU) July 16, 2018
That can-do mentality and confidence is something Slam player-coach Tyler Amaya highlighted.
"I love his attitude," Amaya said. "He comes ready to play, comes ready to compete, he doesn't back down from anybody, he's got a really nice shot and he's shown the ability to get to the hoop and finish on some pretty bigger, athletic guys."
With a 4-1 record so far, Kyle and the Slam look primed to make the league's playoffs, which run into the final weekend of August.
But after that it's time for the soon-to-be college freshman to head to a school that most people don't get into with a basketball experience that most don't receive.
He's got the Washington family to thank for giving him a hand along the way.
"They've just been willing to help, which I'm extremely thankful for," Kyle said of the Washingtons. "Hopefully one day I am able to verbalize that in person to them as a family."
Colby Kyle reaches for a rebound during a CrawsOver Pro-Am League game at Seattle Pacific University on July 29. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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PREP STARS OF THE NIGHT FOR TUESDAY, JAN. 21: Meadow Hart, Jackson… Continue reading | , who just finished a decorated basketball career at Monroe High School, is set to become an Ivy Leaguer in the fall, but still had an entire summer in the Pacific Northwest to work on his game and prepare himself for the increased physical demand of playing basketball at the Division-I level.
The problem for the 6-foot-8 forward was finding a level of competition that would truly push him.
"(The coaches at Princeton) like for all of us to be doing some sort of pick-up (games) at some point," Kyle said. "There wasn't really anything going on besides just the pick-up at the local YMCA, (and) the pick-up (there) just wasn't quite up to par."
That's when Kyle and his coaches at Princeton turned to Mike Washington Jr., who played at Princeton from 2012-2016 and graduated from Oak Harbor High School, to use his connections in the area to help get Kyle into the highest level of competition offered in Washington over the summer — The CrawsOver Pro-Am League, which is ran by Seattle hoops legend and three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford.
Colby Kyle makes a layup during a CrawsOver Pro-Am League game July 29 at Seattle Pacific University. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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The system is designed for contactless scanning and geometrical parameters measurement of laminated tubes, made of PBL and ABL foil.
Application of the machine: large-scale production.
The system contains main frame 1 which carries linear translation stage 2 with stepper motor 3. Translation stage 2 carries rotation module 4 with in-built motor and encoder (not shown). Three-position linear translation module 5 with motor 6 is placed on rotational module The module 5 carries three triangulation laser sensors 7-9. Laser sensor 7 is intended for scanning of tube inner surface, laser sensors 8 and 9 are intended for scanning of tube outer surface. Measurement lines of sensors 7 and 8 are aligned. To eliminate the influence of the sensors on each other under the control of semi-transparent films, sensor 8 contains blue laser and sensor 7 – red one. The system contains rotational table 10, which carries three calibration cylinders 11 for automatic system calibration. Interface connector 12, power supply connector 13 and ON/OFF switch 14 are shown<|fim_middle|> outer surfaces. The data are transmitted to PC where foil thickness, weld parameters and tube shape are calculated.
After completing a full revolution the system 2 lets down laser sensors and sensor 9 measures tube length.
Sensors are raised to upper position and measurement cycle repeats for the next tube. | also.
The tube (not shown) is placed in measurement position under laser sensors by such a way that tube axis coincide with rotation axis of rotational module 4.
To get required accuracy measurement range of laser sensors must not exceed 5 mm, so all the range of tube diameters (20…50 mm) is divided on 3 subranges (20…30, 30…40 and 40…50 mm). Depending on tube diameter the module 5 places sensor into one of three possible control positions (there are three positions of sensors radial shift according to module 4 rotational axis).
The linear translation system 2 lets down laser sensors. During the translation sensor 9 determines the tube edge position (it is a start of tube length measurement) and then sensors 7, 8 determine the same edge.
After registration of tube upper edge the system translates sensors into position of tube shape control (10 mm from the edge).
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not Mardi Gras but Pancake Tuesday
It's the feast before the fast. For many it's all about Fat Tuesday and carnival excess. But for quite a few others it's Pancake Day.
Some of my favourites are made with buckwheat flour — especially those at Maison Bretonne.
They're so good and wholesome, surely they must be allowed during Lent.
Feb 13, 2013 12:51:10 AM | buckwheat, food and drink, food photos, galette, pancakes
"Evolving with the Forest" at Narisawa
Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa is in brilliant form these days, continuing to develop his cuisine and of course, the range of ingredients he uses...
From irabu (Okinawan sea snake) to charcoal-grilled suppon (soft-shelled turtle) to pure-breed kurobuta pork from the forests of Kagoshima, Narisawa-san is further pushing and blurring the boundaries between French and Japanese.
This (below) was the pork, beautifully accompanied by a swoosh of pureed kinome (sansho leaf), served on soba (buckwheat) grain and garnished with assorted sansai (wild herbs).
"Evolving with the Forest" is the theme for Narisawa-san's autumn menu. It's an amazing tour de force. Bravissimo!
Oct 19, 2012 8:57:01 AM | buckwheat, food and drink, food photos, Narisawa, sansai
Te-uchi soba lunch at Muto
Muto is not one of Tokyo's old-time long-established soba shops. The decor is contemporary, albeit with more than a few nods to tradition, and jazz plays on the sound system. But it's definitely one of the best in Nihonbashi. This was lunch the other day.
I started with a snack of soba-yaki-miso. Unlike many other places where the soba grains are roasted and crunchy before being mixed in with the miso, here they are soft and raw. But the outer layer is grilled nice and crisp — and that goes perfectly with a sip or two of beer or sake...
The highlight of the tsumami (side-dish nibbles) menu is the soba-dofu kani-ankake [as posted a couple of days ago].
Soba-dofu is the equivalent of goma-dofu, but instead of sesame it is made with finely ground buckwheat flour. Mixed with kuzu starch to form a thick tofu consistency, it is served with a broth composed to match the season. Right now, to reflect the autumn colours, the preparation includes pink crab meat; enoki mushrooms; horenso spinach for a dash of green; and a slice of momiji-namafu — a Kyoto specialty, this is the fresh wheat gluten coloured and shaped to resemble the maple leaves.
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Honke Owariya: soba with a five-century pedigree
It wasn't just the cherry blossoms, magnificent as they were, that we came to Kyoto for. We were also there to soak in — and slurp up — the history. By which I mean, a visit to the wonderful old Honke Owariya.
When it comes to history, there are very few restaurants in Japan (or anywhere else in the world) that can outdo Owariya. As the wooden signboard outside proclaims, it was founded in the 6th year of the Kanshou era [寛正六年] — that's 1465 by the Western reckoning.
The building itself is not that old, though — maybe a century or so. But it's still one of Kyoto's classics, both inside and out.
Through the gate with its indigo noren curtain you find a small waiting area, complete with bamboo bench, flower arrangement (currently sakura, of course)...
...and a large ceramic urn in one corner in which young wasabi plants poke up through a bed of moss.
There are dining rooms upstairs, but they've been given a recent make-over and are less atmospheric (plus the staff tend to usher everyone up there, unless you insist and are prepared to wait).
The place to sit is on the ground floor, in the simple zasshiki (tatami) room, from where you look out onto the hallway or (if you pull back the washi-covered screens that function as windows) that exquisite litte garden.
For nigh on 550 years, Owariya's specialty has been soba noodles. That's what you and everyone else — including Kyoto's aristocracy (the imperial family too, by all accounts) and Buddhist hierarchy since ages past — are there to eat.
But it's such a special place that I try to spin out the occasion as much as possible. So I like to start with a beer and some simple side dishes.
Two classic sobaya nibbles: itawasa (above) — kamaboko fish "cake" with a small mound of grated wasabi to go in the dip; and yaki-nori (below), small squares of nori seaweed...
The nori is served inside a well-worn wooden box...
...and it's kept warm — and more importantly (especially in the humid summer) nice and crisp — by a sliver of burning charcoal which is hidden in the bottom compartment. You can just glimpse it through the vents cut into the side of the box. And this (below) is what it looks like deconstructed.
Owariya's menu [of which a full English version is also available] is lengthy and features a few unusual styles — such as with rikyu-fu, dumplings of wheat gluten, a Kyoto specialty.
There are also seasonal specials that are not on the standard menu — such as the tempura of young bamboo shoots, fresh and tender...
We rounded our meal off with a serving of soba-zushi, the rolls of noodles encasing morsels of cooked shiitake and tamago-yaki omelet, both sweetened in the standard Kyoto style...
We were well satisfied, and not too full that we didn't have the energy to go round to Owariya's other shop, which sells okashi sweets, most of them also containing buckwheat flour. Another Kyoto classic!
Here's a map link to the restaurant…
Apr 10, 2011 1:34:25 PM | buckwheat, food and drink, food photos, Kyoto, Kyoto Food File, lunch, noodles, soba, sweets, wagashi | time I've ever had a tempura'd fig with my ebi shrimp and maitake and shiitake mushrooms. This is excellent, even for a neighbourhood renowned for its tempura restaurants. Rich but light, the only seasoning it needs is to dip it lightly into salt.
And then there is the soba. It is sturdy but subtle, just as you'd expect from noodles cut from 100-percent buckwheat dough. The grain, all sourced from the buckwheat heartland of Shinshu (Nagano), is ground the very same morning. Muto-san then slowly, patiently kneads it into a dough, leaves it to "sleep", then rolls it out thin and cuts it by hand with a heavy chunky cleaver.
It's a classic combination: the tempura, remarkably light and barely tasting of oil; and the earthy flavour of the buckwheat noodles, dipped in a rich tsuyu sauce — it's aged at least two years — and cut with fine-cut negi and a piquant dab of wasabi.
One final mention and recommendation: the soba-yu, the liquor in which the noodles have been cooked. It's so thick, white and nutritious it's served with a spoon, so you can stir it up and make sure you don't miss out on all that nutrition that's been left behind in the cooking pot...
Here's the address: 1-13-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku; (03) 3231-7188
And here's a map link…
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soba dipped in refinement – Edo-soba Hosokawa in Ryogoku
My Tokyo Food File column, up today in the Japan Times, shines the spotlight on artisan soba — and specifically on Hosokawa in the back streets of Ryogoku.
You can tell from the outside: it really is a classic contemporary. The materials and the motifs are entirely traditional, but the design and feel are entirely modern.
You enter past the long white noren of handspun cotton...
…through an anteroom — this is where you wait to be seated (or lurk if you're a smoker)...
…and then into the main dining room, with its rough-textured walls, handsome hard-wood tables and "tokonoma" built into the central pillar.
The menu is bound between two thin wooden boards, hand-painted and lacquered with a folksy-naïf look.
These are the pages to turn to first: On the left, the soba-mae (literally "before the soba"), a traditional euphemism for the sake list: Isojiman honjozo; Hayase-ura junmaiginjo; Kuheiji junmai daiginjo; Amanoto junmai; and Daishichi kimoto junmai (those last two served as atsukan). Tasty indeed...
And on the right is the 'sobamae no otomoni' — snacks to match the sake. Hosokawa has some great buckwheat-based appetizers, starting with those two sobaya classics, yaki-miso (as described in my column)...
…and soba gaki. Often described as a buckwheat flour dumpling, a good gaki is actually more like a stiff but smooth soba polenta or porridge, but made with ultra-fine flour rather than gritty meal. Hosokawa's is brilliant, so smooth and so flavorful you can eat it on its own. However, it's served up with little sheets of nori seaweed. You eat it as a norimaki, rolled up in the seaweed, with a dab of fresh-grated wasabi root and a dip of savory shoyu. [I was so keen to try this I cut into it before I remembered to take a photo.]
What else? Well the other day I had the anago eel and cucumber su-no-mono — the eel lightly grilled and just laid out over the slivers of vinegared cucumber, with a dab of wasabi on top.
Another great side dish: finely sliced wasabi stems, lightly pickled in shoyu, dashi and mirin. Piquant and savory, perfect with the sake!
Tempura goes superbly with both sake and soba: here, gobo (burdock) tempura, nice and crunchy, fibrous and earthy-wholesome.
And to close: seiro soba is the de facto classic. Simple and complex. But the anago tempura has to be tried too: this isn't the greatest of pictures, but you can just about see at the back that the eel comes with plenty of morsels of seasonal veggies too.
And to close: in my column I mention the fig simmered in sake. It's even better than it sounds. It's a single whole fig, with the skin removed, sitting on top of a thin slab of kanten, garnished with sweetened buckwheat kernels and and topped with a sprig of mint.
Outstanding. No wonder Hosokawa boasts a Michelin star!
A few more things about Hosokawa: it's no smoking (apart from in the anteroom); you may be asked to share your table with other customers; they don't allow you to take photos inside; and they ask you not to bring young kids (ie younger than elementary school age).
Here's the Hosokawa home page...
And here's a map link...
Update, after talking with Hosokawa-san earlier this month (October 2012): The good news is that he is back in charge of the kitchen after several months off due to ill health; the bad news is that currently he isn't offering any of his delectable tempura as he's short-staffed. So the anago and gobo in the photos above are not being offered at present. Hopefully he'll be back up to his best before too long.
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VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE's Revival is Great for Gaming
by Rick Heinz
Nov 4 2019 • 10:00 AM
Vampire: The Masquerade changed the dynamic of tabletop roleplaying games with its release in 1991 by White Wolf Publishing. Riding the wave of nineties goth culture, the World of Darkness setting provided a new (albeit gritty) sandbox for tabletop campaigns. Focused on immortal creatures playing byzantine political games for dominance over modern cities—the options for storytelling were endless.
In the '90s heyday, VtM included a television show Kindred: The Embraced. Expanded world content included Changelings, Wraiths, Werewolves, Hunters… eventually mummies and more. Collectible card games like Jyhad (later changed to Vampire: The Eternal Struggle), and Rage were as common as Magic: The Gathering. The card games would phase out of print, and as of 2018, swing back with updated versions. Novels, dice, T-shirts, and most importantly: Live-Action Roleplaying communities completed the immersion. If you wanted to play, watch or read within the World<|fim_middle|> you can find how the world of Vampire has changed since the last edition. Chocked full of the metaplot, Clan Lasombra, coteries, local Chicago urban legends, and brilliant writing—it's no wonder the Kickstarter was so successful. Even better, Onyx Path always has great tabletop roleplaying content released on a consistent schedule.
L.A. By Night
Professional shows and streaming of tabletop games are a growing form of geekery. Vampire: the Masquerade is no exception and L.A. By Night is hosted by Jason Carl. Streaming every Friday night on Twitch, L.A. By Night has three seasons under its belt. The hook? Three Anarch vampires and one rookie try carving their piece of the city while beset by enemies on all sides. A tense and dangerous chronicle, each season keeps ratcheting up the stakes. Compelling drama aside, it's a great way to learn about the V5 meta-plot and changes to the global settings in the World of Darkness. Getting caught up is easy, but if you want to binge-watch; start here.
Blood Feud is an ambitious board game that needs to be put on a stream. Produced by Everything Epic (Grindhouse, Big Trouble in Little China), Blood Feud is a four to thirty-two player epic board game. Thirty-two players! With one city to battle for control, players take on the role of the Vampire Clans and different teams and battle using diplomacy, trade, combat, and more over one massive city-wide map.
What makes this game even cooler, is that each team has their group dependent goals, so victory for one clan is different from the next. When you have a full thirty-two players (like we saw at Gen Con), the game becomes a hybrid tabletop, LARP, and CCG experience. If you're attending a convention and you notice a Blood Feud event here is my tip: Clan Toreador is more powerful than many realize.
These products are just a fraction of the media that White Wolf is involved in over the next few years. For more information, you can always check out White Wolf's webpage.
What's your favorite Vampire: The Masquerade game? Let us know in the comments!
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Rick Heinz is a storyteller with a focus on D&D For Kids, and an overdose of LARPs. You can follow RPG or urban fantasy related thingies on Twitter or reach out for writing at [email protected]
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While communities and fandoms of Vampire: The Masquerade have never faded completely, they did have a bumpy road. In 2019, White Wolf is on a full renaissance. New announcements, new products, multimedia, major video games and more. If it's been a while since you've seen what they've been up to, here are some awesome projects on the horizon.
V:tM Swansong
In a projected 2021 release, Big Bad Wolf Studio, will release Swansong. A narrative RPG set within Vampire: The Masquerades fifth-edition canon. Big Bad Wolf Studios is known for their work The Council—a heavy narrative RPG that also was a woefully underrated game (everyone should check it out if RPGs are your jam). Meanwhile, Vampire's fifth-edition advances the meta-plot with the rise of the Second Inquisition. Thanks to the panopticon of modern technology, the CIA, FBI, and other world intelligence agencies are fully aware of vampires. Forced to take extreme measures to maintain secrecy (and thus survival), the fifth-edition world of Vampire is heavily steeped in conspiracy and controversy. Making it perfect for a multi-branch narrative arc. Swansong will join two other V:tM video games, both Coteries of New York and the iconic Bloodlines 2 which is due out late 2020.
Chicago By Night
The original Chicago By Night was a White Wolf sourcebook for the first edition of Vampire: The Masquerade. Released in 1991, and revised in '93, it was an early RPG book that featured relationship charts and sandbox methods of storytelling between two ancient powers.
In October of 2019, Chicago By Night for 5th edition was released! A key city in a spiderweb of influence, greed, power, and predators. Updating and advancing the city's story since it's original material, | 404 |
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Rebecca Ryan captains this ship. Trained as an futurist and an economist, Rebecca helps clients figure out "what's next" through speaking from the stage, leading foresight processes for organizations and communities, and teaching others the science (and art) of strategic foresight. She is also literally a baller, having played pro-basketball in eastern Europe throughout her twenties.
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Kepa explains decision to commit future to Athletic Bilbao amid Real Madrid interest
Kepa signed a new deal that will keep<|fim_middle|> goalkeeper away from Stamford Bridge.
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The 23-year-old goalkeeper will now have a £70.5m release clause in his contract.
By Abhinav Kini
January 24, 2018 10:07 GMT
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Kepa Arrizabalaga believes he made the right choice to commit his future to Athletic Bilbao despite being linked with a move to Real Madrid.
With his contract expiring in the summer of 2018, Kepa was reportedly being monitored by the likes of Arsenal and Juventus as recently as November.
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However, Madrid emerged as favourites after it was reported by Marca last month that they were willing to meet the 23-year-old goalkeeper's €20m (£17.5m, $24.7m) release clause during the current January transfer window.
The move seemed to be a formality until manager Zinedine Zidane ruled out any January signings with Los Blancos instead, expected to finalise a deal for Kepa in the summer when he was to become a free agent.
But in a big twist, the Ondarroa native had a change of heart and signed a new deal with Bilbao that will keep him at San Mames until 2025. In addition, his release clause has been increased to a staggering €80m (£70.5m, $98m).
Kepa stated that Bilbao was his home and having been with them since he was nine years of age, realised the best option was to keep playing for his boyhood club.
"I am very happy to continue in what I consider my home," Kepa said, as per FourFourTwo. "I have been here for almost 15 years, I joined when I was nine.
"It is a very important moment. for me and for my career, I am happy that after a long negotiation everything has come to fruition. Since I was little I've been an Athletic fan and always will be.
"Those who are close to me or more know me know that I am a person who likes to analyse everything before making a decision. I have taken my time and I want to thank the club that respected it to make my decision. There have been proposals but I considered that the best thing for me was to remain at Athletic for a long time."
Meanwhile, Chelsea will be on alert as the reigning Champions League winners are now expected to renew their long-term interest in Thibaut Courtois.
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A shooting Monday night just north of the Kent/Sussex County<|fim_middle|> | line injured one person, an official said.
Shooting in Kent County sends hospitalizes one A shooting Monday night just north of the Kent/Sussex County line injured one person, an official said. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/2k0Ksyi
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Two fast food workers were robbed early Friday while in the parking lot of the Claymont restaurant they work in.(Photo: Alex_Schmidt, Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Police were alerted that a 32-year-old man had arrived to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to one of his legs, said Cpl. Gary Fournier, a spokesman with the Delaware State Police Department.
Investigators determined that the shooting happened in the area of Unity Lane northeast of Greenwood sometime between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. last night, Fournier said.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 302-698-8435, Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, online at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com or by sending an anonymous text to 274637 using the keyword "DSP".
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Ghormeh Sabzi is a Persian vegetable herb stew that can be prepared in a<|fim_middle|> white rice. | variety of ways. Some like to include leeks and/or spinach. Others will use different meats, chicken and beef are popular. But this is the most basic, traditional version of Ghormeh Sabzi, with just the use of lots of herbs and lamb as the meat.
Trim any excessive fat off the lamb and chop it into 3/4″ cubes.
In a large skillet over medium flame, sauté the onion in half of the oil until fragrant and golden.
Add and stir in the grated turmeric and fry for 2 more minutes.
Increase flame to medium high, add in the meat cubes, and cook, stirring until the lamb starts browning.
Add in the water, kidney beans (drained of the juices), salt and pepper to taste, and adjust flame down to just a lively simmer.
Cover the skillet and gently cook until the meat is tender – about one hour should do it.
While the stew is cooking, in another skillet, fry the potatoes over high heat in the remaining oil until turning a nice golden brown color.
Add the browned potatoes into the main stew skillet, but leave the oil in the pan.
Re-cover the main skillet and simmer for 10 more minutes.
Using the skillet you fried the potatoes in, add in the prepared vegetables and fry over medium heat until wilted.
Add the partially cooked vegetables into the main stew; add in the lime juice, cover the skillet again and simmer for an additional 12-15 minutes.
Do a taste test and adjust seasonings as necessary.
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Home Uncategorized President Uhuru rings in trade at London bourse, promotes investment in Kenya
President Uhuru rings in trade at London bourse, promotes investment in Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta when he presided over the opening ceremony of the London Stock Exchange in UK on April 17, 2018. Photo: PSCU
President Uhuru Kenyatta started his five-day visit to the UK by presiding over the opening ceremony of the London Stock Exchange.
Speaking after the ceremony, President Kenyatta urged UK investors to increase their investments in Kenya. The UK is a leading investor in Kenya with at least 220 British companies operating in Kenya running business valued at more than 2.7 Sterling Pounds.
President Kenyatta, who was joined by the Secretary State for International Development (DfID) Penny Mordaunt and the Chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group Donald Brydon, said Kenya is open for business and offers the best investment opportunity in Africa.
"Kenya has just recorded the best improvement in ease of doing business. We are inviting more UK companies to invest in Kenya," said the President. "Kenya is the third most competitive country in Africa with a liberalised economy."
He said the business environment in Kenya is supported by a strong telecommunication network, a reformed regulatory framework and an efficient aviation network.
The President said London is a strong partner for Kenya's economy and this was evident when Kenya's sovereign bond was oversubscribed by more than 7 times a few months.
"The United Kingdom continues to be a valuable economic partner in Kenya's socio-economic policies," said the President.
The President, who was accompanied by Trade and Industry CS Adan Mohamed and Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma said the London Stock Exchange and the Nairobi Securities Exchange have entered into an agreement for dual listing and this will increase business between Kenya and then UK.
He said the National Oil Company will dual list on both NSE and the LSE. Petroleum Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau said he expected the listing to be effected by next year.
Mr Brydon said the London Stock Exchange is real to partner with Kenya on the President Kenyatta's Big Four agenda for Kenya's growth especially in affordable housing through se<|fim_middle|> the London Stock Exchange is also working with NSE on an initiative called the 'elite program' to support SMEs.
The British Secretary of State for International Development said Kenya and London are similar in the sense that they are both financial hubs.
She said London is the main financial hub for the commonwealth nations but has more to offer than capital alone.
"We have more than capital to offer. We have expertise to offer and that is why we have launched the commonwealth digital finance champions group.
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The Odds
THE ODDS were formed in 1<|fim_middle|> retro-'50s garb) during a dream sequence in the final season of the Corner Gas television series. The band continues to perform regularly, mostly at festivals and events across Canada. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Odds were the "house band" at Canada Hockey House. The band was named the Vancouver Canucks 'house band' of the 2010 and 2011 NHL playoffs. The Odds take the stage at 6:45pm on Friday, August 16th! | 987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of vocalist-guitarists Craig Northey and Steven Drake, bassist Doug Elliott and drummer Paul Brennan. The band members claim the name came when Brennan asked Drake, in a town somewhere on the BC coast, "What are the odds of us ever escaping bullshit gigs like this?". In 1991 they released their debut self-produced album Neopolitan, which spawned the radio hits "Love Is the Subject" and "King of the Heap" (both sung by Northey). The third single, the sexually explicit "Wendy Under the Stars" (sung by Drake), failed to chart, but attracted the attention of music critic Greil Marcus in his book Dead Elvis. After the release of Neopolitan, the band was picked up by Warren Zevon, becoming his touring band for his album Mr. Bad Example. In 1993, Zevon returned the favor by guesting on the bands Bedbugs album. Its lead single was "Heterosexual Man". The video for that song featured the band members performing in drag, with Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald and Mark McKinney from The Kids in the Hall, themselves often noted for drag performances, as stereotypically macho jocks in the audience until Foley inexplicably turns into a woman. Three more singles were released from the album: "It Falls Apart", "Jackhammer" and the Europe only "Yes (Means it's Hard to Say No)". Good Weird Feeling featured the top 10 hit singles "Truth Untold" and "Eat My Brain". "Satisfied" hit the top 20. "Mercy to Go" and "Smokescreen" also charted. "Eat My Brain" later found a place on the Craig Northey-produced soundtrack to the The Kids in the Hall movie Brain Candy. The track "Someone Who's Cool" originally intended for a sequel to the Friends soundtrack, was their first No. 1 single in their native Canada.. They released a new album, Cheerleader, on May 20, 2008, with Northey now performing all lead vocals. A new EP, Noise Trade (named for the website used to sell it), comprising several songs from Cheerleader and covers of tunes from Pointed Sticks and Art Bergmann was prepared for early 2009 release. Early in the year, the band also appeared as themselves (in | 499 |
Sporting Bengal<|fim_middle|> they beat West Essex 2-1. | were left stunned as Saffron Walden Town came from two goals down to earn all three points in east London on Saturday.
Both sides had early chances at Mile End Stadium before the hosts took the lead with a fine free-kick from Steve Carvell which found the top corner of the net.
Tanvir Ahmed nearly made it 2-0 for Imrul Gazi's men, but fired into the side netting, before Bloods went close to levelling from a corner.
Bengal doubled their lead with another superb free-kick from Carvell, before the visitors halved the deficit with a header at the far post from a set-piece of their own.
However, it was 3-1 when Codey Cameron battled well to set up Curtley McIntosh for the home side.
Denzel Kobia denied the visitors with a fine double save, then kept out a free-kick from a dangerous position.
But Lewis Francis gave Bloods hope with a good strike – following their 2-0 midweek loss at title hopefuls Hullbridge Sports – and they were back on level terms when a corner was headed home.
Jason Maher's men completed their stunning comeback with a fourth goal as Matt Frew and Connor Molloy (2) joined Francis on the scoresheet.
And after a sixth successive home league defeat, Bengal will hope for an improvement when they welcome Walthamstow to Mile End on Wednesday.
Gazi's men have not won at Mile End Stadium since January 5 when | 307 |
This newly redefined Keowee Vineyards custom house is sure to please with a wraparound porch and deck, views of the lake and mountains. The warmth and romance of natural and man-made materials add a charming flavor to this quintessential mountain/lake home. River rock, board and batten James Hardy siding with<|fim_middle|>ved front door extends a warm welcome to this 4 bedroom home with 3 full and 1 half bathrooms. Open and spacious living areas include a gracious Great Room with stone fireplace, Dining Room, Kitchen recently enhanced with quartz counters, Italian hand painted tile backspace, new appliances and lighting. Home office, Media Room with wet bar. Master Bath recently remodeled to include gorgeous rain shower, free standing soaking tub, tile and custom vanities. Freshly painted interior and new hardwood floors throughout lower level. 3 car garage with epoxy floor covering. Covered boatslip with lift. Please note, sold AS IS. | log accents give the home a solid handsome appeal. A hand-car | 13 |
FREAKWATER, a fan site
Summary: In January, Janet, Jon Langford, Sally Timms, and others perform at a Hurricane Katrina Benefit in New Orleans. In March, Freakwater play two<|fim_middle|> The Horse's Ha and Sally Timms play the Hungry Brain, Chicago.
2008.11 Catherine Irwin posts her version of the Rolling Stone's "Mother's Little Helper" to her MySpace page.
2008.11.13 Eleventh Dream Day play ___?
2008.11.24 The Horse's Ha play the Hideout, Chicago. | shows, underwritten by a group of fans, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In May, Janet remarries. In July, Freakwater open for She & Him on an east coast tour. The Horse's Ha record their debut record and play at least a half-dozen shows over the course of the year. Catherine works, along with a cadre of artists, to assemble "The Exquisite City", a exhibition at the Chicago Tourism Center, of an sprawling, imaginary cityscape. Eleventh Dream Day headline the Ears and Eyes festival, perform on WXRT's Live Eclectic broadcast, and begin writing songs for their next record.
2008.01 Thrill Jockey releases their artist compilation, Plum.
freakwater.net review:
Recall Sheila Sachs' poison-greeting-card art for Freakwater's 2005 Thinking of You LP, and you will understand the packaging of Plum, the new Thrill Jockey 7" vinyl-only box set, which she also designed. (This newly-released collection contains twenty Thrill Jockey artists covering the songs of seventeen Thrill Jockey artists). The collection presents itself pleasingly, as if it were a box of woman's stationery - open the lid, and you'll see on the records' sleeves pictures of fruits on a creamy white background - some halved, showing their pits, some still clustered together on their branches. But something is wrong here: These plums are overripe and unappetizing; not completely wilted, but definitely past the point where you'd want to take a bite. Finally, when you start spinning the discs, the metaphor hits - this is music similarly neglected, well past the point of desirability by consumers who hunger instead for something mass-produced and familiar. For those who actually have the stomach to ingest Plum , there's nothing left to do but let these neglected fruits ferment and try to get a little high off the bitter brew.
Freakwater bring their version of The Zincs' "Passengers" here. Recorded by Paul Oldham in Louisville , these two-and-a half minutes give us the first-ever (and uncredited) harmonica on a Freakwater track. Also, Janet Bean plays her new mandola, possibly pointing the way to the sound of any future Freakwater recordings.
Freakwater enjoys the distinction of being covered three times on these records, rather than just once like the rest. Thalia Zedek fleshes out "Flat Hand" (from Springtime) – singing the quiet parts more quietly and the louder parts more loudly, sounding a little like something from Neil Young's Tonight's the Night. Her effort treats Freakwater's music as a blueprint, loaded with potential and possibilities for expansion. Bobby Conn's "Washed in the Blood" is, (shudder), disco-esque, with Electric Light Orchestra-violin parts and plinking children's toy instruments. Is he an admirer who wishes to present Freakwater in his own idiom, or is his goal total mockery and ridicule? Considering that it's Bobby Conn, the answer to both questions is probably "yes". Meanwhile, Califone, the band that supported Freakwater and helped make Thinking of You happen, give "Jewel" their signature earthy, airy treatment. They don't transform the song so much as simply present it in their own way.
Taken as a whole, Plum is the kiss-off letter that will never reach its intended reader: The music consumer who has no consciousness of the independents. Ironically, it's up to the record-bin divers with the dusty analog equipment to drink up the bitterness this little box offers. It's alright, though; it's a homebrew many have learned to appreciate. There are plenty of people who like their fruit from the pot nine days old, so here is a place for Plum.
2008.01.05 Brett Eugene Ralph's Kentucky Chrome Review, featuring Catherine Irwin, play the Air Devil's Inn, Louisville.
2008.03.21 Freakwater superfans living in Chattanooga, Tennessee host Freakwater for two shows, one a the Barking Legs theater on Friday and a private show on Saturday. Here's a clip from Friday:
2008.03.22 Multi-instrumentalist Jon Spiegel, who was performing with Freakwater in Chattanooga, sat down to chat. Download an abbreviated transcript:
a_conversation_with_jon_spiegel.docx
2008.03.25 The Horse's Ha open for the Mekons at Schuba's, Chicago.
2008.04.16 Catherine Irwin plays the Harry Smith Festival at the Pour Haus, Louisville.
2008.06.21 The Horse's Ha play Schuba's, Chicago.
2008.04.29 Jolie Holland, in an interview, cites Freakwater as an influence.
2008.06.28 The Horse's Ha play Corbett v. Dempsey, Chicago.
2008.07 Freakwater open for She & Him on their east coast tour. Wednesday, July 23, The Opera House, Toronto, Ontario; Thursday, July 24, Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts; Friday, July 25, Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia; Saturday, July 26, Terminal 5, New York City; Monday, July 28, Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, North Carolina; Tuesday, July 29, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia.
2008.07.29 Freakwater completed their week-long opening slot for She & Him, M Ward and Zooey Deschanel's pop project, at the Variety Playhouse Tuesday, July 29th. Of course a few people in the crowd behaved like middle schoolers, but, for the most part, the crowd of about 500 gave polite attention and showed genuine enthusiasm between songs. Freakwater's performance was flat-out fantastic – they took their work very seriously and delivered a strong ten song set: Buckets of Oil, Binding Twine, Heaven, Cheap Watch, Cloak of Frogs, Sap, Cathy Ann. For the last three - Washed in the Blood, Louisville Lip, and Crazy Man - Freakwater were joined by M Ward as well as his tour drummer and mandolin player. Ward played some lead parts on his black Gretch and provided some vocals for Crazy Man, but respectfully held the position of a supporting player. These three musicians really enhanced Freakwater's sound, making it dynamic enough to grab the entire hall of people, and it was electrifying to watch. After She & Him performed their set, Freakwater joined them onstage for the country standard "Hello Stranger", the show's closer. Zooey smiled to Janet and Catherine, gave them her place at center stage, and stepped back to share the microphone of her backup singer. M Ward began with the familiar opening line "Hello strangerrrrr. . ." and Janet and Catherine together wailed "Put your loving hand in miiiine. . ." in reply. It was beautiful. Props and kudos to Mr. Ward and Ms. Deschanel for supporting Freakwater. - freakwater.net review.
2008.10.16 The Horse's Ha open for Citay at the Hideout, Chicago.
2008.10.19 Janet holds an event, "Breaking the Silence", to raise awareness of atrocities against humanity in the Congo at the Hideout in Chicago. A benefit CD, Congo's Angels, features Janet, Neko Case, Irma Thomas, Susan Cowsill, Eliza Gilkyson, and others.
2008.10.20 Janet Bean plays a solo set at the Hideout, Chicago.
2008.10.26 Eleventh Dream Day play the Hideout, Chicago.
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Published on September 4th, 2014 | by Amber Archangel
PlanetSolar: Solar Boat Reaches Venice & Seeks New Owner (VIDEO)
September 4th, 2014 by Amber Archangel
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Launched on April 13 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, the 2014 campaign for PlanetSolar comes to an end today, in Venice, Italy, the boat's last stop and prestigious winter home, according to PlanetSolar. This 9,000 kilometer trip, spread out over 5 months of navigation, featured stops in Atalayoun (Morocco), Monaco, and then Greece, where the ship transformed into a scientific platform as part of the "TerraSubmersa" archeological expedition, led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE).
The "TerraSubmersa" scientific expedition, which took place during the month of August, explored the prehistoric landscapes that have been swallowed up by the waters of the Kiladha Bay, located off the coast of Greece, in order to reconstruct them and identify potential traces of human activity.
PlanetSolar will spend the winter in Venice, thanks to a partnership with Vento di Venezia (VdV), the organization responsible for promoting the Island of Certosa, which rests in the Venetian Lagoon. During this period, which will last until May 2015, VdV and PlanetSolar will jointly organize public visits and private events. To celebrate the end of her campaign, a series of activities will be organized around the boat from September 4 to September 9.
MS Tûranor PlanetSolar | September 4, 2014 | © All rights reserved PlanetSolar
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar Searches for a New Owner
PlanetSolar's adventures have been due to the boat's owner, the<|fim_middle|> missions in 2013 and 2014, both of which were punctuated with prestigious stops during which countless visitors were able to visit the interior workings of the ship!
Today, we are very proud to note that after the success of her voyage around the world, PlanetSolar has undergone a perfect transformation, carrying out not only scientific missions, but also serving as a powerful tool of communication thanks to the enthusiasm she generates at each stop. Our expectations have been exceeded, and it is time for us to retire, and pass this unique ship on to a new owner. –Immo Stroeher.
Authors note: We bid a fond farewell to the good captain and crew of this marvel of solar technology and look forward to their next, new adventures.
Source: 1Sun4All. Reproduced with permission.
Tags: greece, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, planetsolar, solar boat, solar catamaran, solar ship, solar-powered boat, TerraSubmersa, UNIGE, university of geneva, Venice, video
Amber Archangel -- I am an artist, painter, writer, interior designer, graphic designer, and constant student of many studies. Living with respect for the environment close at hand, the food chain, natural remedies for healing the earth, people and animals is a life-long expression and commitment. As half of a home-building team, I helped design and build harmonious, sustainable and net-zero homes that incorporate clean air systems, passive and active solar energy as well as rainwater collection systems. Private aviation stirs a special appeal, I would love to fly in the solar airplane and install a wind turbine in my yard. I am a peace-loving, courageous soul, and I am passionate about contributing to the clean energy revolution. I formerly designed and managed a clean energy website, 1Sun4All.com.
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Testing Electric Vans In Real Life — Poland To Sicily With A Nissan e-NV200 → | Stroeher family, a German family that is passionate about solar technologies, and has been operating behind the scenes since the start of the project.
The goal was on the one hand to conceptualize an idea that could prove the effectiveness of solar technology, and would help promote and develop that sector. On the other hand, we also wanted to demonstrate that beyond her technical prowess, the ship could be used for concrete, useful goals. — Immo Stroeher, the family's patriarch.
The businessman's financial investment, as well as his significant personal engagement, has allowed PlanetSolar to go much further than a single trip around the world, in creating a durable enterprise that now allows the ship to be used for specific goals.
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, winner of 6 Guinness World RecordsTM, not only completed the first solar-powered voyage around the world, but has also successfully carried out two unique scientific | 184 |
One<|fim_middle|> with a bottle of champagne in our room with a fruit and cheese tray. | of the best romantic get away weekends I ever had was a mystery birthday adventure I gave my husband a few years ago. I gave him a new overnight bag with a note that said to pack for one day and to be ready at 7AM the following Saturday. That's it!
Without a word I drove us to the airport while he wondered where we could be going for just a day. It wasn't until we were checking into the airlines that he learned we were off for a decadent overnight to NYC.
I would love to repeat that again sometime very soon.
I would find a lovely little hotel, like the Iroquois New York in Times Square and find a spot for a champagne brunch. We would stroll over to Central Park, window shopping all the way, and take a horse and carriage ride.
Then, off to Chinatown for some bargain hunting, perhaps stop for an antipasto and bottle of wine in Little Italy and top the day off with a Broadway Show.
I would end our day | 204 |
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Moderna says new data shows Covid vaccine is more than 94% effective, plans to ask FDA for emergency clearance later Monday
Moderna said Monday it will request emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its coronavirus vaccine after new data confirms the vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 and was safe.
Moderna is the second drugmaker to seek emergency use from the FDA after Pfizer, another front-runner in the Covid-19 vaccine race, applied for the same authorization on Nov. 20. The announcement means some Americans could get the first doses of Moderna's two-dose vaccine within a few weeks.
The new analysis from Moderna evaluated 196 confirmed Covid infections among the late-stage trial's 30,000 participants. The company said 185 cases of Covid were observed in the placebo group versus 11 cases observed in the group that received its vaccine. That resulted in an estimated vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, the company said.
The company released Nov. 16 an early analysis of its phase three trial based on just 95 Covid-19 cases that showed its vaccine was at least 94% effective. Monday's data provides a more complete picture of the vaccine's effectiveness.
It<|fim_middle|>EpidemicsHealth care industryModerna IncPandemicsPfizer IncpoliticsU.S. Economy | also appears to prevent volunteers from getting severely sick from the virus. Of the 30 severe cases of Covid-19 in the trial, none were in the group that received the vaccine, Moderna said. Additionally, there was one Covid-19 related death in the study that occurred in the placebo group, according to the company.
Shares of Moderna were up more than 12% in premarket trading Monday.
"This positive primary analysis confirms the ability of our vaccine to prevent COVID-19 disease with 94.1% efficacy and importantly, the ability to prevent severe COVID-19 disease. We believe that our vaccine will provide a new and powerful tool that may change the course of this pandemic and help prevent severe disease, hospitalizations and death," Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a statement.
Moderna said the vaccine's effectiveness was consistent across age, race and gender. The 196 confirmed cases included 33 adults over the age of 65 and 42 people from Black, Latino and other "diverse" communities. The vaccine was also well tolerated with the most common side effects being fatigue, muscle pain, headache and pain at the injection site, the company said.
Bancel told CNBC on Monday that the company expects to test the vaccine on children between the ages of 11 and 17 later this year. But testing on children under the age of 11 won't begin until sometime next year, he added. "For younger children, you have to go down in age very slowly and you have to start at a lower dose to make sure it is safe," he said during an interview on "Squawk Box."
Emergency use authorization means the FDA will allow some adults to receive the vaccine as the agency continues to evaluate data. It isn't the same as a full approval, which can typically take months. The FDA granted emergency clearance for Gilead Sciences' remdesivir in May before giving full approval in late October.
Moderna's results come as drugmakers and public health officials race to deliver a safe and effective vaccine to help bring an end to the pandemic, which has killed at least 1.45 million people worldwide as of Sunday evening, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. A vaccine is also seen by investors as a way to get the global economy back on track after the virus wreaked havoc on nearly every country.
The FDA's review of Moderna's vaccine is expected to take a few weeks. The agency will likely schedule an advisory committee meeting to review the vaccine on Dec. 17, Moderna said. It has already initiated rolling submissions with several regulatory agencies around the world, including the European Medicines Agency.
Federal agencies are already sending vaccination plans around to staff. Five agencies have started telling employees they could receive Pfizer's or Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine in as little as eight weeks, a person with firsthand knowledge of those plans told CNBC on Nov. 20.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CNBC on Nov. 16 that the FDA would move "as quickly as possible" to clear Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines for emergency use. Between Moderna and Pfizer, Azar told CNBC there will be roughly 40 million doses of vaccine available by the end of this year, enough to inoculate about 20 million people since both vaccines require two shots, he said at the time.
Moderna's initial results released earlier this month were based on the first interim efficacy analysis conducted by an external and independent data monitoring committee from the phase three clinical trial. The independent group of experts oversees U.S. clinical trials to ensure the safety of participants.
Public health officials and medical experts note it remains unclear how long the vaccines will provide immunity and whether or how often people may need periodic booster shots. Moderna's vaccine, like Pfizer's, uses messenger RNA, or mRNA, technology. It's a new approach to vaccines that uses genetic material to provoke an immune response.
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna has said its vaccine remains stable at 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature of a standard home or medical refrigerator, for up to 30 days. It can be stored for up to six months at negative 4 degrees Fahrenheit. By comparison, Pfizer's vaccine requires a storage temperature of minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
Moderna told investors on Oct. 29 that it was "actively preparing" for the global launch of its potential vaccine after completing enrollment in its late-stage trial a week earlier. In August, Moderna said it was charging between $32 and $37 per dose for its vaccine for some customers, under cheaper "pandemic pricing." The company said it was in discussion for larger volume agreements that will have a lower price.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Source by www.cnbc.com
Tags: BioNTech SEBiotech and PharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyBreaking News: BusinessBusinessbusiness newsCoronavirusDisease outbreaks | 1,028 |
Epic Games have released a brand new cinematic trailer for their zombie survival game, Fortnight, and it looks spectacular.
Fortnite is a free-to-play co-op survival game that's been in development for what seems like forever. The game has been in alpha for a good couple of years and now finally looks like it's on its way.
In a brand new cinematic trailer we get to see the basic premise of the game: an ominous<|fim_middle|> in 2018. | purple thunder cloud is on its way so the Fortnite squad to batten down the hatches and prepare for a zombie onslaught, thus a battle ensues with zombies turning into purple mist left, right, and centre.
Much like any good video game, it's not all over as a big bad boss dude comes smashing into the place. Fortunately he's no match for our heroes.
From the trailer above, the four heroes sure do look charismatic. I'm pretty excited for this game.
Fortnite is making its way into paid early access on July 25, on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Mac. Players who pre-order the Founder's Pack will be given a four-day head start on July 21 as well as the Storm Master Weapon Pack.
The game is set to launch as a free-to-play title | 166 |
N<|fim_middle|> to stay within striking distance throughout the remainder of the game but were never able to recapture the lead.
Thorpe went a perfect 4-for-4 at the line in the final 30 seconds of the game to seal the deal for the Blue and White, giving Penn State a 69-65 victory. | ittany Lions take down Hampton 69-65 in CBI opener
By PSR Staff | Wed, 03/19/2014 - 22:15
PSU will face Siena in the quarterfinal round Monday in Loudonville, N.Y.
Four Nittany Lions posted double figures in scoring as Penn State defeated Hampton, 69-65, in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational. D.J. Newbill set the pace for the Blue and White, notching a team-high 19 points while Brandon Taylor, Tim Frazier and Geno Thorpe also reached double figures.
Taylor flirted with a double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down nine boards, Frazier posted 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Thorpe added a career-high 10 points and five boards.
With the win, Penn State (16-17 overall) advances to the quarterfinals of the CBI Tournament where it will take on Siena in a Monday night matchup at the Times Union Center in Loudonville, N.Y.
The Nittany Lions shot 40.5 percent (17-of-42) from the field, 29.4 percent (5-of-17) from 3-point range and 75 percent (30-of-40) from the free-throw line. Penn State dominated the boards on the night, grabbing 42 rebounds while holding the Pirates to 18, the lowest for any PSU opponent this season and fewest since 2011 vs. Ohio State (17).
Brian Darden led the charge for the Pirates, dropping a career-high 22 points on 5-of-7 from the field, including four 3-pointers. Deron Powers also reached double figures, posting 19 points for HU. Hampton shot 41.3 percent (19-of-46) from the floor, 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from beyond the arc and 72.4 percent (21-of-29) from the charity stripe.
Penn State opened the contest on an 8-0 run with Frazier, Newbill and Taylor putting points on the board. Hampton put up its first points on a dunk from Jervon Pressley before Ross Travis drained two free throws to put the score at 10-2.
The Pirates cut the deficit to two points after Darden drilled two straight treys but the Lions quickly responded, as Newbill hit a pair of free throws and Taylor knocked down back-to-back three pointers to push the lead to 10 as the scoreboard read 18-8.
Hampton posted a 9-0 run to come within one of the Lions at the 9:57 mark but PSU regained momentum with a 9-1 run to put the count at 30-21 with just under four minutes remaining in the half. The Pirates added four more points but Penn State had the final word as Graham Woodward capped the first half with a trey to leave the score at 33-25 heading into the intermission.
Penn State maintained control of the game after the break until an 8-0 Hampton streak gave HU its first lead of the game at the 11:47 mark. Dwight Meikle made a pair of free throws, Powers hit a jumper, Emmanuel Okoroba laid one in and Breon Key closed out the streak with a dunk, giving HU a 43-41 advantage.
Newbill tied the game up on the next possession, draining a jumper in the paint to kick start PSU's offense and Frazier followed with two free throws and a layup to put the Lions ahead 47-43. The Pirates managed | 799 |
Q: Simplifying difference of square roots I trying to review for calculus and I can't figure out how to do $\sqrt{200} - \sqrt{32}$
A: $$\sqrt{200}-\sqrt{32} = \sqrt{2\cdot 100}-\sqrt{2\cdot16} = \sqrt{2}\sqrt{100}-\sqrt{2}\sqrt{16} = \sqrt{2}(10-4) = 6\sqrt{2} = \sqrt{2\cdot36}=\sqrt{72}$$
A: When simplifying radicals the first step is to expose multiplicative dependencies by normalizing the radicands to be squarefree, i.e. pull out square factors. In your example we have $\rm 200 = 2\cdot 10^2\ $ and $\ 32 = 2\cdot 4^2\ $ so we obtain $\rm \sqrt{200<|fim_middle|> some general algorithms see my post here and see Bill Gosper's reply there for some striking radical identities (if anyone deserves to be called a modern equivalent of Ramanujan then Gosper is surely a strong candidate).
| }-\sqrt{32}\ = \sqrt{2\cdot 10^2}-\sqrt{2\cdot 4^2}\ =\ 10\ \sqrt{2} - 4\ \sqrt{2}\ =\ 6\ \sqrt{2}\:.$
When you go on to study the Galois theory of radical extensions (Kummer theory) you will learn general results saying roughly that these are the only type of algebraic dependencies that can occur, so this simple-minded approach will work generally. For | 113 |
When it comes to finances, stability looks good in the eye of most people, especially chief financial<|fim_middle|> no board training on fiscal responsibilities, annual audit seen as litmus test. Evolving: Entire board receives training in finance. Finance committees and staff work in partnership, clarity about finance staff vs. fiscal oversight roles, no one complains about serving on the finance committee. | officers.
Stability can be a hindrance, however, if hidebound or worn-out systems are kept just for the sake of keeping them. Melanie Lockwood Herman, executive director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, said that financial systems and practices could remain sound as change occurs.
Structure. Classic: Combined finance and audit committee staffed by the usual suspects, finance staffing the same as always. Evolving: Recent changes to improve, such as new committees or committee roles. Finance staffing has evolved as the organization has grown. Inspired: Roles and responsibilities of the finance committee and audit committee reviewed periodically, clarity about which committee does what, why and how, finance staffing has evolved and staffers are seen as highly competent, finance and audit committee membership changes on a regular basis.
Style. Classic: Finance committee is responsible for fiscal oversight, with rest of board off the hook, | 175 |
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* "Universal Design: Housing Solutions for All Ages and Abilities" - Universal design creates environments and products that are attractive and easy for everyone to use. See how universal design improves the lives of people of all ages and abilities.
* "Purdue Plant Info to Go!" - Bring your gardening questions to Purdue Master Gardener volunteers from across Indiana. Purdue Master Gardeners are volunteer gardening educators for Purdue Extension. They will be available 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
* "the-education-store.com" - The Purdue Extension Education Store will launch its new, consumer-friendly website that includes more than 2,400 educational publications, many of them free. Learn more about the new website and pick up a Purdue football schedule.
The full list of Purdue Extension exhibits and descriptions also are at http://www.ag.purdue.edu/agcomm/Documents/2010-Exhibits.pdf
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The 10 exhibits offer learning for the entire family, said Danica Kirkpatrick, Purdue Agriculture events and educational activities coordinator.
"The exhibits bring the information and knowledge of Purdue's researchers to the general public," Kirkpatrick said.
Visitors can find out how people contribute to climate change and how they can reduce their impact at "The Climate Kids Chronicles: Volume 1 - Altered Earth." The display explores climate, weather and global warming with the Climate Kids.
Other exhibits are:
* "Be A Tooth Sleuth" - Put your detective skills to use as you tear, grind and chew your way through this exhibit. Become a tooth sleuth and discover what animals eat just by looking at their teeth.
* "Social Networking: Connect, Share, Protect" - Learn more about how you can communicate through Facebook and Twitter and best practices in using them.
* "Food For Thought: The World Food Prize and Hungry Planet" - Learn how Purdue researchers have helped reduce hunger around the world. The exhibit features the work of Philip E. Nelson and Gebisa Ejeta, Purdue's two laureates of the World Food Prize, often called the "Nobel Prize of Agriculture." Learn what and how much families around the world eat in one week.
* "The Bone Zone Carnival of Healthy Choices" - Explore the importance of diet and exercise for strong bones. Its carnival theme and interactive elements help children and adults develop healthy habits.
* "I.M. Robot" - Learn the basics of robotics, including the parts of a robot and what they do. Control a robot through interactive games, including Robot-A-Gobot.
* "For Our Kids, Our Community, and Our Animals: Purdue Veterinary Medicine" - Discover how the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine benefits children, communities and animals through | 383 |
Kenneth Earl Elrod, 79, of Ringgold, Georgia went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 31, 2019. He was born December 15, 1939 to the late Johnnie W Elrod and Leola Violet Wade Elrod.<|fim_middle|> Chattanooga, Tennessee serving on several committees and as head usher. He was a devoted family man taking great pride and joy in his sons and their families.
Survivors include his loving wife of 60 years, Linda Faye Elrod, their sons, Scott (Carla) Elrod, Steve (Sabra) Elrod, Chris (Lisa) Elrod, and Tyler Elrod; grandchildren, Natalie (Brad) Ryans, Dustin Elrod, Stephanie (Dane) Fehr, Christopher (Kirsten) Elrod, and Lauren Elrod; great-grandchildren, Jenna Brooke and Jake Ryans, Leland and Emmett Elrod, Whit and Lucy Fehr, and Lorelai Elrod; sister, Wyvonne (Roger) Parton, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 Thursday, April 4, 2019 in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Pete Anderson officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM Wednesday at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway. | He was a lifelong resident of North Georgia. Kenneth served in the United States Navy as a third class petty officer in Norfolk, Virginia and loved the honor of serving his country. His servant's heart continued throughout his life both in his career and personally with his many friends and loving family. He retired from BASF after working over 32 years. His gentle and kind spirit never met a stranger, and he put others first in all that he did. As an avid Braves baseball fan, he loved cheering on his favorite team each season. He was an active member of The Crossing in | 117 |
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Crown Castle Announces Certain Contractual Terms Related to T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS
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Crown Castle Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
HOUSTON , Oct. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of $1.65 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023. The notes will have an interest rate of 5.25 | 594 |
Anyone have the correct link to sign up for TripConnect<|fim_middle|> my steps I think I see where I missed a step, will give it a few days and try again. Thanks for your comments. | ? Ta.
If you are going to go for TripConnect then turn off availability for the OTA's in this way you only have to make a very low bid and the image on TA will say "Official Website" BEST OF ALL YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE ON THERE FOR VISITORS TO SELECT IF YOU HAVE A PAID FOR BUSINESS LISTING.
It's basically corrupt that your alleged "Partner / OTA" bids against you in the first place on a paid for business Listing.
TA are the good guys in this situation, we have to respect they need to make money from the OTA'a initially but after a few years with Google offering booking at 7.5% it makes sense to cut off the OTA from your TA Business paid for page so they can bring you additional business from other sites you are not directly advertising on.
Welcome Paul! Always happy to have new innkeepers to share their ideas here!
There are plus and minuses to turning off your availability on the OTA's. Currently TripConnect only helps you on the TA website and on Google. If someone is on the OTA, they will only see that you have ZERO availability. And that itself hurts more than it helps.
Additionally, as an FYI, you do not have to have a paid business listing on TA to participate in their TripConnect marketing.
For this if you that use Ex p edia I have a question.
Do all properties have to be listed with the 10% Fenced Members Only Deal? I just had a reservation come in and between that and their commission they just took $50 a night on a 3 night reservation during our peek season.
For those of you using trip connect.. I think I got it up and running via using my allocator. My question is when using trip connect, does that make you a sponsored ad so you go to the top of the page or did I accidentally sign up for something I didn't mean to?
I think I got it up and running via using my allocator.
Two of my best days on Innspring were when Momma Smurf put me on to Trip Connect Pay Per Click, and the day about a year later when she reminded me that Trip Connect does not require my allo cator, which I was wanting to drop since I left V R B O, Air, etc. Now all I have is Trip Connect and ResKey and I'm so happy!
One thing to remember: Your Trip Connect "connection" seems to expire on TA after a year or two, and they drop you with no notice. I think it's a matter of the Trip Connect setup screen requiring you to set an ending date for your Trip Connect "campaign" and the latest date you can set is not very far out.
I discovered last fall that I was no longer showing up well on TA, and that turned out to be the reason. I had to go back into the "back office" of TA and renew my Trip Connect connection. So now I have a reminder set in my phone to check that yearly.
I'm still trying to get it off my allocator and directly booking with reservation key. I just disabled both connections and will start over. I wish there was someone to talk to when setting this up. I am not as tech savvy as I'd like. I'm looking forward to getting this connected correctly and I definitely want the link coming directly to RK and not through MA.
I appreciate the feedback. I haven't heard one bad thing about using T Connect.
I'm still trying to get it off my allocator and directly booking with reservation key. I just disabled both connections and will start over. I wish there was someone to talk to when setting this up.
The first step is you need to add the link in RK. After you have done this it can take up to 3 days for TA to refresh their inventory and pick up the new connection. Under ResKey Settings Tab/External Connections, add a connection "TripAdvisor TripConnect" then fill in the form that comes up, including your TripAdvisor ID (assigned to you by TripAdvisor).
Last October John at ResKey said, "We are integrated with TA TripConnect but not TA Instant Booking. Our plan is to work on this after we've built our direct connections to Expedia and Booking.com, which we are working on this quarter."
So good to hear that Expedia and Booking connections are coming, also cutting out the need for My Allo cator with those two.
Once you set it up, those are the only options. You need delete* the external connection you set up previously, then create a new external connection, to get the form to fill in...I think.
* Look for "Delete External Connection" beneath the "enable" or "disable" you're seeing when you edit your current connection.
It showed on RK that I was connected to TA... I just disconnected and redid it to see if it triggers TA to show RK again when I do a search. Right now TA is still coming up with MA as my connecting server even though I've disabled it on MA too.
I will get this done... just looks like it isn't going to be as quickly as I'd like.
I haven't heard one bad thing about using T Connect.
If you think the types of guests that you are trying to attract are out there on TA looking for the type of stay that you have to offer, then perhaps TC-PPC could be a good, economically efficient, way to compete with the OTA's (at least on the TA platform).
I do think it could help. The way I look at it, is I won't know until I try and then go from there. I'm willing to give it a shot. Just wish it wasn't so complicated for me to get this set up the way I want it.
Sponsored Ads do put you at the top, but the CPC is very expensive. Tried it for one month and dropped it like a very hot potato! Did just as well with Only Trip Connect. I think they also double charge. Also, you don't need MA for RK using TC, it's a direct feed.
so it sounds like I may have connected to the wrong thing and not trip connect? I'll retrace my steps and try to connect directly with RK..
OK, we were accepted. And, no, they didn't send an email to tell us that as they said they would.
Anyhoo... what's next? Any tips on how to set this up on the TA site? Do they charge you automatically? And, given a few people had problems with campaigns ending I'm guessing there is a start and stop date?
Any research I should do in advance of finalizing the setup?
I have a general question. We have been using TripAdvisor Instant Booking for a couple of years. We hardly get any bookings from Tripadvisor using this model. Does anyone have any thoughts on the value of Tripadvisor for booking rooms? Is Tripconnect better?
Does anyone have any thoughts on the value of Tripadvisor for booking rooms? Is Tripconnect better?
We did over $30K in TripConnect sales last year. Cost: $550!!!
Are you listed with any OTA's? If you are, how does the TripConnect sales compare to those other OTA's. I'm trying to figure out if my lack of performance on TripAdvisor is due to the model I am using or if for my market it is not the right channel.
No OTAs!! So everyone is booking directly with us through TripConnect. No point in using TC if your listing is being usurped by Expedia, etc.
So I paid $550 for my $30K vs your $4500- $5400? That's nuts.
or Tripconnect Instant Booking - when I check on this one get this message "Your connectivity partner, ReservationKey, is in the process of becoming a TripConnect Partner. To find out when they will complete this process and confirm when you can begin using TripConnect Instant Booking, contact ReservationKey directly."
Have to ask a question here, in what your comment above, do you really mean min $ 10 a day as written, or max $ 10 a day? If minimum seems like $10 a day would add up pretty quickly to a healthy expense.
To be on Click I had to put min $10 per day (you can set up that $10 is also your daily max) otherwise would not set it up.
Just for reference for my first week I've spent about $4 according to their site. I also put a rather low total campaign total initially so I'll need to monitor the amount on a regular basis. To me it's worth something to have my prices posted when potential guests are checking rates.
It does not mean that you have to spend $3650 a year.
Yes, but if you sign up for 365 days and each day your $10 is reached - you could get that high.
Yeah... if I set mine as $10, I might as well not even run it. 4th position for USA is over $2. It all depends on your market.
If you get that many clicks/day for a year you'll be well able to pay for them! I'd give anything to get that much traffic!
Considering that 4 years ago they wanted from me $3000 for paid listing - that looks like a better deal. So far in 12 days I spent about $16 on the clicks. I think small 3 bookings are result of it. Not bad return.
Whatever your max is, then if you do get $MAX worth of clicks before the day is out, they'll stop showing your link and you won't get any more clicks that day... and won't be on the hook for more than $MAX for that day.
I pay about $1/click and have it set to a $10/day limit (I think that's the lowest they allow), meaning maximum exposure is $10/day, but it's generally a lot less than that, because I only get 2 or 3 clicks/day.
NOT Instant Booking. I believe that charges you a %. Use the very economical Cost per Click .
I agree it's nuts if the traffic I am getting from the OTA's would come directly if I did not have the OTA's. We have done paid listings with TA in the past but never had seen any traffic. Can someone explain how TripConnect works? How is Expedia or Booking or any other OTA usurping the traffic/bookings TripConnect would be generating. I'm very confused now.
You might get the guest who looks at reviews first. TA shows up right at the top around here when you search for a place to stay. All the OTA's show up there as well. Finding a direct website link to an actula B&B or hotel is really difficult now.
So, if you have the guest who uses TA to look at reviews, the link to your site will be right in front of them, just like the OTA links.
Thanks for the information, everyone. I think the best thing for me to do is try it and see what happens. I can't really de-list from the OTA's (I mean I could but they do drive a noticeable amount of traffic) and I'm not quite seeing how TC will necessarily take all of that traffic but it sounds like they may very well shift some of it direct to us.
On a side note, but along these lines, we noticed the OTA's, TripAdvisor, Airbnb, and BB.com were all buying our property name with google adwords. I have also purchased them now and have noticed (although its not something I've figured out how to measure) that we have seen more direct bookings. In general our direct bookings still represent about 75% of our total revenue but I would like it to be more. Hopefully the TC will help do that. Thanks again for all the information.
I'll say what I said before. "If the OTAs had no rooms on them. They will soon die or change their ways."
I just wish that link to your site was labeled "Hotel Website" rather than "Official Site". Not everybody realizes what official site means.
h that link to your site was labeled "Hotel Website" rather than "Official Site". Not everybody realizes what official site means.
Hmmm. I'll have to go back and look at the email I got recently with terms and conditions for new subscribers to TC. I believe one condition is that you must be subscribed with at least one of TA's partners in order to qualify.
Please share. Haven't heard that in recent discussions. That defeats the whole purpose.
I'm not on Trip Connect, something that I'd like to do, but haven't yet, however going to their page asks about "partners", but I was thinking from looking in the past that this referred to our using an online reservation system that had the ability to connect with their system for submitting rates.
Yes, you have to have a system like Res Key that partners.
I waited over the weekend and it was set up.
Are you seeing on TC that it doesn't recognize your place?
BTW, I haven't done the TC side of the setup yet, so I don't know if that is going to take more time. I've only gotten to the point where TC knows I have a valid partner to work thru.
Yes, but in looking to describe | 2,747 |
The practice of magic is very old. Some say it is the second oldest profession. It is amazing to see that many of the principles and methods used today have been known for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years. Careful reading of these ebooks will uncover some lost gems and hidden miracles.
Most interesting for magicians is that the book contained a chapter on magic history, which covers mainly past magicians.
1st edition 1730, PDF 59 pages.
Das mehrbändige Werk, Die Natürliche Magie wurde von Johann Christian Wiegleb zusammengetragen und von Gottfried Erich Rosenthal fortgesetzt und umgearbeitet. Dieses Ebuch ist eine Reproduktion des 7. Bandes und beschreibt allerhand belustigende und nützliche Kunststücke gegliedert in diverse Sparten wie zum Beispiel Optische, Magnetische, Elektrische, Mechanische, Rechen und Mathematik, Kartenkunst, usw. Die elf Kupferstiche am<|fim_middle|> I love this book. It is highly recommended. | Ende sind wunderschön.
English translations of the seminal 18th century French works on Cups & Balls by Ozanam and Guyot, respectively, with editorial commentary and explanatory notes by the editor, Sean McWeeney. Ozanam and Guyot are to be credited with the first full-length "blow-by-blow" detailed explanations in any language of the oldest sleight-of-hand trick in all of magic - the Cups & Balls (complete with illustrations from the original texts). Translations by Jane Poveromo.
1st edition 2012, 71 pages.
A lucid commentary on the first printed English conjuring text; showing the development of magic tricks from 1584 up to the present day. Written by a magician for magic historians and magicians interested in the beginnings of their art. Including many unpublished references to Reginald Scot with quotations and illustrations from most of the early English books with conjuring from 1584 up to 1784.
This book includes detailed work on the "Cups and Balls," and the first version of the "Stack of Pence" (i.e., "Stack of Quarters"). It is probably the first English book written from the viewpoint of a performing magician. Any serious magician should read this book, not to learn a lot of new tricks, but to realize how much has been known for a long time. This book is part of our history. I understand that $60 or more for a paper reprint is hard to justify, but now for a few bucks there should be no excuse to not read this wonderful little treasure.
1st edition, 1634; 52 pages.
This is a wonderful and extremely rare book. If you could find this book at all somewhere to purchase, you would need to put down around $5000. But it is not just its rarity which is so fascinating, it is its contents. This is a great magic book. Many outstanding tricks are taught. I found new routines and new principles I haven't seen and read anywhere else - and I consider myself as fairly well read in magic. | 440 |
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