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What is it? Vox Hybrida I is a large-scale woodblock print by Alice Maher, one of a series made in 2018. How was it done? The process began with photographs of the artist in movement, variously contorted and extended, taken by her partner, Dermot Seymour. She made drawings from selected images rendered in silhouette, so that the human form is abstracted into an ambiguous, flattened, dynamic outline shape. These shapes formed patterns cut out of sheets of rough, low-quality plywood and printed by Parallel Editions in Limerick. They were then hand-tinted with watercolour. The natural organic patterning of the plywood surfaces, with whorls, grain and knots, strongly evokes without actually depicting aspects of the human body. Where can I see it? Vox Hybrida is part of Maher’s exhibition, Vox Materia, at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Chancery Lane Dublin (until December 22nd kevinkavanagh.ie). It was initiated by the curatorial partnership Pluck Projects and launched at the Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co Tipperary earlier this year. More recently it was seen at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork. Is it a typical work by the artist? It is typical in the sense that Maher has consistently explored female experience and agency, often with reference to history, fairytales and myths. She has ranged freely across quite a span of media, from sculpture, using diverse materials, conventional and unorthodox, to animated film, photography and painting. Drawing and graphics have been constants, as in a relatively early series of drawings featuring a capricious young heroine, perhaps an Alice in Wonderland alter ego, who gains a sense of her own power and potential even as the world conspires to deny her. Born in the townland of Kilmoyler, Co Tipperary, Maher attended school in Cahir, and though she went on to study in Limerick, Cork, Belfast and San Francisco (a Fulbright Scholarship), and lives now in Co Mayo. The Tipperary environment however, steeped in history, especially Norman history, has remained important to her. Her starting point for Vox Materia was a remarkable medieval relief carving of a mermaid at the Cistercian Kilcooley Abbey near Gortnahoe in the county. The mermaid holds a mirror and a comb, but her tail is manacled. Two fish, a salmon and a carp, swim nearby. Maher looked to Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid who, to become human, was forced to sacrifice her voice – her tongue was cut out. In the context of Maher’s oeuvre, it is easy to see the mermaid as representative of women who have been coerced and silenced by repressive, patriarchal social structures. As the show’s title suggests, she is giving substance to the mermaid’s lost voice. The Vox Hybrida woodblock prints are one strand of the exhibition; the shape-shifting, hybrid creature we see resists the stereotypes of feminine visibility in Western art. The other strand is sculptural, a series of small bronzes, cast from lumps of wax shaped by Maher’s clenched hands. There are not quite 26, but she thought of them as a kind of alphabet, or as symbolising an alphabet, another physical manifestation of the absent voice – and the body: they are reminiscent of coprolites, pieces of fossilized faeces, or perhaps fragments of organs. Collectively, with the prints, they embody a presence that insists on agency and declines iconographic convention. 10 Florida shooting: Could videogames be to blame?

2019-04-22T02:13:07Z

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/art-in-focus-alice-maher-vox-hybrida-i-2018-1.3711136

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In its 11th Five-Year Program (2006-2010), Chinese Ministry of Information Industry vowed to extend phone service to every village and enable every township to have access to Internet. Digital divide has deteriorated rural poverty in China. The most effective solution for digital divide is Internet. However, Internet deployment in rural area has a key problem called ‘last mile’. Wi-Fi is an off-the-shelf inexpensive wireless Internet solution for last mile. To compare with the other alternatives, Wireless offers rapid deployment with wider bandwidths and less plant. This dissertation is a technical feasibility report on the application of Wi-Fi in rural China. The aim of this research is to provide an alternative technical model of rural Internet deployment to the policymakers and developers in China. This dissertation would analyse the technical advantages of Wi-Fi and its feasible models to the public. The first step to research the feasibility of such a technique is to make clear the market demands of it. The author carried out a questionnaire survey to 30 rural residents living in Yellow Sheep River Town and Pinggu District of Beijing. Yellow Sheep River is typical remote undeveloped countryside in the Northwest of China. Adversely; Pinggu is suburban district of Beijing municipality. Both of them are poor but becoming booming due to Internet connection. However, the development of Yellow Sheep River met bottleneck due to the last mile problem. However, Pinggu overcame the same problem with Wi-Fi. From the technical perspective, Pinggu model is really suitable for the rural areas with fixed access. But Pinggu’s experience doesn’t fit Yellow Sheep River due to the difference of the existing infrastructures. After a case study on Ashwini in India, a new model is proposed suitable for remote rural villages.

2019-04-23T19:50:15Z

https://www-esdmphil.eng.cam.ac.uk/about-the-programme/dissertations/students/xing2009

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... that white-crowned forktails (pictured) breed between mountaintops in Borneo, but not with individuals of the same species in adjacent lowlands? 5x expanded by Vanamonde93 (talk). Self-nominated at 11:51, 1 September 2017 (UTC). This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 19:34 (UTC).

2019-04-23T19:29:25Z

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I'm sure many of you are crazy excited to get on the rivers this summer. Colorado snowpack overall is said to be at 127% of normal! We're obviously above normal here at Powderhorn. Those of you that check the webcam have probably noticed the giant mountains of snow that our cat drivers made this week. They pushed the snow in those areas to help with the runoff. We have drainage ditches around the base area and by pushing the snow like that, it will help the water follow those routes...instead of washing the lodge into Plateau Creek.

2019-04-19T02:45:12Z

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My philosophy in regards to Maternal Fetal Medicine is commitment to the patient experience. Normal pregnancy can be a challenging and stressful life event, when complications are added it is even more imperative to work to achieve the best outcome by maximizing patient education, coordination of care, and compassionate listening. When I am not at the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my husband who is in the National Guard and young daughter. I also enjoy reading science fiction, running, and occasionally playing bassoon.

2019-04-21T16:38:07Z

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Holly Hill Pool & Patio | We sell "fun" guaranteed! Memorial Day is the annual summer kick-off. We open our pools, fire up our grills and have great fun at our BBQs. It’s also important to keep in mind that this holiday is a day to remember all those that have served our country. Here are some party ideas to honor our armed forces, display your American pride and ensure that you host the best BBQ around! For starters, raise your flag! Are there more beautiful colors than red, white & blue? There aren’t on Memorial Day (or 4th of July, so keep these in mind for later in the summer, too.) Let’s start with some easy decorations. 1. A Welcome Sign to remind guests why they’re there. Going crazy with decorations can add up but you don’t need it to. When in doubt, as far as decorating, go with mason jars. They’re cheap and can be used for so many things. This can be a great craft project for kids & the only other supplies you need for it are: red, white & blue tissue paper, a paint brush, glue (Elmer’s is fine), scissors & a candle. Make sure that the jars are clean & dry first. Next, cut up the tissue paper however you choose. Mix together a solution of 1 part glue to 1 part water. Paint the inside of your mason jars with the solution and stick on your tissue paper! It’s that easy & they look great! These not only serve a purpose but also look super cute on your table. Give each guest one of these place settings & they’ll have their utensils, napkin & glass all in one! This one needs to be started a couple of days ahead of time but is always a crowd pleaser. Start with white carnations. Next, get 2 glasses of water. Put a few drops of red food coloring into one of them and a few drops of blue into the other. Finally, put a third of your flowers into the red, a third into the blue & keep a third in clear water. Let them sit for a couple of days and voila! Red, white & blue carnations to decorate your tables! You may remember these from this post, but when you use red, white & blue noodles, you’ve got a whole new set of patriotic decorations! At 3 pm on Memorial Day, every American is asked to pause for just one minute to honor the fallen. It’s the least that we can do.

2019-04-19T10:57:59Z

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Enrollment for 2nd semester of the 2018-19 school year is closed. All students who apply from this point forward will be considered for 1st Semester enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. After completing this application, students who apply for full-time enrollment will be emailed on next steps to attending a Drop-In Enrollment Day. Students applying for supplemental or part-time enrollment will be emailed information regarding next steps to getting enrolled in courses for 1st Semester of the 2019-2020 school year. In order to be successful in Denver Online High School, students must be self motivated and need to plan to spend the equivalent of a full school-day, five days a week, actively working on coursework. If the student and guardian are not disciplined and organized, or if the student requires the face-to-face interaction that a classroom provides, online learning may not be the best schooling option. Students who have a history of not being able to independently complete schoolwork in a regular school setting generally are not a good fit for an online school, which requires higher levels of self-discipline and self-motivation than traditional schools. While instructors and fellow students can provide some support, the online distance learner is expected to have internal motivation to manage his or her own learning during the course of study and have a basic grasp of Internet navigation skills. Please carefully consider whether or not online learning will be a good fit for the student before following the enrollment steps below. -Proof of residency: Proof of residency MUST be a utility bill (ex: water bill, electricity bill, internet bill). If family does not pay any utility bills, the following are acceptable: mortgage, lease, or deed of trust. Please see the Full Time Options Page (http://online.dpsk12.org/admission/full-time-students/full-time-enrollment-and-requirements/) or the Part Time Options Page (http://online.dpsk12.org/admission/part-time-students/part-time-enrollment-types-and-requirements/ ) for more information about specific enrollment options. For any questions that are not applicable to you, please mark them as N/A. Does the student have an IEP (Individualized Education Program)? Student DPS email address (Example: 123456@dpsk12.net). If the student has been suspended previously, what was the suspension for? If student has taken CareerConnect/CTE courses, which industry did the courses belong? Check all that apply. Once you have submitted this Student Interest Application and uploaded all required documents, a representative from Denver Online High School will contact you soon to schedule an enrollment meeting. Once you have submitted this Student Interest Application, you will be emailed next steps on registering for courses.

2019-04-23T04:38:54Z

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Note that there have been many rate changes over the past month. Variable / Adjustable discounts keep increasing... still a few lenders holding off on their changes. Rates available continue to change... please contact us if you have questions. To stay up to date, you can also download our mobile mortgage app. UPDATE: This promotion has ended Jan 19. Please be aware we do have some other unpublished promotions... please PM, call or email for details. NOTE: Other 5 year unpublished specials available... please call. Last edited by Mortgage Made Easy; 03-21-2016 at 12:32 PM. Last edited by Mortgage Made Easy; 05-02-2016 at 11:35 AM. 5 Year Fixed - 2.39% High Ratio Only, Owner Occupied, some restrictions apply. 5 Year ARM/VRM - 2.10% High Ratio Only, Owner Occupied, some restrictions apply. 5 Year Fixed - 2.34% High Ratio Only, Owner Occupied, some restrictions apply.

2019-04-19T21:13:12Z

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‘Big Break’ will bring young people (16+) who are interested in performing together to embrace their creative voice. The one day programme will provide guided workshops in different areas of performance. These workshops will be led by emerging and industry professionals. Big Break is a pilot project that will provide a safe and inclusive environment where young people can have a go. Participants are encouraged to put their best foot forward, build newfound confidence and develop friendships they can take out into everyday life. Everybody Cool Lives Here aims to produce art that reflects Aotearoa’s unique voice. We connect with a diverse range of artists who may be overlooked or excluded and empower them to tell stories. Everybody Cool Lives Here stormed the 2015 NZ Fringe Festival with their larger community work ‘Wake Up Tomorrow’ which won Best Production, Best Ensemble, Best Production Design & Best Performer. We've since gone onto develop a professional tour-ready work ‘No Post on Sunday’ and are currently working with Jacob Dombroski to develop his solo.

2019-04-24T11:51:51Z

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bridge closed. yuma, az. 2018. | Flickr - Photo Sharing! bridge closed. yuma, az. 2018. the abandoned 1929 mcphaul bridge over the gila river east of yuma. mamiya 6MF 75mm f/3.5 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger. Travis Estell, JK-SW, and 97 other people added this photo to their favorites. Bees? Why are they warning us about the bees? Graham Young i was wondering the same thing. something really bad must have happened with bees to make the county put up that sign.

2019-04-26T02:35:15Z

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Dr. Rapp received her BS from Southeast Missouri State University in Psychology, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and PhD from Idaho State University in Counselor Education and Counseling. Her dissertation focused on the construct of gatekeeping within the counseling profession. Her areas of scholarship include: gatekeeping practices, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders, behavioral-process addictions, feminism, social justice advocacy, and qualitative methodologies. Dr. Rapp is licensed as a Professional Counselor in the state of Idaho and currently seeking licensure in the state of Wisconsin. Most recently, Dr. Rapp worked at a residential facility for adolescents struggling with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. She has experience facilitating trauma-informed counseling groups, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) groups, family therapy, and individual counseling to a wide range of clientele. This spring, she hopes to continue her clinical work, focusing in the substance abuse population, to enrich her teaching and scholarship.

2019-04-20T22:17:04Z

https://www.uwp.edu/learn/colleges/naturalhealthsciences/cnhsnewsletterspringrapp.cfm

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What If HGH Could Cure Peyton Manning? Which individual is most responsible for his team's success, you ask? Easy. Peyton Manning. Who else could it be? No one knows what Detroit actually has in your boy Stafford (who is essentially a rookie in Bob Griese's body). Meanwhile, Manning's injury turned a playoff team into a gang even the Chiefs can point and laugh at. More interestingly, it revealed something surprising about the Colts. For a long time, Manning's presence gave them the luxury of drafting like the Buffalo Bills without anyone noticing—Football Outsiders counted only two Pro Bowlers in Indy's last five drafts, which is a particularly lousy record for a team built on a draft-and-develop model. Through the prism of their present hopelessness, the Colts since 2008 look less like Bill Polian's whiz-bang organizational marvel of the preceding five years and more like a series of 10-and-6-ish teams on the bad end of the aging curve, with only Manning keeping them from the bottom half of the AFC. They'd become a Potemkin team. I'm just talking hypothetically. I don't have any reason to believe HGH or any other steroid would help Manning's recovery. But who knows, maybe they would? If so, would you be outraged if he used them to save his career, save his season? Of course, Whitlock is making a different argument here, and I think it's a good one: What happens if we find out that this stuff works? How does anyone make the moral case against extending the career of the best quarterback in NFL history? We've come to terms with the use of cortisone, without which the NFL would cease to exist altogether. How much longer can we keep the PED argument on that vanishingly thin line between enhancement and simple maintenance? (An NFL career is basically an ongoing campaign in not getting killed. Anything—a needle prick in the elbow, say—that lets you take the field when you might otherwise sit is, ipso facto, performance enhancement.) According to Fox Sports, Manning flew to Europe for a stem-cell procedure that evidently didn't work. All the tired old PED arguments are applicable here—it's not "natural"; it's an unfair advantage; it screws with the sanctity of the record books—but no one, that I've seen, has trotted them out. That's a good thing, but it also tells me that sports types care about those arguments only to the extent that they can be fit into the prevailing hysterias of the day.

2019-04-25T17:46:43Z

https://deadspin.com/what-if-hgh-could-cure-peyton-manning-5842474

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We've been reading this book every night for the past week, so it was inevitable that Rebecca declared today "Fancy Rebecca Day" the moment she got out of bed. She donned pink and purple tights with sparkly hearts, a purple ankle-length skirt, pink sequined shirt, purple lace cardigan and some Mardi Gras beads, and headed downstairs for her delectable breakfast at Chez Michelle. This takes me such a small amount of extra effort, and makes her indescribably happy. There was not a crumb left of her peanut butter and jam pancake stack, two cups of milk were consumed, and I earned some brownie points. Today also marks one year since I wrote my first blog entry, when I barely knew how to turn on the digital camera, and had no idea what HTML codes were (well, I suppose some things never change). I still get a thrill whenever I see a comment on one of my posts, and when I realize that those blog stats aren't rising just because I'm clicking on my own page. Thank you so much for coming here, checking in on me every once in a while, and sometimes leaving a comment or two. I've made so many friends, learned so much, accomplished more than I imagined. So, a new year, a new look. I think it's like a new haircut, I have to wear it for a while, get used to seeing it in the mirror, and then I'll decide whether I like it or not. What do you think? Happy Blog Birthday! Special for the babe, special for the momma. Life is good! Happy blogaversary and when can I come for breakfast at your house? Such a cheerful looking breakfast! Aww...love the little umbrella. Nice touch! oh yes...and like the new look. That is indeed a breakfast for a princess! Congratulations on your one year blogiversary, Michelle! Congrats on your blogaversary! And thanks for the lovely package! I'll be posting soon. It's hard to take good pictures with all the gray outside. Happy blog anniversary! I'm your new Special Swap partner and I'm looking forward to getting to know you and reading your blog. happy 1 year blog day!! and many more to come.!! and i thought i was the only one who put Jam on pancakes!!!

2019-04-23T12:08:27Z

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1: Put your music player on shuffle. 2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing. 3: Put the songs in bold when someone guesses both artist and track correctly. 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING! 5: If you like the game, post your own. And now, for my eclectic collection. 11. I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me. 15 Midnight, gettin' uptight. Where are you? #3 is Eurhythmics,(not sure of the speeling) song title the same as the first line. #9 is the Go-gos, I think the song is called "We got the beat" Laughing at the two Mouth Music tracks that are entirely MY fault! #3 Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" #18 Evanescence "My Last Breath" #19 Men at Work "Who Can It Be Now?" Number 7 is "I will find you" from The Last of the Mohicans. Absolutely! But who does it? Some odd name, like Clanaad or something. You said I couldn't look it up.

2019-04-21T04:24:06Z

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What if you are rich and asked to make a choice? And it’s between your worldly treasure and God? Which would you choose? Anyone would say they don’t mind having both, who wouldn’t? But, is it really possible to kill two birds with one stone? And what if both are flying opposite directions? So is the same with these two choices here, your worldly treasure and God. If you choose to keep your worldly treasure than God, then don’t you think it will be too heavy laden to fly together with them to heaven to meet God when the time comes? What’s more, God is not interested in welcoming all your earthly treasure as they are of no value to Him. He is only interested in welcoming your soul so that heaven can rejoice because you’ve been lost but now is found. Are you? If you choose to have God than your worldly treasure, well then, that is the greatest and bravest decision you would have had ever made. It’s the most important decision that would definitely please God immensely. And not forgetting, it’s a decision that would definitely kill the Devil who would have killed you otherwise…spiritually, of course! It is not a hard decision to make. Is it not? It’s either you kill God or you kill the Devil with a simple decision. So do you see better now? For having opened your eyes, now you deserve a hearty congratulation and all hats off to you. But here’s the hardest part that you have to come to terms with. There’s always a price to pay in everything, be it good or evil. Here’s the toughie! Are you ready to give up all your heavy laden worldly treasure you’re carrying on your back and leave them behind for the poor and needy? By doing so, you’re actually laying the real treasure up in heaven instead. This way, there’s no burden to carry especially, the earthly heavy laden load, by the time you have finished your good works on earth. God and His angels shall be anxiously waiting to welcome you home from all the pain, sufferings and sacrifices that you made and gone through to lay up your real treasure in heaven. If you want to know how to lay up your real treasure in heaven, you have to consult our Good Master by continue reading all the treasures that are found in the book called, The Bible. Do you ask this question? It’s a question that almost everyone just could not resist to ask. Could you? Why is this question so important? As long as anyone is still existing in flesh and blood, it would somehow at some point in their life, be inevitable to ask this same question that more than two thousand years ago, some followers of a very important person, asked. It doesn’t matter who or where you are, because it’s only human nature being poignant about something that concerns our destiny. Don’t everybody want to know where we are going to end up one day? When we are no longer in flesh and blood? So it’s not something new. Is it? But then again, here is the good news! There is already an answer to this controversial question. It’s the most wonderful answer everyone would exceedingly be amazed at…only especially for “some” who are not and still think it’s impossible at the end of the day. Who are these, “some” people? These, “some” people out there who regrettably are either confused, ignorant or worse, only assuming or following what most religions are teaching, actually believe they can “create” their own salvation without God’s help. As much as they would like think that salvation was bought with a price, it is as easy as when a person needs only to give money towards benevolence, one would be “forgiven” or “redeemed” for any wrongs done. Perhaps…even for murder? Hence, a person is on the “safe” side as long as one is doing the “right” thing as in doing charity, whatever debts of sin would be erased for good. And, of course, if especially it could be substantiated by the media splashing out big photos and trumpeting about the big shots “doing the right thing” in major newspapers, the better it would be. One latest example that is starting to become popular is by pledging to give “half of the assets” to charity organizations in their lifetime. Many of these so-called self-made “saints” thought that, by contributing (using money) towards benevolence, it would somehow serve as a backup “inducement” for the much-needed clemency that would not likely see the light of day if having to go the proper channel. Amusingly, it does not matter anymore even if they bypassed (short-cut) the only salvation offered by the Good Master and endorsed by the Almighty God. It is also “a means to an end” (money talks better) for not having to answer for their wrongs done in the past or whatever sin committed. And, having performed such “expensive ritual”, (half their life-savings gone) that means only one thing. Such generous gesture would surely have “cleaned up” all the mess. How so? Are we kidding ourselves or what? And what followed then is, one can sleep 100% soundly knowing that God would certainly have no problem approving such act of kindness. Is that right? Yes, of course that’s right…but only that it’s “half-boiled” right! God is very fair and gracious but also He could be full of wrath when people are fooling around with Him using the name of “charity” in vain. He also is an “extremist” as He expected perfection even from his only begotten Son, who is also being addressed as the Good Master here, because He had made it very clear in Luke 11:23 saying…..“He that is not with me is against me.” So, does pledging to give “half of the assets” mean one is with Him already? Is it that simple and easy? That money speaks louder than the sacrifice of the Lamb? Does anyone think it sounds like good news to God if one’s allegiance to him is “half-boiled” only? Because if you’re “half-boiled” kind, it’s only fair that you’re also “half-boiled” saved. Does that sound good to you? Is it any surprise then if you’re told you’re still not 100% qualified to enter the kingdom of God? Is the question, “who then, can be saved” not your riddle to solve for the rest of your life? If so, had you not better start to reconcile with God through the Good Master 100% (the proper channel) to get it all settled and be done with? Are you the rich man? When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then, can be saved? For a start, many people especially the rich would feel the pinch if asked to give away everything they own. Who wouldn’t? But that’s the price to pay for something that no amount of money can measure with the only thing that had to come from the rich man. And that is FAITH. That’s exactly what the rich man in this story had failed to have in God! That’s why the Good Master told his astonished disciples saying, “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” What does that mean? It means if anyone who is willing to forsake everything and followed the Good Master, the person shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Are you game? When we humans gave any promises, we can either renegade or procrastinate until doomsday because we are weak and vulnerable. We are easily controlled by the Devil especially when we don’t have a relationship with God. But when God gave a promise, there is no cause for concern because it had been proven before. When God put a rainbow in the sky and promised never to wipe out people by flood again, the promise is still there every time you see the rainbow appearing in the sky. At least now you know we all don’t have to end up drowning. But too bad those who drowned in the flood was because they were arrogant and unrepentant in Noah’s time. So now, don’t blame God for any major flood that would be happening and say it’s God’s will. It is not. It’s all our own doing that caused all the climate changes. Because of that, now the weather all gone haywire. We are the victims of our own device. God is not dead and so is any of His promises. Be a real human being like the Good Master and don’t be dead to his call to repent now. This planet is not holding out for long waiting for you to repent. Besides, you never even know how long your “own world” will last. Do you? So now, do you manifest your FAITH 100% in your worldly possessions or God? Are you of little faith? Here’s another parable about a rich man who was more than concern about his treasure on this side of the divide. He was so obsessed with all of what he possessed that he started to worry about losing them or risk benefiting others. And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? There was nothing else on his mind except to think of finding a solution to keep them in tight security so that he can have access to them when he wanted to. And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And the Good Master said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? If then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye first the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you – Matthew 6:33. Do you know what’s the biggest problem with human beings? FEAR! People are always fearful…especially those who are very rich. It is not surprising that they will fear more for their wealth than God. They will always find the best kind of protection to make sure their wealth would not disappear or lost. And the more they have, the more they can generate simply because of the fact that money makes money. Of course they have the right to worry over all their possessions and do what they want with it. And of course, having lots of money doesn’t mean they have to go around distributing their wealth. But little did they know. If money can make them to become somebody in one way, it can also break them in another way because there’s always two side of a coin to look at. A rich man may look good on the outside with all the grand possessions, but nobody knows what is rotting inside. Only God knows! Undeniably, when people becomes rich, something very likely will happen. They do not have God in their minds, hearts and souls exactly like the person depicted in the parable. Why? Because that’s when the Devil seizes the opportunity to enter inside them and make sure that greed will outgrow the Word of God entering their hearts. Then, they easily become blind and deaf to the call of laying up the real treasures in heaven because they were already deceived by the Devil that their worldly treasures are already good enough to live gloriously by if it’s unopposed by him. So why should they give up all that they “worked” so hard for and follow the commandments of the Good Master that will lead to nothing but sufferings instead? You’d be saying, “Are you kidding me?” Who would want to suffer or worse be persecuted or even get killed for the sake of the Good Master when one can simply enjoy life to the fullest with all the worldly treasure while it last? Don’t make sense? Yes, of course it doesn’t. No, it does. It depends on whose side are you. It will not make sense to you…if you do not ‘see’ what’s the real treasure that the Good Master was talking about. It does not make sense to you…if you do not ‘have’ what it takes to earn that ‘real’ treasure that the Good Master was talking about. The ‘real’ treasure that the Good Master was talking about is not here on earth because nothing ever last. Can you anyway? The ‘real’ treasure that can last forever goes to you and only if you are able to conceive and believe that you ‘have’ it (Refer to Good News post). It’s an invisible force so powerful it can spur you to continue the good work of a sower in sowing the seed which is the Word of God because that’s what saves people from falling into the eternal darkness and sufferings that the Devil exactly wants for you and all humans to fall into just by holding on to your worldly treasure. Does it make sense now? Even if it does make sense to you now, it may still not come as a piece of good news to you though. Why? Something unpleasant and unavoidable will happen exactly as what happened to the young rich man in the parable. After hearing this, he went away sorrowful for he had great possessions and unwilling to part with it and follow the Good Master in exchange for the ‘real’ lasting treasure that is waiting for him. He was so near, yet so far. The final verdict: Are you found? Will you be the same like the young rich man too…walking away sorrowful? Are you so near, yet so far away? Would you be like the disciples earning a throne in the kingdom of heaven for having forsaken everything without second thoughts? Then answered Peter and said unto him, “Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have?” And the Good Master said unto them, “Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” ( Matthew 19: 27 & 28).

2019-04-24T22:26:24Z

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Still looking for tickets for spurs. Flights and accommodation booked. Looking for 4 but 2 would be amazing. I don't know why but i read it as over 1.5 goals. at 1.5. :rolleyes: Don't mind me. Strangely enough he just said "Tbh your best bet would be to q outside the ticket office on the day ? They seem to hold tickets back now"

2019-04-20T22:27:42Z

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We'll remember 2015 as a year of highs (Jordan Spieth’s victories) and lows (Tiger Woods’ injuries). Below are some of our favorite moments from the last 12 months. Reed smacked a high-flying, deftly arced shot on the 16th hole for an eagle at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The stunning shot helped him edge Jimmy Walker to win the tournament. In one of his many memorable moments of the year, Spieth hit a picture-perfect shot 48-feet out of a bunker on the 18th hole in the second round of the PGA Championship. At the LPGA's KEB Hana Bank Championship in South Korea, Yang birdied every hole on the back nine. Watson scored a dazzling eagle on an 83-yard approach shot at the BMW Championship. Sadly, it didn’t mean much at the end of the day; he finished tied for tenth. Just after a double-bogey on the 17th hole, Jordan Spieth hit a flop shot from the downslope of the green and over a bunker to save par and a four-shot lead. See it below at the 4:30 mark. After chipping in on the final hole to force a playoff with Inbee Park at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii, Sei Young Kim holed out from 154 yards to win the tournament. In January, the Spaniard sunk a hole in one on the 15th hole of the first round at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. He followed the shot up with a kiss for the camera and a signature Moonwalk-like jig. In May, he repeated the feat with another ace in the third round of the BMW PGA Championship, and of course, another joyful wiggle-dance. With that, Jimenez became the first man ever to record 10 aces on the European Tour. Day sealed a two-shot win at the Canadian Open with this 22-foot putt for a birdie on the 72nd hole. The PGA Tour named it their No. 5 shot of the year. Caught on the downslope of a greenside bunker, Mickelson holed out for an eagle from 36 feet on the 6th hole of the PGA Championship’s final round. In the pressure-packed sudden-death playoff at the Valspar Championship, Spieth stayed focused, sinking a straight-as-an-arrow putt from 28 feet for the win. One of the best finishes of 2015, Rickie Fowler delivered on the 72nd hole at the Players Championship with a “once in a lifetime” birdie to complete a six-under run over the final six holes. Of the putt, one of the commentators had this to say: “It took my breath away.” In a sudden-death playoff, he landed a beautiful wedge shot over the water just four feet from the hole for birdie and the win. On hole 18 at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, Jordan Spieth hit an approach shot with a 3-wood that landed 15 feet from the cup. He named this shot one of his favorites of 2015. Although Zack Johnson’s birdie on No. 18 at the British Open was impressive (and gave him the win), it was his caddie Damon Green’s inventive, bird-like dancing skills that made this shot one to remember.

2019-04-24T11:03:42Z

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You application will work a lot better if you don't delete the domain account we use for running it. Yes I do know you can recreate it, and give it exactly the same name, but it will have a different internal id and that is what the security system uses when checking access rights. Still I didn't have anything else lined up for today apart from going to the dozen or so servers and setting the userid and password on all the services that use this account ... and all the batch jobs. In fact I am amazed that the application is running at all, and you should thank your lucky stars that the several thousand people who are using it right now are not all phoning your helpdesk! I once worked for a company that had to tell a client that unplugging a server to plug in a fan would indeed affect how applications on that server would work.

2019-04-25T16:30:52Z

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The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a new resolution condemning rights violations in Syria and calling on president Bashar al-Assad to step aside. The vote came after at least 22 people were reportedly killed in flashpoint cities of Syria, and a prominent blogger and other top activists were arrested. The non-binding resolution - introduced by Egypt on behalf of 27 other countries including Arab states, Britain and the United States - condemns "systematic violations and human rights" in Syria. An initial count showed it received 137 votes in favour, 12 against and 17 abstentions, though three delegations said their votes failed to register on the electronic board. But the resolution, which endorses an Arab League plan, has no real power to force change without a similar vote in the Security Council, where Russia and China have already vetoed similar resolutions. On the ground in Syria, government troops continue to pound the city of Homs after 13 straight days, firing mortars and rockets into residential areas. In Hama, further north, 18 people have been killed in a similar crackdown, while four others have died in the southern city of Daraa. "It's very methodical," said Mohammed, a Daraa resident reached by telephone from Beirut. He said regime forces were attacking the province "village by village". "The (rebel) Free Syrian Army is trying to push them back but it is not equipped and is forced to retreat. Regime troops are taking revenge on residents," he said. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it fears security forces have carried out a massacre in Daraa province, where dozens of civilians disappeared on Wednesday after being cornered in a valley. "There are fears regime forces carried out a massacre in Sahm al-Julan," it said in a statement, providing the names of 14 of those feared killed. "Witnesses said security forces shot at the civilians and then piled them onto pick-up trucks. Their fate is unknown." Authorities have also reportedly arrested several prominent activists for their role in the 11-month uprising. Among them is blogger Razan Ghazzawi, a symbol of the 11-month uprising against the Assad regime, as well as prominent human rights activist Mazen Darwish, his wife and 11 others, said human rights lawyer Anwar Bunni. The lawyer said Ms Ghazzawi was arrested in a raid on the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, which is in central Damascus and headed by Mr Darwish. Ms Ghazzawi, a Syrian-American, has written her "Razaniyyat" blog under her real name since 2009. Her Twitter feed - @RedRazan - is followed by more than 6,500 people. Earlier this week, Syrian opposition groups and the United States rejected the Assad government's newly drafted constitution, which the government says would end nearly five decades of single-party rule. The US dismissed the move as "laughable," but Russia, a major weapons supplier to Damascus, welcomed it. Syrian opposition groups urged voters to boycott a February 26 referendum on the charter. Meanwhile, Chinese vice foreign minister Zhai Jun said Beijing remains opposed armed intervention and forced "regime change" in Syria. The diplomat is heading to Damascus on Friday to push for peace. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the international community to agree on a response to end the violence. "I urge the international community to speak in one voice: stop the violence. Stop the bloodshed. The longer we debate, the more people will die," he said. Rights groups say more than 6,000 people have been killed since regime forces began cracking down on democracy protests launched on March 15 last year.

2019-04-20T18:48:59Z

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The higher the temperature of water, the faster chemical reactions happen, and the more easily water dissolves solid materials (like dyes). This means that warmer water will cause running faster. Some pigments change color with temperature, but this is something specific to a pigment rather than temperature itself. Warmer temperatures make anything expand, but I don't believe that the effect this has on fabric is as large as it is on certain other things (like some metals).

2019-04-18T14:55:49Z

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Southend United skipper John White insists there is still belief in the squad as Blues look to get back on the winning trail when they travel to Mansfield Town on Saturday. Blues haven’t won in their last five league games, but White feels the squad are capable of turning things around. “There’s always going to be ups and downs in a season and we knew there would be spells where we wouldn’t get that bit of luck we need,” the defender said. And White wants the experienced players in the side – including himself – to help the younger members of the first team squad to get the three points when Phil Brown’s side head north on Saturday. “I don’t think we’ve changed too much on the pitch. You can’t look back on decisions and blame referees. We need to be positive going into games. “It’s a young squad and we do have some experienced players. We’ll need to lead by example to help them through and become stronger players.

2019-04-26T11:52:35Z

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According to a widespread view in medieval scholarship, theories of supposition are the medieval counterparts of theories of reference, and are thus essentially extensional theories. I propose an alternative interpretation: theories of supposition are theories of properties of terms, but whose aim is to allow for the interpretation of sentences. This holds especially of Ockham’s supposition theory, which is the main object of analysis in this paper. In particular, I argue for my intensional interpretation of his theory on the basis of two key-phrases in his Summa Logicae: ‘denotatur’ and ‘propositio est distinguenda’. Finally, I offer a reconstruction of his theory as a set of instructions to be carried out in order to generate the possible readings of (certain) sentences.

2019-04-23T20:16:23Z

http://muse.jhu.edu/article/241089

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We offer ROOM - a glass box with space for a meeting, lunch or dinner for 16, offering spectacular views over Trafalgar Square. Private areas available from 15 to 100 or why not book it exclusively for 180 of your favourite people. London Stansted Airport1.5 hr./40 mi.

2019-04-23T05:52:44Z

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Extensive acting resume available upon request. Acting is my truest, greatest passion! My experience in the realm of the performing & dramatic arts takes many forms: stage, improv, feature film, short film, sketch comedy, etc. Below are some production stills as well as internet shorts for a light sample of my work!

2019-04-23T00:35:44Z

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جسٹس سعید الزماں صدیقی،۔ the first Chief Justice to refuse the Provisional Constitutional Order، (PCO) oath. جسٹس افتخار محمد چوہدری، the second Chief Justice to refuse the PCO oath, but took the oath after General پرویز مشرف،'s coup in 1999. جنرل سوار خان، former Vice Chief of Army Staff. General Iftikhar Janjua، ہلال جرأت، 1971 war hero of Rann of Kutch operations. General Muhammad Shariff، former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) 1977. General Iqbal Khan، former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) 1980–1984. جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ، former Chief of Army Staff (COAS)، ادارۂ فکر، head. جنرل رحیم الدین خان، 7 year Martial Law Governor of Balochistan، and provincial hero.

2019-04-25T18:12:31Z

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Bomb attack outside Baghdad: At least 25 people were killed and 52 others wounded when a suicide bomber struck an Iraqi funeral in Muqdadiyah, located north of the country’s capital, the AP reports. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Closing a migrant camp: Workers dismantled tents and other temporary shelters at the migrant camp in the French port city of Calais, The New York Times reports. Some 4,000 people live in the camp, which was established last year. He speaks: Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions—lots of them—during a U.S. Supreme Court oral argument for the first time in 10 years. The inquiries came during a hearing on a gun-rights case. Happy Leap Day: Daniel Nester writes for us about what it’s like having a birthday only every four years. News from this morning here.

2019-04-25T07:53:37Z

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No doubt you're familiar with one or more popular online mapping services. How well do they do at geocoding the location of a postal address? You can try it out for yourself at several web-based mapping services, including MapQuest.com, Microsoft's Bing Maps, and Tele Atlas/TomTom's Geocode.com (no longer a live site). Tele Atlas, for example, has been a leading manufacturer of digital street data for vehicle navigation systems. To accommodate the routing tasks that navigation systems are called upon to serve, the streets are encoded as vector features whose attributes include address ranges. (In order to submit an address for geocoding at Geocode.com, you have to set up a trial account through their EZ-Locate Interactive web tool or download the EZ-Locate software). On the map from 1998, also note the shapes of the streets. The street shapes in the 2011 map have been improved. The 1998 product seems to have been generated from the 1990 version of the TIGER/Line files, which may have been all that was available for this relatively remote part of the country. Now MapQuest licenses street data from a business partner called NAVTEQ. Try one of these geocoding services for your address. Then compare the experience, and the result, with Google Maps, launched in 2005. Apply what we've discussed in this chapter to try to explain inaccuracies in your results, if any.

2019-04-21T04:51:57Z

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In the continuing search to indulge people who want to improve their diets while satisfying their tastes for artery-clogging foods, inventors this week patented methods for making healthier potato chips and french fries, as well as a method for making eggs with the purported benefits of fish oil. The new process for potato chips and french fries was invented by William Prosise, a researcher at the GAF Chemicals Corporation in Wayne, N.J. The company said that oil used in deep frying accounts for 35 to 42 percent of the content of regular potato chips. Mr. Prosise said that in lab tests he had reduced this by as much as a third, without sacrificing crispness or taste. The key to the process is coating the potato slices in a chemical called polyvinylpyrrolidone, or PVP, before they are deep-fried. PVP is a tasteless and calorie-free substance widely used by drug makers as a binding agent in pills and tablets. The PVP forms a barrier around the chip, preventing it from soaking up as much oil as it otherwise would. In a second patent he received this week, Mr. Prosise applied the same principle to french fries. A third patent application, covering doughnuts, is pending. GAF, a leading maker of PVP, has been seeking new markets for its chemical. Officials said that a large potato chip producer had expressed interest in the new method. Mr. Prosise received patent 4,917,909 for making lower-fat potato chips, and patent 4,917,908 for making french fries.

2019-04-18T23:23:48Z

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/21/business/patents-producing-healthier-fried-foods.html

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In his column ‘Tet, take two: Islam’s 2016 European offensive‘ (Dutch translation here) the author Matthew Bracken writes about three groups: (1) Islam (2) International Socialism and (3) Nationalism. According to Bracken, both Islam and International Socialism want world hegemony and form currently together a coalition against the Nationalists. On Twitter I refer when appropriate to these groups. Why? Because I think much of what is currently going on (multi-culti, immigration, refugees, Islamization, EU, globalization, NWO, etc.) can be related to (the objectives of) these groups. In order not to bother my followers and other readers every time with the whole (rather long) story, I decided to include the groups separately in this document. If you still have interest in the whole story, you can find it via the aforementioned links. From the Rothschilds of Europe to the Warburgs of both continents, to the Morgans and Rockefellers of America and back to the Hungarian immigrant George Soros, for several centuries, millionaire (and more lately billionaire) bankers have written their own laws and cut their own political deals. Today, they literally create billions of new dollars and Euros per day out of thin air, and pass it over to their cronies. In the United States, the creation a century ago of the Federal Reserve — a privately run central bank of, by and for the interests of a cabal of private banking interests — is a glaring case in point. In the USA, the heads of global mega-corporations and investment firms donate massively to both the Democrats and the Republicans alike, ensuring favorable treatment in an era of corporately directed crony capitalism. The picture is much the same in other countries. These post-nationalist crony-capitalists recognize no sovereign borders and believe that patriotism is a laughable anachronism. For example, in America, open-border traitors bribe politicians to pass laws to allow them to import unlimited numbers of H-1 visa foreign workers to directly replace Americans at their very desks and work places, and these traitors do not lose one wink of sleep over it. The traitor class of the international business set calls this “agility,” moving fungible proles, peasants and paupers worldwide to where they can be set to work most cheaply and profitably. Ordinary American middle-class workers and their families are just collateral damage in this process. The reality is not much different in Europe. These super wealthy open-border corporate and banking elites, who paradoxically steer the forces driving international socialism, are able to bribe their way to success after success in myriad ways. Their wealth and political connections ensure that cooperative young players with future star quality are steered to the right universities, foundations, councils, government agencies and media positions. For example, when you see a talking head on television, and his listed expert credential is that he is a member of the entirely private Council on Foreign Relations who has written articles for their house publication Foreign Affairs, you will know that he is destined for high positions, and doors will magically open in front of him. Over on the Fourth Estate, the global mass media have been almost entirely subverted, scripted and stage-managed for decades by these über-wealthy elites through a thousand channels greased with kickbacks, no-show jobs, and secret payoffs that are disguised as special stock offerings and private land deals. Media figures morph seamlessly into senior political advisors and corporate board members, adding millions to their portfolios with each well-timed transition. Even many retired generals and admirals eagerly wallow in this swamp of sell-out and sleaze. It should not be a surprise to anyone that so many politicians leave Washington or Brussels as millionaires. Just as it should not be a surprise that long-time CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, “the most trusted man in America,” was for his entire adult life secretly a leading member of the World Federalist Association, a fact he proudly revealed only after his retirement from in front of the camera. Nationalists probably comprise most of the population of the non-Islamic world, but there is no way to know their number with any certainty. Opinion polls are so easily rigged that most of them are useless at best, and they primarily constitute false propaganda and dezinformatsiya on behalf of their sponsors. Nationalists consider themselves to be first and foremost loyal citizens of a sovereign nation. However, it must be borne in mind that the very concept of nationhood is fairly recent in origin. The division of the globe into distinct nation-states only began in the 17th Century, usually marked by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 at the end of the Thirty Years’ War. Since then, the world has been divided by national borders, which often (but not always) coincided with a national ethnic group, language and culture. This national division was particularly successful on the European continent. Shared Judeo-Christian morality, ethics and values promoted notions of fairness and equal rights, leading over time to the abolition of slavery, women’s rights, and racial civil rights. During this period of unleashed human potential, Europeans and Americans enjoyed the greatest increase in overall standards of living ever seen in the history of mankind. Great cities, universities and museums were constructed in Europe and in America. Rising European empires — wealthy, cohesive, confident and highly organized — then conquered or otherwise came to control colonies around the world. America picked up much of the business when the colonial era ended after World War Two. Happy national outcomes were far from universal. During the 20th Century, Communism rose to take complete power in some countries, notably Russia (as the Soviet Union) and China, but their successes did not lead to an unstoppable avalanche of global revolution, as had been foreseen by Lenin, Stalin and Mao. On the other hand, the slow, grinding “Long March through the institutions” of the traitor-class Fabian socialists (including Gramsci, the Frankfurt School and others) proved far more effective and durable. By the 21st Century, these cultural Marxist traitor-moles had subverted nearly all of academia, inculcating generation after generation of students with a contempt bordering on hatred for their own national and ethnic identities. Most of the media were also subverted, ensuring that mass communications would always reinforce the politically correct international socialist world view that had already been injected and incubated in the schools and universities. In this era of mass-brainwashing by the cultural Marxists, Christianity was recast as a retrograde social force, obsolete at best in the modern secular world, and at worst an outright danger to humanity. In the new politically-correct secular religion of humanism, European ethnic and cultural identity became the original sin and the mark of Cain. White European skin meant white privilege, and was transformed into a cause for shame. Meanwhile, emancipated European and American women aimed toward new goals, which increasingly did not include producing a new generation, and demographic collapse began. Both men and women alike were anesthetized into apathy with 24-hour entertainment transmitted by high-def screens and stereo ear buds planted nearly into their brains. This unceasing fountain of entertainment proved an ideal conduit for mass-brainwashing with politically-correct values and ideas. Thus distracted and demoralized, most Americans and Europeans today seem unable and unwilling to stand up and fight in defense of their diminishing cultural and national identities. Brainwashed “social justice warriors,” the latest iteration of Lenin’s “useful idiots,” hasten the demise of Western Civilization, blissfully unaware of what will follow. Thus rendered supine, the remaining American and European nationalists constitute the weakest and the most threatened of the three major global social forces. In a few European nations, patriots such as Geert Wilders of the Netherlands, Björn Höcke of Germany, Viktor Orbán of Hungary, Nigel Farage of the UK, and Marine Le Pen of France lead a rear-guard defense of their national, ethnic and cultural identities, while constantly being disparaged in the socialist-controlled “liar press” as racists, Nazis and xenophobes. In zijn stuk ‘Tet, take two: Islam’s 2016 European offensive‘ (Nederlandse vertaling hier) schrijft de auteur Matthew Bracken o.a. over drie groepen: (1) de Islam, (2) het Internationaal Socialisme en (3) de Nationalisten. Volgens Bracken zijn zowel de Islam als het Internationaal Socialisme uit op wereldhegemonie en vormen ze momenteel samen een coalitie tegen de Nationalisten. Op Twitter verwijs ik als dat zo uitkomt naar deze groepen. Waarom? Omdat m.i. veel van wat er momenteel gaande is (multi culti, immigratie, vluchtelingen, islamisering, EU, globalisering, NWO etc.) op te hangen is aan (de doelen van) deze groepen. Om niet iedere keer volgers en andere lezers te belasten met het hele (vrij lange) artikel heb ik besloten de groepen apart op te nemen in dit stuk. Mocht je toch belangstelling hebben voor het hele artikel, dan is dat te vinden via de eerder genoemde links. De Islam is vergelijkbaar met een zelf kopiërend super computer virus. Het is een veelkoppig monster, door de makers ontworpen als een onstuitbare formule voor wereldwijde verovering. Het is bijna onmogelijk om het uit te roeien, want het heeft geen centraal brein of controle centrum. Islam is als een zeester, als je er een poot vanaf snijdt, groeit er ergens anders weer een andere aan. De namen van de islamitische leiders en de namen van hun islamitische groeperingen zijn van voorbijgaande aard en uiteindelijk onbelangrijk. Osama Bin Laden en Al Qaida worden opgevolgd door Al-Baghdadi en de Islamitische Staat, maar ze zullen allemaal uit beeld verdwijnen en worden vervangen door anderen. Terwijl de islamitische leiders en regimes komen en gaan, is de islam al 1400 jaar standvastig in oorlog gebleven met de niet Islamitische wereld. Islam erkent geen seculiere nationale grenzen. Voor vrome moslims zijn er slechts twee belangrijke gebieden in de wereld. De eerste is de Dar al-Islam, het Huis van de islam, dat is het land van de gelovigen. De andere is de Dar al-Harb, het Huis van de Oorlog, die met alle middelen, met inbegrip van de gewelddadige jihad, islamitisch moet worden gemaakt. De uitbreiding van de islam wordt soms voor langere periodes in toom gehouden maar vaker is de Islam in opmars met het verwerven van nieuw grondgebied. Eenmaal veroverd door de islam, wordt grondgebied zelden teruggenomen. Spanje is een opmerkelijke uitzondering. De islamitische wereld produceert bijna geen boeken of nieuwe uitvindingen. Zonder het vinden van olie onder hun voeten zouden de meeste islamitische landen achter blijven en verarmen. Dus waar komt de kracht vandaan die nodig is voor de bijna constante uitbreiding van de islam in de afgelopen veertien eeuwen? De motor en de batterij van de Islam zijn de Koran en de Hadith of de uitspraken van Mohammed. Een messianistische Mahdi, Kalief of Ayatollah met voldoende charisma kan het tempo van de verovering door de islam versnellen, maar individuen zijn niet de drijvende kracht. Seculiere sterke mannen (slechts moslim in naam), van Saddam Hoessein tot Muamar Qadafi, kunnen islamisme een tijdje in bedwang houden met brute methoden. Maar die sterke mannen worden vaak vermoord of anderszins uit hun macht gezet en ze leven in elk geval niet eeuwig. Zodra de seculiere machthebbers zijn verdwenen zijn fanatieke mullahs in staat om hun ijverige islamitische volgelingen er voldoende toe te bewegen opnieuw een radicaal islamitisch regime, onder de sharia en volgens de Koran, te installeren. Dit patroon van seculiere machthebbers gevolgd door fanatieke islamitische leiders is vele malen teruggekeerd in het afgelopen millennium en al langer. Laat u niet misleiden door modernisten, zoals koning Abdullah van Jordanië. Voor de ware gelovige van de islam is een koning of sterke man met een geweerschot of een granaat af te zetten en wordt hij vervangen door een andere islamitische fanaat. De aanhoudende kwaadaardigheid van het 7e eeuwse plan van Mohammed voor wereld dominantie betekent dat het altijd klaar is om te ontaarden in een nieuwe uitbraak. De Islam lijkt op een ringworm infectie, binnen de ring is het dood en dor maar het bloeit op daar waar het parasiteert op de gezonde niet-islamitische samenlevingen er omheen. Waar komt die unieke fanatieke motivatie vandaan binnen de naties en volkeren die anders verstoken lijken van energie en nieuwe ideeën? Die motivatie ligt in de woorden van de Koran en de Hadith. Simpelweg vertaald naar het aardse, bieden deze islamitische teksten immorele mannen alle ruimte om te moorden, te plunderen, te verkrachten en ongelovige als slaven te vangen en te houden. En wanneer deze jihadisten worden gedood, word ze een eeuwige orgie met tweeënzeventig huwbare maagdelijke meisjes slaven beloofd in het zieke, kwaadaardige en perverse islamitische paradijs van Mohammed. In tegenstelling tot de joodse en christelijke Bijbels, doen de Koran en de Hadith geen beroep op de betere engelen van de mens maar op de donkerste aspecten van de menselijke natuur (veelzeggend, Mozes en Jezus klommen naar bergtoppen om te communiceren met hun God, terwijl Mohammed zijn boodschappen van Allah ontving diep in een vleermuisgrot). Een zinvolle of permanente hervorming van de islam is onmogelijk omdat een nieuwe generatie van fanatici, die de ongekuiste Koran en Hadith als hun wapens hanteren, altijd zal verklaren dat de reformisten afvalligen zijn en hen daarom zal vermoorden. In de islam staan de fanatici, met in de ene hand de onveranderlijke Koran en in de andere hand een zwaard, altijd klaar om de volledige macht te grijpen en hun vijanden uit te roeien. Dit latente gevaar kweekt angst en zorgt ervoor dat bijna alle niet-moslims voorzichtig en omzichtig moeten zijn in hun omgang met moslims, anders verliezen ze op een later tijdstip hun hoofd. Deze opzettelijk bevorderde angst voor de islam wordt gebruikt als een knuppel tegen degenen die zich anders zouden verzetten tegen de dominantie van de islam. De onveranderlijke Koran is de constante bron van bloedige islamitische verovering. De radicale islam is de zuivere islam, de islam van de koran, de echte islam. Iedereen die deze bittere realiteit niet begrijpt is gevaarlijk onwetend over de menselijke geschiedenis van de afgelopen 1400 jaar. De tweede grote maatschappelijke kracht is het internationaal socialisme. Het kan ook treffend worden beschreven onder de rubrieken links, statisme, cultureel marxisme en communisme. Deze behoren allen tot het internationaal socialistische spectrum. Ik traceer deze culturele marxisten tenminste terug tot de Jacobijnen van de 18e eeuw, een kliek van seculiere humanisten, die de eerste globalisten waren in lijn met de vrijmetselarij. De Jacobijnen verhuisden van Duitsland naar Frankrijk met een samenhangend en volledig uitgewerkt plan om een sociale explosie te bewerkstelligen als middel om de macht te grijpen. De Jacobijnse destabilisatie plannen werden de template voor veel meer toekomstige bloedige ‘revoluties van de mensen’. Na de Franse Revolutie zijn we vertrouwd geraakt met Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin en Mao. We zijn minder vertrouwd met de begin 20e eeuw Britse Fabian socialisten of de Italiaanse marxistische theoreticus Antonio Gramsci of de Duitse ‘Frankfurter Schule’ van de internationale socialisten, die hun visie via de Columbia University overbrachten naar de Verenigde Staten. In tegenstelling tot Vladimir Lenin en de communisten begrepen zij dat de doelen van het internationaal socialisme niet volledig konden worden uitgevoerd zolang het sterke bouwwerk van de westerse beschaving niet van binnenuit was uitgehold en gesaboteerd. Uiteindelijk behaalde de clandestiene internationaal socialistische krachten, die diep in de westerse baarmoeder ingegraven zitten, resultaten die veel meer permanent waren dan de militair opgelegde revolutionaire ‘communistische oorlog’ van Lenin en Mao. In de loop van de vorige eeuw, terwijl het communisme in de Sovjet-Unie instortte, werden de Fabian socialisten steeds succesvoller met het vergiftigen van de wortels van de nationale, culturele en etnische identiteit. De erfgenamen van de westerse beschaving ongeorganiseerd en gedemoraliseerd achter latend, zonder centraal geloofssysteem waar men zich achter kon scharen. Waarom heeft deze opzettelijke demoralisatie en vervlakking plaatsgevonden? De internationale socialisten hebben in ieder geval sinds de Franse Revolutie geloofd dat het hun plicht is om een top-down feodale orde op te leggen aan de gewone ‘domme massa’s’. Een nieuwe wereldorde geleid door zelfverklaarde experts gekozen uit de correct opgeleide elites, in het belang van de onwetenden en als een manier om hun eigen zakken te vullen en een elite leven van rijkdom en macht te blijven leiden. Het lijkt misschien paradoxaal dat de belangrijkste zakelijke en bancaire belangen diep geworteld zijn in de internationaal socialistische nieuwe wereldorde, maar als je de draden ontwart is het eigenlijk volkomen logisch. De huidige internationale banken en mega-bedrijven zijn krachtige mondiale spelers met hun eigen recht inmiddels vastgelegd in elke nieuwe internationale handelsovereenkomst. In feite schrijven bedrijfsjuristen de meeste pagina’s van de duizenden pagina’s in handelsovereenkomsten, die nu als regen uit de hemel komen vallen. Handelsovereenkomsten waar nooit voor is gekozen door Amerikaanse of Europese burgers, overeenkomsten gebaseerd op de dwang van het internationale verdragsrecht, dat zelfs de grondwet van de Verenigde Staten overstijgt. Van de Rothschilds van Europa tot de Warburgs van beide continenten, tot de Morgans en Rockefellers van Amerika en terug naar de Hongaarse immigrant George Soros, meerdere eeuwen hebben miljonair (en de laatste tijd meer miljardair) bankiers hun eigen wetten geschreven en hun eigen politieke deals gesloten. Vandaag de dag creëren ze letterlijk miljarden nieuwe dollars en euro’s per dag uit het niets en dragen die over aan hun trawanten. In de Verenigde Staten is de creatie, een eeuw geleden, van de Federal Reserve, een particuliere centrale bank van, door en voor de belangen van een kliek van private bankiersbelangen, een schrijnend voorbeeld. In de Verenigde Staten doneren de hoofden van wereldwijde mega- bedrijven en beleggingsondernemingen massaal aan zowel de Democraten als de Republikeinen. Daarmee stellen ze een voorkeursbehandeling in een tijdperk van bedrijfsgericht vriendjeskapitalisme zeker. Dit beeld is vaak hetzelfde in andere landen. Deze post nationalistische, kapitalistische maatjes erkennen geen soevereine grenzen en geloven dat patriottisme een lachwekkend anachronisme is. Bijvoorbeeld in Amerika kopen open grens verraders politici om, om wetten aan te nemen, die het hen mogelijk maakt een onbeperkt aantal buitenlandse werknemers te importeren direct ter vervanging van Amerikanen aan hun bureaus en werkplekken. Deze verraders slapen er geen minuut minder om. De verrader klasse van het internationale bedrijfsleven noemt dit ‘flexibiliteit’, vervangbare werkers, boeren en paupers wereldwijd verplaatsen naar waar ze het goedkoopst en meest winstgevend kunnen worden ingezet. Wat er in dit proces gebeurt met gewone Amerikaanse middenklasse werknemers en hun gezinnen wordt gezien als bijkomende schade. In Europa is de werkelijkheid niet veel anders. Deze super rijke open grenzen, zakelijke en bancaire elite, die paradoxaal genoeg de drijvende krachten sturen achter het internationale socialisme, zijn in staat om op talloze manieren hun weg naar succes te kopen. Met hun rijkdom en politieke connecties zorgen ze er voor dat coöperatieve jonge spelers met toekomstige ster kwaliteiten naar de juiste universiteiten, stichtingen, gemeenten, overheidsinstellingen en media posities worden gestuurd. Bijvoorbeeld, als je een presentator op televisie ziet, die geregistreerd staat als een deskundig lid van de Council on Foreign Relations (Raad voor Buitenlandse Zaken), die artikelen heeft geschreven voor hun uitgave Foreign Affairs (Buitenlandse Zaken), dan weet u dat hij voorbestemd is voor hoge posities en dat deuren op een magische wijze voor hem open zullen gaan. Dan de vierde macht, de wereldwijde massa media. Die zijn decennia lang vrijwel geheel ontwricht, gescript en gemanipuleerd door deze über rijke elites via duizend kanalen ingevet met smeergeld, nep banen en geheime betalingen die zijn vermomd als aanbod van speciale aandelen en particuliere grond transacties. Mediafiguren veranderen naadloos in hoge politieke adviseurs en bestuursleden die bij elke goed getimede overgang miljoenen aan hun vermogen toevoegen. Zelfs veel gepensioneerde generaals en admiraals wentelen zich gretig in dit moeras van verraad en corruptie. Het moet voor iedereen geen verrassing zijn dat zo veel politici als miljonairs vertrekken uit Washington of Brussel. Net zoals het geen verrassing was dat de lange tijd voor CBS News werkende Walter Cronkite, ‘de meest vertrouwde man in Amerika’, zijn hele volwassen leven lang in het geheim een vooraanstaand lid was van de World Federalist Association. Een feit dat hij trots onthulde pas na zijn vertrek (pensionering) van de voorzijde van de camera. Nationalisten bestaan waarschijnlijk uit het grootste deel van de bevolking van de niet-islamitische wereld maar er is geen manier om hun aantal met zekerheid te weten. Opiniepeilingen zijn zo makkelijk te manipuleren dat de meesten er van op z’n best nutteloos zijn en voornamelijk valse propaganda en desinformatie laten zien in het voordeel van hun sponsors. Nationalisten beschouwen zichzelf eerst en vooral loyale burgers van een soevereine natie. Er moet echter worden bedacht dat het concept van de natie van oorsprong vrij recent is. De verdeling van de wereld in afzonderlijke nationale staten begon pas in de 17e eeuw, meestal gekenmerkt door het Verdrag van Westfalen uit 1648 aan het einde van de dertig jarige oorlog. Sindsdien is de wereld verdeeld door nationale grenzen, die vaak (maar niet altijd) samen vielen met een nationale etnische groep, taal en cultuur. Deze nationale verdeling was bijzonder succesvol op het Europese continent. Gedeelde joods-christelijke moraal, ethiek en waarden bevorderde noties van rechtvaardigheid en gelijke rechten die na verloop van tijd leidde tot de afschaffing van de slavernij, de rechten van vrouwen en raciale burgerrechten. Tijdens deze periode van ontketend menselijk potentieel genoten Europeanen en Amerikanen van de grootste toename van de totale levensstandaard ooit in de geschiedenis van de mensheid. Grote steden, universiteiten en musea werden gebouwd in Europa en in Amerika. Opkomende Europese staten – rijk, samenhangend, zelfverzekerd en goed georganiseerd – veroverde toen of kwamen anderszins aan de macht in kolonies over de hele wereld. Amerika pakte een groot deel van de handel toen het koloniale tijdperk eindigde na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Gelukkig waren nationale resultaten verre van universeel. Tijdens de 20e eeuw nam het communisme de volledige macht over in een aantal landen, met name Rusland (zoals de Sovjet-Unie) en China, maar hun successen leidde niet tot een onstuitbare lawine van wereldwijde revolutie, zoals die was voorzien door Lenin, Stalin en Mao . Aan de andere kant bleek de langzame, slijpende ‘lange mars door de instellingen’ van de verrader klasse ofwel de Fabian socialisten (met inbegrip van Gramsci, de Frankfurter Schule en anderen) veel effectiever en duurzamer. In de 21ste eeuw hadden deze culturele marxistische verrader mollen bijna de hele academische wereld ondermijnd, generatie na generatie studenten ingeprent met een minachting, grenzend aan haat, voor hun eigen nationale en etnische identiteiten. De meeste van de media werden ook ondermijnd om ervoor te zorgen dat de massa communicatie altijd de politiek correcte internationaal socialistische kijk op de wereld, die al waren geïnjecteerd en geïnkubeerd in de scholen en universiteiten, zou versterken. In dit tijdperk van massa brainwashing door de culturele marxisten werd het christendom herschikt als een afbrokkelende sociale kracht, op z’n best verouderd in de moderne seculiere wereld, in het slechtste geval een regelrechte bedreiging voor de mensheid. In de nieuwe politiek correcte seculiere religie van het humanisme werd de Europese etnische en culturele identiteit een erfzonde en het teken van Kaïn. Een witte Europese huid betekende witte privileges en werd omgevormd tot een reden voor schaamte. Ondertussen richtte geëmancipeerde Europese en Amerikaanse vrouwen zich op nieuwe doelen waardoor in toenemende mate steeds minder ruimte bleef voor het produceren van nageslacht en de demografische instorting begon. Zowel mannen als vrouwen werden verdoofd door apathie met 24-uurs entertainment uitgezonden op high definition schermen en met bijna in hun hersenen geplante stereo oordopjes. Deze niet aflatende bron van vermaak bleek een ideaal kanaal voor massa hersenspoeling met politiek correcte waarden en ideeën. Dus afgeleid en gedemoraliseerd lijken de meeste Amerikanen en Europeanen vandaag de dag niet in staat en niet bereid om op te staan en te vechten voor het behoud van hun afnemende culturele en nationale identiteit. Gehersenspoelde ‘voorvechters van sociale rechtvaardigheid’, de nieuwste variant van Lenins ‘nuttige idioten’, bespoedigen de ondergang van de westerse beschaving, zalig onwetend van wat er zal volgen. Dus verslagen achterover liggend vormen de resterende Amerikaanse en Europese nationalisten de zwakste en de meest bedreigde van de drie belangrijke mondiale maatschappelijke krachten. In enkele Europese landen leiden patriotten zoals Geert Wilders uit Nederland, Björn Hocke uit Duitsland, Viktor Orbán uit Hongarije, Nigel Farage uit de UK, en Marine Le Pen uit Frankrijk een achterhoede gevecht voor het behoud van hun nationale, etnische en culturele identiteiten waarbij ze voortdurend in de door socialisten gecontroleerde ‘leugen pers’ worden weggezet als racisten, nazi’s en xenofoben.

2019-04-19T00:50:58Z

https://niek1953.wordpress.com/2016/05/

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How I’m getting to the end of the week! Top five things keeping me going before spring break! #2 A shower and bedroom all to myself! #5 To be able to come back and see my friends again after break is over!

2019-04-22T03:05:16Z

https://lehighmeche.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/how-im-getting-to-the-end-of-the-week/

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Dr. Byersdorfer is a physician-scientist whose research interests focus on understanding the biology of GVHD-causing T cells following allogeneic transplantation. The goal of these efforts is to develop novel therapeutics to mitigate graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) while preserving homeostatic immune reconstitution and graft-versus-leukemia effects. Specifically, Dr. Byersdorfer’s research program seeks to elucidate the specific metabolic pathways that are upregulated in GVHD-causing T cells. His efforts represent a novel approach to understand disease pathogenesis and will likely lead to new and innovative therapies. In addition, his findings on T cell metabolism will almost certainly have implications beyond the field of blood and marrow transplantation to impact solid organ transplantation and improve our ability to mediate long-term anti-leukemia responses. The role of AMP-activated protein kinase in alloreactive T cells. AMPK is a well-known energy sensor and is activated early in T cells during a GVHD response. Dr. Byersdorfer has shown that lack of AMPK leads to decreased rates of GVHD but preserves anti-leukemia responses. Further work has demonstrated that a lack of AMPK has consequences for both effector T cells and the generation of regulatory T cells, favoring a tolerogenic response. Future studies will utilize animal models and AMPK KO cells to determine the exact mechanism of improved GVHD in the absence of AMPK signaling. Transcriptional control of fatty acid metabolism in alloreactive T cells. The Byersdorfer lab has previously demonstrated that GVHD-causing T cells increase their dependence on the oxidation of fat. In recent research, they have found that transcriptional control of fat oxidation depends upon signaling through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), notably PPAR-δ. His lab is currently generating PPAR-δ deficient mice to determine its role in GHVD propagation and more importantly, to define whether PPAR-δ represents a potential therapeutic target for treatment of GVHD in humans. Using metabolic manipulation to improve anti-leukemia responses. One of the challenges to treatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a frequent inability to persist in vivo. The Byersdorfer lab will attempt to improve the in vivo persistence of CAR T cells by reprogramming their metabolism through constitutive expression of activated AMPK or PPAR-δ. These changes are expected to increase in vivo T cell and thus increase anti-leukemia efficacy. Byersdorfer Lab welcomes graduate students for rotations in the lab, clinical fellows interested in immune cell metabolism, and medical students as part of the Dean’s Summer Research Program.

2019-04-26T08:02:17Z

https://www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/blood-and-marrow-transplantation-and-cellular-therapies/research/byersdorfer-lab

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The first research-based monographs analyzing the genocide against European Jews were published in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Next to their counterparts in countries such as Poland and France, Hungarian Jewish authors – including Ernő Munkácsi, Jenő Lévai or Endre Sós – made some of the major contributions to this early wave of Holocaust historiography (avant la lettre), which have subsequently been largely forgotten and remain to be properly rediscovered and reassessed to this day. Aiming to accomplish the aforementioned goals, this lecture shall tackle the following questions: how did these earliest Hungarian-language books on the Holocaust depict the genocide against European Jews and how did they conceptualize its origins? What were the major interpretative dilemmas faced by their respective authors and how did they try to address them? How do the contents of early historiographic works compare to accounts also written or recorded in the immediate aftermath but in other genres? Last but not least, how have the questions raised and the answers formulated on the pages of this incipient historiography impacted the ways the Holocaust in Hungary has been studied and perceived since?

2019-04-19T04:37:05Z

http://nationalism.ceu.edu/events/2019-01-29/interpreting-responsibility-first-historians-holocaust-hungary

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Dr. Dennis P. Han is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and his fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee. He is the Jack A. and Elaine D. Klieger Professor of Ophthalmology at MCW, where he has served on the faculty since 1988, as well as chief of the vitreoretinal service at MCW, medical director of clinical imaging services at the Froedtert & MCW Eye Institute and a member of the board of directors of Prevent Blindness Wisconsin. Dr. Han has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles, 25 book chapters and two books, Cataract Surgery and Retinal Disease: Optimizing Visual Outcome and Make Your Clinics Flow With Synchrony: A Practical and Innovative Guide for Physicians, Managers, and Staff. In addition, he has served as associate editor of the Archives of Ophthalmology/JAMA Ophthalmology and is currently on its editorial board. He also has served on the writing committees of several multicenter clinical trials, including the National Eye Institute-sponsored Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study, Silicone Oil Study, and Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. Dr. Han is the recipient of the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists. He is also a member of the Macula Society, Retina Society, American Ophthalmological Society and the American Society of Retina Specialists. Dr. Han has also received Lean Healthcare certification by the University of Michigan College of Engineering. He has served as a consultant to both private and academic clinical practices on the topic of improving healthcare efficiency and has lectured at prominent venues such as the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives, the Leadership Academy at the University of Wisconsin Lubar School of Business in Milwaukee and the American Society of Retina Specialists Practice Management Symposia. Dr. Han has also served as principal investigator or sub-investigator for various NEI- and industry-sponsored clinical trials. His academic interests include treatment of macular disease, endophthalmitis prevention and management, vitreoretinal surgery, ocular imaging and application of lean efficiency principles to improve the patient experience.

2019-04-18T12:43:10Z

https://www.mcw.edu/find-a-doctor/han-dennis-p-md

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This page summarizes the course requirements for the standard track, including the core courses, the electives, and the grade requirements. The requirements for the Computational Mathematics track can be found here. The set of core courses has been designed to bring sharp focus on the foundations to the program, guarantee sufficient breadth, and foster collegiality among our graduate students. Each student selects a set of five courses from the list below; the selection must include one course in Machine Learning, two courses in Systems, and two courses in Theory. Students choose two out of the following list of courses, including one from Group 1, and one from Group 2. Any of the courses in this group is sufficient as a prerequisite to Algorithms. CMSC 37115 - Introduction to mathematical reasoning via Discrete Mathematics. CMSC 27100 - Discrete Mathematics. *FOOTNOTE At the moment, this undergraduate course is heavily oversubscribed, so we ask PhD students and advisors to consider alternatives. CMSC 27130 - Honors Discrete Mathematics. CMSC 31150 - Mathematical Toolkit. CMSC 28100 - Introduction to Complexity Theory. CMSC 38130 - Complexity Theory. CMSC 27500 - Graph Theory. CMSC 37530 - Graph Theory. The list of courses that are available to serve as electives varies significantly year-to-year. In particular, “Topics” courses may or may not be taken as an elective, depending on the offering. Topics courses can be used more than once, provided the material taught in the different offerings is distinct, and the course involves structured and graded work. The following courses are approved as electives for 2018-2019 (bur see observation about Topic courses above). To ensure sufficient breadth, students must take electives from either (a) two or more areas or (b) from the computational mathematics list. Any course from the systems core course list that is not used by the student to fulfill the core requirements. Any course from the theory core course list that is not used by the student to fulfill the core requirements. Students may petition the Graduate Committee to substitute other courses for those listed. Students are required to submit their petitions for substitution before they take a course with which they intend to fulfill the electives requirement. There are specific grade requirements for both core courses and electives (described below). The spirit of these requirements can be summed up by the following motto: a student must demonstrate proficiency in all areas and excellence in at least one area. The minimum formal requirements for the core courses ("Ph.D. Pass") are the following: Students are required to complete the five core courses with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.25 in the five core courses. In computing the GPA, A=4, B=3, and a + or a - counts as .3 of a point. Note that for the core courses, students who significantly outperform even the typical "A" students may receive a grade of "A+" (recorded internally by the CS Department Student Representative--the University does not officially grant the grade of A+.) So, for instance a student with grades A+, B+, B+, B-, B- in the five core courses has a GPA of 3.26 and thus satisfies the minimum GPA requirement, as does a student with grades of A+, A, B+, B, and C-. In the graduate program grades below C- are not passing grades. Students must complete their electives with a grade of B or better in each course. The previous rules, that apply to the classes before the cohort first enrolled in Summer or Autumn 2015 can be found here. Students who fail to meet the core course requirements stated in the preceding paragraph may continue on to write a master's paper and complete a master's degree, if they meet the following requirement ("Master's Pass"): complete all the five core courses by the end of the spring quarter of the second year with a grade of at least C- in each core course and with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 in the five core courses. Such students will be supported for at most one quarter of their third year. Students who do not meet the Ph.D. Pass requirements for these courses cannot continue their studies beyond autumn quarter of their third year. Students who do meet these minimum requirements will not automatically be allowed to continue after their third year; the faculty will decide continuation based on the student's perceived capacity to perform Ph. D. level independent research in a specific area.

2019-04-21T11:16:25Z

https://www.cs.uchicago.edu/graduate/phd-programs/cs-course-requirements/

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Jalen Smith doesn’t love the spotlight. When he decided last summer to end the speculation and announce that he was going to Maryland, he declined the offer of a news conference at Mount Saint Joseph, as former and future teammate Darryl Morsell had done the previous year. Smith simply tweeted it out — without even telling his father, Charles. At the Big Ten’s media day in October in New York, Maryland sophomore Kevin Huerter didn’t seem to mind being left off the preseason all-conference team or not being mentioned much on NBA mock draft lists for 2018, as fellow sophomore teammate Justin Jackson and others were. Charles Smith, a retired Navy officer who is close to completing his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from Maryland, said the older of his two children is “very quiet," much the way he and his wife, Lisa, are. The Smiths also didn’t like the idea of a news conference. Charles Smith recalled how when Jalen was being recruited, college coaches would call to check in with him because his son wasn’t picking up his phone or returning their calls or texts. Many seemed concerned the younger Smith was not interested in their school. As much as Smith has tried his best to avoid being the center of attention, his exploding talent seems to be getting in the way. When he arrives on the Maryland campus Monday with the rest of a recruiting class ranked as high as No. 7 in the country, the spotlight will undoubtedly find him. After all, Smith is rated as the No. 14 prospect in the country by 247sports.com and has been recently mentioned in a couple of NBA mock drafts as a potential first-round pick in 2019. A player longtime Mount Saint Joseph coach Pat Clatchey called “the best player we’ve had here” understands what’s in store when he gets to College Park. What Maryland coach Mark Turgeon will need Smith to do as a freshman depends largely on whether center Bruno Fernando returns for his sophomore year or keeps his name in next month’s NBA draft. Fernando and rising junior guard Kevin Huerter have until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday to make their decision. Smith said he hopes to get his weight up between 220 and 225 pounds by the time the season begins in early November. While acknowledging that he must get bigger and stronger to have the same success as in high school, Smith doesn’t think his skinny frame will be a deterrent on the college level. Smith sees himself as primarily a post player who can step out and hit midrange jump shots and, potentially, 3-pointers. Recruited heavily by Virginia and Villanova as well, Smith eliminated the Cavaliers after racial incidents in Charlottesvile last spring. It came down to a team that had won the 2016 national championship with another former Mount Saint Joseph star, guard Phil Booth, on its roster and the Terps. Despite the Wildcats being reigning national champions after winning again this year and Maryland coming off a disappointing 19-13 season and no postseason, Smith said he made the right choice. Maryland sophomore guard Kevin Huerter and freshman center Bruno Fernando have until May 30 to decide whether to keep their names in the NBA draft or return to College Park. Charles Smith said that it was typical of the kinds of decisions his son had made for a long time. The elder Smith recalled how after playing on two Baltimore AAU teams where he was the only true center, his son decided to join more nationally known Team Takeover in Washington to expand his game. As low-key as the younger Smith is, he is aware of how others feel. He did see that his name has been mentioned as a 2019 first-round pick. Charles Smith said the family has already had discussions about it with Turgeon. In turn, Charles Smith pointed out to his son that the average NBA player’s career is 4½ years. “He can’t just have a Plan A — he has to have a Plan A, B and C,” Charles Smith said.

2019-04-25T10:34:16Z

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/tracking-the-terps/bs-sp-jalen-smith-0527-story.html

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supercrossking

REDBUD (Michigan, USA) 06 October 2018 - The world’s biggest motocross race has started at America’s RedBud Motocross Track today with the 72nd Edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Qualifying races. The hills of the Michigan circuit filled with thousands of wildly passionate and patriotic motocross fans creating an atmosphere that only the MXoN can provide. Dylan Ferrandis: “I am really happy, I had a good race and a good start, I made a small mistake in the mud...but it is racing and I won the race which is what is important for the team and we are in a good position for tomorrow." Glenn Coldenhoff: "I didn''t have a great start but was able to make some passes in the first few laps, Max Nagl made a mistake and I took the lead... in the end it was a good race and we are on pole for tomorrow so we are looking good." The 2018 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

2019-04-22T04:28:43Z

http://supercrossking.com/TEAM-NETHERLANDS-TOP-QUALIFYING-AT-REDBUD.aspx

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Art Manuel at Standing Rock in 2016 during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. In the early clashes between the British and Mi’kmaq, the British usually came out on the losing end, new research suggests. The Mi’kmaq were so successful at defending against the settlers, British soldiers were often too scared to leave their forts, according to historical documents.

2019-04-23T16:01:08Z

https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com/tag/british-colonization/

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Last week, a student confided that she was afraid of being the “weakest link.” And when talking to a another student a while back about how terrified I was about putting on a new river last year, she asked, “So, you mean, you get scared about kayaking, too?” She was actually surprised by this. Clearly, she doesn’t read my blog. Almost everyone is afraid of being the weakest link at clinic. And EVERYONE gets scared at times. Even Ms. Brandy Jones, whose bold approach to challenging herself on the river has been an inspiration to me since I first met her. As I stated in my first post, some people come into the BWA for the boating, but I came for the people, the atmosphere, and the camaraderie. The nerves and the excitement that you’re probably feeling right now is the foundation that this camaraderie is built on. It’s also the reason that I started writing this blog. Between the gear, the river instruction, the camping and the festivities, the clinic committee wanted this year’s participants to be the most prepared group of students in the history of clinic. The website is a wealth of up-to-date information about what to expect and what to bring, and I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this. As for the kayaking itself, there’s really nothing that I can say or do that’s going to make you less nervous about getting in a tippy boat and paddling down an unfamiliar river surrounded by people you don’t really know. But I know from experience that having someone tell you that you’re going to fine goes a long way. So all I really have to say is, new boaters, you are going to be fine.

2019-04-21T14:09:32Z

https://bwaspringclinic.weebly.com/beginners-blog/the-clinic-blog

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Two Foot Ten Foot was brought on the project by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects to help design and fabricate two nonpareil fireplaces with large organically-shaped chimneys and custom fabricated gas log sets. The fireplaces serve as the centerpiece of a community center lodge, itself the epicenter of an amazing new park on the banks of the Arkansas River nearby downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The striking lodge design culminates at the custom gas log set with 360 degree views. An identical gas log set sits one floor below and outside under a roof to give patrons a warm place to sit on cold days. Free flowing stone chimney shapes reach up to exhaust the burnt gases out of the building. Two Foot Ten Foot worked closely with local Portland firm, Hacker Architects, to develop a warm and inviting lobby fireplace. The code-variant fireplace design was site tested by a fireplace certification laboratory to prove function and safety for the local AHJ. A conical steel cover hides a fan and long flue run that travels up to the ceiling before turning 90-degrees and exhausting out the side of the building. A custom steel round hearth seat surrounds the gas log set and serves as a great way to warm your backside on those rainy northwest nights. We were approached by traditional Architecture firm, G.P. Schafer, to design two wood-burning fireplaces that would function safely and draft well with horizontal flue runs and minimal fan noise. We designed the fireplaces and chimney systems with extensive safety devices to avoid spilling smoke from a wood-burning fire while maintaining our client’s desire for fireplaces that look traditional, but are anything but underneath the surface. We were contacted by the architect and designers for the renovation of the Barnes Museum to consult on a dysfunctional gas fireplace. The custom linear burner that was installed in the outdoor fireplace was not drafting properly and causing damage to the ornate custom firebox tiles. We worked with the architect and designers of the existing dysfunctional fireplace to develop functional design solutions for the fireplace and gas burner system. We were successful in re-designing the firebox and burner system which resulted in equal flame distribution and a fireplace which exhausts properly. Two Foot Ten Foot Fireplaces was contacted by premier architecture firm, Robert A.M. Stern, to design and supply material for six traditionally-styled wood burning masonry fireplaces. The design criteria included complicated flue runs with multiple offsets which use only natural draft to expel smoke from wood-burning fires. We provided the project with custom fabricated flue components to snake flues around tight corners and built-in drains to accommodate the wet coastal environment. In the Hamptons almost every property is stunning, but this new modern home designed by Sawyer Berson sets a dramatic stage for sunrises and sunsets. We helped design and fabricate a large steel fireplace frame which houses a custom burner and creates the illusion of a floating fireplace hearth. Laid over the top of the burner are custom-made coals which help to create an interesting flame pattern and glow red hot, adding a touch of drama to an already impactful space.

2019-04-18T19:15:00Z

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This stunning panorama of Gambell, located on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, was captured in August, 2014, by NOS's Coast Survey navigation manager in Alaska. NOAA focuses a significant portion of our ocean mapping effort in Alaskan waters because dated nautical charts are inadequate for the increasing vessel traffic in this region. NOAA surveys are essential for providing reliable charts to the area’s commercial shippers, passenger vessels, and fishing fleets.

2019-04-20T20:30:36Z

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/gallery/image.php?siteName=nosimages&cat=Gambell%20Alaska%20Panorama

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Let the other detail is some physical object. If the state of this object changes you could measure it and anticipate object has changed so and so . We anticipate such things because the state of our brain changes (for example when color of an object we see changes, change the neural signals in that part of our brain which control eyes). But why we have chosen to count that it is the object changed, not our brain? I know only one reason for us to choose this of the two variants, because our brain is more complex than the object we see. For example, change of color is a very simple physical process, but changes in that piece of our brains which perceive colors are very complex. If we would count that it is our brain what has changed instead of the object which changed color, we would then be unable to think about what happened as our brains are too complex to analyze them. That is we know much about colors and almost nothing about brains, we choose to analyze changes in such things which are simpler and known to us, because so it is simpler to analyze and so more reasonable. But what if an object which we examine is equally complex or more complex than our own brains? Then I just see no reason to think that what has changed is that object, not our brain! So different scientists looking at the same complex object could have different results of experiments, having done experiments without errors! I deem that this (object as complex as our own brains) is a border for the science. The science, in my opinion, does not make sense for so complex objects (however certainly we can research simple properties of complex objects, for example we can weight human brain). It anyway tends to be traditionally assumed among scientists that when we come to research of so complex objects, it is a border of science as we become unable to research ( to complex for us ). But I say more that just this, that we not only become unable to research, but have nothing to research in such cases, science ceases to make sense. I deem state of so complex objects indefinite (it makes no sense to measure it as we have no reason to decide what we measure, the object or changes in our own brains) and science become an absurd outside its borders. I am a Christian. I deem that here turns on the laws of faith, that is it happens what we believe to. I believe that some day we will understand laws of faith and write the formulas of faith (like current scientific formulas). These may be mathematical formulas but not scientific formulas. (1Cor 1:19-20) 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing. 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world? (1Cor. 3:18-20) 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He has taken the wise in their craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless. I deem this means that when we reach the limits of the World (I mean the above mentioned borders of science), then our science ( wisdom ) comically starts to research our own brains instead of what we are to research ( wisdom turns into madness ). So inside borders of science (approximately) act laws of materialism (physics), outside the border which I have shown may act laws of subjective idealism (no physics, only mathematics, anything is possible). All this is concluded in objective idealism as we may consider ourselves as equal objects with the rest which need an external seer (God) to be measured and take a concrete sense. Are there anything preventing us to develop into different directions and so to have several different sciences every of which is scientifically correct? If yes, what then is the sense of science which intends to find a single system of laws of nature? Hey, scientists, can we develop theory of this and write concrete formulas? I deem that it makes sense to try (we need to analyze relations of two complex systems and compare complexity of changes). Or maybe somebody already has a theory on this? Does anyone other have similar ideas? This entry was posted on November 20, 2018 at 6:27 pm and is filed under Science. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2019-04-20T23:16:24Z

https://porton.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/borders-of-science-objects-more-complex-that-ourselves/

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Pep is subtitled “the story of Cec Pepper, the best cricketer never to represent Australia”. After reading Ken Piesse’s book you to may well be a believer. Pep is typical of the modern cricket biography, in that it does not simply focus on the cricketer. Instead, we learn about the man, and there is a lot to glean about the complicated Pepper. As Piesse relays the Pep story, the reasons why he never played for his country become apparent and include a run in with the greatest batsmen in history, Sir Donald Bradman. It seems that just after the war, Pepper abused an umpire after his second confident appeal for LBW against the Don was turned down. A resultant umpire report and Pepper’s apology going missing appears to be all that was needed to end his chance to play Test cricket. Piesse, begins his story with the above controversy and revisits it intermittently throughout the book. Bradman the selector does not come out of Pep with his reputation enhanced, with Piesse believing Bradman could have saved Pepper’s Australian career with a simple gesture of conciliation. Apart from the Bradman incident, Pepper was also prone to abusing umpires and players, both the opposition and sometimes team-mates. He was regularly reported by officials but was usually forgiven due to his star drawing power. After his ‘card was marked’ Pepper headed to England and played in the Northern Leagues where he became the highest paid cricketer in the world. Piesse rightly points out that the big hitting and leg spinning Pepper would have made a fortune in the modern 20/20 leagues. After his retirement he joined the umpire circuit, and again his anti-authoritarian attitude cost him a chance to stand in a Test match. The private life of Pepper is also littered with controversy and it is here that Ken Piesse has excelled himself in research and sensitivity of storytelling. Pepper had three children to three different women. The last child was produced while Pepper was involved with a married couple. Piesse interviewed all three of Pepper’s children and also living family members. Given the authors level of discovery it is doubtful whether an updated biography of Pepper will ever be required. Pepper lived through an interesting period in history. Born during the Great War, he was raised in the depression and served in the Second World War, seeing active service. Piesse takes us through all of these events and in particularly the role Pepper played in the Australian Services team that played matches in England, India and Australia after the war was finished. Pepper made his name on this tour which led to team-mate and cricket legend Keith Miller labelling Pepper as the greatest all rounder in the world. After you read Pep you will agree with this assessment and also the assessment that Pepper was “the best cricketer never to represent Australia”. Pep is well written, and has lovely production values. Copious illustrations printed on quality paper, a full index and detailed statistical section. The blurb on the author tells us Ken Piesse has written or edited over 50 cricket books. I have had the pleasure of reading a large number of those and so can say with some authority that this is one of his very best. The cover of Pep describes Cec Pepper as the best cricketer never to represent Australia, and I am not going to argue with that assessment. Indeed there is a good case to be put to support the contention that he is the finest from anywhere not to have a Test cap to his name. After reading this excellent biography from Australian writer, publisher and bookseller Ken Piesse only the Philadelphian Bart King and South African opening bowler Vintcent Van der Bijl seem to be a realistic challengers for that title. Why Pepper never played Test cricket is a story that is reasonably well known. Culprit number one was what Piesse describes as Hitler, Hirohito and Company, without whose intervention in world affairs Pepper might have appeared against England as early as 1940/41. Number two was rather closer to home, the legendary Donald Bradman, with whom Pepper crossed swords in December 1945. Believing that no Test call would come as long as Bradman was in a position to influence selection Pepper signed a contract with Rochdale in the Central Lancashire League and, at 29, he had played First Class cricket in Australia for the last time. The absence of any significant First Class record is doubtless a large part of the reason why no previous biography of Pepper has appeared, but the other difficulty is who would have written it? Only an Australian writer could have had access to the material and individuals who could deal with Pepper’s first 30 years, and only an Englishman with the rest of his life. And then the internet came along, and Piesse was able to use that, and a large part of his free time whilst in England for the 2013 Ashes. Stories of Pepper abound in England even now, a quarter of a century after his death . He was a hard hitting batsman and a top class leg spin and googly bowler with a lethal flipper. He did well in those ‘big’ matches he did play in and, in the leagues, would often dominate matches by himself. He took wickets for fun in England and his sledging is legendary. Modern exponents of the art of mental disintegration with any pretence at being humorous as well as effective will almost certainly have cause to be grateful to Pepper for at least some of their material. In the manner of the times quite a few of Pepper’s comments were, to say the least, politically incorrect, but whilst he was certainly not universally popular he was by no means as unpleasant as some of his comments might suggest. Many of the anecdotes are well known, and some have doubtless gained something in the retelling, but one that sums Pepper up as well as any is one I had not heard before. Lancastrians of my generation remember “Little ‘Arry” Pilling with great fondness. It was interesting to learn that as a youngster Pilling, not much more than five feet in height, played a long innings against Pepper in the course of which he scored many of his runs with the edge of his bat. The air was blue with references to Pilling being vertically challenged, generally of a pretty offensive and crude nature. Despite the hostility he showed during the innings Pepper was, however, later spotted putting a five pound note, a significant sum of money in those days, into the collection that Pilling’s innings had earned him. According to the summary at the end of the book Ken Piesse has written 76 books, more than fifty of them on cricketing subjects. In my experience he is a decent writer although, and I hope he won’t mind me making this observation, not quite a Cardus or a Robertson-Glasgow. The quality of the writing in Pep however is certainly up a notch or two, presumably as a result of this book being a labour of love, something evidenced by the five years it took such a prolific writer to put Pepper’s story in a form he was prepared to publish. Of course the deep mine of material that Piesse worked helped enormously. A decent biography needs high quality research and, reading the acknowledgments section at the end of Pep, it becomes clear just how thorough Piesse’s preparation was. Pepper had a personal life bordering on the bizarre, and that is an aspect of his life that is fully explored. He had three sons, all by different women, with the last from a relationship that was a classic ménage a trois. All three sons contributed to the book, despite their far from straightforward relationships with their father, as did a brother and a sister. There are a couple of frustrations, one of which I suspect there was nothing Piesse could have done anything about, although the second I am sure he could have. The former is the lack of any input from or regarding the woman Pepper seems to have spent his final six months with, and who he left half of his not inconsiderable estate to. Second is how Pepper acquired that estate. Of course we know he earned a great deal as a player, but there was also a successful packaging business. There are a few references in the book, but a chapter on the subject would have been interesting. As to the book itself that is a limited edition of 400 copies, one hundred of which have been produced in boards, individually numbered and signed by Piesse, Pepper’s brother and sister and one of his three sons. The book has an excellent index, the statistics of Pepper’s First Class and club careers, and an exceptional selection of images all superbly reproduced. If I have a gripe it is that I prefer my limited editions to be bound in cloth or leather rather than illustrated boards, but Piesse has been producing his special books in his own way for a while now, so I don’t expect that observation to cut any ice!

2019-04-19T03:15:21Z

http://www.cricketweb.net/books/pep/

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This is a sweet mustard and breadcrumb-crusted festive ham, served cold in wafer thin slices. It’s always worth cooking a large joint so there are plenty of leftovers for grazing on! 1. Put the gammon in a large saucepan and add the onions, celery, bay leaves, peppercorns and cloves. Top up with cold water to cover the meat completely. Bring very gently to a simmer, cover with a lid or foil and cook over your lowest heat for 1½ hours until the ham is completely cooked through. If the ham is not completely submerged in liquid, turn it halfway through cooking. Leave to cool in the liquid, overnight if more convenient. 2. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Drain the ham, remove any string and cut away the skin. Combine the mustard and sugar, and spread all over the fat. Press a layer of breadcrumbs on top, pushing down firmly with your hands. If liked, score the fat in a diamond pattern with the tip of a sharp knife. 3. Transfer to a roasting tin and bake for about 20 minutes until the breadcrumb crust is golden. Leave to cool, then chill until ready to serve.

2019-04-22T00:59:12Z

https://www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/j/julskinka-crumbedham.html

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Quiz: What Do You Know About the USO? What Do You Know About the USO? Some of the most famous celebrities of all time have performed for our troops. The history of the United Service Organizations is as surprising as it is fun, and in this quiz we're going to explore it all! When was the USO founded? The USO provides ____ . Who requested the USO be formed? What year did Marilyn Monroe perform in Korea? The creation of the USO is associated with which war? How many private organizations contributed to the formation of the USO? The USO is famous for handing out ____. Did Robin Williams perform for the USO? The USO seeks to give soldiers a sense of _____. Did the USO ever take a break? When did the USO come back into service? When did the USO dedicate themselves to both peacetime and wartime operations? Who was the first entertainer to perform in a combat zone? The first USO show in a combat zone was in what country? Bob Hope performed in USO television specials for which holiday? In 1985, the USO moved to new headquarters named ______ . Stephen Colbert enlisted in which military branch? Who shaved Stephen Colbert's head? The longest-running USO tour is ______ . During WWII, how many USO clubs were there? Today, the USO has how many locations? Some USO locations used to have ____. USO snack bars once sold _____. Where was the USO Stage Door Canteen? In the USO Hollywood Canteen, would stars do the dishes? USO clubs were run by a _____. When did mobile USOs begin? How much money did the USO raise during WWII? How many USO entertainers died during WWII? The Honolulu USO was famous for what? The USO helped to start the _____. How many volunteers does the USO have today? Sammy Davis Jr. performed with the USO during which war?

2019-04-20T19:01:27Z

https://quizzes.howstuffworks.com/quiz/what-do-you-know-the-uso

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St Ives is a market town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) east of Huntingdon and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Cambridge. Historically in Huntingdonshire, St Ives is in the non-metropolitan district of the same name which covers a similar area to the historic county. Previously called Slepe, its name was changed to St Ives after the body, claimed to be that of a Persian bishop, of Saint Ivo (not to be confused with Ivo of Kermartin), was found buried in the town in about 1001/2. St Ivo's Priory was built on the site where the body of Saint Ivo was discovered. St Ives was listed as Slepe in the Hundred of Hurstingstone in Huntingdonshire in the Domesday Book. In 1086 there was one manor and 64 households, 29. 5 ploughlands, 60 acres (24 hectares) of meadows and 1,892 acres (766 hectares) of woodland. For the past 1,000 years St Ives it has been home to some of the biggest markets in the country, and in the thirteenth century it was an important entrepôt, and remains an important market in East Anglia. Built on the banks of the wide River Great Ouse between Huntingdon and Ely, St Ives has a famous chapel on its bridge. In the Anglo-Saxon era, St Ives's position on the river Great Ouse was strategic, as it controlled the last natural crossing point or ford on the river, 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the sea. The flint reef in the bed of the river at this point gave rise to a ford, which then provided the foundations for the celebrated bridge. During the 18th and 19th centuries, St Ives was a hub of trade and navigation, and the town had dozens of inns and many bawdy houses. Goods were brought into the town on barges, and livestock rested on the last fattening grounds before delivery to London's Smithfield Market. As the railway network expanded and roads improved, the use of the River Great Ouse declined. It is now mostly used for leisure boats and recreation. The river Great Ouse at St Ives flooded in 1947, and some parts suffered seriously again at Easter 1998 and in January 2003. Extensive flood protection works were carried out on both sides of the river in 2006/2007 at a cost of nearly £9 million. 500 metres (1,600 ft) of brick-clad steel-piling was put into place to protect the town, most noticeably at the Waits where a pleasing plaza has also been created. A further 750 metres (2,460 ft) on the other side of the river protects Hemingford Grey, reducing the yearly risk of flooding from 10% to 1%. Building on the flood plain at St Ives is now discouraged. Original historical documents relating to St Ives, including the original parish church registers, local government records, maps and photographs, are held by Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies at the County Record Office in Huntingdon. As a civil parish, St Ives has a town council consisting of seventeen councillors including a major and a deputy-mayor. The second tier of local government is Huntingdonshire District Council, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire. St Ives has three district wards for the district counci; St Ives East, St Ives South, and St Ives West. St Ives East and St Ives South are both represented by two district councillors, and St Ives West is represented on the district council by one councillor. For St Ives the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council. St Ives is part of the electoral division of St Ives and is represented on the county council by two councillors. St Ives was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1965. From 1965, the village was part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough. In 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, St Ives became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire. At Westminster St Ives is in the parliamentary constituency of Huntingdon, and since 2001 has represented in the House of Commons by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative). For the European Parliament St Ives is part of the East of England constituency. St Ives experienced town planning at a very early date,[when?] giving it a spacious Town Centre. Portions of this open space between Merryland and Crown Street were lost to market stalls that turned into permanent buildings. Some of the shops in the town centre are still to the same layout as in Medieval times, one rod in width, the standard length for floor and roof joists. The lanes along the north side of town are believed to follow the layout of the narrow medieval fields, and are slightly S-shaped because of the way ploughs turned at each end. Similar field boundaries can be seen in Warners Park. In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of St Ives was recorded every ten years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 2,099 (the lowest was in 1801) and 3,572 (the highest was in 1851). In 2011, the parish covered an area of 2,688 acres (1,088 hectares) and the population density of St Ives in 2011 was 3901 persons per square mile (1505.9 per square kilometre). The Monday market takes over the town centre, and is larger in scale on Bank Holidays in May and August. There is a Friday market, and a Farmers' Market on the first and third Saturday every month. The Michaelmas Fair takes over for three days from the second Monday in October, and there is a carnival which is the biggest public gathering in Huntingdonshire. The town has a mixture of shops, bars, coffee lounges, a department store and other amenities. As an important market town, St Ives always needed large numbers of public houses, many of which were bawdy houses: 64 in 1838 (1 for every 55 inhabitants), 60 in 1861, 48 in 1865 and 45 in 1899, although only five of these made the owners a living. As livestock sales diminished, however, so did the need for large numbers of pubs, falling to a low point of 16 in 1962. In that year the Seven Wives on Ramsey Road was opened and, with some openings and closings since, there are 17 today. The pub which has stood on the same site, with the same name, for longest, is the Dolphin, which is over 400 years old. Next oldest is the White Hart, which is pre-1720. Nelson's Head and Golden Lion are at least as old but have not kept the same name and used to be called the Three Tuns and the Red Lion respectively. The existence of a pub on the site of the Robin Hood is also of a similar date, except that it was originally two separate pubs — the Angel and the Swan. The claim of the Royal Oak to date from 1502 cannot be proven since, while a portion at the back is 17th-century (making it physically the oldest portion of any pub in St Ives), the pub name is more recent. The reference is to Charles II's famous escape from Cromwell's Roundheads, and Charles was restored to the throne in 1660. The Golden Lion was a 19th-century coaching inn. The Official Guide to the Great Eastern Railway referred to it in 1893 as one of two "leading hotels" in St Ives and there are a number of ghost stories associated with the pub. St Ives Bridge is most unusual in incorporating a chapel, the most striking of only four examples in England. Also unusual are its two southern arches which are a different shape from the rest of the bridge, being rounded instead of slightly gothic. After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, the chapel was given to the prior to live in. The lords of the manor of St Ives changed hands several times, as did the chapel. During this period, it was in turn - a private house, a doctors surgery and a pub, called Little Hell. The pub had a reputation for rowdy behaviour, and it is believed the landlord kept pigs in the basement. The additional two storeys added in the seventeenth century were removed in 1930, due to damage being caused to the foundations. The chapel features colourfully in the historical novel 'Not Just a Whore', by local St Ives resident K M Warwick, where it is described as a fictitious "Bawdy House" (brothel). The bridge was partially rebuilt after Oliver Cromwell knocked down two arches during the English Civil War to prevent King Charles I's troops approaching London from the Royalist base in Lincolnshire. During the war and for some period afterwards, the gap was covered by a drawbridge. The town square contains a statue of Oliver Cromwell erected in 1901. It is one of four statues of Cromwell on public display in Britain, the others being in Parliament Square, outside Wythenshawe Hall and in Warrington. St Ives Corn Exchange is the home of St Ives Youth Theatre (SIYT). The eastern or town end of Holt Island is nature reserve, and the western end, opposite the parish church, is a facility for the Sea Scouts. The scout portion contains what was, before the opening of the Leisure Centre, the town's outdoor town swimming pool. The pool was dug in 1913 and closed to the public in 1949. It is now used by the scouts for canoeing and rappelling. In November 1995, the island was the locus of a significant lawsuit and a break-away Scouting Association was prevented from using and developing a claim to it. The Norris Museum holds a great deal of local history, including a number of books written by its former curator, Bob Burn-Murdoch. After over 30 years of service, Bob Burn-Murdoch retired in December 2012. The Norris Museum was founded by Herbert Norris, who left his lifetime's collection of Huntingdonshire relics to the people of St Ives when he died in 1931.It has recently been reopened in August 2017, following a £1.5m refurbishment and expansion made possible by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Its current director is Sarah Russell, and it is managed by the Norris Management Trust, made up of members of St Ives Town Council and the Friends of the Norris Museum. There are 2 leisure facilities, the indoor centre is adjacent to the Burgess conference and Events Hall and an outdoor centre in the west of the town.The original swimming pool, fed by the river, is in the middle of Holt Island and is now used for canoeing practice and other activities. St Ives also has a Rugby club on Somersham Road, and a Non-League football club, St Ives Town F.C., which plays at Westwood Road. The St Ives Rowing Club was once captained by John Goldie and has had a number of members who have competed at Olympic and Commonwealth championships. Each year the town hosts a free 2 day carnival and music festival which was launched in 1999, as part of the committee set up for the millennium. This is now part of the towns tradition and it grows year on year. St Ives has a main secondary school, St Ivo School. Eastfield nursery and infant school, Westfield Junior school and two primary schools Thorndown and Wheatfields. In 2018, a plan was announced to combine and expand Eastfield and Westfield in to one larger community primary school. The major section of the world's longest guided busway, using all new construction techniques and technology, connects St Ives directly to Cambridge Science Park on the outskirts of Cambridge along the route of a disused railway line. The same buses continue into the centre of Cambridge along regular roads in one direction and continue to Huntingdon in the other direction. A shorter section of the same busway system operates from the railway station on the far side of Cambridge to Addenbrooke's Hospital and Trumpington. The scheme, budgeted at £116.2 million, opened in summer 2011. Construction of the busway was beset with problems, causing delays; for example, cracks appeared in the structure allowing weeds to grow through. Contractors BAM Nuttall were fined a significant amount of money for each day that the busway completion date was not met. The St Ives Park & Ride on Meadow Lane is part of the scheme and will open at the same time. A "Green Update" newsletter came out in Winter 2007 with news on conservation work including protection of the Great Crested Newt. St Ives is just off the A14 road on a particularly congested section of the route from the UK's second city, Birmingham, to the port of Felixstowe and thence to the mainland of Europe This 32-kilometre (20 mi) section of road also links the northern end of the M11 (Cambridge and region) to the M1 and the whole of the North of England and Scotland. A new by-pass is planned for St Ives and Huntingdon, leaving the existing alignment near Swavesey and passing to the south of both market towns. A northern bypass has been under discussion for even longer but is not anticipated any time soon. Bus services are provided by Stagecoach in Huntingdonshire and Go Whippet, the former also having its depot near the town. Services to Cambridge and Huntingdon are frequent during the day, though less frequent in the evenings. There are also buses to Somersham, Ramsey and Cambourne. Between 1847 and 1970 the town was served by St Ives railway station on the Cambridge and Huntingdon railway. The line from Cambridge and the station almost survived the 1963 to 1973 Beeching Axe, but were lost to passenger service in the final stages of the process. Some sections continued to be used for freight until 1993. A campaign to reopen the passenger rail service only ended with the ripping-up of disused track shortly before construction of the Guided Busway. Huntingdon, 7 miles (11 km)) away, has the nearest railway station. Buses using the Busway system provide direct links to both Huntingdon and Cambridge stations. All Saints parish church, May 2014. The Free Church and Market Hill. There are ten places of worship, including the ancient parish church. Many other Christian denominations are also represented, and the town also has a mosque and an Islamic Community Centre. All Saints Church (Church of England) on Church Street has been in the town since AD970 and is one of only two Grade I listed buildings in the town, the other being The Bridge. Originally the parish church of the settlement of Slepe, before St Ives came into existence, it now enjoys a tranquil location at the end of Church Street, situated to the west of the town centre. All Saints, as it stands today, dates largely from the rebuilding of the late 15th century. It was extensively reordered in the late 19th century by Sir Ninian Comper. The church which dominates the town's market place, is The Free Church (United Reformed Church). This was built in 1864, but was modernised in 1980, moving the worship area upstairs. The Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic) on Needingworth Road, was originally built by Augustus Pugin in Cambridge, but was dismantled in 1902 and transported by barge to St Ives. The hall at the back was added in about 2001. The current Methodist Church on The Waits opened in 1905. Crossways Church (Assembly of God) meet at Crossways Christian Centre on Ramsey Road. St Ives Christian Fellowship (Partnership) meet at Thorndown Junior School on Hill Rise. The Bridge Church (New Frontiers) meet in a newly renovated former industrial building on the corner of Burrel Road and Marley Road. St Ives Evangelical Christian Church (Evangelical) meet at the Burleigh Hill Community Centre, off Constable Road. The town name is featured in the anonymous nursery rhyme/riddle "As I was going to St Ives". While sometimes claimed to be St Ives, Cornwall, the man with seven wives, each with seven sacks containing seven cats etc. may have been on his way to (or coming from) the Great Fair at St Ives. On Ramsey Road there is a public house called The Seven Wives, though this is a modern pub with no connection to the ancient rhyme other than the name. The term tawdry is a St Ives derived word (vying with the rival Ely claim), basically meaning something that is 'cheap and cheerful', and was evolved directly from the St Audrey's Lane cloth market held during the mediaeval and later ages. Made from discarded inferior wool and/or other felt fibres, it was a popular source of cheap material bought by the locals, and those further afield, who flocked to the market in their droves to buy cheap supplies for their own domestic clothing. ^ Professor J.J.N. Palmer, University of Hull. "Open Domesday: Place - St Ives". www. opendomesday.org. Anna Powell-Smith. Retrieved 25 February 2016. ^ "1998 Floods in St Ives". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "2003 Floods in St Ives". Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "£8. 8m flood defence scheme opened". BBC News. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "St Ives Town Council: Councillors". www.stivestowncouncil.gov.uk. St Ives Town Council. 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Retrieved 2012-06-11. ^ "St Ives museum comes to an end of an era". Hunts Post. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013. ^ Kirby, Andy. "St Ives Rugby Union Football Club". Stivesrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-11. ^ "Secretary Of State Celebrates Start Of Works On Guided Busway". Cambridgeshire County Council. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "The Busway Network". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "Cambridgeshire Guided Busway - Information about the scheme" (PDF). Cambridgeshire County Council. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "Guided Busway Update" (PDF). Cambridgeshire County Council. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "Guided Busway Green Update - Winter 2007" (PDF). cambridgeshire County Council. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ "Ellington to Fen Ditton Improvemebt" (PDF). Highways Agency. November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009. ^ Catford, Nick. "Station Name:ST. IVES (Huntingdonshire)". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2008. ^ Indeed in the earliest recorded English version of the riddle, of 1730, there were nine wives. See main article. ^ Brooke, Rupert (May 1912). The Old Vicarage, Grantchester. Café des Westerns, Berlin. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.

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Although there was some hope immediately after the Revolution that the ideals of independence and equality would extend to the black American population, this hope died with the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. With the gin (short for engine), raw cotton could be quickly cleaned; Suddenly cotton became a profitable crop, transforming the southern economy and changing the dynamics of slavery. The first federal census of 1790 counted 697,897 slaves; by 1810, there were 1.2 million slaves, a 70 percent increase. Slavery spread from the seaboard to some of the new western territories and states as new cotton fields were planted, and by 1830 it thrived in more than half the continent. Within 10 years after the cotton gin was put into use, the value of the total United States crop leaped from $150,000 to more than $8 million. This success of this plantation crop made it much more difficult for slaves to purchase their freedom or obtain it through the good will of their masters. Cotton became the foundation for the developing textile industry in New England, spurring the industrial revolution which transformed America in the 19th century. Progress has different meanings for different people. And for people of African descent, the cotton gin was not progress. It was a further entrenchment of enslavement. And for African Americans, the Industrial Revolution, those technological advances in the textile industry, did not mean progress. It meant slavery. Some in Britain, where slavery had now been abolished, found the issue of slavery in America highly entertaining. English actor Charles Mathews used the Jim Crow character in "A Trip to America," his one-man show in black-face in 1822, and Northern abolitionists were lampooned in an English newspaper in 1830. Since the 1790s, abolitionists had been demanding that the United States put an end to its international slave trade. The Pennsylvania Abolition Society, the Quakers in New York, and other organizations presented anti-slave trade memorials to Congress. In January 1800, free black people in Philadelphia petitioned Congress to end the trade. In the meantime, though, the cotton boom spurred slaves imported from Africa: 20,000 came to Georgia and South Carolina in 1803 alone. Finally, on January 1, 1808, Congress did officially ban the international slave trade, a right granted it under the terms of the U.S. Constitution. Black communities throughout the country celebrated the long-awaited event. Absalom Jones gave a sermon at Philadelphia's African Church, commemorating the day as one of thanksgiving. Even following the ban, however, an illegal international slave trade continued. The cotton boom and the resulting demand for slaves brought increased danger for northern free blacks: the possibility of being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. The practice of kidnapping was frighteningly widespread. The 1793 Fugitive Slave Act enabled any white person to claim a black person as a fugitive, unless another white person testified otherwise. Blacks were not allowed to testify against whites in court according to southern law. Absalom Jones petitioned Congress for the protection of free blacks, to no avail. Children were highly vulnerable to kidnapping rings. Often indentured and living away from their parents, they could disappear without anyone noticing, since their employers assumed they had gone to their families. And since children changed so much as they grew, there was little likelihood of their being recognized and rescued after years of slavery. Many southern slaveowners took a "no questions asked" approach to purchasing slaves. Kidnapped free blacks joined the slaves who had been imported into the lower South, where they were work conditions were difficult and unhealthy. The spread of slavery westward led to bitter debate in Congress, as new states entering the Union could tip the balance between proslavery and free voting blocs. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 resolved a crisis over the admission of Missouri as a slave state, and for a while, established a boundary for slave lands westward across the Louisiana purchase territories. But as the century progressed, the spirit of compromise would prove increasingly fragile.

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The Eclipse Select Soccer Club was formed in 1997 to facilitate the elite level youth soccer experience. It began with two teams and has evolved into a program consisting of over 60 teams throughout the Chicago-land area, Northwest Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The club offers programs for players from all levels and ages, from preschool children to collegiate level and national team athletes. Philosophically, the club believes in creating a competitive environment that is physically and mentally challenging while stimulating the players to reach their highest potential. The Eclipse Select Soccer Club has created a rich tradition of developing talent while experiencing success on, and off, the soccer field over the past 20 years. Philosophically, the club believes in creating a physically and mentally challenging environment that stimulates the athletes to reach their highest potential. Eclipse Select provides an atmosphere like none other, which instills a sense of pride, and belonging for our players, teams, and families. Eclipse Select has enjoyed a vast amount of success on the field. Highlights include 56 Illinois State Championships, 23 USYSA Region II Championships, 7 USYSA National Championships plus another 15 National Finalists, 3 ECNL National Championships, and 1 ECNL Overall Club National Championship. Eclipse Select has also helped over 400 student athletes continue their soccer careers at the collegiate level, including 15 that went on to play professionally. A large handful of Eclipse Select athletes have received individual recognition at national events and/or been called into U.S. National camps, events, competitions. Specifically on the female side, Eclipse Select has been recognized as one of the top youth soccer clubs in the country every year since 2007. The Eclipse Select Soccer Club has rapidly grown from a small, select-based, elite soccer experience to a full service club with multiple locations in communities surrounding the greater Chicago-land area.

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The Library of Congress > Chronicling America > The Plymouth tribune. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 10, 1901)-v. 10, no. 14 (Jan. 5, 1911). In March 1852, Richard Corbaley acquired the Plymouth Pilot, situated in an agricultural community in north-central Indiana, and changed the title to the Plymouth Banner. The paper changed ownership five times during the next four and a half years. Then, on the eve of the 1856 election, Ignatius Mattingly purchased the paper and changed its name to the Marshall County Republican. While the Banner had aimed to be not “a strictly political paper – but a home newspaper,” the Republican intended to “advocate, zealously and fearlessly” for the Republican Party’s candidates and causes. Mattingly owned the paper until 1868, and was succeeded by ten other proprietors over the next decade. In February 1878, John W. Siders and Walter L. Piper bought the Marshall County Republican. Although Siders’s partners would change over the years, Siders retained ownership of the newspaper until 1890. Siders shortened its name to the Plymouth Republican in December 1878. He expanded the four-page weekly to eight pages by 1882 and increased circulation from 960 in 1880 to 1,382 in 1890 in the city of 2,570 residents. In 1890, Siders shared editorial duties with his partner, Edward S. Brooke, before leaving the paper the following year. Brooke established a daily edition in April 1896 called the Plymouth Evening News and continued publishing the Republican as a weekly. Rolla B. Oglesbee owned and operated both papers beginning in April 1897, before selling them to William G. Hendricks the following year. Hendricks combined the Republican and the Evening News into the Plymouth Tribune in 1901. The Tribune reached a peak circulation of 1,800 in 1911. Hendricks sold the paperthat year to Samuel E. Boys, owner of the Plymouth Daily Chronicle. Boys combined the Tribune and Chronicle into a single newspaper, which he renamed the Plymouth Republican, and continued issuing daily and weekly editions. In 1922, Boys discontinued the weekly edition, and recalling the newspaper’s first incarnation, re-titled it the Plymouth Daily Pilot. The Daily Pilot operated until Boys merged it with the Plymouth Daily News to form the Plymouth Pilot-News in 1947.

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Restoring Life Ministries Inc. Pastoral Installation of Prophetess Jerri M. Robinson -July 21st. Your Under Construction- God’s Renovation Process. Growing up as a child I was always infatuated with construction sites. I loved watching buildings being built up from the ground. Than as I got older i would look forward to watching television shows that showed home renovations. It was always something that astonished me. Looking at the various stages of… Continue reading Your Under Construction- God’s Renovation Process.

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There are many opportunities available to students in our department for personal and professional growth. Students in either the Economics or the Business/Economics major may earn academic credit for work experience. Students may earn between 1 and 4 hours of academic credit; each hour of credit means 40 hours of work with the internship organization. Learn more about Internships. The Business and Economics department offers various contests and awards during the school year. Learn more about Contests and Awards. As part of Dr. Min-Dong Paul Lee’s Principles of Management course, students seek out a mentor, and then blog about what they learn. Learn more about Mentoring. Wheaton College offers a variety of study abroad opportunities, including the Iron Sharpens Iron program, which allows students to earn eight credit hours in business and economics and/or international relations courses while studying the interaction of political and economic policy, the effects of globalization on human flourishing, and the economic well being of countries. Learn more about Study Abroad. Beyond the classroom, these organizations offer students a chance to cultivate their interest in business and economics - and have some fun! Learn more about Clubs. The Honors Program at Wheaton College offers eligible students advanced independent work, which culminates in a senior thesis and an Honors designation on the transcript and in the graduation program. Learn more about the Honors Program. Wes Braden '17 writes about his experience working for startup company Tru-Colour Bandages, a bandage company comprised completely of Wheaton students and Wheaton alumni.

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And last but not least - I totally see this pic as Matty's shout-out to all the shallow pool *THUD 'n SPLASH* going on these days, LOL. Gorgeous Matt is gorgeous :D But he misses some colour! Well not in your version, but in real life, spent too much time indoors apparently... \o/ for DVDs! I can't wait to get my copy! And yes, I need that story too - STAT!!

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It started as a technology test mission, but NASA's Deep Space 1 had become much more. In 1999, having already made a historic up-close encounter with asteroid 9669 Braille, the "spacecraft that could" was being pushed ever further with an extended mission to encounter two comets in a single year. But in November of that year, something went wrong. The star tracker, a device that acts as a sort of spacecraft compass, failed, rendering the craft blind in the stellar abyss with no way of relaying its valuable reserve of science data back to Earth. For Michela Muñoz Fernández, it was a chance to do something big. In February 2000, Muñoz Fernández, then a master's student at France's International Space University, arrived at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., for the start of her three-month internship. Her task was to help analyze communications between Deep Space 1 and the ground stations that make up NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) -- a global system of powerful antennas for spacecraft communication and navigation. As the NASA lab that had pioneered deep space communication and managed the DSN, JPL was a mecca for aspiring telecommunications engineers like Muñoz Fernández. "My dream was always to work on telecom, doing telecom analysis for a deep space mission," said Muñoz Fernández, who before starting her master's program had worked for the company that manages the DSN complex in her native Madrid. "So for me, it was like a dream to work on Deep Space 1." Her dream quickly evolved into a career's worth of real-world experience when, soon after starting her internship, she was thrust into a team tasked with wrenching the science data from the wayward Deep Space 1 and potentially rescuing the mission altogether. Working with her mentor, Jim Taylor, and the flight team, Muñoz Fernández and the group quickly devised a strategy. If mission controllers could temporarily point the spacecraft close enough toward Earth, the telecom team could send commands through the spacecraft's high-gain antenna. The strategy required that Muñoz Fernández and Taylor analyze the signals coming from the spacecraft and send commands during the small window when the antenna was pointed toward Earth. If all went according to plan, a new software package would be radioed to the spacecraft instructing it to use its onboard camera as a de facto navigation tool. "Initially, the probability of getting the high-gain antenna pointed on Earth and keeping it there for a typical communications pass was significantly below 50 percent," said Marc Rayman, who at the time was Deep Space 1's Mission Manager. "But there were two mottos I tried to get the team to adopt: 'If it isn't impossible, it isn't worth doing,' and, 'Never give up. Never surrender.' I took the second one from the movie 'Galaxy Quest.'" The plan worked. In 2001, Deep Space 1 made a successful flyby of comet Borrelly, snapping hundreds of up-close photos of the comet. And the operation to save the mission went down as one of the most successful robotic spacecraft rescues in history. "I got so much done in three months. It's unbelievable what we got accomplished," said Muñoz Fernández. Having been accepted to a doctoral program at Caltech just before the start of her JPL internship, Muñoz Fernández carried the momentum from her experience into earning her doctorate in optical communications. When she came back to JPL in 2006, she was hired as a flight and project systems engineer for the Space Interferometry Mission. These days, she divides her time between a busy schedule of research in deep space communications, techniques for model-based systems engineering for NASA missions, and task managing information architecture standards for space systems. And she says the lessons from her internship still play an essential role in her work - as does the mentoring she received from Taylor and Kar-Ming Cheung. "I had the best mentors, that's for sure," said Muñoz Fernández. "You work with many different people, and I realize how fortunate I was that the first time I came here, I got to work with these amazing people - not just nice people, but so knowledgeable technically." This summer Muñoz Fernández is preparing to mentor her own students, and she says she has plenty of advice from her experience to pass along to the next generation. "It's exciting to be able to teach new generations the knowledge that you have," she said. "And it's not only that the student learns from the mentor, but the mentor can also learn from the student. They can think of something that someone who was working here for a long time didn't think about because they come with a new perspective." Dr. Michela Muñoz Fernández is a principal investigator at JPL. She has also worked as a systems engineer and science payload engineer on instruments and operations for the Juno mission. She currently directs research for model-based systems engineering for NASA space missions, is a task manager for information and architecture standards, conducts research on optical communications in deep space, and studies the complexity of DSN links. When people ask me what I want to do with my life, I tell them, "Every little kid wants to be an astronaut when they grow up - but I never outgrew it." It was in eighth grade that I realized I wanted to be an astronaut and explore our solar system. The journey wasn't always easy, however. I was consistently laughed at and made fun of in high school when I would tell people that my dream was to work at NASA and one day become an astronaut. No one really expected me to stick to those dreams, let alone accomplish them. Fast forward a few years, and I entered college at the Florida Institute of Technology, where I double-majored in physics and space science to learn more about stars and comets. One moment I will never forget is orientation day for my department. A professor asked the freshmen in the room who wanted to be an astronaut, and every hand in the room shot up. I knew I was in the right place. In my sophomore year, an upperclassman sent an email around about a scholarship-internship program with NASA, called MUST (Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology). I figured it was a long shot, but decided to apply. To my delight, I was selected and given the opportunity to begin living out my dream by interning at Kennedy Space Center for the summer. I worked for Dr. Philip Metzger, a granular physicist who leads NASA's research into rocket blast effects for manned missions. In the Granular Mechanics and Surface Systems Laboratory, I designed and built experiments to study how the spray of lunar soil from a landing rocket will impinge upon and damage hardware at a future lunar outpost. This NASA experience changed the course of my career, in a very good way. I suddenly realized I was far more interested in the surfaces of planets and in planetary exploration than in stars and astrophysics, and decided after that summer to pursue planetary science for my graduate studies. I returned to KSC the next summer to work with Dr. Metzger on a new project that involved studying the compaction and magnetic properties of lunar soil using various experimental methods. We were working on developing more effective ways to store large quantities of soil for mining. The summer before starting graduate school, I was offered an internship at JPL working on the proposed MoonRise mission, lead by my (soon-to-be) advisor, Dr. Bradley Jolliff. MoonRise would have been a robotic sample return mission to the lunar farside. I was part of a team of students who were tasked with designing an instrument to fly on the spacecraft. We designed a camera system that would have flown on the communications satellite and detected impact flashes from impacting meteorites. Unfortunately, MoonRise was not selected to fly, but the experience shaped my future career path. I realized I really enjoy the mission design and planning process and decided that summer that I wanted to both study the moon and plan for future missions. I am now a couple years shy of having my Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Science, and have loved the journey. My research focuses on studying the effects of rocket exhaust on lunar soil properties and volcanic complexes on the moon. Once I have finished my graduate studies, I plan to apply for a position at NASA and become involved in mission planning. I hope to work on the problems associated with rocket exhaust effects on planetary surfaces and continue to research geologically interesting locations on the moon. Ultimately, I plan to apply to become an astronaut candidate and maybe even become the first woman to walk on the moon! My NASA internships helped me realize my true passions and have paved the way for the career path I want to take. I'm incredibly happy in the field I'm in and hope that funding for both NASA and NASA education programs continues so that other students with dreams like mine have a chance to see them come true. NASA Student Ambassador Ryan Clegg uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera images to study the effects of rocket exhaust on lunar soil and to investigate silicic volcanic regions of the moon.

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The official blog of the city of Louisville, Ky's nationally accredited parks and recreation department. Thanks for stopping by! Tim Fulton, who last served as parks administrator in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is now serving in a similar capacity for Louisville Parks and Recreation. After more than 30 years on the job, Jackie Gardner retired earlier this year. In search for her replacement, Louisville Metro Parks & Recreation cast the nets far and wide as part of a national search, and Tim Fulton, from New Mexico was hired as the new Operations Administrator. Prior to arriving in Louisville, Tim was the Parks Administrator for the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces is approximately 46 miles north of the Mexican border, 225 miles south of Albuquerque, and 48 miles northwest of El Paso, Texas. Las Cruces’ estimated population is approximately 101,643, making it the second largest city in New Mexico after Albuquerque. Las Cruces is the home of New Mexico State University. As the Parks Administrator, Tim oversaw the maintenance and management of over 100 parks, all city trees, about a dozen of sports fields, the city’s trail system, parkways and specialty parks that included a skate park, archery range, model airplane airport and a 640-acre natural area. “During my tenure in Las Cruces, I introduced the concept of zone management, which provides the park workers with more autonomy which resulted in better maintained parks. In addition, I developed an Integrated Pest Management Program, supervised the development of a tree inventory and forestry management plan. I used my knowledge as a Certified Playground Safety Inspector to improve the maintenance the city’s playgrounds,” Fulton said. While in Las Cruces, Tim was selected by the city manager to lead a team of city staff in the creation of a city-wide succession plan. In addition, he was chosen to serve on the staff committee to explore and select projects for the city’s general obligation bonds. Under Tim’s leadership, the Las Cruces Park & Recreation partnered with the New Mexico Department of Health through their Healthy Kids Healthy Communities program. “Our role in this program was to lead the design and installation of way-finding signage and promotional materials to encourage youth and their families to use the city’s trail system,” he said. Tim also served on the Las Cruces Bicycle Friendly Task Force and promoted cycling among city staff and elected officials through a program called Back on the Bike; a program which teaches participants the basics of safe bicycle commuting. A native of central Texas, Tim is a big outdoor enthusiast. He graduated from Texas A&M University, and received a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Tim’s interest in Louisville Parks and Recreation began about 20 years ago when learned about our Olmsted Parks system. Tim indicated that he’d been looking for an exciting and challenging new job, and felt confident he’d find that hear. Previous Article Back to school kids! We had a great summer!

2019-04-18T23:14:41Z

https://louisvillemetroparks.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/from-new-mexico-to-louisville-meet-tim-fulton-new-operations-administrator/

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This article is about the Brazilian international goalkeeper. For other uses, see Jefferson (Brazilian footballer) (disambiguation). For the Brazilian left back, see Geferson. This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Galvão. Jefferson with Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Jefferson was an amateur sprinter before joining Ferroviária's youth setup in 1995, aged 12. He was a forward during his starts at the club, but was reconverted to goalkeeper in the process. In 2003, after committing a number of high-profile mistakes at Cruzeiro, he was loaned to Botafogo in the same division. In the summer of 2005, Jefferson joined Turkish Süper Lig team Trabzonspor in a four-year deal as a replacement for Australian goalkeeper Michael Petkovic. He made his debut abroad on 8 June, starting in a 2–1 home success against Kayserispor. After three full seasons with Trabzonspor, he moved to Konyaspor, in the same division, but could not prevent their relegation in his only season. Jefferson playing for Botafogo in 2014. On 25 August 2009, Jefferson returned to Botafogo on a free transfer. He made his second debut for the club on 13 September, keeping a clean sheet in a home draw against city rivals Fluminense. Jefferson appeared in further 14 matches in the season as Botafogo narrowly avoided relegation. On 18 April 2010, he saved a penalty from Adriano, which granted his side's title of Campeonato Carioca. On 28 June 2011, Jefferson signed a contract extension through to the end of 2014. He was also elected the best goalkeeper of that year. Jefferson was a starter for the Brazil under-20 team which became world champions in 2003, in the United Arab Emirates. In July 2011, he was called up to the main squad ahead of 2011 Copa América, acting as a backup to Júlio César, who started in all matches. On 14 September 2011, he made his first international appearance with the main squad, starting in a 0–0 draw at Argentina, for that year's Superclásico de las Américas. Jefferson also started in the second leg, a 2–0 home success. Jefferson was named to the 23-man squad ahead of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, both on home soil, with Brazil winning the Confederations Cup and reaching the semi-finals in World Cup. Jefferson played in Brazil's 2–0 win over Argentina in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas in Beijing, saving a penalty from Lionel Messi. He was Brazil's starting goalkeeper at the 2015 Copa América, playing every minute as they reached the quarter-finals, losing in a penalty shoot-out to Paraguay. Jefferson is known for being a devout Christian. On 22 October 2017, he was the victim of a carjacking when he was forced from his vehicle at gun point on his way to training in Rio de Janeiro. He was unharmed during the incident and his vehicle, a black Range Rover, was recovered by police later that day. ^ Including matches for Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. ^ Including matches for Campeonato Carioca. ^ "Jefferson – Profile". Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014. ^ "Felipão convocou os 23 jogadores para a Copa das Confederações" [Scolari called on 23 players for the FIFA Confederations Cup] (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. ^ "Argentina 0-2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014. ^ "Neymar's Religion Helps Ease Burden Amid Concern of Divisiveness". ^ Giana Guterres (5 March 2013). "Jefferson, goleiro do Botafogo, lê Salmo 91 antes de todos os jogos". The Christian Post (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2014. ^ Blanchette, Rob (24 October 2017). "Brazilian Goalkeeper Jefferson Carjacked at Gunpoint on Way to Training". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 October 2017. ^ "Jefferson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. ^ "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014. This page was last edited on 31 March 2019, at 07:38 (UTC).

2019-04-22T06:37:29Z

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_(footballer,_born_1983)

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Hello there! My name’s Miss Deb and I’m the newest addition to the Culture Run family, how lovely to meet you! I’ve heard so much about you…you awesome, intelligent, witty critter! I…(cue the song) like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain…just kidding! I love…mermaids, David La Chapelle’s photography, reading blogs belonging to pugs and napping while watching Food TV. You do too? Awesome, let’s dance! Miss Debs will be contributing a twice weekly column on CultureRun’s blog. So keep a lookout for her!

2019-04-23T12:28:43Z

https://culturerun.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/introducing-miss-debs/

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Just thought I’d share the sweet treats I baked up to add some festive-ness to the day – baked vanilla donuts with strawberry glaze. In case you’re wondering how I did it, you can find the recipe here. Beware though. The recipe says it makes 8-10 donuts.

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https://neversettling.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/donuts/

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As a follow-up to our last update, “Go forth and tend this garden…” regarding our little garden we thought that it would be nice to show you some of the fruits of our labors. All of the following photos were taken in our little garden. God has blessed us with good soil, bountiful sunshine, and abundant beauty! Most of these pictures are of our roses. They grow well here and we have many varieties. We also have bougainvillea, hibiscus, gardenia, hydrangea, and assorted other flowering bushes and flowers. The unusual yellow and white bloom is called a shrimp flower (cameron flores in Spanish) and ours are very healthy!

2019-04-24T12:00:11Z

https://johnandmarylivingitupinecuador.wordpress.com/2012/09/

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Don’t forget to set your lineup without consulting the Grey Report, Because Not All Matchups are Black and White. Any have a safe and Happy New Year. Good luck to those still playing this week.

2019-04-25T10:33:34Z

https://www.fantasysharks.com/the-grey-report-week-17/

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If you're interested let me know your email address either in this thread or by private message and I'll send you an invite. LeagueSafe is already set up. I'll send the link to your email. Payments through Leaguesafe with majority approval. Happy to vote on payouts if people want something slightly different. Playoffs: Top 8 teams at the end of week 13 make playoffs. H2H Playoffs. Third place will be determined by the highest scoring losing team in the 2nd round of playoffs. REPLY WITH EMAILS IF INTERESTED. League will be filled well before 9PM, and all league members will be expected to have paid by 9PM or you will be removed and we'll find a last minute addition. Drafting @ 10:30 PM (EASTERN TIME) -- It will be 30 mins later than the title suggests. Sorry for the typo! Not a dynasty as of right now, but would be down to rollover next season with this seasons owners if we have enough interest! Still have (5) open spots. Filling up fast! Hey LM, it looks like full point ppr? also, can you change the draft order to randomized? is your league the watercoooler league? LM... do you mean to limit trades to only 2 or is that an error? Passing Yards (PY) 0.05 I think the normal is .04... did you mean to increase this?

2019-04-20T18:45:08Z

http://forums.rotoworld.com/topic/714284-tonight-10pm-33-espn-12-team-half-ppr-snake-leaguesafe/

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With boards, overbuilt seems to be best for me. Don't get me wrong, I have dozens of "failed" bows in either the board or stave variety. During my "phase 1" of learning, I chrysalled a number of hickory staves, because of too stiff inner limbs. With boards, I am not sure what exactly is the broad underlying cause of failure. But crossing that line rsp3 mentions is risky and overbuilt to me means not crossing that fine line. I am not that good of a bowyer. Yet. Willie: I think that a board comes from some unknown part of the country, is kiln dried or stored in a manner I'll never know, and you are on to something about Natives being specific about choice of tree material. Overbuilt. To me that means not chasing performance needlessly unless you are willing to risk the bow. I built a 50" hickory shorty, originally drawing 20.5 inches. Great bow. Little set, under an inch. Wanted to go from 44# draw weight, go stronger. So I shortened it to 48.25 inches, and it worked great, sitting pretty in my hands as I did not take the shot on a big Coues Whitetail, lol hashtag "Not dynamic in releasing". As the season went on, I got stronger, and kept puling the draw length out to 22, 23". Well, the bow lifted a tiny splinter. I bent a pine arrow today until it broke. I realised that the splinter that was under tension barely took any set. The compression side took a huge amount of set. The wood cells on the compression side collapsed, as badger wrote earlier. I think the reason, why perry reflexed bows take less set, is quite obvious. When unstrung, the shorter back of the bow puts the belly under tention. When bending the bow a bit, there is a certanin point, where the belly is neither under tention nor under compression. When bending further, the belly starts to compress. In comparison, a bow made of a naturally reflexed stave with the same amount of reflex behaves different. When unstrung, the belly is neither under tention nor under compression. Whith the slightest bend, the belly starts to compress. When fully drawn, there is more compression. When drawn to 28 inches, the belly of the perry reflexed bow is under less compression. Less compression means less set. As a result, the perry reflexed bow can be built narrower and lighter without being underbuilt. I tend to think that most of mine are overbuilt to some degree, although I would struggle to define the term. 2 inches wide when 1.5 would have worked. 66 inches long when 64 would have been fine. If I manage to keep set to a minimum in the process, which is no given, then I'll take it, overbuilt or not. There is a point of diminishing return,,,.where the bow no longer performs well,,.even showing no set,,. Brad are you speaking of a longer draw but gaining less weight per inch on the end of a force draw ? A bow can be overbuilt in actuality by tillering it to endure more stress than normal use requires. However, it can also be falsely overbuilt if the material is forced to compress beyond the elastic limit of the wood in the limb. A bow like this would be deeper and narrower than expected for the species, condition, and quality of the material. This would result in a heavy limb for its draw weight. Also compression fractures would be likely in the belly or the bow would weaken dramatically or lose tiller when being shot in. All woods have a limit to how thick they can be and remain springy to a certain bending radius. So tiller gently and overbuild by adding width, not depth to the limb all else being equal. Acts 10:12-13 "It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him, 'Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'" So the weight of the mass it's self and the energy the bow needs to propel this extra weight forward at some point over comes the atvantage of no set? Usually when I think of over built I just think of a bow that is under strained and the front profile doesn't match the tillered side profile. Usually it is the outer limbs that are overbuilt. A few years ago I built some osage bows on the short side around 60" long and recurved, I went very wide in the working areas with them assuming they would come in heavy in mass but the opposite happened. They came in light in mass just very thin. I think it is best to err on the side of too wide on the inner limbs. The outer limbs seems to penalize us more for too much mass. Arvin, how wide do you normally go with your osage pyramids? Pretty much as wide as the stave permits. Most of my flight bows are 2-1/8 -2-3/8 making the mid limb about 1-1/4 on 28" of limb. Glad I asked. I didn't realize you went that wide. Page created in 1.308 seconds with 27 queries.

2019-04-19T16:21:13Z

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,65004.msg915557.html

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Pechackova Apartment offers accommodation in Prague, 2.4 km from St. Vitus Cathedral. The property is 2.5 km from Prague Castle. The apartment has a flat-screen TV and 2 bedrooms. Featuring city views, this apartment also features a kitchen and 2 bathrooms fitted with a bath. Vyšehrad is 2.7 km from the apartment, while Prague Astronomical Clock is 2.8 km away.

2019-04-21T14:34:13Z

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The effects of social isolation have never been more relevant in today’s oh-so-social digital world. With social media companies swallowing more and more of our personal data, it’s certainly the right time to revisit a play that asks why a father might lock up his family in a top-floor flat, away from that world and the ‘crushed’ that live in it. Such a play is this 1998 work from the English playwright Moira Buffini: a tragicomic tale, ‘Blavatsky’s Tower’. Revived by the exuberant folks at 3 Crate Productions, the resonating themes and jet-black humour of ‘Blavatsky’s Tower’ are unmistakably relevant. On the twenty-fifth floor of an ugly tower block, the ‘architect and visionary’ Hector Blavatsky, now blind and close to dying, lives with his three children – Roland, an embittered, resentful young boy engaged in writing his ‘Theory of the Universe’ whilst rotting his brain with hours of television; Ingrid, a sensitive girl who obediently takes note of each of Blavatsky’s bizarre visions; and Audrey, the only family member who has ever ventured outside the house (and has clearly become ‘crushed’ by it too). When Audrey brings home an aloof Dr. Tim Dunn to help her dwindling father, the true damage done to these children by such isolation becomes clear. The play reaches dark conclusions about family ties and how the society in which we live affects our treatment of others. As dark and odd a tale it may sound, it is also very funny. Moira Buffini’s playful style means that the darkest moments are handled with rib-tickling absurdity, occasionally too much. In this play, it seems Buffini’s crowd-pleasing sense of humour cannot reach its full potential due to the rather bleak subject matter in ‘Blavatsky’s Tower’. Her style is much more suited to the sell-out, West End farces like Handbagged and Dinner for which she is now known, performed to packed-out theatres and five-star reviews. So, regardless of all the loose-ends that are left dangling here, this play is undoubtedly entertaining. Under Peter Scott’s direction, those moments of bleak farce are elevated, making for a painfully funny evening. And this is thanks in no small part to the consistently good troupe of actors on show. Emma McNab and Hannah Lloyd have a humorous rivalry as the sisters, Ingrid and Audrey, which soon swells into a near-homicidal contempt for the other. Ben Tinniswood has a suitably aloof air as Dr. Tim Dunn, delivering his funniest lines with a dazzling command of timing. A lot of the raucous laughter though is down to Tom Hurley as Roland, comically frantic and poisonous in manner. Finally, Anthony Leader adds some theatrical class to the evening as Blavatsky, portraying him as a Prospero-like figure, highlighting both the menacing and the moving aspects of an old man aware that this is not his world anymore. A lot of fun is had in this production – a lot of water spilt, a lot of bellies tickled, even a yoghurt pot flew into the audience at one point. But beneath the laughter, there sits a truly dark message about human nature in an enclosed space. Take a trip up to Blavatsky’s Tower if this sounds like your sort of thing. Oh, and by the way, take the stairs. ‘Blavatsky’s Tower’ is at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff until 11th April.

2019-04-25T14:05:00Z

https://theyoungcritics.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/review-moira-buffinis-blavatskys-tower-3-crate-productions-chapter-by-sam-pryce/

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Students looking to add a class to their fall semester schedule at Kellogg Community College should consider PSYC 240: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis. The course runs 8:30 to 9:50 a.m. Mondays and Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Dec. 12, and provides a foundation for several other courses required for education and psychology majors, introducing students to principles including conditioning, learning and behavioral analysis. PSYC 240 professor Donn Montgomery, pictured above, said it’s a class that all psychology majors should take but it would also be useful for most students studying in the fields of education, organizational business management or human services. Montgomery emphasized the hands-on nature of the class, which will include computer simulations, direct subject observation, field placements, interviewing practices and contract writing in addition to lectures. “Students are actually going to be doing it, no just reading it in books,” he said. The course would be particularly helpful for students working with children, including autistic or developmentally disabled children, he said. For more information about psychology studies at KCC, visit www.kellogg.edu/psychology. For information about registering for Fall 2016 classes at KCC, visit www.kellogg.edu/registration.

2019-04-23T21:55:31Z

http://daily.kellogg.edu/2016/08/09/sign-up-for-psyc-240-intro-to-applied-behavior-analysis-this-fall/

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2019-04-22T02:01:47Z

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Gaozong, Wade-Giles romanization Kao-tsung, personal name (xingming) Li Zhi, (born 628, Chang’an [now Xi’an, Shaanxi province], China—died 683, Chang’an), temple name (miaohao) of the third emperor of the Tang dynasty and husband of the empress Wuhou. During his 34-year reign (649–683) he expanded the Tang empire into Korea. In 649 Gaozong succeeded his father, the Taizong emperor. He continued his father’s foreign campaigns, conquering the Korean peninsula and making Korea a vassal state in 668. In domestic affairs he ended the lavish expenditure on palace construction carried out by his father. But he proved to be a weak ruler and in his later years was dominated by his consort, Wu Zhao (the future empress Wuhou), a former concubine of his father. Gaozong had rescued her from the convent to which she had been sent upon Taizong’s death. After Gaozong’s death, Wu attempted to rule through puppets until 690, when she usurped the throne herself.

2019-04-19T23:02:58Z

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaozong-emperor-of-Tang-dynasty

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I am in the process of updating my Beta Version of Windows 7 to the Release Candidate, at the same time Telstra has deemed that my cap has been exceeded so I am running at 56kb/s at this point in time, meaning that all my essential programs are taking forever to download. Yes I know I should have these programs already, but I guess it didn’t work properly. Tomorrow I should be at full speed and I will have a real article out then. There are reasons why I have reservations about fighting Imperial Guard… This would be the top of the list, sure I have routed smaller Guard armies, this one, well it might prove a problem. Since receiving their Codex update, they have gained a lot of new armour. And they have received a LOT of new tech. I haven’t fought this army that has taken over a calendar year to complete, but I have thought of it, but on the same hand, that is a LOT of armour, and my Dark Eldar can only have so many Dark Lances in it. I will start adding pictures of my army in coming weeks as well. Atrica, is a picturesque idyllic agricultural world, on the very lip of Imperium Space, definition: large under defended world filled with lovely terrified humans to do with as we see fit. The Perpetual Darkness’s raiding parties have visited this world a number of times through countless generations, seeding rumour and legend about our existence amongst the dim-witted populace. Because of this almost ritualistic visit, it came to a surprise to myself at the rest of the Retinue, when our Raiding Party returned quickly, and without slaves, when the pilots of the Raiding craft were brought to the feet of Archon, Punishers at their necks for such dereliction, did they report that the reason they had returned empty handed, was the presence of a Space Marine Detachment on the planet, and they did not possess the arms to conduct a successful raid. Archon immediately ordered a second Raiding force to be mobilised, though not before putting the original pilots to the blade, Marines or no, their return empty handed was still a grievous dishonour. Relying on intelligence gathered from those raiders we let live, it was decided that a second Ravager would join us, however, instead of our normal loadout, this Ravager, would be running its original configuration of Dark Lances as there was no time to replace them with Disintegrators, this craft would be joining the Scourges that Archon had recently taken a shine to, considering the human tendency to compensate their inferior biological forms with tempered steel; we would counter their steel with Dark Lances. We ambushed the forces of the garrisoned Shadow Forge Legion, on the outskirts of the only city on the planet; a dried creek bed separated our warriors and theirs. Archon positioned our warriors and machines perfectly, ensuring the element of surprise up until the point that the Dark Lord permitted the Ravagers to open fire. The whine of Disintegrators and Dark Lances broke the still of an otherwise peaceful day, one Ravager wrecked the Marines only tactical armour, their Predator, while the other Ravager managed to immobilise a Rhino, stranding its loaded Infantry on the opposite side of the creek. In an odd move, Archon ordered the Retinue to stay behind the lines, as he had discovered an odd creature on the planet, one never seen before, intrigued by it, he ordered us to capture it, so it be studied by our Master Homunculi back on Commagrah. Perhaps in an attempt to rally their troops, a Marine Captain, with an accompaniment of Terminators, broke into the clearing, only to be picked off by the Dark Lances of the Scourges, positioned on the remains of a bridge, again earning Archons praise, the final blow however, was delivered by a squad of Warriors on the bank of the creek below, I doubt that even they were aware that they had killed the Garrison Commander of the Space Marine forces on the planet. Our steady progress was not met by setbacks, our Talos came under fire almost immediately and was superficially damaged, it would seem that word of its brutal efficiency had gotten around. Archon was concerned of the presence of a Dreadnaught on the battlefield, and sent our lone Raider to deal with it; unfortunately, it was grounded as soon as it arrived on the perimeter, thanks in no certain way to the Dreadnaught that it was sent to deal with. It wasn’t until the Marines had a chance to reorganise, following the complete annihilation of their Command staff, that I had my doubts as to if we were going to be able to make it out of here in one piece…it was punctuated, when the newer Ravager was driven into the side of the same bridge that the Scourges were using to pick off Marine infantry, thanks in no part to the use of a Laz-cannon mounted Razorback. It was when the Mandrakes finally decided to surface, that I finally realised that we had this battle won. Deploying in two groups instead of one, they managed to decimate two squads of Infantry, as well as deploy their entrusted Webway Portal, bringing in our Wych Cult Strike Team, the Crimson Shadows. Sythra herself was quite pleased that she was able to rend her Agoniser into the flesh of unsuspecting humans. With our enemy broken, our Warriors broke contact with the enemy, and joined the Retinue in capturing the creature, while the Crimson Shadows, charged a cowering Marine Squad, who took shelter behind a Venerable Dreadnaught, however, victory had been declared, we had more than enough slaves to satisfy Slanesh, and we had brought fear into the hearts of the Shadow Forge. They will think twice before interfering in our hunt. It felt good to bring definite victory back to the Kabals chambers, to long the bitter taste of clemency had soiled my mouth, Archon proclaimed at return that this would be the first of many great victories of the Perpetual Darkness, this was the first time that I genuinely believed him. Now being an Xbox Live Arcade Game I wasn’t expecting a great deal from it, and while there are a number of games on Xbox Live that are quite good, rest assured, DAC is not one of them. Following in the tradition of movie games developed for the release of a major motion picture, this game seems heavily rushed, and while it looks and sounds awesome, that is the max of the positive points of this game. I only had a quick look at this game, before promptly deleting it, but in that time I could tell quite easily, that there was severe balance issues between three types of ship, the Fighter, Bomber and Flagship, that the two factions: Federation and Romulan, can use. From what I am able to determine, Fighter=Bomber=Flagship but this system isn’t actually mirrored in gameplay, Fighters can destroy the other types just as easily, Bombers are destroyed by all other types, and the Flagship is generally useless. The Game Developers didn’t supply a plot, or single player mode, so there is no reason as to why the Federation are fighting the Romulans, on the same hand, they also did not include the other major Star Trek Factions into the Multiplayer mode. In recent months there have been a number of Arcade games costing the same price as DAC, but offered a great deal more than this half baked spectacle, who knows maybe with a little more work, a single player story mode, or more balanced gameplay this game might be a good one, but for the time being, and probably always will be, not worth the 800 points it costs. There are times when I am glad that I don’t pay for my XBL purchases, this is one of those times. I would like to apologise for the absence of posts lately, unfortunately there has been very little to write about in recent weeks, coupled with the fact that I am in the process of looking for a new job, on top of working on occasional typing jobs that I have been able to secure; this has resulted in a decline in the number of articles I’m putting out. It also doesn’t help if Telstra has spent most of the month performing testing on the local infrastructure, resulting in a sporadic, unreliable, connection. While this has been occurring, I have been toying with the idea to once again move the blog to its own independent domain, however, like last time, at the present point in time I’m holding it off, simply because if I did, I have no real idea just what else I would put on it, but if anyone else has any suggestions, please feel free to contact us. The only reason that I have looking into this is that, we have been reaching a thousand views a month, and I am not entirely sure how long until I start getting emails from WordPress asking us to move on. Due to my increased workload, I have realized that even if I had something to write about, the chances of me having something ready every day is entirely unlikely, considering that on Monday and Thursday, time I normally spend writing, I am usually out, this means that Mondays and Thursdays there will be no new content released, Fridays will be a report from Thursday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be about anything that arises, and I know I always say this, but I will have more content, but there will be more reviews, and more breaking news…well if there is any news. In coming days, I have a few things I’m already working on, so please stay tuned, and don’t worry about the new guy, he means well. Normally the Archon would have recalled our forces to Commoragh, to enable us a chance of respite, and to prevent our newly acquired slaves from returning to their garrison. It was quite the opposite, instead of withdrawing our forces, the Webway Portal was opened, and a Ravager emerged to replace the Hellieons we lost in the first battle, along with another detachment of warriors. While a squad of Wyches, and their accompanying Warpbeasts did venture through the Portal, my Dark Eldar brothers were in this for the long haul. While our forces were still on Perceus, the Archon had all our vehicle mounted Dark Lancers upgraded with Disintegrators, an odd move, considering that we had a Ravager on world, and our Kabal always made sure that they ran with Disintegrators, but the Raider as well? Either Archon was paranoid, or he was expecting hostile armour, and considering the Archons past battle record, I would steer towards his precognitive abilities. There was only one point when I had my doubts to the sanity of my Archon, which was when the forward guard of the Saim-Hann, portaled in, not only were these red armoured warriors not from our Kabal, they weren’t even Dark Eldar, but the forces of our Kindred Eldar, while the Kabal previously met this same army in battle on the Sigmus Ridge, and promptly annihilated them, their conduct in battle was as such, that a treaty was signed between the Kabal and the Saim-Hann. It was told of me later, that the Saim-Hann were to cover our weakened western flank, however we would be doing a bulk of the grunt work as their famed jetbikes would never actually see battle, having being caught in webway. Thankfully it would seem that Typhus decided to withdraw from the region following the losses he sustained, and we were assured a swift hunt, had it not been for the arrival of the Thousand Sons on the world, and a misguided Imperial Guard Detachment under the command of Yarrick, a quick raid, was quickly becoming a pitched battle. Almost assuming the same positions we held in the previous campaign, our lone Raider for this attack managed to score a quick and decisive blow on the sole Imperial Guard Leman Russ in the city, disabling its battlecannon, and leaving the area open for a lightning blitz by Sythra, and her Elite Wych guard; the Crimson Shadows, a group of Wyches that Archon takes great pride in bringing with us on campaign. They managed to assault the Leman Russ, and wreck it in almost customary Crimson Shadows fashion. While their victory was impressive, it was short lived, as a Guard Infantry Battalion ambushed them, Sythra herself was seriously wounded, but will survive to fight another day. While we dealt with ‘Yarrick’s favored Ones,’ Lelith was once again directly attacked, but this time, by the Terminators of the Thousand Sons, had it not been for the positioning of our Talos, and our Scourges, resuming their old positions in the buildings, she might have been in some trouble. Were it not for the fact that for reasons unknown it either us, or the Kindred Eldar, a Necron force pulled itself from the dirt and started to fight with us against the Chaos Forces. In a daring move later applauded by myself and the other members of the Retinue, is that we actually went on the Offensive, Archon informed Drazhar to prepare to move, after a close call from an Imperial Mech, but instead of relocating to a safer location, Archon led us on the offensive, striking one of the three Guard Infantry units, while a Beastmistress led her Warp beasts to attack another. Both results resorted in the total destruction of the cowering Infantry, and added to a general rout of Guard forces, who not only promptly fled the battle, but boarded their little ships and left the planet, but not before we took many slaves. Lelith was equally successful, in a bold strike against armoured Terminators, she and her Retinue, managed to not only defeat the five Terminators, but their Commander as well. While the continued Artillery strikes from our Ravager on their positions failed to break their resolve, our Scourges slipped into the role of sniper, picking off their infantry. Archons Crucible of Malediction was also instrumental in the death of one of the Thousand Sons’ lesser Psykers, which paid no special part in a party from the remaining forces, seeking to parlay with Archon. Once again the Kabal of Perpetual Darkness had broken an enemy, but our generous leader decided to spare their lives. I honestly think Archon is too soft on our enemies. The First Battle of Perceus Major. The Kabal of Perpetual Darkness landed on the Space Marine world of Perceus Major with the intent of yet another profitable slave raid, however, it would seem that the Chaos Marines and Chaos Daemons had already claimed the planet for their own perverted actions. While normally we Dark Eldar would leave the other followers of Slanesh to their own devices, but the Archon promised his warriors battle, Even drawing Lelith Hesperax and her Eternal Eclipse Wyches out to join in the hunt, and following a number of stalemates, the Kabal was becoming to grow irritable, even my fellow Incubi would have had difficulty in holding back the torrent. It was decided that we would raid the Capital of Perceus Major, that morning, Chaos Marines or no, Slanesh would have his souls from his own ranks if need be. The battle was quickly joined, with the Archon personally overseeing the battle, even if I would have preferred it if I or Drazhar ran the campaign. Our combined armies clashed with the Chaos Marine forces under the banner of Typhus’ Nurgle Wraith, and a Daemon horde previously un-encountered by our Kabal, however, initally we where not even aware of their presence until they deepstruck our flank. While these elite forces in proper combat would have spelt doom for us, we caught them unprepared, as a result, their forces were not in adequate fortifications befitting a Slave raid. This had not been the first time our Raiders engaged a Defiler of the Nurgle Wraith, and as like our past interactions, it was quickly rendered immobile and its battlecannon disabled; for reasons unknown to our Dark Lancers, the Nurgle Wraith prefer that their Defilers have the shock and awe of the Battle cannon, but neglect to arm it with a secondary ranged weapon. For the price of that one Defiler, we lost a detachment of Hellieons, but as they live how they fight, I do not think they are complaining. The Plague Host was another story entirely, deciding to target Lelith Hesperax directly, there was nothing that we Dark Eldar could do to assist her other than send a squad of Scourges to a nearby rooftop. However it would seem that there was little reason for worry, as she, her Retinue, and a nearby squad of Wyches, managed to take care of the hulking beast Ku’gath that threatened the safety of our flank. The Nurgles, the beast released were also quickly mopped up, at the expense of four of our Wyches and a Warpbeast. Comments Off on The First Battle of Perceus Major. And thud back down to earth we go….

2019-04-22T23:06:10Z

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Henry Wiencek, the author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America (New York, 2003), here takes on the far more daunting task of investigating Thomas Jefferson's lifelong entanglement with race and unfree labor. Compared to the uncomplicated, straightforward soldier whose military service and subsequent political career revealed a slow but steady retreat from slavery, the enigmatic master of Monticello makes for a far more elusive subject. As journalist Jon Meacham's recent biography, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power (New York, 2012), suggests, Jefferson's views on race and his refusal to divest himself of a practice he consistently denounced are nearly impossible stories to untangle. Meacham's unfortunate solution is to say almost nothing about slavery over the course of 500 pages. Wiencek bravely wades into this thicket; but in the end, Jefferson all but defeats him as well. Master of the Mountain exhibits all of the virtues and vices of popular scholarship. Wiencek writes exceedingly well, and he has a sure eye for irony, a gift clearly required by the topic at hand. Lay readers and undergraduate students will enjoy the lively prose, and at 275 pages of text, this volume is considerably shorter than Wiencek's previous study. But most readers of this journal will find little new here, and specialists in early national slavery may regard Wiencek's effort as simplistic, lacking in nuance, and oddly deficient in both primary and secondary sources. Most historians who have examined Jefferson's interconnected public and private policies on slavery have depicted his life as a depressing [End Page 557] retreat from a brief, early antislavery stance. Shortly after election to the House of Burgesses in 1769, he drafted a bill overturning the 1723 ban on private manumissions. In Wiencek's retelling of this famous episode, the public condemnation of the senior colleague who introduced the bill on Jefferson's behalf warned him of the dangers of getting too far out in front of popular sentiment. Jefferson then inherited his father-in-law's debts, co-signed a bankrupt's note, and, doubting he could ever achieve solvency with free wage labor, spent the rest of his long life refusing to live within his means while rationalizing his ownership of black Americans. To that familiar saga, Wiencek adds what he believes to be an overlooked but key 1792 epiphany, in which Jefferson calculated a small profit each year on the birth of black children. Wiencek dubs this "Jefferson's 4 percent theorem" and suggests that the figure was based on "a phenomenon he had perceived at Monticello but never actually measured" (8-9). Although Wiencek never mentions this fact, the sum remained unmeasured as Jefferson was then in Philadelphia, far from his account books, and his rough notation—which mostly pertains to comparative costs of English and American labor, wheat prices, and the cost of mutton relative to beef—was done at Washington's request in response to one of the president's correspondents. Since Wiencek is generally unable to factor this scribble into Jefferson's overall plantation management or public policies, any discussion of it vanishes for most of the book, reappearing only near the end (246).

2019-04-20T18:36:31Z

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Thanks for the great insight. Very cool thanks. great article, man. i agree with richard that your assessment of the camera had been more helpful than a lot of technical reviews. thank you. one of the best reviews – you actually answered questions I have and didn’t just throw numbers out there like so many do. I love this camera so much, My Canon 7d . Haven’t used it for 6 months. This camera does have a soul… I wish I could put my finger on it . Just can’t stop looking at the results in disbelief . I have the silver one and its just stunning . The lens is just wonderful .

2019-04-18T23:13:12Z

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Cambridge is synonymous with the British computing industry. Back in the 1980s Sir Clive Sinclair helped popularise home computing with the affordable machines the ZX80 and ZX Spectrum. At around the same time the city helped launch the BBC micro - which got a generation of schoolkids hooked on coding. And that revolution has continued with the Raspberry PI - the world's best-selling computer. Now could the city which revolutionised computing be about to do the same for shopping? "Obviously we've been very successful online ourselves but we've come to realise that there are things we can't do online particularly in getting new sorts of customers to us and giving us a chance to experience of new customers, that's what the shop is all about." The launch at the city's Grand Arcade comes as traditional retailers are all finding things a bit of a struggle. Among the High Street casualties have been HMV, Maplin, Toys R Us and Poundworld and it is estimated 85,000 jobs were lost in retail last year. Even big name stores like Marks and Spencer have been forced to cut costs by shutting stores. The shop isn't just about selling more computers - it's also about highlighting the work of its devoted fanbase.

2019-04-21T07:15:48Z

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So here it is. The long-awaited, much anticipated post of my travels to Kigoma and Gombe stream. Australia I tried, really I did, to capture the magic of our first night in the tented lodge; the frightening noises made by the zebra/warthog/fisherman; the experience of having a boat load of Tanzanians stare at us solidly for the 3 hour water taxi ride; the joy of waiting patiently for 45 minutes under that tree only to have the best chimpanzee encounter (and we saw more than Luca); swimming in Lake Tanganyika, admiring the Congolese mountains; the fish supper; the hair stealing witch; the warp speed bus ride so we “can admire the beauty of the Tanzanian bush”. But I couldn’t. It’s impossible without the facial expressions, the interjections etc etc. So instead I’ve created a little photo montage – at the very least we’ll laugh. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Africa, bus ride, Chimpanzees, Gombe Stream, Jane Goodall, Kigoma, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, travelling, water taxi, witch, zebra by onlakevictoria. Bookmark the permalink.

2019-04-18T20:37:50Z

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Well, as the results were called, it looked like a lot of Americans really were looking for a way out as the Canadian immigration website went down in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The website of Immigration Canada has crushed. Searches for the word ‘emigrate’ in the US have also exploded, with Google Trends showing a sharp increase. So was it people desperately seeking a way out? Thinking about applying for a passport and moving to Canada until the next election, anyone with me? So who's moving to Canada with me after the election tomorrow? Or do they just like the culture? If Trump wins, I'm moving to Canada. If Hillary wins, I'm moving to Canada. The whole thing has got some people a little offended. Moving to Canada is not a consolation prize. It is a privilege. @hellokaity as someone who has considered moving to Canada for years, this isn't a joking matter or something that is easy to do. Who says Canada will have you anyway?

2019-04-26T05:37:17Z

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This exhibition showcases a sampling of the various techniques, patterns, materials, and colors of saris produced for and worn by women from different parts of India. These saris are beautiful not only in their own right, but they also provide insights into India's great diversity of culture, caste, and climate. Religion too, has played a part in shaping the multiplicity of sari forms. Image: Single Ikat Sari (detail). Silk. Lent by Prema Popkin.

2019-04-24T00:28:40Z

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An apparatus and method for neuromodulation therapy for urinary incontinence and urological disorders comprises an implantable lead-receiver, and an external stimulator having a power source, controlling circuitry, and predetermined programs. The stimulator further includes a primary coil which inductively transfers electrical signals to the lead-receiver, which is also in electric contact with the sacral nerves. The external stimulator emits electrical pulses to stimulate the sacral plexus according to a predetermined program. In a second mode of operation, an operator may manually override the predetermined sequence of stimulation. This is a Continuation-in-Part application claiming priority from pending prior application Ser. No. 09/178,060 filed Oct. 26, 1998, the prior application being incorporated herein by reference now U.S. Pat. No. 6,205,359. Further, it is related to application Ser. No. 09/751,966 filed Dec. 29, 2000 entitled AN EXTERNAL STIMULATOR FOR ADJUNCT (ADD-ON) TREATMENT FOR NEUROLOGICAL, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC, AND UROLOGICAL DISORDERS now U.S. Pat. No. 6,366,814. The present invention relates to electrical neuromodulation therapy for medical disorders, more specifically neuromodulation therapy for urinary incontinence and urological disorders utilizing an implanted lead-receiver and external stimulator containing predetermined programs. Biological and human clinical research has shown utility of electrical nerve stimulation for urinary incontinence and a broad group of urological disorders. This invention is directed to the adjunct therapy for these disorders utilizing an implanted lead-receiver and an external stimulator with predetermined stimulation programs. In considering the background of urinary urge incontinence, FIG. 1 shows a sagittal section of the human female pelvis showing the bladder 10 and urethra 13 in relation to other anatomic structures. Urinary continence requires a relaxed bladder during the collecting phase and permanent closure of the urethra, whereas at micturition (urination), an intravesical pressure above the opening pressure of the simultaneously relaxing urethra has to be generated. These functions of the bladder and urethra are centrally coordinated and non-separable. At bladder filling, the sensation of urge is mediated by slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the bladder wall and the same receptors provide the triggering signal for micturition and the main driving force for a sustained micturition contraction. The mechanoreceptors are, technically speaking, tension receptors. It has been found that they respond equally well to tension increases induced passively by bladder filling and those induced actively by a detrusor contraction. These receptors have high dynamic sensitivity and are easily activated by external pressure transients, as may occur during coughing or tapping of the abdominal wall. Their faithful response to active changes in bladder pressure is well illustrated. When sufficiently activated, the mechanorecptors trigger a coordinated micturition reflex via a center in the upper pons 88, as depicted schematically in FIG. 2. The reflex detrusor 92 (muscle in the wall of the urinary bladder) contraction generates an increased bladder pressure and an even stronger activation of the mechanoreceptors. Their activity in turn reinforces the pelvic motor output to the bladder, which leads to a further increase in pressure and more receptor activation and so on. In this way, the detrusor contraction is to a large extent self generating once initiated. Such a control mechanism usually is referred to as a positive feedback, and it may explain the typical all-or-nothing behavior of the parasympathetic motor output to the bladder. Once urine enters the urethra, the contraction is further enhanced by reflex excitation from urethral receptors. Quantitatively, the bladder receptors are most important. A great advantage of the positive feedback system is that it ascertains a complete emptying of the bladder during micturition. As long as there is any fluid left in the lumen, the intravesical pressure will be maintained above the threshold for the mechanoreceptors and thus provide a continuous driving force for the detrusor. A drawback with this system is that it can easily become unstable. Any stimulus that elicits a small burst of impulses in mechanoreceptor afferents may trigger a full-blown micturition reflex. To prevent this from happening during the filling phase, the neuronal system controlling the bladder is equipped with several safety devices both at the spinal and supraspinal levels. The best-known spinal mechanism is the reflex control of the striated urethral sphincter 90, which increases its activity in response to bladder mechanoreceptor activation during filling. An analogous mechanism is Edvardsen's reflex, which involves machanoreceptor activation of inhibitory sympathetic neurons to the bladder. The sympathetic efferents have a dual inhibitory effect, acting both at the postganglionic neurons in the vesical ganglia and directly on the detrusor muscle of the bladder 92. The sphincter and sympathetic reflexes are automatically turned off at the spinal cord level during a normal micturition. At the supraspinal level, there are inhibitory connections from the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus to the pontine micturition center. The pathways are involved in the voluntary control of continence. Other inhibitory systems seem to originate from the pontine and medullary parts of the brainstem with at least partly descending connections. Bladder over-activity and urinary urge incontinence may result from an imbalance between the excitatory positive feedback system of the bladder 10 and inhibitory control systems causing a hyperexcitable voiding reflex. Such an imbalance may occur after macroscopic lesions at many sites in the nervous system or after minor functional disturbances of the excitatory or inhibitory circuits. Urge incontinence due to detrusor instability seldom disappears spontaneoulsly. The symptomatic pattern also usually is consistent over long periods. Based on clinical experience, subtypes of urinary incontinance include, Phasic detrusor instability and uninhibited overactive bladder. Phasic detrusor instability is characterized by normal or increased bladder sensation, phasic bladder contractions occurring spontaneously during bladder filling or on provocation, such as by rapid filling, coughing, or jumping. This condition results from a minor imbalance between the bladder's positive-feedback system and the spinal inhibitory mechanisms. Uninhibited overactive bladder is characterized by loss of voluntary control of micturition and impairment of bladder sensation. The first sensation of filling is experienced at a normal or lowered volume and is almost immediately followed by involuntary micturition. The patient does not experience a desire to void until she/he is already voiding with a sustained detrusor contraction and a concomitant relaxation of the urethra, i.e., a well-coordinated micturition reflex. At this stage, she/he is unable to interrupt micturition voluntarily. The sensory disturbance of these subjects is not in the periphery, at the level of bladder mechanoreceptors, as the micturition reflex occurs at normal or even small bladder volumes. More likely, the suprapontine sensory projection to the cortex is affected. Such a site is consistent with the coordinated micturition and the lack of voluntary control. The uninhibited overactive bladder is present in neurogenic dysfunction. Since bladder over-activity results from defective central inhibition, it seems logical to improve the situation by reinforcing some other inhibitory system. Patients with stress and urge incontinence are difficult to treat adequately. Successful therapy of the urge component does not influence the stress incontinence. While an operation for stress incontinence sometimes results in deterioration of urgency. Electro stimulation is a logical alternative in mixed stress and urge incontinence, since the method improves urethral closure as well as bladder control. Drug treatment often is insufficient and, even when effective, does not lead to restoration of a normal micturition pattern. Neuromodulation is a technique that uses electrical stimulation of the sacral nerves, (a general diagram of spinal cord and sacral nerves 85 is shown in FIG. 3). The aim of this treatment modality is to achieve detrusor 92 inhibition by chronic electrical stimulation of afferent somatic sacral nerve fibers 85 via implanted electrodes coupled to a subcutaneously placed pulse generation means. The rationale of this treatment modality is based on the existence of spinal inhibitory systems that are capable of interrupting a detrusor 92 contraction. Inhibition can be achieved by electrical stimulation of afferent anorectal branches of the pelvic nerve, afferent sensory fibers in the pudendal nerve and muscle afferents from the limbs. Most of these branches and fibers reach the spinal cord via the dorsal roots of the sacral nerves 85. Of the sacral nerve roots the S3 root is the most practical for use in chronic electrical stimulation. Most nerves in the human body are composed of thousands of fibers, of different sizes designated by groups A, B and C, which carry signals to and from the brain. The vagus nerve 54, for example, may have approximately 100,000 fibers of the three different types, each carrying signals. Each axon or fiber of that nerve conducts only in one direction, in normal circumstances. The A and B fibers are myelinated (i.e., have a myelin sheath, constituting a substance largely composed of fat, whereas the C fibers are unmyelinated. The diameters of group A and group B fibers include the thickness of the myelin sheaths. Group A is further subdivided into alpha, beta, gamma, and delta fibers in decreasing order of size. There is some overlapping of the diameters of the A, B, and C groups because physiological properties, especially the form of the action potential, are taken into consideration when defining the groups. The smallest fibers (group C) are unmyelinated and have the slowest conduction rate, whereas the myelinated fibers of group B and group A exhibit rates of conduction that progressively increase with diameter. Group B fibers are not present in the nerves of the limbs; they occur in white rami and some cranial nerves. In neuromodulation, the entire innervation system should be intact. As shown schematically in FIG. 5, the procedure consists of placing electrodes 61,62 in one of the sacral foraman as close to the pelvic plexus and pudendal nerve as possible and connecting the lead 59 with a means for electrical stimulation 49. The hypothesis behind neuromodulation of the sacral roots (sensory and motor) is to correct, by the use of regulating electrical impulses, the dys-synergic activities of the cholinergic, adrenergic, and motor reflex pathways that initiate vesical storage and micturition. Although some theories have been developed that explain the effects of neuromodulation, most of the results are based on empiric findings in human studies. Some animal experiments and electrophysiologic studies in humans show there is a spinal inhibitory action through the afferent branches of the pelvic and pudendal nerves. It is not clear whether neuromodulation primarily influences the micturiction center located near the thalamus in the brain. Some maintain that there is a direct correction of the dys-synergis of the pelvic floor (pudendal nerve) by influencing the abnormal contractility of the pelvic floor. A neurophysiological explanation for the effectiveness of this treatment modality in detrusor instability is based on animal experiments and electrophysiological studies in humans. Electrical stimulation for the treatment of urinary incontinence has evolved over the past 40 years. The mechanism of action of electrical stimulation was investigated initially in animal models. Over 100 years ago, Griffiths demonstrated relaxation of a contracted detrusor during stimulation of the proximal pudendal nerve in the cat model and further work clarified the role of pudendal afferents in relation of the detrusor. Spinal inhibitory systems capable of interrupting a detrusor contraction can be activated by electrical stimulation of afferent anorectal branhes of the pelvic nerve, afferent sensory fibers in the pudendal nerve and muscle afferents from the limbs. The effectiveness of neuromodulation in humans has been objectively demonstrated by urodynamic improvement, especially in light of the fact that such effects have not been noted in drug trials. Neuromodulation also acts on neural reflexes but does so internally by stimulation of the sacral nerves 85. Sacral nerve 85 stimulation is based on research dedicated to the understanding of the voiding reflex as well as the role and influence of the sacral nerves 85 on voiding behavior. This research led to the development of a technique to modulate dysfunctional voiding behavior through sacral nerve stimulation. It is thought that sacral nerve stimulation induces reflex mediated inhibitory effects on the detrusor through afferent and/or efferent stimulation of the sacral nerves 85. Even though the precise mechanism of action of electrical stimulation in humans is not fully understood, it has been shown that sensory input traveling through the pudendal nerve can inhibit detrusor activity in humans. Most experts believe that non-implanted electrical stimulation works by stimulating the pudendal nerve afferents, with the efferent outflow causing contraction of the striated pelvic musculature. There is also inhibition of inappropriate detrusor activity, though the afferent mechanism has yet to be clarified. There is consensus that the striated musculature action is able to provide detrusor inhibiton in this setting, though data supporting this hypotheses are lacking. In summary, the rationale for neuromodulation in the management of such patients is the observation that stimulation of the sacral nerves via electrical stimulation can inhibit inappropriate neural reflex behavior. Prior art electrical neuromodulation for urinary incontinence, is generally directed to the use of an implantable lead and an implantable pulse generator technology or “cardiac pacemaker like” technology. In the prior art, the pulse generator is programmed via a “personnel computer (PC)” based programmer that is modified and adapted with a programmer wand which is placed on top of the skin over the pulse generator implant site. Each parameter is programmed independent of the other parameters. Therefore, millions of different combinations of programs are possible. In the current application, limited number of programs are pre-selected. U.S. Pat. No. 4,771,779 (Tanagho et al) is directed to a system for controlling bladder evacuation, which consists of multiple implanted stimulation systems having electrodes positioned on nerves controlling external sphincter and bladder functions, and electronic control system which transmit to the stimulation systems. In this patent, by having multiple stimulation systems and means of controlling them, the interaction between stimulating the bladder and external sphincter can be controlled. U.S. Pat. No. 6,055,456 (Gerber) is generally directed to an implantable medical lead for stimulation of sacral nerves. The lead containing a distal and a proximal electrode. U.S. Pat. No. 3,796,221 (Hagfors) is directed to controlling the amplitude, duration and frequency of electrical stimulation applied from an externally located transmitter to an implanted receiver by inductively coupling. Electrical circuitry is schematically illustrated for compensating for the variability in the amplitude of the electrical signal available to the receiver because of the shifting of the relative positions of the transmitter-receiver pair. By highlighting the difficulty of delivering consistent pulses, this patent points away from applications such as the current invention, where consistent therapy needs to be continuously sustained over a prolonged period of time. The methodology disclosed is focused on circuitry within the receiver, which would not be sufficient when the transmitting coil and receiving coil assume significantly different orientation, which is likely in the current application. The present invention discloses a novel approach for this problem. The advantage of the apparatus and method as described in this application is that the patient is able, within limits, to select and alter a program for their comfort without going to the physician's office. Such a system is also cheaper for the patient, as it can be manufactured for a fraction of the cost of an implantable pulse generator. Additionally, since the implanted circuit does not have a battery implanted, this eliminates the need for surgical replacement as in an implantable pulse generator. The present invention is directed to system and methods for adjunct electrical neuromodulation therapy for urinary incontinence and neuro-urological disorders using predetermined programs with an external stimulator. The system consists of an implantable lead-receiver containing passive circuitry, electrodes adapted for stimulation of sacral plexus or, and a coil for coupling to the external stimulator. The external stimulator, which may be worn on a belt or carried in a pocket contains, electronic circuitry, power source, primary coil, and predetermined programs. The external primary coil and subcutaneous secondary coil are inductively coupled. In one aspect of the invention the pulse generator contains a limited number of predetermined programs packaged into the stimulator, which can be accessed directly without a programmer. The limited number of programs can be any number of programs even as many as 50 programs, and such a number is considered within the scope of this invention. In another feature of the invention, the external stimulator has predetermined programs, as well as a manual “ON” and “OFF” button. Each of these programs has a unique combination of pulse amplitude, pulse width, frequency of stimulation, “ON” time and “OFF” time. After the therapy has been initiated by the physician, the patient or caretaker has a certain amount of flexibility for adjusting the therapy (level of stimulation). The patient has the flexibility to decrease (or increase) the level of stimulation (within limits). The manual “ON” button gives the patient flexibility to immediately start the stimulating pattern at any time. Of the pre-determined programs, patients do not have access to at least one of the programs, and the locked out programs can be activated only by the physician. The physician can activate the patient “locked-out” programs either in person or via the internet using a cable modem and an external controller using an Ethernet interface as described in a copending application. FIG. 1 shows a diagram of the sagittal section of the female pelvis, showing the relationship between various anatomic structures. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing physiological control of micturition. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing anatomic relationships of spinal nerves and sacral plexus. FIG. 4 is a diagram of a patient wearing an external stimulator on a belt. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the sacral region showing electrodes in sacral foraman, and placement of the lead-receiver. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing two coils along their axis in a configuration such that the mutual inductance would be maximum. FIG. 7 shows external stimulator coupled to the implanted unit. FIG. 8 shows the block diagram for the external stimulator. FIG. 9 shows the GMR sensor amplification unit. FIG. 10 shows the pulse generator circuit. FIG. 11 shows the pulse train to be transmitted to the implant unit. FIG. 12 shows the ramp-up and ramp-down characteristic of the pulse train. FIG. 13 is a schematic of the passive circuitry in the implanted lead-receiver. FIG. 14 is a diagram of the implanted lead-receiver for urinary incontinence. The system and method of programmed neuromodulation in this invention consists of an implantable lead-receiver and an external stimulator with predetermined programs of stimulation. The implantable lead-receiver and external stimulator are inductively coupled. The predetermined programs contain unique combination of parameters which differ in the aggressiveness of the therapy. Some of the predetermined programs may be “locked-out” to the patient or caretaker, and can be accessed and controlled by the physician only. Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a patient 32 with an implantable lead-receiver 34 and an external stimulator 42, clipped on to a belt 44 in this case. The external stimulator 42 may alternatively be placed in a pocket or other carrying device. The primary (external) coil 46 of the external stimulator 42 is inductively coupled to the secondary (implanted) coil 48 of the implanted lead-receiver 34. The implantable lead-receiver 34 has circuitry at the proximal end, and has two stimulating electrodes at the distal end. As shown in FIG. 5, the negative electrode (cathode) 61 is positioned at the distal end and the positive electrode (anode) 62 is positioned away from the distal end 62, and is pulled back from the tip slightly. During the surgical implant procedure, the stimulating electrodes are tunneled subcutaneously and the electrodes are placed in the foraman of the sacral nerve 85 and the lead receiver is implanted subcutaneously and held in place by tying sutures to the suture sleeve 15. The incisions are surgically closed and the chronic stimulation process can begin when the tissues are healed from the surgery. For therapy to commence, the primary (external) coil 46 is placed on the skin on top of the surgically implanted (secondary) coil 48. An adhesive tape is then placed on the skin 60 and external coil 46 such that the external coil 46 is taped firmly to the skin 60. For efficient energy transfer to occur, it is important that the primary (external) and secondary (internal) coils 46,48 be positioned along the same axis and be optimally positioned relative to each other (FIG. 6). In the present embodiment, the external coil 46 is connected to proximity sensing circuitry 50. The correct positioning of the external coil 46 with respect to the internal coil 48 is indicated by turning ON of a light emitting diode (LED) on the external stimulator 42. Optimal placement of the primary (external) coil 46 is done with the aid of proximity sensing circuitry incorporated in the system. The proximity sensing occurs utilizing a combination of external and implantable or internal sensing components. The internal components contains a relatively small magnet composed of materials that exhibit Giant Magneto-Resistor characteristics such as Samarium-cobalt, passive circuitry and a coil. As depicted in FIG. 7, the external coil 46 contains proximity sensor circuitry 50 that is rigidly connected in a convenient enclosure mounted supercutaneously. The sensors measure the direction of the field applied from the magnet to sensors within a specific range of field strength magnitude. The dual sensors exhibit accurate sensing under relatively large separation between the sensor and the target magnet. As the external coil 46 placement is “fine tuned”, the condition where the supercutaneous external (primary) coil 46 comes in optimal position and is located adjacent and parallel to the subcutaneous (secondary) coil 48, along its axis, is recorded and indicated by a light emitting diode (LED) on the external stimulator 42. FIG. 8 shows an overall block diagram of the external stimulator 42. The proximity sensing components are the primary (external) coil 46, supercutaneous (external) proximity sensors in the proximity sensor circuit unit 50, and a subcutaneous secondary coil 48 with a Giant Magneto Resister (GMR) magnet 53 associated with the proximity sensor unit. The proximity sensor circuit 50 provides a measure of the position of the secondary implanted coil 48. The signal output from proximity sensor circuit 50 is derived from the relative location of the coils. The coil sub-assemblies consist of the coil and the associated electronic components, that are rigidly connected to the coil. The proximity sensors (external) contained in the proximity sensor circuit 50 detect the presence of a GMR magnet 53, composed of Samarium Cobalt, that is rigidly attached to the subcutaneous secondary coil 48. The proximity sensors are mounted externally as a rigid assembly and sense the actual separation between the coils, also known as the proximity distance. In the event that the distance exceeds the theoretical limit, the signal drops off and an alarm sounds to indicate failure of the production of adequate signal in the secondary implant circuit 167, as applied in the present embodiment of the device. This signal is provided to the location indicator LED 140. The programmable parameters are stored in a programmable logic 304. FIG. 9 shows the circuit used to drive the proximity sensors of the proximity sensor circuit. The two proximity sensors 198, 202 obtain a proximity signal based on their position with respect to the implanted GMR magnet 53. This circuit also provides temperature compensation. The sensors 198, 202 are ‘Giant Magneto Resistor’ (GMR) type sensors packaged as proximity sensor unit 50. There are two components of the complete proximity sensor circuit 51. One component is mounted supercutaneously 50 and the other component is mounted in the remote control unit 42. The resistance effect depends on the combination of the soft magnetic layer of magnet 53, where the change of direction of magnetization from external source can be large, and the hard magnetic layer, where the direction of magnetization remains unchanged. The resistance of this sensor varies along a straight motion through the curvature of the magnetic field. A bridge differential voltage is suitably amplified and used as proximity signal. The distance between the magnet and sensor is not relevant as long as the magnetic field is between 5 and 15 KA/m, and provides a range of distances between the sensors 198, 202 and the magnetic material 53. The GMR sensor registers the direction of the external magnetic field. A typical magnet to induce permanent magnetic field is approximately 15 by 8 by 5 mm3, for this application and these components. However, the sensors 198, 202 are sensitive to temperature, such that the corresponding resistance drops as temperature increases. This effect is quite minimal until about 100° C. A full bridge circuit is used for temperature compensation, as shown in temperature compensation circuit 50 of FIG. 9. The sensors 198, 202 and a pair of resistors 200, 204 are shown as part of the bridge network for temperature compensation. It is also possible to use a full bridge network of two additional sensors in place of the resistors 200, 204. The remote circuit package is shown in FIG. 8 and indicator unit 140 is provided to indicate following conditions: low battery state (if external battery is low), program number in use, proximity distance too large or coil proximity failure (for situations where the patch containing the external coil 46, has been removed, or is twisted abnormally etc.). Indication is also provided to assist the placement of the patch. In case of general failure, a red light with audible signal is provided when the signal is not reaching the subcutaneous circuit. The information on the low battery, normal and out of power conditions will forewarn the user of the requirements of any corrective actions. The pulse generator circuitry, shown schematically in FIG. 10, exhibits typical multivibrator functionality. This circuit produces regularly occurring pulses where the amplitude, pulse width and frequency is adjustable. The battery 452 is the main external power source for this circuit and can derive from the rechargeable battery 310 (shown in FIG. 9). The capacitor 450 is connected in parallel with the battery 452. The combination of transistors 412, 442 and 425, and resistors 410, 444, 446 and 448 acts as a constant current source generated at the collector of transistor 426. The transistor 412 has collector connected to the emitter of transistor 442 and base of transistor 425. The transistors 412 and 442 are connected to provide a constant voltage drop. Likewise, transistor 426 also acts as a diode with a resistor 428 connected in series and further connected to the negative terminal of the line at terminal 460. Capacitor 416 provides timing characteristics and its value helps determine pulse width and pulse frequency. The output of the oscillator appears at terminal 458. Initially, the capacitor 416 gets charged with current from the path of resistor 434 and 436 while all the transistors are turned off. As the capacitor charges up transistor 432 will become forward biased and current will flow via resistors 430 and 436 from the base to emitter resistors. This action turns on the transistor 418 and the positive voltage from the power supply 452 is made available at the base of transistor 438 through resistor 440. This results in the transistor 438 getting turned on. The conduction of transistor 438 causes capacitor 416 to discharge. The time constant for the charge and discharge of capacitor 416 is determined by value of the resistors 428 and 440 and capacitor 416. After the time constant, transistor 432 turns off, and this in turn turns off transistors 438 and 418. A reset mechanism for this multivibrator can be provided by setting a positive voltage, for example 2.5 volts, to the base of transistor 420. This positive increase in voltage turns on transistor 420 followed by transistor 438. The turning on of transistor 438 discharges the capacitor 416 and the reset operation is complete. FIG. 11 shows graphically the pulses delivered to the nerve tissue for therapy. As shown in FIG. 12, for patient comfort when the electrical stimulation is turned on, the electrical stimulation is ramped up and ramped down, instead of abrupt delivery of electrical pulses. The external stimulator 42 contains several predetermined programs that comprise a unique combination of pulse amplitude, pulse width, frequency of stimulation, ON time and OFF time. The various predetermined programs represent varying degrees of aggressiveness of the stimulation therapy. At least one of these programs may be “locked-out” to the patient. The physician can activate the patient “locked out” programs, either in person by accessing the programs via a handheld programmable unit 64 (FIGS. 7 and 8), or activate the programs remotely via the internet cable connection as described in a copending application. The number of predetermined programs can be as many as 50 programs, and such a number is considered within the scope of the invention. In order to keep the number of programs convenient for the patient, the presently preferred embodiment contains nine predetermined programs that are arranged in such a way that the aggressiveness of the stimulation (therapy) increases from program #1 to program #2 and so on. Program: 1.5 volt output, 0.2 msec pulse width, 10 Hz frequency, 30 sec ON time, 30 sec OFF time, in repeating cycles. Program: 2.0 volt output, 0.2 msec pulse width, 15 Hz frequency, 1 minute ON time, 30 sec OFF time, in repeating cycles. The following are examples of more aggressive level of therapy. Program: 2.5 volt output, 0.25 msec pulse width, 20 Hz frequency, continuously ON. Program: 2.5 volt output, 0.3 msec pulse width, 30 Hz frequency, 30 sec ON time, 30 sec OFF time, in repeating cycles. The following are examples of patient “locked-out” programs. Program: 3.5 volt output, 0.25 msec pulse width, 25 Hz frequency, 5 minutes ON time, 1 minute OFF time, in repeating cycles. Program: 4.5 volt output, 0.3 msec pulse width, 30 Hz frequency, 2 minutes ON time, 2 minutes OFF time, in repeating cycles. The above are examples of the predetermined programs for urinary incontinence applications. The actual parameter settings for any given patient may deviate somewhat from the above. The circuitry contained in the proximal end of the implantable lead-receiver 34 is shown schematically in FIG. 13. In this embodiment, the circuit uses all passive components. Approximately 25 turn copper wire of 30 gauge thickness is used for the primary coil 46 and secondary coil 48. This wire is concentrically wound with the windings all in one plane. A variable capacitor 152 provides flexibility in tuning to the actual frequency received by coil 48 from the primary coil 46. The frequency of the pulse-waveform delivered to the implanted coil 48 can vary and so a variable capacitor 152 provides ability to tune secondary implanted circuit 167 to the signal from the primary coil 46. The pulse signal from implanted coil 48 is rectified by the diode bridge 154 and frequency reduction obtained by capacitor 158 and resistor 164. The last component in line is capacitor 166, used for isolating the output signal from the electrode wire. The return path of signal from cathode 61 will be through anode 62 placed in proximity to the cathode 61 for “Bipolar” stimulation. In the current embodiment bipolar mode of stimulation is used, however, the return path can be connected to the remote ground connection (case) of implantable circuit 167, providing for much larger intermediate tissue for “Unipolar” stimulation. The “Bipolar” stimulation offers localized stimulation of tissue compared to “Unipolar” stimulation, and is therefore used in the current embodiment. Unipolar stimulation is more likely to stimulate skeletal muscle in addition to nerve stimulation. The implanted circuit 167 in this embodiment is passive, so a battery does not have to be implanted. It is however possible to implant a battery source for use of active component logic in the implant. FIG. 14 shows a diagram of the implanted lead-receiver 34 adapted for sacral stimulation. The proximal end 49 is a relatively flat portion and contains the components shown in FIG. 13 on a printed circuit board. The distal end has the two spiral electrodes 61 and 62 for stimulating the nerve. The passive circuitry and electrodes are connected by electrically insulated wire conductors running in the lead body 59 which is made of reinforced medical grade silicone in the presently preferred embodiment. The fabrication of the lead-receiver 34 is designed to be modular. Thus, several different combinations of the components can be packaged without significantly altering the functionality of the device. As shown in FIG. 14, the lead-receiver 34 components are the proximal end 49 containing coil 48, electrical circuitry 167, and case 78, the lead body 59 containing the conductor 65,66 and the distal end has two electrodes cathode 61 and anode 62. In the modular design concept, several design variables are possible, as shown in the table below. Nerve-electrode interaction is an integral part of this stimulation system. As a practical benefit of the modular design, any type of electrode described below can be used as the distal stimulating electrodes, without changing fabrication methodology or procedure significantly. In the presently preferred embodiment, electrodes made of platinum are used even though platinum-iridium alloys (such as 90% platinum-10% Iridium or 80% platinum-20% Iridium), or carbon could be used as the electrode material. The electrode type could be a hydrogel electrode or a steroid eluting electrode. In a steroid eluting electrode, a small amount of dexamethasone is placed either inside the distal electrode or around the electrode in a silicone collar. Approximately 1 mg dexamethasone is all that is required for the anti-inflammatory action, to lead to a thinner fibrous capsule, and therefore more efficient energy transfer from the electrode to the nerve tissue. The conductor connecting the circuitry to the stimulating electrodes is made of an alloy of nickel-cobalt. Even though in the present embodiment the lead body is not being coated, in alternative embodiments the finished lead body may be coated with anti-inflammatory or anti-microbial coating to promote better healing after the surgical implant procedure. The coating is independent of fabrication and is performed after the lead-receiver assembly is completed. whereby said external stimulator controls the neuromodulation of said sacral nerve. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein neuromodulation of said sacral nerves comprises neuromodulation of sacral plexus and its branches. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said external stimulator comprises a patient override mechanism to manually activate said external stimulator. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least two predetermined programs can be modified to modify the variable component of said electrical signals. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a program selection mechanism wherein said at least two predetermined programs may be selectively operated. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said primary coil of said external stimulator is adapted to be in proximity to the skin of the patient. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said lead-receiver comprises a lead body with at least one lumen, a lead body insulation, a conductor, at least one electrode and a coil. 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said lead body insulation is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, silicone and silicone with polytetrafluoroethylene. 9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said lead body further comprises a coating selected from the group consisting of lubricious PVP, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory coatings. 10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said electrode comprises a material selected from the group consisting of platinum, platinum/iridium alloy, platinum/iridium alloy coated with titanium nitride and carbon. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least two predetermined programs comprise at least one variable component selected from the group consisting of the current amplitude, pulse width, frequency and on-off timing sequence, and said at least two predetermined programs controls said variable component of said electrical signals. whereby said electrical signals stimulate said sacral nerve with said bipolar electrodes according to at least one of said at least two predetermined programs. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein electrical stimulation of said sacral nerve comprises electrical stimulation of the sacral plexus and its branches. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising manually controlling said electrical signals to stimulate said sacral nerve. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising manually disengaging said at least two predetermined programs. whereby said external stimulator stimulates said sacral nerve according to at least one of said at least two predetermined programs. c) inductively coupling said external stimulator with an implantable lead-receiver to stimulate a sacral nerve. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising implanting beneath the skin of a patient said lead-receiver in direct electrical contact with said sacral nerve. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of said at least two programs is not locked out to the patient. whereby said external stimulator is capable of neuromodulating said sacral nerve.

2019-04-24T15:29:24Z

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Deborah Weber is a mixed media artist working in Oakland, CA using stained glass, computer, drawing, painting, pottery, sculpture, and fabric arts including: weaving, crochet, and knitting. A residing artist at the Vulcan Studios, she began working in stained glass at 19 after taking a glass design course at Bakersfield College, CA. She began selling her work via friends and other contacts, exhibiting her work for the first time in (year) at the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield, CA where she received the First Place Award in Fine Art. She received her BA from California State University, Bakersfield in Print Communications & Minor in Art; using glass and mixed media (glass and pottery). After graduation, she began working in the print field as a newspaper reporter/photographer and continued her work in stained glass. In 1993, she switched from newspaper reporting to marketing communications, and in 1996, she began her career in web site design at Advanced MP Technology. She has since done web design, redesign and content work for clients both big and small, health insurance agents and musicians alike. Her web work is very much public and involves both for-pay and pro-bono clients. Her mixed media and glass work are currently in private collections with web work found at: Advanced MP Technology in San Clemente, CA, Claremont Business Group in Walnut Creek, CA, and in Oakland, CA, both Duckmandu! and Caffrey Insurance Solutions.

2019-04-23T13:59:30Z

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Calendar entries reflect course, type of vehicle and number of vehicles reserved for the course. For example "Earth 2: 12-Vans #4" means that four 12-vans have been reserved. Transportation services rental vehicles rates for UCSB fleet. Please note that off-campus rentals are more expensive and need to go through transportation services as well. Note that the liability waiver forms should be filled out by each participant. Fill both sides, sign, and return to Kate. Note that a driver contract must be filled out for each driver! Don't drive out without a hard copy of this Vehicle Accident Report form in the glove compartment of your vehicle. Some applicable UC policies include but are not limited to BUS-23, BUS-39, BUS-46, BUS-63, BUS-74, BUS-75, BUS-81, G-28.

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now inconsistent with the definitions, which is obviously Wrong. > I don’t think the content model counts as a clear example. In fact, I’m pretty sure that most users who come to the Guidelines do not study the content model. Nor should they really. Models and classes and such are NOT part of the repertoire of most TEI users. > I’m back at my desk and I just looked up all the examples of oRef in the Guidelines — there is not a single actual example that shows <oRef> containing a text node. So I think Geoffrey is pointing out something that will be confusing to many users. >>> You mean this clear example? >>>> shows clearly that <oRef> is not empty. >>>>> reason why you shouldn’t be able to use it as a replacement for oVar. >>>>> But let somebody else confirm this please. >>>>>> part of speech variations? >>>>>> thus does not do the job.

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Midwest Horse Fair Grand March is a snapshot of all things Midwest Horse Fair! For those looking to get a taste of everything Fair has to offer, but limited on time, this is the place to be. A procession of horses will take over the arena for an hour of music, fun and, of course, beautiful and magnificent horses! Applications are closed for 2019. The application for 2020 will be open by December 1, 2019. Please read the following requirements and complete the application below. Deadline to enter is January 15 at Noon. All applicants will be notified on their entry status no later than February 15. Mandatory rehearsal will be held Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. Midwest Horse Fair Grand March will be held Friday and Saturday. Horses must be in “show” condition, clean, clipped per breed standards, and have hooves trimmed or shod. Midwest Horse Fair Grand March will be held in a crowded setting. Opportunities to warm up in the actual arena may not be available. Do not enter if you and/or your equine cannot safely function in such a setting. Horses may be led, ridden or driven. All participants should provide their own equipment to showcase their breed.

2019-04-22T15:58:28Z

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Drinking a yummy mug of freshly brewed coffee with vanilla soy milk, sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg. Unfortunately the reason for the caffeine indulgence is a large amount of homework that I need to stay awake to finish. Taking a short break for now, to type in here. Nessa didn't show up for our radio show today. I was really pissed off cause I wanted to get some extra studying done while in the studio -- but that's nearly impossible if I am the only one there to run things. On the plus side, I had complete control over the show, and I had a blast. Chris showed up for a while as my "guest dj". It was his first time on the radio, and he was so proud to lose his "radio virginity". Lol. Due to the events of this morning, I'm really thinking that NY is not the safest place to be right now. I think I'd much prefer to be home. That plane crashed right near two of my friends' houses. Blessed be that they & their families are all ok. My heart goes out to anyone affected by this terrible incident. mmm...that coffee sounds goood:) a bit of clove w/ the cinnomen and nutmeg is really good too! mmmm... clove smells sooo good!

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Last year I spent some time discussing The Trinity with my Muslim friend. These are some notes I made from our discussion. O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion… do not say, “Three”;… Indeed, Allah is but one God. The Qu’ran incorrectly describes Christian belief. This means that The Qu’ran is in error and hence does not come from God. Christians do not believe that Jesus was born by God having a sexual relationship with Mary. Christians believe that Jesus was born by God’s Power acting through The Holy Spirit, in other words by a miracle of God. See Luke 1:31-35 where Gabriel converses with Mary. The idea that Jesus was born by God having a sexual relationship with Mary is a misconception found in The Qu’ran which also states that Christians believe that Mary is a God (see Qu’ran 5:116; 5:75; 6:101) Christians do not believe that Mary is a God. Once again, The Qu’ran incorrectly describes Christian belief. This means that The Qu’ran is in error and hence does not come from God. Muslims correctly state that Son Of God is used of several people in the Bible. As well as Jesus the term Son Of God is applied to Adam, Angels and the nation of Israel. Therefore, say Muslims, the Title Son Of God has no special significance and does not mean that Jesus is Divine. For a modern-day equivalent of ‘Son’ being used in different ways between different people, consider a man with two sons, one adopted and one family-born. Both are properly and correctly called Son but they are different kinds of sons. The Bible uses monogenes to differentiate in a similar way between the Sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Isaac is a family-born, natural son, born by Abraham with his wife Sarah, whereas Ishmael is born to Abraham in a different and fractionally more distant family relationship, via Sarah’s maidservant The Bible calls therefore Isaac monogenes, Abraham’s only son via Sarah, whom Abraham especially loves and who was born through a direct promise by God and conceived miraculously when Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90 years old, well past the normal years of child-bearing or conception. By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son. Isaac is called the one and only son (monogenes) even though Abraham had two sons because Isaac is the one and only son born through his wife Sarah. Muslims correctly state that Jesus did what only humans need to do such as eat and sleep. Therefore, Muslims say, Jesus must be human and cannot be Divine. The proofs that Jesus is Divine are many. Among them are these: Jesus forgave sins (Luke 7:48), answers prayer (John 14:13-14), accepts worship (John 9:38-39, John 20:28-29), claims eternal existence (Rev. 1:17-18), claimed to do miracles by His own power (Luke 8:40-46), claims to have ownership and command of God’s Angels (Matt. 25:31), claims to cause resurrection (John 11:25), claims to be Lord of The Holy Day (Luke 6:5), used God’s name as His own name (John 8:58, Exodus 3;14) and directly claimed to be Father God Himself (John 14:6-9). All these attributes and powers belong to God alone. Since Jesus claimed the rights, name, power and attributes of God, then Jesus has claimed to be God. Muslims correctly state that Three cannot be One. Therefore, Muslims state, the Trinity is illogical as The Father, The Son and The Holy spirit are Three and not One. Are these expressions equal ? Yes. So three ones can be one. Therefore the Trinity is logical. Muslims incorrectly believe that Christians think that one thing can be three things at once. Specifically Muslims state that Christians believe that Jesus is the same as the Father who is the same as The Holy Spirit, since they are all God. Since it is obvious that one thing cannot be three things at once, they say, therefore that the Trinity is illogical. In fact, Christians believe that Jesus and The Father and The Holy Spirit are NOT the same as each other. So, in this case the Muslim objection to the Trinity is based on a misunderstanding of what Christians believe about the Trinity. Christians believe that the Trinity is three distinct persons that share the same Divine Life. This sharing of the Divine Life or Essence is what makes God One. There is only one Divine Life in the Universe. Hence God is One. When Christians say that Jesus or the Holy Spirit is a person, we don’t mean that they are persons in exactly the same way that Human Beings are, though it is accurate to say that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are Divine Persons. The theological term for person is the Greek work Hypostasis which has the basic meaning of ‘individual reality’ or ‘particular instance of a general type’. The theological definition of The Trinity is ‘three hypostases in one essence’. The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit are One because they share the same Life or Essence. Muslims will typically assert that this formulation is ridiculous and self-contradictory. How can three distinct things have a shared existence ? There are many useful analogies of The Trinity in the Universe which can assist us to see that the Trinity is a reasonable and non-contradictory concept. A strong analogy of The Trinity is provided by the phenonemon of Molecular Resonance. The basic idea is that Resonating Molecules exist in multiple forms simultaneously, each form having the same Chemical Composition. In other words resonating molecules exists in multiple simultaneous hypostases of the same essence. This is identical in concept to The Trinity. For example, Nitrate, NO3 has three resonance structures. It exists in all of these forms simultaneously. As Wikipedia puts it, It is a common misconception that resonance structures are transient states of the molecule, with the molecule oscillating between them or existing as an equilibrium between them. However these individual contributors cannot be observed in the actual resonance-stabilized molecule. The molecule exists in only one form – the resonance hybrid. In other words, resonating molecules exist in all three forms simultaneously and have exactly the same shared essence. Essentially, the building block of every physical object is an atom, a positively charged nucleus orbited by tiny, negatively charged electrons. Atoms bond to one another by sharing their electrons, forming a molecule. Different arrangements of the electrons in certain molecules are called ‘resonance structures.’ Some molecules, like water, have no resonance while others have three resonance structures or more, like the nitrate on the board. Liquid Water has the chemical composition H2O. Solid Water (Ice) also has the chemical composition H2O. In other words Ice and Water share the same essence. Water is a hypostasis of the general essence H2O. Ice is a second hypostasis of the same essence. Gaseous Water (steam) is a third hypostasis of the same essence. Water, Ice and Steam are not identical, but they have the same essence. They are three hypostases of the identical essence and may be composed of exactly the same identical molecules as anyone who has observed the melting, boiling and condensation of H2O starting from a block of ice can attest. The analogy of the three Hypostases of Water is not a perfect anology of The Trinity but it demonstrates the basic reasonableness of The Trinity, that there can be three individual and distinct realities that have a shared existence. The analogy is improved still further by the phenonemon of The Triple Point Of Water. The triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which the three phases (gas, liquid, and solid) of that substance coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium. For example, the triple point of Mercury occurs at a temperature of −38.83440 °C and a pressure of 0.2 mPa. Very strong points of analogy between The Trinity and The Triple Point Of Water are described as follows. You can read more at this link. 1. Both the Triple Point and the Trinity possess a singular nature with three coequal but distinct hypostases. The triple point and the trinity both have a singular essence and possess three hypostases which have real distinctions among them. The Trinity is also a single essence containing three hypostases which are able to merge without loss of identity. There is an infusion of three-into-one in both models. 2. Interdependence Between The Hypostases At The Triple Point Are Closely Analogous To Interdependence In Relationships in the Trinity. The interdependence of hypostases at the triple point are analogous to the sense of relationship found between members of the trinity. Each hypostasis at triple point derives and sustains its character by mutual collaboration with the other two hypostases. In other words, thermodynamic hypostases at the triple point cannot exist independently of one another, but are interlocked in a state thermodynamic equilibrium. This symphonic blending is similar to the relations between the persons of the Trinity. The Trinity is defined by a self-contained mutuality of relations, and no one person of the trinity is or can be without the others. There is a coequal sharing of the singular divine essence without intrinsic subordination of any person. The undivided essence belongs equally to each of the persons and each possesses all the substance and all the attributes of deity. The same could be said for the triple point phases, as no state of matter is more fundamental than another, nor is water any less itself because it exists in three coincident forms. Molecular Resonance, The Triple Point and The State Phases Of Water all provide useful analogies of The Trinity which demonstrate that the Trinity is reasonable and without self-contradiction. The answer lies in recognising that Jesus is God in Human form. Jesus was truly human. Therefore He can have a God. Can God come to Earth if He wants to ? Of course He can. If God came to Earth could he have flesh and bones and choose to eat and sleep ? Of course He could. But God would not stop being divine just because He came to Earth. He would still be God. But he would also be a Human who can eat and sleep and do all the things that Humans do. God can control Himself in much the same way that I control myself, for example, when I play with my children. When I play with my children I choose to limit my strength so that I do not hurt them when I play with them. In a similar way, when Jesus came to Earth he decided to temporarily limit Himself in certain ways. Jesus still had divine attributes but he chose not to use most of them during His time on Earth while He walked with us as a truly human being. During the period of His earthly life Jesus chose to make Himself dependent on The Father just as all of humanity is dependent on Father God. In this way, Jesus identified with humanity. He became one of us and shared our limitations and dependence on God while yet retaining His divine nature. For this reason it is possible for Jesus to say that He has a God. Jesus made Himself dependent on The Father. The passage in question, John 20:17, contains a second reason why it is possible for Jesus to talk about ‘My God and Your God’ and this reason relates to the truth of Jesus’ identification with humanity which we mentioned above. The reality of identification works two ways. Because Jesus shared our humanity, He identifies with us, but humanity also identifies with Jesus. This means that however The Father chooses to treat Jesus in relation to His humanity then you and I obtain the privilege of being treated by The Father in the same way and The Father treats Jesus. This identification means that since the Father has declared Jesus Not Guilty of sin, then we also can be declared Not Guilty of sin if we identify with Jesus, i.e. choose in faith to accept Jesus as our representative before The Father. Furthermore, because Jesus was resurrected from the grave and from death by The Father, then we also can be, and will be, resurrected from death and the grave (Barzakh) if we choose to identify with Jesus. Again furthermore because Jesus ascends to The Father, those who identify with Jesus and become part of the Umma of Jesus will also obtain the privilege of ascending to heaven with Jesus to be in the presence of The Father. This truth of how The Father rewards the Umma of Jesus with the same privileges as Jesus is reported in a truncated form In The Qu’ran Surah Al-Imran:3:55. “O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. It was this third aspect of identification, that of Ascension, that Jesus was specifically referring to in this passage of scripture around John 20:17. Jesus had been declared Not Guilty by The Father after His ordeal on The Cross, consequently had been resurrected from death and the grave and was just about to ascend to The Father. The woman wanted Jesus to stay behind on earth with them and clung on to Him but Jesus told them something greater was in store, namely His ascension, which all believers in Him, all His Umma would have the privilege of doing also. But He, Jesus, had to ascend first to make the way for them. The statement of Jesus ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” teaches His Umma that His ascension makes our ascension possible because of His identification with humanity and our identification with Him. Amen! Thanks to be to God an Our Lord Jesus Christ ! So, Jesus statement I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God is indeed, as Muslims state, a clear indication of Jesus’ humanity. This humanity came about because Jesus voluntarily chose to make Himself dependent on The Father (see Phillipians 2:5-8). The statement my Father and your Father…my God and your God is also a powerful statement of truth regarding Jesus’ identification with humanity, by which humanity can be declared Not Guilty before God and obtain resurrection and ascension, which is entry to Paradise. There is nothing illogical or contradictory about this because God exists as three persons who share a single divine life or essence. Since God exists as three persons, one (Jesus) may choose to go to Earth while the others remain in heaven. Additionally, the One who comes to Earth can choose to make Himself dependent on the One who remains in Heaven. In this way, Jesus can truly call The Father His God whilst yet retaining His own divine nature. The self-limitation of Jesus does not diminish God because all the Divine Attributes remain fully active in The Father and The Holy Spirit, the other two Divine Persons who share the single Divine Life. Because there is only one Divine Life, God is One. We met recently while I was visiting friends and talking about Jesus. You said that it would be OK if I left you a short note. You said that there are about 4,200 religions in the world and Google basically agrees with you, though there is significant double-counting with each Christian denomination being counted as a separate religion even though their beliefs are fundamentally identical. You indicated that you had studied a representative number of these religions. You said that you believe in the Ten Commandments. Excuse me if I am incorrect, but I understand your basic belief is that all worthwhile religions have a system of moral law and that the core of the moral law of all worthwhile religions is the same. This consistency in the core of the moral law is what validates the moral core as true. In other words we can know what is true by seeing what is common across the worthwhile religions. The moral core of all worthwhile religions is represented by The Ten Commandments. Hence your basic belief is that all that is required of mankind is that we follow the Ten Commandments, which you do. Hence you have no further need of any instruction. Question: Is something true just because a lot of religions say it is true ? On what basis can a religion be known to be good and worthwhile ? Who decides what is a worthwhile religion ? Is mankind capable of discerning what is true and good ? Does mankind possess a functioning moral consciousness which is able to discern spiritual truth ? You imply that you have the ability to be able to discern between worthwhile religions and those which are not worthwhile and also to completely or at least satisfactorily follow the teachings of worthwhile religion. The corollary of the above is that you believe you have a functioning moral consciousness that enables you to both discern and do good, at least to a satisfactory level. Question: Who decides what is a satisfactory moral performance ? Me ? You ? The local Mullah ? The Pope ? God ? Which God ? A jury of our peers ? Some African people we have never met ? Even allowing for a common moral law, why do people disagree on what is satisfactory moral performance ? Since people disagree on what is a satatifactory moral performance, how can I know that my own moral performance is acceptable? Are multiple different personal moral standards person-by-person acceptable ? Shouldn’t there be a single objective moral standard ? How can we know that God will be satisfied with our moral performance ? Am I qualified to judge myself ? Am I my own God ? Many people think that a satisfactory moral standard is covered by some subset of the Ten Commandments – usually : Don’t lie, Don’t Steal, Don’t Kill and Don’t hurt anyone. Sometimes someone will add Don’t Commit Adultery. Most Australians seem unaware that we routinely break several of the commandments, namely Don’t worship anyone except Yahweh, the God of The Bible, Don’t misuse the name of God, Don’t work on The Sabbath, Don’t be jealous of someone else’s material possessions, Honour your father and mother. Many Australians I speak to think they have basically kept the Ten Commandments, or at least the subset they nominate, though they will also agree that are not perfect and have made some mistakes. They mostly think that their mistakes are small and unimportant and that God will forgive them and that they will still go to Heaven. If pressed they will say ‘ I haven’t killed anyone’, reducing the Ten Commandments to One. Are the ‘forgotten commandments’ important ? Is it only required to keep One Commandment? If so, which one ? Can we pick and choose which Commandments we follow ? I agree that the Ten Commandments provide a basis for ethics and moral law. But I often fail to keep the Ten Commandments. Should there be any consequences for moral failure ? If so, what should those consequences be ? The Ten Commandments appear in The Bible in Exodus Chapter 20. Exodus Chapter 20 also spells out the consequences for moral failure: to atone for failure to keep the moral law, Israel was required to bring sheep and other animals and sacrifice them to God. So The Ten Commandments say that the consequences for moral failure is Death. Not your own death, but someone else’s. Of course if the animal was not bought for sacrifice, the guilt would remain on the law-breaker and his own death would be required by God on Judgement Day. Question: Can we believe the Ten Commandments and the moral law without believing the consequences for our failure to keep the moral law ? Can we accept the first half of Exodus 20 but reject the second half ? Can we pick and choose from The Ten Commandments ? Can we pick and choose which parts of The Bible to believe ? Jesus also believed the Ten Commandments. In Mark 10:17-30, Jesus instructed a Rich Young Man to follow the Ten Commandments. The Rich Young Man claimed to have followed all the Commandments, but was still spiritually empty. Jesus questioned The Rich Young Man on his attitude and actions in regard to wealth. What question would Jesus ask you ? What question would he ask me ? In the end Jesus told His disciples that it was impossible for a Man to go to Heaven by adherence to the Moral Law. Question: Jesus says it is impossible for man to satisfy God with our Moral Performance. Is Jesus correct ? Why is it impossible for you and me to satisfy God with our moral performance ? Because the standard of God is perfection. Read Genesis 3 where Adam and Eve were expelled from Heaven for committing just one sin. Have you committed one sin ? I have. We all have. In fact, Jesus interpereted the Ten Commandments very strictly. Jesus taught that wrong thoughts and attitudes were the same as committing sins physically. One specific example Jesus gave was men looking at women lustfully. I have done this. Jesus says that makes me guilty of adultery. I suspect every man on the planet is thus guilty of adultery. Maybe even you. By Jesus’s standards (see Matthew 5:28). Question: Should we accept Jesus standard of morality or our own ? Why ? Jesus also believed in the second half of Exodus 20, the consequences of moral failure i.e. the Death of the One who fails morally. John The Baptist said Jesus is The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). In other words, John taught that Jesus is the ransom required for mankind to receive forgiveness from God. Jesus taught the reason for his life was to give his life as a ransom for many.(Matthew 20:28). Jesus taught that all mankind including you and me are guilty of moral failure and face the most extreme consequences. And that’s where Christmas comes in. God Himself decided to come to Earth as Jesus to live as a man, to overcome all temptations and to completely fulfil the moral law of God. In this way, Jesus becomes a representative of mankind before God. He suffered death and hell on our behalf so that we don’t have to. Jesus has paid your ransom. You now have the choice before God of accepting Jesus as your ransom or choosing to pay the penalty of death and hell yourself. You indicated that you do not believe that the death of Jesus on the Cross is a payment for your sins because you do not believe in Human Sacrifice. Jesus did not teach us to practice Human Sacrifice. Jesus did teach us that the Judicial Penalty for sin is death. He has paid that penalty so that you don’t have to. There is a fallacy believed that Christianity teaches Human Sacrifice. It does not. But Jesus, Moses, David and Abraham did teach that the Judicial Penalty of death can be paid for by God on behalf of mankind. Hindus say: The Truth is One, but the teachers speak of it in many different ways. Buddha said: Follow my eight-fold path and you will discover The Truth. Mohammed said: The Truth has been revealed to me. Of the four largest religions on earth, there is only one that says that you can get to the truth by multiple different essentially equal ways. That religion in Hinduism.If someone says that there are many ways to God they are contradicting Buddha, Mohammed and Jesus. Do we really have any right to contradict these teachers ? In particular, who are we to say that we understand their religions better than they themselves do ? Buddha, Mohammed and Jesus all said that there is only one way to heaven, not many. If we align ourselves with Hinduism saying all religions are basically the same, do we then do as the Hindus do and worship Ganesh, Shiva and Vishnu ? If not, why not ? Of these four religions, three say the way to heaven is by works, or our own efforts in adherence to the moral law. Only one says that our own efforts in adherence to the moral law will never take us to Heaven. And that one is Jesus. Is Jesus correct ? Is He alone The Way to Heaven ? Sir, Thank You so much for allowing me to leave you this short note. I would love to discuss these ideas with you in further detail. Please contact me any time. Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj: Who Are They And Where Do They Live ? Islam teaches that 99.6% of the Earth’s population lives in an undiscovered icy wasteland, the exact location of which is presently unknown. This proposition is patently false thus showing that Islam is obviously in error and is not the religion of God. The people that populate this icy wilderness, according to the Qu’ran and Hadith, are the tribes of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj. These tribes are apparently trapped behind a huge wall made of iron and molten lead erected between two mountains which Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj perpetually attempt to tunnel through. This wall was supposedly built by a person called Zul-Qarnain who is a legendary figure known only to the Qu’ran, but who appears to be based on Alexander The Great. Islam teaches that Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj will ultimately burst through the huge iron wall which restrains them and make war on all mankind. When he reached the valley between two palisades, he found people whose language was barely understandable. He said, “My Lord has given me great bounties. If you cooperate with me, I will build a dam between you and them.”Bring to me masses of iron.” Once he filled the gap between the two palisades, he said, “Blow.” Once it was red hot, he said, “Help me pour tar on top of it.” Thus, they could not climb it, nor could they bore holes in it. Bukhari, whose Hadith constitute obligatory belief for Sunni Muslims, therefore states that Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj comprise either 999 or 1,000 times the number of Muslims, depending on whether the ratio given by Allah or Mohammed is the correct one in the two differing statements in the same Hadith. On present populations Muslims number approximately 2 Billion which would mean Yajooj and Majooj presently number roughly 2 Trillion persons. This is 267 times the population of Planet Earth, meaning that Yajooj and Majooj are currently 99.62% of the World’s population, the remainder of the planet numbering of 7.5 Billion at the time of writing. It is, of course, ridiculous to believe that there is an undiscovered icy wilderness on Earth in which 2 Trillion people live unknown to the outside world. Every inch of the Earth’s surface is mapped and in any case icy wastes do not support vast populations. Undoubtedly the Qu’ranic and Hadith data on Yajooj and Majooj are complete nonsense, fabrications from the mind of Mohammed and disconnected with reality. It is plain that Mohammed obtained his information about The Giant Wall which holds back Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj from myths about Alexander The Great which emerged many centuries after his death.The myths associated with Alexander The Great go by the collective title of Alexander Romance and exist in many languages. The Greek versions of these myths go back to at least the 3rd Century. There is more information about the Gates Of Alexander here. Since the Qu’ran regards the fictitious Alexander’s Gate as real, the Qu’ran itself cannot be regarded as the true revelation of God.

2019-04-20T22:34:08Z

https://indifferencegivesyouafright.wordpress.com/2017/01/

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Great review! I love OOFOS! And I agree it is also about community and love that they give back.

2019-04-26T16:12:53Z

https://mdrunning1.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/oofos-the-recovery-tool-with-a-purpose-and-a-great-cause/

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Metro Nashville Public School Director Shawn Joseph briefly discussed the transportation plan last week during a talk about a myriad of upcoming issues facing the district in the coming year, as well as recent accomplishments. Nashville schools' chief said he is supportive and optimistic about the possibilities of the city's $5.4 billion transit proposal. In the interim of any long-term transportation fix, he said the district is working toward researching transit options for the 87,000 students he serves to open up opportunities, especially when it comes to after-school options. "Beyond the mayor’s transportation plan, is there something more that we can do to provide more transportation access for kids so they can stay after school and be engaged?" Joseph said. Joseph's support for the transit proposal was part of a list of items that he discussed about his job and the district during his more than 18-month tenure. He is preparing for an upcoming budget that will lay out next year's priorities. The first draft of the budget will be unveiled in March. Last year's budget boosted literacy, raised teacher pay and helped middle schools focus on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), he said. And the district, through last year's budget, has doubled the number of students graduating with industry certifications through its career academies. Still, there is plenty he wants to tackle, he said. "What is on my mind is how do we ensure every child, particularly seniors that are graduating, know what their plans are, know the power of industry certifications and can access HOPE scholarships," he said. He wants to see more effort placed into implementing restorative discipline practices at schools. He also wants kids to have more opportunity to engage with each other more often. "I want more opportunities for kids with different cultural backgrounds to have meaningful cross-cultural experiences," he said. The district largely serves minority students and has over 120 languages spoken within the district. "We have a lot of kids with different backgrounds, but they don't have opportunities to learn from one another about one another," he said. Joseph joins a growing list of city officials that have publicly expressed support for the contentious transportation plan. Butch Spyridon, CEO of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, said this week that he endorsed the plan. The contentious transit plan must be approved by Nashville voters through a May 1 referendum vote if it is to come to fruition. With or without a positive vote, the district has its own daily transit challenges. Many of the about 86,000 students it serves are low-income and have limited transportation options. As such, the Nashville school district transports over 40,000 students daily through its bus services. A large number of the city's 9-12 grade students also use an MTA program that offers free bus service to get to school each day.

2019-04-24T20:45:23Z

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2018/02/14/nashville-public-schools-shawn-joseph-supportive-and-optimistic-transit-plan/336809002/

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“How far was I off?” Curry, now done with his phone, wanted to know how his 118 points through the first three games stacked up next to Wilt Chamberlain’s record through three. When told it was 156 points, Curry recoiled, “Oh God!” So yes, there are limits to what this guy can do. It’s just not clear we’ve found those limits yet. This is true maybe for the third season in a row. Curry is the rare NBA player who wasn’t expected to become a superstar until the day he became one. [Anthony] Davis? LeBron James? Kevin Durant? They were anointed prior to greatness. Curry has rudely jumped the line. And as he embraces the new reality, he’s only improving, it seems. For much of the second half, Curry also devastated the Pelicans with his passing. If you require attention from half court forward, that attention can be leveraged in many ways. Curry is finding the ways. To hear him tell it, the recent explosion isn’t about being ranked fifth among MVP candidates by NBA GMs, or what Ty Lawson said, or what Kyrie Irving said, or even what Alvin Gentry said when the current Pelicans coach and former Warriors assistant called Davis and James the league’s two best players. The Rockets would not make excuses, or even cite reasons for their stumbling start to the season. With the bulk of their rotation out for the majority of the preseason, they were not ready for the start of the regular season. But why they have crashed no longer was the point. The problems, and probably their cause, had been obvious. The search for solutions had them pointing to attitude and execution. Whether attitude adjustment, extra work or mojo elevation will be enough to turn things around, with a back-to-back beginning Sunday in Miami, is less clear. But if the Rockets needed to learn the hard way, as Howard, contends, they have gotten hard lessons part out of the way quickly. The formula to turn things around is not complicated. The Rockets have done too many things badly to correct them all in one practice, but focused on playing with more pace, spacing and ball movement offensively and on closing off the paint defensively. “We had a great practice,” McHale said. “We watched film. Guys moved the ball, moved their bodies. But we’ve had some good practices. We haven’t had any carry over to the games. At a certain point, you are either going to get it and play up to your potential or we’re going to get waxed by 20 again. Carmelo Anthony rediscovered the shooting rhythm he had been looking for, and the sight of Jared Dudley helped him find it. Over the summer, the Wizards forward called Anthony the most overrated player in the NBA. He later retracted it and apologized, but Anthony heard about it and said he circled this game on the calendar. Anthony played brilliantly and scored 37 points to lead the Knicks to a hard-fought 117-110 road win Saturday night, spoiling the Wizards’ home opener at Verizon Center. At the morning shootaround, Anthony made it sound as if it would be a little while before he got his stroke back. He entered the game 14-for-43 from the field and missed his first two shots Saturday night. But he made his next eight attempts and finished 11-for-18 from the field and 4-for-5 from three-point range. He hit a huge jumper over Dudley with 1:35 to go that gave the Knicks (2-1) the lead for good. Anthony, who had seven rebounds and four assists, iced the game with four free throws in the last 20.4 seconds. In the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers’ 102-92 victory in Friday’s home opener at Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavs’ sixth man was incensed that the Heat’s Dwyane Wade had just “crammed it” on him. Thompson said he was determined to get even and didn’t care who would pay. So when [Chris] Bosh took a pass from Goran Dragic and drove the lane for what looked to be a left-handed slam, Thompson launched and blocked the shot with his right hand. The post-play celebration of the monstrous rejection included a mini-salute from LeBron James. Those who wondered how long it would take Thompson to get back in the flow after his training camp holdout ended on Oct. 22, just five days before the season opener, might have been saluting as well. Thompson finished with a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes. That was his only blocked shot, but it showed the emphasis Thompson is putting on that part of his game, especially when center Timofey Mozgov is not on the court. Thompson ended his holdout by signing a five-year, $82 million contract and he didn’t need long to shake off the rust. But the Cavs expected that from Thompson, who ran his string of consecutive games played to 291, second-longest in the league behind the Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan (324). “He’s one guy that never gets out of shape. We know how durable he is,” James said, knocking on the blond wood of his locker. “It’s like counting, counting, counting how many games continuous he’s played.

2019-04-21T12:21:44Z

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/tag/d-league-draft/

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For R.J. Vealey, drummer with the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the "Neon Nights" of being in a rock band ended this weekend in Orlando. Vealey, 37, collapsed and died Saturday shortly after performing at the 98.9 FM (WMMO) Fall Music Festival at the University of Central Florida. "It was very sudden, very shocking and, sadly, very final," guitarist Barry Bailey said. Vealey died just after the Atlanta Rhythm Section performed an hourlong set of such hits as "Imaginary Lover," "So Into You" and "Doraville." They played to a midday crowd of about 10,000 people, WMMO general manager Debbie Morel said. The free concert also included performances by REO Speedwagon and Gary Wright. "They put on an awesome show," Morel said. "It happened after they had changed and were out signing autographs after their set." Though paramedics were on the scene, Vealey was transported to Florida Hospital East and was pronounced dead on arrival. A spokesman for the band said the cause of death was a heart attack and that Vealey's family has a history of heart problems. Dr. Shashi Gore, medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties, said a cause of death won't be determined until a toxicology report is finished, which could take several weeks. "He finished the show, like he often does, with a drum solo," Bailey said. "We did that song Cream made famous, 'Outside Woman Blues.' Nailed it, as he always did. About 10 minutes after the show, he complained of indigestion and just keeled over." The Atlanta Rhythm Section formed in Doraville, Ga., in 1970 and rode the wave of Southern rock that dominated pop charts in the 1970s. They had hits with such songs as "Neon Nights" and "Georgia Rhythm." Vealey had been the band's drummer since 1995 and played on its past two CDs. Robert J. Vealey was a native of Charleston, W.Va., and studied music at West Virginia University and Ohio State University. "He was a great drummer - the best drummer this band ever had," Bailey said. "We've got shows to do in December, but I don't know how we'll find another drummer as good as him." Vealey is survived by his wife, Amy, and two children.

2019-04-24T16:23:45Z

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1999-11-16-9911160017-story.html

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Aims. With the first ~10 000 spectra of the flux limited zCOSMOS sample (I_(AB) ≤ 22.5) we want to study the evolution of environmental effects on galaxy properties since z ~ 1.0, and to disentangle the dependence among galaxy colour, stellar mass and local density. Methods. We use our previously derived 3D local density contrast δ, computed with the 5th nearest neighbour approach, to study the evolution with z of the environmental effects on galaxy U-B colour, D4000 Å break and [OII]λ3727 equivalent width (EW[OII]). We also analyze the implications due to the use of different galaxy selections, using luminosity or stellar mass, and we disentangle the relations among colour, stellar mass and δ studying the colour-density relation in narrow mass bins. Results. We confirm that within a luminosity-limited sample (M_B ≤ −20.5 − z) the fraction of red (U − B ≥ 1) galaxies depends on δ at least up to z ~ 1, with red galaxies residing mainly in high densities. This trend becomes weaker for increasing redshifts, and it is mirrored by the behaviour of the fraction of galaxies with D4000 Å break ≥1.4. We also find that up to z ~ 1 the fraction of galaxies with log(EW[OII]) ≥ 1.15 is higher for lower δ, and also this dependence weakens for increasing z. Given the triple dependence among galaxy colours, stellar mass and δ, the colour-δ relation that we find in the luminosity-selected sample can be due to the broad range of stellar masses embedded in the sample. Thus, we study the colour-δ relation in narrow mass bins within mass complete subsamples, defining red galaxies with a colour threshold roughly parallel to the red sequence in the colour-mass plane. We find that once mass is fixed the colour-δ relation is globally flat up to z ~ 1 for galaxies with log(M/M_⊙) ≳ 10.7. This means that for these masses any colour-δ relation found within a luminosity-selected sample is the result of the combined colour-mass and mass-δ relations. On the contrary, even at fixed mass we observe that within 0.1 ≤ z ≤ 0.5 the fraction of red galaxies with log(M/M_⊙) ≲ 10.7 depends on δ. For these mass and redshift ranges, environment affects directly also galaxy colours. Conclusions. We suggest a scenario in which the colour depends primarily on stellar mass, but for an intermediate mass regime (10.2 ≲ log(M/M_⊙) ≲ 10.7) the local density modulates this dependence. These relatively low mass galaxies formed more recently, in an epoch when more evolved structures were already in place, and their longer SFH allowed environment-driven physical processes to operate during longer periods of time. © 2010 ESO. Received 27 May 2009, Accepted 3 August 2010, Published online 19 November 2010. European Southern Observatory (ESO), Large Program 175.A- 0839. We thank the referee for helpful comments. This work has been supported in part by the grant ASI/COFIS/WP3110 I/026/07/0.

2019-04-18T13:28:30Z

https://authors.library.caltech.edu/21683/

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2019-04-23T06:06:29Z

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I very much liked your article. Pls can you send me your Masters Thesis or the link to it… would like to read it. Love both the substance and the style of this video. So glad I took the time to watch it! It got me thinking about how our growing-up and coming-of-age experiences play into brand preferences. Very interesting! Has this work been published? Gavan is a super star. Such fascinating research. Great research. Never though about it this way! Perhaps this can be a shortcut for dating apps when they are running their complex matching algorithms? Has any research been done in that area?

2019-04-20T10:59:10Z

https://events.fuqua.duke.edu/facultyconversations/2018/09/11/gavan-fitzsimons-on-brand-compatibility/

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Exhibit - YOU ARE HERE. ALUM ROCK AVENUE student collaborative street banners. Banners installed on July 15, 2011. Official Unveiling Celebration on Alum Rock Avenue on August 13th, 2011 from 11:00am to 12:00pm at 3131 Alum Rock Avenue between White and Manning. Below: some of the banners installed in White/Manning section and Mexican Heritage Plaza section of Alum Rock Avenue. Krause Center for Innovation Art Gallery Installation, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA. Student textile and banner exhibition October 18th -November 18th, 2011. It will be wonderful to bring students here to see their own work installed and celebrated in a college setting and for students to begin to envision college as part of their path. Images of installation here. Below: Flier created to engage public in visiting project website to learn more about the student thoughts and the process of the project. The QR code links to the webpage containing student explanations of how imagery represents community. Below: A few of the QR posters posted along Alum Rock Avenue. Below: Banners printed and picked up at InPrintz in Sunnyvale, CA.

2019-04-19T16:37:40Z

http://youareherefabrics.weebly.com/exhibit.html

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The Declaration of the European Parliament on restoring NTDTV Television broadcasts to China via Eutelsat was passed by the European Parliament on February 3, 2009 in Strasbourg. 3. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories, to the Council, the Commission and the Member States.

2019-04-21T16:15:41Z

https://rescommunis.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/declaration-of-the-european-parliament-on-restoring-ntdtv-television-broadcasts-to-china-via-eutelsat/

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Garbage's Shirley Manson and Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry will unite at the SXSW 2019 conference to deliver a joint keynote speech. Garbage’s Shirley Manson and Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry will unite at the South by Southwest 2019 conference to deliver a joint keynote speech, a conversation with PRS Foundation’s Keychange program. Instagram CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom and writer-director Marti Noxon (Sharp Objects) will also speak at the event, set for March 8th through 17th in Austin, Texas. The featured speakers for SXSW 2019 include Jason Blum in conversation with John Pierson; 2017 Time Person of the Year Susan Fowler; musician Amanda Palmer; author Michael Pollan; and media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff, among others. Garbage released their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds, in 2016. In June, the band reissued their second LP, Version 2.0 in a deluxe set featuring 10 B-sides from the era. The quartet will further celebrate the record this fall with a 20th anniversary tour featuring full performances of the album. Chvrches issued their third LP, Love Is Dead, in May. The trio have spent much of the summer promoting the album on tour, and a full North American leg launches September 20th in San Diego, California.

2019-04-19T18:29:12Z

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sxsw-2019-garbage-shirley-manson-chvrches-lauren-mayberry-keynote-speech-721973/

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Proton pickup data have been obtained through the 55Mn(d,3He)54Cr (Ed = 46 MeV) reaction in the 6°-30° angular range using a magnetic spectrometer with a resolution of ∼ 40 keV full width at half maximum. Spectroscopic factors associated with transitions to 24 54Cr final slates (E*≤ 6.104 MeV) were determined from local, zero-range distorted-wave Born approximation analyses of the measured angular distributions allowing for / = 0, 1, 2, and 3 transfer. A spin-dependent sum-rule analysis of the 0f7/2 proton transfer data has been performed using complementary stripping data from a study of the 55Mn(α,t)56Fe reaction. The 0f7/2 proton transfer data have also been compared to results from a 0f1p shell-model calculation based on a new effective interaction for A = 41-66 nuclei.

2019-04-20T02:19:42Z

http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/9018

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Location: Near Skei in Jølster, Norway. How to get there: This mountain is located near (north of) the small village Skei in Jølster. From Bergen, drive north along Hwy. E-39 to Sognefjorden, cross (by ferry) to Lavik and continue via Førde to Skei at the northern end of the big lake Jølstravatnet. The distance is about 220 kilometer and should take a bit less than 4 hours. Measure from the main road intersection in Skei and continue north on E-39 another 5.4 km. Locate the (signed) side road going right to Stardalen. This place is called Klakegg and the sign may say Fonn. Take this road, first along the south side of the river, later on the north side another 10.6 km (to kilometer 16). Here, along a very straight section of the road, turn left following a sign saying "Høyseth 0.5 km". Drive approximately 700 meter and locate a private (toll) road that forks left and obviously ascends the steep hill. Pay toll (NOK 50 in 2009) at the self serve station, then drive the small, but good dirt road uphill as it climbs with sharp curves. This road is closed in winter. In the spring it may be driven perhaps to the top of the first (main) hill. In summer, one can drive to the summer farm area called Haugastøylen. We parked on the side of the road at location N61:37.425, E006:42.876, elevation about 520 meter, as snow blocked the road preventing further driving. Route description: The first part of this route proceeds from Høyseth up and into Haugadalen to the farm summer area called Haugastøylen, see above. One should be aware that Haugadalen is hit by snow avalanches from the slopes on the west (left side) that may overrun the road. There are also avalanches (somewhat more local) coming down from the east slopes. Thus, travel along the road may be UNSAFE until AFTER these avalanches have occured in the spring. A local person informed us that the avalanches rarely go much beyond the river, thus a safer route earlier in the season may be to ski up the middle of the valley perhaps 50 meter east of the river Driva, then connect with the road as it again climbs (the second) uphill. From Haugastøylen, you see three valleys branching further along. The middle valley leads to the pass Oldeskardet, a route across to Briksdalen. The correct route is the leftmost valley essentially filled by the glacier Haugabreen. In summer, one may climb the slopes west of Haugabreen as the crevasses can be cumbersome. In spring, the route straight up the glacier is perhaps the most popular ski route to Snønipa. The normal route thus proceeds north while climbing Haugabreen to about 1500 meter, then curving west (left) and south-west in order to climb the Snønipa summit. The final slope is again slightly steeper, but poses no problems for a ski ascent. An alternative, perhaps more popular when descending, is to leave Haugabreen at about 1250 meter and climb the slope (going west) for about 300 vertical meter to arrive on the plateau just south of the Snønipa summit. Comments: I did this trip with my friend Olav Glosli. We left Bergen after work on Friday and drove to the trailhead where we slept in the luxurious accommodations provided by Olav's car. Saturday morning, we left at 0655 after having a nice breakfast. The snow was pretty hard and skiing was easy as we passed the summer (farm) cabins at Haugastøylen. From here, the route traversed along the slopes on our (west) left hand side in order to gain access to the lower end of the glacier. It was a gorgeous morning, blue sky and early sunshine, just a "prototype day" for what spring skiing in Norway is all about. We made rapid progress up the Haugabreen glacier and I noticed that violet klister ski wax would have rendered better skiing than "pushing" skis with skins. This, however, was a rather minor observation relative to the perfect conditions and the marvelous mountain landscape that unfolded as we ascended. First, the broken terrain revealing ice and crevasses lower down, then a more smooth glacier with clear views up to the sunny summit high above on our left side. Looking back, the smooth and rolling curves of the gigantic Jostedal glacier became more and more dominant across the valley. We reached the summit by 1015, having taken a break for chocolate (Kvikk Lunch) and water before hitting the final, slightly steeper slope. The view from this summit was just as nice as expected. To the north, there were still some clouds with scattered peaks. The entire east view is the Jostedalen glacier with the shapely Lodalskåpa in the north. Hurrungane (the taller peaks) are visible across the glacier. Further south is Grovabreen, while Kvamshesten and Blægja stand guard to the southwest. Right across is Storfonn and further out the majestetic Gjegnen. Such a scenery, broken by the deep valleys and fjords is truely a trademark for Norway's west coast. We left closer to 1100 and skied south from the summit, then directly east (left) and back down to the glacier in the valley. The snow was pretty good and Olav took the opportunity to get to know his new "Nansen" Telemark skis. After a couple of smaller "incidents" man and ski seemed to agree and left a track with numerous nice curves down the hillside. The snow kept well and we only broke through a couple of times at the lower section before returning to Haugastøylen, then reaching the car by 1210. We were back in Bergen shortly before 1700. Many thanks to Olav for providing good company, a luxurious (camping) car and, in particular, for responding to my suggestion of climbing Snønipa on such short notice. Snønipa as seen from Storfonn. The summit, Olav enjoys the scenery. View northwest to north, towards Møre. View east, Hurrungane, Skagastøls and Austabotntinder. View south, still winter in the mountains. Myklebustbreen, landscape as seen while descending. View from our trailhead. Stardalen and Jostedalsbreen. Stardalen as seen when descending the toll road. Notice how completely flat the valley floor is.

2019-04-23T08:22:23Z

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and the drinks are cold. Clothing to cover up is sparse and (frankly) comparison is on the rise. You may find yourself questioning your own beauty even after trying to convince yourself that that’s not what defines you. You long for that sun-kissed glow before you head back to school and sometimes ‘forget‘ to apply sunscreen in an attempt to get just that. that tan is bound to fade. So, why do we continuously put so much emphasis on trying to get that sun-kissed glow? because we have unconsciously trained our brains to associate that as beautiful. TO FIND OUR CONFIDENCE IN CHRIST ALONE – a powerful woman whose heart has been transformed by God is a wonderfully dangerous asset to this fallen world. KNOW in our head and our heart that our worth is not defined by our outward appearance. Your hair will eventually become stringy; your waist will eventually get a little saggy, your outward appearance will fade. That striking reality is a process that is designed by God; so, why not embrace being human, delicately handcrafted by the one who also made the mountains, sand, and sea? BE Son kissed – Did you catch that? Not an outward change of the skin by the sun in the sky, but a heart change by the Son of the living God. Then, and only then, will you to truly radiate. You will shine year-round in the midst of a dark world. Even on the stormy winter nights, you will still have that Son kissed glow. You will spark a different kind of b e a u t y than the world has grown accustomed to, and people will notice. So wear the sunscreen and allow yourself to be fiercely loved by God. Kingdom work needs to be done, and we need you to radiate God’s love to the world.

2019-04-22T02:04:41Z

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Region can no longer afford to ignore income inequality – St. Louis American: Local Business. A article about income inequality in St. Louis, Missouri, and how African-Americans can reverse that trend to add billions of dollars to the local economy. A good article by Mr. Smith, with some relevant data concerning how economists looks at any economy. Question: Can non-traditionalists change how we think about any economy? You know when your country is in trouble when a major political party remains silent after an event like the slayings of nine black people which included a sitting state senator. In fact, by the GOP not saying anything speaks volumes. First, a national political party should not be defined or fearful of making a statement or taking a stand on such an event, even for fear of loosing conservative votes. By the GOP saying nothing as a party at this stage, suggests that they are weak domestically. It is bad enough that GOP economic policy essentially does not work in terms of growing the economy for the bottom 20% percent of the population in the US, but to not have a voice or political policy about the slayings is uncaring and indifferent. And no, it is not enough for two leading Republican presidential candidates, the GOP must a statement as political party. And if it is true that the GOP as a national party, then it isn’t good for the country as a whole. Frankly, it means there really is only one party in town, and that ladies and gentlemen, isn’t democracy. As A Joke, It Isn’t That Funny…. In an article the International Monetary Fund stated that trickle economics does not work, and that was originally posed as a joke…. As policy, a form if oppression…. Ever have an off the wall question? I have thought about the Hopi civilization off and on since my reading about them years ago. In their origin myth, the Hopi migrated to earth. Before earth, they have migrated to four other planets. Assuming that this is myth more than folklore, how did they do it? I have a few of my own creation or myths, that I sometimes create when thinking about the origins of humankind. #1. Colonization by An Advanced Civilization. #2. The Great Universal Mother. Like a bird, The Great Mother laid her egg after ensure our initial survival and left. Not abandonment, just the nature of life…. #3. Joining of Two Into One. That we are the sexual compilation of energy beings, and we, all life, are those beings incarnate…. NOTE: We have looked for other civilizations at stars and galaxies, and have found the universe empty, with the exception of ourselves. Where did we come from, and where should we go?

2019-04-23T04:23:40Z

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Moon Shot From JPMorgan's Dimon Is Day's Money Quote : The Two-Way The bank lost $2 billion — and counting — on some risky bets. But could it ever lose $1 trillion? Only if there's a celestial catastrophe, its CEO quipped today. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon during testimony today before the House Financial Services Committee. The top news from Capitol Hill testimony today by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is that he says "the bank did its best to fully inform investors about its risk strategy several weeks before it suffered a $2 billion-plus trading loss," The Associated Press reports. But the quote from him that seems to be getting the most attention came in response to a question from Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., who wanted to know if the bank could ever lose "a half a trillion dollars or a trillion dollars?" "Not unless this earth is hit by a moon," Dimon quipped. -- JPMorgan Execs Who Bungled Billions May Have To Return Bonuses, Stock. -- Dimon Will Tell Congress JPMorgan 'Let People Down' With Trading Loss. -- JPMorgan Knew Of Risks, 'WSJ' Reports. -- As Feared, JPMorgan's Losses Are Growing; Reportedly At $3 Billion.

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Level 1 - Easy/Enjoying Bikers: Easy cycling in mostly flat areas, without uphill stretches, generally short daily bike-tours - that give you enough time to enjoy the region additionally to your biketour. Individual Tour: You decide for yourself the pace you want to cycle, the sights you want to see along the way and when to take a break. Our detailed maps and route descriptions show you the way. Bike & boat: biking only if you want, the hotel is following you! No daily packing, mostly full board, very personal/individual support. Historical towns in the land of tulips, windmills and canals. Cycling cruises: A unique and "typical Dutch" concept, where a cycling holiday and a journey on a comfortable ship are combined. Cycling cruises are ideal for those who like to cycle during the day and explore beautiful areas, without giving up a comfortable way of travelling. Explore the western part and the "Green Heart" of Holland during this exciting cycling cruise and enjoy many famous towns, interesting highlights, windmills, water and beautiful scenery. Visit famous historical towns, picturesque cities and beautiful landscapes in the surprising varied "Green Heart" of Holland by bicycle and ship. Highlights are Amsterdam with the beautiful canals, Dom-city Utrecht, harbour city Rotterdam, Delft with its famous Delftware factories, cheese city Gouda, the windmills at Kinderdijk, silver city Schoonhoven, the historical centre of Haarlem, the dunes and the North Sea beach and the open air museum "Zaanse Schans". The Southern tour is the perfect tour to explore the variety of scenery in the central part of the Netherlands with many small canals and lakes, and also the beautiful old cities during daytime and in the evening. You will live and travel on board of the DE AMSTERDAM. Flat, asphalted bike paths and side roads, ideal for children. If you don’t want to cycle, you can stay on the boat. Individual arrival to Amsterdam. Embarkation from 2 p.m. on. Explore downtown Amsterdam: time for shopping, to visit a museum or to do a canal tour (reduced tickets available on board, until 10 p.m.): this is an unique way to see the capital of Holland from another side. First night on board in Amsterdam. At breakfast, cruise to Breukelen and first bike tour along the beautiful winding river Vecht. Along this river you will see very nice villas, cottages and small castles. You will follow the river into the centre of Utrecht with its Dom (Cathedral) tower, 111 m. high. In the afternoon: continue by ship from Utrecht to Rotterdam. Cycling tour via "jenever-city" Schiedam and through the Delfland area to Delft. Visit the beautiful city centre with its small canals, picturesque streets, bridges and alleys. For many guests a visit to the Delftware factories of "Royal Delft" is one of the highlights of the tour. Dinner cruise from Rotterdam to Dordrecht. Arrival around 8 p.m. In the evening short city walk (free). Today you can cycle the first part or the “waterbus” will take you and your bicycle to Alblasserdam. After just a few minutes of cycling you will reach Kinderdijk (UNESCO cultural heritage, with its impressive row of 19 large windmills). You then have the choice between a longer bike tour with a visit to the beautiful cheese city of Gouda and a short bike tour through the Alblasserwaard. Both tours end in the “silver city” of Schoonhoven, where you can visit a silversmith. Cycle tour from Schoonhoven through the beautiful “Green Heart” of Holland via Oudewater (visit the Witches Weigh House) to Utrecht. Near Oudewater you can visit a traditional cheese farm, where you can also buy delicious farm-made Gouda cheese. In the late afternoon, the ship will bring you from Utrecht to Haarlem. From Zaandam your final day of cycling will take you to the open-air museum the Zaanse Schans (free entry), with its beautiful windmills, an Old Dutch village with traditional wooden houses, a cheese farm and a traditional wooden clog maker. After exploring the museum you cycle through the recreational area “Twiske” back to Amsterdam. The afternoon and evening are yours to enjoy everything Amsterdam has to offer. If you didn’t go for a canal tour on the first day, you will have the opportunity to do so today. Disembarkation after breakfast. Individual departure. Due to changing wind and weather conditions as well as organizational requirements we reserve the right to make changes of routing and program. continue by train directly to Amsterdam Centraal - duration approx. 20 min. - Price approx. € 5. continue by bus line 48 to the ship landing stage - duration approx. 15 min. - Price approx. € 2,90. Parking in Amsterdam is only possible on official parking areas or in garages. Parking in the city center of Amsterdam costs approx. € 5,- per hour. In the city center are numerous parking areas (Parkhouses/Garages) of which some are connected with a park guidance system. The blue-white signs of this guidance system will lead you to the next parking where places are still available. Parking on yellow curbs is forbidden. Attention: Wheel clamps may be used. Penalties for parking violation are very high. Pick up and bringing service of your car from and to the ship landing station in Amsterdam. You can find the registration form in your travel documents. After depositing your luggage at the ship you will park your car yourself. Travel time to the garage: approx. 10-15 minutes. Shuttleservice to ship and return. A monitored parking directly at the main station (only for cars up to 2,10 m height). The discount price (as per 2014) is approx. € 12 for 24 hours. approx. € 90-100 / week. Further information about Amsterdam and and also more parking possibilities you can find here www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/ under "Plan your trip" / "Getting here & around" / "Parking". Please plan your journey accordingly to be on time for embarkation between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Thank you for your understanding, that it is not possible to go on board before embarkation started. daily coffee and tea until 4 p.m. If you would verifiably receive better conditions and/or prices from another tour operator at the time of booking we guarantee at least the same conditions PLUS 1 handlebar bag for FREE! Welcome on Board DE AMSTERDAM! DE AMSTERDAM is a 311 ft. long and 36 ft. wide, very well equipped river cruise ship. The vessel has 56 staterooms for max. 112 passengers. All staterooms are outside cabins. The lower deck has 10 twin cabins and 20 superior twin cabins (approx. 135 sq.ft.). All cabins have an individual climate control system, digital TV, roomy wardrobe, mini-safe, hair dryer, 230V and 115V sockets, 2 separate single beds (78 x 31 inches) and a private bathroom with shower, toilet, basin and bath products. All twin cabins have a large picture window (4.59 ft. x 2.95 ft.) that can be partly opened. The difference between twin and superior twin cabins on the lower deck is their location in relation to the engine room, stairs and salon. The upper deck offers 18 identical superior twin cabins and 8 spacious French Balcony Suites. The Suites (approx. 200 sq. ft.) have the same amenities as the superior twin cabins, but are larger and – in addition – also have a mini-bar and a “French Balcony” (floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors) instead of a window. The beds in all suites are set as a hotel-style bed (78 x 62 inches) and can, optional (on request), be set as two separate single beds (78 x 31 inches). DE AMSTERDAM has a restaurant on the lower deck. You can enjoy the scenery in the cozy lounge / bar with dance floor and large panoramic windows on the upper deck. In the bar/lounge, Wi-Fi is available for guests (complimentary limited data packages included / additional data packages can be purchased online). On the partially roofed sun deck, chairs and sun loungers invite for a stay. Bicycles will be stored on a separate part of the sun deck. On board of this comfortable ship are in total 56cabins (approx. 11-15m²) with en-suite shower + toilet, all with single low beds (double in the suite but can be used as twins) and individually adjustable air-conditioning. There are some single and triple cabins. The interior of the ship is a no-smoking area: smoking is only allowed on the (outside) sun deck. Available on board (50 MB per day/person). If you need more data volume please contact the crew. Please remember that during your bike and barge tour the internet connection may be unstable sometimes. 7-speed-hub circuit with hand pedal brake, as well as paniers. On some barges we offer modern quality-electrically assisted bikes (Pedelecs) with 7 or 8-gear-hub circuit, gradual selectable help of pedaling power and deep UNISEX-comfot-entrance. The bikes are equipped with a powerful Panasonic or Bosch-Pedelec-Engine and a powerful Lithium-Ion-Battery, one battery-charge is sufficient for up to 65 kilometers. The range of the battery is depending on supportlevel, riding manners, body weight and terrain. In a more hilly terrain or with a higher bodyweight there is more batterycapacity used then in flat areas or with a low bodyweight. You can save battery, when you start with most possible low support and increase only if needed. The batteries are supposed to be charged overnight with the provided battery charger. IMPORTANT: book early, because of limited capacity! can happen, also when bikes are well serviced and maintained. Flats can be fixed by yourself. If there’s a difficult repair you may call the local representative. Please don’t get any repairs done on the bike without informing the tour operator/local representative and their approval. If you bring your own bicycle, please pay attention to the following aspects: You are personally responsible for your own bike on board and ashore. Protect your bike against theft on board, as well as on land with a lock. The bikes will be brought on board and from board by the crew. Due to the local conditions we cannot prevent scratches and damages on the bikes. Please understand that we cannot accept any liability. The bikes on board are exposed to weather conditions because the parking is not covered. Please bring along your own spare material and repair kit for your bike. In the Netherlands it is not mandatory to wear a helmet. Book early, those bike & boat trips fill up fast!

2019-04-24T04:23:17Z

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We wake to an all-you-can-eat breakfast and gorge till our stomachs can hold no more. The breakfast is much the same as in the last hotel. Perfect! I eat plate after plate of Sausage, eggs, grits, biscuits with sausage grave, and blueberry waffles. A taste of heaven. We figure out our food situation and mail ourselves enough food to get through the Smokey Mountains. In a few days, we’ll be in Fontana Dam where food is expensive. It is a very small place with no grocery stores, only a general store and a lodge. I mail myself two medium-sized flat-rate boxes overflowing with 20+lbs of food. We must carry enough for 6-8 days. The woman who rode us to the post office waited. We found her 20mins later still in the parking lot to shuttle us further up the road. She could not take us the entire way due to a family obligation though she would have been glad to. The people of the south are super friendly. A truck stops within a few minutes and rides us to the trail head. We take our time walking the four miles to the shelter. I sleep inside this one, my first time on the trail. I don’t think I will again; too noisy. Breakfast at the hotel’s AYCE buffet. Breakfast of champions! I ate so many plates of food. Packs exploded in our room. Takes a while to get everything cleaned up so we can head out for the day. Mr. Kool-Aid, Canuck, and myself, Kodak, hitching a ride to the post office. Canuck and Mr. Kool-Aid mailing their food to Fontana Dam. My boxes of food. 20+lbs. Canucks hammock was sent to the wrong city. They are going to forward it on to Fontana Dam. Oh Yeah!!! What up Mr. Kool-Aid. The woman who drove us to the post office waited for us and dropped us closer to the trail. It did not take long before a truck drove us the rest of the way. Thanks dude. Sorry that I forgot your name. A butterfly at the trail head. Trail magic that was only trash when we found it. It snowed in the night. We are feeling grateful to have spent the night indoors. We have a fire at the Siler Bald Shelter. It was another cold night. Food safely hung from mice. The bottles prevent mice from climbing down the line to chew a hole through your bag. A fire in the light of the full moon and the afterglow of the sun. What a beautiful night. Why are food bags hanging inside the shelters? That’s like dinner and dessert for bears.

2019-04-25T04:22:56Z

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You have blazed trails in the classroom, in scholarship, and in the integration of women into Williams. In addition to your teaching of Shakespeare, you were an early introducer to our curriculum of film studies and women’s studies, and your scholarly work in both fields has been highly influential. It has helped illuminate the work of such directors as Herzog, Bertolucci, and Bergman and brought fresh eyes to such films as Blue Velvet and Thelma and Louise. Most notably, however, you have in two highly regarded books expanded our understanding of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, helping us to see more deeply in their work the effects of their personal relationship. As a result, you have become a focus, at times even an obsession, of Plath devotees worldwide. Here at home, we especially applaud your advancement of the role of women at Williams. Joining the faculty forty years ago with few female colleagues, let alone role models, you quickly founded a branch of Committee W on the Status of Women, then helped write the college’s first affirmative action policy and appoint its first affirmative action officer, and then helped establish its first Women’s Studies Program. Through these efforts and so many more you have done as much as any Williams faculty member to make this a place where female students, faculty, and staff can thrive. I hereby declare you Herbert H. Lehman Professor of English, Emerita, entitled to all the rights, honors, and privileges appertaining thereto.

2019-04-19T02:47:24Z

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B' e José María Rojas Garrido, a rugadh ann an Agrado (Huila) air an 7mh an t-Ògmhios 1824 agus a chaochail ann am Bogotá (Cundinamarca air an 18mh an t-Iuchar 1883), seanadair agus stàitire à Coloimbia. ‘S e esan a’ chiad neach-ainmichte a fhuair Ceannas na dùthcha os làimhe ann an 1866 nuair a bha an ceann-suidhe ùr-thaghte, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, air dhìth. Bha e gu math ainmeil air feadh na dùthcha airson a chuid obrach anns na pàireanan-naidheachd Libearalach, agus thathar ag ràdh gur e fear dhe na òraideachean na b’ fheàrr a fhuair an dùthaich a-riamh. ‘S e ball a’ Phàirtidh Libearalach a bh’ann. Bha eòlas farsaing aig José María Rojas Garrido aig gach ìre ann an saoghal a’ poileataigs, is esan ann sàs ann am poileataigs ionadail, roinnean agus nàiseanta, ann am pàrlamaid, anns an Riaghaltas aghus fiù ’s am broinn siostam an lagha. Ghabh Rojas Garrido an Dotaireachd aige ann an eòlas-lagha ann an Colegio de San Bartolomé ann an 1847. An uair sin, ann an 1851, chaidh e a dh’ainmeachadh na riaghladair air an roinn Neiva leis a’ cheann-suidhe (agus deagh charaid aige) José Hilario López. Chaidh e a thaghadh chun na Seòmar nan Riochdairean ann an 1856, is e a’ riochdachadh an Stàit Uachdarain na h-Antioquia. An ceann greiseag fhuair e dreuchd mar Chargé d'affaires anns A' Bheiniseala nuair a bha José María Obando na cheann-suidhe. Bha Rojas Garrido uabhasach dlùth air an t-Seanalair Mosquera, ‘s e deagh charaidean a bh’annta, agus chaidh Rojas Garrido a dh’ainmeachadh na Mhinistear na Dùthchannan Cèin ceithir tursan nuair a bha Mosquera os cionn an Riaghaltais. Bha e na Riaghladair na roinne Bhogotá ann an 1861 agus na Riochdaire ann an Còmhdhail na h-Antioquia ann an 1862. A bharrachd air sin, fhuair e an dreuchd mar Rùnaire na Dùthchannan Cèin air ais eadar 1862 gu ruige 1863, a turas sin le smachd air Ministrealachd a’ Chogaidh agus a’ Chabhalach. Thill e gus a’ Bheiniseala ann an 1864 mar Thosgair sònraichte agus Ministear Làn-Chumhachach, agus chaidh e a thaghadh chun an Àrd-Chùirte leis a’ Chòmhdhail nuair a thill e dhan dùthaich aigese fhèin. Chaidh an t-seann-cheann-suidh Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera a thaghadh dhan dreuchd a-rithist, ann an 1866. Chum an Còmhdhail taghaidhean bliadhnail airson luchd-ainmichte, air an 17mh an Gearran 1866. Chaidh José María Rojas Garrido ga thaghadh mar a’ chiad fhear, Santos Acosta Castillo an darna fhear, agus Marcelino Gutierrez an treas fear. Nan robh an ceann-suidhe laghail air dhìth, ‘s e an triùir sin a bhiodh nan luchd-ionlaid a’ Chinn-suidhe, leis gun do chuireadh às dhan dreuchd mar Leas-Cheann-suidhe. Chan e dreuchd sònraichte a bh’ann an tiotal sin, ach ghabh Rojas Garrido an ceannas os làimhe o chionns gu robh Mosquera fhèin anns an Roinn Eòrpa aig an àm. Le sin, s’e an treas ceann-suidhe na Stàitean Aonaichte Choloimbia a bh’ann, gu ruige 22mh an Cèitean 1866 nuair a thill Mosquera dhan dùthaich is mhionnaich e a chuid bhòidean. An dèidh an cumhachd a thoirt air ais dhan Sheanalair Mosquera, Lean José María Rojas Garrido air am broinn an Riaghaltais mar chomhairliche a’ chinn-suidhe, is fiù ’s fhuair e turas eile na Rùnaire na Dùthchannan Cèin. Chaidh e a thaghadh mar Bhreitheamh anns an Àrd-chùirt ann an 1870, agus mu dheireadh thall sheas e mar thagraiche a’ chinneas ann an 1872, ach rinn Manuel Murillo Toro a’ chùis air. Bha e an sàs anns an Àrd-chùirt gus a bhàsaich e ann am Bogotá air an 18mh an t-Iuchar 1883 le mùchadh nan sgamhan. Air a tharraing à "https://gd.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=José_María_Rojas_Garrido&oldid=543020" Chaidh an duilleag seo a dheasachadh 18 dhen Iuchar 2018 aig 06:53 turas mu dheireadh.

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Question: Why do the authors seem to feel that the teacher-centered, mechanistic approach was acceptable for the 20th century? See my blog post from earlier today for more on this. Connection: In the video “Stop Stealing Dreams,” Seth Grodin said that, in the era when our economy was industrial, school was about teaching students to be uniform and interchangeable. Teachers were being prepared for a workforce in which obedience and respect were paramount. Thomas and Seely Brown, similarly, talk about a mechanistic approach, “as if students were being taught how to operate a machine or even…as if the students themselves were machines being programmed to accomplish tasks.” (35). Epiphany: Even in some of the best schools today, the ultimate endpoint is efficiency: “The goal is to learn as much as you can, as fast as you can.” (35) The only difference is that we have added use of technological tools to the long list of steps to be mastered. Question: Why do the authors feel that the twentieth century was characterized by a “glacial rate of change,” despite so much evidence to the contrary? See my blog post from earlier today for more on this. Connection: Richardson, in his book Why School?, also argues that, in an era of abundant information, teachers should not make students memorize facts. Like the New Culture of Learning authors, he seemed to feel that teaching kids to memorize facts was somehow a desirable component of teaching in the pre-internet days. Epiphany: A study recently concluded that Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Brittanica are more or less equally erroneous. Therefore, I should be less skeptical of the reliability of what I read on Wikipedia. Glad to see somebody else finally diving into this text. Regarding your question for Chapter 2, I think what it really comes down to is the reality that technology has changed everything. The teacher-centered approach may have been effective for the 20th century, especially the first 80 years of it, because the technology was so different. No Internet, no computers in the classroom, no Xerox machines even. No way to give students the tools they needed to explore learning on their own. Those tools exist now but we are still developing the ability to structure learning around them in a way that engages students and preserves the relevance of the educational system.

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