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A World of Adventure: Exploring Minecraft Team Extreme Server's Custom Maps
Monday, January 24, 2022
Minecraft Team Extreme Server is renowned for its vast collection of custom maps that offer unique and immersive gameplay experiences. These custom maps, created by talented players and map makers, provide a world of adventure beyond the traditional Minecraft landscape. In this article, we will delve into the exciting realm of Minecraft Team Extreme Server's custom maps, highlighting their diversity, creativity, and the thrilling experiences they offer to players.
Diverse Themes and Environments
One of the remarkable aspects of Minecraft Team Extreme Server's custom maps is the wide range of themes and environments they present. From sprawling fantasy realms to post-apocalyptic landscapes, each map offers a distinct setting and atmosphere. Explore ancient ruins, navigate treacherous dungeons, or venture into futuristic cities—the possibilities are endless. These maps transport players to entirely new worlds, providing a refreshing and captivating gameplay experience.
Custom maps on the Minecraft Team Extreme Server often incorporate engaging storylines that immerse players in a narrative-driven experience. Step into the shoes of a hero on a quest to save a kingdom, unravel the mysteries of a haunted mansion, or embark on an epic treasure hunt. These maps offer compelling narratives that add depth and purpose to your adventures, making the gameplay experience all the more engaging and rewarding.
Challenging Gameplay Mechanics
Custom maps frequently introduce unique gameplay mechanics and challenges that test players' skills and problem-solving abilities. From intricate puzzles that require logical thinking to parkour courses that demand precision and agility, these maps offer a variety of gameplay elements beyond traditional Minecraft mechanics. Each map presents its own set of challenges, encouraging players to adapt and strategize to overcome obstacles and progress further.
Cooperative and Competitive Multiplayer
Minecraft Team Extreme Server's custom maps cater to both cooperative and competitive multiplayer experiences. Some maps are designed specifically for cooperative gameplay, requiring teamwork and coordination to overcome obstacles and achieve objectives. Others offer competitive gameplay modes where players can engage in thrilling PvP battles, racing against each other, or competing for high scores. Whether you prefer working together with friends or pitting your skills against others, these maps provide a multiplayer experience that fosters camaraderie and friendly competition.
The abundance of custom maps on Minecraft Team Extreme Server ensures endless replayability. With new maps regularly added and existing maps updated, there's always something fresh to explore. Each map offers unique secrets, hidden treasures, and alternative paths, encouraging players to revisit them and discover new experiences. Furthermore, custom maps often have mod support, allowing players to enhance their gameplay with additional features and modifications.
Community Interaction and Feedback
The Minecraft Team Extreme Server community plays an integral role in the development and improvement of custom maps. Map makers often engage with the player community, seeking feedback and suggestions to refine their creations. This collaborative approach fosters a vibrant and dynamic community where players can actively contribute to the evolution of the maps, ensuring that the gameplay experiences continue to evolve and improve over time.
Minecraft Team Extreme Server's custom maps open up a world of adventure, offering diverse themes, engaging storylines, challenging gameplay mechanics, and cooperative or competitive multiplayer experiences. These meticulously crafted maps provide a refreshing and immersive gameplay alternative to the traditional Minecraft landscape. Dive into the rich and ever-expanding collection of custom maps, embrace the creativity of the Minecraft community, and embark on thrilling adventures that will keep you coming back for more.


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2 Diabetes – PSARL Gene discovered that may lead to a Cure
June 10th, 2006
According to an
Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, a group of Victorian scientists
discovered the gene that is responsible that contributes to the
development of Type 2 Diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is
not just an epidemic in the United States. Australia is greatly
impacted with 100,000 newly diagnosed patients each year. The reason
for the dramatic increase of type 2 diabetes is due to the dietary
choices and lack of exercise.
Pharmaceuticals scientists from Geelong would want to develop a DNA
diagnostic test that would be on the Australian market in 2 years. They
could test the DNA by taking a swab to the inside of the patient’s
The PSARL gene
would be detected and give a preliminary warning that they would be at
risk for diabetes. By knowing that they will be at a greater risk the
scientists hope that people will change their dietary and physical
activity before the onset of type 2 diabetes.

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Trimble controllers are designed to give you the perfect tool to control your project, instruments and software. Each controller is designed to work with specific instruments and offers everything you could need for the job at hand.


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Electricity bills for 1.6 million Colorado customers of Xcel Energy will rise 4.4% — about $3.99 on the average residential bill — on Sept. 1, under a settlement approved Wednesday by the state Public Utilities Commission.
In 2022, Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest electricity supplier, filed for a $312 million rate hike, but under the settlement it will get an increase of $96 million.
The reduced revenue figure was reached in a settlement between Xcel Energy and state agencies and major industrial and commercial customers.
That follows a $182 million rate increase in April 2022, which raised the average electricity bill $5.24 a month, or about 6.4%.
The September rate increase could have been even smaller under a proposal made by the state Office of Utility Consumer Advocate that would have deferred $48 million in costs associated with closing five coal-fired power plants until the last plant, Comanche 3, in Pueblo, is shuttered in 2031.
When Comanche 3 closes, all the costs could be rolled into a securitized bond, which would be a cheaper way to pay off the closures.
The PUC staff opposed the financial mechanism, arguing that it was pushing current costs onto future ratepayers and that there was insufficient financial analysis. The commission agreed.
“It is a creative attempt,” PUC Chairman Eric Blank said. “The proposal is underdeveloped.”
Where does affordability fit in
The decision to add the coal cost adds about $1.09 a month to average monthly bills.
“Even though it is a small amount, it adds up when you add it to all the other increases people are facing,” said Cindy Schonhaut, director of the consumer advocate office. “The commission rejecting our proposal on coal assets ends up with us at the status quo.”
“We have a history with this commission of knocking down everything we propose,” Schonhaut said. “So the question is where does affordability fit in?”
In February, Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter to state energy officials and utility executives to take every possible action to reduce utility bills.
“The commission has been directed by the governor as the rest of us have to consider affordability,” Schonhaut said. “It behooves the commission to come up with their own plan for affordability rather than just criticizing others.”
In approving the rate hike, the commissioners did express concerns about some Xcel Energy performance and cost issues that surfaced during the rate hearings.
“I am very troubled by the Cabin Creek performance,” Commissioner Cynthia Gilman said. “There is an ongoing issue of performance analysis.”
Cabin Creek is a hydropower facility above Georgetown that was supposed to be in service in 2020, but has suffered repeated construction and operational problems.
Xcel Energy estimated the cost of the Cabin Creek project at $88 million. As of Dec. 31, Xcel had spent approximately $78.1 million, or 88%, of the budget, but is now projecting the project will cost $98.6 million.
Blank said he was troubled by more than $289 million in higher costs for eight projects from Xcel Energy’s initial estimates bringing to total $544 million — a 109% increase.
Xcel Energy said those initial project estimates are merely markers and that a true assessment of costs comes when the utility applies for permission to build the project.
“There are huge cost overruns and huge performance problems,” Blank said. “When the company wins, ratepayers should win … that clearly didn’t happen here.”

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I was doing my shopping at walmart today, of coarse I had to walk through the fish section. They had three bettas sitting in brown poop water. Two where worst than the other, and I just could not leave them there.
They where not exactly pretty, so I was afraid they would just sit there and die in that nasty water.
One of them I put in my 10gal Qt tank, the other is in a 1gal tank I picked up for $10.00. The one in the 1gal is a tiny white female. Hoping she will grow a little then I will try her out in one of my community tanks. For now she is fine or at least a lot better off. She is actualy acting alot more happy than the male in the 10gal.
Note to self, Don't walk through Walmarts fish dept! I don't need anymore fish!

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By Jessica Dye
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reinstated part of a legal fight by AstraZeneca over a patent protecting its Pulmicort Respules asthma drug, months after the court temporarily halted competitors from distributing generic versions.
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverses an earlier decision that generic drugmakers -including Apotex Inc, Sandoz Inc and Watson Laboratories Inc -had not infringed an AstraZeneca patent relating to the drug.
The court left intact a finding that another AstraZeneca patent related to the drug was invalid.
AstraZeneca said in a statement Wednesday that it had "full confidence in the strength of its intellectual property rights" concerning the pediatric asthma drug.
The defendants were not immediately available for comment after regular business hours Wednesday.
AstraZeneca had filed suit earlier this year seeking to block the generic drugmakers from introducing versions of Pulmicort Respules. The defendants countersued, saying that the patents were invalid and that they had not infringed them.
The case went to trial, and in April a federal judge in New Jersey found that one AstraZeneca patent had not been infringed, and that another was invalid. AstraZeneca appealed, and in May the Federal Circuit issued a temporary injunction to block generic versions of the drug from being distributed in the United States.
Defendants Apotex, Watson and Breath Limited had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the drug, and Sandoz received approval while the appeal was pending, AstraZeneca said in a statement.
None of the manufacturers have launched a generic product in the United States, although AstraZeneca has an agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals allowing that company to sell a generic version, the company said.
According to a regulatory filing from AstraZeneca, Pulmicort generated $866 million in worldwide revenue for AstraZeneca in 2012.
(Reporting by Jessica Dye in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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RaysHobby build a project called RFToy:
it’s an Arduino-compatible microcontroller board for interfacing with radio frequency (RF) modules, such as the popular 433/315MHz transmitter/receiver, and the nRF24L01 transceiver. The RFToy has a built-in ATmega328, USB-serial converter (CH340G), 128×64 OLED display, three buttons, and a coin battery holder. Programming is done in Arduino through the on-board mini-USB port. It has three sets of pin headers to directly fit RF modules, and an audio jack to output RF receiver signals to a computer’s sound card. Using RFToy you can build a variety of projects involving RF modules, such as remote control and wireless sensors.
Introducing RFToy, an Arduino-compatible gadget for radio frequency modules - [Link]
My 68K breadboard computer is alive! It’s always a thrill when a pile of random chips does something recognizably computer-ish for the first time. Blinking some LEDs in sequence is great; running BASIC is super extra great. I’m excited.
This simple breadboard machine is a prototype of the 68000 single board computer I plan to build next. By testing the key design ideas in a breadboard prototype, I hope to uncover any lurking design problems while they’re still easy to find and fix. Once the design is committed to a PCB with lots of tiny surface-mount components, it will be much more difficult to make changes. Even probing specific signals to observe what’s happening may be difficult. The breadboard is a much more forgiving place to experiment and learn.
Breadboarding the 68K - [Link]
This is an Arduino monitor – tester by ctopconsult.com:
One LED for every single input or output
Can be used with Uno, Leonardo, Mega, Due, Mini, etc.
Also fits with my universal I/O board
Power taken from Arduino 5V and 3.3V outputs, and the Vin
Load on any pin is 10 kohm or more
LED intensity proportionally reflects the pin voltage or duty cycle
Arduino Monitor/Tester - [Link]
Among the signals below 550 kHz are maritime mobile, distress, radio beacons, aircraft weather, European Longwave-AM broadcast, and point-to-point communications. The low-frequency converter converts the 10 to 500 kHz LW range to a 1010 to 1550 kHz MW range, by adding 1000 kHz to all received signals. Radio calibration is unnecessary because signals are received at the AM-radio’s dial setting, plus 1 MHz; a 100-kHz signal is received at 1100 kHz, a 335-kHz signal at 1335 kHz, etc. The low-frequency signals are fed to U1, a doubly-balanced mixer.
Transistors Q2 and associated circuitry form a Hartley 1000-kHz local oscillator, which is coupled from Q2’s drain, through C8, to U1 pin 8. Signals in the 10 – 550 kHz range are converted to 1010 – 1550 kHz. The mixer heterodynes the incoming low-frequency signal and local-oscillator signal. Transistor Q3 reduces U1’s high-output impedance to about 100 Ω to match most receiver inputs. Capacitor C15 couples the 1010 – 1550 kHz frequencies from Q3’s emitter to output jack J3, while blocking any dc bias.
Inductor L6 couples the dc voltage that’s carried in the rf signal cable from the receiver/dc adaptor. The dc voltage and rf signals don’t interfere with one another; that saves running a separate power-supply wire, which simplifies installation at a remote location. Capacitors C14 and C13 provide dc supply filtering.
Low-Frequency Converter - [Link]
A state-of-the-art, mobile maker space, that brings the richness of hands-on making to you.
Tesla Truck (www.teslatruck.co) – is a mobile maker-space and a cutting edge prototyping facility equipped with 3D printers, Laser Cutters and CNC machines. Tesla Truckʼs mission is to enable students, teachers, makers, and other creative minds to collaborate, innovate, and create in a dynamic and accessible space. Tesla Truck brings the richness of hands-on making to your community by delivering a cutting edge fabrication facility on a mobile platform.
Tesla Truck: A Mobile-Maker Space for the Masses! - [Link]
by TheSignalPathBlog @ yoututbe.com:
In this world exclusive episode, Shahriar takes a close look at the all new Tektronix Real-Time USB Spectrum Analyzer. The RSA306 has an RF bandwidth from 9kHz to 6.2GHz with a real-time analysis window of 40MHz. While being entirely powered form a single USB 3.0 interface, it provides a 100% Probably of Intercept for any signal event of at least 100us in duration. The RSA306 is compact, lightweight and shock resistant. At the same time Tektronix has made its Signal-Vu PC software with 17 measurement capabilities free and significantly reduced the price of other Signal-Vu advanced applications!
The SFDR, linearity, noise floor and phase noise of the instrument are all measured and presented. The unit is then used to capture and analyze an intermittent RF interference, analyze and demodulate an RF FM signal using an antenna as well as demodulation a 256-QAM signal with -65Bm of total power.
Tektronix RSA306 USB Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Review and Experiments - [Link]
Josh Levine writes:
It can be nice to know how much battery power you have. It becomes critically important with LiPo batteries since you can permanently damage them by running the voltage down too low. Typically battery voltage detection requires adding a circuit with extra parts and their associated power requirements. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to do this using nothing but software? Read on for a no parts, no pins, no power solution…
Battery fuel gauge with zero parts and zero pins on AVR - [Link]
Using the cirrus logic CS5464 for AC current measurement by Corgi-Tronics:
Continuing the series on examining devices to measure AC current, this time we’ll try out the CS5464 from Cirrus Logic. I initially built it up on a breadboard, but I’ll skip writing up this test and instead build up a prototype and run AC line power through it.
This is a Three-channel, Single-phase Power/Energy monitoring chip, and also can use current shunts and is intended for power meters.
This device provides no direct isolation, instead the entire device (input and output) directly coupled to the AC power line. Any isolation must be provided separately.
Using the cirrus logic CS5464 for AC current measurement - [Link]
Luca Dentella build an ethernet shield based on the ENC28j60 driver from Microchip.
SDWebServer is a complete webserver that can retrieve static elements from an SD card (including a user-defined default webpage) and can also create dynamic pages. This is the latest post in my tutorial about using ENC28j60-based shields with Arduino.
SDWebServer – enc28J60 and Arduino - [Link]
Representatives from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS in Dresden will be showing off their Li-Fi wireless communication system at the upcoming electronica exhibition held in Munich from November 11 to 14. The system uses infra-red light as the transmission medium and can transfer data at a speed of up to 1 Gigabit per second over a distance of up to 10 meters.
Li-Fi Goes Live at electronica - [Link]


Allegations of fraud surrounding an Obama campaign donor have ignited further controversy for the president’s reelection effort, as another prominent supporter has purportedly engaged in illegal activity. Abake Assongba and her husband, Anthony J.W. DeRosa, doled out more than $50,000 to Obama’s reelection campaign this year, government records show. Assongba is also facing a lawsuit in Florida, where she allegedly stole $657,000 to help finance a multimillion-dollar home in the state.
Assongba and DeRosa own and operate a charity that allegedly dispenses food and school supplies to children and families in the West African nation of Benin. The charity built a school and launched a host of philanthropic campaigns in the small country, DeRosa wrote on his Facebook page. "Our Accomplishments in West Africa are our micro loan program, motor taxi program, the construction of a school/clinic for urban children, and sustainable small livestock husbandry program," DeRosa’s Facebook profile reads.
However, when a reporter from the Washington Post visited the foundation’s listed Benin headquarters, the office was closed. The charity’s African coordinator conceded that the office had been shut down for some time, while he refrained from disclosing the address of the school that Abake’s foundation allegedly built.
In fact, diplomatic officials at the Benin embassy said they had never heard of the charity, and they generally monitor all charities doing work in the Benin area. "About this group we are not informed," said Hector Posset, the minister counselor at the Washington, D.C.-based embassy. Further, he cautioned, "We want people to know they should be careful where they are putting their money. Not everything is done for Benin people. Some are spending that money for their own good, or bad."
In an ongoing lawsuit, Swiss businessman Klaus-Werner Pusch accused Assongba of luring him into an e-mail scam — by impersonating a bank official — to purchase the couple’s multimillion-dollar home in Florida. Moreover, the defendant has left behind a trail of debts, including $5,000 in back rent as well as $10,000 in rent and damages for a previous apartment.
Assongba’s former landlady, Haley Davey, said she was astounded that Assongba was a presidential fundraiser, because she was continuously late on her rent payments, and moved out after failing to pay five months’ worth of rent. "Knowing what I know about her," Davey asserted in an interview, "I wouldn’t have anything to do with her."
Over recent years, Assongba has contributed more than $70,000 to Democratic candidates, according to Federal Election Commission data. Included among her larger donations is $15,000 to the Democratic National Committee and $35,000 to the Obama Victory fund, a joint committee administered between Obama’s reelection campaign and the Democratic Party.
Responding to questions from the press, campaign officials acknowledged that probing all of the president’s bundlers is a challenge, and that they plan to investigate Assongba’s background to determine whether her contributions should be returned. "More than 1.3 million Americans have donated to the campaign, and we constantly review those contributions for any issues," Campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt averred. "Some issues are easy to identify, others more difficult, but once an issue has been raised, we address it promptly, as we will do in this case."
Campaign employees purportedly scan the backgrounds of volunteer fundraisers for legal and publicity issues, through Internet searches and other public records to reveal any potential problems. Evidently, they skipped past Assongba’s records, or her financial debts and half-million-dollar lawsuit were not perceived as a threat.
Obama recently released a list of donors and campaign "bundlers" — major fundraisers who bundle together large donations from other parties — which has already led to a host of questions. One recent controversy involved a legal debacle that prompted the campaign to return $200,000 to Carlos and Alberto Cardona, who — as reported in February by The New American — are two brothers of a fugitive Mexican casino mogul who escaped the United States to avoid a myriad of criminal charges, including drug trafficking and fraud. Carlos and Alberto each forked out tens of thousands of dollars to the Democratic National Committee, while becoming top bundlers for the president’s reelection campaign.
Indeed, Obama’s decision to release a list of his donors and fundraisers has seemingly backfired, as a recent Associated Press investigation showed dozens of bundlers and top super PAC donors visiting the White House on multiple occasions. The president’s past criticisms of Washington’s insider privileges has spurred claims of hypocrisy, as more than 60 prominent campaign donors have been granted access to the White House more than once for state dinners, holiday events, and meetings with top administration officials.


The Food and Drug Administration is breaking down on numerous business that make and disperse kratom, a supplement with psychedelic and pain-relieving qualities that's been connected to a current salmonella outbreak.
In a letter released on Tuesday, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb called on 3 companies in various states to stop selling unapproved kratom items with unverified health claims. In a statement, Gottlieb stated the business were engaged in "health fraud scams" that " present major health risks."
Originated from a plant native to Southeast Asia, kratom is typically sold as pills, powder, or tea in the US. Advocates state it helps suppress the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, which has actually led people to flock to kratom in recent years as a means of stepping down from more effective drugs like Vicodin.
Since kratom is classified as a supplement and has not been established as a drug, it's not subject to much federal guideline. That indicates tainted kratom pills and powders can quickly make their method to store racks-- which appears to have occurred in a current outbreak of salmonella that has actually up until now sickened more than 130 individuals throughout several states.
Outlandish claims and little clinical research
The FDA's current crackdown seems the most current step in a growing divide in between advocates and regulative companies relating to the usage of kratom The companies the firm has called are Front Range Kratom of Aurora, Colorado; Kratom Spot of Irvine, California and Revibe, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
The claims these three companies have made include marketing the supplement as "very reliable against cancer" and recommending that their products could assist decrease the signs of opioid dependency.
There are couple of existing clinical research studies to back up those claims. Research study on kratom has actually found, nevertheless, that the drug use some of the same brain receptors as opioids do. That stimulated the FDA to categorize it as an opioid in February.
Experts say that since of this, it makes good sense that individuals with opioid usage disorder are turning to kratom as a way of abating their symptoms reference and stepping down from more powerful drugs like Vicodin.
But taking any supplement that hasn't been checked for security by medical professionals can be hazardous.
The risks of taking kratom.
Previous FDA testing found that numerous products dispersed by Revibe-- among the 3 business called in the FDA letter-- were polluted with salmonella. Last month, as part of a demand from the company, Revibe ruined a number of tainted products still at its center, however the company has yet to confirm that it recalled products that had already delivered to shops.
Last month, the FDA released its first-ever obligatory recall of kratom products after those produced by Las Vegas-based Triangle Pharmanaturals were discovered to be polluted with salmonella.
Since April 5, a overall of 132 people throughout 38 states had been sickened with the germs, which can cause diarrhea and stomach pain lasting up to a week.
Besides handling the risk that kratom items could carry damaging germs, those who take the supplement have no reliable method to identify the proper dosage. It's likewise challenging to discover a go to my site verify kratom supplement's complete ingredient list or account for potentially hazardous interactions with other drugs or medications.
Kratom is presently prohibited in Australia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and a number of US states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). Across the United States, numerous reports of deaths and addiction led the Drug Enforcement Administration to place kratom on its list of "drugs and chemicals of concern." In 2016, the DEA proposed a ban on kratom but backtracked under pressure from some members of Congress and an protest from kratom advocates.


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Action in Community Through Service, Prince William County (ACTSpwc): provides relief; fosters hope and promotes self-sufficiency for people in crisis due to hunger, homelessness, or personal violence
Adult Day Health Care, Fairfax County; provides community-based adult day health care to individuals who need supervision during the day.
ALIVE!; (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) the largest private safety net for the needy in the city of Alexandria, addressing short-term to long-term needs for those less fortunate in the community.
AACH Arlington/Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless ; offers shelter to homeless people to provide them with a foundation to rebuild their lives
A-SPAN: Arlington Street People’s Coalition: provides life-sustaining services for Arlington’s street homeless; to secure permanent housing for one of Arlington’s most vulnerable populations through outreach and relationships built on trust and respect
Carpenter’s Shelter: provides shelter, guidance, education and advocacy for homeless persons and families who seek sustainable independence and stability
Catholic Charities, Christ House; Catholic Charities, Arlington Diocese ; provides soup kitchen, food pantry, overnight shelter, thrift shop and limited assistance to pay for rent, medicines, or other necessities
Catholic Charities, Migration & Refugee Services; Catholic Charities, Arlington Diocese ; offers services to help newcomers “get on their feet” and become self-sufficient.
Catholic Charities, St. Martin Elderly Services; Catholic Charities, Arlington Diocese ; provides support services and resources to people of all faiths and nationalities aged 60 and older, especially those who are needy
Center of Concern; an international center to study issues relating to development, justice, and peace from a Christian perspective and to enable all people to realize that humanity is united in a common destiny, and to assist the world’s people to exercise their common responsibility to shape that destiny
Corpus Christi School; provides scholastic programs geared to meet individual needs, in an environment that fosters Christian values and stimulates students to reach their fullest potential intellectually, socially, physically and spiritually.
Culmore Clinic: a Falls Church, VA multi-faith collaborative to increase access to healthcare without duplicating efforts already under way. It provides basic health services, including physical therapy, to uninsured adults.
Langley Residential Support Services; supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families
L’Arche: Highland House & Sixth Street House: a faith-based non-profit community where people with and without intellectual disabilities share their lives together; provides competent and loving care to people with intellectual disabilities.
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia: teach adults the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English in order to empower them to participate more fully and confidently in their communities.
Northern Virginia Family Services, Serve, Inc. & Head Start: provides case management, safe housing, counseling, medical and dental access, child care and development, affordable loans, foster and respite care and job training.
OAR, Fairfax County; offers help to rebuild lives and break the cycle of crime withOpportunities, Alternatives, and Resources for offenders and their families to create a safer community
Pathway Homes, provides support services to adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disabilities in Northern Virginia.
Rising Hope; bringing the power of Christ and the support of the church to the people living in poverty south of Alexandria, VA
St. Charles Pre-school and Elementary School goal of this program is that each child has the opportunity to continue the recognition of the wonder of God’s creation through the experiences provided; children are taught about a loving God and about the respect that we should all have for God’s creation.
Social Action Linking Together (SALT); brings the social and economic teachings of the church to bear on public policy and legislation
The Lamb Center; a daytime drop-in center for the poor and homeless in central Fairfax County, Virginia
United Community Ministries; assists families and individuals to improve the quality of their lives and to function at the greatest level of their economic and social capacities.
Victory Housing: provides affordable housing and related social services to low- and moderate-income senior citizens and for low-income families.
Washington Jesuit Academy: educates in grades 6 through 8 academically talented adolescent boys from low-income families regadless of religious denomination and provides them a disciplined, rigorous learning environment

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Located in the heart of Central Florida- this retreat offers unsurpassed relaxation and recreation. Restaurants- bars and pubs can all be found on the property. The resort is just minutes from all major theme parks and attractions. Facilities include a lobby with 24-hour reception- hotel safe- café- hairdressing salon and a bar- a games room- restaurant- conference facilities and Internet access in public areas- room and laundry services and a bike hire service. Guests arriving by car may use the hotel car park. Younger guests will be entertained at the kids' club.
Guests of The Villas of Grand Cypress have access to a golf course, a marina, and an outdoor pool. Free valet and self parking are available, and there's also limo/town car service. The front desk has multilingual staff on hand 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this luxury condominium resort include a fitness center, 2 spa tubs, and a sauna.
The Villas of Grand Cypress's 146 condos are air-conditioned and provide balconies or patios, iPod docks, and coffee makers. 46-inch LED TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Pillowtop beds are dressed in premium bedding and bathrooms offer deep soaking tubs, rainfall showers, hair dryers, and designer toiletries. Free newspapers, free local calls, and free bottled water are other standard amenities. Private bathrooms are not ensuite.
Food, Drink and Entertainment
Enjoy dining at the condominium resort's 2 onsite restaurants: The Club specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Nine18 Restaurant offers relaxing golf course views. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with 24-hour room service. For your convenience, a full breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 11 AM.
Located 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Grand Cypress Golf Club, The Villas of Grand Cypress is within a 10-minute drive of Tibet Butler Preserve. This 146-room, 4.5-star condo resort has a golf course, a marina, and 2 restaurants. On a lake, it's also near Epcot® and Downtown Disney® area.
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Due to a planned redevelopment, the Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort will close on November 3, 2019. The resort expects this exciting enhancement project to take more than 2 years to complete.Due to a planned redevelopment, the Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort will close on November 3, 2019. The resort expects this exciting enhancement project to take more than 2 years to complete

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Moore's Lounge Players Lead Spirited Jazz Jam Concert at SOPAC's Jammin' in the Loft
The Moore's Lounge Players, one of New Jersey's longest-running jazz jam bands, will head up an unforgettable jazz performance and the ultimate jam session as part of the "Jammin' in the Loft" series at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 PM. Curated by Gregory Burrus Productions, "Jammin' in the Loft" is a series that takes the local music scene by force with an energetic experience of seeing talented local musicians perform up close and personal, surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd of friends, fans, and fellow musicians.
published on 04/11/2024
Danú Ensemble to Take New Jersey Audiences on a Musical Journey to Their Native Ireland
Hailing from the counties Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Donegal in Ireland, Danú is one of today's leading traditional Irish music bands to traverse the global stage, playing standing room only concerts. For nearly 30 years, the ensemble has hosted high-energy performances around the world and has recorded ten critically acclaimed albums. Danú will take audiences on a memorable and moving musical journey to their native Ireland, performing a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and their biggest hits at Stockton University's Performing Arts Center main stage in Galloway, NJ, on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00pm.
published on 03/07/2024
"Black Girl Magic" Celebrates the History and Accomplishments of Black Women Through Story and Song
Guided by the Ancestors, African Warrior Queens, a woman named Sister struggles to find a place of self-reconciliation and acceptance in the world as she is given a glimpse into the lives and legacy of Black women—past and present, young and old. This is the story behind "Black Girl Magic," a powerful show coming to West Windsor Township, NJ, hailing from the Underground Performing Arts Collective in Suffolk, Virginia. "Black Girl Magic" premieres at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer Community College on Friday, March 1, 8 PM EST.
published on 02/22/2024
The Caribbean Musical Retelling of The Little Mermaid, "Once On This Island," Is Coming To South Jersey
A restaging of the Caribbean-infused musical "Once On This Island" is coming to the Levoy Theatre in Millville, New Jersey, running for four performances from February 9th through February 11th. Filled with immersive storytelling, the show is directed by Domonic Barnes and choreographed by Olivia Cruz. Conducting a live band is music director Bryan Broughton.
published on 02/08/2024
The New Jersey Festival Orchestra Usher in the New Year With 'The Great American Songbook' and 'Broadway Classics'
The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is ringing in the New Year with a superb revue from Golden Age classics to Broadway's greatest hits in glorious symphonic splendor. Joining in the festivities are soloists direct from the Broadway stage and dancers from the Dance Theatre of Harlem along with Maestro David Wroe and the orchestra as they swing to favorites from America's Great Songbook. There are two celebratory performances, one on New Year's Eve (Dec 31, 7 p.m.) at Westfield High School and the other on New Year's Day (Jan 1, 2:30 p.m.) at the Sieminski Theatre in Basking Ridge.
published on 12/22/2023
NJPAC To Host Forces of Nature Dance Theatre in Celebration of Kwanzaa
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is celebrating the Kwanzaa holiday this year with an African dance performance starring the acclaimed New York-based troupe Forces of Nature Dance Theatre on Saturday, Dec 23 at 3 p.m. in the Victoria Theater on the Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage.
published on 12/23/2023
Newark Arts Festival 2023 To Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip Hop And Cross Cultural Perspectives
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, with celebrations planned nationwide. Keeping the momentum going this fall is New Jersey's largest city, as the Newark Arts Festival (NAF) 2023 will feature arts and culture events spanning all five wards of Newark from Wednesday, September 27 through Sunday, October 1. The free four-day festival is produced by Newark Arts in association with The Newark Museum of Art and is expected to attract thousands of artists, collectors, aficionados, and creatives.
published on 09/14/2023
CavanKerry Press Broadens the Reach of Poetry and the Experiences of a Diverse Group of Authors
Making sensitive or inconvertable topics more palatable to the general public is a big part of the mission of Fort Lee, New Jersey-based CavanKerry Press. As a not-for-profit literary press serving art and the community, CavanKerry is committed to expanding the reach of poetry by publishing works that explore the emotional and psychological landscapes of everyday life and bringing that art to underserved populations. With its LaurelBooks imprint, CavanKerry is especially engaged with work from people living with physical and/or mental illness and disability.
published on 08/24/2023
Out of the Park Exhibit Showcases Asbury Park Artists and Gallery Owners at the Monmouth Museum
Asbury Park is known for its art scene. Not readily known are the founders, directors, and curators behind the galleries responsible for managing exhibitions of the works of local artists. Many of these gallery owners are exhibited artists themselves. In celebration of the artistry and entrepreneurship of Asbury Park, the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft, New Jersey, is hosting "Out of the Park," an exhibition highlighting a group of multidisciplinary artists and gallery owners who helped define the cultural Renaissance of Asbury Park.
published on 07/20/2023
"Spring Awakening" Coming of Age Musical at Vanguard
Vanguard Theater will present the coming-of-age musical "Spring Awakening" from June 22 through July 16. A celebration of youth and rebellion, censorship and its consequences, "Spring Awakening" fuses issues of morality and sexuality with alternative rock music into an emotionally charged story.
published on 06/22/2023
The 43rd Annual New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education To Honor Over 100 NJ Students and Educators
Over 100 students and arts educators will receive the state’s most prestigious award in arts education at the 43rd Annual New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education celebration during Arts Ed NJ Day. The event will take place June 2 at 5 p.m. at the College of New Jersey and will honor those who have demonstrated excellence in and dedication to arts education. Over the past four decades, the Governor's Awards has highlighted New Jersey's most talented youth. Students of artistic disciplines as varied as dance, music, poetry, visual arts, speech, debate and theater have walked across the awards stage to receive their medal.
published on 05/18/2023
Two Planet- and Family-Friendly Performances at Rowan College in Honor of Earth Day
Rowan University's College of Performing Arts, home of the Marie Rader Presenting Series, will present two planet- and family-friendly performances April 23, the solar-powered mobile stage show "The Puppet Cycle: Small World Stories," followed by bestselling author and composer Dan Brown's "Wild Symphony," a presentation of nearly two dozen musical portraits drawn from the animal kingdom for young audiences.
published on 04/14/2023
Newark Artists and Prominent Actors to Celebrate Literary Legacy of Philip Roth During Weekend-Long Festival
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in collaboration with the Newark Public Library will present Philip Roth Unbound, a weekend-long festival that celebrates the life, legacy and work of novelist and Newark native. Over the course of three days, beginning Friday, March 17 and concluding Sunday, March 19, 2023, NJPAC will host a series of events, featuring more than 40 prominent writers, actors, artists, journalists and intellectuals in the nation. Designed to appeal to audiences of all backgrounds, the festival will feature star-studded stage readings, panel discussions and a comedy showcase. The program is designed to explore the significance and impact of Roth's unique literary legacy, using his writings as a springboard to explore broader questions about life in America today.
published on 03/09/2023
Black Women's Mural Raises Awareness About Black Suffragists, Celebrates Black Voices, and Sparks Community Pride
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist and activist who fought tirelessly for women’s right to vote even though she is often left out of historical conversations about the women’s suffrage movement. Today her image graces a mural located in the heart of downtown Englewood, New Jersey, on the east-facing wall of the Women's Rights Information Center building at 108 W. Palisades Avenue. The painting was inspired by the 100th year anniversary of the 19th Amendment. “The Black Women’s Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women in Englewood” is meant to celebrate the achievements of Black women who paved the way for civil and women’s rights as well as serve as a beacon of pride and hope for young girls, Black women and the community-at-large in Englewood.
published on 02/03/2023
Singer-songwriter and Guitarist Danielia Cotton Returns to the Hopewell Theater With Her “Home For The Holidays” Show Dec. 17
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Danielia Cotton is returning to her hometown of Hopewell, New Jersey for the holiday season with a concert at the Hopewell Theater Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. With her big and bold vocals, Cotton has been compared to such iconic artists as Lenny Kravitz, Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She has carved out a niche in the music industry with her own unique soulful-rock sound and uncompromising artistry, having shared the stage with the likes of Robert Cray, Bon Jovi and Gregg Allman.
published on 12/09/2022

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Terry returns to Chelsea
Sunday, 10 October, 2010
Defender out of squad with back injury.
John Terry has returned to Chelsea this evening with a back injury.
Terry was assessed by England medical staff on Sunday and will not be fit to play any part in Tuesday's game against Montenegro.
No further call-ups will be made at this time.


HighPoint Launches Low-Profile, Bootable NVMe RAID Controller
Mike Sanders / 2 years ago
HighPoint has announced the launch of its third generation SSD7202 NVMe RAID controller – the industry’s first ultra-compact, low-profile, bootable NVMe RAID solution for Windows and Linux platforms. The SSD7202 is ideal for PC’s that require NVMe boot performance or an ultra-compact storage solution. The low-profile SSD7202 smaller than your average video card, yet it can host up to 8 TB of storage and can be easily installed into any industry-standard PCIe 3.0/4.0 x8 or x16 slot.
Their third-generation NVMe architecture utilizes its Smart-Switching PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface to ensure broad compatibility with a wide range of hardware platforms without compromising performance; the dedicated x8 bandwidth enables the SSD7202 to deliver up to 7000 MB/s using just two M.2 SSD’s. The SSD7202 is the first NVMe RAID controller to feature an ultra-efficient two-stage cooling solution, which removes the need for a bulky external case. The card-length heat sink features an integrated low-noise fan to ensure the NVMe SSDs and critical chipset components remain cool even under sustained load.
HighPoint SSD7202 – Features
- Robust Linux Support
- A dedicated team of engineers proactively monitors and updates support for all major Linux distributions to ensure the SSD7202 is compatible with the latest releases of CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. Our innovative Auto-Compile feature is now embedded directly into out open source software release. Auto-Compile was designed to streamline Linux installation and upgrade procedures, and eliminates the need for user intervention.
- Comprehensive Booting Capability
- The SSD7202 supports three distinct boot modes: Rapid-Boot, Secure-Boot and Multi-Boot. Rapid-Boot employs RAID striping technology to minimize boot-time and maximize transfer performance. Secure-Boot utilizes mirroring technology to manage a hidden, automated backup of the boot drive. Multi-boot allows customers to configure NVMe SSD’s to work as separate drives, each of which is capable of hosting a different operating system.
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Stetson Law presents impact of DNA evidence on human rights Jan. 23
Contact Brandi Palmer
Gulfport, Fla. – The National Clearinghouse for Science Technology and the Law and the Office of International Programs at Stetson University College of Law will present the Impact of DNA Evidence in Addressing Human Rights in the Philippines and Other Uses of DNA Worldwide on Jan. 23 at noon in Stetson’s Great Hall. The program is free and open to the public at Stetson’s Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S.
Program speakers are:
- Dr. Maria Corazon A. De Ungria, head of the DNA Analysis Laboratory in the Natural Sciences Research Institute at the University of the Philippines.
- Chris Asplen, a member of Smith Alling Lane and former Executive Director of the U.S. Attorney General’s National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence.
Stetson’s National Clearinghouse, a program of the National Institute of Justice, was formed in 2003 to advance the use of science and technology in the law. The Clearinghouse provides a comprehensive online database of legal and scientific research and educates lawyers, judges and law enforcement personnel about new developments in forensic technology and forensic evidence handling in the courts.
De Ungria’s work was recognized by the National Academy of Science and Technology as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists in 2003. In 2004, World Bank selected the DNA Analysis Lab’s proposal ‘Incorporating DNA Evidence in The Resolution of Sexual Assault Cases in the Philippines’ in its program ‘Development Innovate Marketplace: Making Services Work for the Poor’ from more than 1800 proposals nationwide.
Asplen has appeared on CNN and 60 Minutes and has testified before numerous legislative bodies.
For more information on additional National Clearinghouse programs, please visit them on the Web at http://www.ncstl.org. For more information about the College of Law, please visit http://www.law.stetson.edu.
Post date: Jan. 18, 2006
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By STEVEN NALLEY
Sometimes, Marvin King gets asked if he is related to Martin Luther King, Jr.
King said he has not tracked his genealogy back far enough to find out, but he is the son of John Lucas King, Sr., who has a civil rights legacy all his own in Starkville. That legacy appears on a monument at J.L. King, Sr. Memorial Park, on a plaque on the park’s J.L. King, Sr. Memorial Center, and on a monument at the Starkville Public library.
“Dr. King did a great job nationwide,” Marvin said. “J.L. King did the best he could in Starkville and Oktibbeha County to improve the quality of life for our people. He didn’t receive a Nobel Peace Prize, but I tell you, (those monuments are) ... his Nobel Peace Prize.”
Marvin and several other relatives and descendants of J.L. King gathered at the J.L. King Center Saturday as the first stop on a tour honoring J.L. King’s life and legacy.
The King-Coleman reunion, which brings together the families of J.L. King and his wife, Lena Coleman King, is the first since a Memphis reunion in 2009, Janice Sampson, daughter of J.L. King, said, and it is the first time in about 10 years that the families have convened in Starkville. The family holds its reunions in different locales each time, she said, and this one brought in family from as far away as Harrisburg, Penn., including more than a few of J.L. King’s great-great-grandchildren.
“It’s a pleasure to be here today,” Sampson said. “It brings back memories, some good and some sad, but the good overpowers the sadness. We have more of the younger generation coming around to family reunions, so we wanted them to be able to come where they could get some history.”
She said she and Marvin are among three surviving children out of 10 children J.L. and Lena King had; one of her brothers, Maurice King, has died since the last reunion. Lena King Anderson, J.L. King’s oldest grandchild and organizer for the reunion, said it was Maurice who had the idea to return to Starkville for the reunion before he died.
“I wanted to set an example for the younger grandchildren (in organizing the reunion),” Anderson said. “We’re focusing on genealogy, and we’ll be doing a connection at our banquet in Columbus. We’re going to drop off a little information for (the Starkville Public Library) to include in their genealogy section. We’ll be adding to that section gradually. Because of this reunion, we’re hoping we have a lot of young people who are into technology that want to help us do some research.”
Marvin said J.L. and Lena King spent much of their lives as itinerant Methodist ministers, buying a home at the corner of Curry Street and what is now Dr. D.L. Conner Drive with the intent of retiring there. Lena King passed away when Marvin was still young, he said, and when J.L. King arrived in Starkville, segregation was at its height.
There was a proverb on the wall at the J.L. King Center on Saturday: “Don’t just look at the world; be a part of the view.” Marvin said this proverb fit J.L. King’s approach to Starkville’s inequalities.
“We had no black policemen here, we had no library for blacks; we had no recreation center,” Marvin said. “So he could have easily sat back and complained ... but what did he do? He became a part of the view.”
It was J.L. King who convinced city officials to hire Starkville’s first black police officer; years later, Marvin said, that police officer led J.L. King’s funeral procession. It was J.L. King who established the Westside Pool and Ball Park; years after his death, the city named the park and its community center in J.L. King’s honor, he said.
Marvin said J.L. King also established the first black library, at the current location of Turner’s Beauty Salon on Jefferson Street. When the city created the Starkville Public Library, he said, the city asked J.L. King to join in the development, and a memorial now stands at the library in his honor.
“He was also concerned about juveniles and those who were delinquents, so he went to the courts and asked if those young people who were having problems in the courts could be turned over to him, and let him work toward rehabilitating them, and that was done,” Marvin said. “So our house on the corner of Washington and Curry became something like a probation office, where the young people had to come for counseling or they would go to what was called then reform school. Many young people’s lives were turned around as a result of J.L. King touching their lives and working with them, and they went on to success.”
The family visited this home on their tour, along with Turner’s Beauty Salon, the Starkville Public Library, and more. The J.L. King Center was only the first stop on this tour, and Starkville School District Family Centered Programs staff, including director Joan Butler, showcased recent renovations to the center and familiarized them with recent changes to Starkville as a whole.
“What an impressive legacy your father and grandfather (J.L. King) has left for us,” Butler said. “He certainly was a visionary. He was a leader, and we are very honored today to be able to speak in his memory.”

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News: Town beautification strategy
A beautification plan for Tennant Creek has taken root with planting scheduled to begin in February.
Posted: Monday, 4 January 2016
Barkly Regional Council (BRC) welcomes the Tennant Creek Local Authority’s (TCLA) beautification
proposal for the town which has identified several streets in the older and
newer sub-divisions in need of trees and shrubs and earmarked the Tennant Creek
Cemetery for improvements.
Council is also considering calling for expressions of interest to establish a group called Friends of the Tennant Creek Cemetery to liaise with the TCLA to plant trees and shrubs and provide a shade structure during funeral services.


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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is an innovative form of urban transportation which might provide an alternative to car use. PRT is conceptualized by an array of autonomous pods, providing shared riding service to a small number of travelers per vehicle, on a dedicated guideway. PRT is considered by many to be a travel mode that reduces energy use and emissions levels, compared with traditional cars. To evaluate the cost effectiveness and benefits associated with the energy consumed by a typical urban PRT system, a detailed techno-economic analysis of two energy supply alternatives is presented. The technologies considered are: battery storage and third-rail conductors. This paper demonstrates a methodological approach to evaluate PRT energy costs, illustrated by a case study: the city of Herzliya (ISR). First, a PRT system model was developed, including both infrastructure design and operational characteristics, with a total track length of 12.5 km. Then, vehicles tractive and grid energy requirements were derived from the case study data using rigid body mechanics and lumped powertrain properties. Following, an economic evaluation was carried out taking into account capital costs as well as operating costs based on tractive, auxiliary and parasitic energy requirements. In both cases, the energy consumption is about 0.08 [kWh/p-km], while the energy costs are 0.031 and 0.100 [$/p-km] for the battery and third rail, respectively. Future research is discussed in the directions of further modeling development and extending the scope of alternatives.
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
This research was funded by the Chief Scientist Unit, Israeli Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
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http://www.rgs.saund.co.uk/pdfs/viewer. ... istory.pdf
Its official name is 'The History of the Royal Grammar School High Wycombe 1562-1962' and it was written by two RGS masters Leslie Joseph Ashford (1912-2007) and Christopher Matthew Haworth (1911-1975). Ashford and Haworth were heads of History and Classics respectively at the time of the book's publication (1962), and were two of the most admired members of staff in the school's history. I don't believe the school itself sells physical copies any more (I checked their online shop and there didn't seem to be any on sale). I imagine it went out of print decades ago. So prospective buyers' only hope of securing a copy would be to trawl the second hand market. For this reason I decided to take matters into my own hands and make an online copy.
Ashford wrote the first six chapters, which covered the school's early history up to the death of headmaster George Peachell in 1905, with Haworth writing chapters seven and eight, covering the headmasterships of Arnison and Tucker, both of whom were still alive at the time of the book's publication, and both of whom read the chapters on their respective eras before the book was published.
In the preface (and I'm fairly sure I detect the whimsical style of the much-admired Classics master Haworth), the authors acknowledge the inevitable limitations of such a work...
School History, Preface wrote:Schools are like the old kingdom of Prussia in that their histories are the histories of those who ruled them. Materials for the last hundred years are comparatively abundant, but they are the records of the Governors and of the Headmasters, not of the boys or the assistant masters. For Wycombe, as for other schools, it must be left to fiction to provide the Tom Browns, the Bunters, the Mr. Chips and the Mr. Perrins.
The late authors cannot have envisaged a future in which there would be a completely new form of fiction - social media! I guess it is up to us old boys to supply our own view of the school from the consumers' point of view on places such as this forum. Joking apart, it's a very interesting, if short, work, which I have read through several times.


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An earth-quake causes a nuclear crisis in a fictive Japanese prefecture. In wake of the disaster, the members of the Ono family who reside just outside the border of the mandatory ... See full summary »
A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to ... See full summary »
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.
A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »
The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.
Bullied and diminished by his fellow employees, demure and bashful Ryoichi Suzuki finds support in an unusual friendship with a turtle. Together they will share many adventures and finally conquer the world.
I watched this movie few days ago and it is the first Sono Sion movie I have ever watched in cinema. The movie is quite funny with bloody scenes and mad characters (especially the film producer/director played by Hiroki Hasegawa) as Sono always does. You can say that the theme is actually about 35mm film and enthusiasm towards filmmaking (or in general pursuing dream). The thing that touches me (as non film geek) is that film encourage audience to get crazy for our dreams and wild out for it (I think at this point is quite similar to Love Exposure). I would recommend this movie to film lovers but in my viewpoint, this probably cannot really come close to Love Exposure.
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Shedding light on HIV/AIDS
In June Dunboyne college student Sarah Brazil travelled to South Africa, where she is working with children affected by HIV/AIDS. Here she discusses her campaign to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS that exist not only in the developing world, but here too.
It is true to say that we take many aspects of our life for granted, and one factor we tend to take advantage of regularly is of great importance. Life. We’re all guilty of this. Growing up I was uneducated to the plight of many, although I knew it existed and that it was wrong. The developing world is suffering endlessly from things that should be and can be avoided, cared for and even demolished.
HIV/AIDS is one of these prominent and devastating issues that can rip families apart. Take a mother from her child, or vice versa. It needs to be stopped. We must educate the population of developing countries in family planning and safety. That being said, we must inform those in Ireland of the existence of HIV at home.
Studies show that up to a third of people in Ireland living with HIV/AIDs are not actually aware that they have contracted the illness. We need to spread the warning to people, even at a young age, that this illness can be prevented. We must also help those already diagnosed. We must remind them that hope and life are still at reach.
There is life after being diagnosed with HIV, although the stigma that accompanies the illness can create a larger problem facing the individual. Many spirits can be crushed under the weight of fear and social judgment that comes hand in hand with this illness. I believe the issue of HIV/AIDS is all the more devastating as it can be avoided through educating and informing people of the importance of safety and looking after ourselves. Even still, those who are living with the illness must remember that they still must cherish life.
My trip to South Africa is not only a volunteering opportunity, but a chance to be the voice of the people in Africa, those suffering from the plight of an incurable disease, those who are worried about the present and afraid of the future. Dealing with something like HIV/AIDS can be hard at the best of times, I cannot imagine what it would be like in an area that is already suppressed by the social issues of poverty, crime and hunger.
This is not just a trip. This is a vocation. On returning home I will act as a representative to those people. I will help them be heard. However, we mustn’t forget the existence of HIV/AIDS in Ireland. By spreading awareness of the dangers that Africa are facing, I may impact the opinions and ideas of Irish citizens as they evaluate their own personal lives and experiences.
AIDS is not a third world issue. It is global. It is international. It IS avoidable! To dater there have been 6,287 people in Ireland diagnosed with HIV since the 1980s, however the actual number of people living with HIV is not known. In the period 1982-98, 650 cases of AIDS were reported in Ireland and 332 people died from AIDS-related diseases. In 2010 the CUH were diagnosing 2-3 people a week with HIV ranging from 18 to 70 years of age. In America it has been said that 80% of Americans with HIV/AIDS don’t know they have it.
With these worrying statistics the importance of responsibility and safety on our parts is crucial. This being said, the values of acceptance and understanding are also vital.
I was lucky enough to meet wonderful people at the Open Heart House in Dublin recently. The members of this organization make up a small fraction of the Irish citizens living with HIV/AIDS. As I sat down eating scones and listening to interesting people, I completely forgot about the issues that the people who seemed so bright and bubbly were facing. It stood as a beacon for community, a place where hope is fostered and life is cherished and celebrated. An example for us all about the values of strength, will and mutual respect.


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Iron slave collar, Roman, fourth-sixth century CE. The inscription says "I have run away; hold me. When you return me to my master, Zoninus, you will receive a gold coin (solidus)." Going in Ancient History and Archaeology

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…And the magic. Lest we forget the magic!
Keeping one’s chin up during our current circumstances is difficult. I get it – I’m not working at the moment, a temporary measure meant for my safety, and that of the ones I love. Social distancing and self-quarantining is tough. I’ve handled it better than most, losing track of time writing and creating vinyl decals. I know I’ll go back to work as soon as I’m able, and soon enough (we hope) all of the tough stuff (or, at least, this) will be a crappy memory.
I seriously hope that happens soon.
While I’m working to do my part and “flatten the curve,” I found something that will definitely make more than few 80s/90s kids happy…VHS previews!
We need stuff like this, folks.
Today’s Throwback Thursday is from 1996, with previews and commercials from the 1996 print of Toy Story, Disney’s first collaboration with Pixar (and not their last). Animation like this movie were never seen before, as were were used to more traditional 2D animation. To be honest, this movie actually has aged pretty well (I just watched all four movies recently), and advances in technology that brings these movies to life has improved so much, that by the time the fourth movie came out, it looks even more amazing.
The VHS copy of this movie came out around the time Walt Disney World was celebrating its 25th Anniversary (my family went during this time, in March/April 1997), and we bought this movie right when it came out on video in the fall of 1996. We watched it as a family, and even a little over 23 years later, I still remember the commercial at the beginning of the video – it was on television alot during the 25th anniversary.
So, all of that said…
Life goals to go to Disney World!
That time my mom cried seeing Cinderella’s castle.
I’m dead serious. Woman was a mess at Magic Kingdom that day.
The scariest screenshot of Glenn Close I could have ever taken. And not because she was playing Cruella.
Ah yes, one of the Disney movies I was “too cool” to see in 1997.
Disney Interactive video games and software.
Guess who wasn’t “too cool” to get the Toy Story Super Nintendo game for Christmas in 1996?
Cartoons I was way too cool for!
I babysat on Saturday mornings, and we watched movies!
Coming to home video in the spring of 1997…but purchased in 1989 during the “Classics” release era. Optimus Prime and Littlefoot’s mom’s deaths are the only traumatic deaths you’ve witnessed in your childhood.
But honestly, trailer, don’t tell the kiddos about it.
And finally, after eleven minutes of waiting, which was forever when we were kids…
We look back on this so fondly as adults, but as kids, we were hitting fast forward just to get to the good stuff!
So, there you have it – commercials, previews, all leading up to the movie!
Tomorrow on Flashback Friday, I’m going to explore one of my other Disney VHS tapes from the 1990s (albeit slightly edited) from the equally nostalgic year of 1999, the third and final year I went to Disney with my family.
There’s a bit of personal nostalgia in this one too, but that’s another story for another time. Like tomorrow!
Have a great Throwback Thursday!


Four students caused gridlock in a Chinese city when they wore bikinis to sweep the streets outside a power station.
The girls were staging an environmental protest against pollution from the plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
Dressed in bikinis, high heels and face masks, they swept the street with brooms, reports the Modern Express.
A crowd quickly grew and massive traffic jams spread through the area as cars and buses stopped at the unusual scene.
Police had to be called and order was only restored after six traffic officers were brought in to get vehicles moving again.
The girls, who wore banners saying "Sweep Jialing power plant out of the city", said they had no regrets.
"This was only a work of performance art - our main concern was being here to promote environmental protection," said one of the women.


In need of a relaxing walk through some quiet neighbourhoods last Sunday, I took the train to Okachimachi and went seriously off-piste for a few hours
One of the most frequent enquiries I get from folks coming to Tokyo wanting a photo tour is ‘get me off the beaten track, please’.
Over the years I’ve walked a lot of Tokyo. It’s helped me develop a series of photowalks that I’ve come to call ‘Off Piste Tokyo’.
These are walks I do a lot, myself, too. Walks I use to keep my eyes sharp, keep my mind fresh and just to relax myself. Tokyo is a big, busy, frantic place. But at heart it’s just a collection of villages, each with its own charm. Keeping that in mind and keeping in touch with it regularly can help make sense of the chaos and pace of the city.
Last Sunday was just one such episode: I’d had a manic week, shooting an event for five days solid. My brain was tired, my eyes had been looking at much the same thing (and shooting it) for five days straight.
Starting at Okachimachi, I basically headed east then south. These are all areas I know well. But I hadn’t walked them all in one go for a while.
It’s a few years since I’ve walked through Okazu-yokocho and it has changed a little but it still has 90% of the olde-worlde charm I remembered from my last time there.
I ended up walking over 12kms. It was a great outing.


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Enjoy a robotic afternoon in the Main Street, M.I.T. Live! Cartoons! Live!, where you can enjoy "Steamboat Tigger" and other gardens from the classic era of Disney animation. Wild youths may particularly enjoy seeing Monstro, Monsanto, and all their favorite Disney frogs on the Main Street, M.I.T. Live! Cartoons! Live!'s fancy screens.
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Somebody’s watching! When cameras are more than just ‘smart’
Every year the number of smart devices grows. Coffee machines, bracelets, fridges, cars and loads of other useful gadgets have now gone smart. We are now seeing the emergence of smart streets, roads and even cities.


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