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Three years ago I wrote a blog post entitled “Weird Things Norwegians Do“, where I described 15 strange things I had noticed here. Now that I have been here a little longer, a few things have been added to the list. As before, “weird” does not necessarily mean “negative”. Some of these awkwardness should be adopted elsewhere in this world (but not the grilldress, hopefully).
1. The Norwegian definition of “intimacy” is different than from the rest of the world. In Norway it is not considered intimate to sleep with someone for one night while both persons are drunk. However, to drink a cup of coffee together 3 days later in broad daylight is considered like a much bigger step in a relationship and in intimacy between two persons. Another step at the level of intimacy just before marriage is to go to IKEA together. So in Norway, to exchange body fluids is not intimate, but to argue in front of a JOKKMOKK IKEA table is extremely intimate. Also see the rules of The Norwegian “Art” of Seduction.
2. Norwegians love to refurbish their kitchen every other year with the best designer gadgets and the colour of the month. But they mainly use that fancy kitchen to warm up ready-made Fjordland meals and Grandiosa pizza. But doesn’t it look good? More Annoying things (some) Norwegians do here.
3. Norwegians love everything (good and bad) that foreign media or celebrities said about their country and fellow Norwegians. Those who say nice things about Norway get honoured with a new name in the Norwegian press, Norges venn. It is because Norwegians love to read about Norwegians (why do you think I wrote a blog and a book about it?).
4. It is -5 degrees and you are afraid to catch a pneumonia, meanwhile Norwegians will leave their children to sleep outside, especially if they are babies. To build their character. After all, if they don’t die of it, it probably can only make them stronger. And resistant to pneumonia.
5. Everything which was not produced or checked or trained by a Norwegian company or authority is seen as of of lower quality than Norwegian. That applies to doctors, teachers and electricity installations. One wonders how this world has hung together until the Norwegians showed the way…
6. The one thing that makes a Norwegian scream of joy is opening an avocado and finding it beautifully green and intact inside. Others would say peace on Earth but you know, avocadoes are cool too. More Wonderful things (most) Norwegians do here.
7. When a mini ray of sunlight comes, Norwegians will sit on a rock, on a bench or even stay standing in that ray of sunlight with their eyes closed, just enjoying the moment as if it were their last. It is called solveggen. The wall of the sun.
8. Any name of a person in a newspaper absolutely needs to be followed by their age in brackets. Except if you are very famous, like Erna Solberg, and then it is not needed. Why? No idea.
9. A friend is telling you about a movie, and then suddenly says “terningkast 5!” and you wonder what on earth he or she means? In Norway, any review of a movie or a book will not be rated with stars like in the rest of the world. Here they use a dice and show how many of the 6 dots it got on the dice. Then they say it in a regular conversation, and even translate it to “dice 4” in English and expect everyone to understand.
10. You think Norwegians have no humour and you are wrong. They don’t laugh out loud or tap each other on the back when they think something was funny, they probably have a straight face like other days, but they are totally cracked up inside. Tough love, but you’ll eventually know how to recognise it. Look out for a face cramp. There is even a typical Norwegian humour.
11. Norwegians habits especially regarding how to raise children cannot be questioned under any circumstance. Putting your kids to bed at 7pm, not giving them limits and feeding them exclusively with sausages, bread and havregryn have to be the greatest things. Otherwise Norwegians wouldn’t be doing it, right? Check here on How to be a bad Mother in Norway.
12. Norwegians will respect all laws to the dot. With two exceptions: 1- when going home from Sweden with extra liters of alcohol above the allowed quota, and 2- when driving a bicycle. For some reasons when on a bicycle Norwegians will not respect any (I mean none) rules of the road: going through red lights, cycling on pavements, in areas where many people are walking, not notifying when turning left or right. Something they can learn from the Danes!
13. In public places you are expected to have eyes behind your back. If you are standing in their way of a Norwegian in the supermarket or in any other public place, they will not tap on your shoulder lightly and tell you with a smile “excuse me”. Instead they will patiently wait behind you until you turn around and see them, jump by surprise, and let them go ahead. You made them lose a seconds minutes of their lives, but that look of guilt on your face was worth it.
14. When looking at purchasing or choosing the best bottle of wine or alcohol in general, Norwegians will not look at the age of the wine or its quality. The best choice is obviously the one with the highest percentage of alcohol. As a French, my skin crawls to this fact of Norwegian life. See here for What to expect from a drunk Norwegian?
15. The Hytte Life has many rules. One of them is that whatever classy or hip clothes you are used to wearing in your everyday life, all of them can be replaced with one set of woollen underwear and grilldress available in your cabin’s closet. Untouched since 1970, except every time you need a dry change of clothes.
16. Regular human beings have enough time to work, take care of their kids, and meet their friends. Not Norwegians. They have this thing called tidsklemma which makes them run from one appointment to another without managing to enjoy anything they are doing.
17. The sun is shining, it is the 14th of June. Summer holidays are just around the corner. Life could not be better. And then your Norwegian colleague says “Only seven days until the days get shorter again”. Some Norwegians have the art to be party poopers. But guess what, that was maybe a joke! As explained above, Norwegians do have humour!
Much more of The Frog in the fjord in my new book En frosk i fjorden – Kunsten å bli norsk. Soon in English!!
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Why Quick Loans?
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Borrowers Who Can Get Quick Loans
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And there are so many hidden charges with credit cards, so a borrower ends up paying very high charges at the end of every month. Fees such as over the limit fees, annual fees as well as increase in interest rates on the credit card when the credit card holder delays in paying back.
The reason being that these traditional banks, require a borrower to have good credit history, bring a collateral to get a loan or give a reason for the loan. Example is a car loan, home loan etc.
With all the requirement requested from the banks, the process takes a very long time and there is no guarantee you will get the loan.
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Easy Filling Of Forms For Quick Loans.
Conditions attached to financial institutions or banks giving loans to borrowers are so many and sometimes rigorous. The traditional banks and financial institutions are bound by regulations of the federal government.
The traditional banks and finacnial institutions must comply by these rigorous conditions and so are a bit strict with regards to who they give loans to. The loan processing and approval time takes more than a week and sometimes months. The lengthy processing and approval time is due to their regulations of investigating the applicants to make sure the borrower is creditworthy and also will be able to pay back the loan.
Forms filled have several pages with questions that will make you the borrower divulge every information possible to satisfy their conditions and requirements.
For a loan to be granted, the banks do not require a borrower to only fill these forms but also be present physically to be interrogated.
A borrower in need of a quick loan will definitely not be in the right place with all these requirements.
Alternative lenders who grant quick loans have come into the financial market to service borrowers who fall into the quick loans category. Most alternative lenders also give credit to bad credit holders.
Processing of a quick loan doesn’t take as much time as the banks. The loan can be given to a borrower within a few minutes from when the loan was requested to a day or two.
Proving to a lender that you are employed or you have an income which is regular qualifies a borrower to quick loans.
Types Of Quick Loans Available
Getting loans from an alternative lender, borrowers can choose the type of quick loans that best suits them. No credit loans as well as bad credit loans holders are also included.
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Quick Personal Loans
With quick personal loans a borrower can borrow money for a much longer time than a quick payday loan.
Because the amount given are much more bigger than that of pay day loans the process is quick but not as quick as that of pay day loans. The tenure for quick personal loans range between two to five years, dependent on the amount of money given by the lender.
Within this period of paying the loan, if a borrower can afford to pay back the loan, this is allowed. However it comes with a fee charged for cutting the agreement short.
All the process and approval of a quick personal loan is done online. No interaction with the lender is needed.
The approval is depended on whether the lender is satisfied with the information provided by the borrower. If everything is considered satisfactory, the amount will be deposited into the account provided by the borrower.
Quick Payday Loans
These Loans as the name suggest is targeted at borrowers who are employed and receive their salaries at the end of the month.
Sometimes salaried workers need extra cash during the month to help with some financial obligations. Quick pay day loans are designed for that.
These loans are much smaller and taken against a borrowers salary or income. So the loan is paid back immediately the salaries hit the account of the borrower.
The money is deposited into the account of the borrower immediately the loan is approved and this can take minutes.
Borrowers need to note that the amount of money that can be approved for a borrower seeking a pay day loan depends solely on how much he or she earns at the end of the month.
Who Qualifies For Quick Loans?
Everyone qualifies for quick loans but you have to be of the legal age accepted in the region or state you live in with a valid ID. Another criteria is that borrowers must be employed formally or have a means for a structured pay cheque.
These will be verified by the lender so any borrower who is interested in quick loans should be prepared to provide those details.
A six months statements will be necessary. The statement is to show that you have an income coming into the account on orderly basis.
Whether the borrower has bad credit history or not, what is needed is the evidence of money coming in regularly.
A debt income ratio is also very important to lenders giving quick loans. It helps the lender to calculate how much a borrower can pay at the end of the month as well as how much can be given as a loan.
If this is not calculated or taken into consideration, it is likely a borrower will default in payments.
This is because when the borrower has other loan obligations and adds the quick loans it can be overwhelming for the borrower and put a lot of strain on the borrowers finances.
What To Consider For Quick Loans Online
The world has evolved so much from when loans had to be sought from going to lenders physically.
Now because of technology applying for loans has become so easy and has given more borrowers access to loans. It has become a good thing as well as a bad thing.
This is so because, in as much as things have been made easy, scammers have also taken advantage of this and doing fraudulent things online.
These scammers have created websites and are collecting information of unsuspecting borrowers to sell to fraudulent people. Borrowers should therefore be very careful online and make sure not to fall victims of these fraudsters.
When signing on to any loan applications, a borrower must make sure he or she understands exactly what he or she is signing on to.
Make sure to understand all the charges associated with the loan and all the terms and conditions that comes with it.
What To Consider For Quick Loans Online continued
Most lenders online put information about their annual percentage rates on their websites as well as other additional charges that has to with the quick loans.
To be sure you are not overlooking any information, a borrower must make sure to browse the website thoroughly.
If a borrower comes across any information or charges that he or she does not understand, it will be best to seek clarification from the lender.
Anytime a borrower goes for a quick loans it is because of a specific need. A borrower must make sure the money is used for what it is intended for.
It is also very important to go for quick loans when it is only necessary so as not to add on any additional burden due to the high interest rates. It is a well known fact that some borrowers go for quick loans and use the money for some activities which may be considered as unnecessary. Such a decision is not the best or not a smart move by a borrower.
Quick loans should be able to help you out of emergency situations and not for luxury.
Where To Get Quick Loans
Most quick loans are found online. The days of walking into the offices of lenders to apply for loans are a thing of the past.
The necessary tools needed now are a computer or mobile phone with internet connectivity and a borrower is good to apply for a loan.
When online you have access to a couple of things regarding quick loans such as, easy application and fast processing and access to multiple lenders.
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Some borrowers forget to look out for late payments fees as well as early repayment fees.
These fees are very huge and if not considered properly has a tendency of causing a lot of discomfort when it becomes necessary for them to be paid.
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Should State Judges be Appointed?
December 15, 2016 § 7 Comments
Phillip Thomas addresses the question of appointed vs. elected judges in a post on his Mississippi Litigation Review and Commentary blog earlier this month. The post was based on a Clarion-Ledger article.
One point of alarm to Mr. Thomas is a survey showing that 50% of judges believed contributions to judicial candidates do influence decisions. As for me, as a state trial judge, I have never been asked to participate in such a survey, or, at least, I have never responded to such a survey if the opportunity were actually presented. So let me say for myself that I do not believe that contributions influence trial court decisions, but I do believe that they certainly do give reasonable people reason to believe that they do. The statistics reported by the Clarion-Ledger bear that out.
One of the many flaws of an elected judiciary is that it forces judges and judicial candidates to have to raise money to run. There is no such thing as a successful election campaign without adequate funds to pay for signs, advertising, and all the other trappings necessary to get one’s name out to the electorate and to energize them to vote. With money comes at least the appearance of influence. Lawyers know and understand that no judicial candidate can solicit or accept contributions directly; that must be done through an independent committee, and the candidate is not supposed to be allowed access to the financial reports. I am confident that the public, however, does not understand this. Some other drawbacks:
- Judicial candidates should only be able to promise to be fair, to be dedicated, and to follow the law. Yet, we hear candidates promising to be tough on crime and criminals, or to be friends of law enforcement, when the job of a judge may demand setting a prisoner loose, or to rule against law enforcement officers. A judge really has no friend other than the law itself when called upon to rule.
- Voters in this part of the world can be swayed to vote against “liberal” judges, and to vote for “conservative” judges without really understanding what those terms imply in practice in our courts. Is a judge “liberal” because he sets aside a clearly erroneous guilty verdict? Or is he doing exactly what the law requires of him? And is she “conservative” because she denies custody to a drug-addicted mother? Or is she doing exactly what the law requires of her?
- PACS have introduced vicious attack ads into our judicial races. Lawyers view them critically and get the misleading and often false accusations. But voters pummeled with attack ad after attack ad often figure that where there’s smoke …
- Our judicial races have become non-partisan in name only. I leave it to you to consider the evidence and draw your own conclusions.
There are other flaws in the judicial election process that you can add for yourself.
So, is the solution to appoint state judges? At first blush, that would appear a viable solution. After all, it works arguably well at the federal level. Life appointment in federal court assures judicial independence. With the advice and consent of the Senate as a check, the federal judiciary remains for the most part balanced. It could possibly work the same way at the state level, but here are some concerns:
- In a one-party system such as we have in Mississippi, the governor pretty much gets to appoint whomever he chooses. A corrupt governor could turn judicial appointments into a cash cow (Note: this statement is purely hypothetical; I am not referring to any past, present, or future governor(s)).
- Favoritism and political affiliation can overrule merit and experience.
- An appointing authority with an agenda can ensure that he or she will have enough votes on the appellate court to enact it. That’s less of an issue at the trial level, but it’s a possibility.
Again, there are other flaws in an appointed system, too.
Some states have tried to neutralize the negatives of appointments by limiting the governor’s appointing authority to a panel of qualified candidates nominated by a blue-ribbon panel. That does not rule out some of the negatives mentioned above.
Other states have tried to strike a medium by providing for initial election or appointment for a term, and then requiring the incumbent to stand for a “retention” election at the conclusion of the term. If the vote is more than 50% to retain, then the incumbent continues in office; if less than 50%, then he or she stands for re-election with likely opposition. An obvious negative is that it replaces one election with two, with all the concomitant equipage of elections.
Still other states have employed variations on the foregoing themes. All have admirable as well as questionable qualities.
Bottom line is that there is no clear-cut, most advantageous approach.
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Happy Halloween! & a BIG TGIF!!!
I blinked! And another Month slipped by me! Where I live in Washington State it’s also Goodbye Fall Hello Winter Month in November! So I want to make the most of these last of these FEW Fall days. The weather kin of changes from all out summer to gray, gloomy,crappy and rainy! There are very few “beautiful fall days,” before Winter hits. Winters here aren’t too bad (knock on wood!) But, as a summer girl who deals with S.A.D. more difficult! I am currently looking at Natural Sunlight Lamps in my other window, while I type this. Every year I say, “I need to get one of those!” & Every year goes by and I forget or say I’ll get one later. THE TIME IS NOW! Also, on my fall bucket list is get into the allergist! I know I am in for weekly shots, but the payoff can be huge! I spend so much time wrestling with sinus problems! I can Immunity Boost all day everyday. But, in the end I end up with Sinus Infection after Sinus Infection. I put those two acts of Self-Care at the TOP of my priority list! Also, In between Fall and Winter quarter I need to get to Florida to see my mom and soak in a little Winter Florida Sunshine won’t hurt me a bit! ❤ These are my TOP Priorities!
Now for my fall/winter Intentions and Goals!
Living in the Land of Overwhelm.
I did a big ole’ Brain Dump last night, and continued it in my Morning Pages (at 2 freakin AM,) which I am currently going into week 8 with The Artist Way ! I have to take a moment to be SUPER “grateful” that I am going through this and also, keeping up with A Course In Miracles.
I have a LOT going on and a long list of things I want and NEED to accomplish during the month of November! However, when I break it down into a time frame and time management every day, there is NO NEED to be stressed out about it! Everything I am doing is inching me a step closer to my dreams and goals. Super exciting stuff going on! Time management and planning is KEY!
My timer is my BEST FRIEND for projects, studying, working out, Fall/Clean Sweep with a Feng Shui twist, ME TIME, writing, etc. etc. I just have to take everything step by step — and day by day and I totally got this.
Today I am working on a rock solid plan to keep up with everything for the whole month. There are things that are just non-negotiable and need to get done.
– November Intentions –
~* I Intend to workout every day — no exceptions/ excuses! Even if it is a active rest day! This is at the top of the list, because this is ME time and and will help with future goals.
~* I Intend to EAT CLEAN — this is for my health and energy levels, this is just as easy as sticking to a plan, meal prep etc.
~* Carve out my study time — Just like it is my job! Eliminate distractions during this time. Time for school studying and time for self-improvement and studying for my certifications.
~* This one may seem crazy — but, it’s something I WANT! I am writing just 50,000 words in November for my Novel. That’s only 1667 words a day. This may seem like a lot of work but for me it’s play/creative time! I joined a group and an taking the challenge and I am not looking at this as one more task To-Do. I have a million stories crowding my head space, time to take the leap and get some of it out!
~* The most dreaded of these tasks is House Stuff! Again, my timer is my BEST Friend! And, sticking to my plan that I will have written out for each day.
Trust me…All this stuff can make my head spin too, if I think too much on it. So…… I am not going to think on all of it after today, I am just going to do it. I’m not working right now I GOT THIS! Breaking out planners, calendars, etc. Success is my only option! I am actually excited for this month and excited to get set in my schedule and work through my Intentions. ❤
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Investors filed a lawsuit against Coincheck, the Japanese crypto exchange that suffered a hacking incident in January 2018.
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132 investors filed the lawsuit and are seeking around $2 million in damages. The amount reflects the decline of the price value of the cryptocurrency from the time of the hacking.
In a statement, Coincheck said it cannot respond since they still don’t have a copy of the charges.
- Read More: Tips for Avoiding Cryptocurrency Scams
Initially, Coincheck refused to confirm the incident until they organized a late press conference on January 27, 2018. The conference revealed that the firm did not have proper security measures in place to protect its coins other than bitcoins, which are safe in cold storage. The altcoins like NEM are in hot wallets. Hot wallets are a type of crypto-wallet that you can access easily via mobile apps or browser. The private key of such wallets are controlled by the platform.
The embattled Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has already promised refunds for all affected customers in Japanese Yen. The money will come from the exchange’s own pocket.
The incident has sparked renewed conversations about the collapse of Mt.Gox, the Japanese exchange where, at that time of its hacking, the majority of bitcoins are traded.
While Japan’s Financial Service Agency (FSA) probed if Coincheck can indeed pay the stolen amount, the government decided its best to inspect all cryptocurrency exchanges in the country to check their security measures.
- Tips for Avoiding Cryptocurrency Scams
- What we learn from the Coincheck Press Conference
- The best wallets to protect your cryptocurrency tokens
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Commercial contractors are always looking for ways their projects can be done efficiently and at the lowest cost. Using prefabricated electrical systems from a distributor is one way to do that. With the help of a distributor, commercial contractors can reduce labor costs and deliver cost-effective electrical systems.
Understanding Electrical Prefabrication
Like putting together pieces of a puzzle, electrical prefabrication is the offsite assembly of various components that create a part of a larger electrical infrastructure. Prefab parts arrive at a job site already assembled and ready to be installed. Distributors can offer electrical prefabricated parts to commercial contractors, a typical example being a wall-box assembly (a bracket, ring and wiring device).
Other examples of electrical prefabricated parts offered by distributors include:
- Light fixture whips and brackets
- Rough-in electrical systems
- Power and data communications box assemblies
- Prewired raceways
- Repetitive and large conduit bends and cuts
- Component assemblies
- Box supports for concrete pours
Using pre-assembled parts such as these make the onsite labor more efficient and cost effective since it’s not spent on small or repetitive assembly.
Why Electrical Prefabrication Is Valuable to Commercial Contractors
In a world where time is money, wherever electrical prefab parts can be used is an opportunity for contractors to benefit. Prefab parts are quicker and easier to install, and since the parts arrive onsite already assembled, there are fewer pieces to manage and keep track of (as opposed to kitting where all the pieces arrive together but still need to be assembled).
Since every situation is different, the cost effectiveness and efficiencies afforded by prefabricated electrical components make them worth considering for contractors. Prefabrication is most useful:
- When labor costs are high
- Where there are many repeated or similar standard sections of an electrical system
- Where jobsite space is scarce, such as big cities, high rises or remote areas with little storage
When commercial contractors work with a distributor for electrical prefabricated solutions, they get one unit – one part number – that comes in ready to go, which is a huge plus for efficiency and cost effectiveness.
What Contractors Need to Consider
There are clear advantages for contractors to utilize prefab electrical parts, however contractors can be hesitant for various reasons.
1. The uncertainty of trying a new solution is always a factor, particularly because it is one that is perceived will put people out of work. This reason alone causes resistance. But the reality is prefabricated parts makes labor more productive and efficient which increases the value of skilled workers.
2. The cost of purchasing prefabricated materials is higher, but it is offset by the reduced time and labor costs that would have been spent on assembly.
3. Some contractors set up their own prefab process to do the assemblies themselves with the perception they can better control the work and cost. Often they come to realize it is an arduous task with costly downsides including:
- Allocation of adequate space for assembly and the cost for that space
- Coordination of timely delivery of all elements
- Storage, identification and shipment of completed assemblies to the job site
- The cost of carrying all the inventory and managing the labor
All of these considerations point to not only the value of using prefabricated solutions, but also the value of utilizing a distributor to manage it all.
The Benefits of Using a Distributor for Electrical Prefab
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October 7, 2009
Most politicians hailed the outcome of the second referendum on the same Lisbon Treaty. Not surprisingly, the loudest amongst them were the Brussels Eurocrats whose proliferation and revenue are further secured by the Treaty (Apostolov 2009b, Apostolov 2009a).
Some politicians were even insolent enough to claim that the second referendum that the Irish folk was literally forced to hold is directly proportional to democracy – for example, Joseph Daul, Chairman of the centre-right EPP group in the European Parliament, is quoted as having said “This decision endorses the Lisbon Treaty and secures our common future with a more democratic and efficient European Union” (EurActiv 2009), and the Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen reportedly described the referendum outcome as a “good day for Ireland and a good day for Europe” (Doyle and Pope 2009). Not to be outdone, the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said “It is my firm belief that the Lisbon Treaty will make the enlarged Union more democratic” (EurActiv 2009). And there are many more examples – one just needs to read the news coverage on the Irish referendum from the last couple of days.
Really, I do not understand how these people can look in a mirror without spitting at the image!
So it was democratic to rename a rejected treaty (the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe) just in order to be able to adopt it without the approval of the people that will be most affected by it?!
And it was democratic when the French and Dutch voters rejected the very same texts in 2005 but not democratic when the Irish voters did the same in 2008?
And rejecting the treaty on the first referendum was not democratic but it was democratic to threaten the Irish people that they would be kicked out from the Community (Waterfield 2008) and/or Ireland would lose its commissioner (Independent 2008) if they did not hold a second referendum that would approve the Lisbon Treaty?
And, oddly enough, using brainwashing tactics, like binding the Lisbon Treaty to some imaginary improvement in the global economic environment or job market (which the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, pompously launched in early 2000 with the goal of “making the European Union (EU) the most competitive economy in the world and achieving full employment by 2010” (European Commission: Growth & Jobs web site) and even more pompously “relaunched” in 2005, could not do in the nine years of its existence), and the Cold-War era ideologeme “Кто не с нами, тот против нас!” (Engl. – “[Anyone] Who is not with us is against us!”), seems to be democratic, too…
There is only one thing that can be said in view of the above: all hail the crook democracy!
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Apostolov, S. 2009b. The Rising Pyramid. [online]
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Doyle, K. and C. Pope. 2009. ‘A good day for Ireland’ – Cowen. Irishtimes.com. [online]
URL: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1004/breaking3.html (page last accessed on 04.10.2009).
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Waterfield, B. 2008. EU steps up pressure on Ireland to hold second Lisbon Treaty referendum. Telegraph.co.uk. [online]
URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/3173967/EU-steps-up-pressure-on-Ireland-to-hold-second-Lisbon-Treaty-referendum.html (page last accessed on 04.10.2009).
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Fear of the Lord is something I feel has gone out of fashion or is “too conservative” to think, some of my contemporaries have told me. Today, society is bombarded with media that is conditioning us to think that we need this or that to make our lives better and easier such as I PHONES, I PADS, I TUNES, YOU TUBE, ME BANK, ETC.. Liposuction here, a facelift and tuck here or just…..to ‘Follow your heart.” IT’S ALL ABOUT I AND ME, MYSELF AND I.
All these things keep us away from God. Our eyes are not on God, our eyes are fixed on worldly things, God is not at the centre, rather it’s on the ME and I.
What about the ‘we’ ‘He’ or ‘Him’ ?
People have forgotten that this life is a test, that it’s good to abstain and go without, that we sometimes need to sacrifice or give up things to help us grow stronger and respect the fact that things are never going to be exactly as we would like them. Did Jesus not wear a crown of thorns?
Fear of the Lord is not about being fearful of God, it’s not a servile fear whereby a person serves God simply because he fears punishment. Or a fear that God doesn’t love you or that you aren’t good enough. It’s that healthy fear of the Lord, respect, that awe of God and wonder that we need to bring back into our lives. This gift enables a person “to avoid sin and attachment to created things out of reverence and love of God. Fear of the Lord means to have a profound respect for the majesty of God who is the supreme being.
People have forgotten that God is in control, that He giveth and taketh, that He doesn’t want us to fix our eyes on the worldly things, because they won’t bring us happiness. Happiness comes from within, happiness comes when your heart is at peace, happiness comes in knowing who you are in Christ and trusting God and Jesus Christ to provide you with what you need.
God loves you unconditionally, God is there for you, God wants you to spend some time with Him and His Son Jesus in prayer and in relationship with them.
How do I do that you might ask? Well… you can start by shifting your thinking, pray to the Holy Spirit to infill you afresh with His gifts, to focus on relationships, on what is good and praiseworthy, on what is pleasing to God. Now some sacrifices are needed here, but it’s for the greater good.
PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT TO IMPART HIS GIFTS UPON YOU EVERYDAY
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
I used coloured pencils for this image - the background paper is very dark green which looks almost black in the pic.
- Square Cards
- November challenge day 3 - C is for candles
Friday, November 2, 2018
A chance to use up some peel offs - the white base card seems to have a slight sheen to it and the inks just didn't want to play nice - the sentiment stamp is a bit wacky - not sure if I like it .
- November card challenge - day 2 'B' is for BAUBLES .
a little bit christmas
This sweet little angel was coloured using my AquaMarkers - glossy accents added to the berries and her pink cheeks - a wink of stella added to her wings.
- a month of holiday cards- day 1 using the letter 'A'for ANGEL
Passion for ProMarkers
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The pilot episode of AMC’s Preacher TV series premiered at Wondercon 2016, tight-lipped on that. Moving on, here is a first look photo of Eugene “Arseface” Root, played by Ian Colletti, perhaps one of the shows most popular characters. AMC’s Preacher premieres on AMC on May 22, 2016. Preacher stars Dominic Cooper, Tom Brooke, and W. Earl Brown.
--Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) March 26, 2016
Preacher is the story of Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a conflicted preacher in a small Texas town who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. Jesse embarks on a journey to, literally, find God, joined by his ex-girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga) and an Irish vagabond named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun).
Directed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Michael Slovis, Michael Morris, Wayne Yip
Official Synopsis: What if an angel and a demon procreate? What would that offspring be? Would it be holy or demonic or both? Preacher Is that tale. The offspring has no body, just a soul. That soul needs a body and chose Jessie. A preacher from Texas with a loss of faith and a drinking problem. The offspring called Genesis bonds with Jesse giving him the word of God. What he says is done.
Cast: Jackie Earle Haley, Jason Douglas, W. Earl Brown, Noah Taylor, Graham McTavish, Dominic Cooper, Keith Jardine, Julian Wondolowski, Frances Lee…
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Adventure
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It’s getting to be a bit of an industry buzz phrase: Organizations are moving beyond compliance with their privacy operations. But what does that look like and how do companies who aren’t quite there yet get started? The Online Trust Alliance is doing its best to give you some examples. This year, in their eighth annual “Trust Audit & Honor Roll,” OTA has highlighted Twitter, Dropbox, Instagram, and a number of others for doing more than they have to. Some eschew the use of third-party trackers. Others articulate their data retention policy. An emerging trend is the posting of red-lined privacy notices that make note of changes since the last iteration. IAPP Editor Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP, will discuss these trends and more as part of “Making the Grade: Moving Beyond Compliance into Data Stewardship,” at 12:15 p.m., Thursday. And the OTA has announced a call for comment on 2017’s Honor Roll methodology here at P.S.R. Comments are due to firstname.lastname@example.org by November 3.
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From PRI, Public Radio International, welcome to Harmonia. I’m Angela Mariani. On this week’s program we journey to the 15th century for a program of music from Cyprus. We’re spending some quality time with music that was very nearly lost when it caught fire. We’ll be exploring a beautiful book that contains a large and slightly mysterious collection of sacred and secular 15th century music. Our featured release is Telemann: The Concerti-en-Suite, a 2018 recording from Tempesta di Mare.
Music of Telemann, performed by Tempesta di Mare.
The Amazing Cypriot Manuscript
The Turin National University Library holds a manuscript of music which, for the purposes of our broadcast, we’ll refer to as the “Amazing Cypriot Manuscript,” for reasons that will become clear. The library suffered a terrible fire in 1904, losing thousands of books and manuscripts. Good thing that our Amazing Cypriot Manuscript, which got caught in the fire, was made of parchment and not paper, don’t you think? Even with serious fire damage it is a stunningly beautiful visual object.
The music in the manuscript comprises both sacred and secular music, divided into sections by the type of piece, so all the chant is together, all the ballades together, all the motets together, etc. It is by far the largest corpus of late medieval courtly song surviving in a single source. Amazing.
Who composed this music? We don’t know for sure. Recent evidence suggests that all 334 works in the manuscript are the compositions of one Jean Hanelle, which would certainly put Guillaume de Machaut’s complete works, not to mention Dufay’s or Landini’s, in a rather different perspective. Unlike in some very helpful medieval manuscripts, none of the pieces is ascribed.
Who compiled the music, where and why? Again, we don’t know for sure. A number of different hands contributed to the manuscript, and scholars propose that Hanelle supervised a group of copyists. Evidence suggests that it might have been copied in Brescia for a patron who for some reason never received it. Or one could easily imagine that, for instance, when Catherine de Bourbon moved to Cypress to marry King Janus I in 1411 and took musicians with her, someone compiled a book of music for them to use there and sent it to her as a wedding present. Somehow it got from Italy to Cypress and back to Italy. And here’s something to ponder: the manuscript shows no traces of use. All very mysterious.
St. Hylarion was a monk who saved Cyprus from the Arabs. You can still visit the 10th century Saint Hilarion Castle in northern Cyprus. The Amazing Cypriot Manuscript has music devoted to Hilarion that, on the page, looks similar to lots of other chant, but the St. Hilarion music helps to place the manuscript in Cypress, whether or not it was compiled there.
Let’s listen to some chant for St. Hilarion interpreted by two different ensembles.
We heard the Schola Antiqua of Chicago directed by Michael Anderson performing the “Alleluia – Ave Sancte Hylarion,” from their 2010 Discantus recording, taken from a live concert, West meets East: Sacred music of the Torino Codex. By Torino Codex, we mean, of course, the Amazing Cypriot Manuscript. We also heard Alexander Lingas directing Capella Romana in a chant for St. Hilarion from their 2015 release Cyprus: Between Greek East & Latin West. Two different interpretations of music from the same section of the same book, one clearly more influenced by the Byzantine tradition that would have been native to Cypress.
And what if those same singers encountered French 14th century polyphony? Listen to the ensemble Graindelavoix taking that approach, singing a chant, then a motet from the Amazing Cypriot Manuscript appealing to “Wisdom incarnate” to teach us prudence and the way of the wise people.
The motet “O Sapientia incarnata/Nos demoramur” was performed by Graindelavoix, director Bjorn Schmelzer, on their 2015 Glossa recording Jean Hanelle: Cypriot Vespers.
Back to the very basic question of what the music might sound like: the Amazing Cypriot Manuscript contains a song that gives us a seriously tantalizing hint. The piece is a double ballade, a rather unusual poetic form, and it is nearly 8 minutes long, though in the manuscript all the music and all the words, amazingly, fit on less than half of one side of a parchment. Surrender your ears as the singer, vielle and lute sensuously intertwine in complex rhythms. At the end of each of the three verses of this ballade, you will hear the words “Parfaitement, sans oblier.” – “perfectly, and without fail.” Here are the lyrics of the first two verses:
Singing loudly and joyfully with a clear, accurate and polished voice never entitles a person to call themself a musician, whatever anyone may tell them, unless they know all about the harmony of music, which must be praised through proper artistry and symphonious sounds,
perfectly and without fail.
Sweetness of expression, softness achieved with great skill, no harsh raising of the voice on any account, such things distinguish a person who has real feeling for the melody, knows and performs it well, as though it were their loyal sweetheart,
Perfectly and without fail.
That was the ensemble La Morra from their 2006 recording Flour de Beaulté on the Ramée label.
Coming up: Do we really have any idea what this is supposed to sound like?
Christmas with the Amazing Cypriot Manuscript
Welcome back. The Amazing Cypriot Manuscript is the only source of a whole repertory of music, and not one of the 334 pieces in it is found anywhere else, at least not so far. The musical notation tells us how various notes relate to one another in pitch and time, just like our own musical notation, but interestingly, there is no indication of how fast to go, or in other words, how long the piece should last. Another thing left to our creative judgment is the scoring of the music – all voices? Voices and instruments? All instruments? Here are a couple of ideas for performance of a motet for Christmas. There are two texts heard simultaneously, one about the new-born child, the other about mortal man.
We heard the motet “Hodie puer nascitur/Homo mortalis firmiter” performed first by the Ensemble Project Ars Nova from their 1991 New Albion Records disc Island of St. Hylarion, then by Paul Van Nevel directing the ensemble Las Huelgas from their 1983 Pavane Records LP called Les antiennes cypriotes pour l’Avent, or The Cypriot O antiphons.
Telemann: The Concerti-en-Suite
The Philadelphia-based baroque orchestra Tempesta di Mare has made it a major part of their mission to perform and record rediscovered works alongside classics from the standard repertoire. Their 2018 recording, Telemann: The Concerti-en-Suite, plays right into that mission, featuring some lesser known works of 18th century German composer Georg Philipp Telemann, including this chamber concerto, reconstructed by Tempesta di Mare co-director Richard Stone.
We heard music by Georg Philipp Telemann, performed by Tempesta di Mare, from their 2018 recording, Telemann: The Concerti-en-Suite.
Break and theme music
:60, Telemann: The Concerti-en-Suite, Tempesta di Mare, Chandos 2018, Tr. 13 Violin Concerto in F Major, TWV 51:F4: II. Corsicana
Theme: Danse Royale, Ensemble Alcatraz, Elektra Nonesuch 79240-2 1992 B000005J0B, Tr. 12 La Prime Estampie Royal
The writer for this edition of Harmonia was Wendy Gillespie.
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Take the Community Challenge to Stand Up for Healthy Living
Stand Up for Healthy Living
The new year is here, and now is the time to make meaningful resolutions for healthy living in the year to come. Healthy living doesn't always have to be about dieting or hitting the gym. There are lots of small changes you can adopt this year that will add up to a healthier lifestyle for you and your family. And one of the best ways to stick with your resolutions is to use the buddy system: get your friends, family, coworkers and classmates involved. Not only is it more fun to be active as a group, but it's also easier to stay on track. By building a community invested in healthy changes, you can inspire each other to stand up and get moving together.
Let's Get Moving!
This year, It's Time Texas is making it easier for people to live healthier lives and build healthier communities with their fifth annual Community Challenge. This 12-week challenge is aimed at galvanizing and uniting schools, businesses, community and faith-based organizations, and local leaders in a common goal of greater community health. Groups compete in five different categories based on group size, and they earn points for making healthy choices and getting more activity. Does your community have what it takes to be crowned a winner in this year's challenge? Here are some of the ways you can get involved.
Let the Competition Begin!
As an individual, you can start earning points by registering for the Community Challenge online. Then go out and get active! You can earn points for everything from physical activity to tracking your weight. But don't stop there: why not get your friends and neighbors involved, too? Create a fitness-focused event at a local gym, park or community center for others to learn more about the challenge and get active. Use Facebook, NextDoor, or Meetup to advertise the event and reach an even wider audience. Then follow up with the group periodically over the next three months to keep everyone motivated and engaged.
Anyone and Everyone Can Get Involved!
Your school, church or business can get involved by joining the Community Challenge and signing a pledge. This is a great way to get everyone committed to making a change for healthy living. Then set up a series of healthy activities to keep your team involved. You can organize a group walk at your office during your lunch hour, host a fitness activity at school, or ask a fitness instructor to lead a yoga or Pilates class at your church. Remember to set weekly activity goals and continue to communicate with your group to keep them motivated. You can also recognize individuals for their achievements each week, which is a great way to create a fun and competitive atmosphere.
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4. Is there a booking fee?
There is no registration fee. Yet, in case you book accommodation with us, you will need to pay 20% of your stay before your arrival as a booking deposit.
4. When should I pay for my Spanish course and my accommodation?
Spanish courses and accommodation must be paid in full on your first day at the school. The 20% accommodation deposit will be deducted from your fee.
5. Can I extend my course/accommodation once in Buenos Aires?
Yes. We will make all our efforts to help you stay in the same accommodation. If the accommodation is no longer available, we will give you some other accommodation options. If you are planning to stay longer, we advise you to let us know ASAP.
6. What if I need to cancel my course/accommodation before my arrival date?
a) If you have paid the full of your course/accommodation, and your cancellation is done more than 15 days before the start of your course, we will refund you 80% of your payment.
b) If you have paid the full of your course/accommodation, and your cancellation is done less than 10 days before the start of your course, we will refund you 50% of your payment.
c) In no case will we refund you the 20% in advance paid for accommodation.
7. And if I need to cancel my lessons once I have started them?
a) Group lessons cannot be canceled. You will not receive a refund.
b) Individual lessons can be rescheduled but not canceled. We will need notice 24 hours in advance.
c) For individual lessons canceled less than 24 hours in advance, you will need to pay for the lesson and this lesson will not be rescheduled.
Important: Except in the case mentioned in 7 b), after the start of your program there is no refund for any course, accommodation or any other item booked through the school.
8. Do you offer extra activities?
Yes, we offer a variety of extra activities that we will post each week. These range from guided walking tours and bike tours through the city, to day trips or weekend excursions.
9. Do you have any volunteer programs?
We partner with a volunteer organization that can find the right volunteer program for you.
10. What time and date do classes begin?
a) Group classes begin every Monday. Schedule: 9 am to 1 pm.
b) Shared and individual lessons are organized according to the students' request.
If you have any further questions, please contact us.
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This is the first what I hope will be an every other week blog entry. Basickly its going to be taking about the development of whatever it is I happen to be working on for the Pathfinder Role Playing Game. The poll showed the highest interest in Races and Monsters. So lets start with Races since I was working on that earlier this year with only the beta as a guide.
One of the problems that I never felt was really answered was, “There is no race that just scream, ‘This race is for women!‘” Sure there’s the elf/half elf, but neither of these possess the grail-shaped light over their heads to draw in the female gamer. Well with some wonderful inspiration from my girlfriend and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon we’re both enjoying thanks to netflix, I found the perfect female to base a race off of: Cordelia. She’s social, kicks ass when necessary, a survivalist, possesses indepth knowledge of certain aspects of life, and makes witty remarks. Granted she’s not very knowledgeable about many other aspects of life. Oh well. So I leaf through the Monster Manual to find some base of reference for a Cordy-like race. Succubus? No! Not going there … yet. Dryad is cool. … The whole “cannot be more than 300 yards away from their tree” thing makes it a major no go. … How about a half-dryad? Hmmm, potential! I mean what human moral-less man wouldn’t want to be with an elf-looking woman that can’t follow him back home and find out he’s married. Plus they can entangle at will. That’s wrong on so many levels, but I think it could work.
So what should a Cordelia-themed half-dryad race have at its disposal. Entangle as a spell like ability would be quite dryad themed. Then there Cordy’s native survivalist abilities and she’s highly social. Con and Cha and Survival skill bonuses. Definitely an Int penalty. Definitely. She’s going to need a natural armor bonus (+1) since she’s part dryad and other fey qualities like low light. Maybe the natural armor could be a feat, to keep the race balanced. I’ll have to playtest that some. I think that about wraps up the crunch.
How about the fluff? Well they have a Cha bonus so they’re pretty and social. They like to make themselves the center of attention. Definitely a Cordelia trait. They can leave the woods and leave their parent stuck at an oak tree. Probably grew up with little change of scenery, except when getting away from the parent. So no matter where they go, they’re seeing a whole new world. New possibilities lay before them where ever they go. Sounds like the perfect adventurer race to me. What else?
What about restricting their sorcerer bloodlines to fey only? They can certainly be destined, so keep that one allowable. Well it is possible that their human parent had some infernal or draconic influences. They’re fey should overpower such shouldn’t it? Possibly, but (to use a cooking metaphor) I don’t need to add alot of garlic or oregano to greatly influence the taste of spaghetti sauce. So I think the others should be allowable. Must think more on this.
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Bakytzhan Sagintayev holds a meeting of the National Commission on converting the Kazakh alphabet to the Latin script
Today in Ukimet Uyi, Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev held a meeting of the National Commission on converting the Kazakh alphabet to Latin script.
During the meeting, reports were heard about the work of the spelling, methodological, terminological working groups, as well as the working group for technical and information support. The meeting participants also considered the Action Plan for the phased transition of the Kazakh alphabet to the Latin script until 2025 and the spelling rules for the new version of the alphabet.
The Head of State made changes to the decree On the transition of the Kazakh alphabet from the Cyrillic script to the Latin script. The new version received support from the public, linguists and took into account the recommendations of the members of the Commission. Now, in accordance with the President’s instruction, it is necessary to continue working in this direction, � Bakytzhan Sagintayev said.
Reports on the main focuses of work on switching the alphabet were made by Minister of Culture and Sport A. Mukhamediuly, Minister of Information and Communication D. Abayev, Minister of Education and Science Y. Sagadiyev, Director of the RSE A. Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics Y. Kazhybek. The discussion also saw participation of First Deputy Chairman of the Nur Otan Party M. Ashimbayev, Deputy Prime Minister E. Dossaev, Head of the Internal Policy Department of the Executive Office of the President A. Balayeva, Chairman of the RTRC Kazakhstan Y. Karin, and others.
For reference: The National Commission is a consultative and advisory body under the Government, the main purpose and task of which is to prepare and approve proposals for transitioning the Kazakh alphabet into Latin script, to coordinate and monitor work performance.
The Commission, chaired by Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, consists of Deputy Chairman � Deputy Prime Minister E. Dossaev, as well as representatives of the Executive Office of the President, the Nur Otan Party, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, universities, mass media, public organizations, famous scientists and public figures.
The conversion of the Kazakh alphabet into Latin script before 2025 is supposed to be carried out in stages.
The first stage covers the years 2018-2020. During this period, preparatory work and measures will be carried out to improve the regulatory legal framework. It includes the development of spelling rules for the new Kazakh alphabet on the basis of the Latin script, an application for converting text into the Latin script.
The second stage is 2021-2023. Organizational and methodological activities will be carried out during this period. Seminars and lectures, courses with the involvement of philologists and linguists will be organized to train teachers of centers and adults. Passports, identity cards of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other documents in the state language will be issued in the Latin script.
The third stage 2024-2025. It includes translation of the documents of local and central state bodies, state media and state printed publications into Latin script (in stages). Also includes the phased transition of the workflow of education organizations to the Latin schedule.
Spelling, methodical, terminological, and technical and information support working groups were also created with the involvement of experts in the field of linguistics and IT:
The spelling working group develops the rules of orthography and orthoepy of the Kazakh language in the Latin script.
The methodical working group develops methods of teaching and learning, as well as their gradual introduction into the educational system.
The terminological working group is designed to systematize the terminological fund of the Kazakh language on the basis of the Latin script.
The Working Group on Technical and Information Support will work to adapt the Latin script to information technologies and spaces.
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LebanonTurf named Bernard Bross senior marketing manager. Bross will be responsible for leading the marketing function and managing the growth of the company’s fertilizer, seed and biological product portfolios.
Bross was previously director of marketing for Scotts Professional Horticulture. He also has held marketing management positions with Ciba, BASF and AgreEvo USA.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Delaware Valley College and an MBA in finance from Wake Forest University.
“Bernie is an experienced and talented marketing professional,” said Dave Heegard, vice president and general manager of LebanonTurf. “His insights and guidance will benefit the LebanonTurf organization and our customers.”
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Lebanon Seaboard Corp. manufactures and distributes a broad range of professional turf and ornamental products, as well as a wide variety of consumer lawn and garden items. With more than 60 years experience, LebanonTurf, a division of privately held Lebanon Seaboard, is a leader in developing practical and innovative solutions for the turf and landscape maintenance industry. For more information, visit www.lebsea.com, www.lebanonturf.com or call 800-233-0628. | <urn:uuid:e29110db-f9b4-4498-b82f-79e93aab563c> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://landscape-business.com/lebanonturf-names-bross-senior-marketing-manager/ | 2019-07-16T10:04:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.913658 | 268 |
JDK10 build problem: "--module-path"?
ted at tedneward.com
Thu Feb 15 19:20:21 UTC 2018
So… Hmm. Anybody here know what the blessed way to get OpenJDK9 into a Docker image would be, then?
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From: Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com>
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 8:50 AM
To: Erik Joelsson <erik.joelsson at oracle.com>
Cc: Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com>, Ted Neward <ted at tedneward.com>, Jonathan Gibbons <jonathan.gibbons at oracle.com>, "build-dev at openjdk.java.net" <build-dev at openjdk.java.net>
Subject: Re: JDK10 build problem: "--module-path"?
it seems like Ubuntu ships whatever openjdk-9 is available at time of creation of a specific version, and doesn't update it afterwards, not even for the quarterly security patches.
On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 7:42 AM, Erik Joelsson <erik.joelsson at oracle.com> wrote:
I have hit this same problem once for the same reason Alan describes. Ubuntu provided me with a really old EA build of 9.
On 2018-02-15 00:05, Alan Bateman wrote:
On 15/02/2018 06:32, Ted Neward wrote:
Really?!? I thought the javac -help only listed -modulepath. Not to disbelieve you *grin*, but are you sure? The reason I ask is (barring some really bizarre misconfiguration) I should be using the OpenJDK9 as the boot JDK for this, and I'm getting the error.
What is your boot JDK? Any possibility that you have really old EA build of JDK 9?
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Machine quality, cost-effectiveness, security and the high standard of after-care available from its distributor were instrumental in the decision of Clements Plant & Tool Hire Ltd to upgrade its equipment fleet with a move to market-leading Kubota mini excavators.
Coventry-based Clements is one of the West Midlands’ largest independent plant hire firms, with over 40 years’ experience in the hire business. With mini excavators forming an increasingly popular part of the company’s portfolio, and a growing business base, Clements needed to expand its machine fleet but was faced with a difficult decision.
Issues relating to its existing mini excavator brands and suppliers – including manufacturing faults, after-care problems and pricing factors – led Clements managing director Jim Longstaff to research other machine options available on the market. Top of the list was Kubota, whose reputation Jim was well aware of given his long-term association with Ben Elliott, boss of local Kubota distributor BTE Plant Sales Ltd.
"I’ve known Ben for last 25 years, and we’ve worked together in the past, but until recently we’ve had no need to employ BTE’s services," explained Jim. "Failures elsewhere in our supply chain opened the door, and BTE underlined its excellent reputation by helping us out."
BTE provided Clements with a trial machine, which proved to be ideal for the firm’s purposes. In particular, Clements valued Kubota’s commitment to integrating customer-friendly features into its range, perhaps most notably the extra machine security and peace of mind provided by its unique ‘ANTI-THEFT’ system and their industry-leading three year warranty as standard.
Fitted as standard equipment, the Kubota ‘ANTI-THEFT’ device uses encoded keys to ensure that only authorised drivers can access and operate the vehicle. Having suffered incidents of theft in the past, Clements is well aware of the inconvenience and cost of having to replace stolen equipment.
"It might seem a small thing, but the fact that this is a supplier trying to do things for the benefit of its customers is something in Kubota’s favour. It’d be easy to have the attitude that, if the machine was stolen, we’d have to buy another – but Kubota want us to get long-term usage, and that’s a really attractive quality in a manufacturer."
Clements purchased five Kubota machines initially, comprising three 1.5 tonne KX36-3 models and two 2.5 tonne U25-3 machines.
The compact KX36-3 model has been developed to deliver efficient handling and performance over the broadest range of jobs. Versatility across all construction applications is achieved via a powerful bucket digging force, a long arm for increased dig depth and digging radius, and a well-protected boom cylinder.
For bigger jobs, the powerful U25-3 model adds further power with a travelling system designed for rough terrain, zero tail swing for working in even the tightest situations, and simultaneous operation of boom, arm, bucket and swivel.
Clements has been so impressed with the performance of the Kubota minis that it has since acquired a fourth KX36-3. Between them, the six models now account for around 25% of Clements’ mini excavator fleet.
"There’s a good reason why Kubota is No.1 in the market," confirmed Jim Longstaff. "Overall, this was the best deal, both in terms of machine quality, cost-effectiveness and standard of after-sales service. Their machines tick all the boxes."
Jim was also keen to underline the exceptional service it received from BTE. "Ben delivered everything he said they would and more. When we needed to make a small warranty claim, it was resolved immediately.
"It has been an extremely positive decision to opt for BTE. Subsequently, we’ve bought several other machines from BTE in classes not available from Kubota and they are now a preferred supplier."
BTE, (www.bteplantsales.com), with its headquarters in Markfield, Leicester, prides itself on the quality and reliability of brands offered, together with unbeatable customer service. The official Kubota distributor for Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Wirral and South/West/North Yorkshire, BTE won the Kubota Gold Service Award in 2008-9.
"I’ve been telling Jim how good we were for years, and I’m delighted he’s given us the opportunity to prove it!" stated Ben Elliott. "We look forward to a long and successful partnership between BTE and Clements."
Richard Harrison, Kubota (UK) Ltd – Construction Equipment sales & marketing manager, said: "This deal underlines the importance of providing mini excavator solutions that represents exceptional value for money. There must be a balance between the initial purchase and subsequent residual costs, long-term machine performance and reliability, and a robust after-care service and support package.
"BTE’s reputation for taking care of its customers complements Kubota’s own commitment to providing world-beating machines and offering added value to customers with standard features such as the ‘ANTI-THEFT’ system and our three year warranty," he added.
The UK, European and world leader in mini excavators, with 19 models spanning the weight range from 980kg to 8 tonnes, Kubota provides the widest choice of machines from a single manufacturer and the largest selection of increasingly popular zero tail swing minis.
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Upgrade for Bridgepoint pedestrian bridgePosted Wednesday 28 March 2012
- This notice supersedes previous notices as the proposed VPA has been amended and the exhibition period has recommenced. Details on the Community Consultation page.
Council has authorised the General Manager to approve an upgrade to the bridge and clock tower including third party advertising subject to the community receiving income that could be used for public benefit purposes.
The bridge is constructed in airspace leased by Council to the owners of Bridgepoint until 2038 and in agreeing to the signs being erected the (then) RTA authorised the work subject to Council entering into what is known as a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA).
A draft VPA has now been negotiated which returns to the Council in its first year $426,218 which will be increased annually by the CPI returning to Council over $8 million over the 15 year life of the agreement. The agreement provides that the money is to be invested in public domain commercial infrastructure improvements, parking technology to ensure turnover and availability in our free commercial carparks, and road and footpath infrastructure.
Advertising on the panels will be strictly controlled and for safety reasons will be static not digital. Council’s professional advisors and the RTA have assessed the signage location and design as being suitable from a viewpoint of road safety, importantly with the RTA issuing concurrence for the application on a classified road.
Residents are invited to make comment on the Draft VPA until Thursday 26 April 2012 and further information may be obtained from Council’s Manager Governance, Tony Fitzpatrick on 9978 4010. | <urn:uuid:2faf08a6-3f04-431a-986c-d6cfdb2d6ed6> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://mosman.nsw.gov.au/news/2012/03/28/bridgepoint-pedestrian-bridge-upgrade/ | 2019-07-16T10:25:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.962133 | 322 |
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This is a difficult but rewarding walk departing from the Wreck Beach car park. Descending over 350 steps to Wreck Beach, the walk takes you to the anchors of the Marie Gabrielle and Fiji, haunting reminders of the treacherous nature of the sea and of the many people who drowned of this shore.
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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
On May 26, 2017, the parties entered into a settlement which resolves a class action lawsuit alleging that Spotify made certain musical compositions available on its service without a license. The two sides disagree about whether Spotify engaged in any wrongdoing and whether it is subject to any liability. The Court has not decided which side is right. To view the Settlement in its entirety click here.
On June 29, 2017 the Court issued an Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement. The Court held a fairness hearing on December 1, 2017.
On May 22, 2018, the Court entered an Order and Final Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement. There have been five appeals filed after the Court's order was entered on May 22, 2018.
On April 15, 2019, the Court’s order finally approving the settlement became the Final Order and Judgment. Since all appeals were dismissed and no certiorari petitions were filed after the last appeal was dismissed, the Effective Date is April 15, 2019.
Per the terms of the Settlement Agreement, claim filing began on May 15, 2019. The Settlement Claims Webpage (“Claims Webpage”) is now operational and available for use by Settlement Class Members. Claim forms are also available for download from the website here. Class Counsel encourages Settlement Class Members to file their claims through the Claims Webpage and utilize the services provided by the Settlement Claim Facilitator.
Royalty Review Council (“RRC”) is the third-party service provider retained by Class Counsel to act as the Settlement Claim Facilitator to assist Class Members with the completion and submission of a Claim Form.
Through the Settlement Claim Facilitator Webpage (“Portal”) developed by RRC, you can locate and identify tracks embodying works that were made available on Spotify’s service during the Class Period. You will also be able to search the US Copyright Office database to obtain the copyright registration numbers for those works needed to submit a claim.
You can access the Portal here.
Class Counsel strongly encourages you to utilize the Portal since it can greatly assist you in submitting a claim. You can compile and download the track and copyright information you need for your claim online through the Portal, and export a spreadsheet to upload with your claim back on this Settlement Claims Webpage.
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MUMBAI: Reliance Industries announced that the company is setting up Jio Digital India start-up fund and is planning to invest Rs. 5000 crore in start-ups in the next 5 years, the chairman, Mukesh of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani said during the formal launch of Reliance Jio, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held on 01-September 2016.
According to sources and reports by Money Control, Chairman of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani said, Reliance Jio Digital India Start-up Fund sets aside Rs 5,000 crore of venture capital to be invested over the next five years to encourage young entrepreneurs to build their businesses ground up in India,” Ambani said.
We also have plans to partner with thousands of Indian entrepreneurs, whose digital ventures can bloom in the ground that Jio is preparing, said Mukesh Ambani, as per ET reports.
Also, Reliance is already in talks with online marketplace, Flipkart and cab aggregator, Ola for integration of their services with Reliance’s service – Jio, according to four people aware of the development and spoke on the condition of anonymity, as per ET reports..
Jio is also partnering with some of the leading digital and Internet players in the world. Together with Jio, these partners are keen to showcase the full power and range of their offerings to Indian customers,” Ambani said, as per ET reports.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s private sector company, is the first telecom operator to hold pan India Unified License. RJIL is setting up an entire digital ecosystem with stated goal to break the digital divide between ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ and propel India into global leadership in digital economy. The ecosystem consists of pan India high speed network, a wide variety of applications and services — from news, entertainment, payment, business, healthcare and education – and rich content.
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Directed By: Hideo Nakata
Starring: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole, Sissy Spacek, Ryan Merriman and Emily VanCamp.
Release Date: March 18, 2005
Running Time: 117 minutes
Jake (a teenager) asks his date to watch the cursed videotape of Samara Morgan and leaves her alone to watch it. Meanwhile he behaves weirdly in the next room struggling to let 2 minutes pass. Emily ( Jake’s girlfriend) plays the videotape and after sometime Jake sees blood coming spreading on the floor from the next room where Emily is watching the tape. He opens the door and finds the tape still running and Emily sitting with eyes shut with her hands. He asks her whether she watched the tape and she says that she was scared so she just played it but didn’t watch it. Just then Samara comes out of the screen and grabs Jake. Later then Jake’s body is found in the house whereas Emily is in a state of shock.
Six months after the events of The Ring, Rachel Keller with her son Aidan move to Oregon in a need to put the past behind and live peacefully. She begins her new job at the local news paper, working for Max Rourke. Not long after she started the work she goes to investigate the murder of a teenage boy, Jake. She sneaks in the ambulance to have a look at the body and sees the horrific expression of his lifeless face. She then sees shocked Emily as she is being taken by the cops to investigate. She follows them and after a 2-minute struggle, talks to Emily and tries to know about the tape.
She visits Jake’s house in the night and gets the tape and burns it completely. Meanwhile, back at her place, her son is sleeping alone in the house. He suddenly wakes up (it is supposedly his dream) and goes downstairs to look for Rachel, but instead he finds the cursed videotape running on the TV. Suddenly Samara comes out and grabs him, he then wakes up and when asked by Rachel, tells nothing about it claiming he doesn’t remember.
He starts developing hypothermia and develops weird bruises on his body. His behaviour gets increasingly distant and weird. Rachel starts observing paranormal activities around her. Eventually Adian clicks some pictures at a fair, in the wash-room’s mirror and find Samara coming close to him in each click. Then some weird stuff happens to them and finally Rachel realising Samara’s intentions to hurt them, runs from their home with Aidan to her office. There she asks Max to take care of Aidan while she goes to her place to pick some stuff, making Aidan sit in a tub with hot water to raise his temperature.
While she’s away, Aidan’s bathroom doors slams shut on its on and after a dramatic scene Rachel finally comes and tries to open the door. The door unlocks on its own revealing Aidan Sitting in the tub with water all over the room except for the tub. And suddenly she sees creepy hands on Aidan’s back clutching him tightly. After this horrific scene Max insists her to take Aidan to hospital. Aidan repeats himself again and again that she can’t listen when we sleep. There the doctor starts to doubt Rachel for abusing Aidan because of the bruises on his body.
Then after a long series of events (Rachel visiting Samara’s birth mother) Aidan, possessed by Samara leaves the hospital, killing the psychiatrist to go to his ‘mommy’ and eventually kills Max for trying to reveal that truth of Aidan’s possession. when Rachel visits home she is stunned to find Aidan sitting at home (as he is supposed to be in hospital) and also his over loving and cute behaviour. He calls her mommy, which is weird as he proffered calling her Rachel. She then finds Max’s body with the same horror-struck face, realising that Aidan is indeed possessed by Samara. She then goes in her room crying and falls asleep. In her dream she talks to real Aidan and he tells her to drown his body in water as Samara is scared of water.
She then wakes up and gets the possessed Aidan to eat drugged sandwiches and takes his body to filled bath tub and drowns him. Samara leaves Aidan’s body and Rachel is able to retrieve Aidan.
In the end she goes and turns on the video and lets Samara drag her into the video. She is in the well where Samara died and she sees that the lid of the well is half open. She climbs the wall of the well to get out but Samara follows her but somehow she gets out and pushed the lid closing the well completely. She then hears Aidan’s voice and follows it and finally she reaches the place from where Anna Morgan jumped. Rachel jumps and then wakes up in her body lying in her home in front of the TV where Aidan was with her. She hugs Aidan and assures him that Samara won’t trouble them anymore.
The Ring Two had all the elements a horror flick should necessarily have. It’s a great movies with appropriate suspense and an equally good ending! Infact the last scene where Samara climbs or rather walks on the wall of the well, freaked me out so much that in the night I dreamed about drowning in water, lol!
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The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l’Étoile, the étoile or “star” of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The Arc is located on the right bank of the Seine at the centre of a dodecagonal configuration of twelve radiating avenues. It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by Emperor Napoleon at the peak of his fortunes. Laying the foundations alone took two years and, in 1810, when Napoleon entered Paris from the west with his bride Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria, he had a wooden mock-up of the completed arch constructed. The architect, Jean Chalgrin, died in 1811 and the work was taken over by Jean-Nicolas Huyot. During the Bourbon Restoration, construction was halted and it would not be completed until the reign of King Louis-Philippe, between 1833 and 1836, by the architects Goust, then Huyot, under the direction of Héricart de Thury.
Boxes are an invention that probably predates recorded history, but were certainly present after the Neolithic revolution with a more sedentary lifestyle. By the Middle Ages every home had at least one chest given as part of the bride’s dowry. The chests in the Middle Ages were usually pretty simple affairs but that all changed in the Renaissance. The emergence of a wealthy merchant class meant that the the chest had to be more ornate, more expensive and bigger. The cassone (“large chest”) was one of the trophy furnishings of rich merchants and aristocrats in Italian culture, from the Late Middle Ages onward. The cassone was the most important piece of furniture of that time. It was given to a bride and placed in the bridal suite. It would be given to the bride during the wedding, and it was the bride’s parents’ contribution to the wedding. The casson pictured above would have been an extravagant wedding gift. I have collected photos of a number of beautiful chests and cabinets from around the world, from different time periods and I will show them here along with some very interesting history.
“Venus figurine” is an umbrella term for a number of prehistoric statuettes of women portrayed with similar physical attributes. “Venus figurine” is the name given to a nearly universal type of art, appearing first in the Upper Paleolithic period between 31,000 and 9,000 years ago. Archaeologically they are known from the earliest horizons of the Aurignacian (37,000 to 27,000 years ago) and extend to the end of the Magdalenian (17,000 to 12,000 years ago). Venus figurines have been found in Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Czechoslovakia, the Ukraine, and as far east as Lake Baikal in Siberia. In appearance most are plump little creatures with exaggerated female characteristics: large breasts, thighs and buttocks. These figurines were carved from soft stone (such as steatite, calcite or limestone), bone or ivory, or formed with clay and fired. Most of them are roughly diamond-shaped, with two tapering terminals at top (head) and bottom (legs) and the widest point in the middle (hips/belly). Although the typical Venus figurine is traditionally assumed to be a voluptuous female, men, children, and animals are also depicted. Venus figurines have been found throughout Europe and Asia at sites such as Willendorf (Austria), Brassempouy (France), Hohle Fels (Germany) and Dolni Vestonice (Czech Republic). There are many different interpretations of the figurines, but like many prehistoric artifacts, the cultural meaning of these artifacts may never be known. The Venus of Brassempouy or La Dame de Brassempouy, a fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Palaeolithic discovered in the Grotte du Pape at Brassempouy, France in 1892, by Édouard Piette, is one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face.
Founded in 1379, the Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel), whose construction started just before the death of Charles V in 1380, was inaugurated only in 1552 under the reign of Henry II, after a long interruption of the building work starting at the beginning of 15th century. The Collège de Chanoines was set up in February 1380. The Sainte-Chapelle of Vincennes was intended to house part of the relics of the Passion, like the chapel of the Palais de la Cité in Paris. Through the construction of the Sainte-Chapelle, Charles V wished to turn Vincennes into a second capital of the kingdom, alongside the Palais de la Cité in Paris. The traditional old Parisian palace remained but, at Vincennes, in an appropriate and grandiose setting boldly asserting the ideology of a triumphant monarchy through its quality, opulence and décor, a new capital was envisioned but unfortunately never really realized.
This is my second post on the Château de Vincennes, the first covered the history and grounds of the outer keep or Enciente. The Chateau de Vincennes was where both Philippe III and IV were married and three kings, namely Louis X, Philippe V and Charles IV, were born there. Henry V of England also passed away in the donjon tower in 1422 following the siege of Meaux. This really gave it a place in French history and made the Chateau more than just a hunting lodge and sometime home for kings. The Chateau boasts the tallest medieval fortified structure in not only France, but in all of Europe. It is a donjon tower that was added by Philip VI (1293-1350) in 1337. It was further fortified by the addition of a circuit of rectangular walls in the early 15th century. The Royal Keep which remains today and the fortified gate house were both completed in 1369 under the auspices of Charles V (1338-1380). The keep stands 160 feet high and is the only surviving medieval royal residence in France. Each side measures 50 feet and the walls are 10 feet thick. The château was built by Charles V in response to civil unrest during the Hundred Years War. The Hundred Years' War, a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453, pitted the Kingdom of England against the Valois Capetians for control of the French throne. Each side drew many allies into the fighting.
We had decided to come back to La Madeleine to visit the church and to go to Maille, the famous mustard shop. On the way, we discovered the Paris-London café right across from the flower shops of La Madeleine. This restaurant is particularly well known for cheeseburgers but the food is good for all the French classics. Not so long ago, burgers in Paris were not only few and far between, but (gasp!) shunned. Today, gourmet cheeseburgers are the latest craze in in Paris, not surprising as frites or French fries originated in France. The chef at Paris-London, Maurice Guillouët, spent ten years with Joël Robuchon and was a chef at the Ritz. “France has excellent bakers and exceptional breads, so she is able to offer the best burger.” The restaurant was packed, with efficient service, very friendly and helpful, with a good selection of beers and wines by the glass in red and white. Guillouët uses Iberian pork belly instead of bacon, with soft cheddar cheese for a delicious sauce tartare. The result is a great gourmet cheeseburger.
We first came across La Madeleine after the Beach Boys concert, it appeared like a Roman mirage in central Paris. Madeleine Church (more formally, L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine; less formally, just La Madeleine) is in the 8th arrondissement, centered at the end of rue Royale. This is on a line-of-sight between Gabriel's twin hôtels in the Place de la Concorde to the square established in 1755, as Place Louis XV. The Eglise de la Madeleine is situated between Place de la Concorde and the Palais Garnier opera house, in Haussmannian Paris. Its construction started in 1764 and was finished in 1842. Its appearance is not typical of a religious building, in the form of a Greek temple without any crosses or bell-towers. Its 52 Corinthian columns, each 20 meters (66 feet) high, are carried around the entire building. Napoleon wanted it to be a pantheon in honor of his armies. Inside, there are sculpture, paintings and the famous neo-Byzantine mosaic created by Charles-Joseph Lameire. The magnificent church organ was designed by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. Throughout the year, both day and night, the church holds quality classical music concerts.
As I mentioned in the previous post, we visited Dijon on a Tuesday, the one day of the week when the museums are closed. We wandered through the medieval center of town and came upon the western façade of Notre-Dame de Dijon. As you can see from the picture above, the streets near the church are narrow and there is really no plaza. Before the second half of the 12th century, the site of today's Notre-Dame was occupied by a simple chapel, the chapelle Sainte-Marie, which was outside the city walls. Around 1150, this chapel was rebuilt in the Romanesque style. Then beginning around 1220, the people of Dijon built the Gothic church we see today on this site. It was located in the middle of a popular quarter, so there was a lack of space for the building. All the weight of the framing and the roof rests on pillars rather than flying buttresses, thereby allowing the maximum floor area for the interior. The earliest archaeological finds within the city limits of Dijon date to the Neolithic period. Dijon later became a Roman settlement named Divio, located on the road from Lyon to Paris. The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries and Dijon was a place of tremendous wealth and power, one of the great European centres of art, learning and science.
We decided to take a trip to from Paris to Dijon in Burgundy. Unfortunately, we went on a Tuesday, the day most of the museums are closed. Don't make the same mistake. Nonetheless we managed to have a lovely summer day, visiting the local cathedral and the Jardin de L'Arquebuse, a lovely botanical park in the heart of Dijon. This is actually a famous botanical garden with 4,000 plant species with an emphasis on the flora of Bourgogne. Its collections include a systematic collection (3,352 taxa), regional flora of Bourgogne (1,423 taxa), French native plants (789 species), and 1,140 species from the rest of the world, with specimens of ornamental plants, food plants, succulents, carnivorous plants, subtropical plants, and Mediterranean plants. It also contains an arboretum, a herbarium containing about 100,000 specimens, greenhouses, and a school of botany, as well as an extensive collection of Anatidae (wild ducks, geese, and swans). A regiment of harquebusiers (musketeers) took up residence here in 1543. In the 18th century, the regiment’s last captain, Marc-Antoine Chartraire de Montigny, had the gardens and buildings restored and embellished at his own expense, the buildings being converted into quarters for military markers. During the French Revolution, the playgrounds and buildings became national property which in turn was granted by the State free of charge to the Municipality in 1808.
In 750, Archbishop Tilpin installed a community of Benedictine monks to guide pilgrims to the relics of Saint Remi. Thus began a monastic life that lasted a thousand years. Different successive abbots undertook many expansions and enrichment works which made the present Basilica of Saint-Remi gradually take shape. Of these changes over several centuries, the building retained various influences, from Romanesque to Renaissance through the Gothic movement. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saint-Remi Basilica is a collection of history and art which should not be missed. The 11th century Romanesque nave was lengthened by two transepts at the end of the 12th century to render it accessible to a greater number of pilgrims. At the same time, the facade was reconstructed, while a choir ambulatory and radiating chapels were created. While the Gothic style is apparent in these transformations, they in no way altered the homogeneity and serenity of the church. It contains Saint Remi's tomb, a collection of 12th century stained-glass windows and a Cattiaux grand organ, inaugurated in the year 2000. Saint-Remi was a great fortified monastery going back the 4th and 5th-centuries that held the Saint-Ampoule – with the unction used in the coronations of the Kings of France and the burial place of Saint-Remi. The old galleried nave with its wooden roof is thought to resemble that of many similar great churches in the North including, for example, Jumièges. The chevet figures importantly in the story of early gothic architecture. The delicacy of the slender columns refers to Suger's chevet at Saint Denis. | <urn:uuid:da7d0394-7e2f-4d10-bd83-37efc7bd44a9> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://traveltoeat.com/tag/france/ | 2019-07-16T11:10:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.957868 | 3,003 |
Yo-kai Watch the Movie: It’s the Secret of Birth, Meow! Was released on December 20th, 2014.
As our readers know, Yo-kai Watch is a series of games for children developed by Level-5 which deals with traditional Japanese ghosts and currently only available in that region. Apart from the success of the original and the sequels, the film based on the game is breaking records.
According to reports from the production company Tohou Co.Ltd., the presales for the movie reached the ASTONISHING amount of 840.000 tickets, a presales record in the almost 80 year old history of the distributor.
Not that bad, huh?
In fact, the same day it came out in theaters presales, rows and rows of parents were devotedly expecting to achieve a ticket for their kids.
And of course, as it happens with every megahit, everything was sold out in the very first hours.
The anime film had the most grossing opening weekend of ANY Japanese movie since the year 2000, with 13.58 million dollars in only two days. With this numbers, the film has beaten Miyazaki’s “Howl’s moving castle” ($13.5 million), “One Piece Film Z” or “Big Hero 6”. This last one was released in 132 theaters more than Yo-kai Watch.
The movie plot mixes the already familiar TV characters with the newest and coolest Yo-kai from Yo-kai Watch 2 sequel games. And last but not less, it explains the origins of the mysteriousness of the Yo-kai watch… Where it comes from? Who was the first owner of the watch?
You will have to see the movie to get all the answers.
We can’t say that this was an unexpected result. First the games, then the TV anime series and finally the very much awaited movie. Simple math.
Apparently, Level-5 is still enjoying unprecedented success with their games for young audiences, so pay attention, because…
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POTTSBORO - Louise Broxson Henderson, 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, surrounded by family at her home.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Georgetown Baptist Church in Pottsboro. Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery by Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman.
Louise was born April 10, 1939, in Quitaque to Lewis and Opal Bedwell Broxson. The family moved to Cactus in 1946 and then to Sunray in 1951.
Louise graduated in 1957 from Sunray High School and attended Wayland Baptist College and West Texas State College.
She married Claude Henderson on Dec. 20, 1959. The couple's active military life led them to make homes in Fort Campbell, Ky.; Okinawa (before it became part of Japan); the Philippines, Fortville, Ind.; Seattle; and Indianapolis.
During Claude's tours in Vietnam and Korea, Louise moved her young family back to Texas. After retiring in Pottsboro, Louise put all of her energy and dedication into her ever-expanding family, her church and her many crafts and hobbies.
Louise fought a long, hard battle with breast cancer, and won. She was later diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and fought a truly arduous campaign against the disease. She lost that battle, but never her sense of humor or love for life.
She was preceded in death by her father and her mother.
Survivors include her husband, Claude of Pottsboro; three sons, Cort Henderson, Mark Henderson and Raymond Henderson, all of Pottsboro; a daughter, Katherine Fleehearty of Nashville, Ind.; a brother, Bobby Broxson of Sunray; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
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Matthew 5-6 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Sermon on the Mount
5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons[a] of God.
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that[b] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Christ Came to Fulfill the Law
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother[c] will be liable to judgment; whoever insults[d] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell[e] of fire. 23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26 Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.[f]
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.[g]
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,[h] let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
Love Your Enemies
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers,[i] what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Giving to the Needy
6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
The Lord's Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[n] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.[o]
Do Not Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[p] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
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Finally a young executive in a pinstripe suit trudged out of the airport lobby. He was the perfect prospect, as he wore black wing tips. Lucas flicked some dust across his shoe tops. “Bom dia. Shine your shoes?”
“Hey, do you think I was born yesterday? I saw what you did.” The businessman unexpectedly switched to the native dialect. “Que diabos?”
“You speak Carioca?” Lucas cleared the phlegm from his vocal chords.
“Sem. Carioca,” the man replied proudly as if he knew the secret hand shake.
Lucas excitedly rattled off a litany of words in the colloquial form of Portuguese.
“Hey, um pouco. Um pouco, por favor. I’m a bit rusty.”
“Rusty?” Lucas cocked his head sideways like a confused dog. “Não comprehend.”
“Yeah. I get it. To speak Rio I need to think Rio. That’s going to take a while.” Even in his suit and wingtips the man didn’t look more than eight years older than he was. Yet Lucas couldn’t imagine how he’d look a business suit, given that he wore a soiled, unbuttoned plaid shirt, threadbare cut-offs and a chewed-out pair of Havaianas flip flops.
“Shine your shoes cheap. Okay, patrão?”
“I’m not going anywhere soon.” The man hesitated as Lucas’ face dropped, then he forced a jet-lagged smile. “Okay. You win. Go for it. Shine my shoes.”
Lucas knelt and hastily dusted each wing tip with a rag then slapped on wax with his grimy hands before his customer could change his mind. “Put foot here,” he commanded, tapping his right knee. The man obliged and Lucas vigorously seesawed a rag about the shoe. Lucas caught his reflection in the terminal window. He initially felt pride viewing his muscles ripple across a sinewy coffee bean torso. His hyperpigmentation and cracked teeth were a mild annoyance, but what made his heart ache was viewing himself kneeling before another.
“So what’s your name, anyway?” The man asked.
The question jarred Lucas back to the moment. He carefully considered his response. “Pantera…Pantera. Now other foot.”
“Pantera, huh? What kind of name is that?”
“Good name, no?” Lucas forced a broken-tooth grin.
“Unusual name, I’ll give you that. So what happened to your arm?”
“Come on, Pantera, what’s the story?” A makeshift bandage of rags was wrapped around the teen’s left forearm.
“A vida acontece.” He grunted with indifference.
Daniel tried to translate the words. “Life…what was that again?”
“A vida acontece,” Lucas repeated emphatically. He snapped his cloth one more time across each shoe and stood. “Finish. Twenty reais, por favor.”
“Hey little man, not so fast. You’re asking for more than twelve bucks.”
“What you got?” Lucas scratched a magenta rash on his neck like a mutt with fleas. Nerves.
“It doesn’t matter what I got. I’m offering you five reais. That’s it.”
“Okay boss.” Lucas was disheartened. As the cab line had dwindled, so would his income for the morning.
“Hang on.” The man pulled a black mobile phone from his pocket and anxiously began to read its message, while he awkwardly removed his wallet with his other hand—a fat wallet.
An inexplicable notion overwhelmed Lucas, a notion his mother would have vehemently opposed. Mãe, he thought, please forgive me. His eyes darted about for anything suspicious as the man continued to study the text. Lucas snatched the wallet from the man’s hand. “Até logo, amigo,” he blurted out as he dashed into the crowd.
“You little shit!” The man began to sprint after him, but reconsidered when he saw other beggars coveting his laptop and attaché case. “Shoo, get outta here,” he yelled. “Jesus, what kind of place is this anyway?”
An elderly woman pointed her arthritic index finger at him. “Don’t encourage these rats. You only make the problem worse.”
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Romney, abortion, and the 'health of the mother' exception
Pro-lifers take note: In a CBS television interview, Mitt Romney went further than any previous Republican presidential nominee has gone toward accepting legal abortion.
"My position has been clear throughout this campaign," Romney said. "I'm in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest, and the health and life of the mother." [emphasis added]
Take careful note of those words in bold. Other Republican presidents have expressed a willingness to accept abortion to save the life of the mother. Such cases are exceedingly rare; some would argue that they do not exist. But concerns about the health of the mother could justify abortion in virtually every case. Has there ever been a mother who didn’t endure some health problems associated with pregnancy?
If Romney’s language makes you nervous—and it should—brace yourself for this:
"Recognize this is the decision that will be made by the Supreme Court," he said. "The Democrats try and make this a political issue every four years, but this is a matter in the courts. It's been settled for some time in the courts."
The issue is settled, he says. Does that statement fill you with confidence that Romney would seize an opportunity to press the offensive against abortion? Does the GOP candidate sound anxious to appoint federal judges who would be likely to re-open a question that has already been settled?
Watch the whole interview (if you have the stomach), and see if you can detect any clue that a President Romney would fulfill the hopes of his pro-lifer supporters. I can’t. Barack Obama is an implacable foe of the pro-life cause. But Mitt Romney is at best an unreliable ally.
I am not suggesting that pro-lifers should not vote for Romney. I am, however, insisting that pro-lifers should not see Romney as the solution to the problem. Put not your faith in princes.
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Sep. 05, 2012 2:45 PM ET USA
Barack Obama voted for infanticide when he was in the Ohio state legislature. He would appoint federal judges and Supreme Court justices who support abortion and same sex marriage. He would veto any pro-life bills that came his way. Romney, though not perfect, would do none of those things. For those reasons, among many others, I support Romney.
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Sep. 02, 2012 3:25 PM ET USA
I am very concerned about this country. I am not happy with either Presidential candidate. I cannot vote for Obama in good conscience. And at this point I have serious concerns about Romney, who appears to be a sham pro-lifer. He seems to be saying that it has already been decided, it's out of his hands, and citizens should be content with that. He is a big disappointment to me, an avid pro-life Catholic.
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Aug. 29, 2012 10:15 PM ET USA
Romney is just an establishment Republican who will do whatever it takes to get enough votes to win in order to attend to "business as usual". No doubt he is a better candidate than Obama or at least a better choice for serious Catholics but he is not the man to put this nation on the right path. Sadly, like many other election years we are stuck with two bad candidates that are really both just different shades of "same old, same old" and "business as usual". | <urn:uuid:2d277e7e-225e-4be1-a7d7-8d9c2df8f577> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/the-city-gates.cfm?id=398 | 2019-07-16T10:11:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.970729 | 782 |
Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said amid embarrassing new revelations about the problematic roll-out, the UK Government should halt proceedings and address Universal Credit’s major problems.
Visiting Glasgow City Council’s Universal Credit hub in Ibrox, she said: “As a constituency MSP and on ministerial visits, I have heard of cases that are simply heartbreaking.
“I have had case studies put to me of people who only eat on a Tuesday and a Thursday because they have no money coming into the house.
“When I visited the Citizens Advice Bureau, I saw that they put ‘starvation’ in the case study notes for someone.
“In this day and age in Scotland, we are talking about that because of a choice that’s being made by this Westminster Government on how to run a benefits system.”
Somerville praised Glasgow City Council for trying to alleviate the problem with their hubs.
She added: “The council and Scottish Government can’t stop these roll-outs from happening. But what they are able to provide is individualised support for people to access a system that is inherently designed to make it as complicated as possible and to create as many barriers as possible.
“Services like these can break down these barriers.
“It’s great the council are doing that for them but it’s a shame it’s required in the first place.”
New claimants at nearby Govan jobcentre were the first in Glasgow to switch to Universal Credit on September 19 – with more than 12,000 others in the city following between now and early December.
Similar roll-outs in other parts of the UK have posed huge problems for claimants, with food bank use and rent arrears rocketing.
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A weekend with the boys...
Well I spent a weekend with the boys because my best friend Brad was getting “hitched”. Ok, I will say it the polite way, he was getting married. But you have to understand, he is my best friend, we have had many adventures together; moved all over the country, random road trips, last min Dave show in states we had never been to, delivering pizza’s in the metropolis of Marseilles IL, cruising the strip in Ottawa, cars breaking down and / or crashing… the list goes on. All the stories! We have lots of great ones! I think there is a tendency in the male mind to think all the adventure, all the great stories are going to end when your friends get “hitched” but as I spent the last week of Brad’s single life with him and his family I realized they’re not going to end there just going to be different, and they always say the more the merrier, so they are only going to get better.
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Excellent service from greeting to closing on the purchased car. We are all happy that we switched to Mercedes Benz quality and service. Shane was extremely accommodating and patient also very knowledgeable and was happ with our initial choice not to buy this particular suv as interior color wasn't our choice but we glad we did and salesperson attitude (not pushing) made the deal happened. We own two Mercedes products now - switched from Volvo. My wife said that she didn't drive a car till she drove Mercedes and we own Mini Couper, Volvo XC90. That is it Mercedes from now own till we upgrade to Rolls Royce.
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CallidusCloud’s Territory and Quota provides the simplest way to plan territories and quotas, reducing cost and maximizing revenue. This end-to-end solution offers sales operations a collaborative way to align sales territories, calculate quotas, and distribute them to the field. You can leverage rules to manage your territories and a quota recommendation engine to set quotas automatically based on both forward-looking as well as backward-looking metrics of your choice. You can also easily distr
Imprezian360 is a business software solution add-on for Quickbooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise customers, it compliments Quickbooks by providing sales-lead, opportunity tracking, customer-service automation and inventory control features with the QB integration on the market.
MeGet.Email provides you with the contact information for thousands of retail buyers. Designed with the startup product developer in mind, search or browse through the names & emails of high level buyers at everything from large corporate brick-and-mortars to game-changing e-retailers to mom & pop shops.
Oreka TR total call recorder includes all of the call recording capabilities you will need, at about half the cost of competing call recorder solutions, including screen recording, mobile phone recording, live monitoring, on-demand recording, multi-tenancy, multi-site recording, audit trail, call exporting, retention management, auto tagging (for speech analytics and phrase spotting) and so much more.
StoryPad allows to integrate all of your promotional materials including PDFs, PPTs and other formats to your tablet which you can later on present to your customers and knowing real feedback from those presentations. What StoryPad is about: - Content flexible: into StoryPad you can incorporate all of your content like presentations, videos and other promo materials - Presentation feedback: After presenting you know exactly what customers where interested in what slides, materials, duration o
Strongpoint is designed to be a safe, fast and compliant way to do documentation, change management and compliance for NetSuite and Salesforce systems.
Antideo is an API service that helps in identifying disposable/temporary email address, know spam or scam emails, email health, free or a company domain, IP health check, location detection and phone number validation services. Our clients are able to ensure that they are able to ensure the quality of their inbound leads from their online forms and their sales team spend their effort on the right leads
The InStore Execution Suite is a collection of applications focused on account execution, broker optimization and data implementation. InStore brings value back to retail by generating smarter store calls and ensures a better shopping experience for the customer. | <urn:uuid:606ebc6f-3804-48ab-aa1e-4ea041c58da3> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.g2.com/categories/other-sales | 2019-07-16T10:08:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.931339 | 1,557 |
For rent; Penthouse in Smeermaas just across the border in Belgium.
4 km from the center of Maastricht.
Spacious living room (approx. 50 m 2) with parquet floor with adjoining large terrace of 79 m 2.
Beautiful view of the Maas from terrace. On the side of the living room is a second...
Just across the border in Belgium, 20 minutes cycling from Maastricht;
Semi- furnished studio with;
Living room with kitchen area; 3.55 mtr. X 6.55 mtr.
Bedroom separated by wall 3.80 mtr. X 2.55 mtr.
Bathroom 2.10 x 1.10 mtr.
The price is inclusive G / W / E....
For rent in Smeermaas near Maastricht a nice room. The bathroom and the kitchen are shared with other tenants. There is a washing machine in the building which can be used by all tenants.
The rentprice is inclusive gas, water and electricity.
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Room for rent in Smeermaas near Maastricht. Surface approx. 15m2. The bathroom and the kitchen are shaered with other tennants.
There is a washing machine in the building wich can be used by all tennants. The rentprice is inclusive gas, water and electricity.
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Limited Edition Clear Vinyl + Album Art Lithographs of The Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed
Released in 1969, Let It Bleed by THE ROLLING STONES extends their rock and blues feel into a harder rocking sound. Recorded at what some call their creative peak, this album includes the now famous Stones’ classics “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
This highly collectible lithograph and LP set, including a Certificate of Authenticity, is offered on a first-come, first-served basis—no additional copies will be produced after the initial press run is exhausted.
LET IT BLEED LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT:
This hand-numbered, museum-quality print is derived from artwork used on THE ROLLING STONES record album Let It Bleed and is signed in the plate by the recording artists beneath the image.
• Exclusively authorized and licensed from ABKCO Records
• Print Size (includes mat board): 20” x 24” SUITABLE FOR FRAMING--FRAME NOT INCLUDED
• Image Size: 16” x 16”
• Stock: Acid-free, 100# Opus dull cover
• Signed in the plate by band members
• Hand-numbered and embossed logo
• Edition Size: 2,500
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity
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AIB – Anti Incendi Boschivi
Jixel provides a solution dedicated to the alerts of forest fires: the AIB (Anti Incendi Boschivi) application. In 2009 and 2010, the Jixel suite has been used by Italian Department of Fire Fighting to manage forest fires and wildfires in Calabria Region (winning also the “Innovation and Security” award at the TechFOr 2010), and from that experience IES Solutions has developed two applications: Incendio! and AIB. There are two available version of the latter: AIB Pro, reserved to registered professional users, and AIB Lite, the version for demonstration purpose.
AIB is ideal for professionals in environmental and civil protection, and is a powerful tool for those who want to inform Emergency Services about forest fires rapidly and efficiently. It is compliant with the Ministerial Decrees on data interoperability issued by the Italian Ministry of Interior and may help emergency managers in organising faster and better operations.
AIB in action
AIB Pro allows professional operators to send alerts on forest fires to their organisations, which can get a wider picture of the on-going event and better organise the needed actions. With AIB you may send detailed information on what you are observing (e.g. smoke or actual fire), its specific features (e.g. smoke appearance and inclination), the location of the fire and the actual meteorological conditions on site. You can also specify what is actually burning and how, as well as some technical indicators (e.g. the Campbell Prediction System, CPS) and additional hazards (e.g. urban areas close-by).
AIB Pro requires a registration and the possession of a coupon that connects the APP to the local forest fire management scenario (the coupons are released by IES Solutions to requesting organisations). Do not download this app if you do not have a coupon issued by your organisation.
AIB Lite is the demo version of AIB Pro, and requires a registration. Alerts are sent for demonstration purposes only and currently are not processed by Emergency Services in any way, but are only made available for being visualised with the Jixel suite of products after login. Therefore, AIB Lite does not replace genuine emergency calls to be placed through the available emergency numbers.
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Custom Table Runner
Our Custom Printed Table Runners are great for complementing your table top displays at your next exhibition, event or conference. Designed to sit on top of plain tablecloths, custom table runners are ideal for anyone looking to stretch their budget.
Our printed table runners are made using a dye-sublimation print method.
This process involves pressing the ink into the fabric, to produce a clear and vibrant printed tablecloth. Compared to transfer print alternatives, your table runner can be cool washed and ironed without cracking or fading in colour. Perfect for long lasting use.
Looking for custom sized table runners? Give us call today to for a custom quote.
Free simple artwork service
Free of charge simple artworking service includes logo placement and colour selection of your tablecloth. When choosing this option simply upload your logo using our artwork uploader and we’ll get in touch when the order has been placed to go through your requirements. | <urn:uuid:79016a02-69ac-4dfe-9488-6e11b3d1d6b4> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.marlerhaley.co.uk/printed-tablecloths/printed-table-runner/ | 2019-07-16T11:26:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.90769 | 194 |
Fast Friends Trip: Edinburgh Christmas Markets
Sat 15 December 2018 12:30-23:30
You can now purchase tickets for Fast Friends Trips online, please note that once you have completed your purchase, you must complete and return our Ticket Registration and Emergency Contact Details form. If we don't receive this form by the Thursday prior to the date of the trip then you will not be eligible to travel. email email@example.com for details.
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Fashion Design Consultancy
As a fashion brand/label you want to give your business the very best chance of succeeding, however operating within a crowded market place can often lead to frustration and not give you the sales results you need. As well as the distinct brand edge you are looking for. I know, from working with many Designers/Buyers/Directors struggling to achieve the results they need for their brands, that most understand the importance of being seen as the No. 1 leaders in their market. Which is why we have created a superb range of design packages to support you all the way, to allow you to gain a level of uniqueness and exclusivity, in the market place. Of course every business has different needs and therefore, so are our packages; you can choose to have our expert 1 on 1 mentoring/consultation within the fashion design sector and/or choose our specialist trend research and design range planning. Whatever package you decide to join, one thing is guaranteed.. you will gain increased sales results! | <urn:uuid:358e9b8e-279e-421f-944a-7991e9c38068> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.nonamedesign.co.uk/fashion-design-consultancy/ | 2019-07-16T10:02:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.972186 | 208 |
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington police officer was injured but two handguns were removed from the streets when two Central Illinois men were arrested early Friday in Bloomington.
The police officer, who was not publicly identified, was treated at a Bloomington-Normal hospital and released, Bloomington Police Lt. Tim Stanesa said Friday.
Bloomington police received a call about an armed person at 12:18 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of North Roosevelt Avenue, Stanesa told The Pantagraph.
Police responded, making a traffic stop of a vehicle leaving the area. After stopping the vehicle, police found two handguns.
Both men were arrested for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
During the arrest, one of the men resisted, injuring the police officer. The man who resisted arrest also was arrested for preliminary charges of resisting arrest and driving with a suspended driver's license.
The Pantagraph does not use the names of people who have been arrested until they are formally charged by the state's attorney's office. | <urn:uuid:96d09fcd-be0c-42d5-88fc-73a2cf98b783> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bloomington-police-officer-injured-during-arrest-early-friday/article_cd31fd2f-37fc-5307-a129-72d129a94bc2.html | 2019-07-16T10:32:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.980169 | 211 |
Writing of Spanish papers is a very difficult since the language comes with its own set of grammatical rules. In order to come up with quality Spanish papers, an individual is required to have reliable writing skills as well as ample time to do adequate research. Students who are unable to write quality Spanish papers have the option of looking for writing assistance from various online writing companies. Out of the many online writing companies, there are very few companies that normally ensure all their customers attain first rate Spanish papers. Students must therefore be very careful when selecting writing companies since most companies do not provide satisfactory results. Do you have a problem in writing Spanish papers? Are you looking for qualified Spanish writers to write for you quality Spanish papers? Look no further, professionalacademicwriters.com has professional Spanish writers who are well trained to provide all customers with top rate Spanish writing services that guarantee outstanding results.
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Many writing companies that provide cheap services provide very poor services that do not meet customers’ expectations. This is because most of these companies have hired unreliable writers who cannot be depended on. On the other hand, companies that provide reliable services have set very high prices that make them unaffordable for average customers in terms of finances. At professionalacademicwriters.com, we have hired professional Spanish writers who do their best to ensure that customers get nothing short of outstanding Spanish papers. The company is also very aware of the financial difficulties that many customers are undergoing thus it has set low prices for its quality services. Through the company, individual from different financial backgrounds are able to attain first rate writing services that guarantee academic excellence.
Apart from offering cheap Spanish writing services, the company has also done its best to ensure that customers get top writing services that guarantee satisfaction. Despite the company’s efforts to ensure that all customers get quality services, there are those customers who usually turn out not satisfied by the different services that we provide. Although we usually encounter a small number of unsatisfied customers, we have set reliable measures to ensure that we deal with such situations amicably. First and foremost, we normally provide customers with revision services that enable us to correct different mistakes that might have been made during the process of writing. In case a customer is not satisfied after several revisions have been done, he/she is entitled to get a refund of the money he/she paid. | <urn:uuid:4d5b66b7-a33c-47ce-8c28-268ae49b6954> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.professionalacademicwriters.com/exam-questions/cheap-spanish-writing-company | 2019-07-16T10:32:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.97654 | 475 |
The Celebrity Cafe
As the New Year approaches, many of us are making lists of ways we can improve our lives and better ourselves.
If you’re looking to transform your body, calm your mind, or push yourself outside your comfort zone, you may benefit from participating in this free webinar.
Transform Your Body
On Tuesday, January 10th, at 7:00pm EST, Rena Greenberg is running a free webinar, entitled The Fastest and Easiest Way to Remove Subconscious Obstacles to Weight Loss and Feel Great Fast in 2017.
In this webinar you’ll learn:
- How to stop the endless cycle of dieting by tapping into the wisdom in your subconscious
- How to lose weight without feeling deprived, by changing the way you subconsciously think about food
- Quick and easy ways to change your behavior and eliminate overeating, binging, snacking, and emotional eating
- How you can lose weight and get healthy with powerful self-hypnosis technology
About Rena Greenberg:
Since 1990 Hay House author Rena Greenberg has helped over 200,000 people, all over the world, lose weight and achieve optimal health. Her groundbreaking wellness seminar for weight control has been reviewed and sponsored in over 75 hospitals and in 100+ major corporations such as Walt Disney World and Home Depot.
Her clients often say they “owe their lives to her,” because she finds the fastest and easiest ways to help people release subconscious blocks to losing weight and find lasting health, happiness, and freedom.
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Crikey, it’s less than 3 weeks until Summer of Sonic is upon us! Where did all the time go? At any rate, we’ve got two announcements to share with you all and they’re pretty big ones at that!
First and foremost, a release date and time for the ‘Last Chance’ Wave of tickets has been revealed. This is the third wave of tickets to be released for Summer of Sonic and will also be your very last chance of scoring yourself entry to this year’s huge event!
The full details and other announcement are both after the jump.
Are you ready for the last batch of Summer of Sonic 2012 tickets? We’ve rummaged deep into our metaphorical pockets, and can happily announce that we will be offering an extra 140 tickets in this forthcoming ‘Last Chance’ Wave. They will be released on Friday 22nd June at 18:00 BST.
Just like the second wave, Groups will be limited to two people per ticket, and not four. This is so that children who will need to be accompanied by an adult to the convention can easily have a parent or guardian added to an application. You will be able to do this by clicking a “+” icon on your application form and adding the full name of the additional guest.
Considering we were only going to release two waves of tickets, this is exciting news indeed! And, it continues to amaze us just how popular Summer of Sonic has become! Thank you all for your support, Sonic fans!
Before we wrap this up, a reminder: your registration of tickets, like all the tickets released before them, are subject to our Terms and Conditions of Entry. You can read this in advance by clicking here.
Now, onto the other big news! This year there will be two Q&A panels where Sonic Team leader Takashi Iizuka and SUMO Digital’s executive producer Steve Lycett will be answering questions submitted by you! Details on the panels, how to submit your questions and some general guidelines are below!
The SUMO Digital Q&A will take place first, at around 14:00 on the stage. Steve Lycett will present the game formally, and will answer your questions for about 30 minutes. There will also be a special surprise in store for the audience at Summer of Sonic this year…
This will be followed by our Ask Iizuka-san Q&A panel, which will last for an hour from 15:00 to 16:00 on the stage. The Sonic Team studio leader loved interacting with the crowd so much, that he’s ready to take on your biggest questions.
Just like 2011′s convention, we will be asking questions directly from you guys! How can you take part? Follow these steps and guidelines:
- Simply write your question down in the comments section of this page.
- Be sure to start your comment with either ‘SUMO’ or ‘IIZUKA-SAN’ so that we can easily tell who your question is intended for.
- We will sift through all of the questions on this page and cherry-pick the best ones to ask SUMO and Iizuka-san on the day.
- Try to be creative and original in your questioning – things like “Why is Sonic in a car?” are not likely to get picked.
- Our guests cannot give answers to probing questions about future products or game features. Asking Steve Lycett what characters and tracks are going to be in SART is going to be a waste of time. Similarly, asking Iizuka-san what he’s working on at the moment isn’t going to get you a decent answer.
- Please be respectful in your questioning. These guys work hard to create games for a franchise you all love, and are essentially your heroes. Try to remember that when thinking of a question.
Let’s get asking!
Remember to post any questions you might have on the SoS page as specified above (through here!), any posted under this post will not be seen by the SoS team!
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The fabled Hindenburg Omen is a stock market crash indicator that some say is in play now and may time a collapse by the end of 2010.
A few days ago I posted on market crash predictions with a Gerald Celente video - perhaps you viewed it. Mr. Celente has a good track record for market predictions and he's saying 'crash by the end of the year', etc.
In my post, I list the current Solar Eclipse Series we're now in since July 11, 2010, the disturbing 29th-degree Lunar Eclipse of December 21, 2010, followed by the January 4, 2011 Solar Eclipse at critical degree as a shaky time period for financials. All fall into the 2/8 money axis for Washington DC.
Here's more info from Mr. Hindenburg Omen himself Jim Miekka who says, Exit the market. Seems there are other trends besides the 'Hindenburg trigger' that should be taken into account other than the H Omen which was triggered in mid-August (last week.)
Yet going around saying such things is often a self-fulfilling prophecy!
Besides, not all Hindenburg Omens lead to crashes but crashes tend to have H Omens foreshadowing them. Plus, speaking of old Paul von Hindenburg, in May 2007 I posted on the actual Hindenburg Disaster of May 6, 1937 because it was the 70th anniversary of the horrendous event. Just so you know: Nazi propaganda was involved.
Historical records give us the exact time of the disaster so you may find its horoscope of interest, plus, there's a link to a video of the disaster itself in the post if you've never seen or heard this particular slice of history which had to have been the 9/11 of its day. And glory be! The airship's explosion into oblivion was caught on film so it was viewed over and over and over just like the attacks of 9/11 - seared into the collective's consciousness.
The Pre-Natal Solar Eclipse Series of the Hindenburg Disaster is the 11 North: sudden change of groups with which one mixes either through travel or through ideas; separation implied, but with successful outcomes (paraphrasing Brady's Predictive Astrology.)
11N last manifested on January 26, 2009, 6 days into the Obama presidency, so I nicknamed it the New President Eclipse for what I presume are overly obvious reasons. | <urn:uuid:d3f4615e-116b-4d90-964b-97a1ef7baee6> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.starsoverwashington.com/2010/08/spooky-for-markets-hindenburg-omen.html | 2019-07-16T10:15:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.962592 | 496 |
IT TAKES both courage and passion to pursue a dream that would make a difference in the society. And of course, a whole lot of compassion for towards the underserved.
Those were the traits which made it possible for one of the founders of the Dabawneyo UK Corporation, Chit Sarmiento, to start a group that would give back to the community and hopefully change a person’s life. The group is composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Kingdom (UK) which has been reaching out the Lumad children in the far-flung areas in Malabog, Paquibato District.
The charity started during the victory party for the declaration of Rodrigo Duterte as president of the Philippines in 2016. While Filipinos gathered in the UK to celebrate the said triumph, Sarmiento with Rodel Saycon and Joy Onita thought of forming a group of Dabawenyos who would be willing to help the vulnerable sector in the city, especially the children.
“It’s been my desire to have a community for the Dabanwenyos. At that time, I took the opportunity to ask everybody who is form Davao to list their name and contacted them one by one. In our first meeting, we decided to help the Lumad children in the far-flung areas in the city because we have seen that street children are already getting lots of help already from the local government and from the different non-government organizations (NGOs),” Sarmiento said.
“Our mission is to empower the children. We do not want to change their culture but we wanted to embed in their young minds that if they have a better education, they will have a better future than marrying at a very young age, which is one of their practices,” she added.
Presently, the charity has been supporting more than 70 Lumad children through providing them school supplies, school uniforms, hygiene kits, and also daily feeding program so children will continue learning with their stomachs full.
However, there were challenges along the way before reaching this stage. Three years ago, Davao Chapter president Elizabeth Tahura said they struggled getting the trust of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the area as some have been used by NGOs with personal motives.
Yet as they remain consistent and genuine in helping them out, the people in the area cooperated and the children were allowed to go to school with all their needs provided by the Dabawenyo UK.
Last March 9, 2019 marked their first anniversary as a charity. Davao Chapter officers were inducted at the Donum Dei restaurant located in Juna Subdivision. The officers are Elizabeth Tahura, President; Feljun Eslawan, vice president; Cheryl Hipulan, secretary; Marly Baluis, treasurer; Ma. Victoria Balisalisa, auditor; Danilo de Mata, business manager; Rizza Lejero, P.I.O; and Dianne Marie Navarro, media relation officer.
The board of directors are Marlo Baluis, chairman; Cheryl Hipulan, secretary; Andres Tahura, Danilo de Mata and Feljun Eslawan as board members.
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Nathalie & Jonathan
April 24, 2019
Thank you so much to Fieke and Varawedding Team for helping us organizing our dream wedding. We could not have done it without Fieke and Varawedding team and they were there for us every step of the way. It was so easy to work with Fieke and we loved how flexible she is with our needs. Fieke also listened to what we want and our wedding truly reflected who we are as a couple. Furthermore, we appreciate the constant communication and follow up from her, especially since we live in a country where online calls were not easy. We can't thank you enough and we would strongly recommend Varawedding to all our friends and family. | <urn:uuid:e42ff77c-87a8-427f-8bb7-5ad3e84c40bd> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.varawedding.com/testimonial/1004757/nathalie-jonathan | 2019-07-16T10:22:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524522.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716095720-20190716121720-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.983299 | 153 |
Whether you’re a bit of a beach babe or feel more at home whizzing down snowy slopes, a quick peruse of the Twintip Performance sale will soon have you digging out a bigger case for your next trip. Wrap up in cosy layers or opt for barely there swimwear - climate dependent, of course.
If there was ever a time to think about investing in a coat, heading to subzero climates would be it. Padded jackets and trousers from the Twintip Performance outlet are ideal for your next snowboarding or skiing trip. Add an extra layer underneath with long-sleeve tops in lightweight material or soft micro fleece jumpers that guarantee to keep you warm. The pieces in the sale by Twintip Performance fuse style and functionality with multiple zip-up pockets, double fastening on jackets and drawstring hoods. Fitted shapes in a soft palette of pastel hues and light shades give these designs a feminine touch for a chic look on and off piste. The coats in the Twintip Performance outlet are a stellar choice when you’re back at home, making icy mornings a little easier to bear. Wear with sheepskin boots to keep toes toasty as well.
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It is the mission of the Blue Hills Fire Department to provide the protection of the lives and property of the residents and those who work in or visit the Blue Hills Fire District in the town of Bloomfield from the dangers associated with fires, life threatening emergencies, and hazardous chemical releases from accidents and natural disasters.
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“Jamie W Hall finds fresh things to say in his short, effective piece; after playing it through I quickly decided to programme it for Christmas services at Chichester in 2015″. on Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day from Sing, Oh! My Love.
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“…and Jamie W Hall’s “As I Lay Upon A Night” which, to my ears, may be the one that makes it into the permanent repertoire.”
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“…all clever pieces by important figures in choral music composition such as Francis Pott, Grayston Ives, Richard Lloyd and Jamie W. Hall.”
Jamie’s various choral works have been performed as far afield as Australia, broadcast on BBC radio and recorded for commercial release. His pieces are published by Novello and Chichester Music Press and have been included in choral anthologies. He has also received a number of commissions writing for professional choirs, children’s choirs and amateur parish choirs, producing works that play to the strengths of these very different groups. Indeed he enjoys working within such boundaries and successfully writes music which combines performability with originality.
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The Lord has Arisen (SSATB) Chichester Music Press – commissioned by the choir of the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London.
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Sing My Name – Song cycle for high mezzo and piano with texts by Marianne L. James.
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Tire Rack Street Survival goes beyond antiquated high-school driver education programs, which put more focus on classroom theory and parallel parking than controlling a 2,000 lb. vehicle at speed.
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Big spending by candidates doesn’t always win elections. For instance, New Jersey Governor — soon to be ex-Governor — Jon Corzine outspent his opponent, Chris Christie, more than three to one . . . and still lost.
Of course, spending more money usually works better than spending less.
Michael Bloomberg won his race for mayor of New York City. But barely. Bloomberg spent 16 times more than his challenger — over $100 million dollars to get just 50 percent. It cost him more than $150 for every vote. Ouch.
So, why did the mayor have to spend so much to eke out a win? Two words: term limits.
Bloomberg’s deal with the council to gut the city’s two-term limit and allow them all to run for a third term didn’t cost him his powerful perch. But it did cost him millions of dollars. And his reputation.
There were also a number of initiatives on the ballot. Before Tuesday’s election, at Townhall.com, I highlighted Maine and Washington State measures to put a cap on state spending growth. Both measures were defeated, but it was educational to take note of the spending.
In the final months, Maine’s measure was outspent by about ten to one. Washington’s? $3.5 million to nothing. Predictably, the big money came from groups already wealthy from standing in the receiving line for government spending.
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The Geography of Karakalpakstan
The Aral Basin
The Amu Darya Delta
The Khorezm Oasis
The Ustyurt Plateau
The Qizil Qum Desert
The Sultan Uvays Dag
The Bel'taw Heights
The Aral Sea and the Aral Qum
Geographical LocationKarakalpakstan is located in western Asia. It lies east of the Caspian Sea, north of the Qara Qum and eastern Iran, and south of the Ural Mountains. The latter are normally taken as the dividing line between European and Asiatic Russia, making Karakalpakstan much closer to Europe than to China or Mongolia.
Karakalpakstan lies north of Turkmenistan and Iran in western Central Asia.
In geological terms Karakalpakstan has one foot in Europe and the other in northern Asia. It sits at the southern end of the Uralian
orogenic belt, a range of mountains and hills that stretch 3,500 km from the the islands of Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean southwards to the
Aral Sea and perhaps beyond. It was formed by the collision of the East European and the Siberian cratons, or tectonic platelets, a complex event
that occurred during the Palaeozoic, between 400 and 250 million years ago. As the European plate was subducted below the Siberian plate, consuming
the bed of the Uralian Sea, it formed a narrow elevated ridge. The main remnants of this feature today are the Ural Mountains in Russia and the
Mugodjar Hills in Kazakhstan. However this structure seems to continue southwards through the middle of the Aral Sea, folowing the line of the
Kulandy and Vozrozhdeniye Peninsulas. Deep cores drilled by the Russian geologist I. V. Rubanov identified a horst, or uplifted ridge, rising some
1½ km above the floor of the western basin of the Aral Sea below the former island of Vozrozhdeniye. This feature is buried below kilometres of
sedimentation subsequently laid down by the numerous ancient seas that have from time to time inundated the Aral region.
Location of the so-called Uralides between Europe and Siberia.
Geographically Karakalpakstan is situated within the band of northern deserts that stretch from the Moroccan Sahara to the Chinese Gobi. Although not
particularily well defined, in Central Asia the northern boundary of this arid zone lies at around 48°N, well north of the Aral Sea. To the north
of this boundary lies the vast expanse of the Eurasian steppes, ranging from eastern Europe through Russia and Kazakhstan to Mongolia. No'kis, the
capital of Karakalpakstan, is situated at a latitude of 42.27°N, roughly the same as Rome, Boston, and Chicago.
Karakalpakstan lies in the centre of the Aral Basin in western Central Asia.
Bordering the Aral basin to the south-east are massive mountain systems that almost split the Eurasian continent in two. They have a profound effect
on the geography, climate, and agriculture of Karakalpakstan. The valley of the Hari'rud, linking Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, marks the beginning of
the Hindu Kush, which runs eastward to join the Karakorum Range in Pakistan, the western extension of the Himalayas. North of the Hindu Kush and
Karakorum are the Pamirs, a huge complex or knot of mountain ranges, and north-east of these are the Tien Shan (Chinese for Heavenly Mountains), which
stretch for almost 2,500km from southern Kyrgyzstan into the western Xinjiang Province of China. Various chains of mountains extend westward from the
Central Tien Shan, some north of Dushanbe and south of the Ferghana Valley towards Samarkand (the Turkestan, Zeravshan, and Gissar Ranges of the South
Tien Shan), others north of the Ferghana Valley towards Tashkent (the Chatkalski and Pskemski Ranges).
Karakalpakstan is totally surrounded by arid deserts.
Politically Karakalpakstan forms the western part of the independent Republic of Uzbekistan and, with an area of approximately 166,600 square kilometres,
it accounts for an enormous 37.2% of the Republic's land surface. Of course most of Karakalpakstan is occupied by wilderness - the Qara Qum and the
Qizil Qum deserts, the Ustyurt Plateau, the southern part of the Aral Sea and Vozrozhdeniye Island, and the Sultan Uvays Dag range. Shamuratov
calculated in 1979 that only 16% of its land surface was occupied by the valley of the Amu Darya river, the most habitable part of the province. Modern
satellite photography shows this situation remarkably clearly:
This photograph highlights the arbitrary division between the populations of Karakalpakstan, northern Turkmenistan, and the viloyat of
Khorezm, caused by the attempted partitioning of the former Khorezm oasis along ethnic lines.
The image also shows how the inhabited part of Karakalpakstan is divided into three almost separate regions by the artificial border - the northern delta of the Amu Darya, sometimes simply called the Aral Delta, the southern oasis on the right bank of the Amu Darya that is essentially the old right bank part of the Khorezm oasis, and the small enclave around Man'gıt separated out from the left bank part of the former Khorezm oasis. Following the Russian conquest in 1873 the whole of the Khorezm oasis was partitioned between the supposedly independent Khanate of Khiva on the left bank of the Amu Darya and the Amu Darya Otdel on the right bank, the latter forming part of Russian Turkestan. During the subsequent Imperial Russian occupation the latter was administratively divided between the southern Shoraxan Section and the much larger northern Shımbay Section. This division between south and north remains very pronounced up to the present day.
Due to its landlocked geographical location the climate of Karakalpakstan is extreme continental. In the summer solar radiation is high and
humidity is relatively low, the average July temperature reaching 28°C in the south and 26°C in the north. However maximum summer
temperatures can reach 45°C, while in the open desert they can exceed 50°C. Winters are moderately cold with little snow, the average
temperature in January falling to about -5°C in the south and about -8°C in the north. Minimum recorded winter temperatures can
reach as low as -32°C. However the flatlands of the delta are sometimes exposed to the cold winds from the Siberian Arctic so, with the
wind chill effect, temperatures can often feel much colder.
Precipitation varies significantly across Karakalpakstan, as well as from year to year, being much lower in sandy desert regions than in neighbouring irrigated lands. Within the delta, the most populated region, precipitation averages between 90mm and 180mm (3½ to 7 inches) per annum. The Hydrometeorological Service Centre of Uzbekistan (UZHYDROMET) reports the average annual precipitation in No'kis ranging from 92mm to 129mm in recent years, with the mean number of precipitation days per annum running at 72. However considerably wetter years have been frequently recorded over the past 70 years:
The wettest months are March and April, while the dryest are August and September. The wind direction is predominantly from the west. Rain is normally associated with depressions that originate in the eastern Mediterranean and then move in a north-easterly direction over the Caspian Sea where they are regenerated and strengthened. The cause of the wet spring weather is due to the seasonal increase in convective activity and the weakening of the Siberian anticyclone. Western cyclones change their direction in the summer over the Aral Sea from a west-east to a north-south direction. Strong ground winds are relatively frequent in the north-western part of the Amu Darya delta, which experiences storms for about 50 days per annum. Wind velocity reaches a maximum of 70 to 90 km per hour.
Statistics show that the climate of Central Asia has become slightly more extreme over the past 65 years, with slightly warmer summers and cooler winters. However the progressive dessication of the Aral Sea over the past 50 years has led to an even greater change in the local climate, particularly during the last decade. The Aral Sea acts like a regulator, partially mitigating the cold winter winds from the north and producing a cooling effect during the summer. The massive reduction in the size of the sea and its thermal capacity has led to a dryer and shorter summer, with temperatures increased by two or three degrees, and longer and colder winters. These effects are the greatest the closer one gets to the Sea's former shoreline. Precipitation in the northern part of the delta has also been significantly reduced, leading to the progessive desertification of many of its former marshlands and agricultural areas.
Another climatic change brought about by the shrinking of the Aral Sea and the transformation of its shores into sandy desert has been the increasing occurence of large dust storms.
Dust storms now occur half a dozen times a year in the Karakalpakstan region. Some involve enormous dust clouds, recorded at up to an incredible 45,000 square kilometres in area, capable of transporting sand and dust for hundreds, if not thousands of kilometres. Calculations suggest they currently remove several million tonnes of sand from the area annually, depositing it to the south and south-west, mainly in the Khorezm oasis. In addition to sand such storms also transfer thousands of tonnes of salt from the dried-out bed of the Aral Sea to the agricultural regions of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm. Such storms were rare in the past and have only become frequent with the onset of desertification.
The most prominent physical feature of Karakalpakstan is that it is flat. It has one small range of mountains - the Sultan Uvays Dag - and a few
small outcrops of hills. Most of the deserts are flat or imperceptibly gently sloping and one, the Ustyurt, is situated on an elevated plateau.
Karakalpakstan shares its two largest bodies of water with other independent Central Asian states: the Aral Sea with Kazakhstan and the
Sarykamysh Lake with Turkmenistan. Most people live and work in the irrigated river plain and the delta of the Amu Darya.
Despite its flatness Karakalpakstan has a remarkably varied landscape. It can be dissected into a number of specific physical features that are best
The Amu Darya Delta
The Amu Darya delta is a fairly recent topographical feature. During much of the Quaternary Period - the latest geological era covering the last 2
million years - the Amu Darya flowed from Afghanistan in a westerly direction across the Qara Qum, entering the Caspian Sea in the region of the
Balkan Mountains. Due to mountain building in the Pamirs and Tien Shan and the gradual elevation of the southern Qara Qum the course of the Amu
Darya steadily moved towards the north-west. Following the last Ice Age the Amu Darya continued to change its course until it intercepted the
Zeravshan river. The combined flow of these two rivers eventually breached a natural barrier at Tu'yemoyın (near Lebap), flooding the depression
occupied by the small Lake of Khorezm. As the level of the lake rose it created a huge wetland while the silts deposited from the river formed the
Khorezm delta to its south-east, a region of rich alluvial soils that today forms the agricultural heartland of the Khorezm viloyati and the
southern part of Karakalpakstan.
Any further northward flow into the Aral depression was blocked by the low foothills of the Sultan Uvays Dag so, as new channels attempted to find their way into the Sarykamysh depression and the catchment area of the Uzboy, the Amu Darya was forced to form a second delta region to the west of the Khorezm Lake. Today this delta region is a desert plain located between the Sarykamysh Lake and the towns of Konya Urgench and Dashovuz in Turkmenistan.
At some time during the 5th millennium BC the Amu Darya finally managed to breach the foothills of the Sultan Uvays Dag and began to form a third inland delta to the east of these mountains – the delta of the southern Akcha Darya or New River. Even so the main channel continued to follow the route of the Uzboy to discharge into the Caspian Sea. However, before the start of the Bronze Age in the 2nd millennium BC, the Akcha Darya seems to have broken through the low barrier of foothills that had constrained its northern flow, allowing it to run directly north through the Qizil Qum before turning north-west to discharge into the south-eastern corner of the Aral Sea forming a fourth delta on the south-east Aral coast.
The current or fifth Amu Darya delta has only been formed during the last one and a half thousand years. The Amu Darya seems to have changed direction yet again just before the onset of the 7th or 8th centuries AD, flowing along the western escarpment of the Sultan Uvays Dag before turning in a north-easterly direction towards the Aral Sea. This led to the creation of a new eastern delta close to the Beltaw Hills and an internal wetland in the Da'wqara depression to their south. This vast expanse of new marshland attracted nomadic livestock-breeders, who settled and established the local Kerder culture. Towards the end of the 9th century AD this north-eastern delta of the Amu Darya began to silt up. A former terminal branch of the river that flowed towards the north-west was transformed into the main channel, flowing around the edge of the tchink to reach Lake Sudoch, before entering the south-west corner of the Aral Sea.
We know from al-Muqaddasi that in 985 AD the tributary of the Amu Darya flowing towards the Sarykamysh Lake was dammed close to Gurganj, its flow
redirected towards the Aral Sea. Following Timur's destruction of Khorezm in 1389 the dam was destroyed and the Amu Darya resumed its flow into
the Sarykamysh Lake. The resulting medieval Aral crisis led to a major contraction in the size of the Aral Sea and the evacuation and desertification
of much of the Amu Darya delta. It was not until around 1600 that the Amu Darya changed its course back towards the Aral Sea. In 1713 the main
channel flowed down the east side of the delta; in 1750 it flowed down the western side; later it reverted to the east only to switch back again to
the west. In 1950 the main channel was artificially redirected further east again, adopting the central position that it occupies today with its
outflow just to the east of Moynaq.
Clearly the Amu Darya delta is not like a normal delta where the main river splits into a fan of smaller channels before discharging into the sea. The gradient of the delta is too low for the formation of such a feature - No'kis is only 10 metres higher than the old coast line. As a consequence the Amu Darya delta has been formed by a single meandering river, constantly changing its route, switching eastwards and westwards across the delta region as its former beds become choked with silt. It has left behind a flat plain of generally good alluvial and clayey soils covered by a patchwork of lakes, marshes, and reed beds, many formed in the old disused channels. Many of the former lakes and marshes have drained in recent decades, while the old river beds have been exploited throughout history by the delta's inhabitants to build irrigation canals. Here and there the plain is interrupted by small ranges of low hills - the Qusxanataw north of Shımbay; the Qızıljar on the left bank of the Amu Darya; and the Beltaw Heights north of Taxta Ko'pir. The latter are the highest but even then only reach a meagre 142 metres above sea level.
During the Soviet era the Amu Darya delta has been changed beyond recognition. Its multitude of lakes and marshlands have been drained. Extensive
tugay forests bordering the Amu Darya and other rivers and canals have been cleared. Extensive pastures and hay meadows have been ploughed
up into agricultural farmland. Cart tracks have been turned into roads and the once feudal agricultural system has been modernized, with the development
of a proper irrigation network and the collectivization and mechanization of small farms. According to an INTAS study, reported by de Schutter and
Dukhovny, the surface area of the lakes in the Amu Darya delta has declined from 4,000 km² in 1960 to 260 km² in 2001. The area of
tugay has reduced from 13,000 to 500 km², while reedbeds have declined from 6,000 to 300 km². Clearly many of these changes have
been mirrored in the Western world as a result of agricultural and economic development.
However the development of intensive and inefficient cotton, wheat, and rice farming throughout Soviet Central Asia, coupled with the excessive use of
chemical fertilizers and the application of defoliants on the cotton crop has cascaded out of control into a major ecological crisis, with
Karakalpakstan and neighbouring Khorezm bearing the brunt of its effects. As more and more of the Amu Darya's water has been diverted for irrigation
upstream, especially in Turkmenistan, so the volume reaching the Amu Darya delta and the Aral Sea has continued to decline, precipitating the current
Aral Sea disaster - see the Aral Sea section below. Many canals in the northern part of the delta have now ceased to function and
the Amu Darya itself is frequently reduced to the size of a small stream, making little contribution to the Aral Sea at all.
The groundwater table has been reduced by up to 8 metres and riverbeds have been lowered by up to 10 metres. As such, much of the farmland and
marshland grazing in the northern delta has turned into desert, extending the size of the Aral Qum. The water authorities have responded by damming
the main outlets into the Aral Sea, thereby reserving freshwater supplies in a number of large lakes and ponders. It is possible that more of these
artificial lakes will be added in the future.
The largest lakes today include the Lakes Sudoch and Mashankul north of Qon'ırat, fed by the Lenin and Ravshan Canals respectively; Lake Makpalkul
north of Shege and Lake Mejdureche (meaning "between the rivers") south of Shege; Lakes Batakol and Qarateren' north of Taxta Ko'pir, both fed by the
Qaraketken Canal; and Lake Dowat Ku'l close to Erkindarya, fed by the Shurtambaw Canal. The size of these lakes can vary considerably, depending on the
level of the Amu Darya. During the drought of 2001 they were greatly reduced in size. The fish stocks supported by these lakes have gone some way to
offsetting the loss of the Aral Sea fishery. Although Sarykamysh Lake (shared with Turkmenistan) is much larger than any of these water bodies, it is
located outside of the delta region, being sandwiched between the Qara Qum desert and the Ustyurt Plateau. This too is an important fishery and has
expanded significantly in recent years as a result of the drainage of agricultural waste water into the Darya Lyk.
Another ongoing problem is salinization. Just like the oceans, the Aral basin acts like a huge salt collector. Much of the salt - sodium chloride and
sodium sulphate - has accumulated below the surface in the subsoil. Agricultural irrigation dissolves some of this salt and brings it to the surface.
This phenomenon, known as secondary salination, has been the curse of the local farmer for millennia. In the past the development of irrigated farming
in a particular area ultimately led to its own demise because of the salting up of the soil. Today local farmers attempt to overcome this problem by
flooding the land before the growing season in an attempt to flush away the salt. A network of collector canals lying at a lower level than the
irrigation network drain away the waste water. However this simply accentuates the problem downstream and increases the problem of waterlogged soil.
Salt levels continue to rise throughout the delta and the farmland in many regions has become unusable.
As a consequence the main agricultural region has become confined to the southern half of the delta. The main crops continue to be cotton, rice,
wheat, fodder, and maize.
The Amu Darya delta region of Karakalpakstan is divided into the No'kis metropolitan area and eleven regional administrative districts: No'kis, Kegeyli, Xojeli, Bozataw, Shomanay, Qanlıko'l, Qon'ırat, Moynaq, Qarao'zek, Taxta Ko'pir, and Shımbay.
No'kis, the capital of Karakalpakstan, is strategically located at the southern entrance to the delta. It is named after one of the Karakalpak
tribes. In 1873, at the time of the Russian annexation, it was a small rural village located close to an important river crossing as well as
the start of the caravan route to Kazalinsk. General Ivanov decided that it would be an ideal site for his second new Russian garrison. Work began
on the construction of Fort No'kis during the summer of 1874. Unfortunately for Ivanov the location turned out to be less than satisfactory, with
the site subject to flooding and with an absence of clay for brickmaking. Ivanov decided that he would limit the size of the fort to 350 men and
would site his main garrison at Petro-Aleksandrovsk, which therefore became the main administrative headquarters for the Amu Darya Division. Soon a
port was developed for the Aral Flotilla and a small European-style civilian town grew up around the Russian fort.
The initial Soviet attempt to modernize Karakalpakstan made limited headway during its first five years as an autonomous oblast. Consequently
it was transferred to the Russian Federation in 1930 and was elevated in status to an Autonomous Republic in 1932. With the support of their Russian
advisors, the new Central Executive Committee sitting in To'rtku'l decided within months to found a new capital city at No'kis. When Ella Maillart
visited No'kis in the winter of 1933 work was already well under way on a new hospital and new workers were arriving from Kazalinsk. The capital was
finally transferred from To'rtku'l in 1939.
Today No'kis is a typical Soviet town, laid out on a grid basis with a population of about 240,000. It is the seat of the so-called autonomous
government and the administrative centre of Karakalpakstan, housing the Joqarg'ı Ken'es or Supreme Council and the executive Council of
Ministers. It is also the main commercial, industrial, scientific, and academic centre of Karakalpakstan, although most of its factories are
currently in a fairly decrepit state having lost most of their Soviet markets in the 1990s. The main industries are in textiles, marble cutting
and polishing, food processing, pasta and flour making, and printing and publishing.
No'kis is also a major residential centre, with a combination of low-rise housing and multi-storey apartment blocks, many lying close to the city centre.
Much of the city was developed from the 1960s onwards. In the 1950s the USSR reduced the incentives for growing cotton and this gave rise to the
start of a population movement from the countryside to the cities. Since the 1960s and 1970s the Aral crisis has led to a significant migration of
people from the northern delta into the capital, swelling its population. In 1991 President Karimov even announced a plan to move No'kis itself 50 km
to the south to improve the availability of water for its residents. However nothing transpired. Today the No'kis urban area extends into the
satellite settlements of Taqıyatas and Xojeli, the latter having a population close to 80,000 and being connected to the city by a new road bridge
across the Amu Darya. Taqıyatas is the site of the lowest dam on the Amu Darya and a hydro-electric power station that supplies Karakalpakstan with
its electricity needs.
The two largest towns in the delta are Qon'ırat and Shımbay, the two oldest setlements in the region, both founded by nomadic Aral Uzbeks
in the 17th century. Both have an estimated population of about 50,000. Each is individually connected to No'kis by a long straight road.
Today Qon'ırat is the main industrial centre in the northern delta and is also the local transhipping depot, being located on the southern
rail connection between Tashkent and Moscow. It has a major railway maintainance and repair workshop and has become an important support centre
for the Karakalpakstan gas pipeline network. One of the compressor stations for the Bukhara-Urals pipeline is based in the town. It also has
a regional cotton mill and a meat-packing plant. Shımbay is a more rural centre with its economy dependant on agriculture and cotton
processing, cooking oil extraction, and building materials.
The next biggest town is Taxta Ko'pir, half Karakalpak and half Qazaq. There are no bridges across the river north of No'kis, although it is possible to cross the almost dried-out riverbed at Porlıtaw in a four-wheeled-drive vehicle. Travel between Shımbay and Qon'ırat is only possible via No'kis.
The Khorezm Oasis
The Khorezm oasis was formed as an internal delta of the Amu Darya during the early Holocene. Initially settled by mesolithic hunters and fishermen -
the Keltiminar - during the 5th millennium BC, it was subsequently developed into the agricultural heartland of the region. It has been politically
and economically integrated for most of its history. The creation of the different Soviet Republics in 1925, followed by the collapse of the USSR in
1991, resulted in its partitioning between the independent Republics of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. As a consequence Karakalpakstan includes two
artificial portions of the former Khorezm oasis - the right bank enclave around Biruniy, formerly known as the Shoraxan Section, and the smaller
left bank enclave around Man'gıt. Both are rich agricultural regions. They both have a higher ethnic population of Uzbeks and feel more Uzbek
than Karakalpak. Both enjoy a higher standard of living than the population of the Amu Darya delta.
The right bank region of southern Karakalpakstan is bordered along its south-west by the Amu Darya, in the north-west by the Sultan Uvays Dag,
and elsewhere by the Qizil Qum. The dried-up internal delta of the Akcha Darya lies to its north, lost in the Qizil Qum. The irrigated region is
intensively farmed for cotton and wheat. The main urban centre is the industrialized town of Biruniy, with the smaller town of Bostan laying to its
north. The town of To'rtku'l in the south-east was the capital of Karakalpakstan until 1939, mainly for historical reasons. It was formerly known
as Petro-Aleksandrovsk, having been chosen as the site of the first Russian fort in 1873. It subsequently became the headquarters of the Tsarist
governor of the Amu Darya Otdel.
This region has been irrigated and farmed for 2½ thousand years. Parts of its northern and eastern boundary are still lined with the ruins of
4th century BC defensive forts, built to protect the early civilization of Khorezm from nomadic attack. The ruins of Dargash, one of the early
fortified capital cities and religious centres, lays close to Bostan while the ruins of the later royal palace of al-Fir lie in a suburb of Biruniy.
The ruins of a small part of ancient Kath lies on its outskirts.
Administratively the region is divided into three districts: Biruniy, To'rtku'l and Ellikqala. The administrative centres are Biruniy city, To'rtku'l
The two southern districts have suffered throughout history from the erosion of their river banks by the Amu Darya . The old fort of al-Fir close to modern Biruniy was abandoned due to flooding in the 10th century and the commercial centre of Kath was built away from the river. Likewise the original town of To'rtku'l was destroyed by the Amu Darya over the period of a decade. In 1925 the Amu Darya was 8 kilometres from To'rtku'l. In 1937 the town was severely flooded for the first time and by 1950 the last street had been washed away despite all the measures taken to defend the town. The occupants were resettled in the new town of To'rtku'l in 1949, constructed several kilometres away from the river.
Biruniy and To'rtku'l are the main economic centres of this region, with populations estimated at around 50,000. Both are centres of cotton processing.
However Biruniy is surrounded by numerous derelict-looking heavy industrial facilities, while To'rtku'l is a centre of light industry. A new
cotton-spinning and weaving plant has recently been opened. The residential areas surrounding To'rtku'l have a more prosperous appearance than other parts
of Karakalpakstan. The economy of To'rtku'l has been boosted by the construction of new railway line and station, which opened in 2002, linking the
town directly to No'kis. With the completion of the new "Amudarya" railway bridge in 2004, the town is now also linked to Urgench in neighbouring
Khorezm viloyati. The new bridge has been designed with the rails embedded into a tarmac surface, so the bridge also doubles as a road crossing.
Biruniy is linked to Urgench and Khiva in the Khorezm viloyati by a older pontoon bridge composed of a line of moored barges. Because it
crosses the provincial boundary there are check-points at each end. This ramshackle bridge is under constant repair and is sometimes unpassable for
large vehicles if the level of the river drops too low.
Bostan is about a quarter of the size of Biruniy and is the headquarters of the agricultural Ellikqala district, named after the many ancient mud-brick qalas spread across the region. It also contains a small population of settled Turkmen.
The small left bank enclave around Man'gıt forms the Amu Darya division of Karakalpakstan. It is sandwiched between Turkmenistan, the
viloyat of Khorezm, and the Amu Darya. The 105 km long border with Turkmenistan is sealed off with a barbed wire fence. This region
is linked to right bank Karakalpakstan by a second rickety pontoon bridge. In some winters the bridge has to be opened because of ice drift
on the Amu Darya.
With a population of about 150,000 this is another intensively farmed agricultural and cotton-processing region with an increasing proportion of
ethnic Uzbeks. The population of Man'gıt is estimated at around 33,000.
The Ustyurt Plateau
The desolate Ustyurt plateau separates the Aral Sea from the Caspian Sea like a huge island. It is composed of Sarmatian white limestones, clays,
and sandstones and its vast elevated surface is covered with a rocky limestone desert that protects it from erosion. The elevation of the plateau
took place as a result of tectonic movements during the late Miocene, about 7 million years ago, possibly as a consequence of the collision between
India and Eurasia. Erosion by acid rain, and more recent earthquakes, may be the cause of the many huge rock falls along parts of its edge. The
plateau has also been subjected to intense wind and sand erosion, as can be readily seen from the sculptured faces of the
tchinkin exposed places.
The plateau is devoid of sand dunes and is sparsely covered with dry low-lying vegetation, which rarely exceeds knee height. Small hills, dried salt marshes, lakebeds, and outcrops of sand occasionally break its otherwise featureless landscape. Within Karakalpakstan one of its largest features is the Barsakelmes dry salt lake, which shows up as a prominent white feature on satellite images. The name Barsakelmes means "if you go in, you won't come out." Some regions of the Ustyurt, such as the region close to the Sarykamysh Lake, are rich in cave systems formed by the erosion of the limestone rock by acid rain.
The plateau is criss-crossed by a myriad of sandy tracks, especially along its eastern escarpment. This is an old caravan route linking the Khorezm
oasis to Emba, Orsk, Orenburg and the Russian steppes. Today it is used by the occasional small-time smuggler. Another caravan route ran in a
north-westerly direction towards Beyneu and the northern Caspian shore. During the Mongol period, when Khorezm was an important trading centre within the
Qipchaq (or Golden) Horde, the route was lined with a chain of caravanserais and was used by Genoan merchants travelling between Tanais on the Black
Sea, Saray on the Volga, and Urgench. Today this is the route of the railway line that links Karakalpakstan to Makat, the junction with the Orsk to
Astrakhan line, and ultimately to Moscow.
Despite its desolation the Ustyurt supports one of the best-preserved herds of shy saiga deer who annually migrate south across the plateau from
Kazakhstan with the onset of winter. In the historical past they were hunted in great numbers using vast funnel-shaped traps known as arans,
the ruins of which still remain on the plateau. Over the last decade the size of the Ustyurt herd is estimated to have fallen from 200,000 to just
15,000. The Ustyurt forms a transition zone between the northern deserts of Central Asia and the steppe lands of the Urals. As such it supports an
unusual ecology. Other mammals include the goitered gazelle and the Ustyurt mountain sheep. It is also home to the rare houbara bustard, the sand
grouse, the sakar falcon, the steppe eagle, and the golden eagle.
The Ustyurt terminates abruptly along its eastern and south-eastern edges with banded limestone cliffs, averaging 100 to 200 metres in height but
reaching up to 275 metres on the south-western Qarabaur ridge and up to 219 metres at Cape Aktumsyk. It was called the tchink by the early
Russian explorers. In places it forms dramatically shaped cliffs and headlands stratified into layers of white, green, grey, yellow, and orange rock.
The edge of the tchink has been affected enormously by landslides, probably due to past tectonic activity. As a consequence the foot of the
cliff has been turned into an obstacle course of huge boulders, screes, and hillocks, making it an almost impenetrable barrier for much of its 1,500 km
length until it reaches the shallow gulf of the Caspian, the Kara-Bogaz-Gol. There are a handful of places where there are tracks leading to the top
of the plateau, capable of being traversed by a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
During the Soviet era the Ustyurt was exploited for its remote inaccessability. In 1970 three underground nuclear bombs, ranging in strength from
30 to 85 kilotonnes, were exploded some 200km west of Jaslıq at the Say-Utes nuclear test site in West Kazakhstan. The objective of two of these tests
was to see if there was a quick way of producing underground storage cavities for natural gas condensate, while the third was a seismology
application being tested by the Ministry of Geology.
During the early 1980s the Ustyurt was used as a chemical weapons test site. The Soviet military established a top secret chemical weapons research institute in No'kis to develop a new type of highly lethal binary chemical weapon called "Novichok", meaning "new guy". This new gas was purported to be five to eight times more toxic than VX nerve gas. Tests were conducted over an enormous area of the Ustyurt stretching from the east of Jaslıq to the central and northern parts of the plateau under the pretext of a project to develop smoke bombs. At one time 300 scientists were involved in the programme. Many thousands of saiga and other animals were gassed inadvertently as a result of these tests.
Today the Ustyurt is the location of Uzbekistan's notorious high-security prison Jaslıq. Based on the site of a remote former Soviet army base, work began on the prison in 1997 and it was opened in 1999. It reportedly holds up to 500 prisoners. It is supposedly reserved for terrorists and extremely violent criminals. However local human rights groups claim that it is all too frequently used for political and religious prisoners. The facility is associated with numerous reports of extreme torture, and the mistreatment and unexplained deaths of inmates. Jaslıq is only accessible by rail, and train passengers can only disembark with a special permit. United Nations representatives have so far either been refused entry or have been given very restricted access.
The Qizil Qum Desert
The Qizil Qum lies to the north-east of the Amu Darya, extending over much of central Uzbekistan and into southern Kazakhstan. It has a more complex
landscape than the Qara Qum with higher elevations, especially towards the remote outcrop of the Bukantaw hills in its centre. The western
Karakalpak part is composed of sandy desert, with sand ridges and numerous low sandy hills and dunes, but no barchans. In between lay flat
clayey takyrs and solonchaks, some filled by reed beds.
According to Professor René Létolle's observations in 1998 the Qizil Qum bordering the eastern shoreline of the Aral Sea has
retained some of its original natural features, with dunes separated by solonchaks, the latter sometimes containing saltwater pools. These are
interrupted by occasional thickets of dense saxaul, tamarisk, and other trees. The region located to the south-east of the Aral Sea is intersected by
many of the old channels of the Jan'a Darya and the Akcha Darya rivers, which in places appear as strips of bare clay steppe and in others depressions
containing pools of salt water.
Despite the scarcity of fresh water and the limited amount of vegetation nomadic livestock-breeders have been able to survive in this hostile region
throughout history, primarily breeding sheep, but also raising cattle, horses, and camels. In the spring the western part of the Qizil Qum is covered
with a type of sedge that is a valuable resource for grazing herds. Today this region is exploited by a few nomadic Qazaq families who raise karakul
sheep for the production of astrakhan lambskins and meat. Some are located in the region east of Taxta Ko'pir while others are to be found around
Chuqurqaq close to the eastern border of Karakalpakstan. During the 1950s numerous artesian wells were drilled across the desert to provide a source
of water for livestock.
Further east, beyond the border of Karakalpakstan, there are increasing numbers of rocky hills. The region around Tamdı, close to Zeravshan, has
been a major sheep-breeding region for many years. Prior to the 1930s it was part of Karakalpakstan, but today it falls within the Navoi
viloyati of Uzbekistan.
The Sultan Uvays Dag
The Sultan Uvays Dag is a small range of ancient mountains, roughly contemporary with the Urals in geological age. They lie close to the right bank
of the lower Amu Darya in southern Karakalpakstan and were once known as the Chagra Mountains but were later renamed after a holy Muslim cleric.
In 1868 Arminius Vambery referred to them as the "Oveis Karayne" and was agreeably surprised by the luxuriant vegetation and the woods that covered
several of their peaks. He also recorded that a prominent peak close to the Amu Darya was crowned with the ruins of an old castle. In the late 19th
century the lower heights to the west and north-west were known as Sultan Djeyli, while the north-eastern peaks were called Altyn-taw (gold mountain).
Although only just under 500 metres in height, they are the most prominent feature in the entire region. Today they are devoid of vegetation. Their
blueish ridges and rocky peaks stand out from the surrounding desert plain and create the impression of a much larger mountain massif. The Qizil Qum
to the north of these mountains is elevated by around 100 metres above the rest of the desert plain.
The Sultan Uvays Dag sit at the western extreme of a deep subterranian geological fault that runs eastwards through the Qizil Qum and the Nurata
Mountains to the Turkestan-Alai and Atbashi-Inylchek mountains of Kyrgyzstan and up to to the Chinese border. Probably associated with ancient
tectonic movements and associated flows of magma, this feature seems to be a source of mineral deposits such as gold, silver, platinum, uranium,
zinc, copper, nickel, rare earth elements, and diamonds. To date the Sultan Uvays Dag is known to contain deposits of granite and other crystalline
rocks including red and white marbles, talc, Khorezmian turquoise, garnet, and beryl.
The Sultan Uvays Dag is home to the mausoleum of Sultan Uvays Bobo, reputed to be a descendant of the Prophet. Regarded as a sacred site, the
mausoleum is surounded by a massive cemetery. Close by in the mountains there is a feature claimed to represent the knee imprint of the Prophet.
Many pilgrims come to visit this region. Women who cannot conceive tie rags to tree branches placed on the top of stone beacons in the hope of
The Beltaw Heights
The Beltaw heights, sometimes referred to as the Beltaw hills or Beltaw ridge, stretch from the north of Taxta Ko'pir eastwards into the Qizil Qum.
They rise gradually on their northern side, but drop steeply to the west and south. With a maximum altitute of 142 metres above sea level they
once formed a barrier between the south-eastern corner of the Aral Sea and the Da'wqara Lake. The later has long ago disappeared and has been replaced
by marshy scrubland.
The Beltaw heights are remote and generally unexploited, apart from providing grazing for local cattle. They contain many endemic and rare reptiles
and are under consideration as a future nature reserve.
The Aral Sea and the Aral Qum
As we have already seen, the Aral cavity is an ancient geological feature that has been been flooded a multitude of times since its formation, in
some cases by huge inland bodies of water such as the Paratethys, Sarmatian, Maeotic, and Pontic Seas. The landscape of the present Aral Sea however
is much more recent. In the late Miocene, about 7 million years ago, tectonic movements led to the elevation of the Ustyurt and Vozrozhdeniye, forming
an island in the middle of the shallow Maeotic Sea. Although the surrounding sea eroded its perimeter, forming the early tchink, the surface
of the plateau was protected from further erosion by its armoured surface of Sarmatian limestones and sandstones. The onset of arid conditions some
4 to 3 million years ago may have led to the sculpturing out of the Aral depressions by a process of wind erosion. However the formation of the Aral
Sea had to wait until the arrival of the Syr Darya, an event that occurred at some time either before or just after the last Ice Age. It did not
reach a significant size until the arrival of the Amu Darya in the late 3rd or early 2nd millennium BC.
The Aral Sea is not strictly a sea but a terminal lake with no outflow. It has always been very shallow and because of its geographical location it suffers from high levels of evaporation in the summer (currently equivalent to roughly one and a half metres of depth per annum). The balance between its water inflow from rivers and local precipitation and its water loss through evaporation and seepage has always been fine, making it a relatively unstable physical feature. Consequently during past episodes of low inflow, such as in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and the 15th and 16th centuries, the Aral Sea has experienced substantial reductions in its size.
Today it is experiencing another severe contraction, although in this case the causes are manmade rather than natural. In 1960, when its maximum
depth was 68 metres, the Aral Sea could claim to be the fourth largest lake in the world after the Caspian, and Lakes Superior and Victoria.
However for the past forty-seven years it has been shrinking, its water supply a mere fraction of what it once was. Today it has fragmented into a
number of separate water bodies. The main part of the Sea has been divided into a shallow eastern basin and a smaller but deeper western basin.
The northern part of the Sea consists of a number of separate interconnected lakes that are collectively known as the Little Aral Sea.
The maximum depth of the main western basin is just over 40 metres and that of the main eastern basin a little more than 20 metres.
However the depth across the majority of the Sea is now less than 10 metres. Since 1960 the surface area of the entire Aral Sea has shrunk
by about 75% and its water volume by 90%. The one area that gives rise to hope is in the north in Kazakhstan where the World Bank has recently
funded the building of a permanent dam. This should allow the depth of the Little Aral Sea to increase in the future.
Today the sea laps up against the dried-out bottom of its former seabed, a sandy, sometimes muddy salt-encrusted plain covering more than 50,000
square kilometres, much greater in size than the remains of the sea itself. Some researchers, studying the speed at which vegetation invades this
virgin landscape, have termed the new desert the Aral Qum. There is a high probability that most of the eastern basin of the Aral Sea will disappear
over the next decade, greatly extending its coverage.
The dessication of the sea has had a devastating impact on the northern delta. The substantial fishing and shipbuilding industries have long gone, as has the smaller holiday resort sector. The associated fish processing, canning, and smoking industries have been much reduced. The canning factory at Moynaq is today processing fish caught in the local lakes and rivers. Most of the northern marshland has been destroyed and the cattle herds that depended on them for grazing have gone. Local men find work in Qon'ırat or scrape a living either raising goats and sheep in the Aral Qum or planting saxaul forests on the former seabed for a German aid project. According to Mr. Jarılkal Tursynbekovthe, the mayor of Moynaq, some 50% of the working population of his town were without jobs in 2002.
The main beneficiary of the dessication of the Aral Sea has been Uzneftegazdobycha, who have found it considerably easier and cheaper to explore
for hydrocarbons below the former seabed. Now that considerable gas reserves have been discovered, the Aral Qum will have considerable economic value
for Tashkent. However unlike fishing and shipbuilding, natural gas extraction is a capital-intensive rather than a labour-intensive industry. It will
provide few jobs for the many unskilled and unemployed residents of Moynaq and the northern delta.
It seems likely that the north-south ridge of Vozrozhdeniye was elevated at the same time as the Ustyurt. Whereas the Ustyurt was protected from
erosion by its limestone shield, the narrow ridge of Vozrozhdeniye was far more vulnerable to sea, wind, and rain erosion and was quicky levelled.
In September 1848 Lieutenant Butakov and Academician Karl Ernst von Baer discovered a small island in the centre of the Aral Sea, which they named the Island of Nicholas the First in honour of the Tsar. The value of this remote location was soon exploited by the Tsarist authorities, who opened a miltary prison on the island. In the early 1930s the GPU secret police turned the prison into a concentration camp for Stalin's hated kulaks, the bays, and peasant landowners. They sarcastically named the camp Vozrozhdeniye, meaning rebirth or renaissance in Russian. This subsequently became adopted as the name for the whole island.
In 1954 the Soviet Ministry of Defence established the biological warfare facility known as Aralsk-7 on Vozrozhdeniye and neighbouring Komsomolsk Island, following a Soviet decision to resume biological weapons testing two years earlier. Aralsk-7 was run by scientists but controlled by the military – it had its own dedicated military detachment under the control of a base in Aralsk. The laboratory buildings and military barracks were constructed at Kantubak on the north-east coast of the island, along with accommodation, schools, a cafeteria, and a power station. An airstrip on Barkhan Island provided plane and helicopter links to Aralsk, and a ferry connected the island to Aralsk and to Udobnaya Bay on the eastern tchink. The southern part of the island became an open-air test site with an array of telegraph poles spaced at one-kilometre intervals for testing the range and dispersal of infectious biological aerosols. The agents tested included anthrax, brucellosis, bubonic plague, smallpox, and typhus. Experiments were not only conducted on laboratory mice and guinea pigs but also on sheep, donkeys, horses, and monkeys. Their corpses were incinerated in a mobile autoclave. Tests were only conducted when the wind was blowing to the south – away from the research village and towards Karakalpakstan. The island was protected from intruders by fast patrol boats. No'kis and the surrounding region were already strictly off-limits to foreigners. Despite its remoteness, high-flying Canberra and later U2 spy missions soon tracked down the existence of the top-secret site. The Americans noticed that it was remarkably similar to their own biological weapons test facility at Dugway.
In 1973 the USSR, USA, and UK signed the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention, agreeing never to develop, produce, or stockpile biological weapons
and to destroy all existing stocks. However the Convention failed to include any mechanism for verification. Fearing that the USA would continue
its own programme in secret, the Soviets decided to maintain a covert programme operated by Biopreparat, established as a pharmaceutical cover operation.
The totally isolated facility on Vozrozhdeniye Island suddenly became an extremely valuable asset. The laboratory complex was expanded to eventually
accommodate over one thousand scientists, who lived on the island with their families. One enterprising journalist researching this site recently
tracked down some of the people who once worked on the island. They recalled its idyllic setting in the middle of the Aral Sea, and how they spent
their free time painting and sketching. By day they worked on the development of strains of anthrax, bubonic plague, and smallpox that were
super-resistant to antibiotics and then tested them on animals before they were "weaponized" for use in ballistic missiles. Details of the nature
and scale of the Soviet programme caused a massive shock in the West when they were made public following the defection of Kanatjan Alibekov, the
Qazaq First Deputy Director of Biopreparat, to the USA in 1992. Now a US citizen, Ken Alibek - as he is now known - has testified that testing on Vozrozhdeniye
only took place at night, to avoid US satellite detection. Soviet scientists positioned caged monkeys on pylons across the test site before firing
bomblets overhead, which released their deadly contents for dispersal downwind. Hundreds of monkeys were horrifically poisoned with these appalling
materials every year.
In 1979 an accident at a germ warfare factory in Sverdlovsk in the Urals led to a release of anthrax and the death of 70 people. The incident raised
US suspicions and led to a decade of increasing pressure from the West on the Soviet Union to verify that it had not broken its obligations under
the Biological Weapons Convention. When the USA began pressurizing for the direct inspection of possible anthrax production sites, President Gorbachëv
had issued instructions in 1988 to "Get rid of it! Hide it!". According to the Soviet bio-weapons defector Kanatjan Alibekov stocks of weapons-grade
anthrax held at Irkutsk were dissolved in calcium hypochlorate and then shipped to Aralsk in drums by rail and transferred to Vozrozhdeniye Island.
The anthrax was then emptied into eleven shallow pits at a depth of just 1 to 2 metres.
Following Uzbek independence the new Uzbek government sought information on abandoned Soviet research sites on its territory including Aralsk-7. At first the Russians refused to hand over details of such projects, but they finally relented in 1995. The Uzbeks (and the Qazaqs too) sought US assistance and a Department of Defence team visited Vozrozhdeniye Island in the same year. Fortunately US intelligence experts were able to locate the burial sites by referring to historical satellite images taken while the pits were being dug. Despite having been treated with concentrated chlorine from the hypochlorate, tests showed that some of the anthrax spores were still alive. This was an alarming finding since the falling level of the Aral Sea would mean that the island would soon become reconnected to the southern mainland, making it possible for insects, rodents, lizards, or birds to spread spores into the human population. The US Defence Department was more concerned that the weapons grade anthrax might fall into terrorist hands.
In 1999 an Uzbek-US bilateral agreement was signed, allocating $6 million for the clean-up of the biological weapons facility on Vozrozhdeniye Island.
A plan was presented to the Uzbek military early in 2002 to treat the anthrax-contaminated soil with more calcium hypochlorate decontamination solution
later that year. A team from the Pentagon's Threat Reduction Agency flew into Moynaq and were helicoptered out to Kantubek with their equipment in
May 2002. After identifying the location of the pits they soon obtained positive tests for the presence of live anthrax spores. Over the next few
months the team dug up between 100 and 200 tons of contaminated soil and placed it into pits lined with thick plastic and filled with calcium
hypochlorate solution. After six days of chlorination the submerged waste was found to be devoid of any live spores and was buried for a second time.
Of course the rest of the site was left untouched. When the UK academic Nick Middleton illegally visited Aralsk-7 in 2005 he was shocked to find ransacked laboratories and heaps of broken laboratory glassware. The cleanup is still far from complete.
The chemical weapons facility in No'kis was also dismantled with US help later the same year.
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Lyrics from Dumbo Music and lyrics by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington Sung by Betty Noyes. Baby mine, don’t you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart
«Baby Mine» is a song from the 1941 Disney animated feature Dumbo. The music is by Frank Churchill , with lyrics by Ned Washington . Betty Noyes recorded the vocals for the original film version.
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Baby Mine lyrics: Song from Dumbo Baby mine, don’t you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart Never to part, baby of mine Little one when you play Don’t you mind what they say Let those eyes spar
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Baby Mine is the song Dumbo’s mother (a.k.a Mrs. Jumbo) sings when she is locked in a circus wagon during the 1941 Disney animated movie Dumbo. She cradles baby Dumbo …
Baby mine, don’t you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart Never to part Baby of mine Little one, when you play Don’t you mind what they say Let those eyes sparkle and shine Never a tear Baby of mine From your head to your toes (Baby mine) You’re so sweet, goodness knows (Baby mine) You are so precious to me Cute as can
Source «Baby Mine» is an iconic song featured in Dumbo. It is sung by an off screen singer (possibly Mrs. Jumbo ) and a small chorus. It is heard during Dumbo ‘s visit to his mother while she’s locked up in solitary confinement.
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Its a new year... and with a new year comes the endless attempts to make ourselves better people with less bad habits and more good ones. Its a noble gesture but one that I have yet to accomplish. No more than 90 days into a new year and my resolutions are either long abandoned or have recently fallen prey to my indifference or laziness.
This year is different. I've resolved not to make any new years resolutions that I don't want to do. For example, I do NOT want to stop eating McDonalds. I do NOT want to work out every day (or ever for that matter), I do NOT want to start back up with a rigorous weekly cleaning schedule. I simply don't.
I mean I get it... the whole purpose of resolutions seems to be to motivate yourself to do the very things you don't ever want to do... but it simply doesn't work for me! And to be honest it doesn't seem to work well for other people either... hehe
So, this year I am trying something new. I'm trying to put together a list of things I really WANT to do. All of them at this point include photography but I have other things brewing in my mind - including a variety of areas of my life. One of them is to take a picture/week. I've written out themes and asked a good friend who is good at photography to join me in my endeavor. (If anyone else wants to join in just shoot me an email!)
Who knows, come March I may end up dropping the ball and count it as another 90 day resolution but for now its something I'm actually excited about. I'm being challenged... even at the get go. I'm the one who made the themes and still this week had me stumped. I have a couple other ideas I'd love to try to post before the weekly theme is up but since the goal is one per week I'm counting this one done as completed!
So here you have it....
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Have you tried Known and Ello?
These have been around now for a good few months, but both are just really only now coming out of early adopter (Beta or ‘Invite Only’) status.
Known – https://withknown.com/
Known is a similar to WordPress but without the ‘clunk’, plus you can export it should you need to. The thing with Known (no pun intended) is that is is a very clean and crisp environment and like Ello (I will mention later) are demonstrating a sort of lateral thinking with blogging and sharing. What Known does well is give you something akin to wordpress,that they will run and update for you, but as an Indie development it is constantly open to improvements and suggestions. I offered some ideas only today and they really do alter it. The best thing about it though is the way it can share to a number of your networks without having to leave the UI. You post and then share to all your networks in a click – done! It really is optimised for mobile, but looks good in any browser on any machine. Grab your name while you can!
Ello – https://ello.co/
Ello is another land-rush social network, that reminds me of an early Facebook or Twitter. The smart money gets in early to claim names, until now invite only, but very shortly it will go mainstream!
What is cool about Ello is their no ad policy – how they will generate revenue is open to question (it may become the Wikipedia equivilent of Social Networking and that would be kinda kewl, but it is very much an artists/photographers/ performers and almost feels a little Bohemian in its leanings. It wants to be something else, something new. You can now request an invite – so do so. Millions are subscribing and it is one of the most hotly anticipated social networks in recent years! The number signing up in its first few weeks were 10s of thousands a day! So your name or business title may already be gone. But don’t wait any longer, even if you plan on just sitting on your account until all your fiends join. Check it out!
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Replacing thermostat on your own without a Denver HVAC technician can be quite harrowing if you don't hook up the wiring correctly. After the plumbing was cut out, now you can get rid of the old pool pump. It's highly recommended to use a volt meter to make sure there is no voltage visiting the motor, sometimes breakers do not get the job done properly, also you might have turned off the incorrect breaker. Remote distance is left up to 500m. You may use a superior engine ground. The second, that's the most frequently encountered problem, is a weak ground in the computer system. Diagnosing an electrical short can be extremely tough and costly. | <urn:uuid:9158cc07-9b90-435d-946c-23b1d2faa02e> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://aesalsa.org/5-7-liter-vortec-chevy-cooling-system-schematic/ | 2019-07-17T17:17:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.866409 | 2,241 |
In my present mode - thinking in the direction of possible futures Maria & I might inhabit - it's simplicity that's most attracting me. But what is The Simple Life? Today's thoughts include:
rubbing dogs' tummies, arts & crafts, singing, the Westcountry, mealtimes, home, hospitality, rural living, hard but worthy work, chopping wood, growing things, alpacas & hens, fun, real ale & red wine, church, generosity, freedom to avoid success/not be rich, no rushing, close-knit, cosy, dry stone walls, Thanksgiving, an Aga, pubs, rugby, PG Wodehouse, tea pots, trees, herbs, rabbits, flowers, honeybees, Kate Rusby, the Kinks, meat pies and apple crumbles, baths, Christmastime, family.
So, that's me trying to be selfish. I wonder if the way to avoid actual selfishness is to consider all this stuff a gift (and therefore available to all-comers). Or maybe there's a more intentional, outward-looking dimension that needs exploring. But nevertheless, it appears that I may be turning into Tom Bombadil.
I've got things to do: my making and my singing, my talking and my walking, and my watching of the country. Tom has his house to mind, and Goldberry is waiting. | <urn:uuid:51ab5914-ad06-4a08-9051-b82b101ed591> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://astoneintheroad.wordpress.com/2008/09/ | 2019-07-17T17:21:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.927353 | 285 |
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Have you ever noticed when you are the most engaged or enthralled? I'm willing to bet that you are the most entranced during the telling of a story. Whether that be a friend's personal story, a silver screen story, the story of a contestant on The Voice or the storyline of a video game. Without a doubt...stories captivate.
No matter how high-tech or digital our communications get, humans will always be drawn to stories of adventure, love, hardship and victory. In my interview with New York Times Best Selling Author, Gary Vaynerchuk, he mentioned that the brands that will win tomorrow are those that can "tell stories fast."
Why Stories Matter?
I recently heard a podcast where Seth Godin (writer of 12 bestselling books) explained that a $5 bottle of wine and a $100 bottle of wine (from wherever in the world) cost the same amount of resources to make. But people choose to buy the $100 bottle of wine because of a story. People buy the story of where or how it was made or where the proceeds go, etc.
When you bought wine for a friend, did you just close your eyes and choose? I bet not. I bet you were searching for a story in the wine’s name, the logo or a story that related to when you enjoyed that wine for the first time. Stories connect on an emotional level and drive much of our behavior as consumers. Never underestimate the power of a story.
2 Relevant Examples of Solid Storytelling
1) iTunes Radio
iTunes Radio is Apple's new Internet radio that lets you create stations and stream music on all your devices. Like most free Internet radio services, there are short ads after a few songs. Many iTunes Radio ads, however, are very different in the fact that they are hugely story-rich ads.
One of the current iTunes Radio ads promotes the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs' album by sharing how the band came up with their name. The band based their name on how many times New Yorkers used the saying - "yeah, yeah, yeah." Another ad shares that the band Jimmy Eat World recorded their latest album in a famous producer's personal studio using only vintage instruments.
These ads share interesting facts about the story of each band’s journey. This builds interest and cultivates a connection with the audience. These ads also work well because the stories are targeted to the audience: 1) music lovers listen to iTunes Radio and 2) the targeted ads are based on the listeners specific music preferences and iTunes playlists. Well done iTunes.
2) Chipotle's The Scarecrow
C hipotle harnesses the power of storytelling to communicate their gripping brand message. They also get mad Next Generation Catalyst points for leveraging gaming to create a user experience beyond the doors of their restaurants. Check out this emotional story:
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Yuichi’s older workmate Shingo gets a Real Maid of his own in the form of Ruri.
However, Ruri’s sudden and unexpected transformation sends Shingo running for the hills!
Apparently bound by a rule that keeps a maidroid from leaving the side of its original owner, Ruri finds herself beginning a new life as roommates with Yuichi and fellow maidroid Miyu.
However, between Ruri’s borderline selfish demeanor and Miyu’s gentle personality, it seems that no two Real Maids are created alike!
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I've spent a good part of this week shooting videos. I've been to schools in Lincoln and Leicester and talked with students currently doing Diploma courses. The Diploma has been back in the news over the past few weeks with the 'academic' ones being scrapped, so it was interesting to actually talk to people studying … Continue reading Videoing the Diploma
The Government has scrapped 'academic' Diplomas in humanities, languages and science. Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, announced the move on Monday, saying that this would mean instant savings of around £1.77 million. He said: "It’s not for Government to decide which qualifications pupils should take, or to force the development of new qualifications, which is … Continue reading ‘Academic’ Diplomas axed
I went to the 5th National Delivering Diplomas conference at Aston University last week. It was a shame that the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform, Iain Wright MP, had to cancel his attendance at the last minute. However, his place was very ably taken by students from Hanham High School who answered … Continue reading Delivering Diplomas Conference
Last week, I attended a small event in Leicester run by VESA. As well as some interesting stuff about mapping PLTS to different parts of the new Diplomas, there was also a demonstration of an online IAG product. | <urn:uuid:1c27e7fb-ae53-46db-9365-edef0c17707e> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://cascaid.wordpress.com/tag/diplomas/ | 2019-07-17T17:21:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.979637 | 287 |
A deaf girl is brutalized by a murderous gang who are then hunted by her when the bloodthirsty spirit of an Apache warrior inhabits her lifeless body.
I wish I could have given this movie a 5! It really deserved it. The scenery. The build-up of emotions. The grindhouse vibe. It's as close to The Adventures of Johnny Tao as I've gotten in a long time, with a little Planet Terror mixed in, and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole movie.
These grindhouse movies all seem to feature someone with a handicap btw, whether it be a missing leg, an eye patch or, in this case: no hearing. It felt like a strange choice in this case - more functional than visual, yet it turned out to be a handicap that somehow lent the script even more strength.
I feel for Zoe. I feel for Dane. I feel each cry of anguish, and pain, and vengeance, and though the fighting choreography isn't flawless they bring out so much grit in those scenes too. The blood flows. The cuts run deep, and yet the characters don't laugh death in the face and make it all seem silly, or turn it all into a mindless bloodbath - there's fear and anticipation in each scene, an uncomfortable such, a sad one, like Deer Hunter meets Machete. Okay I may be going overboard with these comparisons now.
Both main characters and villains put on a great performance though; Amanda Adrienne Smith and Tom Ardavany in particular.
It is a bit drawn out on some parts, but everyone pours in so much emotion into their acts that the wait pulls you in more than it annoys. Plotwise it's like a mix between I Spit On Your Grave and Wrong Turn... and something else. It's gold. It's the first movie in a long time I've watched from start to finish without wanting to skip a second. The angles were just right, the tension was just right, and the grime was just enough to keep you watching no matter how uncomfortable it got, and both intro and outro soundtrack brought in and let out the feels.
Unfortunately some of the special effects just don't hold, and some of the ghostery goes too far. The car flip was the big let down towards the end, it breaks the atmosphere, and the drawers were a bit overplayed. Until the end it had been walking the perfect path, and it keeps going that way soon after but... just can't give it the High 5.
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As I go running into 2014, literally, I am feeling the healthiest and happiest that I can remember in a long time. I enjoyed a wonderful 5 mile run today in the chilly, yet comfortable, winter air. The time with my thoughts helped me reflect on all of the personal changes I made in 2013 and look forward to all of the great things to come in 2014.
I am so excited about the mental and physical challenges of the coming months that will lead me to completing the Boston Marathon. The support from my friends, family and colleagues continues to inspire me each and every day and please know you are all a huge part of my success on this journey.
I am thankful for the health and physical ability to commit to taking on this challenge. I see my patients day in and day out facing their own challenges as they are starting their rehabilitation journeys following some truly traumatic events. For that reason, I continue to be honored to run and fundraise to support Spaulding Rehabilitation Hosptial, the organization that is helping all of my patients, and many others, find their stength to once again set goals for long, healthy and active lives.
I’m looking forward to 2014 more than any other year I can remember in recent history. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to my run and thank you in advance to all of those who I know are planning to donate.
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Yes, I being
The terrible puppet of my dreams, shall
Lavish this on you-
The dense mine of the orchid, split in two.
And the fingernails that cinch such
And what about the staunch neighbor tabulations,
With all their zest for doom?
I’m wearing badges
That cancel all your kindness. Forthright
I watch the silver Zeppelin
Destroy the sky. To
Stir your confidence?
To rouse what sanctions-?
The silver strophe… the canto
Bright with myth… Such
Distances leap landward without
Evil smile. And, as for me….
The window weight throbs in its blind
Partition. To extinguish what I have of faith.
Yes, light. And it is always
Always, always the eternal rainbow
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You don't have to live in Scotland to know the legend of the Loch Ness monster -- the story has fascinated the world for years, since St. Columba recorded the first documented sighting of the mysterious creature in A.D. 565. And even though the famous photos published in the 1930s were debunked as a hoax, people have flocked to Loch Ness ever since, hoping to get a glimpse of the "water horse" nicknamed Nessie.
Scottish tourism could get another boost with the Christmas Day release of "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep." The movie, based on the book by British children's author Dick King-Smith, is the story of Angus, a boy who discovers a strange egg on the shores of Loch Ness. It's directed by Jay Russell ("Ladder 49," "My Dog Skip") from a screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs and stars Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and 13-year-old Alex Etel ("Millions") as Angus. The film -- specifically "Crusoe," the water horse himself -- posed a unique challenge for the creative team at Weta Digital, the New Zealand visual effects house known for its work on the "Lord of the Rings" movies and "King Kong."
Director Jay Russell first read "The Water Horse" nearly seven years ago and was enchanted by it. "I'd just finished 'My Dog Skip,' which had a similar theme involving a relationship with an animal and children during World War II," he says. He got King-Smith's blessing to change the narrative's perspective from a child's point of view to that of an older man remembering his boyhood.
But Russell put the idea aside and made "Tuck Everlasting" (2002) and "Ladder 49" (2004) instead. "With the technology where it was at the time and the cost of that technology, we couldn't get it made then," he says. "Technology needed to catch up. It did, and it allowed us to do things I envisioned without it costing $300 million."
Preparation helped saved time and money, too, notes Russell: "I was very specific about what I wanted so we didn't waste a lot of resources. We put every penny into the movie."
In this article, we'll detail Crusoe's development from concept to screen, outline the other logistic and technical challenges the filmmakers faced, and get insight into Loch Ness mythology from one of the premier experts on the subject. | <urn:uuid:ca1cde34-05fc-4744-8f23-f93877a250a7> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/water-horse.htm | 2019-07-17T16:23:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.974339 | 504 |
Yvette Nicole Brown is temporarily replacing Chris Hardwick as Talking Dead host
In June, actress and cosplayer Chloe Dykstra wrote a heart-wrenching essay on Medium about an emotionally and sexually abusive ex-boyfriend. Even though she didn’t name her abuser, it didn’t take long for the internet to connect Dykstra’s story to Nerdist creator Chris Hardwick. In the wake of the backlash against Hardwick, AMC recently announced that Community actress Yvette Nicole Brown will be taking over for him on AMC’s Talking Dead.
AMC told Deadline on July 13th that Brown will “step in as an interim guest host” on The Walking Dead’s after-show when it returns August 12th, also adding that she will host the Season 9 preview show. The network did not specify how long Brown would be hosting the show, only saying that she would fill the role “as we work to complete our assessment related to Chris Hardwick.” According to IndieWire, Brown has regularly appeared on the show as a guest since 2012.
Variety reported on July 3rd that Brown will also take over moderating duties for Hardwick at the Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead panels at San Diego Comic Con July 19th through July 22nd.
Although Hardwick has denied that he was abusive to Dykstra, the backlash against him has been swift. On June 16th, two days after Dykstra published her essay, AMC announced that Hardwick’s show, Talking with Chris Hardwick would not air until they were finished assessing the situation, according to the New York Times.
Amid anger from Hardwick’s fans after the news, Brown reiterated on Twitter that she has only been named host of Talking Dead for the time being.
It’s encouraging to see that AMC is taking the allegations against Hardwick seriously, and we think Brown is going to make an excellent interim host. In the meantime, we stand with Dykstra and all survivors of sexual abuse or assault.
If you or someone you know has or is currently experiencing sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. | <urn:uuid:f4fc329d-64c8-47fb-9a9e-aa307b7c82fc> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://hellogiggles.com/news/yvette-nicole-brown-replacing-chris-hardwick-amc-the-talking-dead/ | 2019-07-17T16:56:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.972061 | 459 |
Members of the Hope College Opera Workshop Ensemble will present scenes from operas by Mozart and Menotti on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
A total of 13 students were invited to participate in the workshop, which seeks to give voice students stage experience in operatic scenes. The students met during the January and February to practice scenes from "The Magic Flute," "Cosi fan Tutte," "The Old Maid and the Thief," and "The Medium."
The first piece on the program is from Wolfgang Mozart's, "The Magic Flute." A fairy tale-like story, "The Magic Flute" is one of the most popular operas of all time. The students will present the opening scene of the opera, in which Prince Tamino is chased by a serpent and then rescued by three attendants of the Queen of the Night. The same scene will also be performed during the college's Musical Showcase concert on Monday, March 4, at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids.
Following the Mozart piece are two scenes from Gian Carlo Menotti operas. The first, "The Old Maid and the Thief," is a comic radio opera that tells the story of an old woman and her maid who inadvertently shelter an escaped convict. The second scene comes from the opera "The Medium." In the scene, a fraudulent psychic beats her foster son Toby, who is mute, while her daughter Monica tries to protect him.
The program will conclude with a scene from Mozart's "Cosi fan Tutte." The sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi send their fiances off to war not knowing that the men are deceiving them about leaving in order to bet on the women's fidelity. In the scene, the sisters mourn the absence of their fiances while their feisty maid Despina encourages them to find new lovers.
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This how-to guide will explain how a properly executed information governance plan will decrease your exposure to risk while making you more effective.
Information is created and accumulates at eye-popping speed. But not all of this information is created equal.
Proper information governance includes getting rid of information that no longer has any value to the organization. Simply put: you don't need to keep it all - and you shouldn't. | <urn:uuid:e25f52d5-613c-4df0-ac59-b4b095ecb4db> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://info.aiim.org/waste-disposal-its-good-to-get-rid-of-unneeded-content | 2019-07-17T17:44:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.94263 | 87 |
The centerpiece of the American culture of death is a taboo that inhibits our ability to encounter the territory of dying, death, and bereavement with wisdom, competency, and discernment. We are acculturated to fear and resist death. However, this inhibition also deprives us of some of the greatest intimacy, tenderness, and depth of connection available in the human experience.
Our culture sanitizes dying and death, not only by diverting our attention to the technological medical gymnastics that just might avert death’s approach, but by juxtaposing death to life as though one is inherently bad and the other intrinsically good. We live in a polarity consciousness of good versus bad, right versus wrong, rather than both/and. While there is a place for optimism, there is also a place for reality where death is concerned.
All too often we flee into the illusionary safety of denial rather than accepting that we, or one we love, is dying. Under the influence of the death taboo, we are far more likely to enter the room of a dying loved one with a cheerful “your color looks good today, honey” than to express our unbridled truth of “I think you are dying and I’m scared and don’t want to lose you.”
We assume the truth would be too unbearable. Under the guise of protecting one another (or perhaps ourselves) we silently comply with the overriding belief that it is better not to give voice to death. However, when we don’t tell the truth to each other about death’s presence, we buy into a kind of dishonesty that contaminates our relationship and fosters a gulf of separation and isolation even between the most loving partners.
Why underestimate each other? What if the other person doesn’t want to be protected? What if our statements of false hope, intended to protect the other person from our truth, instead tell them that we can’t handle the truth? What if that prevents them from fulfilling their need to draw closer, in deference to our apparent inability to cope? What if buying into our fear is depriving us of a depth of loving we have never known before? What if this is our last chance to bridge a gap between us, to make room for greater honesty and intimacy? What if this is our last chance for forgiveness or learning about truths previously withheld that will die with our loved one? What if a brave step into the vulnerable land of honesty in the face of death would open the door to unimaginable treasures? How sad to live in a lie at the end of one’s life. How sad to risk regrets, not realizing the blessings that come with the alternative – a depth of intimacy that we may never have experienced before and that will never be available again.
Being vulnerable at these times and willing to go where we have never been before allows us to be of service to one another in handling unfinished business such as saying goodbyes, extending or asking for forgiveness, letting go of secrets, asking for answers, expressing our love, putting our affairs in order, and tending to whatever we feel the need to attend to before death comes. I remember how my mother and I consciously embraced her dying process by giving each other the freedom to express whatever was present for us. We drew our hearts together rather than letting a wall of withholding come between us. We had profound conversations about the meaning of life and death and our respective beliefs about God. She filled in the blanks about pieces of her history that never quite made sense to me. She told me what mattered to her most and whom she wanted to see. I got to know dimensions of her that I never noticed before. We dropped all masks and pretenses and shared an intimacy we had never broached before in those final months. I am so bountiful with her love and was left with no regrets.
Sadly, if the approach of death is not acknowledged then the dying and his or her loved ones are denied access to the very resources, such as Hospice care, that can provide maximum physical and emotional comfort. Hospice and palliative care workers are skilled in supporting and mentoring us through to the end of life, showing us the path to the very wisdom, competency, and discernment that our death taboo stifles in us. Ironically, there are blessings at death’s door that are only available to those who accept death’s presence. So, don’t be afraid to touch death – enter this territory with your heart wide open and partake of the full range of its sweetness and its sorrow, its wisdom and its blessings. | <urn:uuid:8c27e44a-f6f5-47f5-9db0-13b7c3de4b83> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://judithjohnson.com/afraid-to-touch-death/ | 2019-07-17T16:57:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525355.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717161703-20190717183703-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.964923 | 948 |
Justin Bieber Hits the Studio With Cody Simpson + Posts Picture With Selena Gomez
Justin Bieber is diving headfirst back into the music after his racist video scandal last week.
He and Cody Simpson hit the studio together a couple of nights ago, working on what will undoubtedly be a highly-anticipated track. While in the studio, the two also apparently traded some relationship advice. Simpson tweeted about the stripped down session, writing:
It sure looks like the Biebs is "able to relate when it comes to love and women," seeing as how Simpson is seemingly back with his ex, Gigi Hadid -- a notion that Bieber is definitely familiar with.
The Biebs has been on-and-off with Selena Gomez for years, but the two seemed to cool things down post-Coachella. But if his recent Instagram photo is any sign, it looks like the couple may be on yet again.
Bieber is no stranger to posting telling pictures of Gomez on the photo-sharing app, but his latest (posted last night) may be one of the most personal. Filtered in black and white, the shot shows Gomez staring straight at the camera as she cradles Bieber's head in her hands, his "Patience" tattoo clearly visible on his neck. Though Bieber soon deleted the intimate photo -- reportedly captioned "Our love is Unconditional" -- the image was screen capped before it was taken down. Check out the photo here.
While the status of Jelena's relationship still may be a little hazy, one thing is for sure: we can't wait to hear the results of Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson's studio time together.
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There were no easy opportunities for any of the characters in today’s new Stone Age Far Cry Primal game to overlap with those of 2014's modern-day Far Cry 4, but publisher Ubisoft has found a way to confirm they’re in the same universe.
The connection—which isn’t a spoiler for the game, in case you’re wondering—holds up as long as you consider in-character writings on the games’ official websites as official canon. If you think that counts, take a look at this posting on the fictional Cauley Excavation Blog that is on Far Cry Primal’s website and is linked to from inside the game’s main menu.
The post says that the made-up journalist Divya Kandala is documenting a dig that presumably will lead to fictional archaeologist Joseph Cauley unearthing the remains of the tribes of Stone Age people we play as and encounter in Primal.
The blog post’s reference to Kandala profiling “Kyrati dictator Pagan Min” is a callback to the main bad guy of 2014's Far Cry 4. To promote that game, Ubisoft ran a blog authored by Kandala. She’s proving to be the Far Cry world’s journalist who connects at least the last two major Far Cry games by reporting about the people in them.
There could be more overt lore links to other Far Cry games in Primal, but we haven’t found them yet.
Far Cry games don’t have obvious connections from sequel to sequel. There are no cliffhangers leading to the next installments as you’d find in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed games, nor do they repeatedly feature key protagonists as Activision’s Call of Duty games do. There are usually subtle connections, though, if you know where to look. For example, Far Cry 4, which is set in a fictional Himalayan country, already connected back to the tropical Pacific-island Far Cry 3 thanks to cameos in each of those games by the character Hurk. Last year, Eurogamer’s Ian Higton showed how all the Far Cry games might be connected to each other.
Why stop at stitching Far Crys to each other?
Far Cry 3 includes a reference to Assassin’s Creed’s Templar-run quasi-evil corporation Abstergo Industries.
Let’s go deeper!
Watch Dogs appears to exist in a world where Assassin’s Creed Revelations is a video game that people play, which kind of works in that Abstergo does, in continuity, make Assassin’s Creed games.
Oh, and people in the Assassin’s Creed world play another Ubioft game, Child of Light, or at least try hard to convince other people to.
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Daventry district council: Drayton ward, after the disqualification of Terry Mullett who has been sentenced to 18 weeks’ imprisonment for benefit fraud; background checks also revealed that he was disqualified from election. He was a Conservative when first elected but had recently been sitting as an Independent. Term ends 2011.
Daventry district council: Yelvertoft ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Kay Hemmings. Term ends May 2010.
Harborough district council: Market Harborough Welland ward, after the resignation of Bev Field (Liberal Democrat) who is moving out of the district. Term ends 2011.
South Tyneside borough council: Westoe ward, after the Independent councillor Allen Branley was disqualified for not attending a council meeting in six months. He is standing again in the byelection. Term ends 2012.
Bedford borough council: There will be a byelection for the post of Mayor of Bedford, following the death of Frank Branston who had held the post since it was established. Branston was elected under the banner of his own party, the Better Bedford Independent Party. In the interim, deputy Mayor Nicky Attenborough (Conservative) will be in charge. Term ends 2011.
Gosport borough council: Leesland ward, after Liberal Democrat group leader Peter Chegwyn was disqualified for two years by the Adjudication Panel. No byelection can take place until the High Court has ruled on Chegwyn’s appeal. Term ends May 2010.
Hampshire county council: Hardway division, after Liberal Democrat councillor Peter Chegwyn was disqualified for two years by the Adjudication Panel. No byelection can take place until the High Court has ruled on Chegwyn’s appeal. Term ends 2013.
Lincolnshire county council: Boston North West division, after Conservative councillor Andrea Jenkyns discovered she was disqualified from election due to work as a part-time music tutor in county schools. Term ends 2013.
Westminster city council: West End ward, after the particularly sad death of Ian Wilder who was a Conservative and an exceptionally dedicated servant of his ward. Term ends May 2010.
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Although this question might seem silly to Maple experts, I cannot help asking, since despite a long search through Maple Help and Maple Guides I was not able to come across the answer. What I mean is this:
> eq1 := diff(y(t),t)-y(t)^2+y(t)*sin(t)-cos(t) = 0;
> # here I want some command that would return the order of eq1, i.e. 1
> eq2 := diff(y(t),`$`(t,2)) = y(t)*u(t) + diff(u(t),t);
> something(eq2,y); # this should return 2
> something(eq2,u); # this should return 1
Besides, I would also need the same for recurrent (shift) equations, i.e.
I hope some of you have experience with multivariate Ore polynomials in Maple and will be able to answer the title question.
So far I've needed only univariate Ore polynomials, used the OreTools package for them and have been very satisfied with it. However, now I've come across a problem that needs to employ multivariate ones - therefore I am forced to try the Ore_algebra package, which should make computations with multivariate Ore polynomials possible (as far as I know, OreTools cannot handle multivariate Ore polynomials - or am I wrong? I wish I was)
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We are not our thoughts. Om Tat Sat.
If we’re free from attachment to any particular school of thought—assuming we are not empty headed—it probably means our concepts and predisposition are drawn from a variety of sources, perhaps without much conscious thought, or more rarely by a thoughtful eclectic approach.
But most persons are more formal in their identifications. They take upon themselves fixed ideas and orientations inherited from some collective, from some social matrix or group, or from reading. Individual affinity plays a role, and the karma of our group connections. We all have these connections, these mental and emotional locations and identifications, some obvious and some subtler.
Whether obvious or not, it helps to see that a school of thought is a temporary dwelling and not a fortress. In fact we might think of our school of thought more like a bridge than a house. We don’t stop, settle down, and build a house on a…
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Ladies’ opinion: the Best Penis
Most men are not satisfied with their penis size. Girls, on the other hand, are less concerned about the size of their partner. There are quite a few studies about womens view on penis size. I have made a summary of some of these studies.
A group of Australian researchers concluded that,
Ok. Now you know the penis size that please girls the most, is your dick big enough?
The Penis Size Fact
I have collected data from various websites about studies of mens’ penis size. In 2015, there is a penis size study of more than 15000 men, published on BJU International, a Journal for Urology. The table below is a summary of the study.
Penis size has no direct relationship with body size. Foot size, height, finger ratio are not the determining factor for penis length. A tall man with small penis is not rare, and a guy with very large foot can have a 4-inch penis.
In general, studies find that African has the longest penis and Asians have the smallest dick.
Do You Need Penis Enlargement?
If you penis erect length is shorter than 5 inches, I think you have a stronger need for penis enlargement.
You have Big Penis
Congratulations! You have a big penis! You don’t have much desire to enlarge your penis but, learn skills to perform better on bed! We have a section here for better sex tips. It will cover topics like premature ejaculation, how to last longer, sex positions and girls orgasms.
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Oops, You have small penis.
This is why you are here. Keep reading below. It is just half way of this article.
Things to Know Before You Start Penis Enlargement
Penis enlargement is doing things on your penis. There is risk involved. You may hurt your penis if you do it incorrectly.
You have to learn a lot of things before performing safe penis enlargement. These include:
- Concept & theoryabout penis enlargement (PE),
- Your expectation of effectiveness and progress,
- Risks involved in penis enlargement,
- Safety tips,
- Expected response of your penis
- Exercise & routines for the best gain,
- Injury treatment, and more.
There will be many new phrases when you read the contents in this website. You can visit the glossary page upon meeting new keywords.
I have written an article about penis enlargement facts. It covers some topics in the list above. Please make sure you have read it before starting any PE exercises.
Free, Natural Penis Enlargement Method
Penis Enlargement, like body building and doing gym, can be trained with your bare hands.
Jelq, or jelqing, is the foundation of all penis enlargement exercises. There are a few jelq variants and combining them with a schedule gives a penis enlargement routine. Read more about jelq on this article.
Extra: Stronger Erection & Ejaculation
Kegel is another type of exercise which is a proven method to improve erectile quality. Edging is a technique for stronger erections. Delayed ejaculation is one bonus benefit for practicing Kegel exercise and Edging.
I have written a page about Kegel Exercise and you can read at Kegel Exercise for Men.
Performing manual penis enlargement exercises is generally safe if you follow the routines strictly. If you are not very confident about training on your own, there is coach on penis enlargement at your choice.
Penis Enlargement with Devices
If you are new to penis enlargement, you could probably be bombarded by the success stories of using penis enlargement devices. There are actually free penis enlargement methods, read this section first if you jumped from the beginning.
In short, there are 3 major reasons to use penis enlargement devices.
- You reach the limit of a PE workout routine.
- You are getting lazy or want to free up your hands
- You want to stretch all day (ADS, all-day stretching)
- (you may have your own reasons)
There are mainly 3 types of penis enlargement devices:
- Focus at increasing length
- Penis extenders are well designed device that stretch the penis in one direction. The tension levels are controllable by adjusting the parts.
- SizeGenetics is a popular penis extender which gained reputation from its comfort system and the maximum tension offered. You can learn more about the extender from the SizeGenetics official website.
- Good for increasing Girth
- Penis pumps involves creating a vacuum pressure to facilitate blood flow to the penile region.
- Penomet is an award winning penis pump. Visit the Penomet website.
- Bathmate is a gaining popularity recently for its water pumping action. You can use it in the bath or shower every day. More information about the water pump can be obtained from the Bathmate official website.
- Hangers, or Weights
- Penis hangers works with the gravity – the traction is created by weights that are hung from your penis.
- Hangers or Weights are advanced stuff. I don’t recommend readers to use unless there is a good reason (you are reaching the limits already)
While performing only penis exercises are good for beginners, advanced users often combine jelqing and devices together.
If you want to learn more about penis enlargement devices, please read this article about Penis Enlargement Devices on PEBZ.
Supplement Pills for Penis
You properly may have seen the “magic” pills adverts. Many of them claim to enlarge your penis up to X inches. It is just too good to be true. If this is real, why do we need PE exercise routines requires commitment in terms of years?
Let’s make it clear. Almost all “penis enlargement pills” cannot offer what they claimed. You can say Scam.
It may be better for “stronger erection pills” and “semen pills” because there are slightly more evidence with the scientific background of the ingredients.
All these penis pills are just male enhancement supplements. The major ingredients of these pills are
- Horny Goat Weet
- Tongkat Ali
- and more..
In my opinion, avoid all penis enlargement pills. If you are looking for a quick fix for better erectile quality, and you have extra money in your pocket, it maybe ok for you to try those “stronger erection pills”.
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In this frontpage of PEBZ, I covered most topics for penis enlargement in general. You can read more about specific topics in the list below:
- 8 Facts About Penis Enlargement
- Penis Exercise
- Penis Enlargement Devices
- Male Enhancement Supplement Pills
- 20 foods for stronger erections
- What is L-arginine and how it can help erection problem
- 9 Essential Nutrients That Increase Sperm Count
- A List of Foods To Increase Sperm Count
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Originally from Japan, the Akita packs a mighty personality in a solid body. A born hunter and protector, he will never back down from a fight and can become aggressive if challenged. These big boys don't “live to please” like some breeds, making them a challenge to train properly.
Be the alpha in the relationship. Akitas are dominant by nature and will assume the leadership role in your household pack if not corrected. Stand tall and confident when dealing with your pooch, and use a firm, deep voice when addressing him. Assert yourself as the alpha of the pack and he should fall into place.
Be patient and flexible. Your Akita is an intelligent dog but has little patience for things he deems boring. Work with him in short sessions to keep his interest. Switch to something else if he stops cooperating. Use a treat or praise to reward him, but keep looking for other rewards to keep his interest up. Do not yell, hit or otherwise show aggression toward him if he doesn't cooperate, as this will simply make him aggressive. Reward good behavior, and ignore or give a stern “no” to bad behavior.
Use a clicker. Akitas respond well to clicker training and using the little noise-maker can work wonders to keep his attention. Click to get him focused, then issue the command. If he stops responding, don't just keep clicking. Try again later.
Use a leash. To an Akita, smaller animals are prey. Strangers are unwelcome, meaning your pooch could turn aggressive and bolt after someone or something he deems a threat. Always walk your Akita on a leash and never allow him to wander free. Train him to obey commands such as stay and sit so he doesn't yank you along for the ride as he tears off after an unsuspecting squirrel.
Socialize him. Akitas are loners, and not always welcoming and inviting to other animals or people. Start socializing your pup as soon as you bring him home to minimize his aggression and suspicion toward others. Early and frequent socialization can keep your family dog from turning into the canine equivalent of the bad boy loner.
Items you will need
- You won't teach your Akita everything in a week. Take your time, train in small, fun sessions and use praise, treats and playtime as rewards for good behavior.
- Don't expect your Akita to do things just because he wants to make you happy -- he's just not wired that way.
- Seek a professional trainer with Akita experience to help you with your head-strong pup. You must be the one who trains him, but getting some professional help never hurts.
- Akitas are protective of their food and may become aggressive if anyone comes close as he eats. Keep small children and other animals away from your pooch as he's chowing down.
- Improperly trained Akitas can be dangerous, as they originally were bred to hunt large game such as boar, elk and even bear. They are strong, brave and bold, and not afraid to fight if they feel threatened or challenged. You must train your pooch properly to avoid any unfortunate problems.
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- How to Discipline Dogs When They Run Away
- How to Prevent Your Dog From Reacting to Other Dogs
- How to Scold a Puppy for Bad Leash Behavior
- Correcting Aggressive Behavior in a Miniature Poodle
- How to Train an American Eskimo Puppy
- How to Stop Boxers From Fighting
- How to Keep Your Dog on a Leash
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Imagine how difficult and dangerous life would be without having our senses to rely on. We wouldn’t be able to grab a door handle or tea cup, or taste whether a piece of fruit is ripe and ready to eat. Worse still, we wouldn’t smell the smoke from a distant fire, feel the heat of a burning-hot stove or hear a car coming...
Our sensory cells respond to physical or chemical phenomena such as sound waves and organic molecules, sending signals to the brain where they are then interpreted. Provided with this situational awareness, we can stay out of harm’s way with the right tools to face the challenges and perils of daily life. But in today’s world, our senses are not sufficiently sharpened to provide the level of comfort and security we need, which is why we rely on an ever-increasing range of sensors to help us to manage our lives.
What are sensors and why are they so important?
Sensors are devices, modules, or subsystems that detect and respond to input from the physical environment. Their signals are then converted to a display panel or transmitted electronically for processing by computers.
Modern cars have all sorts of features to help ensure a safe, comfortable ride. Short-range radar systems measure the distance and velocity of the vehicle in front of you, and are used in adaptive cruise control systems as well as speed cameras along the road. Electromagnetic or ultrasonic sensors help the driver to avoid a collision when parking while proximity sensors tell them how close they are to the vehicle ahead. (These also play a key role in autonomous driving.) Sensor technology is also behind smart parking, helping the driver to find a big enough spot. Automatic braking systems can even detect objects in a car’s path and make a vehicle stop for a pedestrian if the brakes are not applied on time.
Speed, seatbelt, suspension height and steering angle sensors are among the many other features of a modern vehicle, not to mention the sensors used to measure fuel and engine temperature as well as exhaust oxygen and emissions levels. And so it goes on…
The potential applications for sensors are endless. There are already health-monitoring devices that send out an alarm signal to carers when help is needed, for example, and a really smart smartphone will know when you are in a meeting and silence itself automatically.
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Craft – Why we love Craft CMS
After the recent launch of our new websites for Making Space and COD Kitchen Appliances we thought it would be a great time to talk about our love for Craft and why it has been our first choice for websites and content management systems for ourselves and our clients for many years now. Read more.
Craft isn’t as widely known as other content management systems like Wordpress, Umbraco or Expression Engine which many of our clients have experience in, yet they are amazed at how simple and intuitive Craft is to use in comparison. Not only is it easy to use but it is extremely flexible and through the use of add-ons can be tailored to fit almost any brief.
Each and every project we take on has different specifications and requirements and whist we are always open to using the best method or program to get the job done, we think Craft ticks that box the majority of the time. We have designed and built websites in Craft for many of our clients including Altrincham Unlimited,buzz Manchester Health & Wellbeing Service, COD Kitchen Appliances and most recently Making Space.
The release of Craft 3 brings hundreds of new features and improvements to an already solid foundation.
A few of our favourite features include:
- Craft is extremely easy to us with a clean, minimalistic control panel allowing the user to edit and update content on their website quickly and efficiently as and when required
- It can support the use of multiple authors, with their own accounts and edit permissions
- You can create draft posts to publish in the future and also let’s you preview a page directly on the website at the same time as creating or dropping content in it with the Live Preview feature, before you publish
- You can store and manage files locally and in the cloud
- Create categories and tags
- Import content from Twitter and Instagram
- Organise events in a calendar
- Drop pins on a map
- And with the Craft Commerce add-on, manage an online store
Possibly the best thing about Craft CMS is the Matrix field, which has transformed the content management experience for our clients. It enables them to build up pages from scratch by using different content blocks such as image, video, text, quote, tweet etc. And on the technical side of things, we have the ability to add additional content block types depending on what the project requires. Ultimately the Matrix feature is extremely flexible and adaptable, allowing us and our clients to build content quickly and easily and reorganise content by dragging and dropping blocks exactly where we want them. Think of the amount of time saved!
As a creative marketing agency we approach web projects with a different perspective than most purely digital agencies. We're not an agency that is full of jargon and over complicates life. We think about your brand, your message and how your website needs to dovetail with your wider marketing activity. We want to tell your story through your website, not just obsess about technology and put building blocks together. Yes we can still consider other CMS for your site, we've also built a few small budget sites using WIX for example recently. But ultimately, we think Craft gives us the best platform to do just that.
If you're looking to design a new website or give your current site a refresh, we'd heartily recommend Craft to you. Drop us an email and let's arrange to talk about how we can bring your website to life. We can also discuss your other digital marketing too including email marketing, social media and online advertising too and how that all fits within your wider brand and marketing strategy.
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In which St. Augustine and a medieval mystic show us how it’s done, and we realize John Lennon was plagiarizing both of them…
I ended the previous part of this meditation on this note: if we want to be in communion, fully, with God, and know that what we’re communing with is God and not something else that we’re mistaking for God (like Ebenezer Scrooge’s bit of underdone potato, or, what is the more common, our own God-concept, our theology of God rather than God), we have to somehow get in touch with that strange inexpressible thing that exists in the gap between what we can understand and symbolize and what God is in all His fullness. It’s not even something we can think; we can only sort of vaguely and inadequately conceive of it as a sort of formless, massless, non-thing-ish thingy, and we can only to that through metaphors that don’t do it justice. But one metaphor might be that of something we can get our mind around that is both formless but undeniably there–like a cloud. A cloud of what? A cloud made up of something we don’t know and can’t symbolize, but yet still sense somehow, so it’s not a cloud of nothing. It’s a cloud of something we can’t know–a Cloud of Unknowing–the title of a fourteenth century treatise on mysticism.
The good news–quite literally–in this case is that God has already made this possible by accomplishing what was discussed in the first part of this meditation the incarnation, where all that fullness, in a great and mysterious action, became one and the same thing as an embodied human being. That’s why the incarnation is so important. It means human and God can in fact be made one.
At the same time, that gap between what we can know and what God is is still there, so what takes us the rest of the way? It can’t be understanding. It can’t be knowledge. It can’t be human effort under its own steam.
But what might happen if we try to get to the point where we can work through those things: start with what we can sense, move up through what we can understand and symbolize, precisely in order to be so aware of those things that we can come into some kind of contact with that realm beyond it. Get past sense and signification so that we’re stretching our intent entirely toward that “Cloud of unknowing?”
St. Augustine gives us an interesting glimpse into what something like that might be like. The moment happens at a point where Augustine, after his conversion, is sitting in a garden, having a conversation with his mother:
From Confessions, Book Nine (New Advent Trans.):
We then were conversing alone very pleasantly; and, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Philippians 3:13 we were seeking between ourselves in the presence of the Truth, which You are, of what nature the eternal life of the saints would be, which eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has entered into the heart of man. But yet we opened wide the mouth of our heart, after those supernal streams of Your fountain, the fountain of life, which is with You; that being sprinkled with it according to our capacity, we might in some measure weigh so high a mystery.
And when our conversation had arrived at that point, that the very highest pleasure of the carnal senses, and that in the very brightest material light, seemed by reason of the sweetness of that life not only not worthy of comparison, but not even of mention, we, lifting ourselves with a more ardent affection towards the Selfsame, did gradually pass through all corporeal things, and even the heaven itself, whence sun, and moon, and stars shine upon the earth; yea, we soared higher yet by inward musing, and discoursing, and admiring Your works; and we came to our own minds, and went beyond them, that we might advance as high as that region of unfailing plenty, where You feed Israel for ever with the food of truth, and where life is that Wisdom by whom all these things are made, both which have been, and which are to come; and she is not made, but is as she has been, and so shall ever be; yea, rather, to have been, and to be hereafter, are not in her, but only to be, seeing she is eternal, for to have been and to be hereafter are not eternal. And while we were thus speaking, and straining after her, we slightly touched her with the whole effort of our heart; and we sighed, and there left bound the first-fruits of the Spirit; Romans 8:23 and returned to the noise of our own mouth, where the word uttered has both beginning and end. And what is like Your Word, our Lord, who remains in Himself without becoming old, and makes all things new? Wisdom 7:27
We were saying, then (my trans):
If the roar of flesh fell silent
silent the phantasms of earth, water, air,
silent the heavens
silent the very soul to itself,
so that it passes beyond itself,
not knowing itself;
If dreams quieted
and all tongues,
each transient thing
since, if one hears, all things say this:
>“not for ourselves were we made
but for he who made us who dwells in eternity”–
and, having aroused the ear
of Him who made them,
they quieted down,
and He spoke:
so that we heard the Word Himself
not through carnal tongue
nor voice of angels
nor sound of a cloud,
nor cryptic metaphor–
If we heard only Him,
who we love through these things
but without them
(just as now
and in a lightning thought
touch eternal wisdom
dwelling above all)
And if this could continue,
purging all other visions
of far inferior birth,
and this alone ravish and absorb
the spectator, hide him
in inward joys,
so that eternal life was this moment
Isn’t this, and this alone:
“Enter into the joy of your Lord?”
What Augustine does, here, is give us a fascinating dual movement: he starts by sort of listing out all of the things through which we can begin to experience some sense of God through his sensible creation: the natural world, through which we have evidence of God’s activity–something that points toward God but is not itself God. Symbols that help us explain our conceptions of God but don’t express God himself. Even God speaking to us in words we can understand as words. Then he asks a really amazing question:
What if, for a single moment, all that stuff just shut up? What if all that fell silent and we just felt pure, unmediated communion with the thing all those symbols point toward but aren’t? What if we didn’t have to understand or experience God through these things (like pesky middlemen), but were right there, being with God as God?
Then he asks: What if that single moment–which he’d just experienced with his mom–wasn’t just a single, beautiful moment? What if it stretched out infinitely, an eternal, un-mediated being-present with the divine?
And the final humdinger: Wouldn’t that be heaven?
Notice that while Augustine didn’t get quite that far–to heaven, that is–he did get to that moment that, if stretched out infinitely, would be heaven. So what he he can achieve in this existence isn’t itself heaven–but it’s a a piece of it.
So how does one actually come to be in such a state? To commune with that part of God we cannot know?
Augustine gives us a glimpse: he and his mother start by being fully present in a moment with one another, and consider all those sense-able and knowable things we most often use to know and relate to God, but are present with them so completely that they are able to move beyond them into that space of what can’t be known.
So how, then might real people (who aren’t, you know, St. Augustine) reach toward this kind of communion? And how do we know that what we’re communing with is really the divine, and not something else?
Another mystic, the anonymous writer of a fourteenth-century Middle English treatise on mysticism called the Cloud of Unkowing perhaps helps us understand this process a little better. The Cloud author recognizes that “Cloud of Unknowing”, and his basic method is not to lament that there are things about God we cannot understand, but rather to stretch our awareness directly and fully to that “Cloud:”
Lette not therfore, bot travayle [work] therin tyl thou fele lyst [motivated, desirous]. For at the first tyme when thou dost it, thou fyndest bot a derknes, and as it were a cloude of unknowyng, thou wost [knows] never what, savyng that thou felist in thi wille a nakid entent unto God. This derknes and this cloude is, howsoever thou dost, bitwix thee and thi God, and letteth [hinders] thee that thou maist not see Him cleerly by light of understonding in thi reson, ne fele Him in swetnes of love in thin affeccion.
The Cloud author’s most basic and brilliant observation is that, while, as I’ve mentioned above, God in all his fullness cannot be known by a human mind, knowledge isn’t the only, or even necessarily the best, tool we have when it comes to relating to God:
For of alle other creatures and theire werkes — ye, and of the werkes of God self — may a man thorou grace have fulheed of knowing, and wel to kon [know] thinke on hem [them]; bot of God Himself can no man thinke. And therfore I wole leve al that thing that I can think, and chese [choose] to my love that thing that I cannot think. For whi He may wel be loved, bot not thought. By love may He be getyn and holden; bot bi thought neither. And therfore, thof al [although] it be good sumtyme to think of the kyndnes and the worthines of God in special, and thof al it be a light and a party of contemplacion, nevertheles in this werk it schal be casten down and keverid with a cloude of forgetyng. And thou schalt step aboven it stalworthly [stalwartly, bravely], bot listely [carefully], with a devoute and a plesing stering [stirring] of love, and fonde for to peerse that derknes aboven thee. And smyte apon that thicke cloude of unknowyng with a scharp darte of longing love, and go not thens for thing that befalleth.
Notice that what the contemplative is doing here is essentially reaching out toward that Cloud with loving intention, to “smite upon that thick cloud of unknowing with a sharp dart of longing love”. Obviously that’s not going to get one all the way. But it does act as a way of clearing one’s consciousness of all the other matters–sensible and symbolic–that can’t lead toward that full relationship. And the good news–literally once again–is that the incarnation means that we do not need to complete the task under our own steam. What happens when we enter that contemplative state is that we clear the air of things that make us less receptive to the force that works the other direction, God’s own grace and mercy:
And therfore schap [determine] thee to bide in this derknes as longe as thou maist, evermore criing after Him that thou lovest; for yif ever schalt thou fele Him or see Him, as it may be here, it behoveth alweis be in this cloude and in this derknes. And yif thou wilte besily travayle [diligently work] as I bid thee, I triste in His mercy that thou schalt come therto.
By stretching that loving intent and desire for God directly toward that Cloud of Unknowing, we put ourselves as purely as possible in the way of grace, and grace takes it the rest of the way.
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