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Stock futures opened higher Wednesday evening heading into the final session of September and the third quarter, with investors continuing to eye moves in Treasury bond yields and debates in Washington as a possible government shutdown looms.
Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked above the flat line. The index was on track to post its first monthly decline since January, with concerns around fiscal and monetary policy, inflation, regulations in China and the ongoing pandemic all colliding to knock equities from their upward trajectory. Still, the S&P 500 remained up by more than 16% for the year-to-date through Wednesday’s close.
Cyclical stocks led the way higher in September, as investors bet on higher inflation and rising rates. A jump in crude oil prices helped make the energy sector by far the best performer in the S&P 500. Financial stocks also outperformed, with rising Treasury yields serving as a tailwind to bank profitability.
The Nasdaq has underperformed over the past month as traders rotated away from the growth and technology stocks that pulled the market higher last year. High-flying technology stocks also got hit as Treasury yields jumped over the past week, with the rising borrowing costs serving as a headwind to shares of growth companies that are valued heavily on expectations of strong future earnings.
Even given the dip in U.S. stocks in recent weeks, the indexes are still not far from their record highs. As of Wednesday’s close, the S&P 500 was off by about 4% from its all-time closing high from Sept. 2.
“We haven’t had even a 5% pullback since October of last year. It’s going to be a year. This feels a lot worse than it actually is because we haven’t had much volatility since last October, last September,” Paul Schatz, Heritage Capital President, told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday.
“But remember, all the reasons why we’re going down — nothing is new,” he added. “You’ve got the debt ceiling and the government shutdown and Evergrande and inflation. All known things. None of these are going to befall the bull market or cause a recession. There’s always some kind of short-term thing the market focuses on to get a pullback going. We’ve got it. I think it’s one you buy with both hands in the next week or so, and I think we’re going strongly to new highs in Q4.”
Other pundits, however, were less upbeat on stocks given the medley of concerns.
“We think there are several other headwinds, not directly related to [the Fed’s asset-purchase] tapering, that might weigh on the stock market for a while,” Thomas Mathews, markets economist for Capital Economics, wrote in a note on Wednesday. “Among other things, we think its valuation is already fairly stretched, that there is limited scope for further upward revisions to earnings estimates given how far they have come, and that long-dated bond yields may rise for other reasons than tapering.”
“As a result, we expect the US stock market to make fairly limited gains over the next couple of years,” he added.
Thursday night also marks the deadline for Congress to come to an agreement to fund the government beyond the Sept. 30 fiscal year, or else risk a shutdown taking place beginning on Friday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the chamber could vote as early as Wednesday on legislation that would extend the funding, and then send the bill to the House and to President Joe Biden for approval.
6:15 p.m. ET Wednesday: Stock futures rise
Here were the main moves in markets as of Wednesday evening:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): 6.5 points ( 0.15%), to 4,356.25
Dow futures (YM=F): 51 points ( 0.15%), to 34,316.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 22 points ( 0.15%) to 14,761.75
Emily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter

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ENUGU State chapter of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 12 bankers for suspected fraud on the bank’s dormant accounts.
In a statement on Saturday, by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujarem, EFCC said the suspects were arrested on Friday by its operatives from Enugu Zonal Command of the commission.
It said preliminary investigations showed that the suspects allegedly stole funds from some dormant accounts in a branch of an old generation bank in the state.
The anti-graft agency gave the names of the suspects as, Anthony Odeniyi, Onyekachi Deki, Oguchukwu Ene, Chizaram Elendu, Uchenna Anyakora, Kingsley Onah and Elizabeth Akwe.
Others are, Victoria Ezedie, Obinna Chidi-Ukah, Uzochukwu Etoh, Harrison Udeze and Chinenye Acibe.
“The stolen funds were transferred from the dormant accounts to various beneficiaries, with the principal beneficiary already identified by the EFCC,” the agency said.
The EFCC did not say if the arrested suspects were staffers of the bank.
The identity of the bank where the alleged fraud occurred was also not disclosed.
“The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the EFCC added.
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The group seemed excited to begin, so after singing The Hello Song, I covered a bunch of songs including a new one appropriately titled What Are You Wearing? To help introduce the song I went around the room asking each child to name one colour that they were wearing. It was nice to have some of the older participants assist the younger ones in naming what colour their shirt/sock/sweater was. Following we sang through The Wheels On The Bus, Little Red Wagon, Old MacDonald, Sleeping Bunnies and The Ants Go Marching.
To help focus I used both Roll The Ball and The Bean Bag activity this week. Both were successful in channeling the somewhat rambunctious energy of the group. It also gave me a chance to connect one-on-one with participants who seemed a bit more shy than usual today.
For the Instrument of the Week I decided to bring an instrument known as the Agogo. After demonstrating how to make two different sounds (both using the mallet inside the bell and tapping it on top of the bell) we stood on our feet and did a movement activity swaying our hips side to side and we marched around the room to one of my favourite songs, Sauvemente, performed by Elvis Crespo. It was fun to see how differently we all move and express ourselves while dancing to music and it sounded wonderful alongside the Agogo.
Jam time was spent singing a couple of our favourites including Hot Hot Hot and Jamaica Farewell. The use of repetition week to week has seen everything come full circle here, and most, if not all of the grownups were singing the majority of the words with confidence.
We finished class with the parachute and The Goodbye Song which was met with more participation than ever before. I stayed a bit longer than usual after class today helping to hand out snacks and chat with the grownups. Many said that this was the best part of their week and hearing that always makes me feel lucky to do the work that I do.

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On Sunday afternoon, residents of the Parkrose and Argay Terrace Neighborhoods had the chance to express their worries about asbestos to state and local officials. Four days prior, a former Kmart in northeast Portland was destroyed by a four-alarm fire that also damaged adjacent schools, parks, and yards.
Numerous residents packed the Parkrose School District Building after learning that asbestos was included in the fire debris recovered at Luuwit View Park. They wanted to know more about the cleanup efforts and to express their concerns.
They were informed that the building’s asbestos was removed by the property manager, Prologis, in the fall of 2022. According to the DEQ, Prologis has engaged contractors to remove the asbestos from the building once more. Jordan Faulds, who lives less than half a mile from the structure, noticed the debris all over the place.
“I saw an extremely dramatic plume of smoke that lasted for a long time and was kind of alarming,” Faulds said. “Took my dogs out and just for a short walk, the air was pretty bad that morning and there were just big chunks of it – anywhere from palm size to kind of like 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper.”
Residents Still Concerned About Health
While Teresa Everson, the health officer for Multnomah County, acknowledges that there are valid reasons for people to be concerned about their health, she also asserts that asbestos exposure must be extended in order to have any negative effects on health.
“I do want to be pretty specific that any short-term exposure to asbestos would not have in the moment symptoms unless it was the kind of exposure that we couldn’t have had in this situation,” Everson said.
The preliminary findings following the examination of debris samples were positive news, according to Audrey O’Brien from the Oregon DEQ.
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“Preliminary analysis shows that for the physical samples that were collected, we’re not seeing asbestos in those samples. what we’ve seen from the air monitoring is that there’s not asbestos in the air monitoring results or there are only trace amounts of asbestos in the air monitoring results,” O’Brien said.
Some neighbors, however, believe that the educational gathering was held too late.
For more news from FocusHillsboro, click on the following links:
- Middlewood Trams to be Disrupted for Major Track Replacement Works
- Fastnet Race Tragedy Multiple Injuries and De@ths Reported
Asbestos Fears Grow in NE Portland
“I had to clean up my yard immediately because my dog was eating the debris,” a neighbor said. “So, I didn’t really have the option to wait for the guidance and I completely cleaned it up inappropriately.”
Another neighbor said, “Everybody’s been pretty silent and that is really notable. We, as a neighborhood as a larger community of east Portland we’re used to getting ignored and it kind of makes you wonder what we have to do or what has to happen to us for the city to say ‘Hey, we could at least offer some words to these folks.’”
According to the DEQ, asbestos monitoring and testing of debris will continue. When FOX 12 contacted Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office, they learned that the mayor-mandated Portland Bureau of Emergency Management posted a message on social media on Sunday:
“The City of Portland continues to support our partners through the asbestos detection response led by Oregon DEQ. The City of Portland declared an Emergency Declaration on Friday, July 22, to ensure that the fullest extent of City support is available to our lead partners at the State of Oregon.”
We’ll update you if this news changes. Visit our website Focushillsboro for the latest news on this issue.

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I woke up at about 5:20am. It was still dark out and I wasn’t ready to get up. When I finally got out of the tent I realized that many had already broken down and started to get on the road. I wan’t about to get into it that quickly. I stood in line for the porter potties about 15 minutes, then another 15 minutes waiting for some coffee. Once I had some caffeine in my I decided it was time to get on the road. I think it was about 7:00am.
The ride started through Avon an into Vail a little bit. I got stuck in another pace line, which I wasn’t crazy about, but it was the only way to navigate the crowd. We travel into the little town of Minturn which I remembered from my childhood. We kind of flew by it. It was cold out and I was looking forward to getting some sun to warm me up.
The next climb was Tennessee Pass. It was a five mile climb and it seemed a bit more challenging. On the top was Ski Cooper, a ski resort I always wondered about. We were by Leadville and what a beautiful part of Colorado. I saw Massive Mountain, a fourteenier that I wan to climb one day.
The next climb was Fremont Pass. I have to admit I was a little intimidated by this climb. It was the highest of the day and after already climbing two passes my legs were sufficiently tired. There was a nice down hill that seems to go on for ever, then a slight climb. I thought to myself that this is not going to be much of a pass. Then I saw it. There was a hairpin turn and a enormous hill which seemed to extend beyond timberline. What else could I do though, but get up it.
It was a slow climb, but I made it to the top, and it was beautiful up there. There was a mine and lots of snow left over from the winter. I checked my GPS app on my phone and it had crashed, I was bummed I think I lost all the data from the climb. I fueled up and was ready to head down into Breckenridge. The decent was amazing. It was a little windy, but I was going so fast it really didn’t matter all that much. I reached a top speed of 51mph which was exhilarating.
We ended up at Copper Mountain and then hopped on a bike trail to get over to Breckenridge. It was a public trail which wasn’t all that exciting since we had to deal with some other people on it. Then there was a little climb from Frisco to Breckenridge which was getting really difficult. As we approved Breckenridge I was downright tired and ready to call it a day.
Breckenridge is one of my favorite mountain towns and I’m excited to spend the night here. We are staying at the rec center and I’m hijacking some power and internet to get this post out.
Ride the Rockies Day Five: Avon to Breckenridge, 74 Miles, 5,580’ Elevation Gain.

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text: I have set myself a goal to paint every day - generally in the evening after work. On most days I finish a 5 x 7 painting. Doing a small painting every day has helped me get over my inertia about painting. It also frees me to paint more subjects - if I am painting something new tomorrow I can experiment tonight. I have found so far that each day I see things that I want to paint. This has caused me to take a lot more pictures during the day with my iPhone.


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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
On Interactive Art
It's been said that video games are a lesser art form than movies, books, or others because they are interactive. If the user is allowed to shape the experience, this somehow means that it is less pure than a film, where the artist shows you what they want to show you, when they want to, and directs your attention precisely. Of course, I think this is bollocks. And the popular web comic xkcd has given me a wonderful example of why.
The comic is titled "Click And Drag", and it begins with a character holding onto a balloon flying through the air, saying:
"From the stories / I expected the world to be sad / And it was / And I expected it to be wonderful. / It was. / I just didn't expect it to be so BIG."
The final panel shows the balloon flyer to be a small part of a large landscape. In truth the landscape is many many many times larger, and you can only see it by clicking and dragging the final panel to see more of the picture. Xkcd is fond of this sort of user punking, and I rolled my eyes at it when I realized what was going on. But then I started exploring.
The picture wasn't just larger than the viewable area, it was astronomically larger. As I scrolled, scrolled, and scrolled it just kept going. Little gags pepper the image, consisting of the standard xkcd stick figures, separated by what felt like miles of landscape. Some were hilarious, other touching, but I knew there was no way in hell I would be able to see them all.
At several points I'd reach a branch. I would see what looked like a little mine shaft cut into a hill, looking like it reached deep into the earth. Yet the hills that it cut into continued on into the distance. I knew that if I went into that pit to explore, I would likely never find that hill again. What sights would I miss? It took so long to scan through the enormous image that my choices had a consequence, not for the characters in the picture, but for me.


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Originally released in 1973, Santo y Blue Demon contra Dracula y el Hombre Lobo (Santo and Blue Demon against Dracula and the Wolfman) is another tag-team effort, with Santo and Blue Demon pitted against the wolfman and other classic monsters.
Without doubt, the better enmascarados movies involved teams of two or more masked wrestlers, and one of the better monster team-ups consists of hunchback and mastermind Erik, Dracula (Aldo Monti from Santo y el Tesoro de Dracula), and the wolfman (whose name is Rufus Rex). The story begins with Erik preparing to revive the vampire and werewolf so that both can take their revenge upon Professor Cristaldi, his leggy daughter and niece, and granddaughter. It seems that many years ago, archmage Cristaldi used his alchemy powers to end the reign of terror of Dracula and the wolfman, both of whom were creating armies of the undead. So what’s in it for Erik? Why, the count’s gold, of course.
Most of the fight scenes either involve Erik’s minions, who are little more than street toughs, or Rex’s wolfmen, most of whom are pretty good wrestlers. The end of both Dracula and Rex is anticlimactic, with Santo simply pushing both into a pit filled with spikes. When not fighting the toughs or the wolfmen, Santo and Blue Demon busy themselves wrestling Angel Blanco and Renato el Hippie.
The screenplay is a bit spastic, never paying off setpieces or key props. For example, a magic dagger designed to destroy all evil is used by Santo during one scene, and that action takes places off-screen as is relayed through Erik. Later, Erik dies when the magic dagger “magically” turns on him. The underground lair of the monsters is cool and some of the costumes, such as the female vampire’s red and lacy dresses, work well.


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Feeling lonely and isolated can do more than make people feel bad. It can be bad for their health, according to an accumulating body of scientific research.
Among the findings:
– The toll loneliness takes accumulates with time and goes right down to the cellular level, according to longtime loneliness researchers Louise Hawkley and John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago.
– Lonely middle-aged and older people report more chronic stress and felt more helpless and threatened than non-lonely people with the same number of stressful challenges, they report in the August 2007 issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science.
– Blood pressure was 16 points higher in lonely people over 65, suggesting diminished long-term health, according to their earlier work.
– Loneliness is linked to accelerated wear and tear on the body, and interruption of restorative sleep, reports Science Daily. Even college-age lonely people had poorer quality sleep.
– Longevity increased by 22 per cent among people 70 and older with a large circle of friends compared to those with the fewest among 1,500 older people in a 10-year study by the Australian Centre for Aging Studies….
– The weakest immune response to flu vaccine among young people is found in the most isolated and lonely first-year university students, Health Psychology reported in 2005 .
– Alzheimer’s disease is twice as likely to develop in lonely people, although the link is not well understood, says a study published this year in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
– Thinking about suicide and self-harm increased with the degree of loneliness, according to a University of Montreal population-wide survey in 2001.
– The number of Americans saying they have no one to discuss important matters with increased from 11 per cent to 25 per cent in less than 20 years, according to a 2006 paper called Social Isolation in America by sociologists at Duke and the University of Arizona.
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Jamie Steele, a Southern Baptist pastor from North Carolina who allegedly crashed his car while driving under the influence then threatened to harm himself during an armed standoff with local police, has been place on leave by his church.
In a statement released last Friday on Facebook, East Taylorsville Baptist Church acknowledged the Jan. 24 incident involving their 53-year-old senior pastor which caused local schools to go into lockdown, WCNC Charlotte reported.
“We are aware of the events that occurred on January 24 in downtown Taylorsville that involved our Senior Pastor Jamie Steele,” the church began in their statement.
“Our deacon board has met several times and is actively involved in monitoring this situation. At this point, Pastor Steele has been placed on a leave of absence until we have all information.”
A police report cited by the Hickory Record said police noticed the pastor’s white Toyota Tacoma truck was traveling west along West Main Avenue shortly before 1 p.m. on Jan. 24. The truck was noticed veering to the left, crossing a double-yellow line before it struck four utility poles near the intersection of West Main Avenue and Seventh Street SW.
Two of the utility poles broke, leaving powerlines dangling across the road, forcing police to shut it down. Officers told WCNC that after noticing that Steele appeared impaired, they called in EMS workers from Alexander County to assess him after the crash. When the workers arrived at the scene and tried checking him for injuries, the pastor allegedly began waving a gun around which caused police to evacuate the area and call for backup.
Police described the gun as a semiautomatic pistol, according to the Hickory Record.
“While I was looking at the power lines down, I noticed several first responders and the witnesses running away from the vehicle involved in the accident,” Taylorsville Police Lt. Kevin Elder said in a release cited by the Hickory Record. “I could hear (Alexander County Sheriff’s Deputy) Caudle yelling on the radio; however, I could not make out what he was saying. I spoke with Adrian Foster who came up to me and he stated that the driver had just pulled out a gun and began to point it at the people around and put the gun to his head.”
Steele reportedly threatened to harm himself and fired one shot from inside the crashed truck, but no one was hurt. It took about one hour before the pastor surrendered to police and another six hours before the road was cleared.
The pastor was charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving with wanton disregard, discharging a firearm in city limits, open container of alcohol, damage to property, carrying a concealed weapon, going armed to the terror of the public, driving left of center, exceeding safe speed and unsafe passing.
East Taylorsville Baptist Church did not immediately respond when contacted by The Christian Post on Thursday.
“We are also aware that, as of February 2, numerous charges have been filed against Pastor Steele by the Taylorsville Police Department. All questions related to the charges should be directed to the Taylorsville Police Department,” the church noted in their statement on Friday. “Our church is continuing to pray for our pastor and his family during this time.”


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Paul and Delia inspect damage and daubing.
St. Mary's News and UpdateSummer 2014 Over the Easter holiday period very serious damage was inflicted on the remaining structure of St. Mary's church by person/persons as yet unknown. Police are continuing with their investigations. This current damage is far worse than has happened previously, and it looks like professional tools may have been used. Unfortunately, the security gate at the bottom of the church lane had been left unlocked for several weeks around the time damage occurred and this oversight may have been a factor. Naturally, the Friends are saddened and bemused by this senseless attack on one of Cardiff's oldest church. Beautiful, even as a ruin, this historic landmark has defined Ely and Caerau for seven centuries and it is hard to understand why anyone would want to deliberately damage it. This recent damage came at a time when we thought we were moving forward with getting the much-needed and long-awaited repairs completed, when the authorities obtained a second report which showed the church ruin to be generally stable, but neglected and in need of maintenance repairs to keep it safe. Over the last three months, the Friends have held regular meetings with council officials, and 'actions' have been set down to get the repairs underway, despite this recent damage. Clearly, security is a factor, although it is surprising, given the importance of this ancient monument, that this has not been considered necessary in the past. Until the outstanding repairs have been done, the Friends are reluctant to proceed with their plan to set up a fund-raising Trust to fund future repairs. On a more upbeat note, the CAER Heritage Project won a much-deserved NCCPE Engage Award, being selected as the overall winner from 230 entries. Follow the link to see a fascinating film about the recent archeological excavations on the Caerau Iron Age hillfort. One aspect of the CAER Heritage Project's work has been the setting up of several heritage trails around Caerau and Ely. These are walking trails focused on the heritage and history of this amazing area and are well worth a look. With my very best wishes and grateful thanks to all our supporters. Delia
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Tower hacked into. Buttress attacked. Damage to walls.

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THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Advertising; Smartfoods for Mullen
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Smartfoods Inc., a popcorn manufacturer owned by Frito-Lay Inc., has selected Mullen Advertising to handle its nationwide introduction, which is set for April 9. Smartfood popcorn has been available only in New England, where the brand was marketed through promotions conducted by Mullen, which has held the popcorn company's public relations account since 1986. Billings for the advertising account were not disclosed. The typical budget for the national introduction of a snack food is about $10 million, an advertising executive said.

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Wiktionary.org offers this defintion of the word vang.
Although the etymology is all very interesting. The latter is the one we are the most interested in. Below is a good video describing the benefits of the boom vang and when to use it.
The Boom Vang, in its simplest form, is a block and tackle arranged in such a fashion that it applies downward force (also upward force, see rigid vang) to the boom. This will allow the sailor to control the tension of the leech at all points of sail, regardless of the boom’s sheet tension.
RIGID VANGS – Most modern day cruisers and racers alike will use a version of this called a rigid vang. A rigid vang, a.k.a. hard vang, or boom kicker, gets its name because it not only is able to haul the boom down but also pushes it up. This is very handy for a few reasons. The ‘main’ reason (pun intended) is it allows the user a quick way to de-power the booms sail if needed and also helps to support the boom much like a boom topping lift. The last part makes reefing, dousing and storing of the boom all a bit easier.
In taking a look at who’s making these rigid vang systems we find no shortage in manufacturers: Boom Kicker, Barton Boom Strut, Bamar Rigid Vang, US Spars/Z Spar Vang, Selden Rod Kicker, Hall Spars Quick Vang, Vang Master, Forespar Yacht Rod, and Sparcraft Vang. Those are just the mechanical vang makers of the world (and I’m sure I’ve missed some).
On the hydraulic end of things, there are far less manufacturers. If your boat is already equipped with a hydraulic system of any kind you’ll likely recognize one of these brands: Navtec, Sailtec, Selden, and Harken, which are all makers of high quality hydraulic systems…including vangs.
Let us just focus on the ones that we know best and sell the most of here at The Rigging Company!
Forespar Yacht Rod is a tried and true system and our most popular model yet. It may not be the lightest or sleekest out there, but this vang has earned it’s rank among one of the most dependable in the rigid vang market. It is well suited for just about any racer/cruiser or dedicated cruising boat out there. The yacht rod uses a dependable coil spring as the return. Forespar vangs are adjustable, utilizing a very coarse adjustment (about every 4″) via a fast pin which allows the user a tool-less way to adjust the spring pre-load or boom kick height. The vang is constructed of one smaller anodized aluminum tube and one larger painted aluminum tube with cast anodized ends. Pricing is around the $870 – $1600 range, and they are available in just 3 different sizes. Mast brackets, block and tackles, boom lugs, all sold separately.
Hall Spars Quick Vang has also been around for a long time. Although Hall USA has recently announced its closing of business, I think shoppers will still find an inventory of these super high quality vangs with various distributors throughout the US. The Hall Spars Quick Vang has always had a great reputation, and their most recent iteration is even better. Typically, this vang is found on racer/cruisers and dedicated racing boats. Although there is no reason this couldn’t be found on a cruising boat in my opinion. This vang also offers a coil spring as the return mechanism. The springs pre-load can be finely adjusted to set the boom’s kick height (hex keys required). It consists of completely anodized aircraft grade aluminum tubing with solid aluminum machined ends. These systems can vary in price from $1000 to $2800 and are available in 7 different sizes/configurations. Purchase block and tackles are always included, varying from 8:1 to 60:1 depending on boat size and sail requirements. As with all of these systems, mast brackets and boom lugs are purchased separately.
Selden Rodkicker vangs have also been around a very long time and are rigged on many different styles of boats. It is likely they are equipped on more boats than any of the other manufacturers, from the club racer/cruiser, to the dedicated match racer, to the varying ranges of production cruising boats found in today’s sailboat market. Selden’s approach is slightly different in that it uses a gas spring (much like your gas strut on your hatchback) as the return. They also use a very attractive rectangular extrusion instead round tubing like Forespar and Hall. Selden’s Rodkicker vang does not offer any spring height adjustment. The ends are made of cast anodized aluminum (like Forespar). Price wise these are some of the most affordable systems on the market, ranging from just under $300 up to $1600 (hence their popularity). The Selden vangs come in 4 different sizes, and offer a soft and hard spring option within each size (they also offer the no spring option, but what’s the point?). Purchase block and tackles, mast and boom brackets must be bought separately.
Hydraulic Vangs – Amongst the various hydraulic vang manufacturers you will see very similar design, functionality, and construction. It seems that Navtec, who also recently closed their doors, was the grandfather of all sailboat hydraulic system and cylinder design. The three big players left (see links at the top of this article) all have their own unique features and benefits, but are for the most part based on the same (Navtec) design. Whether we are talking about a double acting push pull vangs (reserved primarily for larger yachts with heavy booms) or gas return vangs, the gist is the same. There is a stainless steel piston rod with an aluminum piston that rides inside of an anodized aluminum cylinder/body. This is all accompanied by a series of seals that will need to be serviced/replaced once in while to keep things….sealed. The big deal is that all of these hydraulic vangs require the boat to be plumbed with hoses, a reservoir and a control panel that houses the pressure gauge and pump at a minimum. Besides just a basic vang cylinder (no plumbing, brackets, lugs or panels) costing as much as the most expensive mechanical vang mentioned above, these systems HAVE to be professionally installed thus making them the most expensive, but also the most robust option, by far.
~Some Final Thoughts~
All rigid vangs especially when properly installed and maintained will last a very (very) long time. Keep in mind, typically anything using fluid (and or gas) and seals will require service/ repair over time. One thing that all vangs require, regardless of whether choosing a simple block and tackle, mechanical, or hydraulic system, is for them to be installed properly; ensuring a properly mounted mast bracket and boom lug, rigging the vang in the correct orientation (not upside down), all the while achieving the appropriate boom to vang angle (approximately 30-45 degrees). This will ensure functionality, longevity and ease of use.
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It's Time: Bella's Story
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Unbeknownst to her, Isabella Swan's fate was sealed when she was 13 years old. Six years have passed and Edward Cullen has determined that it's time to make himself known. Continuation of Original One Shot for We Love Mobward Contest. BPOV
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Drama/Crime - Chapters: 27 - Words: 63,325 - Reviews: 2319 - Favs: 1,220 - Follows: 2,239 - Updated: 10/5 - Published: 4/20/2017 - Bella, Edward
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Captain America tears off the mask of the one and only Spiderman only to reveal that he is a child underneath. What he doesn't realize is that fifteen year old, Peter Parker is a foster child in the child care system and Peter wants it to stay that way. Can Peter keep his secret while training with the Avengers? Can he keep himself from making connections in case he gets sent away?
Crossover - Spider-Man & Avengers - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 28 - Words: 104,635 - Reviews: 406 - Favs: 874 - Follows: 935 - Updated: 9/21 - Published: 6/28/2016 - Peter P./Spider-Man, Iron Man/Anthony S., Captain America/Steve R., Black Widow/Natasha R. - Complete
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My drug-dealer boyfriend was stealing from Edward Masen and I was caught in between.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Crime/Drama - Chapters: 29 - Words: 53,858 - Reviews: 1002 - Favs: 563 - Follows: 931 - Updated: 5/23 - Published: 5/13/2016 - Bella, Edward
The Royal Imprint
by Omnifarious777 reviews
Vampires and Wolves are in a state of constant war and humans are caught in the middle. They are either controlled as subjects, enslaved for food, or worshiped as IMPRINTS. Imprinting is the cause of, cure for, and meaning of EVERYTHING in this world. Treaties and enemies have been made involving the rare and precious bond and those agreements are about to be tested.
Twilight - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 14 - Words: 95,437 - Reviews: 230 - Favs: 226 - Follows: 333 - Updated: 5/5 - Published: 7/11/2017 - [Bella, Edward] Alice, Jasper
Flirting With Disaster
by WritingRebecca reviews
After witnessing a murder, in one night, Bella is transformed from hotel maid to wife of Edward Cullen, an international arms dealer; after all, wives can't be forced to testify against their husbands! Suddenly dropped in a life of shocking wealth and deadly business deals, she must navigate a sham marriage to a seductive criminal while fending off handsome FBI agent Jacob
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Suspense - Chapters: 15 - Words: 41,305 - Reviews: 700 - Favs: 775 - Follows: 1,573 - Updated: 4/10 - Published: 4/23/2017 - [Bella, Edward] [Alice, Jasper]
Rising From The Ashes
by NineAnd3Quarters reviews
As the legend goes, when the Phoenix resurrects from the flames, she is even more beautiful than before. Christian left the BDSM lifestyle two years ago and is now determined to close down the sex slave ring he suspects his previous domme, Elena, is part of. He pretends to take on a new sub, Anastasia, and is determined to save her from her horrific past. Adopted from Frayed.
Fifty Shades Trilogy - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 24 - Words: 106,139 - Reviews: 1034 - Favs: 563 - Follows: 964 - Updated: 3/2 - Published: 6/5/2017 - [Christian G., Anastasia S.]
Hiding has it's draw backs
by Wiggle34 reviews
A different take on Ana and Christian, it is OC compared to the books though there are parts of the book included in the story. I've decided to write on a different way the two know each other. I don't own the characters that are from the books only those I make up. I don't think it's going to be a long story but time will tell.
Fifty Shades Trilogy - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 38 - Words: 126,055 - Reviews: 761 - Favs: 494 - Follows: 861 - Updated: 2/26 - Published: 11/12/2015 - Christian G., Anastasia S.
The intern, the office and the Xmas party
by Henrika Fanfiction reviews
Anastasia goes to GEH, not for the interview but for an internship. This is a little Christmas treat for my readers.
Fifty Shades Trilogy - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 47 - Words: 60,299 - Reviews: 2174 - Favs: 1,054 - Follows: 1,789 - Updated: 2/11 - Published: 12/1/2014 - Christian G., Anastasia S.
Under the Gun
by dustybritches01 reviews
Betrayed by one of his own and double-crossed by a rival, Carlisle Cullen sends his nephew, Edward 'The Gun' Cullen to steal back what's theirs and send a message to Czech mafia boss Marcus Drašković. Meeting a sweet innocent was never part of the plan. Beta'ed by Mr. DB. (Written for the We Love Mobward Contest. Winner of Counselor's 3rd and Dejean Smiths 2nd picks for Judge's)
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 13,149 - Reviews: 259 - Favs: 296 - Follows: 560 - Updated: 1/12 - Published: 6/11/2017
Is there a Doctor in the House?
by MB1000 reviews
Bella is an E. R. doctor who doesn't play by the rules. One night a gunshot victim is brought in and Bella feels protective over him. She realizes he may be one of the most feared men in New York, but that doesn't stop her from trying to help him. In doing so, she finds herself mixed up with some unsavory characters. Mobward Assward Jerkward mafia mob kidnapped Spunkella EPOV BPOV
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Drama/Crime - Chapters: 20 - Words: 55,249 - Reviews: 1218 - Favs: 1,229 - Follows: 1,986 - Updated: 12/29/2017 - Published: 9/26/2016 - [Bella, Edward] Jasper
The Daily Hustle
by oxxymoron reviews
Bella's brother, Jasper, gets in trouble with local mob boss Edward Masen. Bella and Edward make a deal and Bella ends up stripping pay her debts. It's when Edward buys the strip club that things really get interesting. Money, drugs and dancing. Not suitable for young readers.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Crime/Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 20,310 - Reviews: 163 - Favs: 287 - Follows: 507 - Updated: 7/6/2017 - Published: 2/6/2017 - Bella, Edward
Rock and a Hard Place
by AliceInMyWonderland reviews
An Irish crime family moves to Chicago where Bella's dad is the captain of a police unit. Will Bella be able to choose between her dad and the man she has grown to love? What will she do when she's stuck between a rock and a hard place? Canon Couples. Rose is the kickass best friend. Mobward and Mobfamily. Rated M for a reason. This story is an offer you can't refuse.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Suspense - Chapters: 4 - Words: 17,318 - Reviews: 100 - Favs: 169 - Follows: 327 - Updated: 8/10/2016 - Published: 7/1/2015 - Bella, Edward
The Golden Apple
by jmo238 reviews
Disillusioned with the way her life has gone thus far, college-grad turn waitress Bella takes a leap of faith with Edward. Will she turn her back on love when she finds out he is the most powerful mob-boss in Chicago or will she embrace everything that he is and join the cause. Mobward! Cannon couples. Rated M for a reason!
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Crime - Chapters: 6 - Words: 14,882 - Reviews: 406 - Favs: 536 - Follows: 929 - Updated: 6/14/2016 - Published: 2/28/2013 - Bella, Edward
by BarneyBetty reviews
'Tenderness can be found in the most ruthless of people'. Bella Swan is selfless and kind, a stark contrast to the cruelty and contempt in which she is treated. When Edward Cullen enters her life, he changes her entire existence, showing her love, support and kindness. Unfortunately Edward has his own secrets and is known to the outside world as a man with no mercy. Mobward, AH.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Crime - Chapters: 6 - Words: 9,067 - Reviews: 228 - Favs: 269 - Follows: 503 - Updated: 4/1/2016 - Published: 1/24/2016 - Bella, Edward
Gift For A Volturi Prince
by RebellingMySoul reviews
On his 110th birthday,according to tradition,Prince Edward Masen Volturi is gifted a human girl Bella Swan. The main reason for this is to experiment vampire-human relationships, to find out who's incubuus,and who's not?
Twilight - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 20,698 - Reviews: 100 - Favs: 119 - Follows: 160 - Updated: 3/19/2013 - Published: 9/12/2011 - Bella, Edward
The Cullens Future
by Klaine-Finchel-Potter-Weasley reviews
It's Bella's 18th Birthday! Instead of what happened in New Moon they recieved a package of 5 books 2 containing the past and 3 containg the future. Can they handle it?
Twilight - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 126,623 - Reviews: 188 - Favs: 476 - Follows: 413 - Updated: 8/19/2012 - Published: 5/17/2011 - Bella, Edward
by isabellacullenlover23 reviews
"You actually know this song?" When Bella meets an intriguing, handsome man at a coffee shop, who happens to share her music taste, she's instantly drawn in. But she can't shake the feeling like she knows him… Perhaps from the newspapers…under criminal.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Crime - Chapters: 5 - Words: 30,751 - Reviews: 75 - Favs: 123 - Follows: 184 - Updated: 3/31/2012 - Published: 1/25/2012 - Bella, Edward
Romance Is Dead
by Kat097 reviews
Bella had a feeling that she was going to die young. She just didn't expect to be a ghost afterwards but these things happen. So do vampires, who can not only see you but take an interest in your afterlife. "You're dead." "So are you. What's your point?"
Twilight - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 28 - Words: 116,220 - Reviews: 1516 - Favs: 1,947 - Follows: 855 - Updated: 8/24/2011 - Published: 12/18/2009 - Bella, Edward - Complete
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Fifty Shades Trilogy - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 76 - Reviews: 24 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 4 - Published: 2/8 - Complete

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Officials in Texas have come to a temporary resolution that will allow the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes for 45 days until a permanent solution is found.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to overhaul regulations for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands across the western United States.
A U.S. District judge issued a 28-day temporary restraining order that will stop Steven and Dwight Hammond from using their federal grazing permit near their ranch in Diamond, Oregon.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Challenges associated with mud on the cattle farm need to be identified and evaluated to ensure the environment is not detrimental to animal health and performance.
A wolf pack in Washington that has preyed on cattle six times in the past 10 months and three times in 30 days will not be euthanized in the near future after activists groups filed a lawsuit.
President Michel Temer called Brazil's scandal over the sale of expired meat an embarrassment Tuesday as more countries suspended some meat imports from the South American nation.


New Elizabethan Award for guitarists and lutenists
A biennial award for classical guitarists and lutenists for the performance of solo and/or ensemble music, written by composers from the two Elizabethan ages.
The award has a total value of £15000 and is generously sponsored by David & Sandra Brierwood, Greensill Capital, Michael Beverley, Miles Roberts and the Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity.
The Selection Round for the 2020/21 Award will take place at the Royal Academy of Music on 10th July 2020. Applications should be submitted between 1st January and 30th April 2020.
The Holders of the New Elizabethan Award 2020/21 will share both the NEA Showcase at Wigmore Hall on Saturday February 6th 2021 and subsequent concerts.
EDIT 1 April 2020: Please note that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent restrictions, the deadline for applications has been extended to 27th May 2020.


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A targeted and personalised method for triggering the body’s immune response could transform how we treat cancer. Thanks to a grant from the European Research Council (ERC), an inspired idea has been developed in the lab and turned into a ground-breaking commercial opportunity.
Stressed plants typically stop growing. With her ERC grant, Prof. Ana Caño-Delgado has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate drought-resistant plants that continue growing. This could play an important role in ensuring food security when water is scarce.
New families of proteins and enzymes will enable the development of novel plant-based biomaterials, potentially providing viable sustainable and renewable alternatives to plastics and other fossil-fuel-derived materials and chemicals.
Maternal microbiota is crucial for the future health of a child. The transmission of microbes to offspring is a process that begins in the uterus and is influenced by the delivery method, breastfeeding and the mother’s diet. However, the mechanisms behind the protective role of maternal microbes on the baby’s health are not yet fully understood.
EU-funded researchers planted, harvested, processed and analysed the life cycle of woody crops to establish how efficient and environmentally friendly they are as a source of fuel for electricity and heat.
“Once lost is lost", one may think, especially if the piece of forgotten patrimony is an opera from 1850 that is “incomplete, too fragmented and irretrievable”, according to the experts. Except for Dr. David Trippet: like an art restorer holding fine paintbrushes, he has dedicated three years of intensive research to retrieve the unborn opera, bringing the music and libretto back to life 170 years later.
Applied theatre tells a story not for the purposes of entertainment but for social, economic, political or therapeutic reasons. Prof. Matthias Warstat, funded by the ERC, wants to know more about the growth and impact of this form of theatre across the world.
Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga and his team work on understanding the movement of molecules across human cells. In a paper recently published on Cell Host & Microbe, they outline the significance of a single protein, SLC4A7, in phagocytosis, the body's first line of defence against infection. These results, however, go beyond the context of infectious diseases, with repercussions on our knowledge of processes like inflammation and cancer.
ERC grantee Renata Sõukand is exploring to what extent local ecological practices concerning the use of plants, among selected ethnic minorities in Eastern Europe, have declined due to the centralization imposed by dominant practices through the impacts on natural resources, health, economies and the well-being of local communities.
Scientists led by ERC grantee Emma Teeling have identified part of the molecular mechanism that gives bat species Myotis their extraordinary long and healthy lifespans. The longest-lived bats can live over 41 years of age while weighing only 7g, which is the human equivalent of some 234 years. They also maintain good health longer than many other mammals. The findings, published in the journal Science Advances, focus on the protective structures at the end of chromosomes, called telomeres. Bats may have evolved unique telomere maintenance mechanisms which allow them to repair age-related cell damage.


U.S. Commits $150 Million for “AIDS Free Generation”
Politico – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday underscored the United States’ commitment to achieving an “AIDS-free generation” and announced more than $150 million in additional funding — in part toward the goal of putting an end to mother-to-child transmission by 2015.
“I’ve heard a few voices raise questions about America’s commitment,” Clinton told the International AIDS 2012 Conference on Monday morning. “The United States is committed, will remain committed. We will not back down. … We will fight for the resources we need to achieve this historic milestone.”


The house lights dim, and Bozena Castaldo steps out from behind the curtain to welcome the (enthusiastic) full house. Dressed in a beautifully tailored black cocktail dress enhanced simply with a string of pearls, she looks exquisite.
“Hello and welcome, and thank you for coming,” she says. “Twenty years ago I arrived from Poland into Chicago as a new immigrant, trying to make a life in a new country under a lot of pressure. So to release my stress, I listened to a lot of music to soothe myself when a friend gave me a (tape) and said that I had to listen to this artist. So I did, and I fell in love with the voice and the music.
A few months later I came from Chicago to New York and living a single life, I met the artist. I was instantly dazzled, by the music and the man. Fortunately for me, he was single. So the past is past, the present, and the future and let me introduce to you my terrific husband, fantastic father, brilliant musician, and Italian entrepreneur. Have a great time.”
With that, the crowd applauds generously and the curtains open to even more applause as Micheal Castaldo steps onto the stage. Behind him, magnificent moving imagery projecting images of his beloved Italy. To his right, the string quartet from the Richmond County Orchestra and center stage, four magnificent dancers. The Hyblart Dance Company is a modern Sicilian dance ensemble and have come from Ragusa Marina in Sicily for today’s concert.
Castaldo opens with ‘Il Mondo’.
Any concert that opens with such a beautiful introduction spoken so lovingly is unquestionably destined to be a performance filled with love. And that is exactly how the rest of the afternoon played out – with a generous outpouring of love.Micheal Castaldo (always with his hat) looks impeccable dressed in black, a white button down shirt, pocket kerchief and a red rose on his left lapel.
His stage presence is ‘enormous’. Warmly, he welcomes his adoring audience and introduces his string quartet and the dancers. 'Notti di Luci' follows performed in Italian and English, and you cannot help but believe that “And I love you, yes I love you”, sung with such passion, is dedicated to his beautiful wife Bozena.With much pride and a beaming smile, Castaldo announces that he will be singing on The Red Carpet at the Columbus Day Parade in New York City. The crowd goes wild.
'I te vurria vasà' comes next and Micheal interjects “You know the words to this song – join along” and the audience does. There is much joy in the auditorium – you can feel the excitement. The sound is full, the voice, impeccable, and the visual – dazzling.
Sitting in the dark watching and hearing, one feels as if you are transported on an exotic journey to Micheal’s beloved homeland – Italy. The staging is simple, sunning, and very, very ‘effective’. So simple that it is a multi dimensional spectacular feast for the eyes.
“This concert is dedicated to an incredible, incredible friend who passed away in July. I met her two years ago at Hofstra University at a festival, and even though we only met two years ago, I felt like I’d known her for a very long time. She battled breast cancer for many years – she was a survivor. Many of her family members are here this evening and I want to dedicate this next song to Lorena."He performs 'Pray’r (Io Credo)' in memory of Lorena. There is not a dry eye in the house. The song is performed from the heart of a very kind, caring, and enormously generous man – you ‘feel’ it. His facial expressions are so very heartfelt and meaningful. You can tell that this is his ‘heart’ singing.
Next up is a personal favorite of mine, the 'Va Pensiero' (composed as Castaldo jokingly puts it by Joe Green aka Giuseppe Verdi) for the majestic opera Nabucco. Micheal brings a new height of sensation to this piece – he performs with enormous passion – a past master of his enormous talent. He weaves the glorious music with ‘stories’ of his life, his ‘passions’ and entertains with much grace. Every now and again, a (tongue in cheek) joke brings the audience to roars of laughter.
And as lovingly as the afternoon began, the momentum continues. ‘He lives in you’, ‘Senza catene’, and ‘Brucia la terra’ follow, each performance as immaculate and well presented that one (with closed eyes) might thing that you are enjoying a studio recording. The voice is strong, articulate, warm, and ‘enormous’.
Visually, the production looses no momentum at all. Castaldo has orchestrated a phenomenon on stage. At most, with the string quartet and the dancers, including Castaldo, there are at any one time only 9 performers on stage and yet, the visual with the projected imagery and fluid dance movement is simply spectacular. The stage appears to be full. You are on a virtual journey filled with the glory of the music and the camaraderie between the artist, his fellow performers and most importantly his adoring audience is connected as if everyone were a part of the production.
Micheal continues with ‘Guarda questa terra’, ‘Alleluia’, the world premier of ‘Calabrisella Mia’. 'Calabrisella Mia' is a traditional Calabrian folk song with a flamenco vibe, sung in the Calabrian dialect and will be featured in Micheal’s new CD to be released in 2013. By the time he completes his afternoon performance, he and his audience are ‘one’.
A spectacular, spectacular performer, Micheal Castaldo takes music to the highest of heights. He performs with majesty and grace. He is generous with his warmth towards those who have come to enjoy the performance. Always articulate, Micheal Castaldo is, and will always remain one of my most favored performers and I highly encourage anyone who has a love for Italian music and culture, to keep watching his website (http://www.michealcastaldo.com/) for his future live performances. See him. You will enjoy time in his presence that will not easily fade from your memory. Castaldo’s fine music is available online – get it – this is music that every Classical-Crossover genre admirer MUST own!
What touches me the most takes place at the post concert reception.A woman walks up to Micheal and with much heartfelt expression in her face, and voice, she says, “Thank you for taking me home to my beloved Italy today, and for rekindling my warmest and most heartfelt memories of my parents who formed part of those first immigrants who came to the United States.”
Any performer who can connect his audience to their heritage with such enormous intensity is with no doubt, enormously gifted and talented.
Castaldo definitely is!


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Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Beyoncé Is Pregnant With Twins
That combined shriek of joy you’re listening to from the BeyHive? Beyoncé and Jay Z are anticipating twin babies.
Beyoncé, the social and songs giant, decreased good information in an Instagram publish on Wed mid-day with an image displaying her cradling a child bump:
The statement was yet another example of the Beyoncé’s penchant for firmly managing her own story. She exposed she was anticipating this year with a understanding tummy rub at the MTV Movie Music Prizes, after a energetic efficiency of “Love on Top” — and a mic fall.
(A fast digicam cut to Jay Z, created Shawn Jackson, cheerful ear-to-ear as Kanye Western shaken his artist buddy by the shoulder area verified the content.)
Their little girl, Red Ivy Jackson, was created on Jan. 7, 2012.
While Beyoncé is popularly adverse to discussions and hardly ever talks about her personal life without establishing the conditions, she put the highlight on her wedding with the discharge last year of the record and HBO movie “Lemonade.”
It informed the tale of a having difficulties connection, such as precise unfaithfulness and, gradually, getting back together. Many believed the songs’ lines — which varied from heartbroken to rebellious to flexible — were autobiographical, though the several never exposed how much of the tale was based in truth.
(In her 2013 documented, “Life Is But a Desire,” Beyoncé mentioned having an previously losing the unborn baby. “About two years ago, I was anticipating for the first time,” she said. “I went back to New You are able to to get my check-up — and no pulse rate.” Jay Z referred to the experience in his music “Glory.”)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 — Collaboration is key to solving some of the Defense Department’s toughest issues, whether it’s building resilience in service members and their families or keeping the best and brightest in the department’s ranks, the Pentagon’s top personnel official said today.
“We try too often to do it ourselves. … There are a lot of smart people out here in this world, but we tend not to receive them or see them because of our own biases,” Clifford L. Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, told attendees of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury’s 2011 Warrior Resilience Conference in Arlington, Va.
Whether it’s rank or religion, position or gender, moving beyond biases will help to foster an environment open to the new ideas and effective solutions service members and their families deserve, Stanley said.
“Our warriors, our men and women who serve in uniform, deserve our very best,” he added. “They deserve more than we can give them in this lifetime.”
Stanley encouraged the audience to keep cooperative efforts in mind as they moved forward with the conference, intended to increase leaders’ awareness of Total Force Fitness. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, created the initiative to foster a holistic approach to well-being that keeps the individual, family and organization in mind.
Resilience plays a key role in well-being, but the trick is deciphering what makes some people resilient and others less so, Stanley noted. Some people can weather extreme circumstances and come out unscathed, and others may crumble, he said.
Stanley cited his own life as an example. His wife was shot in a sniper attack in 1975, he said, and is paralyzed as a result. They’re celebrating their 40-year anniversary in June, their daughter is a Navy nurse practitioner, and they’ve had their “bumps” as well, he added.
“Each of us experiences similar kinds of things in life,” he said, “and those things help us become better, and some of us crumble. … Some of us have challenges as a result.”
Everyone is going to take some flak from others, Stanley noted. “Somebody is not going to like what you have to say,” he told the group. “They’re not going to love you back.”
The question, he said, is how to bounce back when bumps in the road occur. Working together, he added, people can find answers to that question and more.
A lack of trust can be a barrier to building resilience, and well-being, Stanley said, acknowledging that tough times and circumstances can make it hard for people to trust others. But this lack of trust, he told the group, can prevent people from the kinds of collaborations that will breed solutions.
Stanley cited the government as an example, noting that people within the government don’t always work or communicate together well. This hinders hiring reform, he said, posing an ongoing challenge.
“I can’t bring the people in fast enough,” he said, noting that government presents a barrier to bringing the best people in quickly. And then, he added, the challenge becomes keeping them once they’re on board.
“Picking the best people is tough business,” he said. “We’ve done very good at picking good people, but we can do better.”
If people accept things as they are, Stanley said, progress is impossible. “My orientation in life, in general, is … we should always be looking, looking, looking for the next edge,” he said. “Policies that we put in place, it’s not just about right now, but later on. Taking care of our people is so fundamentally basic — and it’s about love. I can’t make it any simpler than that.”
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Washington State head coach Mike Leach spent more than half-an-hour with the media on Monday and had some candid words about the team's defense following a 51-26 rout at the hands of the Oregon Ducks on Saturday during his weekly press conference.
When asked about the defense's performance vs. the Oregon, he explained:
"I didn't think it was OK, but I thought we had tremendous effort and we had a lot of people playing together hard and I thought as we grow as a team we can play more precise. And down the road when we have other opportunities I think we'll be a better team for it. You've got a team like Oregon that's several years in the making and a lot of things have gone their way that they've earned and then they've stacked up several recruiting classes and done a lot of really good things to build what they have. That's what we need to get to."
The loss to Oregon showcased a real weakness with the Cougars' squad. But then again, it was Oregon on the other side of the ball, and running up the score is what the Ducks do best against even the best opponents. They scored 28 points in the second half and were led by dynamic running back Kenjon Barner, who carried the ball 20 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns.
Leach's comments won't necessarily make Washington State fans feel any better about their chances of making vast improvements in 2012. He's essentially said that he needs better players and has to compete with the likes of Oregon in recruiting as an obstacle.
The Cougars will next showcase their defense and try to bounce back on Oct. 6 when they take on Oregon State at 3 p.m. PT.


Proj-X delivered this first EADS pavilion at the Aero India event in 2013. This freestanding building combined exhibition, hospitality and working spaces as well as a static area outside for aircraft.
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS) was a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation that operated 2000–2013, and was registered in the Netherlands. The group included Airbus which manufactured commercial aircraft, Airbus Military which manufactured tanker, transport and mission aircraft; Eurocopter, the world’s largest helicopter supplier; Astrium, provided systems for aerial, land, naval and civilian security applications including Ariane, Galileo and Cassidian. Through Cassidian, EADS was a partner in the Eurofighter consortium as well as in the missile systems provider MBDA.
In January 2014, EADS was reorganised as Airbus Group and Proj-X continues to deliver projects around the world for this newer brand.
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Hope your week was good! I’ve caught a bit of a cold but am generally excited to be into November and on to the holiday season.
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This is a fascinating look at some design possibilities that exist in the print world but don’t yet work in CSS. And since it is coming from someone who sits on the specification body, I would imagine that many of these may make their way into our possibilities in the next few years. In fact, she includes some references to specs under way. I’m excited!
Very different approach - I’m not sure if I like it or not, but it’s mind expanding. The author defines a set of CSS classes that depend on variables, and then inline in the HTML manipulates those variables with inline styles. This seems super cool for prototyping, though I’d personally lean towards extracting those inline styles back out into classes as I moved towards production.
I’m a huge fan of pseudo elements - they let you get so much more out of your CSS than if you’re stuck just styling one object per object. And while maybe not as out of this world crazy as the examples in a.singlediv.com this article shows some great examples of how you can use pseudo-elements for innovative experiences.
In the inspiration bucket, this is a pure HTML+CSS art piece. Take a look in chrome, then open up your inspector and start digging. It’s mind blowing.
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Fascinating look through modern graphic development using React and Mobx (an alternative to Redux) to power SVG generation, up to and including user-interactions on hover. Very very cool!
Super in depth and not intended so much for application developers as for framework/library authors, but this is a deep dive into how the React team is thinking about data fetching, and how they’re thinking about Concurrent Mode and Suspense changing the way we write in React.
(Bias alert - I wrote this). How do you know if you’re ready for a senior engineering position? What should you even be working on learning? I hear these questions all the time, and this post is an effort to start addressing them. I aggregated results from a large number of published engineering career progressions and boiled them down to a single progression for your use.
This rings super true - while our industry loves to stereotype older users as incompetent, there are huge numbers of design choices that simply fail to take into account different preferences and declining physical characteristics. As someone who’s eyes have gone prematurely bad, I beg designers to look and listen to the contrast and font size recommendations! There’s some other great context here for understanding this demographic.
Fonts are honestly one of the trickiest tradeoffs when it comes to performance and design. We all love our beautiful custom fonts, but they’re also slow to load and can result in awkward loading states. This article looks at one of the approaches available to us to mitigate the issue.
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The natural beauty of Western Province
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Wild pigs, lurking crocodiles and an abundance of impressive birds make Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Western Province the perfect spot for avid lovers of wildlife. Two of the country’s most famous rivers, the Fly River and the Strickland River also make Western Province a sought after destination for photography and fishing. Lying on the southern coast of PNG, Western Province boasts spectacular scenery unlike anywhere else in the country. Expanses of wetlands and wide-open grasslands stretch across the province with Rusa deer, wallabies and wild fowl calling Western Province home.
Western Province has a lot to be proud of especially in terms of its natural environment. The Tonda Wildlife Management Area which lies in the south-west of the province is an incredible and important wetland area. Made up of mysterious mangroves, spooky swamps, beautiful grassland, magical savannah woodlands, patches of monsoon forest and tidal river reaches, the area is of significant international importance and is the largest protected area in PNG. Amazingly, this magnificent and diverse area is home to over 250 species of resident and migratory waterbirds. A number of other impressive bird species call this area home including the famous birds of paradise and brolga as well as approximately 50 mammal species and a host of reptiles including many crocodile species.
Although Tonda Wildlife Management area is sparsely populated and receives very few visitors due to its remote location, this is precisely what makes the area such an unbelievable place to visit. Bensbach Wilderness Lodge located in the area is renowned for being one of PNG’s most premier wildlife locations. Imagine watching the sunrise as thousands of pelicans, pygmy geese and sea eagles flock to the water’s edge! While Bensbach makes an exceptional destination for wildlife spotting and photography, it’s also a superb location for keen anglers and is well known as one of the Barramundi capitals of the world. Bensbach also prides itself on its sustainable catch and release practices, only keeping enough for the evening meal. In addition to fish, the locals of Bensbach enjoy sago and yams as a staple part of their diet. These foods are stored in yam houses for a good six months at a time. Paper bark eucalyptus, also known as melaleuca, is another valuable local plant; however, this is used in construction and for insulation in the traditional ovens.
The Star Mountains are another natural gem of Western Province. These incredible mountains are not only beautiful but are the initial source of the Fly River. Made up of enormous limestone formations, the mountains cross the border into Indonesia. The environment here is of dense rainforest with thick undergrowth, moss and fern which thrive in the high rainfall. The area also provides home to a range of flora and fauna including bats, possums, tree kangaroos, tree cuscus and a colourful array of orchids to name a few. Natural erosion of the limestone caused by the water has led to even more spectacular natural wonders such as huge dark caves, sinkholes and beautiful gorges. One cave, known as Luplupwintem is particularly special as it is home to the only surviving Bulmer’s fruit bat – the largest bat species to roost in caves. The species was believed to be extinct at the end of the last Ice Age glaciation but was rediscovered in 1975.
Although the Fly and Strickland Rivers are the main sources of water in Western Province as they run for almost the entire length of the region, the area is also home to a very large lake. In fact, Lake Murray is the largest lake in PNG and during wet season it expands to five times its usual 650 square kilometre area. Island communities are dotted around the lake on traditional stilted houses, with dugout canoes being the most viable mode of transport. Fishing sustains the community of approximately 5,000 people. Interestingly, the Lake has also had sightings of its own Loch ness monster which is said to be related to the Theropod Dinosaur.
At Paga Hill we believe the Western Province is full of some of the nation’s most amazing natural treasures. The Province is home to one of PNG’s largest rivers, the Fly, as well as several other bodies of water including the Strickland River, lakes and waterfalls and a host of snakes and other reptiles. It’s also the perfect place to spot birds, whether you’re an avid birdwatcher or not. With around 50 percent of New Guineas total bird population inhabiting the eco-regions, they’re impossible to miss! With plenty to do and much to explore, Western Province is the perfect place for nature lovers.
Paga Hill Estate is a world class master planned estate in the heart of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The waterfront site is the first comprehensively planned multi-use development in Papua New Guinea to be enjoyed by both residents and visitors alike. The all inclusive development will include vibrant public spaces and waterfront promenade, luxury hotels, residential apartments, restaurants, retail, commercial space, a National Cultural Centre, restoration of WWII relics, marina precinct and an international cruise liner terminal.
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By Leigh Ann Glaze, Superintendent, San Saba ISD.
At the April 14, 2014 San Saba meeting of the School Board of Trustees, the Board named and made official the hiring of Mr. Dave Lewis as the new campus principal for San Saba Middle School. Mr. Lewis is a native of Wall, Texas and has been an educator since 1998.
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