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Helen M. Walkinshaw
Box 72, Peapack, NJ 07977
In mid-1951, with initial support by ONR, Bell Telephone Laboratories began an exploratory program of undersea acoustics research that lasted some 40 years. As a result, a diverse collection of in situ recordings of marine life slowly accrued from chance encounters during other planned experiments. Most have been identified as marine mammals---various species of whales and porpoise---a few remain unknown even now. The precise mechanism for producing certain very low frequency sounds (20 Hz and below) also remains unclear. The original recordings were made on several bottomed and off-bottom suspensions of hydrophones with effective bandwidths of from 5--400 Hz and 10--1000 Hz. Their installation depths ranged from 220 to below 2000 fathoms, cable-connected to shore, enabling continuous monitoring of the undersea environment. Four samples are presented. Locale and circumstances of their acquisition are described, as are geographic scope and observed seasonal occurences. Copies of the original recordings are available for study.
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The Hartwell House Inn Bed and Breakfast in Ogunquit, Maine is the perfect place to relax and unwind with your special someone. Upgrade to the Romance Package which includes flowers, wine or champagne, and chocolates or chocolate covered strawberries.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Los Arqueros For Sale - Great Properties
This apartment has been stylishly furnished to a very high standard. The lounge is houses a sude suite, TV with Sky Package, the dining area seat 6 people leather dining room chairs and modern dining table.
The lounge benefits from double patio doors leading to the elevated terrace with golf and lakeviews, this apartment commands some of the best views onsite, with views on 9th tee. The terraces is furnished for alfresco dining.
The fully fitted kitchen houses all BOSCH appliances, with fridge freezer, dishwasher, oven and hob and washing machine and separate tumble dryer from Bosch in laundry area.
Master Bedroom houses a double bed and benefits from patio doors leading to a private patio, the ensuite bathroom is furnished from Roco luxury range as is the guest bathroom. Bedroom with 2 single beds and bedroom 3 with 2 single beds. Air Conditioning throughout.
La Torre is the largest and most recent urbanization to be built on the main Los Arqueros Golf and Country club site. The apartments have undergound car parking and lift access. The front line golf apartments have the most intimate view of the golf course found on any urbanization. The closest being in blocks 1 to 5. These blocks are primarily west and southwest facing with one of the four La Torre swimming pools right in front of them. Blocks 6 to 11 are south facing frontline golf with extensive community lawn area in front of them.
The swimming pool for this part of La torre is at the far end by block 11and is one of the most secluded on Los Arqueros. The underground car park is one of the most accommodating on Los Arqueros.
The blocks 12 to 31 encircle the two biggest La torre swimming pools some apartments having second line golf views and others having pool views. Being one of the closest urbanizations to the main exit it offers excellent communications with the Ronda road to Ronda, Marbella, Malaga airport or Gibraltar.
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Justin Roberts & the Not Ready For Naptime Players Show #1
227 Maple Ave
Vienna, VA, 22180
Doors 10:00 AM / Show 10:30 AM
This event is all ages
Justin Roberts & the Not Ready For Naptime Players
Three-time GRAMMY Nominated Justin Roberts is truly one of the all-stars of the indie family music scene. For nearly 20 years, Roberts has been crafting songs for kids and parents that navigate the joys and sorrows of growing up. Along with his band, The Not Ready for Naptime Players, they have travelled the globe, from Hong Kong to New York, and Miami to Seattle.
Lemonade is Justin's 13th album for families and it contains 12 new original songs. It's the musical equivalent of an impromptu Lemonade stand popping up in the summer heat. Featuring dynamic performances by Chicago superstars Robbie Fulks on lead acoustic guitar and banjo, Gerald Dowd on cardboard boxes, paint cans, salt shakers, and other homemade percussion, and John Abbey on upright bass, Lemonade is like no other Justin Roberts recording. The sparse sounds are dotted with ukulele, piano, cello, fiddle, marimba, harpsichord, and lovely harmonies by Nora O’Connor (Neko Case, Decemberists), Anna Jacobson, Robbie Fulks, Liam Davis, and Gerald Dowd.
Roberts began his music career in the 90s, performing in the Minneapolis-based indie-folk band Pimentos for Gus. He took a day job as a Montessori preschool teacher and it wasn't long before Justin began writing and singing songs for a new generation of fans: his students. The kids immediately responded and inspired Justin to record some of his new songs and send them out to a few friends for Christmas. One of the gift recipients was Liam Davis, a college pal and music producer, who suggested that they record the songs professionally.
In 1997, Justin released his first CD, Great Big Sun, and the critics took note. Justin's music was soon being compared to everyone from Elvis Costello and Fountains of Wayne to Paul Simon and Nick Lowe. So Justin hit the road full time doing what he loves most: playing music for appreciative crowds. Kiddie mosh pits broke out, word spread and shows started selling out.
Justin has performed in front of millions of people on The Today Show, he's been featured on Nick Jr. TV, and his song "Get Me Some Glasses" was featured on a World Series broadcast. He’s received three GRAMMY nominations, for Jungle Gym in 2011, Recess in 2013, and Lemonade in 2018.
Recent appearances include performances at NYC's New Victory Theater, DC's Wolf Trap, LA's Getty Museum, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Chicago's Ravinia.
In addition to his 13 albums, in 2014 Justin wrote and recorded the cast album for his first musical. Based on Hansel & Gretel, the show debuted to rave reviews on Broadway in Chicago with the Emerald City Theatre and toured the country in 2017 with the LA based Valley Performing Arts Center. Roberts is also the proud author of two picture books released by Putnam, The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade and The Great Henry Hopendower, with two more books on the way.
Advance GA $12 | Day of GA $15
- Smoothie, juice, acai bowl, and coffee menu available
Jammin Java - Kids Shows
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Past Olympics Athletes >> Dawn Fraser
- Date of birth
100m freestyle, relays
- World records
28 (100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 110 yds butterfly)
Olympic Games (8 medals - 4 gold, 4 silver)
- 100m freestyle: 1st (1956, 1960, 1964)
- 400m freestyle: 2nd (1956), 4th (1964), 5th (1960)
- 4x100m freestyle relay: 1st (1956), 2nd (1960, 1964)
- 4x100m medley relay: 2nd (1960)
A double comeback worthy of victory
Whether it was due to a modest background, or a refusal to give up swimming even when banned in the early stages of her career, Dawn Fraser's determination led her to battle adversity and ultimately conquer the sprint events at three consecutive Olympic Games.
Recording a time of 1:02 for the 100m in Melbourne, doubtful judges delayed the astonishing announcement - it equalled the men's Australian record, registered only a few years previously.
Three Olympic titles in 1956, 1960 and 1964 in the 100m freestyle eventually brought the daughter of a Sydney docker justified success.
Her elder brother Don introduced the feisty and outspoken youngster to the rudiments of the crawl, and she took to the pool enthusiastically.
Fraser, armed with an ever-improving technique, was however banned by the Australian Amateur Swimming Federation (AASF) for a year.
During competition as a member of the Leichhart-Balmain club, first places equalled financial prizes. Although ineligible since she was still under 16, Fraser's ban remained.
It was here that her determination shone brightest. Through American coach Harry Gallagher, and despite having bronchial asthma, Fraser began to prove her doubters wrong and worked feverishly, with positive results.
Prior to the Tokyo Games, she suffered a near-irreversible setback when she was at the wheel while involved in a car crash with her mother. Tragically, her mother died and it seemed Fraser was lost to swimming.
Instead, despite having to wear a neck brace for several months, depriving her of a proper training schedule, she came back to win 100m gold at the Games in a time of 59.5.
Named Australian of the Year in 1964, she married her fiancÚ Gary Ware. But she returned from her honeymoon to learn that she had received a ten-year ban from the AASF for "dishonourable behaviour" - due to a prank in Tokyo which led to the theft of the Olympic flag.
Eventually winning her case against the AASF, Fraser then embraced politics following the Australian Olympic Committee's decision to boycott the Moscow Games.
Winning as an independent candidate in her home town, Fraser served as a member of the legislative assembly from 1988 - 1991 before returning to swimming, this time as a coach.
At the centenary Games of 1996 in Atlanta, she carried the Olympic torch before handing over to Mohammed Ali who lit the flame, but sadly the Games proved a bad memory for Fraser as she suffered a heart-attack during the tournament.
A year before Sydney 2000, Fraser was voted female swimmer of the century in Vienna by a top-level international jury headed by Juan Antonio Samaranch, then president of the International Olympic Committee.
Samaranch then appointed her the "First Lady of the Olympic Games".
Copyright 2008 Agence France-Presse.
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Between internet-related transmission, the missionary grapevine, and books sold by commercial publishers, it seems there is no shortage of sensational stories, rumors, and false revelations that may appear authentic. Church authorities seem particularly intent on holding back such misinformation. An unfortunate fad today is the same-sex attracted people and gay activists and their supporters who claim to be receiving answers/personal revelations contrary to that given by the Lord to His prophets and apostles. In such cases the simple question to answer for ourselves is whether those involved in sin or supporting sinners are better positioned to receive the mind and will of God, or, if His prophets are. Where might such “revelation” come from that contradicts that received by the Prophet of the Lord?
From Determining Doctrine:
Mark E. Petersen:
I have had members of apostate cults come to me and bear their testimonies. They say that they have read and studied the revelations of self-styled prophets and have prayed about them and have received testimonies from the Holy Spirit that these so-called revelations were true. They have told me that they have even felt a burning in their bosoms as a sign of the truth of these things.
Yet the men who reportedly get these revelations were out of harmony with the Church, out of harmony with the Spirit of God, and their “revelations” were not of God.
But how could people get these alleged testimonies of the truth of these obviously erroneous revelations? They got them from Lucifer, who can appear as an angel of light, who can give false and lying revelations, and who can so mislead people that they are duped into believing that these alleged revelations and testimonies are true; so they turn their backs upon the actual truth to accept these falsehoods. (“Revelation,” Address to religious educators,
24 August 1954. Cited in Charge to Religious Educators, 2nd
ed. [ Salt Lake City:
Church Educational System and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Harold B. Lee:
It never ceases to amaze me how gullible some of our Church members are in broadcasting sensational stories, or dreams, or visions, or purported patriarchal blessings, or quotations, or supposedly from some person’s private diary.
For instance, there is one vicious story to the effect that one of our General Authorities is allegedly being urged to present himself to lead the Church contrary to the Lord’s revelations and to make people think there is some division among the authorities of the Church. Investigations have indicated that the named writer of these forged letters is fictitious and does not exist—can’t be found in the records of the Church or anywhere. Addresses given are spurious, and yet the amazing thing is that we find that these spurious writings and some of these purported revelations, which were found upon investigation are absolutely false, are finding their way into our Relief Society meetings, into priesthood quorums, firesides, institutes, and seminaries.
Brethren of the priesthood, you defenders of the faith, we would wish that you would plead with our Saints to cease promoting the works of the devil. Spend your time promoting the works of the Lord, and don’t allow these things to be found among those under your charge, for they are the works of Satan, and we are playing his game whenever we permit such things to be heralded about and repeated and passed about on every side.
One of our brethren is supposed to have had a patriarchal blessing saying that he would preside over the Church when the Savior came. This is, of course, false. Another one among us has been said to have declared that there are some living today who will see the Savior when he comes. This again is fictitious. Well, the Master said that the time of his coming would be as a thief in the night, that of the time of his coming not even the angels of heaven would know. If we would stop to think of it, nobody with any authority would ever say that such a declaration could be authentic.
So we could go on and on. One of our brethren was reported to have said that the people of
California should move
up to the tops of the Rocky Mountains, that
only there would be safety. Contrary to that, we are constantly saying to our
people that safety is where the pure in heart are, and that there is just as
much safety wherever you are, if you are living and keeping the commandments of
Brethren, I repeat, don’t allow the works of the devil to be paraded in our midst and become the subject of discourses or lesson materials. Speak of the words of righteousness, and the power of the devil will begin to cease among you. (“To the Defenders of the Faith,” Improvement Era, June 1970, 64.)
People are free to do as they jolly well please. Every man has the prerogative of making an ass of himself, and that lofty sentiment has been used time and again as justification for quoting me as approving of and abiding, abetting, supporting and sponsoring everything from the Urantia volume to the Hollow Earth gospel. How well did Pres. Lee say at the last conference that he never ceases to marvel at the gullibility of some Latter-day Saints! (Hugh Nibley Correspondence, 1973.)
Joseph Fielding Smith:
It has only been a few weeks since I was approached at a stake conference by a good brother who said there was a gentleman there who had a very important message that he wished to present to me, and would I please give him an interview. So the interview was arranged. This man stated that he had been visited by one of the three Nephite disciples, and he told me a very fantastic story. After listening to it patiently until he had finished, I said to him, "If you have had a vision or manifestation, it is your duty to keep it to yourself; it is not for the Church, and I advise you not to repeat it." I hardly think that was the counsel he was seeking.
In the past few months I have received a number of communications from various parts of the Church, from good, honest-thinking people who have made inquiry regarding some purported visions and dreams which are being circulated in all parts of the Church. These inquirers wish to know what my judgment is concerning these purported visions. We have also had certain individuals traveling among our people, prevailing on some of the bishops to let them hold meetings where they could relate to the people their remarkable experiences which they claim to have had. They have on their own responsibility held cottage meetings and invited the people, and some have been foolish enough to go and listen to these stories as they have been told.
Now, I think it is wrong for any bishop or anyone else to invite these people who profess to have had a dream or a vision, or some kind of manifestation, into a meetinghouse, or even into the homes and gather the people in to listen to these presentations. In my judgment it is contrary to the teachings of the Church. When John said, "Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits," he did not mean that we should spend our time accepting or encouraging every wind of doctrine, but that we should prove every doctrine by the revelations of the Lord; by those principles of eternal truth which have been revealed for our guidance. We have certain standards which have been accepted and by which we are to be governed. (Conference Report, October 1943, 96.)
M. Russell Ballard:
I must point out that individual spiritual experiences of Church members do not determine Church doctrine. (Suicide: Some Things We Know, and Some We Do Not [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1993], 35-36.)
Joseph Fielding Smith:
The Prophet Joseph Smith has said that every member of the Church should be a prophet, meaning, of course, that he should have that testimony of Jesus and keep himself in perfect accord with the Spirit of the Lord so that he could recognize truth and the Lord could reveal the truth to him, so that he might comprehend it. Every man in the Church has the right to receive revelation for his own guidance, but not for the guidance of the Church. Back in the very beginning, when the Church was only a few months old in this dispensation, certain individuals arose claiming to have had manifestations and visions for the Church, and they led some of the members astray. There was a woman by the name of Hubble who claimed to have revelations, and some of the members of the Church listened to her. One of the eight witnesses of the Book of Mormon, Hiram Page, began to have manifestations, and he was able to have influence over others. He persuaded some of the Whitmers and even Oliver Cowdery, to accept the things that he proclaimed. The result was that the Lord had to give a revelation correcting all of this sort of thing, but before it was corrected the Prophet had a difficult time to get some of his brethren to understand that what had been given by Hiram Page, and Mrs. Hubble, and others, was not of the Lord. (Conference Report, October 1943, 97.)
Joseph F. Smith:
And I know this, that God has organized his Church in the earth, and I know that when he designs or purposes to make any change in the matter of governing or controlling or presiding over the affairs of his Church, that he will make the change, and he will make it in such a way that the whole people of the Church, who are doing right, will understand and accept it. I know that the Lord will not raise up "Tom, Dick, or Harry," here, there and everywhere, claiming to be Christ, or "one mighty and strong," claiming to be inspired and called to do some wonderful thing. The Lord will not deal with men in that way; that while the organization of the Church exists, while quorums and councils of the Priesthood are intact in the Church, the Lord will reveal his purposes through them, and not through "Tom, Dick, or Harry." Put that in your little note books now, and remember it; it is true.—Apr. C. R., 1912, p. 10. (Gospel Doctrine: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith, comp. John A. Widtsoe [
Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1939], 36.)
George Albert Smith:
Setting one's self up as a receiver of dreams and visions to guide the human family is not on the Lord's side of the line; and when men, as they have sometimes done in order to win their success along some line or another, have come to an individual or individuals and said, "I have had this dream and this is what the Lord wants us to do," you may know that they are not on the Lord's side of the line. The dreams and visions and revelations of God to the children of men have always come through his regularly appointed servant. You may have dreams and manifestations for your own comfort and for your own satisfaction, but you will not have them for the Church unless God appoints you to take the place that he gave to his prophets of old and in our day, and unless you have been divinely commissioned to do the thing he wants you to do. (Conference Report, October 1945, 118-19.)
The First Presidency (1970):
Presidents of Stakes, Bishops of Wards and Presidents of Missions in the
We have had called to our attention by several people, a purported revelation, or dream, or vision, which President John Taylor, the third president of the Church, allegedly had received and communicated to a housewife in her kitchen while at the home where he had been resting between conference sessions while attending meetings in Cedar City, Utah.
This purported statement, if ever given under such unheard of circumstances, was never presented to any of his associates or in any council of the Church and no record whatsoever is to be found in the Historians office.
We have the following memorandum from the Church Historians office in Salt Lake City under date of February 11, 1970 which reads as follows: “To Whom It May Concern:
“The so-called ‘Horse Shoe Prophecy’ of President John Taylor has a questionable background and history.
1. The ‘Prophecy’ was first written down in 1951 by Edward Lunt which is between 64 and 74 years after it was supposed to have been given.
2. His mother ran the hotel from 1877 to 1888 during which time the ‘prophecy’ was supposed to have been given. President Taylor died
July 25, 1887.
3. George A. Smith was supposed to have been there with President Taylor but he died in 1875, which was two years prior to the time Brother Lunt’s mother was in the hotel.
4. He states that his mother did not tell him until 1903 or 1904, which was about 25 years after it was supposed to have been given.
5. We have five different copies and no two of them are identical in wording.
6. One contains a statement about the Negro that purportedly is not in any of the others and particularly the one ‘version’ which was signed by Edward Lunt.
7. In checking the Deseret News we can find no record of President Taylor being in
after 1883. Nor is anything in the Parowan Stake Conference minutes. Cedar City
8. There is no record by any of the General Authorities about it nor is there anything in the diaries of which we have copies.”
This is just another evidence of the cleverly designed motives of individuals who seize upon the emotionalism of our present day to get publicity, and to further agitate the feelings of Church members on matters which must be left to the wisdom of the Lord and His guidance, which are under His divine control.
We would urge you to caution our people against accepting these purported statements of the presiding brethren, past or present, without verification. You may be sure if there is anything that has substance in regard to the safety and welfare of our people, we will see that the leaders of the Church are immediately advised so that we might act wisely and unitedly in order to not over react to present situations.
The real danger lies in our people becoming confused and frustrated and looking elsewhere than to their Church leaders or to civil authorities in matters pertaining to their welfare.
Joseph Fielding Smith
Harold B. Lee
N. Eldon Tanner
The First Presidency
(Church News, 4 April 1970.)
The First Presidency (1913):
A WARNING VOICE
To the Officers and Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
From the days of Hiram Page (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 28), at different periods there have been manifestations from delusive spirits to members of the Church. Sometimes these have come to men and women who because of transgression became easy prey to the Arch-Deceiver. At other times people who pride themselves on their strict observance of the rules and ordinances and ceremonies of the Church are led astray by false spirits, who exercise an influence so imitative of that which proceeds from a Divine source that even these persons, who think they are "the very elect," find it difficult to discern the essential difference. Satan himself has transformed himself to be apparently "an angel of light."
When visions, dreams, tongues, prophecy, impressions or any extraordinary gift or inspiration conveys something out of harmony with the accepted revelations of the Church or contrary to the decisions of its constituted authorities, Latter-day Saints may know that it is not of God, no matter how plausible it may appear. Also they should understand that directions for the guidance of the Church will come, by revelation, through the head. All faithful members are entitled to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit for themselves, their families, and for those over whom they are appointed and ordained to preside. But anything at discord with that which comes from God through the head of the Church is not to be received as authoritative or reliable. In secular as well as spiritual affairs, Saints may receive Divine guidance and revelation affecting themselves, but this does not convey authority to direct others, and is not to be accepted when contrary to Church covenants, doctrine or discipline, or to known facts, demonstrated truths, or good common sense. No person has the right to induce his fellow members of the Church to engage in speculations or take stock in ventures of any kind on the specious claim of Divine revelation or vision or dream, especially when it is in opposition to the voice of recognized authority, local or general. The Lord's Church "is a house of order." It is not governed by individual gifts or manifestations, but by the order and power of the Holy Priesthood as sustained by the voice and vote of the Church in its appointed conferences.
The history of the Church records many pretended revelations claimed by impostors or zealots who believed in the manifestations they sought to lead other persons to accept, and in every instance, disappointment, sorrow and disaster have resulted therefrom. Financial loss and sometimes utter ruin have followed. We feel it our duty to warn the Latter-day Saints against fake mining schemes which have no warrant for success beyond the professed spiritual manifestations of their projectors and the influence gained over the excited minds of their victims. We caution the Saints against investing money or property in shares of stock which bring no profit to anyone but those who issue and trade in them. Fanciful schemes to make money for the alleged purpose of "redeeming Zion" or providing means for "the salvation of the dead" or other seemingly worthy objects, should not deceive anyone acquainted with the order of the Church, and will result only in waste of time and labor, which might be devoted now to doing something tangible and worthy and of record on earth and in heaven.
Be not led by any spirit or influence that discredits established authority, contradicts true scientific principles and discoveries, or leads away from the direct revelations of God for the government of the Church. The Holy Ghost does not contradict its own revealings. Truth is always harmonious with itself. Piety is often the cloak of error. The counsels of the Lord through the channel he has appointed will be followed with safety. Therefore, O! ye Latter-day Saints, profit by these words of warning.
JOSEPH F. SMITH, ANTHON H. LUND, CHARLES W. PENROSE, First Presidency.
(James R. Clark, comp., Messages of the First Presidency, 6 vols. [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1965-75], 4:285-86.)
Joseph F. Smith (1918):
SPURIOUS REVELATIONS AND VISIONS
Again I feel that it is an opportunity for me to say a few words. This wonderful, mysterious revelation that I have been said to have received a great many years ago, was given in French and I never knew but two or three words in French in my life; consequently, I could not have been the originator of that revelation. I want you to understand that. I have denied it, I suppose, a hundred times, when I have been inquired of about it. It was gotten up by some mysterious person who undertook to create a sensation and lay the responsibility upon me. I am not guilty. When the Lord reveals something to me, I will consider the matter with my brethren, and when it becomes proper, I will let it be known to the people, and not otherwise.
The ridiculous story about the "red horse," and "the black horse," and "the white horse," and a lot of trash that has been circulated about and printed and sent around as a great revelation given by the Prophet Joseph Smith, is a matter that was gotten up, I understand, some ten years after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, by two of our brethren who put together some broken sentences from the Prophet that they may have heard from time to time, and formulated this so-called revelation out of it, and it was never spoken by the prophet in the manner in which they have put it forth. It is simply false; that is all there is to it.
In 1858, I had the privilege of traveling through
with Charles Wesley Wandell, a former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, and at that time also a member of the Church. He told me
himself, in the presence of witnesses, that he wrote the document himself on
which the organization of J. J. Strang was founded, and he was never so surprised
as when he found that J. J. Strang accepted his vagaries for a revelation from
God, and he had only laughed at it and repented of it ever since.
Now, these stories of revelations that are being circulated around are of no consequence except for rumor and silly talk by persons that have no authority. The fact of the matter is simply here and this. No man can enter into God's rest unless he will absorb the truth in so far that all error, all falsehood, all misunderstandings and mis-statements he will be able to sift thoroughly and dissolve, and know that it is error and not truth. When you know God's truth, when you enter into God's rest, you will not be hunting after revelations from Tom, Dick and Harry all over the world. You will not be following the will-of-the-wisps of the vagaries of men and women who advance nonsense and their own ideas. When you know the truth you will abide in the truth, and the truth will make you free, and it is only the truth that will free you from the errors of men, and from the falsehood and misrepresentations of the evil one who lies in wait to deceive and to mislead the people of God from the paths of righteousness and truth. (James R. Clark, comp., Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6 vols. [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1965-75], 5:107-08.)
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A group of youth in the Anuradhapura District staged a protest today demanding that they be enrolled into service in the railway department as promised.
5 youth who mounted a railway signal post located before the Anuradhapura railway station staged a hunger strike, while a group consisting of around another 30 youth had staged a protest.
The group charge that they were enrolled into the railway department on a temporary basis during the period of the Dayata Kirula exhibition with the promise of being permanently enrolled into the service within 3 months.
However according to Indignant protesters this pledge had not materialised and another group of individuals had been enrolled to fill-in the promised vacancies in the railway department.
These were the views expressed by a protester at the location.
However when inquired from a senior official at the railway department he noted that these individuals had been enrolled into service based on daily wages during the period of the Dayata Kirula exhibition, and no promise had been extended to them concerning permanent employment.
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This week, the House Committee on Administration is taking up the challenge by Rita Hart to have Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks kicked out of Congress. The Democratic candidate for a vacant seat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, Hart lost by six votes in November to Miller-Meeks, a Republican. The election was properly certified in Iowa, but Hart’s attorney – the Democratic Party’s most powerful power lawyer, Marc Elias – claims to have found extra ballots for Hart. He wants Congress to overrule state elections officials and seat Hart.
Rodney Davis, the ranking Republican member of the administration committee, blasts the effort, calling it an attempt to “steal a House seat.” He’s not alone is seeing hypocrisy in litigating to overturn an election after Democrats lambasted Donald Trump for doing much the same. But Elias may have something more ambitious in mind than just this one Iowa seat. His political action group, the Democracy Docket, is floating a new strategy to guarantee Democratic majorities in the House and Senate: unseating any Republican they say won unfairly, especially through “voter suppression” or gerrymandering.
Elias has long represented Democrats in close races. He was Al Franken’s attorney in 2008 (and well into 2009) for the comedian-turned-candidate’s effort to overcome a 215-vote deficit in his challenge of Sen. Norm Coleman for a U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota. There were months of recounting — and courtroom arguments over whether to count absentee ballots that had originally been rejected. Enough of those ballots eventually went to Franken that Coleman was sent packing.
Now Elias is representing Rita Hart in her effort to undo the certified Iowa election. Elias needs to come up with only seven yet-to-be-counted ballots for the Democrat and then persuade the congressional majority to overrule Iowa’s certification of Miller-Meeks as the winner. He claims to have that many uncounted votes and more: “22 ballots remain uncounted,” Elias declares at his Democracy Docket website. Elias concedes that a few of those votes would go to Miller-Meeks, but most would add to Hart’s count –“the results of which would put her ahead by 9 votes.” He argues that Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution empowers the House and Senate to overrule vote tallies as each body is the “Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members.”
RealClearInvestigations reached out twice to Elias through Perkins Coie, the law firm at which he is a partner. He did not respond.
Elias has been described as the most consequential Democrat not holding an office. But that might sell him short. Compared with elected officials, whether a boisterous backbencher such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or President Joe Biden himself, Elias is the Democrat doing the most to shape American political campaigns.
In the 2020 election, he was a key field marshal leading an army of lawyers for the Biden campaign’s “special litigation” unit. In litigation across the country, Elias’s Perkins Coie team fought restrictions on absentee ballots and litigated for the expansion of mail-in voting. Elias represented the Democratic National Committee, state Democratic parties, congressional Democrats, and activist groups such as Priorities USA, bringing more than 200 pre-election lawsuits.
Elias had tremendous success with litigation designed to change voting rules state by state well into campaign season. His win-loss record was even more impressive after Election Day. Leading more than 100 lawyers, Elias swamped Donald Trump’s legal team, who struggled to prove the president’s claims of electoral irregularities.
Elias is also notable for having made possible the creation and dissemination of the salacious Steele dossier that prompted a special prosecutor’s inquiry over supposed Russian election influence just weeks into Trump’s tenure in office. It was Elias and the firm at which he is a partner, Perkins Coie, who hired Fusion GPS, using money from the Clinton campaign and the DNC. Fusion in turn paid former British spy Christopher Steele to compile the never-verified and now discredited collection of memos accusing Donald Trump of conspiring with Russia to sway the 2016 election. His role in secretly delivering campaign cash used to pay foreign nationals to interfere in the election may have made Elias infamous among Republicans, but it’s been great for business with Democrats. The American Lawyer calls Elias “Every Democrat’s Favorite Lawyer.”
Elias calls what he practices “political law.” And no doubt when playing politics, being a lawyer has its advantages. When interviewed by the House, Elias was able to invoke attorney/client privilege and refuse to answer questions about his conversations with Hillary Clinton and the DNC. That privilege gave him the opportunity to have some fun at the expense of the lawmakers conducting the interview. Asked who his privilege covered at the DNC, he offered to find out the names of the committee vice chairs and officers. “I’m happy to get that for you,” he told Rep. Trey Gowdy. “It’s, I think, on their website.”
At one point Donna Brazile was a client – she chaired the DNC from July 2016 through February 2017. She told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that at the time she was “unaware of Steele’s activities” shopping the dossier around to journalists. But in the days before the election, she started getting calls from reporters asking her to confirm that “MI-6 was on [the DNC] payroll.” Brazile emailed Elias: “MI-6 on our payroll? Need to know.” Elias’s reply was as cynical as it was curt: “You don’t need to know.”
Elias and his team did run into trouble with their relentless tactics. A new rule taking effect for the 2020 election in Texas prohibited “straight-ticket voting,” the practice of checking one box to cast votes for the entire slate of a given party’s candidates. In challenging that rule, Elias and his fellow Perkins Coie lawyers earned a rebuke from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals: “Appellees did not notify the court that their latest motion … was nearly identical to the motion to supplement the record filed several months ago by the same attorneys.” Elias “failed to notify the court that their previous and nearly identical motion was denied. This inexplicable failure to disclose the earlier denial of their motion violated their duty of candor to the court.” The panel of judges sanctioned Elias and the five lawyers working with him on the case, encouraging them all to attend ethics training.
Normally such a sanction would be a humiliating embarrassment to a law firm. But a spokesman for Perkins Coie said they “strongly disagree with the Appellate Court’s ruling” and back Elias “completely.”
Elias seems to enjoy his notoriety. Having heard that Republicans are saying that a dirty trickster is leading the effort to unseat Miller-Meeks, Elias turned to Twitter to mock the GOP: “I really am living in their heads rent free,” he snarked, “and it’s really cold, dark and empty in here.” The tweet is telling about how he expects his pleadings for Rita Hart to be received: If Elias thought he needed even one Republican vote to unseat Miller-Meeks, would he taunt them so?
Davis, the top House Administration Committee Republican, objected, saying that Iowa had counted and recounted the votes. The state certified Miller-Meeks the winner “after a thorough, transparent, and bipartisan process,” the Illinoisan said. Every vote valid under Iowa law, Davis said, had been counted.
From the first meeting of the committee, however, committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren was already echoing and endorsing the Elias filings: “Rita Hart,” she said, “has raised specific, credible allegations that enough validly cast ballots were wrongly excluded from the certified total to reverse the election’s outcome.”
Capitol Hill Republicans point to the bitter fight begun in 1984 over who won Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. It was a bruising battle in which Democrats used their majorities to seat Frank McCloskey even though his GOP opponent, Richard McIntyre, had been certified by Indiana as the winner by more than 400 votes. Republicans were outraged and responded with newly aggressive tactics devised by Newt Gingrich. The fight over Iowa’s 2nd District seat promises to be far more brutal than even the “bloody Eighth” in Indiana, in no small part because Elias feels no need to be solicitous of those he’s planning to steamroll.
“We’ve seen Democrats do this before – steal a House seat by changing the rules,” Davis said in a committee meeting this month. Elias tweeted: “Republican House members are very brave in lying while hiding behind speech and debate immunity.” He then double-dog-dared lawmakers who have been critical of him: “How about they agree to waive it and then see how brave they are.”
Elias describes himself as a “Lawyer fighting for Democrats and voting rights for all.” The lawyer himself subordinates voting rights to Democratic victories. Republicans chafe at being lectured on electoral morals by someone they see as gaming elections for partisan, and monetary, gain. It was a year ago that Elias developed a litigation strategy built around what he calls the “four pillars.” Each eliminates rules Republicans say are necessary to protect against voter fraud. Elias denounces those rules as designed to suppress the votes of the poor and minorities. He says the GOP is committed to “disenfranchising voters.”
The first of Elias’s “pillars” supposes that a 55-cent stamp is more than many voters can afford in order to exercise their franchise: “Postage must be free or prepaid by the government.” The second pillar all but guarantees results won’t be known for weeks after Election Day in any close contest: “Ballots postmarked on or before Election Day must count.” And the third pillar is designed to gut state laws that require signatures on mail-in ballots match the signatures voters penned when they registered.
But it is the fourth pillar that worries Republicans most: “Community organizations should be permitted to help collect and deliver voted, sealed ballots.” The GOP sees this as an obvious invitation to “ballot harvesting.” The risk is that activists will take advantage of the elderly, for example, filling out their ballots for the activists’ preferred candidates. A Texas social worker, Kelly Reagan Brunner, was arrested last year and charged with 134 counts of voter fraud, accused, among other things, of registering dementia patients at a nursing home to vote.
Elias rejects the term “ballot harvesting” and instead insists the practice be referred to as “community ballot collection.” He accuses Republicans of passing laws against ballot-gathering as “an effort to suppress the vote.”
The four pillars are no longer just a litigation strategy, they are embedded in HR 1 – the For the People Act, Democrats’ flagship legislation rewriting and nationalizing election law along the lines championed by Elias.
“The bill is irredeemable,” a minority congressional aide tells RealClearInvestigations. “The election administration provisions are made up of every Marc Elias policy dream meant to guarantee the outcome of elections for Democrats.”
“It’s hard to think of a good-faith reason that Democrats targeted every law designed to protect elections against fraud,” says a Republican attorney who practices election law.
“When you spread out Election Day for weeks or more, it can be hard to keep ballots secure,” he says. If a vote is cast at a polling place on Election Day, “there are observers.” But if votes are collected over days or weeks in drop boxes, it’s unlikely anyone will be keeping a watch on them.
Elias has said that the election laws he supports are part of a “democracy agenda,” which includes “changes to post-election recount and contest provisions to disincentivize frivolous attacks, while allowing those with genuine issues to raise them and have them resolved.”
Republican Davis says the issues in Iowa’s 2nd District have already been resolved – by Iowa election officials. “Unfortunately, however, the Democrat majority is not content to let Iowa voters choose their own representative. Instead, it has decided that Democrats in Washington, D.C., representing other states should choose Iowans’ representative for them. This is not how the Constitution or American democracy should work.”
But making the Constitution work that way – and on a grand scale at that – is apparently exactly what Elias has in mind.
While gearing up to argue for removing Miller-Meeks, Elias published, at his Democracy Docket website, an article by Harvard law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos. Elias highlighted the essay, putting it in a “Spotlight” position and promoting it on Twitter as an “exclusive analysis” of Congress’ “forgotten electoral power.” Stephanopoulos argues Congress should refuse to seat any candidate who “benefited” from voter suppression or gerrymandering. Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, he points out, makes each chamber of Congress “the Judge of the Elections [and] Returns … of its own Members.” A simple majority of the House or Senate would be enough to undo any election, and neither the courts nor the president would have any grounds to intervene.
Article I, Section 5 is of course the same power Elias is calling on the House of Representatives to use in replacing Rep. Miller-Meeks with Rita Hart.
RealClearInvestigations asked Stephanopoulos whether an election would have to be close for the majority party to refuse to seat a winning minority party candidate. “I made no effort to work out the details of how exactly each chamber should exercise this authority,” Stephanopoulos replied.
But the practice would hardly be infrequent. Stephanopoulos defines voter suppression as any policy “that makes it hard for people to register and vote.” For Elias that means, among other things, any state law that shortens early voting, limits the number of ballot drop boxes, or blocks ballots received after Election Day. With a concept of voter suppression so broad, encompassing just about every conservative state’s election laws, there would be no shortage of Republicans who could find themselves unseated.
To avoid the appearance that refusing to seat one’s political opponents was a partisan power-grab, Stephanopoulos recommends creating “expert” panels to which this power could be delegated. “Each panel would be made up of respected election specialists, including administrators, attorneys and academics” who would determine well ahead of Election Day which candidates benefited from vote suppression. The “House and Senate could each rubber stamp these recommendations and rely on them to welcome – or exclude – members-elect looking to take their seats.”
“This is a terrible idea, undemocratic, elitist and extremely problematic,” says Lonna Atkeson, director of the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy at the University of New Mexico. “The idea of an expert panel to overturn elections is crazy. Democracy is about voters, not experts.”
But as crazy as it may seem, Stephanopoulos is perfectly serious. So is Elias.
The effort to remove Miller-Meeks from Congress and put Rita Hart in her seat is Elias’ broader strategy in miniature. Under their interpretation of Article I, Section 5, Congress has an unbounded and uncontestable power to control who is and isn’t a lawmaker. For now, that theory is being put to use to wrest a single Iowa House seat away from Republicans. But armed with an expansive vision of how Article I, Section 5 can be used, there’s little reason to think Marc Elias would restrain his ambitions.
This article was originally posted on The left’s legal top gun Marc Elias tries to oust a U.S. rep. from Iowa – and this could just be the beginning
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Police say they suspect that two people for whom they are searching are on the run somewhere in Wisconsin. Seven people total were indicted regarding the drug crimes situation. Authorities claim the group was involved in a large-scale methamphetamine operation.
Investigators say they seized twice the amount of the drug as the Brown County Sheriff’s Office confiscated in all of 2016. That would be about 10 pounds of methamphetamine, reportedly worth close to a half-million dollars on the street. One of the officers said marijuana, heroin, and LSD were seized as well.
If the court hands down convictions, each individual affected could be sentenced from five to 42 years behind bars. Processing seven separate court cases take time, and each person will want to build as strong a defense as possible in the hope of preserving his freedom. The penalties for conviction of such serious drug charges would no doubt be quite severe.
A Wisconsin criminal defense attorney is able to assist anyone formally accused of drug crimes in this state. Various options may be available according to individual circumstances as no two situations are exactly the same. Regardless of the particular details of a person’s circumstances, an experienced attorney always has the best interests of the client at heart when pursuing any strategy believed necessary to combat the tactics of an aggressive prosecutor. Avoiding conviction may be possible, but even in situations where it’s not, acting alongside experienced representation can make the difference between securing a lighter sentence or incurring the maximum term allowed by law.
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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
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The second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona saw us pull off one of the most impossible comebacks in football history at Anfield, rivalling Istanbul for sheer against-all-odds determination.
But it was the Lionel Messi show at the Camp Nou that got us into that situation in the first place. Footage from the first leg follows Mohamed Salah’s desperate, passionate reaction to Messi’s goals.
Defiant, but dejected, the Egyptian King was visibly frustrated – kicking the turf, pulling his shirt over his face, but still trying to keep up the morale of his fellow Reds who put in a quality shift.
In hindsight, seeing Salah looking ruefully to the sky and wondering whether we would be able to overturn the deficit makes the impossible, 4-0 fightback we achieved at Anfield all the sweeter.
That night will live long in the memory and now we march on, victorious, to Madrid seeking our sixth European trophy in the Champions League!
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Business and Culture of Surfing is a collection of insights, ideas and trends from Stuart Cornuelle.
Behold unbridled genius. To get more and better waves while surfing, pretend you’re in a contest and deploy the following system:
Set S=T (where S is size of the waves in feet and T is time remaining, in minutes, of an imaginary heat)
Set T = ½H (where H is the combined two-wave score you need to win the imaginary heat)
Consider: some surfers “dine” — they sit and wait for sets — while others “graze,” scratching for every bump and constantly moving. Too much dining is a bore; sitting still, getting cold, growing pudgy. But too much grazing is to slum, to scavenge, to fill up on lavosh before the veal is served. Neither approach is optimal. My system bridges the gap between them to maximize quantity AND quality. I show:
If it’s one foot, pretend you have only a minute to score a 2.0 — i.e. catch whatever breaks, because it’s only a foot. Otherwise, what is it you think you’re waiting for?
If it’s five feet, you have five minutes to score 10.0, meaning you need a 7 and a 3, or a 6 and a 4, or a 9 and a 1. You don’t paddle for just anything, but don’t pin your hopes to a 10, either. You’re busy yet selective.
If it’s 10 feet, you have 10 minutes to score 20 — a perfect heat. This makes sense as well: You don’t hunt scraps at 10 feet unless you’re shooting fisheye closeouts at Off the Wall or other lunacy. At that size you’re after quality — but you only have 10 minutes, so bet on seven- and eight-point waves and hope something remarkable happens.
Of course, in crowded or localized lineups, this system breaks down and could probably get you punched square in the tooth. But there it is. Coaches and team managers charge for this stuff, while here I am laying down knowledge and truth, gratis.
Boy, Mondays are slooooow in here.—Stuart Cornuelle
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English Standard Version
Conquests in Northern Canaan
11 When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he (A)sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the (B)Arabah south of (C)Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and (D)in Naphoth-dor on the (E)west, 3 to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the (F)Jebusites in the hill country, and the (G)Hivites under (H)Hermon in the land of (I)Mizpah. 4 And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number (J)like the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. 5 And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
6 And the Lord said to Joshua, (K)“Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall (L)hamstring their horses and burn their (M)chariots with fire.” 7 So Joshua and all his warriors came (N)suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them. 8 And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as (O)Great Sidon and (P)Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of (Q)Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining. 9 And Joshua did to them (R)just as the Lord said to him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10 And Joshua turned back at that time and captured (S)Hazor and struck its king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they struck with the sword all who were in it, devoting them to destruction;[a] (T)there was none left that breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua captured, and struck them with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction, (U)just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. 13 But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor alone; that Joshua burned. 14 And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the people of Israel took for their plunder. But every person they struck with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any who breathed. 15 (V)Just as the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, (W)so Moses commanded Joshua, (X)and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all that land, (Y)the hill country and all the Negeb and (Z)all the land of Goshen (AA)and the lowland (AB)and the Arabah (AC)and the hill country of Israel and its lowland 17 (AD)from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as (AE)Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon below (AF)Mount Hermon. And he captured (AG)all their kings and struck them and put them to death. 18 Joshua made war (AH)a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel except (AI)the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord's doing (AJ)to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, (AK)just as the Lord commanded Moses.
21 And Joshua came at that time and cut off (AL)the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel. Only in Gaza, (AM)in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, (AN)according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. (AO)And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel (AP)according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.
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There is nothing more magical than planning a Walt Disney World birthday celebration. Especially for kids! If you are considering celebrating a special birthday at Disney World, let me give you some tips today on how we’ve celebrated a Disney birthday with both of our kids.
How to Plan a Walt Disney World Birthday for Kids
Disney Birthday Buttons
Don’t forget to pick up a Disney birthday button to celebrate. Where Do You Get a Birthday Button at Disney World? You can easily find one of these buttons at select locations around Walt Disney World. Here are locations I have found them at:
- Guest Relations at City Hall in the Town Square area of Main Street, Magic Kingdom.
- Select merchandise registers.
- Certain food service locations (example: the Island Markets at Caribbean Beach Resort)
- The front desk of most Walt Disney World Resort hotels.
If you have other children who aren’t celebrating their specific birthday while at Walt Disney World, don’t forget that they can have fun too with some of the other offered celebration buttons. Such as an “I’m Celebrating” button to cheer on their sibling. Perhaps it is their “1st Visit”. There is a button for that too!
Make it the BEST DAY EVER
Get in the fun with your kiddos. Dance during the parades, do a little footwork down Main Street U.S.A. Make it fun for them all day by celebrating every chance you get. See every character they want to see, ride every ride they want to ride. You won’t forget these moments!
Don’t be afraid to stop and take photos and savor the moment. They go by so quickly.
Special Birthday Perks
Did you know there are a few special things you can receive for FREE while celebrating your Walt Disney World birthday? Head over to Club Cool at Epcot for a free slushie. That’s right! FREE slushie! And full-size too.
Also, from time to time, you never know when a Magical Moment will happen. Sometimes Quick Service locations will do something special. Lotus Blossom Cafe in World Showcase, Epcot, gave my husband ice cream and a special birthday card written in Chinese when they saw his birthday button. It was pretty spectacular!
Pack a Special Outfit
If you are handy at crafting, creating a special outfit is a lot of fun. I created a shirt for our son’s 3rd Walt Disney World birthday celebration. It was easy to use my Cricut to design it and use iron-on transfer paper onto a simple white shirt.
However, I’ll admit. For our daughter’s birthday, I just ran out of time to create something. Never fear though, Etsy is my go-to place for all Disney themed shirts.
greylittlearrows is my favorite Etsy shop for Disney clothing but there are so many amazing shops that offer adorable things to wear for Disney birthday celebrations. Including custom ears, which I say to check out my friend Karin for this one at DznygrlEarz. She’s amazing!
Advance Dining Reservations
Remember to make Advance Dining reservations somewhere that your child will love. You can begin booking Walt Disney World Dining reservations 180 days out from the first night of your reservation at Disney Resort hotels. This means you can even book out toward the end of your trip which might open up more opportunities.
Some of our favorites for Character Dining during our Walt Disney World birthday celebrations have been Ohana at Polynesian Resort and Crystal Palace at the Magic Kingdom.
One of the best ways to book Advance Dining Reservations is in the My Disney Experience app. However, I have found that the app can sometimes be a bit slower than a desktop computer, so if you are looking to book a popular table service restaurants, I suggest using a desktop to book.
Reservations online open up at 6 AM ET and phone lines (407-WDW-DINE) open at 7 AM ET. However, I’ll admit that I’ve set an alarm for midnight at the 180-day mark and have gotten a reservation My Disney Experience app. Coincidence? Maybe. But it was for ‘Be Our Guest’ when it first opened, so I’m going with that I got lucky.
Don’t get discouraged if you don’t get in before your stay. Try again a few days before you leave. I’ve more than once snagged a reservation that opened up last minute when someone canceled.
Mention the Celebration at Restaurants
Be sure to mention that you are celebrating at Disney restaurants. Sometimes you will receive a special dessert or even a card signed by characters if you are attending Character Dining. You never know what they might come up with.
Special Walt Disney World Birthday Merchandise
If you are looking for special Mickey Ears while at the parks, the ‘Happy Birthday Ear Hat’ can be found at The Chapeau in the Magic Kingdom. I’ve also spotted it at other retail locations around the park and on the Shop Disney Parks app on occasion.
There is also a special Mickey Mouse Birthday Ear Headband that I have found on the Shop Disney Parks app from time to time.
I’ve mentioned Memory Maker before in my 10 Reasons Why Memory Maker at Disney is Priceless for Parents post. Celebrating a birthday at Disney World might be number 11 as to why it is so priceless. You can create special memories of milestones by taking photos around the parks.
Plus, you can check out keepsakes to order from disneyphotospass.com. Creating a digital scrapbook of the celebration is a way to keep the magic for years to come.
Decorate Your Resort Door
This is something that kind of began as a Disney Cruise Line tradition. However, I found it fun to use magnets on our resort room door too. We created a matching magnet for our son’s birthday shirt, with a “happy birthday” magnet too. Perfect for a room celebration!
When we ordered room service, he received a very special greeting from our server. The room hostess even left a little greeting for him. He loved finding our room every night with the “Birthday Mickey” on it.
Special Additions from Disney
There are so many other fun ways to celebrate. From special gifts to order to special rooms, you can book. Disney can really help you do it right. Be sure to check out their website to see more options for customizing your celebration.
Also, when booking your Advance Dining reservations, ask about ordering a celebration cake for your little one. It is so cute and easily feeds more than 5 people. It costs an extra $35 (subject to change) to your meal and well worth it. Our daughter was surprised by her birthday cake at Crystal Palace and our server spent every moment making her feel special. It was perfect!
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
If your prince or princess is celebrating a birthday at Walt Disney World, now is the time to book a special package at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique! We booked The Castle Package for our daughter and mentioned it was for her birthday. She received a special birthday sash and sparkly birthday button just for her special day. It is worth every penny for every magical moment there!
The Cast Members are amazing and take the time to make every little one feel like the Disney Princesses. My son even enjoyed some pampering with the Knight Package.
With locations at Magic Kingdom, Disney Springs, and the Grand Floridian, you can grab a reservation for most anytime during your stay. Just be sure to do it right away so they don’t become booked up.
With these celebrating children’s birthday at Disney World ideas, you are sure to make a splash when putting together the happiest day on earth. I don’t think there is a much better place to celebrate. I celebrated my 16th birthday at Disneyland, and I still remember it to this day as one of the best birthdays I ever had.
Go celebrate! Have fun! You’ll never forget the magic you create.
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Pariveda Solutions Named as One of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) AUGUST 29, 2017 - Pariveda Solutions, a leading management consulting firm that specializes in improving clients' performance, was recently named one of Los Angeles' "Best Places to Work" by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
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"We are very proud to have received this award, which is an indicator of the strength and support of the people who work in our company and our office," said Mike Strange, the Office Managing Vice President for Los Angeles. "Our ranking this year is a direct reflection of the commitment our team members make to the company and to serving our clients. Everyone in our office uses advanced solutions to foster an environment that values personal growth and transparency above all else."
The Los Angeles Business Journal created the 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles awards program to identify, recognize and honor the region's best employers. The list helps to boost the area's businesses, workforce, and the overall economy.
Earning a spot on the list is a two part process. First, there is an evaluation of the workplace policies and practices of the firm. Second, the company's employees complete a survey that asks them to rate their experience working for the company. Judges for the Best Places to Work list analyze the two data sets and combine them to figure out the final ratings.
The journal held a ceremony and reception on August 7, 2017, to announce this year's winners.
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About Pariveda Solutions
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First I wanted to share this photo of the newest male skin by Avi-Glam!
There are actually 8 tones to choose from, which you can see all 8 here but, I chose to share 5 (the 4 incerts, and the main photo) because, well… it’s all I could get to fit at the time, lol… but, I have provided the link to the creators flickr so you can see them all. These are available at January’s round of, Men only Monthly!
This is a Lelutka applier.
The next, is an AO by SEmotions!
I have made a video review for it, so please, if you have a moment, come and hit play, and have a look! I tried to show off every aspect!
SEmotion first fully BENTO AO!
Newbie Boy AO HUD v.3.8
– 4 fully standing animations
– 1 sitting animation
– 1 sitting on ground animation
– 1 walking and running animation
– 1 hovering and flying animation
– 1 jump animation
Alright! That is it for today, as it is my daughter’s birthday and she is 19 today! Omg, I swear the time flies. She is my pride and joy. My miracle. One of my many miracles over the past 19 yrs.
Happy Birthday, Paige… if you are reading this!
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No matter the length of my posts, I always include the above explanation in my styling area.
I hope that you have enjoyed this post!
Shape | So Hawt SL – Shapes | Blaze| New Release
Head | Lelutka | Andrea
Hair | Stealthic | Rebellion
Skin | Avi-Glam | Aiden Skin | Men Only Monthly | january 2018
Ears | Swallow | Gauge Ears
Pants | Razor | Drift Denim – Black
Shoes | Monso | My First Sneakers
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ANNA + NINA - KIMONO LONG DUNE, DESERT & OASIS
''The Sun Will Come Up''
The Anna + Nina Home Collection 2019 is, like always, inspired by their travels all over the world. This season, Anna + Nina, was seized by the North African desert and the wandering Bedouin tribes. Creme, deep blue, sand and terracotta tints form the basis of all the designs. The natural colors and fabrics form a perfect contrast with shiny metallic gold, which symbolizes the burning sun and the mystery surrounding the Bedouin.
Immerse yourself in the nomadic desert life, within the luxury of your own home. Lay yourself down in a pile of embroidered pillow while you enjoy the feel of a beautiful kimono around your body. This kimono is embroidered with the words ‘’The Sun Will Come Up’’.
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Channel Island Surfboards was founded by legendary innovative shaper Al Merrick in 1969. Merricks ability to adapt to change and set the pace for performance design was key to the brands success. The iconic three hexagon logo is known around the world with ties to some of the biggest names and venues in world surfing.
Always pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation in surfboard shaping, they also have an epic range of surf hardware design. From tail pads to leg ropes, Channel Island surf hardware has a range of surf hardware that helps you take your surfing to the next level. With a range of Jordy Smith and Dane Reynolds grips, combined with both standard and competition leg ropes, you will be able to find what you're looking for in your skill range.
To shop more of the worlds best Surfboards, click the link below.
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Mideast Migraines - You can feed an elderly Jewish widow !
Rabbi Eckstein's solicitations of your money to feed down-trodden elderly Jews; Kerry blames Israel for derailing peace talks; Aussie foreign minister reportedly frustrated by its Israeli lobby; marking UN Space Day; oud music of Wooden Heart.
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The Israel-Palestine conflict as seen by the host, an Arab-American, whose father was a native-born Jerusalemite Christian who became a displaced (de facto exiled) person following the events of May 1948. Mostly reading from internet dispatches, both e-mail and website, augmented with excerpts from books etc. Occasional guests.
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Research Roundup: December 2020
Our monthly column highlights recent studies of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): causes, consequences, and the interventions that work.
There are many research challenges associated with examining outcomes that occur long after exposures in childhood. As a result, studies about the effects of ACEs on outcomes in older age are rare compared to those looking at impacts in young adulthood or mid-life. However, these studies are especially important because the ACE framework proposes that adverse experiences in childhood affect health across the entire life course- that is, the negative impacts of ACEs don’t disappear after a certain age. In this month’s research roundup, we review two recent articles about the potential impact of ACEs on older adults.
Adverse Childhood Experiences were associated with functional limitations and dementia in two studies of older Japanese adults
Using the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) cohort, researchers found that higher ACE scores are linked to higher-level functional limitations1 and dementia2 among adults aged 65 and older. The JAGES cohort is a population-based sample of older adults living in Japan, and was created to examine social factors that contribute to healthy (and unhealthy) aging.3 One-fifth of the sample received an additional survey module asking them about their experience of ACEs. The strengths of both studies include their large sample size, nationally representative study sample, and ability to assess social and economic conditions in adulthood that may be related to both ACE exposure and health risk.
Life course models
One important question that both studies attempt to answer is the following: how do ACEs cause poor health outcomes in later life? In life course epidemiology, there are several different models to explain how an early-life experience might lead to poor health.4 One of them is called the chain-of-risk model. It postulates that a negative experience in infancy increases the risk of experiencing a negative experience in childhood, which in turn increases the risk of negative experiences in adolescence—and so on and so forth through the life span. This corresponds to the original ACE framework, which posits that ACEs result in poor health through a chain reaction from disrupted neurodevelopment, to social/cognitive/emotional impairment, to health risk behaviors and finally poor health. Another model is called the critical period model. This model hypothesizes that there are periods in human development where a negative exposure affects someone in a permanent and mostly irreversible way. For example, consumption of alcohol during pregnancy may result in permanent damage to the fetus. In the ACE framework, this would mean that adverse childhood experiences lead to poor health, regardless of whether that person experiences more positive or more negative exposures afterwards. Different models may be appropriate for different exposure-disease relationships. It is also possible that multiple models may explain different aspects of the exposure-disease relationship.
Study methods and findings. In both Amemiya et al.1 and Tani et al.’s2 studies, the authors found that higher ACE scores were associated with higher-level functional impairment and dementia. Because they were also able to assess education, adult socioeconomic statues, social relationships, and health behavior, they were also able to examine where this relationship might be explained by a chain-of-risk model, a critical period model, or both. They found evidence for both: adult socioeconomic status, social relationships, health behavior, and health status explained about two-thirds of the associations between 1) childhood ACEs and late-life dementia, and 2) ACEs and functional limitations.
Put another way, two-thirds of each relationship were explained by a chain-of-risk model; that is ACEs lead to poor outcomes in adulthood, which then lead to poor outcomes in later life. However, there remains one-third of the relationship that is not explained- providing some evidence that there are ways ACEs “get under the skin” in childhood and are carried through the life course to affect functional impairment and cognitive outcomes in later life.
Note: While both studies are impressive in sample size and scope of social measures included, the study of ACEs and dementia is a particularly important contribution. It is generally difficult to study risk factors for dementia because people with dementia are less able to participate in surveys and recall past experiences. By linking participants’ ACE reporting in 2013 with health system records of dementia in 2016, the authors were able to provide estimates of this relationship with a reliable assessment of both ACE exposure and dementia status.
Where do we go from here?
It will be important to replicate these studies in other populations. The JAGES cohort may differ from other older-adult populations in significant ways. First, the frequency and patterning of ACE exposure is different in Japan compared to the United States. In particular, parental loss may be more common in the JAGES cohort due to the effects of the Second World War. Sexual abuse and parental substance abuse may also be less prevalent in Japan compared to other countries.5 Second, the JAGES survey response rate was 71%, and there is some indication that people who did not participate may have been poorer and sicker than those who participated. This could result in study estimates of the effect of ACEs on poor health to be underestimated. Third, survivor bias may have impacted effect estimates. If those who suffered the worst health outcomes as a result of ACEs had already died, they would not be able to participate in the study. This would also result in study estimates being underestimated. These limitations are challenging to address. Studies in other populations may help to establish both the consistency of associations and help to identify how potential sources of bias might be minimized.
1 Amemiya, A., Fujiwara, T., Murayama, H., Tani, Y., & Kondo, K. (2018). Adverse childhood experiences and higher-level functional limitations among older Japanese people: results from the JAGES study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 73(2), 261-266.
2 Tani, Y., Fujiwara, T., & Kondo, K. (2020). Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dementia in Older Japanese Adults. JAMA Network Open, 3(2), e1920740-e1920740.
3 Kondo, K. (2016). Progress in aging epidemiology in Japan: the JAGES project. Journal of Epidemiology, JE20160093.
4 Kuh, D., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Lynch, J., Hallqvist, J., & Power, C. (2003). Life course epidemiology. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 57(10), 778.
5 Fujiwara, T., Kawakami, N., & World Mental Health Japan Survey Group. (2011). Association of childhood adversities with the first onset of mental disorders in Japan: results from the World Mental Health Japan, 2002–2004. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45(4), 481-487.
Childhood Trauma Affects Your Future Health
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At birth people usually have 20 baby primary teeth which start to come in erupt at about 6 months of age. 9-11 years of age.
12Thats why when baby teeth finally fall out theres usually little to no root surface left on them.
When do baby teeth fall out chart. The 6thteeth that develop is the permanent teeth which do. Losing baby teeth can be unsettling and painful for young children. The first baby teeth to fall out are typically the two bottom front teeth lower central incisors and the two top front teeth upper central incisors followed by the lateral incisors.
And certain newborns are born with teeth. As the adult tooth moves closer to erupting the root of the baby tooth will slowly resorb. Your child usually begins to grow teeth when he or she is about 6 months old.
Upper cuspid canine 10 to 12 years old. Rub the gums with the back of a small cool spoon. Usually the first two teeth to erupt are the two bottom central incisors the two bottom front teeth.
Suggestions for parents include. Not fall out shed From 6-12 years of age the children have a mixture of adult teeth permanent and baby milk teeth. 24Your childs teeth can fall out in any order but baby teeth are often lost in the same order they arrived.
For most children their baby teeth begin to fall out around the age of 6. 6-10 months of age. Reiter recommend letting the baby teeth fall out on their own and advise against trying to pull loose teeth out.
The babys teeth start falling out. If your child is getting his or her teeth and seems to be in pain you can. 10 to 12 years old.
If your childs baby teeth came in later than his peers he may lose them later too. 1What to Do When a Puppy Starts Losing Teeth. Your dentists experience and an X-ray should help.
25When Do Baby Teeth Fall Out. 20-30 months of age. Your babys first tooth should develop at the age of three months or around their first birthday.
The middle teeth are usually the first to go at 6 to 7 years followed by the ones on either side at 7 to 8 years. Most children will begin to shed their baby teeth between the ages of 4 and 7 though some may start a little earlier or later. Upper Teeth Tooth Emerges Tooth Falls Out.
3By the time your puppy is about six months old or so all of his puppy teeth should have fallen out and his adult teeth should have grown in. As we have seen in the Chihuahua teeth age chart the teeth will fall out when the age is above 12 weeks. 29The first baby teeth to fall out are typically the two bottom front teeth and the two top front teeth and next would be the rest.
Substitution of milk teeth is complete around 12-14 year. Reassure your child that losing baby teeth is a natural process. Its also good if the childs teeth come in or.
6 to 10 months. 9-12 years of age. It is perfectly normal for a child to lose their first tooth up to a year or 2 earlier or later than 6 years of age.
They fall out shed at various times throughout childhood. 10 to 12 years old. The teeth have very long roots Dr.
If your child is still unhappy your dentist pharmacist or doctor can suggest an over-the-counter medicine. 28Teething Chart When the teeth come marching in Central incisor 8-12 months 6-7 years Upper Teeth Tooth Erupts Tooth Lost Lateral incisor 9-13 months 7-8 years Canine cuspid 16-22 months 10-12 years First molar 13-19 months 9-11. 15When do babies get teeth chart.
Baby teeth typically fall out in order of which they came in. 15Interestingly baby teeth generally fall out in the order they erupt. However sometimes this can be delayed by as much as a year.
While the above chart lists 10 types of teeth keep in mind that theres one of each per side making for a total of 20 baby teeth that will ultimately fall out. 23A childs baby teeth primary teeth typically begin to loosen and fall out to make room for permanent teeth at about age 6. Please bear in mind that this is just a checklist.
This means the bay tooth can peel off without much trouble when it is ready to be shed. They fall out shed at various times throughout childhood. When your childs baby teeth fall out varies from person to person.
For reference look at the infant teething chart given above. Baby teeth coming in symptoms such as rubbing an ear or earlobe refusing food or milk baby teeth falling out order baby teeth coming in late. Tooth development in babies.
The wisdom teeth come later and sometimes never. These milk teeth then loosen and fall off giving place to the permanent teeth. Most kids lose their first tooth around kindergarten when theyre 5 or 6 years old.
6 to 7 years. By age 21 all 32 of the permanent teeth have usually erupted. Bannon says and pulling a tooth can break a root leaving part behind and leading to an infection.
Again girls tend to go ahead of boys. By age 21 all 32 of the permanent teeth have usually erupted. When tooth falls out.
16-20 months of age. 11-18 months of age. Usually it starts around the age of 6 and ends around 13.
Keep in mind this table shows an average range and it may happen a little differently for your child. They also help give your face its shape and form. 8-12 months of age.
159 to 12 years old. How many baby teeth fall out. 7-8 years of age.
Girls generally lose teeth earlier than boys. At birth people usually have 20 baby primary teeth which start to come in erupt at about 6 months of age. The first tooth to fall out is usually located in the front of the lower jaw.
This will make space for the new upcoming and permanent adult teeth. 16WebMD – Better information. What age do you lose teeth chart.
31It turns out that those baby teeth act as placeholders creating space in the jaw for future permanent teeth. Next the top four front teeth emerge. Rub the gums with a clean finger or.
If you or your child notice anything strange or irregular about their baby teeth going out and adult teeth coming in set up a time to have your dentist take a look. 8At What Age Do Baby Teeth Fall Out. This chart tells you when baby teeth come in or erupt in most children.
The first primary teeth begin to fall out when a child is around 6 or 7 years old. The table below offers an approximate age rage for when each tooth typically falls out. These teeth have jagged edges when they appear which later wear down to a smooth finish.
You can see from the chart the first teeth begin to break through the gums at about 6 months of age. 8-9 years of age. Incisors go first which usually are all shed between six to eight years of age The canines will fall out between ages 9.
27This map demonstrates when pearly whites usually emerge as well as when baby teeth tend to fall out to make room for permanent ones. 11-12 years of age.
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My client is in search of a Cisco Network Solutions Engineer with excellent SDWAN (Viptela) expertise.
The SDWAN Engineer will act as the SME to both the Government and Contractor support engineers in regards to design recommendations, configuration, and implementation of the orchestration platform.
This position is located at our customer’s Government facility in Quantico, VA, however, there will be work from home opportunities weekly with this position.
Before you go any further, you MUST meet the following to even be considered.
We are not looking for "fast learners" but someone who has the experience and can do the job with minimal supervision.
**Minimum Active DOD Secret Clearance required
**Cisco Certifications: must have CCIE but, R/S or SP also strongly preferred
**Excellent SDWAN (Viptela) expertise.
**3+ years of focused engineering experience in SDWAN networking and security technologies to include P3 DMVPN
**Post Sales Experience
This position requires leadership capabilities and the ability to relate technical ideas and direction to various levels of both Engineering and Government leadership. What You Will Be Doing:
- Provide configuration, implementation, and cutover services and support for the Cisco Viptela SDWAN solution
- Manage solution development and deployment adhering to industry best practices and adherence to Government Security Guidelines
- Assist with both high-level and low-level design documentation
- Effectively work independently and in a team environment
- Experience with Cisco HX platforms
- Experience in a network consulting role or working for a VAR
- Active Relevant Cisco Certifications (CCIE level preferred) CCIE R/S or SP
- Hands on experience configuring/troubleshooting Cisco ASR1002-HX routers
- Minimum Active DOD Secret Clearance
- Post Sales Experience
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Commissioners’ missteps have become table talk at Fayette restaurants
I am submitting some comments I made during the April 28 Board of Commissioners meeting:
Several events came together over the past few weeks that have brought me to write a letter to the editor. The culmination of these events came to a head last week over dinner with a group of friends at a local restaurant in Peachtree City.
Over the course of the evening our conversation turned to local politics. I started a discussion about county politics and the issues that were important to me, these being:
1. West Fayetteville Bypass
2. Mass transit to Fayette County
3. Appointing a relative to the Board of Elections
I was surprised that these issues were also important to everyone at the table and we spent the rest of the night discussing our disappointment on how several commissioners sitting on the board have chosen to handle these issues.
I first want to say that none of us live near the West Fayetteville Bypass, but we can see the road for what it really is. It is nothing but a road for developers. Since it is a road for developers and three out of five commissioners want it so badly, I say let the developers pay for it. Don’t use my tax dollars to pay for a road that only benefits the developers.
Second, mass transit in Fayette County. The fact that the three commissioners from the previous Board of Commissioners all said that they do not want mass transit in Fayette County, but then three of them (Frady, Hearn, and Horgan) turned around and voted in favor of keeping the bus routes in the county, is beyond troubling.
So which is it? Are they for mass transit in Fayette County or do they oppose it? I suppose this is a rhetorical question because I feel the way you vote speaks louder than what you actually say. Even the transportation planner from Atlanta Regional Commission said we did not need mass transit here, but still the majority of this commission voted in favor of keeping us in the transit plan.
Third, but definitely not least: I don’t know the full story and maybe one of the commissioners involved could educate me, but it is my understanding three commissioners from the previous board tried to change how the Board of Elections is comprised.
Instead of having one member appointed from the Republican Party, one appointed from the Democrat Party and the third member appointed from the County Commission, I understand they tried to change the law to have the county commissioners have approval authority over all three members. But then because of public outrage they had to revert back to the previous practice.
Commissioner Hearn then nominated his cousin, Addison Lester, to supersede an already very well qualified [Marilyn] Watts to the board of elections. Commissioner Hearn described Addison Lester as “a friend from church” and never mentioned he is related to the gentleman.
On top of all of these election board shenanigans, we now find out Addison Lester, Commissioner Hearn’s cousin, owns 100 plus acres near the proposed route of the West Fayetteville Bypass.
I am asking that Commissioner Hearn re-examine his decision of nepotism. Please do not put Mr. Lester onto the election board. Do not continue to disappoint the fine citizens of Fayette County.
I have never written a letter to the editor of The Citizen, but I felt compelled to write this letter and say there is a great deal of worry and resentment about the direction commissioners Hearn, Frady, and Horgan are taking.
Peachtree City, Ga.
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You may have seen a Microsoft logo popping up in a photo of an email you sent to a colleague, but it could be that you were actually getting a photo that you could use to take the screenshot.
Microsoft is testing a new way of capturing images from your phone, called the Microsoft Photo Viewer, and you can download the free app to take screenshots on any device that has a camera and a web browser.
While the app doesn’t actually take photos, it does record your phone’s location and sends the data to Microsoft’s cloud.
The app lets you take a snapshot of the document and then view it on any PC or Mac.
The Microsoft Photo viewer uses your phone to capture the photo and send it to Microsoft.
You can use the app to capture screenshots, edit photos, and even copy text.
Here’s how to use it. 1.
Click on the Microsoft photo viewer icon in the app drawer.
Click the gear icon in either the left or the top left corner of the app.
In the app menu, click File > Export to. 4.
Click Export to Clipboard.
On the Export to clipboard screen, choose “Export as PDF”.
The new Export to PDF menu will appear.
Choose File > Save as. 8.
Select the document that you want to export.
The document will be saved to a file named document.txt.
You don’t need to save it as a PDF file to use the Photo View to take photos.
The file name and the file extension can be changed at any time.
Select a photo to use as a photo.
Select File > Open to. 12.
On your desktop, open Microsoft PhotoView.
Click “File” to open the photo in Microsoft Photoview.
In Microsoft PhotoVIEW, click the Edit button to edit the photo.
The photo will be displayed in the PhotoView window.
Click Save to save the photo to your desktop.
Click File > Close.
To see the contents of the exported file, open it on your phone.
To close the file, click it again to close it.
To view the saved document, tap it in Microsoft Photos.
To copy the document text, tap the document in the document view window.
If you have multiple documents in the file and want to see them all, click on the arrow next to the text to open it in a new tab.
To preview the document, you can click on it and drag it to the right or left to see its contents.
To share a screenshot, click Copy to clipboard.
To delete the file or copy the contents to your clipboard, click Delete to.
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Dodge City Vacations
In its heyday, Dodge City epitomized the “Wild West.” Daily gunfights arose in the main street, which was lined with saloons and brothels. The city was nicknamed “Queen of the Cowtowns” because of its active cattle trade. Today, the laid-back atmosphere offers a peek into life as it was during the Frontier Days.
Boot Hill Museum offers exhibits to entertain any member of the family. Admire Victorian fashion or look at famous guns used during Wild West days. The Cowboy Hall of Fame tells stories of the region’s most famous, and infamous, frontiersmen. Journey back in time at the Long Branch Saloon, preserved to look exactly as it did in the mid-1800s. Walk along a re-creation of Front Street to experience Dodge City as it was in its heyday.
Boot Hill Cemetery provides a realistic snapshot of the violence of the Wild West. It earned its name because most men were buried with their boots on.
HorseThief Reservoir is the perfect place to bring a picnic. Pack fishing poles and canoes or take a dip in the pristine water. Motorboat access enables waterskiing. Spend a night under the stars at one of the reservoir’s tent or RV campsites.
Dodge City has many parks offering playgrounds and walking trails. On hot days, the Municipal Pool is an ideal place for swimming and sunbathing. Spend several hours at the Wright Park Zoo to observe regional and exotic wildlife.
Watch real cowboys in action at Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. From roping contests to horse shows, this early August experience demonstrates the heart of Western culture. Investigate the historic downtown’s many statues and plaques commemorating the town’s turbulent past.
Drive or fly to the region or take an Amtrak train right into the downtown. Hitch a ride on the Dodge City Trolley for an area tour. Dodge City is filled with shops and restaurants guaranteed to leave both suitcases and stomachs a little more full.
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Gallery walls will always be chic to me.
Especially when you have so much fabulous art to design one with!
I was practically salivating at all of the fabulous pieces in this client’s collection. Individually her paintings are all gorgeous, but displayed together, they really sing!
Mixed media of watercolor, oil, acrylic, prints…she has so many pretty ones!
I spent a day at this client’s home arranging bookshelves, hanging art, moving furniture around…it was too fun!
Here’s what I did in the grasscloth-walled library over the fun leather chesterfield style sofa.
Here’s how it began…
And, how it ended. :))
Oh, and I took a cue from my girl Martha Stewart by arranging these books by spine color – I think it creates order and interest at the same time. Tucked between are tiny talismans, objets de art, and tribal figurines from traveling.
A fun display indeed!
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The Ag-Climate Update is a joint effort between our climate and extension specialists. Every month the update includes a brief summary of that month, agronomic impacts, relevant maps and graphs, 1-month temperature and precipitation outlooks, monthly extremes, and notable highlights.
February 2020: Dry – north and Wet – south, but soil moisture still dry in western KS
With respect to climate, February was middle-of-the-road. It ranked as the 33rd wettest February due to the pushing precipitation south by polar vortexes. It ranked as the 66th warmest, right in the middle of the distribution. Atwood set a new record high temperature for the month, with 84 oF on the 3rd. Across the state, 48 new daily record high temperatures were recorded, all on either the February 2nd or 3rd. Despite that warm start, the month averaged slightly cooler than normal.
Statewide precipitation averaged slightly above normal, with a distinct gradient north to south. All three northern climate divisions were below normal, while all three southern climate divisions were much above normal. Severe weather was limited, and confined to winter weather conditions. There were no reports of tornadoes, hail, or damaging wind.
Winter wheat is beginning to emerge from dormancy, and monitoring the first hollow stem development is important in dual-purpose wheat production systems (Figure 1).
Figure 1. First hollow stem K-State test plots. Photo by Romulo Lollato, K-State Research and Extension.
View the entire February Ag-Climate Summary, including the accompanying maps and graphics (not shown in this summary), at http://climate.k-state.edu/ag/updates/.
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Glut partout, with its outrider uneasiness, its chum loss of focus. Evening of pawing “at” one book after another, a dog discontented with its lot, the whole backyard filled up with chewed up and discarded bones.
“Fantômas.”The whole history of the twenty-first century there in a brusque exchange of a century ago, opening salvo of the “two inspired hacks” (John Ashbery) Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre’s Fantômas (1911). The empty signifier filling with the blood-stained gauze of the desire (fear) that obstructs the sight the eyes it intends to mend. (Ashbery, rather mystified by the success of the series—“The prose, the plots, the personages of what has come to be known as the geste de Fantômas were constructed of the requisite industrial-strength fustian”—points to a famous engraving by Félicien Rops, “Satan Sowing Tares,” suggesting that Gino Starace’s lurid cover for the initial Fantômas owed it a nod.) Agreed on both counts.
“What did you say?”
“I said: Fantômas.”
“And what does that mean?”
“Nothing. . . . Everything!”
“But what is it?”
“Nobody. . . . And yet, yes, it is somebody!”
“And what does the somebody do?
Severo Sarduy (Christ on the Rue Jacob) in the Beckett-echo (“Texts for Nothing”:
Writing is useless. It does nothing to rescue those who are swept away by a sea of lava, who lie already beneath that stone.(Beckett, out of “Texts for Nothing” #4: “The truth is he’s looking for me to kill me, to have me dead like him, dead like the living. He knows all that, but it’s no help his knowing it, I don’t know it, I know nothing. He protests he doesn’t reason and does nothing but reason, crooked, as if that could improve matters. He thinks words fail him, he thinks because words fail him he’s on his way to my speechlessness, to being speechless with my speechlessness, he would like it to be my fault that words fail him, of course words fail him. He tells his story every five minutes, saying it is not his, there’s cleverness for you. He would like it to be my fault that he has no story, of course he has no story, that’s no reason for trying to foist one on me.”) Backhandedly akin to a squib of Rilke’s (“Memory”):
Writing and the rest. A lesson in the ephemeral for anyone who looks helplessly at those bodies covered with mud, shielded, asphyxiated by a scab that slowly hardens, marble-white hair, blood-drained faces. Vomited by the earth, the water, black with coal and ash, rises until it suffocates the pale praying mouth, their sex organs ripped off with one stroke.
In the face of these passing images, a healthy divertissement is the diligent threading of words, aligning them precisely and rhythmically: absurd hobby of the idle, benign vice of the unemployed.
Blink your eyes, string a phrase together, and an entire city has been buried, every sleeping citizen petrified, the children hugging their toys, their dogs: porous statues of larva.
Writing presumes a lack of awareness, or slight irresponsibility, on the part of the one who forgets or wades while, caught in the magma, the precipitous shroud solidifying around her, a little girl asks her mother to pray.
I repeat: I find it quite comprehensible that those who have to depend entirely upon themselves, upon their own life’s usefulness and bearableness, should feel a certain relief, if there is induced in them a spiritual nausea which enables them to rid themselves piece-wise of the misunderstandings and indigestible experiences of their childhood. But I? Am I not, indeed, born to form angels, things, animals, if need be, monsters, precisely in connexion with such experiences, which were beyond experiencing, were too big, too premature, too horrible?How’d Clark Coolidge put it in “Arrangement,” propping the phenomenal smear up with Heraclitus? “The most beautiful world is like a heap of rubble tossed down in confusion.” Or there’s Blake’s letter to the Reverend D. Trusler (23 August 1799):
I perceive that your Eye[s] is perverted by Caricature Prints, which ought not to abound so much as they do. Fun I love, but too much Fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth is better than Fun, & Happiness is better than Mirth—I feel that a Man may be happy in This World. And I know that This World is a World of Imagination & Vision I see Every thing I paint In This World, but Every body does not see alike. To the Eyes of a Miser a Guinea is more beautiful than the Sun, & a bag worn with the use of Money has more beautiful proportions than a Vine filled with Grapes. The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the Eyes of others only a Green thing that stands in the way. Some See Nature all Ridicule & Deformity & by these I shall not regulate my proportions, & Some Scarce see Nature at all But to the Eyes of the Man of Imagination Nature is Imagination itself. As a man is So he Sees. As the Eye is formed such are its Powers You certainly Mistake when you say that the Visions of Fancy are not to be found in This World.“As a man is So he Sees.” So that one in the unforced perusal of the hardly abstruse, the pilings up and tossings down, one comes to think of James Tate’s 1979 “Goodtime Jesus” as being “in cahoots with” Gertrude Stein’s 1935 “Mark Twain Centenary”:
Jesus got up one day a little later than usual. He had been dreaming so deep there was nothing left in his head. What was it? A nightmare, dead bodies walking all around him, eyes rolled back, skin falling off. But he wasn’t afraid of that. It was a beautiful day. How ’bout some coffee? Don’t mind if I do. Take a little ride on my donkey, I love that donkey. Hell, I love everybody.
Mark Twain CentenaryStein’s never at a loss for words. She says (“Emp Lace”): “Eight o’clock. / Rubbish.” She says: “Eight o’clock pussish. / Eight o’clock radish. / Eight o’clock and a lump.” A Heraclitean lump.
Mark Twain did a great many things and everything he did was all he did and he did make a dead man dead. I think he was the first man to ever do that and it was a great American thing to do.
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Jan: Launch of Dudu iPad App
We ushered in the new year with the launch of our Dudu iPad App, Dudu 嘟嘟! This app increases the accessibility of the Dudu Personalised Chinese Learning System to all users. With the iPad app, users can now enjoy Dudu's eBooks on an iPad, anytime and anywhere. With over 200 eBooks available on Dudu, learning Chinese becomes more interesting and enjoyable.
The app features an offline functionality, in which users are able to download Dudu's eBooks on their device when there is an active Internet connection, and these downloaded eBooks can be accessed at any time, even without Internet connectivity. In offline mode, users are still able to access a large majority of Dudu's features, including audio narrations and Hanyu Pinyin.
The app is now available on the AppStore, and can be accessed by any user with an existing Dudu account! For sales enquiries regarding Dudu, or any of our other products, drop us an e-mail at [email protected], or call our hotline at +65 6634 6236.
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Re: Will the Rem 9 1/4 twist stabalize the 162g A-Max?
I know of two guys shooting it in factory Rem tubes. One in a STW and one in a 7 Rem. Both are shooting lights out. I find it quite odd that the guy shooting the 24" Rem mag is getting more velocity than the 26" STW. The STW shoots little bugholes @ 2950 fps so the guy just didn't push it any more.
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Highly decorative full size fluted horse chamfron made from hybrid polyurethane. Supplied with holes ready for wall mounting.
This armor can be used for LARP events, Stage, Faire and Medieval Re-enactments.
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If your gums rest too low or too high on your teeth and you are unhappy with your smile, you may be a candidate for gum contouring surgery. Also called gum reshaping or tissue sculpting, this cosmetic dental procedure can even out an uneven gum line and give you a smile you can be proud of.
What Causes Uneven Gums?
A number of things can cause your gums to be too low or too high. Gums that cover a large portion of your teeth can make your teeth look small. This may be the result of genetics, a particular health problem, or taking certain prescription drugs.
Gums that are too high and make your teeth appear long are often caused by gum recession, a condition in which gum tissue pulls back from a tooth and exposes the tooth‘s root. Not only can gum recession make your teeth look long, it can lead to serious dental problems such as decay and tooth loss. Gum recession may also be a sign of periodontal disease, the deterioration of the supporting structures of the teeth (gums and bone) .
Gum Contouring Surgery: Is It Necessary?
Gum contouring alone is considered a cosmetic procedure. Most of the time it is not medically necessary. Most people have their gums reshaped to improve the appearance of their smile. However, some people undergo gum contouring surgery as part of other necessary periodontal procedures, such as crown lengthening, pocket reduction, and regenerative procedures.
Gum contouring procedures not considered cosmetic include adding gum tissue when recession has occurred and trimming overgrown tissue that has covered part of the tooth crown.
What Type of Doctors Perform Gum Contouring?
Many general dentists and periodontists (gum specialists) can perform the gum contouring procedure. Before having the procedure done, ask your dentist about his or her knowledge and experience with the process.
Gum Contouring: How Much Does It Cost?
The cost of gum contouring depends on the extent of the work being done. Talk to your dentist about the cost based on your individual needs. Dental insurance does not typically cover gum contouring for cosmetic purposes.
Gum Contouring: What to Expect
Gum contouring surgery is performed in the dentist’s office. Currently, dentists use scalpels, lasers, and radiosurgery to perform the gum contouring procedure. Ask your dentist which technique would be the most suitable for your situation.
Before surgery, your doctor should go over what he or she will be doing during the procedure. Often, dentists will use a pen and draw a line to mark the new gum line. That way, you can see exactly how much gum will be removed or how the gum line will be reshaped.
A local anesthetic may be applied to numb the area. Sometimes, bone at the front of the tooth’s root must also be removed during gum contouring to get the best long-term results.
Gum Contouring: Recovery
The day of surgery, you should rest and limit your activities. It may take a few days or weeks for your gums to heal completely. Your dentist will give you specific directions about what you need to do to aid the recovery process. Here are some general tips to get you through the recovery period:
- Ease pain by taking an over-the-counter pain reliever, such as Tylenol or Advil, as directed by your dentist. Do not take aspirin, which can cause bleeding.
- Eat soft, cool foods, such as eggs, pasta, yogurt, cottage cheese, soft vegetables, and ice cream, for the first few days after surgery. Avoid spicy foods and anything with seeds until your gums have healed completely.
- Follow your dentist’s directions on when and how to brush your teeth during the healing process.
If you notice excessive swelling or bleeding, or if you have any concerns following the procedure, call your dentist.
Gum Contouring: The Risks
No surgery is without risks. The risks associated with gum contouring include:
- Allergic reaction to the anesthetic (rare)
- Relapse of gum tissue
If you are unhappy with the way your teeth and gums look, talk to your dentist to see if gum contouring surgery is right for you. But remember, as with any cosmetic procedure, the end result depends on the skill of the doctor. Do not go to just anyone. Do your homework and make sure you are comfortable with the dentist’s abilities. Ask the dentist what additional training he or she has had in cosmetic dentistry. Also, ask to see photos of the work he or she has done, and make sure you like what you see.
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I don't actually measure my ingredients, so this is an estimate.
To make this one, I used:
2 - 3 cups almond milk
2 frozen bananas (when they start to get too ripe, I put them in the freezer for smoothies)
2 cups of mixed frozen greens, this time it was spinach and kale (again, if I am not going to use greens before the use by date, I put them in the freezer)
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen blueberries
I play around with the ingredients and vary the amounts depending on what I have on hand.
I blend the almond milk with the greens first to make sure that the greens are completely blended and there are no clumps! Then I add the frozen fruit and blend, adding more milk as necessary. I have found that blueberries are perfect for making the smoothies look more appealing to kids.
Why not read a fun monster book with your monster smoothie?
Everyone is familiar with this book, right? With each turn of the page, a big green monster comes together, BUT keep reading because you get to make that Big Green Monster go away! With four kids ranging in age from 15 down to 16 months, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book over and over again and look forward to introducing it to my youngest!
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NightSide – Janet Domenitz And Chris Flynn Debate Expanding The Bottle Bill
BOSTON (CBS) – There are some big ballot questions for Massachusetts voters to decide this coming November. One of these issues is a proposal that would expand the bottle bill. The current law puts a five cent deposit on soda and beer bottles, but the expanded version would include juice, energy drinks, and water. Dan is joined in studio by Janet Domenitz, Executive Director of MASSPIRG (Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group), and Chris Flynn, from the Massachusetts Food Association. Tune in to hear both perspectives on this issue.
Originally broadcast July 28th, 2014.
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Map Village Kujbyshevo – SpinTires 2014
Friends. I want to share with you another card named
village. Kuibyshev. At this time, the maximum card size (32×32)
The roads varied, from asphalt to dirt swamp
on the side of the machine. For those who like to work manipulator
It will be much easier to get a card. However, the play and
You see for yourself. I hope that the card is much like it.
And so, on the map: the default pack of cars except
second MAZ, ie KrAZ, URAL, KAMAZ, ZIL, UAZ and MAZ.
Also, a garage, two gas stations, five sawmills, a felling
normal boot and one with manual loading of logs.
To all fifteen points of intelligence.
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How do you drive an F12berlinetta? We asked Fernando Alonso who, faced with such an extreme test at Fiorano, didn’t want to do without the assistance of his F1 Race Engineer Andrea Stella. How did it go? We hear it directly from the lucky, and very brave, passenger himself
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes
We are about to start our final lap around Fiorano. ‘OK,’ I say to Fernando, ‘this is our last lap, let’s really go for it, do a real qualifying style lap…’ At which point he transforms his driving style, moves his hands with much more economy at the steering wheel, and is immediately much more focused. His body language changes completely, his eyes open wider and he starts to drive, pushing the F12berlinetta to its limits at both ends, but without putting it into oversteer or understeer. That’s just a recipe for wasting time.
In that qualifying lap Fernando drives in such a way as to cover the least possible ground at the highest possible speed. It’s fascinating to witness the transformation, from photographer-pleasing show-boating – expertly balancing the steering wheel and throttle to execute dramatic, perfectly judged power-slides – to ultra focused racer. To be frank, the first time we enter the fast curve after the hairpin bend it startles me a little.
Fernando takes it at a speed that should be impossible and unthinkable in a road car, and I wonder how we are going to get round the rest of the corner. Then, already committed, Fernando slows down, with the lightest touch on the brakes: it’s a manoeuvre that is very much on the edge of what is advisable, as all test drivers and engineers know, considering the lateral load the car is already trying to cope with.
But the F12berlinetta remains totally stable, which amazes me. It is not as if Fernando didn’t have to use the wheel in this phase; the stability and the low load transfer feel as though they belong to a racing car. I ponder the aerodynamic loading the F12berlinetta generates – 120kg at 200km/h (our current speed on the track), which means, of course, that a vertical force is pushing the car towards the ground and helping it travel at a velocity I didn’t think was within the remit of what we know is possible for a conventional car.
I have been working at Maranello for 13 years now. I know the Company and its technical expertise very well indeed. I have worked beside Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen and now Fernando Alonso as a Race Engineer. When you do this sort of work, there is not a single detail that is not analysed and scrutinised in the search for continuous, unstoppable improvement.
Aerodynamics, of course, is much more than a detail because in Formula One it is the key to performance. An F1 car has vertical loads much greater than a ton at high speed. What is surprising is the fact that the same effects can be transferred to a Ferrari road GT, clothed in lines that really look as though they were designed to satisfy aesthetic requirements rather than aero ones, in complete contrast to a race car.
To understand the psychological barrier that a driver has to face when he relies on the “ground effect” created by aerodynamics, I remember how much trouble Valentino Rossi had in finding the limit around Fiorano’s fastest corner when we let him evaluate an F1 car a few years ago. He tended to touch the brake instinctively, which is something you can only do if you let up the accelerator. However, when he touched the brake, the load transfer to the front, the consequent reduction in speed, and therefore in aerodynamic loading, made Valentino feel as if the car was right at its limit. In fact, the top speed for this particular curve was much higher, as shown by Schumacher’s telemetry data which we used as a reference.
Once convinced that he did not actually need to brake, Valentino – gradually – started to avoid doing so, but he later told us that he had to concentrate hard not to move his left foot, because otherwise it would have moved to the brake on its own. After which, he then had to convince himself, with the same degree of mental effort, that he was not to release the throttle too much and that he had to rely on the car’s innate capacity to glue itself to the ground more firmly the faster the car went…
I am an engineer first and foremost, so my account of my adventure in the F12berlinetta with Alonso has not been a very easy thing for me to express. But there are some things I can say for certain: first, it was a wonderful experience and a special occasion. I had already seen what it means to go at a speed nearly as fast as an F1 car when I did some laps with him driving a three-seater (a uniquely adapted single-seater reconfigured for three places and used at Fiorano for lucky and some might say foolhardy people).
Today, however, I have the opportunity of seeing him drive while sat right beside him. As happens with the three- seater (where the driver talks with the passenger via intercom, as long as they feel able to speak while travelling at barely six seconds under full F1 speed), I could ask him to comment on some manoeuvres. I found this vantage point really interesting, because I’m usually talking to him from the pit wall while he is on track.
The second thing is our personal relationship, at work and outside. Each of us has a role: I ask and tell him about work-related matters and the overall activities of our team. Ours is a relationship of trust and loyalty, shot through with the right dose of professionalism. It is not a question of friendship. Certainly if Fernando invites me to dinner with him after a victory, we can share afeeling of friendship. But when we are working and, above all, on grand prix days, it is trust, loyalty and professionalism that count.
That said, back to our test at Fiorano. This wasn’t Alonso’s first experience of an F12berlinetta. As Ferrari drivers always do, Fernando had contributed to the development of this car. I admit I didn’t know this, but I find out as soon as I get in… ‘Do you know this car well?’ I ask. He answers with evident pride that he has been personally involved in its development. ‘You’ll see what an upshift and downshift should be. I was very fussy about how these points were worked out.’
It’s 5.30pm, the sky a little cloudy, the track dry, the air temperature 28°C, the track temperature 46°C and the outside humidity 40 per cent. There is no wind. As I get in, I give Fernando the figures for the car in a deliberately loud voice: power output of 740hp (virtually the same as a current single-seater), at 1,525kg obviously heavier (about two-and-a-half-times, in fact), acceleration from 0 to 100km/h in 3.1 seconds (not much less than an F1 car, which does it in 2.6 seconds), lap time at Fiorano, 1 minute 23 seconds. ‘Hadn’t we better try it out?’ Fernando says. Yes, we had better do so.
Fernando finds his driving position and tells me that if he was in a race, he would pull the wheel even nearer. I put the seat forward, so that I can jam my feet down. Should you ever find yourself alongside a driver like Alonso and a car with the F12berlinetta’s epic performance, the best thing you can do is to find a way to move as little as possible. With him, however, it will not be easy to keep still without a four-point seat belt!
We’re off. The acceleration is almost comparable with the three-seater. Not quite as good, but even so it doesn’t seem believable that we are in a road car. Fernando doesn’t say a word. After a curve or two, I ask him how the brake pedal feels compared with our race car. ‘It’s very similar. The brakes bite at once, they’re effective, very racing… the pedal travel is similar too.’ I ask him if he would remove the anti-lock braking system (ABS) if he raced with this car. He hesitates. ‘Well, I don’t know, I wouldn’t be certain,’ he replies, thus implicitly confirming the quality of the system.
Then I tell him that when I looked at the data for the German Grand Prix qualifying session, I saw that when the rear brakes were locking on curve six on the wet surface, he removed pressure from the pedal (to reduce the risk of the wheels locking) and then reapplied it (to stop in time without leaving it too late) in 0.17 seconds! That’s a man who is practically as fast as an ABS system.
He grimaces slightly, letting me know he has understood. Understood that he has exceptional driving gifts and remarkable technique. In fact it is these details, demonstrated through telemetry, that allow you to appreciate the huge gifts of control necessary to be a front-line driver. These gifts make a difference when you drive F1 cars, the most sophisticated in existence.
Fernando plays his first trick on me on curve four: he hurls the car sideways with the tyres billowing smoke. It’s fun to know that he is at the wheel, but I am struck by his capacity to work the wheel and accelerator, modulating and blending them perfectly during the moment at which a normal person would get frightened, let the accelerator go and the car would probably spin. I say, ‘But you obviously turned the traction control off!’ He confirms that you can’t do a manoeuvre like that with the system active. I ask him how this aid works on a high-performance vehicle compared with how it once functioned in F1.
‘Obviously, it cuts off much more than if it were on an F1 of that time… but it’s OK, it’s very good. Traction control and the other control systems make the car very safe despite its huge power.’ One thing that surprises me is that, even against the marvellous 12-cylinder soundtrack, which Fernando revs up to the limiter, you can still converse with one another perfectly. Fernando plays with the operatic sound effect, but also the mechanical effect of the up and down gearshifts.
All the more satisfying for the role he played in it. Then I ask him about the car’s stability. ‘It’s one of the most stable cars I’ve driven,’ he says as we approach curve seven: a long, difficult bend. ‘It’s very precise and turns in the exact direction that the driver wants.’ The weight distribution of the F12berlinetta is exactly the same as that of the F1 car: front 46 per cent and rear 54 per cent.
Taking advantage of the fact that I am inside the car and not, for once, outside, I ask him to make the balance of the car clearer. The demonstration that follows makes all comments superfluous.
We are at curve eight, he goes in very fast, extremely fast, then lets the car go, taking his foot off the brake and entering a free rolling condition (on a curve, no brake, no accelerator). This is another moment, I must say frankly, at which I briefly wonder if we are going to stay on the track.
But the car rolls with it gracefully on its four wheels in a substantially neutral manner. ‘You see, this is good balance, with a really positive front end,’ comments Fernando. Message received!
I ask if he is more focused now or in a qualifying round. He moves a lot, because you have to be reactive when you go so fast. And in this he is very fast, both when working the pedals and turning the wheel. ‘I’m moving about more now, but I concentrate much more in a qualifying round,’ he says, before doing another powerslide (traction control still OFF) coming out of a curve.
I think again of the powerslides Fernando executes during some shots (with me in the car), literally almost grazing the photographer’s car. It makes you wonder how he manages to be so masterful and, above all, to have such a feeling for distance. In practice, when you think about it, it’s like in a race when you see the cars coming close to each other at very high speeds, without the drivers being able to see, from their positions, where their tyres or the front wings finish. Drivers can do this, we know, but sometimes I must admit that I take it for granted, overlooking how exceptional such an ability and spatial awareness really is. Today I’ve brushed up on this concept.
As I reflect again on the experience, I must be honest. It has been a remarkable experience with an incredible car and a driver who is not only a former double World Champion but also a serene, open person. A person who is able to put you at your ease even in situations that, it is fair to say, are not exactly usual.
On Sunday we will each be in our place once again: I’ll be on the pit wall and he’ll be on track. We will discuss everything to do with the race, about everything that contributed to the result. In Italian of course. By now it has become a habit.
Published on The Official Ferrari Magazine 18 issue September 2012
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1919 APRIL the administration of the national bauhaus at weimar.
WALTER GROPIUS THE ULTIMATE AIM OF ALL CREATIVE ACTIVITY IS A BUILDING! The decoration of buildings was once the noblest function of fine arts, and fine arts were indispensable to great architecture. Today they exist in complacent isolation, and can only be rescued by the conscious co-operation and collaboration of all craftsmen. Architects, painters, and sculptors must once again come to know and comprehend the composite character of a building, both as an entity and in terms of its various parts. Then their work will be filled with that true architectonic spirit which, as “salon art�, it has lost.
The old art schools were unable to produce this unity; and how, indeed, should they have done so, since art cannot be taught? SCHOOLS MUST RETURN TO THE WORKSHOP The world of the patterndesigner and applied artist, consisting only of drawing and painting must become once again a world in which things are built.
If the young person who rejoices in creative activity now begins his career as in the older days by learning a craft, then the unproductive “artist� will no longer be condemned to inadequate artistry, for his skills will be preserved for the crafts in which he can achieve great things.
ARCHITECTS, PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, we must all return to crafts! For there is no such thing as “professional art”. There is no essential difference between the artist and the craftsman.
AN EXALTED CRAFTSMAN BY THE GRACE OF HEAVEN and in rare moments of inspiration which transcend the will, art may unconsciously blossom from the labor of his hand, but a base in handicrafts is essential to every artist. It is there that the original source of creativity lies
LET US THEREFORE CREATE A NEW GUILD OF CRAFTSMEN Without the class-distinctions that raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists! Let us desire, conceive, and create the new building of the future together. It will combine architecture, sculpture, and painting in a single form, and will one day rise towards the heavens from the hands of a million workers as the crystalline symbol of a new and coming faith.The National Bauhaus at Weimar grew out of the merger of the former GrandducalSaxonian School of Graphic Arts and the Grandducal Saxonian School of Arts and Crafts, with the addition of a new department for architecture.
OBJECTIVES OF THE
The Bauhaus strives to reunite arts and crafts – sculpture, painting, applied art, and handicrafts – as the permanent elements of a new architecture. The ultimate, though distant aim of the Bauhaus is the Einheitskunstwerk (Uniform Work of Art) – the great construction that recognizes no boundaries between monumental and decorative art. The Bauhaus wants to educate architects, painters and sculptors of all sorts to become qualified craftsmen or independent creative artists. It also aspires to establish a study group of leading artists who will be able to design buildings in their entirety – from rough brickwork to completion, including embellishments and furnishings that reflect a similar spirit and unity.
PRINCIPLES OF THE
THEREFORE THERE ARE NO TEACHERS AND PUPILS AT THE BAUHAUS, BUT MASTERS, JOURNEYMEN, AND APPRENTICES.
Art in itself is beyond all methods; it cannot be taught. However, one can teach a trade. Architects, painters, sculptors are artisans in the true sense of the word, therefore the thorough mechanical training of all such students in workshops is an indispensable foundation for all creative activities. (Their own workshops should be completed gradually,and apprenticeships should be entered into with outside workshops.) The school is the servant of the workshop. One day the two will merge into one.
TEACHING METHODS AT THE BAUHAUS The manner of teaching arises from the nature of the workshop: organic form developed from mechanical knowledge elimination of all rigidity emphasis on creativity freedom of individuality but strict scholarship
Masters and journeymen are examined according to the regulations of the guilds by masters of the Bauhaus or outside masters from the trade guilds. Students participate in the projects of the masters.
There is common planning of extensive building projects – popular and cultural buildings – with utopian aims. All masters and students collaborate on these projects, aiming for eventual harmony of all elements and parts pertaining to the construction. There is continuous contact with the country’s leading experts on trade and industry, as well as with the public, through exhibitions and other events.
New experiments are carried on to solve the problem of exhibiting two- and three dimensional art in an architectonic frame. Finally, friendly relations are fostered between masters and students outside of the work by means of theater parties, lectures, poetry readings, concerts, and fancy dress balls.
WORK DISTRIBUTION PLAN THE TEACHING IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS: 1. Instruction for apprentices; 2. instruction for journeymen; and 3. instruction for junior masters.
The details of education within the framework of the general program and the work distribution plan, which has to be newly set up for each semester, are left to the judgement of the individual masters. In order to provide the students with the most multifaceted, extensive technical and artistic education, the work-distribution plan is so arranged that each prospective architect, painter, or sculptor may also participate in some of the other courses.
ENROLLMENT AND TUITION.
Space permitting, any person whose basic training is considered sufficient by the master counsel is admitted regardless of age or sex. The annual tuition fee is 180 marks (with the increased earnings of the Bauhaus, this should be gradually eliminated). In addition a single admission fee of twenty marks has to be paid. Foreigners pay double. Inquiries are to be made to the Secretariat of the National Bauhaus at Weimar.
Be it Bauhaus workshops or others, where students are obligated by contracts – comprise
A. Sculptors, stonemasons, stucco workers, wood sculptors,potters, plasterers; B. Blacksmiths, locksmiths, founders; C. Carpenters D. Scene painters, glass painters, mosaic workers, enamel workers E. Etchers, wood engravers, lithographers, printers of fine art, engravers; F. Weavers
2 The foundation of the Bauhaus teaching is instruction in a trade. Each student has to learn a trade.
DRAWING AND PAINTING
A. Free sketching from memory and imagination; B. Drawing and painting of heads, life models, and animals; C. Drawing and painting of landscapes, figures, plants, and stilI life; D.Compositions; E. Execution of mural paintings, plaques, and decorated chests; F. Lettering G. Construction and projection drawing; Design of exteriors, H. Design of furniture and commodities.
SCIENTIFIC AND THEORETICAL ARTS
A. Art history – emphasizing not a history of styles but the understanding of historical working methods and techniques; B. Science of materials; C. Anatomy – with live models; D. Physical and chemical theory of colors; E. Scientific methods of painting; F. Fundamentals of bookkeeping, drawing-up of contracts, contracts for the building of houses; G. Single lectures on subjects of general interest in the fields of art and science.
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Returning from Surfrider Foundation’s 7th Annual Coastal Recreation Hill Day
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WAYNE ROONEY may have been parading a freshly shaven head but it is Paul Gerrard facing a Crewe cut of a different kind after a night of discomfort for the Blues.
First the good news. Rooney (left) played the full 90 minutes and showed no ill-effects from the groin strain he sustained during training camp in Austria last week which forced him to miss the Blues' opening two pre-season friendlies.
The youngster looked sharp and re-invigorated after a well-earned summer rest, keeping Crewe goalkeeper Clayton Ince on his toes and easily proving Everton's most impressive performer.
But that's where the cheer ended for Blues boss David Moyes after his "A" team were humbled by a Crewe side which, still buoyed by their promotion back into the first division, fully deserved their victory.
Save two or three players, this was the core of the Everton side which came so close to securing a UEFA Cup spot in May. But on this evidence it is easy to see why Moyes has been keen to inject some fresh blood - particularly a cutting edge in midfield - to sustain the momentum into a squad which exceeded all expectations last season.
The defeat served only to further expose those key areas which Moyes must address. Clearly, with Richard Wright fighting to regain fitness in time for the Premiership kick-off at Arsenal next month, a goalkeeper is on the list of priorities for the Blues boss.
And his search is likely to be accelerated after a jittery performance from goalkeeper Gerrard, who was badly at fault for Crewe's second goal and once again failed to fully convince.
Gerrard may have earlier this week denied wanting a move out of Goodison Park, but it looks increasingly likely he will have little say in the matter.
If Moyes was seeking a decent work-out when this fixture was arranged, then he wasn't disappointed as Crewe - who held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at the weekend - were keen to upstage their more illustrious North West neighbours.
But last night's defeat looked unlikely in the early stages in which Everton were the brighter and came close to opening the scoring in the 10th minute, Steve Foster doing enough to nick the ball away from the head of Duncan Ferguson with the Scot poised to head home Alessandro Pistone's inviting cross from the right.
Moments later, pressing from Kevin McLeod (right) in midfield handed Lee Carsley possession and the Irishman instantly slipped Rooney through on goal. But as the youngster prepared to pull the trigger just inside the area, Chris McCready raced back to produce a decisive challenge to clear the danger.
The Blues came close again on 21 minutes when a impressive save from Ince denied the visitors what would have been a well-worked goal. Rooney played a one-two with Ferguson which Scot Gemmill stepped over to leave the youngster with a clear shot, only for the Crewe keeper to save one-handed down to his right.
Gerrard was forced to paw away a teasing cross from Steve Jones but otherwise Everton were content to play keep-ball across the back and midfield while waiting for the chance to release the pace of Rooney over the top or find the head of the towering Ferguson.
Without any other recognised wide player in the starting line-up, Kevin McLeod provided the main outlet for the Blues. The youngster, who spent a spell on loan at Queens Park Rangers towards the end of last season, has admitted this will be the make-or-break campaign to determine his Goodison future.
He certainly had enough opportunity in the first half to impress the watching Moyes, but let himself down with some wayward crossing and the ease at which he was knocked off the ball. McLeod - along with the likes of subs Nick Chadwick and Leon Osman - won't need reminding that these are the games in which he should be proving there is a place for his undoubted talents in the Blues first team.
And Moyes later concurred: "He did some good things but he probably could have done better with his crossing, but it was a game for him."
Thomas Gravesen (left) was a tad unfortunate not to have been awarded a penalty after being dumped to the turf by Wright, while Gerrard was called into meaningful action just before half-time with a save low down to halt Dave Brammer.
However, there was nothing the Everton goalkeeper could do on 42 minutes when a superb throughball from Kenny Lunt split the Blues central defensive pairing of Joseph Yobo and Alan Stubbs and allowed Dean Ashton the chance to neatly slot home the opening goal.
Gerrard, though, was the guilty party when Crewe doubled their advantage moments after the interval. Paul Edwards set up fellow substitute Ben Rix, and Gerrard allowed the winger's shot from an angle to go straight through him and into the net.
Crewe manager Dario Gradi made seven changes for the second half and the home side's energy and drive surprised Everton, who until the first goal had controlled proceedings.
Brammer almost embarrassed the Blues goalkeeper once more with a cheeky 25-yard chip which clipped the top of the crossbar, but Gerrard redeemed himself slightly with a sprawling save to his right to deny Rix a second goal.
With Rooney, of course, Everton retain an explosive element of their own and he saw an audacious 30-yard effort beaten out by Ince before the keeper was lucky to be in the right place when the Blues striker unleashed another piledriver.
Gerrard was at fault again on 57 minutes when he allowed Justin Cochrane's speculative cross to curl across the face of goal and against a post, while Chadwick - on for Ferguson - brought the best out of Ince with a 16-yard drive.
Rooney continued his one-man assault on Crewe's goal with two efforts which flashed dangerously close to Ince's goal before striking a post, but the goal he deserved never arrived.
But Everton as a whole got what they deserved. Embarrassing? Not quite. But not what Moyes would have wanted - nor expected.
CREWE ALEXANDRA (4-4-2): Ince (Tomlinson 81); Wright (Sodje 46), Moses (Macauley 86), Foster (Walker 46), McCready (Smith 46); Lunt (Rix 46), Brammer, Cochrane (Platt 86), Vaughan (Bell 46); Jones (Edwards 46), Ashton (Robinson 46). Subs: Varney, Karagianis, Yates.
EVERTON (4-4-2): P Gerrard; Pistone, Yobo, Stubbs, Unsworth; Carsley (Osman 55), Gemmill, Gravesen, McLeod; Rooney, Ferguson (Chadwick 55). Subs: Brown, A Gerrard, Schumacher.
REFEREE: Uriah Rennie.
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Spice M6363 is a dual-SIM mobile phone M6363, with dual memory slot. Spice M6363 comes with 2.0-inch 65K TFT color show with resolution of 176 x 220 pixels, 2 mega pixel camera with zoom, a audio and video player with recording. Spice M6363 Supports 8 GB Memory which enables you to easily store and share your movies, music, photos and other data.
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Spice M6363 dimensions are 107 x 48.2 x 15.5 mm. The talk time is Up to 8 hours and 400 h stand by. Spice M6363 operates at frequencies of GSM 900/1800/1900 MHZ | GSM 900/1800/1900 MHZ. The messaging features in Spice M6363 are SMS, EMS and MMS.
Spice Mobiles Ltd. is a part of Spice Group, a multi-faceted group with an exclusive telecom eco-system in India. With "Innovation" as the company's mantra, Spice began the process of revolutionizing the Communication & Entertainment sector, with its new age technologically advanced state of the art mobile phones.
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This phone has a very good batery back up but the camera quality is really worst. It has a very little memory for storinig the messages.
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This is my first post so sorry if the question sounds incredibly dumb. I just purchased a 2004 Deville DHS and I can't figure out how to remove the top (with the caddy emblem) cover. Everything I read says remove two plastic screws then lift up and forward to clear the rear metal clip. Problem is, I can't find these two screws anywhere. Help. NEVER MIND. I FOUND THAT THERE ARE NO SCREWS ON THE 2004 DHS. ALL I NEEDED TO DO WAS PULL UP ON THE COVER TO DISENGAGE THE CLIP-ON POSTS UNDER THE CENTER OF THE COVER.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
fter my walking in Philly I came home and continued to walk, which started to cause me plantar fascia pain so I had to back off. It was disappointing to have something as basic as walking taken away. I was feeling like there wasn’t anything I could do. I realized that if I walked with friends my feet were okay but when I walked on my own I walked too fast and they hurt. It was a good reason to get together with friends so I started making walking and hiking dates. My friend Haley and I hadn’t seen each other in a while so walk were a good way to catch up. She’s been injured can’t run either so we can commiserate.
My cousin Andrea had planned months ago to do the Leavenworth half marathon in October; she invited any interested cousins to come along. Pete and I met three of my cousins and their significant others there. Since this is the year of injuries, nobody was actually running the race. We went to Octoberfest, hiked and climbed. It was probably more fun than planning the weekend around the race anyway. We decided to make it an annual event.
The following weekend Pete, Rachel, Michelle and I watched the Spokane Marathon on our cruisers. My cousin Josie was doing her first marathon so we made a sign and cheered for her in several places. We saw her at the beginning of Doomsday hill and she was looking pretty good. But halfway up we saw that she stopped to walk. It may have just been an excuse to run, but I decided to catch up to her and encourage her. I had to run almost all the way up, in my jeans and bike helmet, to catch her. It was fun! Once I got up to her, I channeled my dad’s encouraging spirit and got her running again. I ran back down the hill happy that she was smiling and that I’d run. Then I stopped and gasped. I don’t think I’ll start my running with hill repeats.
After all that spectating, I went to Flagstaff, AZ for an alumni swim meet later in the month. It was very low key, nobody timed the events and you just raised your hand if you wanted to swim. Of course, I wanted to know my times. The pool was 25 meters, not yards and it was at 7000 feet, so times wouldn’t have meant much anyway. The first event was 100 Freestyle. At about 28 meters, I wasn’t sure how I was going to make it to the 50, let along the full 100. I was trying to figure out how to get my friend Leia to dive in at the 50 and make it a relay. My arms hurt so bad, I was out of breath, even my teeth hurt. I’d forgotten what 7000 feet felt like. I managed to finish, but only by sheer willpower. I’m glad nobody was timing me. After that I stuck with 50s where I could out sprint the lack of oxygen at 7000 feet.
After the meet there was a fun reunion social and I saw swimmers and divers that I hadn’t seen in ten years. I hiked through aspen groves in the San Francisco Peaks and through the red rocks of Sedona. At this point I was just starting to run so I got to do a few one minute runs during my hikes.After seeing friends and sun in Arizona I wasn’t looking forward to going back home to rain and too much time spent at home without much to do.
When my friend Jerry said I should stay another week and help put on his Terrain Mud Run race in Phoenix, I only hesitated long enough to call Pete and see if he minded. He thought I should stay so I did. We spent Tuesday through Friday setting up for the race. I had no idea how much work went into a mud run. We had to unload a semi full of obstacles, lumber and supplies. Once we sorted out all of the different supplies we set up all of the obstacles including 20 foot climbing walls, 50 foot long traverse walls with giant cargo nets that weighed 400 pounds and had to be set up with a fork lift. This isn’t work I’m really accustomed to, especially when it was 93 degrees out! But it was fun, I loved working with others and seeing the race come together. I spend one day with Jerry’s mom marking the course. That was actually more tiring than the manual labor the guys were doing to set up the obstacles. It involved a lot of walking and re-walking the course and a lot less standing around thinking about how to set something up. I still managed to get my swims in either at 5am or 7pm. Swimming outdoors was nice because it was still so warm in October but I didn’t bring home a tan since I was always swimming in the dark.
On Saturday the race started at 9am and waves continued to start until 11:15. There were almost 1500 participants and they all looked like they were having a great time. From the fastest runners doing the 12 mile race to the girl in flip-flops holding a 64 oz. Big Gulp, everyone seemed to like getting muddy. All the participants were gone by 1:00. We stayed until 6:3
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I dont like that they dont have the same weapons, beside all of them look so thin. Competitors who are automatically moved may apply for qualification at a later date. I currently have 600k credits. Unfortunately, I don't know where to get the Spartan one, but I've been dying to get my hands on an Athenian ship cosmetic, their vessels just look too gorgeous. Head over to our Results and Photos page Select your event on the right under Past Races. There is a second Spartan one, don't think it's legendary though. There is a fort in Phokis called Desphina Fort that has one. Followers of Ares look the most immersive (I mean they look like bunch of morons but still). To earn an Elite Qualification Code (EQC), a competitor must be 14 years of age or older as of Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 for the 2020 season, or Friday, Jan 1st, 2021 for the 2021 season and meet at least one of the following criteria: An Elite competitor with an EQC may freely choose to register for, and compete in, the Age Group or Open categories at any event globally. (International Prize money will be converted from local currency to USD based on current exchange rates), What you need to know about running Elite/Age Group. Elite Spartans are the highest “tier” but crew themes are also purely cosmetic. Mortal Shell - The Good Times are Killing Me, 10. I’m not sure about an actual Athenian cosmetic. There is a fort in Phokis called Desphina Fort that has one. How does mongrels and normal spartan crew looks like? Again, do a conquest battle if you need the Spartans to take over there. Legendary is orange not purple. You can get the Warriors by being the # 1 contestant in The arena that's legendary. It wasn’t one you could find in the world but it was similar, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the assassinscreed community. I usually go for a female crew. Something worth remembering is that the Polemarchs will respawn as long as the Spartans control the area. Check out this guide to find out where to find Spartan Seals in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. He is a Safecracker/Engineer with Expert Gun License. Find amateur and professional yacht crew available worldwide. These three forts are some of the earliest forts you can attack so use them to get your Spartan Seals. The game gives you 200 helix credits pretty early on, and I bought Posidens Fury with that, Could someone send me a Pic from the Normal SPARTAN Crew Cosmetic (not the ELITE one), I did find one through a bounty mission, it was called the Lakonia. This Week's Biggest Gaming Deals via Amazon », 04. Multicrew is a feature in Elite Dangerous that allows players to serve as crew members on each others' ships, instantly transferring them to a secondary bridge position via drop-in, drop-out matchmaking.It is accessible via an option under the Social tab in the Comms panel of the HUD, and automatically activates voice-chat when in use.. Only ships with 2 or 3 pilot seats are Multicrew-compatible. Initial applications will be reviewed within 72 hours. So I just beat the main story and I'm starting to do some stuff before progressing on the cultist storyline. In the interest of continuing the growth of Spartan OCR as a truly competitive global sport, a competitor may no longer register for any Elite category heat (or purchase an Elite Season Pass) without first meeting qualifying criteria listed below. Where To Spend Orichalcum Ore In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Where To Find The Demigod Helmet In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, How To Romance Odessa In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Truth (Solovetsky) Or Lie (Duga), Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Secure Lazar Or Secure Park, How To Decrypt The Floppy Disk In Call Of Duty Black Ops: Cold War, Whiteboyz Wit Attitude: The Pursuit of Money Review. Hey, Taking the advice from a previous post here on the forums, I am about to buy a Cobra MK3 as my first ship (Free Sidewinder doesn't count). Where To Find Spartan Seals In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. There's also the cultist of kosmos members that you can loot underwater I believe it's also legendary. I just found the Elite Spartan Crew Theme, the Spartan theme fits nicely with my Spartan Hero gear and my black and red ship, but I wanted a Legendary Crew Theme, is there a Spartan one or one that is not from Athenas? 4.5k. Greek Athletes N/A Complete the Story Quests in the Elis region to unlock this crew. How does mongrels and normal spartan crew looks like? I did find one through a bounty mission, it was called the Lakonia. This video is unavailable. 100% Free. You will have to pick the right things to say to her or else she will get upset and ignore you. Successful applicants will be emailed a unique Elite Qualifying Code (EQC) which will be good for the remainder of the season. 1 year ago. However, I have no idea where to obtain it. This code must be input each time the competitor registers for an Elite category heat or chooses to purchase an Elite Season Pass. Check out this guide to find out where to find the Demigod Helmet In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary. Seriously... ive found some ship cosmetic stuff from fighting pirates. Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America), http://www.gamersheroes.com/game-guides/assassins-creed-odyssey-ship-cosmetics-guide/. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - Ancient Exterminator. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - Crushing Conclusion, 13. Fort Geraneia is another one that is in Megaris so if the Spartans control the area, you can get two done here very easily. There are a lot of forts in AC Odyssey but not all of them have the Polemarchs you are looking for. I am using barbarian skin - at least it looks weird.... Spartans are good but the lack of the same sword pushes me over. I really did not like Elite Spartan lacks of spears. This guide on Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Secure Lazar Or Secure Park will help you choose between securing Park or…, Operation Chaos has a Decrypt Floppy Disk objective. I got Elite Spartans but no Elite Athenians tho. The best source for honest game reviews, detailed guides and the latest happenings in the gaming industry. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the assassinscreed community. There are four types of crew member that can join the Adrestia. Watch Queue Queue. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Elite Category Qualification Requirement. The Babylonian cosmetic and Posidens Fury look sorta Athenian. I believe all of the store items are legendary as well. This fee covers program administration and processing and is non-refundable in the event of application rejection. Thanks for this but i feel pictures would of helped and would of made the tutorial more clearer. Click View Full Race Results. Watch Queue Queue This guide on How To Decrypt The Floppy Disk In Call Of Duty Black Ops: Cold War will guide you through the entire process so you can find the…, Looking to build on the success of 2017’s Observer, studio Bloober Team hopes to bring the psychological horror experience to next-generation platforms. Can I Transfer To Another Spartan Race, Another Person, Or Both. Every website which supports EDDN gets those updates immediately. Long answer: Not only EDDB but most of the Elite community websites are connected to a realtime data network called EDDN. Orichalcum Ore is very rare and valuable, and it can get you some awesome items. That would be cool. All rights reserved. Are we going to bet Spartan Crew for the ship? Press J to jump to the feed. I somehow reached a station with a shipyard by chance in the past but it only sold some luxury transportation ships (for many millions). If the Spartans aren’t in control there, do a conquest battle to get them there. For news, discussion and more about Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise. He can be found wandering inside and just outside of that room. It wasn’t one you could find in the world but it was similar. There's 2 Spartan ones that you can find, one for regular Spartan soldiers and another for elites. Tutorial Name: Godfather 2 - Best Crew Location, If you would like to post a comment please. It’s, Odessa is one of the early characters you can romance in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
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How many species of voles are there in the US?
Correct Trivia Answer: C
“There are 23 vole species in the United States. Seven notable species are widespread and cause significant economic damage.”
Voles, also called meadow mice or field mice, belong to the genus Microtus. Voles are compact rodents with stocky bodies, short legs, and short tails. Their eyes are small and their ears partially hidden. Their underfur is generally dense and covered with thicker, longer guard hairs. They usually are brown or gray, though many color variations exist.
There are 23 vole species in the United States. Seven notable species are widespread and cause significant economic damage.
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Great discussion going on over on Reddit:
(1944) After WWII FDR planned to implement a second bill of rights that would include the right to employment with a livable wage, adequate housing, healthcare, and education, but he died before the war ended and the bill was never passed.
Nice, cordial discussion going on over at Reddit:
I think the fundamental problem here lies in the definition of a “right”. “Rights”, as enumerated in the Constitution and described by Philosophers like John Locke are natural rights, or rights that are universal and inalienable from the individual. They are also negative rights – they exist outside the government’s control, and the government needs to do nothing to protect them. The only thing the government needs to do to protect your negative right to speech, expression, and religion is to not impinge on those rights in the first place. Then there are positive rights, the type of rights that FDR is advocating for here. They require the government to provide some product or service, and cannotexist unless the government does so. They are, by definition, not natural, as they cannot exist in a state of nature, without a functioning government. Whether or not you believe that positive rights should be provided, a distinction must be made between the two. To me, it’s irritating to hear entitlements (which is what FDR was advocating for) described as rights, since they are not in any way “rights” in the classical sense.
Edit: there are really good replies at the bottom of this chain, so if you want a different perspective, take a look at those.
This assumes that there is such thing as man in nature. While Locke thinks so, Rousseau would argue that there is no such thing as pre-social man, and that man is defined by his society (and by extension, the existence of a government)
Good point. But from what I understand, the Founding Fathers were more influenced by Locke in their belief in what constituted “rights”. If Rousseau had his way, we’d probably be much more of a democracy.
This is a wonderfully interesting discussion. Thank you.
Hey, no problem! Two Treatises of Government is a pretty interesting read, and not too long, if you want to learn more.
The civility of this discussion is great. You guys have peaked my interest.
Pop over to Reddit to read more of the discussion:
Source: (1944) After WWII FDR planned to implement a second bill of rights that would include the right to employment with a livable wage, adequate housing, healthcare, and education, but he died before the war ended and the bill was never passed. [2:00] : Documentaries
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I came here after doing a search on “startpage” about the SBofR’s and signed up to comment. That being said. I have a direct and personal interest in seeing that the SBofR’s becomes a realty. Not just an accepted part of governing but ratified by Congress as the first Bill of Rights was. Why? For every force there must be an equal or greater force. The current government that we have has placed us and the planet in grave danger due to inequality. This must change so that we may have a future that respects those citizens of the future, our children. I am also related to FDR and it is my duty to assist him in his goal even though he passed away long ago. If it is my duty then I also think it is your duty. Is it not?
That is fantastic. If you want to learn how it can easily be done… (and how FDR actually did it originally), you should download this short book: https://underground.net/7dif If you read just half of it, you will have a much greater understanding on how all it can be paid for (and it’s not by taxing the rich as most people think.)
I am a 4th cousin of FDR, I know how it was done. It is a matter of getting the Second Bill of Right’s ratified by Congress. Raising taxes on the wealthy may save the social net though, which would save Social Security, FDR’s landmark achievement. Which would be one step further away from the fascism we have today.
If there are those that have an interest, my site is:
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Another week come and gone. I am kind of glad it’s Friday. But it has been an ass Friday so far, so part of me says OMG BRING ON SATURDAY ALREADY.
- …that I was really well prepared to spend an hour or two with my daughter at the car dealership while my car got maintenance and repairs and got an emissions test.
- …that I was NOT well prepared to have the repair guy come out after 45 minutes and give me a laundry list of all the things that MUST be repaired, to the tune of $1200, before the emissions test can be done. And I need to have the emissions test to get my plates renewed at the end of the month. All this, after spending $1500 at this time last year to get repairs done.
- …that I was even less well prepared to find that it might be better, given the continuing deterioration of my car, to buy a new one. Or how much it would cost to do so.
- …that after two hours of surprising news, trying to juggle car part names and values and quote numbers in my head WHILE keeping my two year old happy and quiet and busy AND thinking about incurring big debt, when I finally got back out to my car to drive it back home I broke down and cried from the stress.
- …that I am ashamed to admit that I am a stereotypical female in that I can’t seem to deal productively with car repairs or salespeople at dealerships. And this really annoys me.
- …that I feel doubly bad because I just told my husband last night that I don’t think we could afford to get him a new computer this close to Christmas, and that we are only just getting out of the hole debt-wise, and then I had to break this news to him.
- …that it was very good news, once we got home from the dealership, to get a call from a well-recommended preschool here in town that I would like to get Stinkerbelle into next spring or summer, just because it seemed like something that was going right today. Even though there is a waiting list.
- …that my kid ate almost a half a peanut butter sandwich and a third of a banana at lunchtime, and it was a small victory worthy of much rejoicing.
- …that I want to eat a whole lot of baked goods right now. I know it would be bad for me, but I don’t care.
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The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, and as a college football fan, you only have one question on your mind about this matchup: Which schools did the players go to?
Well, they went to a lot of different schools, and we've broken down the rosters of both teams for you. It turns out that when you put the active rosters and injured reserve list into play, the college with the most representation in Super Bowl LII this year is ... Stanford.
Yes, Stanford. That nerdy school that produces all the apps on your phone and soon-to-be Super Bowl champions. The Cardinal have five players in the game with three on the Patriots (Jonathan Bademosi, Cameron Fleming, Jordan Richards) and two on the Eagles (Zach Ertz, Aziz Shittu).
After Stanford, there are six different schools with four players apiece: Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Oregon, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The four schools that were in this year's College Football Playoff have a total of nine players (Alabama and Georgia: 3, Oklahoma: 2, Clemson: 1) in the game.
Here are the top 15 colleges represented on both rosters.
Two players each: Auburn, Boise State, Cincinnati, Kent State, Memphis, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, TCU, Texas Tech, UCLA, Virginia, Washington, Washington State
One player each: Arizona State, Brown, Buffalo, BYU, California, Clemson, Colorado, Connecticut, Eastern Illinois, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (FL), Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Mississippi State, Monmouth, Navy, NC State, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Penn State, San Diego State, South Florida, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, West Alabama, West Texas A&M, Wyoming, Youngstown State
And here's a table breaking down the rosters by conference.
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These are the degrees in Royal Arch Masonry:
- Mark Master Mason
- Most Excellent Master
- The Supreme Degree of the Holy Royal Arch
Mark Master Mason
Evidence indicates that there was a form of the Mark Degree in existence as early as 1599. Its present form has evolved over the years from 1769, through the union in 1813, and the Concordant in 1860 to the present day.
The Mark Degree chronologically follows the Fellow Craft Degree and is one of the oldest degrees of Freemasonry. The Degree appears to have grown out of an ancient ceremony in which each Craftsmen selected a private mark with which to designate his work and this mark was fully registered with the constituted authority.
The legend of the Mark Degree is singularly instructive and is well founded on statements of Holy Writ relating to a period in the building of the Temple before the death of Hiram Abif. It teaches the lesson that education is the reward for labour and it contains a dramatic message that fraud can never succeed.
The symbol of the degree is the Penny.
Most Excellent Master
This degree deals with the completion of the first Temple, it celebrates the completion and dedication of the whole structure and the placing of the Ark of the Covenant in the Most Holy Place.
The title of Most Excellent Master was bestowed upon those workmen who had proven themselves to be proficient and outstanding masters of their profession.
The degree is based upon Biblical and historical facts and is presented in a manner designed to carry nearer to completion that character building, the foundation of which was laid in the preceding degrees.
The symbol of the degree is the Keystone.
The Supreme Degree of the Holy Royal Arch
Dating from 1752 the Royal Arch was for a long time an appendage to the Third Degree, being regarded by the Ancients as a Fourth Degree conferred in their Lodges.
Over its long history from the earliest days of Masonry it has become the most talked of, and written about Degree in Freemasonry. For many Masons, it is still regarded as the ultimate of the Craft system, having on numerous occasions, been described as “the most sacred part of Masonry” and “the root, heart and marrow of Masonry”.
The Royal Arch Degree deals with a lengthly period following the ending of Solomon’s reign. The Temple at Jerusalem has been destroyed, the Kingdom of Judea divided, and the tribes taken into captivity. Babylon eventually fell to Cyrus the Great and became part of the Persian Empire. Cyrus set free the Jewish captives and invited them to return to Jerusalem to commence rebuilding the temple.
The legend sets out to restore the genuine secrets of a Master Mason and this is accomplished by workmen who make a momentous discovery during their labours and an interesting and illuminating explanation of the nature of God is conveyed.
The symbol of this degree is the Triple Tau.
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In the world of the late 1800s, Eastern Europe and Russia experienced a change in leadership, which would cause a small, religious group, the Mennonites, to immigrate and found a village in the United States. These German speaking Mennonites settled in South Russia by the invitation of Catherine the Great. Immigrations, due to their religious conviction, became a motif amongst the Mennonites, who moved from central Europe, to South Russia, to the United States and Canada. The Mennonites, being against violence and warfare, refused to participate in any military roles. This refusal to fight raised questions about the their loyalty and courage, making military exemption very difficult to obtain. This repeated problem of finding exemption caused the Mennonites to seek a home away from Russia. The first group of the Mennonites to immigrate, the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren, left in 1874. They brought their cultural customs with them from Russia. They also brought their faith. This faith defined them, permeating their daily lives and guiding how they treated others and how they worked. This everyday common religion centered on the
gemeinde. This term generally refers to the Church, but carries far deeper connotations. The concept contains ideas of community, brotherhood, and faith. The gemeinde did not simply appear for Sunday morning worship services, but provided the framework and goal of all of cultural practice and society.
II. Literature Review
Popular religious history as a genre arises from the larger genre of popular history.1 This genre, popularized by Marxist historians in the 1960s, looks at the lives of everyday people. This contrasts most of the histories before this time, which historians wrote of the great men. E.P. Thompson wrote
History from Below, becoming an early advocate of popular history. This essay supported the writing of history about men who seemed relatively unimportant for their time.
Thompson suggested a new angle of historical analysis, which historians quickly picked up. Within ten years of Thompson’s article, S. Ahistrom had applied this angle to the study of religious history.2 Ahistrom claims of American religious history, that,
An account of its religious development thus requires a constant concern for men, movements, and ideas whose origins are very remote in both time and space.3 This focus on men, movements, and ideas shows the popular aspect of this religious history. At the beginning of this book, Ahistrom identifies four guidelines for studying religious history. These guidelines suggest a popular religious history in the narrative. They include placing American religious history in context, including secular movements, observing diversity, and remembering the social context.4 Looking at the diversity and context, both religious and secular, requires a deeper look into more than just the
important men of history.
This concept of popular religious history is carried further by David Hall in his book, Worlds of Wonder, Days of Judgment: Popular Religious Belief in Early New England. As Hall’s subtitle suggests he examines what popular religion looked like in early Puritans. Hall shows the book to be a popular history by claiming that,
Above all, my story is of people who had power to select among a range of meanings…5 He also expands on the idea of popular religion to be the belief of the lay people as opposed to the clergy. He argues,
…that lay people sometimes distanced themselves from the message of the clergy.6 This further defines the idea of popular religious history. Not only does Hall further define popular religion, he also expands the scope of its perspective,
Whatever the eventual significance of these propositions, I offer them to demonstrate that a history of popular religion in seventeenth-century New England is inevitably a history, not of certain parts or fragments, but of culture as a whole—that is, of how structures of meaning emerge, circulate, and are put to use7
Here, Hall overtly claims that popular religion, at least in the early New England setting, presents a history of the entire culture. This expands the idea of popular religion to include popular history.
In the same year, 1990, Michael Candelaria discussed the alienating and liberating aspects of popular religion. Candelaria claims that,
Popular religiosity…will be alienating or liberating depending on the role the popular sector plays in specific historical situations.8 In this, he argues that the affect of popular religion depends on the situation. In this book, Candelaria, compares the role of popular religion and liberation theology.
Zayarnyuk and Himka initially provide a simple definition in their 2006 history, Letters from Heaven: Popular Religion in Russia and Ukraine. They define it as
…the religion of 9 This definition agrees with Thompson’s idea of
history from below and Hall’s definition of popular religion. They go on to define it in more detail as,
…the religion of rural and peasant society, folk religion, the religion of the laity in the contrast to that of the clergy (where the clergy is the bearer of a learned tradition…), the religion of a subclass or minority group in a culture, the religion of the masses as opposed to the religion of the sophisticated, discriminated, and learned within society.10
This further defining gives more clarity to the idea of popular religion. It also separates them from Hall, who only considered that religion that contrasted between the laity and the clergy. Further separating themselves from Hall’s definition, they say,
…the term 11 This opposes Hall’s assertion about popular American religious history being the history of the whole culture. It instead suggests that popular religion contains a diversity of ideas. Finally, Zaryarnyuk and Himmka tie popular religion to Thompson, saying,
popular religion does not necessarily imply that there is a unified whole (popular religion), juxtaposing itself against another such whole (official religion).
’Popular’ also continues to maintain its connections with the lower classes and history from 12 This references the terminology used by Thompson.
In 2009 Michele Hanson continued to emphasize the importance of popular religion. Hanson writes,
Studying the experiences of ordinary people in the early years of the Reformation era provides a valuable perspective for understanding the impact that theological divisions had on the way people identified their religious beliefs and interacted with each other.13 Hanson promotes the study of popular religion with the goal of finding the influence of theological division on religious identity.
…This study examines how and to what extent people formed religious identities in the first four decades of the Reformation and how those identities had an impact on their relationships with other people, particularly their families, friends, and neighbors.14 Studying
ordinary people, for Hanson, shows how religion and religious identities influence people relationships.
The present study of Gnadenau also looks at the influence of religion on people. In the tradition of Thompson, this study looks at the everyday people in the Gnadenau settlement. The differences between clergy and laity seem too insignificant, in this case, to follow in the tradition of Hall. Rather, this study looks at how religion influenced the daily lives of settlers in Gnadenau. It could also be considered folk, rural, or minority religion as defined by Zaryarnyuk and Himka. Most simply put, this study looks at religion in the lives of ordinary people.
III. A Short History
Starting in 1789, Mennonites began settling in South Russia after Catherine the Great offered them many incentives, including
…free land, transportation, financial support, tax exemption for a limited time, exclusion from serving in the military and certain civil obligations, religious toleration and liberty to establish their own schools and local political institutions.15 According to these stipulations the Mennonites agreed to move to South Russia and lived there peacefully for nearly a decade.
During this time, various subgroups splintered from the main Mennonite immigrants, each attempting to return to the Bible and personal piety. One of these groups, the Kleine Gemeinde, or little church, made up a small portion of the Mennonites as a whole. Royden Loewen writes,
The Kleine Gemeine had begun in 1812, during the Mennonites’ first generation in Russia…Religion was seen as an earnest, all-encompassing corporate activity; hence both religious complacency and an individualistic, subjective religiosity were spurned.16 This type of revivalistic separatist group became common as many saw the main Mennonite Church growing increasingly complacent.
From the Kleine Gemeinde came the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church, from this point on referred to as the KMB. They desired to live a pious life separate of the world.17 Esther Jost, in the story of Justina Wiebe, the wife of Elder Jacob Wiebe, writes,
The members of the new Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church practiced simplicity and nonconformity to the world in lifestyle. They felt that formerly there had been too few differences between people of the church and those of the world and too much rivalry in the display of fine clothes and jewelry.18 To help them in living this type of life, they laid down four articles as statements of belief:
- They would accept the whole Word of God, written by God’s servants endowed by the Holy Spirit.
- They would wholeheartedly submit to God’s Word according to Matthew chapters 5, 6 and 7, which included living peacefully with God and man, not using the oath, assisting in alleviating suffering, keeping the marriage sacred and practicing nonresistance.
- They would support home and foreign missions in order to save the lost in sin.
- They would practice discipline according to Matthew 18.19
When Czar Alexander II revoked Mennonite military exemption in 1870, the KMB left among the first groups. It took them four years to decide to sell their land and prepare for the voyage to the United States. They landed in New York on July 15, 1874.20 From there they traveled to Elkhart, Indiana, and remained there until they decided on a place to live.21 They appointed Elder Jacob A. Wiebe for this task. He decided on
…twelve alternate sections, 7,680 acres of Risley township Santa Fe land.22 This terrain provided similar land to what the Mennonites farmed in the Crimea. The rest of the congregation arrived at Peabody, Kansas on August 16, 1874. Settling in Risley township, they formed a village that they called Gnadenau, translated
…a name which expressed their spiritual and physical needs and ideals.23 The name of the new settlement revealed the KMB’s desire that their village bring grace to those who lived there and those who visited. It also suggests a hope that this meadow, by God’s favor, could provide a livelihood for the settlers.
Gnadenau soon took on the form and appearance of a village. The settlers erected A -framed structures called a
saraj.24 To build these
…the rafters [were] placed on the ground and roofed with little bundles made from the long slue grass that grew in the low places of the prairie.25 Others built sod houses and a few raised framed structures. The village that arose amongst these buildings carried a unique culture, which fit into the framework of the gemeinde. Cornelius Janzen argues similarly that
…among the Mennonites the Church is the center around which the whole community clusters.26 Rather than the community, clustering around the Church, the church and the community synonymously combined in the gemeinde. Jacob A. Wiebe discusses the gemeinde in a letter,
Menno taught so seriously about the new birth, and that a Gemeinde shall consist of sincere children of God who know their filial relationship to God (Romans 5:1-5).27 This filial relationship to God translated to familial relationship amongst members of the community. The gemeinde included the Church, home, and work. The church service and other events of the Lord’s day create the most obvious signs of the gemeinde, but it is also seen in farming, in regards to health, and at weddings and anniversaries.
The Kleine Gemeinde, who shared similar beliefs and experienced a similar immigration, provide a suitable comparison both culturally and religiously. Loewen asserts,
On the community level these families were tied together by the lay-oriented church congregation; it encouraged a deep piety, ordered social relationships, and defined social boundaries.28 Like the KMB, the church congregation held the center of community life. Loewen also includes the family and market as separate factors in Kleine Gemeinde society.
The factors of family, church, and market thus worked together to ensure a measure of continuity in a changing environment.29 In the KMB, these elements, at least in the early years, seemed to gather into the all-encompassing concept of gemeinde. Within the Kleine Gemeinde,
Households often dictated the timing of emigration, the place of initial settlement, the nature of secondary migrations and the very social dynamic of village life.30 The KMB, on the other hand, had a more centralized society. In 1874 they migrated as a whole congregation. The gemeinde at its most basic level shows the influence of religion on every area of life in the Gnadenau settlement.
IV. Culture and Religion in Gnadenau
The Church service, while not the end in defining gemeinde, does give a start and a foundation to the concept. Church services provided a gathering of the community to learn through teaching and to unite in a common faith. Generally a service included the following: singing of several songs led by a
vorsaenger or song leader, an invocation and prayer, two sermons, a closing prayer and a benediction.31 The Krimmer Mennonite Brethren held three ordinances of the church: baptism, communion, and footwashing. The KMB’s mode of baptism required the baptismal candidate to kneel and be submersed facing forward. They saw this as imitative of Christ praying in the garden of Gethsemane and dying on the cross.32
Communion service was always considered a very sacred act… As the congregation partook of the bread and wine,
The brethren and sisters sat in separate section.33 Foot-washing ceremonies included several members washing each other’s feet while the rest of the congregation sang hymns and shared testimonies.34 These ordinances, not only marked the participant as a member of the church, but also as a member of the greater community.
The service also provided a form of social control for the community. The fourth article of the KMB holds them to practice church discipline as taught in Matthew 18. This passage teaches personal confrontation for sin, followed by group confrontation, and then the entire church. If the member remained unrepentant at this point, the KMB followed the instruction of Matthew 18:
And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.35 Excommunication removed sinning members from the church with the hope that they repented and returned to the congregation. This shunning separated sinning members from the gemeinde. Essentially, excommunication and shunning ostracized them from the entire community. Those who did not belong, could not participate in any of the social or economic aspects of the community. Jacob A. Wiebe writes in one letter,
…it is very sad for they have given themselves over to the world, and they have entered upon the wide road, and it seems like they are quite happy.36 Not only did the KMB keep strict rules in regard to presumptuous sins, but also to cultural practices, which they found sinful. The KMB’s dressed simply; they punished young people if they became
…a little freer with their clothing.37 They also opposed bicycles, photographs, and musical instruments as worldly.38 The church, in the case of the KMB, controlled society. As Janzen says,
…religion is the great molding power of the Mennonites…39 Everything in KMB society related in some way to the the church, which composed the community and declared who was in and who was out.
One event that related to the Church, gathering the gemeinde, were weddings. These occurred in the homes, officiated by a minister or elder, leaders of the gemeinde. William Harms writes of the Springfield KMB Church, a daughter church of Gnadenau, that the KMB required an engagement period before the wedding could be announced in the church. When this period ended, the bride’s parents invited everyone over
…to the bride’s home where the ministers, deacon and immediate relatives had gathered for a short service. The performing minister asked the couple a few questions in regard to their anticipated marriage and the [engagement] was completed. This practice was performed as late as 1909.40 This custom included friends, family members, and leaders of the church. Events, such as weddings, caused the public gathering of the gemeinde.
Anniversary celebrations provided another reason for the public gathering of the gemeinde. A large service held for Jacob and Justine Wiebe’s 50th wedding anniversary drew more people than most because of the elder’s esteemed status as founder and first elder of the Gnadenau church. However, this does not exclude it from the general patterns of anniversary celebrations. The Industrial Home Journal reports that several elders and ministers shared short messages on various passages of scripture.41 One man shared some original poetry, one sang a song, others shared good wishes and words of appreciation. The service ended with a prayer and a benediction. This common, although enlarged, celebration shows the gemeinde celebrating an important aspect of their society.
The KMB worked hard and spent a majority of their time farming.
The first village had twenty or a few more farmers, each had a narrow strip of land a mile long and a similar strip on two other sections.42 This arrangement matched that of the villages of South Russia. On their way to Gnadenau, Peter M. Barkman kept a journal, in which he writes about an opportunity to farm.
…I was able to help with the threshing of both wheat and oats, which I enjoyed except for the profanity used by some of the workers which made me feel sad.43 The Mennonites had a love affair with the soil.44 The gemeinde influenced even this seemingly secular area of community life. The gemeinde’s influence of farming came through the KMB’s trust in God’s providence for their crops. Jacob A. Wiebe writes,
The dear heavenly father has a watchful eye, and has looked down on us with favor, we have had several good crops…45 Trusting in God did not mean slacking off on work though. A visitor to the Gnadenau settlement in 1882 writes,
…there was an appearance of resolution and patience about them, taken with the fact that all, men, women, and children were at work…46 The Gnadenau pioneers diligence soon created productive, lucrative farms, for which the KMB thanked God.
The settlers also trusted God for their health. On the trip across the Atlantic, Johann Harder, a teacher and minister, prayed,
Praise God, I was able to experience some emptying of the body this morning…where upon my vitality returned once again and hope for life returned.47 The KMB saw God at work in restoring their health. Later Harder writes,
Today, July 10, my wife is painfully ill…may the Lord soon giver her some relief! The scarcity of doctors, especially in the early years, required others to learn medical skills. Jacob A. Wiebe acquired the ability to set bones and several women acted as obstetricians.49 Often when someone needed medical assistance, the Elder of the church or another member of the gemeinde came to their aid. This, no doubt, aided the cohesion of the gemeinde as a community.
All of these areas of everyday life among the KMB in Gnadenau played a part in the gemeinde. The church and official religion of Gnadenau did not leave any portion of society untouched. The gemeinde included the church, but it incorporated more than that. It defined the community as a whole, giving it a framework and guiding its customs. The gemeinde gained its unity of beliefs, ritual, and social control from the church, but it also encompassed work in the fields, marriage, and health. The gemeinde provided a means of social restraint and agenda setting for society. It united the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren into a close-knit community. They celebrated weddings and anniversaries together. They worked hard and trusted in the providence of God for their health and in their farming year in and year out. This idea of gemeinde and its effect on the daily lives of the KMB deserves greater attention. This study is merely an introduction of this idea, which so greatly affected the villagers of Gnadenau.
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Darius Guppy (born 1964) is a British-Iranian businessman, noted for his colourful ancestry, high-society contacts and unconventional lifestyle.
When his father was ruined in the 1990s crisis at Lloyd's of London, Guppy sought revenge by successfully claiming from Lloyd's after a faked jewel robbery. Betrayed by an accomplice, he was eventually jailed.
Guppy's mother was the Iranian author and singer Shusha Guppy (1935–2008). His grandfather on his mother's side was the philosopher and theologian Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammed Kazem Assar, who held the chair of philosophy at Tehran University; his maternal cousin, another Assar grandson, is Hooman Majd.
His father was Nicholas Guppy, the writer and explorer who died May 2012 in Bali. On his father's side he is a descendant of Lechmere Guppy, the naturalist who discovered the eponymous fish, as well as the inventor Sarah Guppy, Thomas Guppy, the engineer and business partner of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the explorer Amelia Guppy, Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt (founder of the Hellfire Club) and the medieval Plantagenet family.
Guppy was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Eton College, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he got a first class degree in history and French. In his second year, he became a member of the Piers Gaveston Society, as well as the Bullingdon Club. He was the best man at Earl Spencer's wedding to model Victoria Lockwood, his first wife; Lord Spencer was his best man in return. He was a close friend and boxing nemesis of Boris Johnson, who later became the Mayor of London, as well as of Count Gottfried von Bismarck.
Brought up as a Christian, he is now a Muslim.
In February 1993, Guppy was jailed for staging a faked jewel robbery and claiming £1.8 million from the insurers, part of London's Lloyd's insurance market and the trial which accompanied his conviction became something of a media sensation.
Guppy's fraud in New York was a fake jewel heist, intended as retribution against Lloyd's of London after his father lost his home and money in the Lloyd's of London financial crisis of the 1990s. Guppy and his business partner, Benedict Marsh, hired a man to fake a robbery, discharge a firearm and tie them up. The crime occurred without hitch and his company was paid out by Lloyd's for the supposed stolen jewels within a few weeks of the robbery occurring. The offence did not come to light until over a year later, after a police informer who had acted as an accomplice had been arrested attempting to imitate the pair. Guppy was sentenced to five years in jail. The presiding judge at his sentencing, which occurred three years later, stated: "…The offences were in my view extremely well planned and very carefully executed enterprises". At his trial in its opening speech the prosecution described the scheme as: "bold, well-researched and meticulously executed".
It is believed that Guppy transported the jewels from the fake robbery by private aircraft which he piloted from the UK to mainland Europe.
The Daily Mail has reported that Darius Guppy's acts of retribution are legendary since, according to Boris Johnson, he lives by a "Homeric code of honour, loyalty and revenge". He brawled with the brother of Princess Diana, Earl Spencer, to defend the honour of his wife Patricia. At university, he engaged in a feud with a landlord. In 1990, he planned to assault News of the World journalist Stuart Collier, whom he believed had been attempting to smear members of his family. During a telephone call he asked Boris Johnson (then a journalist at the Telegraph) to provide the journalist's address. The address was never provided and the attack never took place, but a tape of the conversation was leaked to the press. Darius claimed the fake jewel robbery too was an act of vengeance as his father had lost the family fortune with Lloyd's of London. When a British journalist published an article in which a disparaging remark was made about his wife, Guppy found out the journalist's address, waited for him outside his house, "knocked him to the ground" and covered him in horse manure in front of his neighbours. He filmed the event but stated that he did not publish the film as he wished to avoid "additional hurt" to the journalist's family
In 2009, breaking a thirteen-year silence, Guppy claimed 'Britain has become an "urban hell" and a dispenser of "moral poison" whose citizens are enslaved by a "culture of consumerism".'
Writing for the Independent on Sunday, Guppy argued that remedies proposed by western governments for the financial crisis were bound to fail because they were dependent on permanent and unsustainable economic growth
In an essay published by the Asia Times, Guppy called for the creation of debtors' unions to bring about radical change to a financial system which he argued prejudices the majority, including the middle classes.
In an article for "The New Statesman, Guppy argued that Britain's financial and political elite consists of "clowns" lacking vision or original ideas and that "Not a single prominent financier or politician either predicted the economic disaster or has put forward any measure that has the remotest prospect of resolving the crisis."
Writing for "The Spectator magazine after The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, had received a mauling in a television interview at the hands of TV presenter Eddie Mair, Guppy argued that Eddie Mair and the press in general lacked the "moral authority" to lecture the Mayor of London whose misdemeanours he argued seemed trivial next to those of other politicians and media figures
In an article for "The New Statesman, Guppy wrote "a disturbing account of an angry incident in London, Boris Johnson's old friend fights back against his detractors in the press" and a polemic against a "decadent" British Media, describing how he had exacted revenge against a journalist who had made a disparaging remark against his wife. In a letter to the journalist posted on a blog he described the incident in more detail, claiming that he had filmed the event but had decided not to publish the video so as not to cause "additional hurt to your family."
Guppy has worked as a poet, having been praised by Christopher Logue, Elizabeth Jennings and Peter Levi, and wrote his autobiography, Roll the Dice in 1996. In this, he describes his illustrious ancestors and the family name of Gupa meaning "bright in battle". This background inspired him and he says that, "Boldness and cheek were essential ingredients for success." But the book was not well received by critic Roger Clarke who, writing for The Independent, summarised it as a "horrific hybrid. His faults are glaringly magnified by the dumb journalese, his more iconic and unusual qualities entirely dwarfed by the book's money-garnering glee."
- Barton, Fiona (18 August 2006). "The revenge of deadly Darius". Daily Mail (London).
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- Darius Guppy (11 July 2013). "Who Will Bully the Bullies". The New Statesman.
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- "Nicholas Guppy". The Daily Telegraph (London). 10 June 2012.
- Yseult Bridges (1980). Child of the Tropics. ISBN 976-8066-05-9.
- Richard Alleyne (4 December 2004). "Oxford hellraisers politely trash a pub". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- John-Paul Flintoff (16 March 2008). "Boris Johnson: Maybe it's because he's a ponderer". The Sunday Times (London).
- "Darius Guppy: 'If we go to war with Iran, I'm in trouble'". The Independent (London). 12 June 2011.
- Jane Flanagan (20 February 2010). "The truth about my friend Boris and my feud with Earl Spencer". The Sunday Telegraph (London).
- "2 London Jewelers are convicted of faking Manhattan Gem heist". Boston Globe. 14 February 1993.
- Len Read (7 April 1996). "HOW ROYALS, ARISTOS AND TARTS FELL UNDER THE SPELL OF ...". Sunday Mirror.
- Flanagan, Jane (20 February 2010). "The truth about my friend Boris and my feud with Earl Spencer". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- "Peter Risdon – Freeborn John". Nobodylikesagrass.com. 5 October 1960. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- Video on YouTube
- His Honour, Judge Brooks, Sentencing Transcript, Snaresbrook Crown Court, 25 March 1993.
- Arlidge, John (14 February 1993). "Guppy 'going to prison for a very long time' in pounds 1.8m gems fraud". The Independent (London). Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- Guppy, Darius (1996). Roll the Dice. Blake Publishing. ISBN 1-85782-159-9.
- Fiona Barton (18 August 2006). "The revenge of deadly Darius". Daily Mail (London).
- "Boris Johnson: You Ask The Questions". The Independent (London). 1 January 2007.
- http://www.nobodylikesagrass.com, exhibits 2&3, affidavit of the man hired by Guppy
- a Daily Mail (12 July 2013). "Boris Johnson's friend Darius Guppy admits to horrifying attack on journalist who insulted his wife". Daily Mail.
- Green, Chris (7 August 2009). "Darius Guppy's back – and now he's Iranian". The Independent (London). Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- Darius Guppy (21 February 2010). "The Counterfeiter and the Bankster". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- Darius Guppy (12 June 2011). "Growth: it ain't happening". London: The Sunday Independent.
- Darius Guppy (8 March 2012). "Who really holds the gun?". The Asia Times.
- Darius Guppy (1 March 2013). "An Elite of Clowns". The New Statesman.
- Darius Guppy (27 March 2013). "Who points the finger?". The Spectator magazine.
- Darius Guppy (11 July 2013). "Who Will Bully the Bullies?". The New Statesman.
- Darius Guppy (9 July 2013). https://sites.google.com/site/dariusguppymeetspeterstanford/chapter-3n. Missing or empty
- John Adlam and Darius Guppy, ed. (1984). First Set: Blue Jade. ISBN 978-0948021008.
- John Adlam and Darius Guppy, ed. (1986). Second Set: Nomads. ISBN 978-1869800000.
- Elizabeth Jennings (15 August 1985). "Oxford Poets then and now". The Spectator (London).
- Roger Clarke (1 February 1997). "Books: A cold fish out of water". The Independent (London).
- Described in Publishers Weekly, 27 January 1997 v244 n4 p93
- McSmith, Andy (31 March 2009). "Darius, Boris and a blast from the past". The Independent (London). Retrieved 31 March 2009.
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The Parent Enrichment Program (PEP) is a new service offered by College Enrichment / Special Programs to provide information to parents about the University of New Mexico. More information about this program will be coming soon.
Welcome parents to the CEP website. CEP is committed to assisting your son or daughter with excelling at the University of New Mexico. As a student retention program, CEP strives to provide quality services to meet your students’ academic, social and personal needs. CEP encourages parents to become a partner with the program in order to assist your son or daughter in the best way possible. This page includes information that highlights the program and questions that may help you better understand your student’s UNM experience.
Congratulations parents on helping your student reach college. The years of support, encouragement, and dedication to your student has proven that you have done an outstanding job!
CEP is a retention program that was established at the University of New Mexico in 1969. The program's goal is to help recruit and retain students to the university. CEP works closely with students and parents to insure academic success. Tutoring, mentoring, and academic advising are a few of the services that are provided by the program. Grade checks are also administered during mid-semester to review each student’s academic progress. These programs help students stay on track with their academics.
Any student has the opportunity to participate in CEP. In order to take part in the program, you MUST participate in the summer freshman orientation program. To apply for orientation students need to fill out a CEP application. You can fill out the application on the CEP web page.
LOBO orientation and CEP orientation are both considered being the main orientation programs students can choose to attend. You do not have to go through both orientations.
Students who select CEP continue with the program after orientation.
If you have received a letter stating that you must participate in CEP, please contact our office ASAP. Students who have an ACT of 16 and below are required being in CEP. Because of CEP’s academic support services, students with a low ACT are given the support needed to succeed academically.
Students who are admitted to university under special admissions are required to take part in the CEP program as well as fulfill the program’s requirement.
CEP is a student retention program that helps students reach their academic, social and personal goals. CEP carries a high reputation amongst campus departments, staff, and faculty, due to the quality of services provided for students. CEP represents many students who can include student scholars, student athletes, non-traditional students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and genders.
Students who participate in CEP will always be considered to be a CEP student. “Once a CEP student, always a CEP student.” Students are given continued assistance at the undergraduate, graduate, professional, and alumni level.
CEP offers a series of services to students to insure academic success. Services include academic advising, one on one tutoring, peer mentoring, and many other programs that enhance the student’s college experience.
CEP follows university advisement rules. Students are placed in classes based on their ACT/SAT scores. Additionally, CEP works to help students develop a well-balanced schedule that includes fulfilling core classes and major requirements. The CEP academic counselors will work closely with students on an individual basis to develop a schedule that incorporates a student’s academic interest, physical growth, scholarship requirements, and work schedules.
Students will be placed into specific classes based on ACT/SAT scores. Some students may be required to take 100 level classes. The 100 level classes do not count toward graduation credit hours, but are university pre-requisites for other classes. Remember, it is not where you start your educational career, it is more important that you end up with a college degree. The 100 courses are offered to help students improve in the areas that they may not be strong in.
Your placement into math, English, and reading courses is based on your ACT/SAT scores or transferring credits. If you are not satisfied with your placement, you can challenge them by taking the COMPASS exams. COMPASS exams are given at the UNM Testing Center. If you were placed in an introductory studies class, you should take the COMPASS exams (placement exams) before orientation, so that your advisor can have this information available during advisement at orientation.
CEP is a student retention program that was developed in 1969 to assist students with the transition from high school to college. CEP enrolls approximately 350 students per summer. Currently, there are 1500 students in the program and 9, 000 alumni. The program provides specific programs that support students in the areas of academic, social, and personal.
CEP has an outstanding reputation on campus due to retention and graduation rates. Services include academic advisement, peer mentoring, academic tutoring, career exploration, personal support, and much more.
Students can enroll in the program by filling out a CEP summer orientation program application. Enrollment is based on first come first serve. An on-line application is available on our CEP’s homepage.
Once a student fills out the application and selects a freshmen orientation session, your student will be notified by mail of his or her acceptance into the program. You can call CEP at 277-5321 to check on your admission status to the program.
The orientation fee for either CEP or LOBO is $125.00. No, you do not have to pay this amount
right away. The fee will be billed to your student’s account after completing orientation.
At this time, we are unable to provide waivers for the orientation fee.
CEP is a premier retention program at the University of New Mexico. Your student was referred to take part in our program because of the services offered. UNM uses the ACT scores as a predictor for identifying areas that may be challenging to students. In order to ensure that your student is successful, CEP will assist your student throughout their college career with mentoring, tutoring, academic advising, choosing a major, and administering mid-semester grade checks.
Students will be placed into classes based on their ACT scores. Some students will have to take 100 level courses. These courses do not count toward graduation credit hours, but are required as pre-requisites for upper division classes.
CEP is a retention program that helps students stay in college. CEP has a high reputation on campus because of the services provided for students. Students will be identified by our office as CEP students during mid-semester grade checks and for special activities. CEP works closely with various departments on campus to connect students to resources and assistants in an efficient way.
CEP encourages students to maintain a balanced life style. Students are asked to work no more than 20 hours a week. This allows students to focus on their academics without being overwhelmed. CEP stresses to students that academics need to be their priority. Current studies have found that students who take out loans and work only a small amount of hours to help pay for their school expenses are more likely to graduate than students who work full-time.
Studies have proven that students feel more connected to a university setting by getting involved. CEP does want students to get involved so that they can begin to feel a part of the University. Also, college involvement is crucial when applying for scholarships or employment. Organizations look for well-balanced students who can perform a variety of activities while remaining in good academic standings. CEP however does not advise students to get overly involved. School needs to be the priority for all students, and CEP evaluates each student’s situation to ensure that they have a balanced life-style.
The University of New Mexico follows the students’ Privacy Act. This means that information cannot be released to parents unless the student signs a release of information. CEP works closely with parents since the family is considered an important factor in a student’s life. At orientation we will ask students to sign the parent release of information form. They are not required to do so and may choose not to sign. We ask parents not to force students to sign this release but rather develop a trusting relationship.
Yes. If you suspect that your student is experiencing difficulties within any aspect of their life, please contact our office. We want to work as a team with parents to help students be successful at the university. Please do not hesitate to call our office for any concerns or questions you may have.
Letting Go is one of the most difficult feelings parents experiences. Yes, this is very normal. Please contact our office if you need further assistance. Here are some other resources that may help you through this process.
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Volume 19 (2009)
- Preface (full text available
- Earl A. Reitan, "Samuel Johnson, the Gentleman's
Magazine, and the War of Jenkins' Ear," pp. 18.
- H. J. Jackson, "A General Theory of Fame in the Lives
of the Poets," pp. 920.
- Anthony W. Lee, "An Intertetxual Node: Johnson's Life
of Dryden, Rambler 31, and A Letter
from a Gentleman to the Honourable Ed. Howard, Esq., pp.
- Julie Crane, "Johnson and the Art of Interruption," pp.
- Robin Dix, "Fugitive References to Johnson in
Eighteenth-Century Manuscripts," pp. 4752.
- Robert G. Walker, "Boswell's Use of 'Ogden on Prayer' in
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides," pp. 5368.
- Michael F. Suarez, S.J., "Secular Lessons: Biblical Satire,
Parody, Imitation, and Emulation in Eighteenth-Century Chronicles
of British Politics," pp. 69128.
- David Fairer, "'Fishes in His Water': Shenstone, Sensibility,
and the Ethics of Looking," pp. 12948.
- William Gibson, "Smollet, Goldsmith, Nash, and Tobit's Dog:
The Biography of a Joke," pp. 14966.
- Emily Bowles-Smith, "Perfect Patterns of Conjugal Love and
Duty: George Ballard's Domestic Ideologies in His Lives of
Elizabeth Egerton and Margaret Cavendish," pp. 16785.
- Brijraj Singh, "Revisiting Purley: John Horne
Tooke's Logocentrism," pp. 186212.
- Rebecca Hussey, "The Sentimental Traveler: Emotion, Movement,
and Economy in Sarah Fielding's Adventures of David
Simple and Volume the Last," pp.
- Eve Tavor Bannet, "Immigrant Fictions: Mathew Carey, Susanna
Rowson, and Charlotte Temple in Philadelphia," pp.
- Robert Folkenflik, "'Little Lives, and Little Prefaces'?
Lonsdale's Edition of Johnson's Lives of the Poets,"
- Nora Nachumi, "Living Large: The Women in Women's
Theatrical Memoirs," pp. 28599.
- Michelle Syba on Philip Smallwood, Johnson's Critical
Presence: Image, History, Judgment, pp. 3017.
- J. T. Scanlan on Anthony W. Lee, Mentoring
Relationships in the Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson: A Study
in the Dynamics of Eighteenth-Century Literary Mentoring,
- Richard J. Murphy on Caryl Phillips, Foreigners: Three
English Lives, pp. 31315.
- Nancy Johnson on James Buchan, The Authentic Adam
Smith, pp. 31520.
- George Justice on Stephen D. Miller, Conversation: A
History of a Dying Art, pp. 32024.
- Sophie Gee on Emily Cockayne, Hubbub: Filth, Noise and
Stench in England, pp. 32429.
- David F. Venturo on Louise Barnett, Jonathan Swift in
the Company of Women, pp. 32933.
- Lynn Festa on Brycchan Carey, British Abolitionism and
the Rhetoric of Sensibility: Writing, Sentiment, and Slavery,
17601807, pp. 33337.
- Devoney Looser on Jennie Batchelor and Cora Kaplan, eds.,
British Women's Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century:
Authorship, Politics, and History, pp. 33743.
- Natalie Roxburgh on Deborah Valenze, The Social Life of
Money in the English Past, pp. 34547.
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Club Agreement (on-line) 2019/2020 NTR Annual Club Agreement Club Director Name* First Last Club Name* Club Director Email* 2019/2020 NTR ANNUAL CLUB AGREEMENT* Check here and make payment to affirm you have read, acknowledge and agree to the 2019/2020 Club Agreement."This North Texas Region Club Agreement (the “Agreement”) shall be signed by a director of the Club listed below (the “Club”) before the Club’s registration is accepted and before the Club and its members will be eligible to participate in the juniors’ program of the North Texas Region – USA Volleyball. Section 1 Conditions of Participation - In order to participate in the juniors’ program of the NTR, representatives of the Club shall: 1. Read the NTR Handbook which describes the policies and practices of the NTR. 2. Pay a $50 Annual Club Membership Fee to renew. First time clubs are $100. 3. Be bound by the rules and regulations promulgated by the NTR. 4. Update Sports Engine system with a correct email address so that the Club can be contacted by the NTR from time to time and keep that information current. 5. In the event that the Club’s email address changes, provide an updated email address to the NTR within one week of such change. 6. Regularly review the NTR website for items that have been posted that may affect the Club, including but not limited to, changes in rules, guidelines and schedules. 7. Must maintain all club members (coaches, players, chaperon/team rep and Admin.) and their membership in Sports Engine. Section 2 Memberships - In consideration of the rights and privileges granted to the Club as a member of the NTR, the Club agrees to and acknowledges the following: 1. The Club accepts membership in the NTR for the 2019-2020 season (the “Season”). 2. The undersigned is acting in the capacity of Club Director and has full authority and capacity to act on behalf of the Club. 3. Representatives of the Club have received, read and understand the NTR Handbook, Due Process Guidelines, USAV Code of Conduct, and USAV Waiver and Release of Liability, and also understand that such rules and regulations apply to its conduct in all activities or events during the Season. 4. During the Season, the Club will abide by and cause its Club members and staff to abide by all of such rules and regulations of the NTR as they now exist and as they may from time to time be amended or supplemented. 5. Any violations of the rules and regulations of the NTR by the Club or its officers, directors, staff or members could subject such parties to disciplinary action in accordance with the NTR Due Process Guidelines. 6. Failure to follow the rules and regulations of NTR may expose the Club to sanctions by the NTR including, but not limited to, warnings, fines and/or expulsion from the NTR. 7. Each club in good standing with the NTR will be given an equal opportunity to participate in the activities of the NTR. 8. In the event of any default by the Club requiring NTR to refer such matter to an attorney and/or collection agency, the Club agrees to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the NTR arising out of such default, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees, court costs and/or costs of collection. 9. The Club is duly organized and in good standing under the laws of Texas and is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service. 10. This Agreement is not transferable by the Club without the express written agreement of the NTR. 11. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, supersedes all prior oral or written representations or entire understanding of the parties regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, and may only be modified or amended by a written supplement signed by both parties." Fee* renew new club $50 renewing. $100 New clubCredit CardCard Details Cardholder Name PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
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Ask Your Health Question and Get an Answer ASAP
Lupus is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, it is a disease considered to be auto-immune so the body's own defense system is active.
Anti-cardiolipin antibodies are also part of this auto-immune disease, the body is fighting against cardiolipin, a molecule found in cell walls.
Remicade is a new treatment that fights the auto-immune disease. Because it works to help suppress the immune response then there are a number of potential side effects but the benefit of treating the disease usually outweighs the side effects.
Not everyone that uses Remicade will get all the side effects, and she will have lots of follow up at clinics so any new problems can be dealt with quickly.
The important thing with her history is nutrition, she may have poor absorption leading to vitamin deficiencies and reduced calorie uptake. So regular blood tests for hemoglobin, folate and vitamin B12 are important. She may want to see a nutritionist to check that her calorie intake is matching her needs.
Studies have shown that moderate exercise has a role in managing fatigue, and so a physical therapist can work with her to have an exercise regimen that she can flex depending on how much she can manage.
Little and often is better than heavy duty sessions. Even a gentle walk will help if she cannot face the gym.
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There is a reason I always suggest doing photos after 6pm. The light is amazing! Unfortunately a lot of little ones are getting ready for bed at 6pm. It’s not a guarantee that they will be in a happy mood for photos. Luckily Annie and her family were having a little family get away in Narragansett. There was a time change so Annie was perfectly fine starting our portrait session at 6pm. The result is amazing (if I do say so myself)! I love this time of day!
See what I’m saying? You can’t beat this light.
Annie is going to be a big sister in a couple of months!
Annie’s grandparents and aunts live on the east coast so everyone joined us for some family photos
And she is off! Literally the last picture I took of the day.
I couldn’t have been happier when Stella contacted me about doing a maternity/family portrait for her. I shot Stella and Shane’s wedding at the Eolia Mansion at Harkness State Park in CT. It is such a beautiful spot and one of my favorite wedding venues. We decided that it would be the perfect spot for these new updated family pictures. Their daughter, Madison, is going to be 2 years old very soon. She is just the sweetest thing! I’m sure her parents had something to do with that. They are the nicest people you could ever meet.
Three years ago I took a bridal portrait of Stella in this exact same spot. Now we are onto the next phase in life. So fun!
They haven’t found out the sex of the baby yet, but we are certain that someone is going to be a big sister!
I first met Meredith and Mike when they were shopping around for wedding photographers. When the left the office I thought “I must do that wedding!” Thankfully they felt the same way! I had the pleasure of taking their engagement and wedding photos. Fast forward… well a couple of months (these guys were quick!) and here we are doing a maternity shoot! I was so happy when Meredith told me that she was pregnant because A) babies are awesome and B) I knew I’d get to see one of my favorite couples again! I can’t wait to meet this baby! One thing is for sure it will be an honorary 80’s kid.
What better way to end a maternity shoot than some Ben and Jerry’s?!
Although I’ve been doing wedding photography for coming up on 9 years this portrait “branch” of my business only started in October 2010. I will give you some background… In September of 2009 I sent out an email to my closest friends and family explaining that I wanted to do a family portrait day. I told them I would be in Roger Williams park for a certain amount of time and that they could pick a time to come for… say 20 minutes or so to get a nice portrait of the family. Did I mention that I was offering to do this for free? Photos are so important to me so I wanted to make sure that the people closest to me had some nice ones of their loved ones. Only one person did it (thanks, Marisa!). Then in September of last year I thought “I’m going to try to do a family portrait day again, but this time I will post it on Facebook and actually charge money.” My husband said when I came up with the idea he thought “It’s going to be so sad if no one does it again”. My family portrait day turned into three days, I booked 20 people, and 99% of those people have been repeat customers or referred future clients to me. I would say my business started there.
In the past year I’ve met so many great people and made new friends. I never would have dreamed year ago that I’d have a web site, a studio, and so many wonderful clients. 2012 is going to be a really exciting year for me. I can’t wait to start on the plans that I have. Before all that happens I thought we should take a stroll down memory lane and leave 2011 with a bang! Here are some of my favorite family portraits that I’ve taken over the past year, definitely not all of them but a nice mix. Enjoy the family love! Next up will be newborns…
There aren’t many people I would drive 2 hours to do photos for, but I had to do it for Aisha and Dave. I had the pleasure of assisting at their wedding with Trish from Snap! Photography. We really had a blast with them. I think they will go down in the books as one of the best couples to work with. That’s why there was no way I could pass up the opportunity to see these guys again. Aisha is due to have their first baby in January. I don’t know about you ladies, but I did not look this good when I was 34 weeks pregnant!
Obviously this is a good looking couple! I remember two things when I think about their wedding. I remember how much I laughed at all of Dave’s jokes and movie references. I also remember how crazy in love he was with Aisha.
Here is Hulk! This dog did not want to get his picture taken.
It wasn’t long before Hulk here was off his leash and literally running circles around the photo shoot.
Aisha said the little guy was kicking while we were doing photos. He must like getting his picture taken. I guess he is going to be excited to meet me in January!
And, yes, it is a boy!! Aisha told me that Dave high fived the ultrasound technician when they found out.
Here comes Hulk! I did mentally prepare to get plowed over while I was taking these photos, but he moved just in time. He is a good puppy so I don’t think he really planned on taking me down. He was just having fun.
Finally he is ready to sit… But only for a second
Completely tuckered out…
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In the last year there have been great advances within the medical industry that go beyond the care of the pandemic, but have not had the dissemination that they should, for this reason, we will tell you today what they are, There are some extremely interesting
Robotic Surgery, new expectations
Since the 80s different robotic arms have been used in surgeries, and although we have not yet reached the ideal that you see in capsule science fiction movies in which robots perform diagnostics! and operations automatically, if these arms have been implemented in urological, neurological, and cardiothoracic procedures, and even in gynecological procedures, where it has been possible to operate on fetuses with various pathologies, giving them a new chance of life.
Now, there are new expectations regarding robotic surgery and its intervention in Gastric Bypass Mexico where great advances are expected, notably reducing the risk of patients and even post-surgical pain, as it is a surgery that, combined with laser technology, becomes much less invasive.
Advances in dentistry
One of the great technological advances in the medical industry are Tijuana dental implants, since they allow the teeth to be embedded one by one giving a spectacular fixation, and the sensation of a normal tooth, ideal for those who use Dental bridges, as these are extremely annoying, tend to move easily and accumulate food that causes cavities in nearby teeth.
Genome sequencing, genetic modification begins
As soon as the human genome was deciphered, scientists began to work on personalized sequencing, which augurs a revolutionary future in medical prevention, introducing changes in both lifestyle and related diseases. inheritance, in such a way that it would imply the cure of all these types of illnesses that affect people in all parts of the world.
Of course it is an extremely long study session, perhaps even spanning more than one generation, but it will undoubtedly take us leaps and bounds toward a future free of cancer, diabetes, tumors, and more.
Cell atlas design.
Imagine a map of the 37.2 billion existing human cells. Mark Zuckerberg has joined by contributing funds to this research and including a new trend: 3d technology.
Medical technology in the last century has advanced so much that the doctors of the Middle Ages look like real troglodytes next to a current surgeon, so it is very possible that in fifty years the current methods will seem impractical to us, but it can be said that they are the method necessary to achieve one of the greatest developments of mankind: advances in medical technology.
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Home > Beads Czech > Flowers > Flowers Hole Diametric 8mm 10mm
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Brand: Czech Beads
You are purchasing 25 beads.
Czech pressed glass beads, flower pattern to both sides of the flower, purple transparent glass with the AB coating to one side only.
Colour No: 20060 Amethyst
Coating No: 28701 AB = Aurora Borealis or northern lights. on one side only.
Colour Name: Amethyst AB
Colour Remarks: With coated/plated beads the finish may come off this depends on the amount of wear the bead is subject to.
Size: 8mm length of bead hole, 4mm thick. Hole size .8mm
Size: 12mm length of bead hole, 4mm thick. Hole size .8mm
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Please pay in 7 days or a non-payment case will be opened.
I do not post to Italy unless buyer pays additional £5.30 postage for International Signed For Mail.
JB4 (UK) LTD
Trading from April to November every year.
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Your program might require some environment variable to be set properly in order to run successfully. In this case you need to set this environment variable in the Linux shell, since Wine will pass on the entire shell environment variable settings to the Windows environment variable space. Example for the bash shell (other shells may have a different syntax!):
exportThis will make sure your Windows program can access the
MYENVIRONMENTVARenvironment variable once you start your program using Wine. If you want to have
MYENVIRONMENTVARset permanently, then you can place the setting into /etc/profile, or also ~/.bashrc when using bash.
Note however that there are some exceptions to the rule:
If you want to change the
TEMP variables, then of course
you can't modify it that way, since this will alter the Unix environment
settings. Instead, you should set them into the registry. To set them
you should launch wine regedit and then go to the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Environmentkey. Now you can create or modify the values of the variables you need
"System" = "c:\\windows\\system"This sets up where the Windows system files are. The Windows system directory should reside below the directory used for the Windows setting. Thus when using /usr/local/wine_c_windows as Windows path, the system directory would be /usr/local/wine_c/windows/system. It must be set with no trailing slash, and you must be sure that you have write access to it.
"Temp" = "c:\\temp"This should be the directory you want your temp files stored in, /usr/local/wine_c/temp in our previous example. Again, no trailing slash, and write access!!!
"Path" = "c:\\windows;c:\\windows\\system;c:\\blanco"Behaves like the
PATHsetting on UNIX boxes. When Wine is run like wine sol.exe, if sol.exe resides in a directory specified in the Path setting, Wine will run it (of course, if sol.exe resides in the current directory, Wine will run that one). Make sure it always has your windows directory and system directory (for this setup, it must contain "c:\\windows;c:\\windows\\system").
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To Alaska We Go!
There is a flurry of preparation among the Senior Class and their Staff Sponsors: packing,
training, last minute fundraising, etc. We have been preparing for this trip since around
Christmas, and now it is finally here. We will be leaving on Wednesday March 21. To those who have donated to the Class of 2018 Mission Trip, we would like to offer a huge thanks. This could not have happened without your support and prayers. We will now be able to minister to the populations of Fairbanks and North Pole, 71% of whom identify as non Christian. We will offer them a Cooking School with free cookbooks where they can learn to cook for health as well as taste. We will also be running a health expo at which people can be trained to live as healthfully as possible. We also have multiple music programs that will be happening at both Adventist, and other Churches. If you would still like to help, we are still accepting donations. You can donate online at the link below. Please continue praying for our trip, that we will change lives for eternity.
The Senior Class.
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Ok, after working on this for a couple weeks I have some perspective to share.
If you want to do this with parts from a local hardware store. Don’t bother.
There are vendors on ebay that will sell you all this hardware in a bundle. Yes, its about twice what you will pay at a hardware store. But, its all the correct sizes and you don’t need to keep driving to get something you forgot. In fact, if you search for “Prusa i3 Rework” or “Prusa i3 Einstein” you will find bolt sets and rod sets. And, considering I bought the wood frame, there is a vendor that bundles all three together.
So, I feel this challenge is achievable. But, I wasn’t really worried I would be able to do it. Did it save any money? Maybe, but not much. Did it save time? No way!
If someone offered to hand me all the parts I needed for an extra $20-30 so I wouldn’t have the hassle of multiple trips to Lowes and Home Depot (Some seriously frustrating because they never restock this stuff)? Heck yeah!
In fact, there are a couple kits from US vendors. One even comes with a real J-Head from hotends.com and the exact same quality motors I am using. Search for “Prusa i3 kit” and read which one uses a real j-head. I’d go with that one and be printing last week for about the same money I have in this thing.
The $400 kit mentioned about is good. But, if I had to do this over, I would get the MakerFarm Prusa i3v. Their V-Channel design adds all the strength and stability that is lacking in the default i3 design. It is only about $100 more than a DIY kit done to the original specs, but has many advantages. The MakerFarm design will negate the need for most upgrades you need to do to a regular i3. Someone build a time machine and tell me this!!!
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*** NEW 2013-08-13 ***
In the next few hours will release an update that fixes the login into game
Backgammon, the classic game! Backgammon is a race game for two players. The game has been played in its current form for about 400 years. Games that are close relatives of backgammon have been played from Europe to the Far East since ancient times. The object of the game Backgammon is to be the first player to move all of his or her checkers off the board.
Backgammon with online multiplayer, friends, chat, ranking, tournaments and more! Wherever you go, you can now have a host of real life players ready to take you on in the classic game all over the world! Backgammon (WiFi, 3G, 4G, Coming soon Bluetooth)
* Login with facebook or android.
* Online Multiplayer
* Simple and intuitive game play
* Global rank
* True random shuffle.
* Detailed player stats
* Scoring system balanced.
* Post your stats and game scores on Facebook.
* Create tables with password (only FULL version)
* Daily rank (only FULL version)
* Weekly rank (only FULL version)
* Unlimited games by day (only FULL version)
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* History of your games played (only FULL version)
* Trial 30 days
Backgammon is a new application. Watch for updates to correct errors.
Support and suggestions: [email protected]
Similar games: Reversi, Othello, Omok, Tic Tac Toe, Maze, Dominoes, Bubble Popper,
Sudoku, Four In A Line , Uno, Go, Bejeweled, Cribbage, Monopoly, Live holdem poker, Checkers, Hearts, Chess, Backgammon
- NEW: Upload image from the device.
- NEW: Tabs of friends with (Your friends, Activity of your friends, Friends that you added, Most popular players).
- NEW: Access to Private Messages and Friends list from the menu.
- NEW: Option to delete all private messages.
- FIX: Volume Adjust during the game.
1.0.5: Global chat in game / App more faster
1.0.4: New GUI / Friend list / Display connection speed / Private messages on the Android notification bar / Fix minor errors.
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CrowdStrike expands Linux protection, adds machine learning prevention
CrowdStrike has today announced that its CrowdStrike Falcon platform is bolstering its Linux protection capabilities with additional features, including machine learning prevention, and custom and dynamic Indicators of Attack (IoAs).
CrowdStrike says its solution delivers proven breach prevention and visibility from its cloud-delivered platform via a single lightweight agent that supports endpoints and cloud workloads on all platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile devices.
With rapidly increasing cloud workloads, risk of security breaches also rise in tandem.
Linux hosts thus require an all-encompassing solution that can provide deep runtime security, whether they are running on public or private clouds or on-premise data centres, including securing container workloads running on Linux hosts.
CrowdStrike says its Falcon solution secures these diverse workloads via a single agent, which detects and prevents malicious processes using dynamic IoAs.
Falcon also enables customers to tune behavioural detection and prevention for their environment using custom IoAs, the company says.
“At CrowdStrike, we remain laser-focused on solving the most challenging customer pain points,” says CrowdStrike chief product officer Amol Kulkarni.
“A crucial part of that puzzle is protecting Linux systems through Falcon’s game-changing technology.
“As workforces and workloads become increasingly complex, Falcon is able to protect Linux systems in a variety of environments including containers, offering our customers the ability to automatically prevent even the most complex malicious activity from cyber threat actors.
“We are committed to giving our customers the most transformative cloud workload protection platform on the market to keep their critical systems operational and their data secure 24/7.”
The Falcon solution unifies all the technologies required to successfully stop breaches on Linux, including antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), managed threat hunting, and threat intelligence integration.
“CrowdStrike Falcon has revolutionised the way we approach Information Security across a multitude of platforms and workloads, giving us complete global visibility into our complex environment,” says Navitas global head of security Gavin Ryan.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, our organisation had to pivot its approach to business operations, introducing our new digital campus.
“The single agent and cloud-native infrastructure of Falcon offered us immediate time-to-value and has proved crucial in keeping the information of our students, staff and investors secure during this critical time.
“Falcon’s capabilities to prevent cyber threats are unmatched.”
Premier Cooperative network administrator Jonathan Pate says Falcon has allowed the company to omit the use of multiple products to secure their workloads.
“As a critical part of the food and energy supply chain in our state, it is vital that our data is protected from advanced threats across all environments, regardless of the operating system,” says Pate.
“CrowdStrike Falcon’s platform-centric approach has transformed how we secure our business with its machine learning and IoA capabilities that automatically prevent malicious activity and ensure that our endpoints and cloud workloads across all platforms remain secure.
“The Falcon platform has also allowed our team to remove the cost and complexity that comes with using multiple products, enabling us to more quickly and better secure our remote workers and locations so that they may continue to drive the business forward.”
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Super Eagles hopeful Bukayo Saka confirmed Arsenal his “home” after signing new long-time contract to remain at Emirates Stadium until 2024 summer.
The 18-year-old London-born has been in impressive form this season, filling in at left-back as well as playing in a more advanced position in recent games for Gunners.
Saka has been with Arsenal since the age of seven and has come through the ranks of Hale End academy where he had made 37 first-team appearances since his debut in the Europa League in November 2018.
The Nigerian descent was out of contract at the end of next season, meaning that Mikel Arteta’s side risked losing him for nothing had a new deal not been agreed, with the likes of Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund ready to pounce.
Saka took his social media handle with joy and happiness after penning new fresh terms.
Saka is likely to have another chance to impress his boss and the fans when Arsenal take on Norwich on Wednesday evening, with the Gunners currently sat in 10th place in the Premier League, nine points shy of the last European qualification spot with seven games left to play.
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To narrow down the possible causes of your thread breaks, you must identify how the sewing variables work together and affect each other. Regarding thread breaks, all of the potential reasons will fall into one of four categories: lower thread path and bobbin components, upper thread path and needle components, the garment, or the embroidery design.
FINDING THE SOURCE
Examine these four categories and their relationships with one another to start to solve the basis of your thread breaks.
Lower thread path and bobbin components: The bobbin components are common to all needles in the machine. In other words, if there is a bobbin or hook problem, then it will affect all of the needles.
Upper thread path and needle components: Each needle and its components are stand-alone items. If thread breaks are only occurring on a few needles, then it’s probably related to the needles or some component of the thread path for that needle.
The garment: If the garment is extremely thick or stiff, it can lead to thread breaks. Also, if it’s hooped improperly, “flagging” can occur during sewing, which will lead to thread breaks.
The embroidery design: The design is common to all components of the machine. If thread breaks are occurring in the same areas of the design on each successive run, then it’s probably a design problem. On the other hand, a design with tightly-packed stitches may have random thread breaks throughout the entire design.
The next step is to identify each of the potential sources of thread breaks and identify characteristics that will help eliminate or identify it as a problem. The following are the most common culprits of thread breaks.
Improper hook timing: Improper bobbin hook timing gets blamed for a lot of things, but it’s rarely the culprit. If thread breaks are frequently occurring on all needles of a sewing head and the design is ruled out as the problem, then the timing or some component of the bobbin is most likely the cause. If the thread breaks on a couple of needles, bobbin hook timing is probably not an issue because each needle on the head is dependent on the same bobbin hook relationship for sewing.
Improper needle depth: This is a more likely cause if frequent thread breaks are occurring on just some of the needles. If the needle depth is incorrect, it will affect the relationship between the specific needle and the bobbin much the same as if the bobbin hook timing was incorrect.
Defective thread: Most people never suspect that a cone of thread is defective. However, like anything else in manufacturing, defects can certainly happen.
Defective needle: If you feel a needle could be causing thread breaks, simply replace it with a fresh needle. Be sure that it is inserted properly as per your manufacturer’s instructions. An improperly installed needle can affect the timing.
Upper thread path problems: Occasionally, the upper thread comes out of the proper thread path. Trace the path and make sure the thread is following the correct path from cone to the needle.
Lower thread path problems: Start with the bobbin and verify that it is properly installed and smoothly feeding out of the bobbin case. Look for dirt or lint buildups. Also, verify the thread trimmer is fully retracting.
Incorrect thread tensions: Thread tension is always a factor with just about every embroidery problem. Incorrect thread tension does not always cause thread breaks, but it is certainly a potential cause. For example, if the upper thread is too tight, it may lead to missed stitches.
Fabric too thick or stiff: Extremely thick or stiff fabrics can lead to thread breaks. One common occurrence is that the needle slightly bends as it passes through the fabric, causing it to graze the inside edge of the hole in the needle plate. This grazing results in the thread rubbing against the edge of the needle plate hole, which shreds the thread. Changing to a larger needle may improve penetration. The same problem happens with six-panel caps as the needle makes contact with the center seam, causing the needle to deflect slightly.
Hidden obstructions in the garment: The item being sewn may contain some hidden obstructions, such as plastic “stays” in collars, interior seams, or inside pockets.
Fabric or hoop bouncing while sewing: The item being sewn must be hooped such that the fabric is not too tight or too loose. Loosely hooped fabric will bounce up and down while sewing. This problem is a very common situation with six-panel caps as well. A machine with a digitally-controlled presser foot can solve a flagging problem.
Too much design density: The design may be the underlying cause of multiple thread breaks. Too much density in an embroidery design is much like fabric that is too thick or stiff. It leads to needle deflections, which can cause thread shredding and breaks.
Stitch lengths are too short: Extremely short stitch lengths may lead to thread piling up in one area, which leads to needle deflections and thread breaks.
For more on thread breaks, check out this video.
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“A gorgeous brioche-like dough is rolled jellyroll style around a whipped meringue and whatever filling you choose, shaped into a wreath and baked.”
(Jamie of Life’s a Feast and Ria of Ria’s Collection)
Now, how could I resist a daring challenge like that!
I joined The Daring Kitchen a couple of months ago! The first challenge came and went. To be honest, I felt overwhelmed!
The next challenge was announced and hosted by Jamie of Life’s a Feast and Ria of Ria’s Collection.
After reading the above description and the clearly written recipe, I started to feel my confidence build.
I felt myself rising to the challenge! I wanted to make this cake.
I decided on Jamie’s All-American version with cinnamon, chocolate chips and walnuts (which I substituted for pecans).
I made the dough and rolled it out…
I love, love, love meringue…
I ate just enough to make myself sick and spread the rest over the rolled out dough…
I then sprinkled my chopped walnuts, chocolate chips and cinnamon…
And rolled it up, jelly roll style!
(The ingredients made 2 cakes, I halved everything but the filling! So I had one cake with twice the filling!
It went well, however the excess meringue made the ends wet and hard to join when I formed a circle.
But to be honest, I didn’t care! I liked the look of my raw product!)
There was a bit of spill over from my filling but I was happy to eat it! It was oh so good!
Then after an hour’s rest, I baked my Meringue Coffee Cake!
I couldn’t wait to have a bite… or two… Absolutely Delicious!
I took immense pleasure in unrolling and unwrapping the cake as I ate it.
I can’t honestly say what gave me more pleasure, the sheer sense of accomplishment from making this gorgeous cake or the incredibly light texture and taste!
I am so glad I decided to take the plunge and make this month’s daring challenge.
Below is the recipe as written by Jamie and Ria.
We have presented you with two variations of this delicious coffee cake: Jamie’s All-American versions with cinnamon, chopped pecans and chocolate chips or chopped chocolate and Ria’s Indian-inspired version with saffron added to the sweet yeast bread dough and **garam masala and cashews flavoring the filling. Let your imagination flow; you could add cardamom to the dough, drizzle a bit of rose or orange water over the meringue and chopped pistachios to the filling for another Indian version, or sweet, tangy dried fruits along with the nuts and whatever spice you choose in the
place of our choice for fillings.
For the dough:
10 – 15 minutes preparation of the dough
8 – 10 minutes kneading
45 – 60 minutes first rise
10 – 15 minutes to prepare meringue, roll out, fill and shape dough
an additional 45 – 60 minutes for second rising.
Baking time: approximately 30 minutes
Measuring cups for dry ingredients
Measuring cup for liquid
Cutting board and sharp knife for chopping nuts & chocolate if using
2 large mixing bowls
1 small mixing bowl
1 medium mixing bowl for beating egg whites, preferably plastic or metal
1 medium saucepan
Electric mixer or stand mixer
Clean kitchen scissors or sharp knife
Plastic wrap & clean kitchen towel
2 medium-sized baking trays (or 1 large if your oven is large enough)
Vegetable oil to grease bowl
FILLED MERINGUE COFFEE CAKE
Makes 2 round coffee cakes, each approximately 10 inches in diameter
The recipe can easily be halved to make one round coffee cake
For the yeast coffee cake dough:
4 cups (600 g / 1.5 lbs.) flour
¼ cup (55 g / 2 oz.) sugar
¾ teaspoon (5 g / ¼ oz.) salt
1 package (2 ¼ teaspoons / 7 g / less than an ounce) active dried yeast
¾ cup (180 ml / 6 fl. oz.) whole milk
¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl. oz. water (doesn’t matter what temperature)
½ cup (135 g / 4.75 oz.) unsalted butter at room temperature
2 large eggs at room temperature
10 strands saffron for Ria’s version (Saffron might be hard to find and it’s expensive, so you can substitute with ½ – 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom or ground nutmeg. Or simply leave it plain like Jamie’s version)
For the meringue:
3 large egg whites at room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ cup (110 g / 4 oz.) sugar
For the filling:
1 cup (110 g / 4 oz.) chopped pecans or walnuts
2 Tablespoons (30 g / 1 oz.) granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup (170 g / 6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate
1 cup (130 g / 5 oz.) chopped cashew nuts
2 Tablespoons (30 g / 1 oz.) granulated sugar
½ teaspoon garam masala (You can make it at home – recipe below – or buy from any Asian/Indian grocery store)
1 cup (170g / 6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips ( I used Ghirardelli)
Egg wash: 1 beaten egg
Cocoa powder (optional) and confectioner’s sugar (powdered/icing sugar) for dusting cakes
**Garam (means “hot”) masala (means “mixture”) is a blend of ground spices and is used in most Indian savory dishes. It is used in limited quantities while cooking vegetables, meats & eggs. There is no “one” recipe for it as every household has a recipe of their own. Below, I am going to share the recipe which I follow.
4 or 5 sticks (25 g) Cinnamon Sticks (break a stick and open the scroll)
3 ½ tablespoons (25 g / less than an ounce) Cloves, whole
100 g. (3.5 oz.) Fennel seeds
4 tablespoons (25 g / less than an ounce) Cumin seeds
1 ½ tablespoons (10 g / less than half an ounce) Peppercorns
25 g (less than half an ounce) Green Cardamom pods
In a small pan on medium heat, roast each spice individually (it hardly takes a minute) until you get a nice aroma. Make sure you stir it throughout so that it doesn’t burn. As soon as each spice is roasted, transfer it to a bowl to cool slightly. Once they are all roasted, grind into a fine powder by using a coffee grinder, or pestle & mortar. Store in an airtight container and use as needed.
Prepare the dough:
In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 ½ cups (230 g) of the flour, the sugar, salt and yeast.
In a saucepan, combine the milk, water and butter and heat over medium heat until warm and the butter is just melted. Ria’s version: add the 10 saffron threads to the warmed liquid and allow to steep off of the heat for 10 minutes. This will give the mixture a distinct aroma and flavor and a yellowish-orange hue.
With an electric mixer on low speed, gradually add the warm liquid to the flour/yeast mixture, beating until well blended. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Add the eggs and 1 cup (150 g) flour and beat for 2 more minutes.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a dough that holds together. Turn out onto a floured surface (use any of the 1 ½ cups of flour remaining) and knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes until the dough is soft, smooth, sexy and elastic, keeping the work surface floured and adding extra flour as needed.
Place the dough in a lightly greased (I use vegetable oil) bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let rise until double in bulk, 45 – 60 minutes. The rising time will depend on the type of yeast you use.
Prepare your filling:In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar for the filling if using. You can add the chopped nuts to this if you like, but I find it easier to sprinkle on both the nuts and the chocolate separately.
Once the dough has doubled, make the meringue:
In a clean mixing bowl – ideally a plastic or metal bowl so the egg whites adhere to the side (they slip on glass) and you don’t end up with liquid remaining in the bottom – beat the egg whites with the salt, first on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to high and continue beating until foamy and opaque. Add the vanilla then start adding the ½ cup sugar, a tablespoon at a time as you beat, until very stiff, glossy peaks form.
Assemble the Coffee Cakes:
Line 2 baking/cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Punch down the dough and divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, working one piece of the dough at a time (keep the other half of the dough wrapped in plastic), roll out the dough into a 20 x 10-inch (about 51 x 25 ½ cm) rectangle. Spread half of the meringue evenly over the rectangle up to about 1/2-inch (3/4 cm) from the edges. Sprinkle half of your filling of choice evenly over the meringue (ex: half of the cinnamon-sugar followed by half the chopped nuts and half of the chocolate chips/chopped chocolate).
Now, roll up the dough jellyroll style, from the long side. Pinch the seam closed to seal. Very carefully transfer the filled log to one of the lined cookie sheets, seam side down. Bring the ends of the log around and seal the ends together, forming a ring, tucking one end into the other and pinching to seal.
Using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife (although scissors are easier), make cuts along the outside edge at 1-inch (2 ½ cm) intervals. Make them as shallow or as deep as desired but don’t be afraid to cut deep into the ring.
Repeat with the remaining dough, meringue and fillings.
Cover the 2 coffee cakes with plastic wrap and allow them to rise again for 45 to 60 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Brush the tops of the coffee cakes with the egg wash. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until risen and golden brown. The dough should sound hollow when tapped.
Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheets onto the table. Very gently loosen the coffee cakes from the paper with a large spatula and carefully slide the cakes off onto cooling racks. Allow to cool.
Just before serving, dust the tops of the coffee cakes with confectioner’s sugar as well as cocoa powder if using chocolate in the filling. These are best eaten fresh, the same day or the next day.
March 27, 2011 at 3:54 am
Wow, I LOVE this Meringue Coffee cake. I also love how you explain every step with photos. I can’t wait to try this recipe out. Wonderful post.
March 27, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Your cake looks perfect for afternoon tea or coffee! Great post!
March 28, 2011 at 12:19 pm
I would never try this recipe without the photos you provide. Thanks! It sounds and looks wonderful and I will give it a go!
March 29, 2011 at 9:00 am
This makes me think dates as a filling, but what spice would complement them?
March 30, 2011 at 9:06 am
Your coffee cake looks wonderful! You did such a great job on your first challenge. I have never had coffee cake with meringue – it looks and sounds really good.
April 5, 2011 at 12:50 am
This looks incredibly delicious! I have a few birthdays coming up and this would be a great cake to bring to a birthday party! 🙂
April 5, 2011 at 1:31 am
OMG Your cake looks amazing! Not certain I could make this myself… I might have to try. Lovely post!
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Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hammil, Tim Matheson
Director: Lars Klevberg
Starting over in a new place, 13 year old Andy has trouble making new friends and fitting in, so his mother brings him home a Buddi doll from her work which was returned because it was defective. Andy names his doll Chucky, and this being the modern age, the doll can connect to wifi and the home security system. But Chucky loves Andy so much, he wants to do anything for his friend, including murder.
With the voice of Mark Hamill as Chucky and a creepy makeover, this film borrows from the current 80’s nostalgia and has a Stranger Things vibe, in a good way. It has a sense of humour and fun, and throws in some fun tropes like a scumbag stepfather you can’t wait to see get killed, mixed in with a modern technology upgrade and a new look Buddi doll. After years of Chucky sinking lower and lower into parody and silliness, this feels like a return to form. The first 1988 Child’s Play is a really great horror, and much scarier than this but this is a fun horror too, and would be a fun watch this Hallowe’en.
Scale Of Scary: 5/10 So many nostalgia reboots, this one is a fun watch and has tension, humour and scares, but some might like to re-watch the original instead.
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Rough paraphrase: You don't get to call bullshit on me.
But Hannity can manufacture all the bullshit he wants.
(From the ThinkProgress post Hannity Explodes After Being Confronted By ThinkProgress About Previous Offer To Be Waterboarded For Charity. By the way, we on the left don't help our cause - other than page views - by using explodes when devolves into douchebaggery would be much more accurate.)
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The eldest member of six-member idol unit Especia was born in 1989, so when I ask them about life during Japan’s early ’90s bubble era they can only imagine what it was like.
“I picture people throwing a lot of money around,” says Haruka Tominaga, the group’s 20-year-old leader.
“My image is someone taking a taxi and paying with a ¥10,000 note without taking the change,” says 18-year-old Monari Wakita.
“Suits with big shoulder pads,” Tominaga adds. “And everyone goes to discos on the weekend.”
Despite not having experienced the decadence first hand, the Osaka-based unit’s debut album, “Gusto,” is steeped in bubble-era largesse.
Especia’s sound takes its cue from disco and the resort-ready Japanese genre called city pop. Its image is much the same, but with a lot more references to Internet subgenres that also favor early ’90s nostalgia. In the idol world, it’s this approach that sets Especia apart from the usual (and ever-increasing) fare, avoiding traditional marketing strategies in favor of, at-times, strange giveaways.
Especia started off like most of these traditional groups, though. Its six members — Tominaga, Wakita, Chika Sannomiya, Akane Sugimoto, Chihiro Mise and Erika Mori — either auditioned for the group or were moved there from other Tsubasa Records trainee projects. The name “Especia” was manager Hiromitsu Shimizu’s idea.
“I studied Spanish in college,” Shimizu says. “One day, I was using my favorite hair wax, ‘Spice’ and I thought the translation, ‘especia,’ sounded good.”
What ultimately got the group attention from idol fans, however, was Shimizu’s decision to bring Yuki Yokoyama on board as Especia’s primary producer. Yokoyama, working under the name Schtein&Longer, has made songs for so-called anti-idols BiS, and one of them, “Elegant Monster,” caught Shimizu’s attention.
“With BiS, I had brought some of my personal taste to their songs, but with Especia I can make them more prominent,” Yokoyama says.
Whereas a lot of contemporary idol-pop veers toward an uptempo that borders on hyperventalating speed, Especia’s songs unfold at a slower, relaxed pace. Yokoyama’s approach, one that he shares with the handful of outside producers who have contributed tracks to the group over a handful of EPs and mini-albums, has involved lots of ’80s pop elements: a flurry of synths, tight bass lines and a lot of saxophone — all fixtures of city pop, which Yokoyama has been a fan of for a long time.
“When I was little, I loved resorts and seeing the city at night,” he says. “Those images stuck with me, and I have tried to re-create that vibe.”
“Gusto” expands even further on Especia’s style, adding in more retro-leaning sounds across its 16 tracks.
“There are more rap elements,” Wakita says. Mise points out that this is the first time the group tried writing lyrics. The disco bounce of “Midnight Confusion” is accompanied by songs built around horns, such as “Foolish” and “Behind You.” The effect is reminiscent of something you’d hear out of early ’90s acid-jazz , such as The Brand New Heavies or Jamiroquai.
“Our target audience at first were people who wanted to feel some nostalgia for those times,” says Wakita, who happens to be wearing an old Michael Jordan basketball jersey during the interview. “But we attracted a varied crowd. This is all a new vibe for younger people.”
The strangest sonic influence on “Gusto,” though, comes courtesy of an Internet subgenre of electronic music called vaporwave. The sound developed from U.S. artists playing around with Muzak recordings — basically, if it sounded good in an elevator, it was a success. Vaporwave artists from overseas also tend to make a lot of references to Japanese consumer culture and sample older musicians such as Tatsuro Yamashita and Toshiki Kadomatsu. Tracks are then pitch-shifted down into weird, blunted-sounding creations. Yokoyama stumbled across the genre online and started making his own vaporwave tracks, though on “Gusto” these moments are only really heard in the song interludes, “I was more interested in expressing the feeling of original city pop.”
The group, though, have run with the aesthetic. At a concert at Daikanyama Unit in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward earlier this year, an emcee introduced them as “Japanese vaporwave idols.” Outdated technology — once the cutting-edge, but now a punchline — is a key visual aesthetic in vaporwave and Especia’s music videos. Cheesy visual effects define “No1 Sweeper” while their most recent clip for the sweet “Kurukana” plays out as a “world weather report” featuring what look like Windows 95 screensavers. Yokoyama has gotten in on the trend, too, as he has redone several Especia songs in the style of supermarket background music, available on his SoundCloud page.
“Vaporwave samples a lot of Muzak, but what you hear at grocery stores is usually Muzak versions of pop. So I was imagining Especia as being mainstream enough to be played in supermarkets.”
All of this is done to make Especia different from the idol masses, and it extends to packaging and merchandise.
“The CD cover of ‘Gusto’ doesn’t feature any of us,” Mise says. “Idols are usually always on the front, but our picture is on the back.”
This has been a consistent strategy in the way Especia is marketed, with T-shirts even going so far as to not mention the group’s name and instead feature fictional corporations that dabble in things like food-delivery services. It’s this approach that helps make the unit one of the best “alternative idol” acts in Japan right now, but “Gusto” is a solid album on its own and rarely lags. It lasts as long as most idol-pop CDs (more than an hour), but other groups tend to burn up their sugar-fueled tunes early on. Yokoyama’s varied approach makes the album enjoyable throughout.
Especia still indulges in one kind of idol marketing strategy, though. If fans buy both versions of “Gusto,” they can get a limited-edition copy of a live performance from late last year. The twist? It’s a VHS tape!
“I used to record things on those all the time,” Mise says before Wakita spends some time fondly recalling video stores. Mori, meanwhile, appears a little lost.
“I was aware they existed . . . but I don’t think I ever watched one.”
“Gusto” is in stores now. Especia plays Daikanyama Unit with tofubeats on June 6 (11:30 p.m. start; ¥2,500 in adv.; 03-5459-8630); Daikanyama Loop on June 7 (6 p.m. start; ¥3,100 in adv.; 03-6277-5032). For more information, visit www.especia.me.
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Julian Assange, pengasas wikileaks telah menyerah diri kepada polis British atas tuduhan merogol dua wanita ketika dia melawat Sweeden pada Ogos lepas. Beliau telah menafikan dakwaan itu. Adakah ini satu konspirasi politik kerana seperti yang kita tahu Julian Assange telah banyak membongkarkan rahsia-rahsia negara seperti Amerika Syarikat, Perancis dan lain-lain lagi menerusi laman web kepunyaan beliau iaitu wikileaks.Laman web berkenaan sedang mendedahkan lebih 250,000 maklumat sulit diplomatik AS yang mencetuskan kemarahan Washington. Pendedahan itu menyebabkan beberapa buah negara termasuk AS dan Perancis mengutuk perbuatan Assange yang membocorkan maklumat tersebut menerusi WikiLeaks. Sudah menjadi trend politik zaman ni, kalau rahsia-rahsia besar negara dibocorkan oleh individu, mesti tuduhan yang berkaitan seks akan menyusul kepada individu terbabit. Kalau kat Malaysia kita ada Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang telah didakwa atas tuduhan meliwat Saiful Bukhari. Rumit kalau nak decide pihak mana yang betul.
WikiLeaks front man Julian Assange has been denied bail after surrendering to authorities in London early Tuesday morning.
The hacker-turned-activist turned himself in to British police in response to a warrant issued by Sweden on charges of "rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion."
The judge refused to allow Assange out on bail because he had "substantial grounds" to believe the Australian skip out on future court appearances. The WikiLeaks founder will likely remain in a British jail until Dec. 14.
Assange has repeatedly insisted he is innocent of the crimes. The charges involve two unidentified women who said in past interviews that the 39-year-old refused to wear protection during sex or get tested for STDs.
This matter concerns a "dispute over consensual but unprotected sex," and has turned into a "political stunt," said one of Assange's lawyers in the United Kingdom, Mark Stephens, MSNBC reports.
The WikiLeaks boss was taken into custody at 9:30 a.m. local time and appeared at Westminster Magistrate's Court later in the day, where he told the court he would fight extradition to Sweden.
Although his whistle-blower website has become infamous for spilling secrets, the privacy-obsessed Australian has kept himself hidden away for months, claiming to fear for his life due to his involvement with WikiLeaks.
"The threats against our lives are a matter of public record," Assange said recently in a Q&A session via London's The Guardian.
Assange also claims the sex charges against him are a carefully orchestrated plot to discredit him and his website.
"It is clearly a smear campaign," the former computer hacker told Al Jazeera in August. "The only question is who was involved."
The whistle-blower website, meanwhile, isn't changing its tune over the release of secret and classified documents.
"This will not change our operation," said Kristinn Hrafnsson, a spokesman for WikiLeaks, who also called the arrest an attack on the freedom of the media, according to The Associated Press.
In an editorial featured in The Australian on Tuesday, Assange does not address the rape charge but speaks out to defend WikiLeaks.
"WikiLeaks coined a new type of journalism: scientific journalism," he wrote. "We work with other media outlets to bring people the news, but also to prove it is true."
Assange also called the whistle-blower group "underdogs," and accused the Australian government of being slaves to the United States because it has failed to defend him, despite his being from Queensland.
"Every time WikiLeaks publishes the truth about abuses committed by US agencies, Australian politicians chant a provably false chorus with the State Department," the open-government activist wrote.
The recent release of more than 250,000 classified documents and secret cables by WikiLeaks has drawn international criticism. Officials have called Assange a "terrorist," and have demanded criminal charges be brought against him and WikiLeaks.
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LONDON -- Running back Stevan Ridley finished with 127 yards on 15 carries in Sunday's 45-7 win over the Rams, for an impressive 8.5-yard average. He had runs of 20, 30 and 41 yards in the game, as the big play was delivered both by air and ground.
Ridley's big-play performance helped contribute to a balanced attack -- the Patriots had 38 pass attempts for 321 yards, and 28 carries for 152 yards.
Things didn't start well for Ridley as he was dropped for no gain on his first carry. The second rush went for just 2 yards.
But then came the breakout.
"The offensive line figured it out up front, and any time you start a game, there is a defensive game plan and that's what we do a great job of -- making the proper adjustments," Ridley explained. "[Coaches] normally hit it on the head after they see what the defense is throwing at them, to see how we need to get the plays blocked so we can get downhill and run the football. It was a phenomenal job by the five up front."
Ridley detailed one of the big adjustments Sunday.
"Up front, they run a lot of games," Ridley said of the Rams' defensive line. "They were moving a lot up front and there were a lot of bodies in there. It was kind of cluttered. For us, our offensive line just had to figure it out. It takes some time. They're playing too. We figured it out, got the creases, and hit it hard."
When a defensive line runs a lot of games, Ridley said the key is to keep pounding.
"You just have to keep running hard and believing in your teammates that they're going to figure it out," he said. "It's awesome to run behind that offensive line."
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Alternative investments are any assets that fall outside of the traditional financial instruments like stocks, bonds, and cash. They include investments in hedge funds, real estate, private equity, private debt, precious metals, wine, art, stamps, or cryptocurrency.
Traditionally, alternative investments have been somewhat restricted to high net worth individuals. However, they are becoming more common and mainstream as time goes on – more and more investors are adding alternative investments to their investment portfolios. According to Preqin research, the alternative investments industry is expected to reach over $14 trillion in assets under management by 2023, a growth of 59% from the end of 2017.
It’s important that investors diversify their portfolios, spreading the risk across a variety of asset types. Alternative investments are one way of doing precisely this. They usually have a low correlation with traditional asset types, like stocks and bonds. Therefore, they function as hedges against investments in traditional securities.
Alternative investments can also generate higher returns than mainstream assets. However, it is essential to know that alternative investments have high purchase costs and low liquidity. As a result, an investment strategy that involves alternative assets requires a distinct set of skills, knowledge, and risk tolerance.
Types of alternative investments
There are several types of alternative investments, and they are categorised into two, tangible and intangible investments. Both offer endless investment opportunities from private equity, private debt, derivatives, managed futures, collectables, and commodities. Here are some of the common types of alternative investments.
Intangible alternative investments
Intangible investments do not have a physical presence, you can’t touch them, but they have a monetary value. The most common type of intangible alternative investments include:
- Private equity: Private equity investments are investments in private companies, public companies that intend to go private or are not listed on public stock exchanges. The three investment strategies for private equity include Venture Capital for startups and early-stage ventures, Leveraged Buyouts such as MBOs and MBIs, and Growth Equity such as trade sales, IPO, and recapitalisation.
- Hedge funds: Hedge funds use a wide range of investment strategies to generate high returns on investment. Investment strategies differ depending on the hedge fund managers or firms. Some investment strategies used in hedge fund investing are long-short equity, short only, market neutral, volatility arbitrage, merger arbitrage and quantitative strategies skills. Hedge funds are primarily used by high net-worth individuals and institutional investors such as pension funds and mutual funds.
Tangible alternative investments
Tangible investments have a physical presence. You can touch and feel it. The most common types of tangle alternative investments include:
- Real assets: There are several types of real asset investments. Real assets include real estate, land (farmlands, timberland), utilities, transportation, and infrastructures such as airports and power plants. Intellectual property such as artworks and antiques are also considered real assets. Real estate is the largest asset class, and you can buy investments in real estate through the stock market (REITs) or private investments.
- Commodities: It involves investments in physical commodities or producers of commodities and natural resources. Examples include precious and industrial metals, natural oil and gas, corn, cotton, lumber, etc. Commodities are used to hedge against inflation, and the typical investment strategy is to use commodities derivatives such as swaps or futures.
- Collectables: Collectables investments are physical items acquired with the hope that they will appreciate over a period of time. Items include rare wine, fine art, vintage cars, coins, stamps, and sports card collections.
Best alternative investments
Some of the best alternative investments include:
- Peer-to-peer lending: This type of investment entails investors combining funds to lend to individuals. There are several P2P platforms to facilitate the process.
- Real estate: Real estate investments can be residential or commercial. Residential real estate is the world’s largest sector. Real estate investments create equity and a consistent cash flow from rent. An alternative to owning real estate is to invest in REITs.
- Cryptocurrency: This digital blockchain currency has become a trendy alternative investment. Bitcoin and Etherium are easily bought using exchanges like Coinbase. The price volatility is a concern, but it does not negate the fact cryptocurrency holds value, but for this reason it is also taxable.
- Gold: Investment in gold can be physical by buying gold coins, jewellery, and bullion. An alternative is to own gold certificates or invest in gold mutual funds, gold mining stocks or ETFs. Gold is an excellent way to hedge against inflation.
- Equity crowdfunding: Instead of owning your own business, you can own part of a business. You will be rewarded handsomely by investing in a company if the company succeeds.
- Collectables: Commodities like fine art, rare wine, scotch whisky, sneakers, luxury watches and bags, and others are some investment opportunities experienced investors or novices use to diversify.
Examples of alternative investments
Let’s look at some examples of alternative investments that can help understand alternative investing strategies and investment decisions made by investors.
Emma is looking for asset classes and investment opportunities to shield her investments from rising inflation and stock market volatility. After consulting with a financial adviser, she was advised to invest in commodities like gold, oil, grain, and REITs instead of the traditional assets like stocks and bonds. As a result, she decided to invest 10% of her portfolio in some of these tangible assets.
The Venture Capital industry has seen a boom in the UK since 2020. John wants to diversify his portfolio but believes in investing in early-stage companies in return for a stake in a company. However, he is looking for a tax-efficient investment method. So he decides to invest 8% of his portfolio in the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), alternative investments UK. These schemes offer tax relief, up to 50% income tax relief and capital gains tax deferral.
Forms of alternative investing vs ETF investing
While different forms of alternative investing strategies may be appealing to investors, they are not everyone’s cup of tea. Investing in alternative assets means high minimum investments, more fees and lower liquidity when compared with conventional financial assets. Moreover, due to lack of regulation, alternative investments are also prone to investment frauds and scams.
On the other hand, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a middle ground between the two. ETF investing is not as traditional as investing in stocks, and it provides good exposure to alternative assets. Investors can also choose to invest in ETFs that specialises in alternative investments. ETF investing offers the best of both worlds by letting investors experience alternative investing without being exposed to illiquidity and other atypical risks – ETFs are regulated and easy to manage and sell.
For instance, investors can invest directly in private equity, but it involves a lot of initial capital, along with high risks and low liquidity. On the contrary, the same investors can invest in ETFs that track the performance of alternatives indices. For example, iShares Listed Private Equity UCITS ETF that tracks the performance of the S&P Listed Private Equity Index or Xtrackers LPX Private Equity Swap UCITS ETF that tracks the performance of LPX Major Market Total Return Index.
Why investing in ETFs is a good alternative?
ETF stands for exchange-traded fund. A fund pools investors’ money and invests it into securities and assets. In the case of alternative asset ETFs, they own underlying assets like gold, foreign currency, cryptocurrency, private equity, or real estate and divide the ownership of these assets into shares. These shares are then traded on the exchange. Thus, these assets become indirectly owned by investors.
Investing in ETFs is a popular alternative to investing in both traditional assets and alternative assets directly for the following reasons:
- Diversification: ETF investing offers similar diversification to the investment portfolio as investing in alternative assets. Investors get exposure to a variety of assets and can spread their risk across different sectors, countries, strategies and asset types.
- Liquidity: Another significant advantage of investing in ETFs is liquidity. ETFs trade throughout the day on major exchanges, just like stocks. Thus, investors can access alternative investments without the risk of getting locked in. They can jump in or out whenever they want to and sell ETFs short or on margin.
- Cost-effectiveness: ETF investing is more cost-effective than investing in traditional assets and alternative assets. Investing in individual stocks leads to an accumulation of transaction fees for each stock, while trading one ETF that invests in a basket of stocks is considered as one transaction. Additionally, ETFs’ management fee and expense ratio are lower than that of mutual funds as ETFs are not actively managed.
- Simplicity: ETF investing is simpler to understand than the complex structure of alternative investing. The design is simple and can be easily comprehended by individual investors without the need to seek professional help. Therefore, the barrier to entry is lower than it is with alternative investing.
How to invest in the alternative investment markets
One of the best alternative investing strategies involves using ETFs. ETF investing is an excellent way to enter the world of alternative investing. ETFs give you diversification, liquidity, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness without the complicated structure and high fees of truly alternative assets. So, they represent effective vehicles for both traditional and alternative investing.
However, ETF investing also needs skills, know-how, and consideration of various parameters for successful returns. Therefore, it would be best if you considered the following factors to have success in investing in ETFs:
- Basic information: The first step to success is simply knowing what you’re investing in. It would help if you looked at which index the ETF is tracking, how long it has been around and how it’s constructed. Knowing whether the ETF is actively or passively managed is also important. Passive ETFs look to match the performance of an index, while active ones look to beat the index’s performance.
- Expense ratio: It is important to consider the expense ratios of ETFs before investing in them. Higher expense ratios may eat into the capital gains and lead to no gains. Therefore, if all else is equal, an ETF with a lower expense ratio will help make more money.
- Build the portfolio based on your investment goals: Another key to success in ETF investing is proper planning. Investors must look at their investor profile, investment goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance before picking suitable ETFs for them.
As a bottom line, alternative investments are excellent avenues for diversification; however, they are subject to a variety of downsides, including illiquidity, lack of regulation, and high initial capital requirements. For those who are not familiar with investments, ETF investing is still considered an alternative but marries the positives of traditional investing with those of alternative solutions.
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submitted by Captain Bob, Gerenser’s Exotic Ice Cream
A treasure in New Hope consists of an array of events and people who have done important deeds, which in turn salvaged victory from the gaping maw of defeat. That salvaged victory allowed the triumph at Trenton that insured the permanent establishment of the United States. General Washington’s many defeats in the fall of 1776 ultimately led to his last stand on the Western bank of the Delaware River.
What many people don’t know is that Washington planned for two other crossings, both of which were unsuccessful. A fourth maneuver, led by Washington’s cousin Captain William Washington, at Coryell’s Ferry (New Hope) was successful.
A major participant and second in command to “Bill” Washington was young Lt. James Monroe. He was to cross the river at Coryell’s Ferry, march seven miles inland to an intersection of the Princeton/Pennington road, stop all individuals traveling on that road to prevent reinforcements from reaching Trenton in time to help the Hessians.
In this case Lt. Monroe’s column was hampered by a Nor’easter that turned into a full-fledged blizzard. They dutifully held that intersection for over six hours when the nearest neighbor to that intersection, Dr. Riker, was awoken by their activities. Six hours was all that General Washington required of these troops.
Once the time had elapsed, they were free to quit their post and head to safety. After some spirited discussion it was decided they would try and reach Trenton, head into danger, in time to join up with General Washington.
Dr. Riker immediately volunteered to go along. There were four casualties in that action. Two soldiers froze to death in the line of March getting to Trenton. Two officers were shot in the chest, Captain William Washington and Lt. James Monroe. Dr. Riker’s quick medical treatment saved them both.
This insured that the young man, James Monroe, would survive and become the fifth President of the United States of America.
Washington’s crossing had the first future President; New Hope had the fifth!
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Using Virtual Reality to teach the basics of Mindful Meditation
Breathe explores how virtual reality (VR) can be used to teach the basics and fundamentals of mindfulness meditation to beginners. Where current teaching platforms make meditation out to be diverse and broad in meaning and purpose. Breathe intends to bring awareness to the moment by guiding their attention to their breath. It is a simple, but powerful action. The project consisted of research of concepts and existing technologies of VR and mindfulness meditation, this included conducting two original interviews. This research produced the beginnings of a design methodology for a VR experience aimed at teaching mindfulness meditation. This design methodology was used and refined during the design and development of the series of low fidelity, 2D video prototypes.
These prototypes showed how further development could lead to a successful VR delivery of the experience. The prototypes are basically a guided meditation, delivered solely through visuals, with zero audio. One important finding and element of the design methodology was the use of minimalistic design, for this project this mainly consisted of cartoonish visuals and geometric forms. The purpose of these styles is to minimize distractions, limiting the overall visual stimulation of the environment by reducing finer detail, to subtly control and guide the focus of the user to the point of interest. That being their breath. The prototype, below, aims to guide the user’s breaths, through the use of timed animations of a circle, while calming them with elements of nature. A more in depth summary of all of this project’s findings and more of the video prototypes can be found on the portfolio site linked below.
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Shameless “El Gran Canon” Season 3 premiere airs Sunday January 13 2013 at 9 pm on Showtime.
Episode Synopsis: It’s almost Easter. 137 days have passed since we’ve last seen the Gallagher’s. Jimmy has moved into the Gallagher house. Frank is missing. Debbie’s worried about him. Everything is status quo, except for the mystery Town Car parked out front.
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What was the movie My Dog Skip about?
I heard the dog dies at the end. Is it anything like Marley & Me?
Sorry fo asking so many questions I'm bored.
on Aug 20th 2009
in Movies & Television
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It is extremely good.
It is the story of a young boy and his dog growing up.
The end of it is Extremely Sad, I could not stop crying.
You should see it soon.
Dieta answered on Aug 21st.
No, it's not like Marley & Me...
Check out this link -- www.imdb.com
Kolbe answered on 8/20/09. Helpful? / 1
It's about a boy and his dog. I've seen it a couple of times. The ending is a tear-jerker for me.
Cookies 'n' Creme (1998-2011) answered on 8/20/09. Helpful? / 1
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Mackay Whitsunday region GLM land types
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Bishop H. (2007). Pastures: Mackay/ Whitsunday region. A guide to developing productive and sustainable pasture feed grazing systems. Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland.
Ball D. (in prep). Fauna of the CQC bioregion regional ecosystems.
Brooker M. I. H. and Kleinig D. A. (2004). Field guide to Eucalypts. Volume 3 Northern Australia. 2nd Edition. Blooming Books, Melbourne Australia.
Filet C. (1971). Pioneer Shire Handbook. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane, Queensland.
Filet C. (1971). Sarina Shire Handbook. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane, Queensland.
Hardy S. (2003). Soil and land suitability of the Whitsunday Coast Area, central Queensland. Whitsunday Shire Council, Proserpine, Queensland.
Queensland Herbarium (2009). Regional Ecosystem Description Database (REDD). Version 6.0b. Updated November 2009 (Department of Environment and Resource Management: Brisbane).
Peterson C. and Sander E. (2003). Irrigation Guide – Central District (Mackay, Plane Creek and Proserpine). Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Indooroopilly, Queensland.
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Fairweather LLC Announces New Hire
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The Crosman Outdoorsman is a CO2 bolt action single shot carbine. This one’s been converted to a synthetic stock and forearm. It includes many modifications like a metal breech, a Boss Valve for increased velocity, an LPA micro-adjustable rear sight for better accuracy, and a black trigger shoe.
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EaseMyTrip enters into a General Sales Agreement (GSA) with SpiceJet Airlines
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It’s Wednesday, and we’re halfway through this first — for many of us — week of socially distancing. Every day is an achievement, and every day deserves a reward. Here are some options to consider today.
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Professional Reference articles are designed for health professionals to use. They are written by UK doctors and based on research evidence, UK and European Guidelines, so you may find the language more technical than the condition leaflets.
This easy-to-use patient questionnaire is a screening test for problem drinking and potential alcohol problems. The CAGE questions should not be preceded by any questions about alcohol intake - ie its sensitivity is dramatically enhanced by an open-ended introduction.
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A total score of 2 or greater is considered clinically significant (sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 76% for the identification of problem drinking); compared with GGT liver function test which detected only a third of patients having more than 16 'drinks' per day.
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Two Suspects Arrested in String of Burglaries, Thefts in Sweetwater County
The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office has identified two suspects possibly involved in at least nine separate burglaries and thefts from Wamsutter to Granger along Interstate 80 since the beginning of July, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
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