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For two weeks I traveled from Tel-Aviv Yafo, Israel to Madaba, Jordan; from Kiryat Shmona to Bethlehem, Palestine. As I sojourned in these places I listened and learned, I watched and weighed what I saw, tasted, heard, and walked around. Not only did I pay attention to the communities and locations I was visiting, but also the group -- the evangelical "Holy Land" tour -- with which I participated.
Last week I started sharing perspectives and informed observations from my time in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. They are limited, to be sure. However, I want to take the time to focus on pertinent issues regarding these places and U.S. involvement and experience. To do so, I am inviting other informed and expert voices into the conversation. The blogs focus on two particular issues: politics & peace in the region and Christian travel and "Holy Land" tourism.
This week, we turn to reflecting on "Christian tourism" and "pilgrimage" in the "Holy Land." That's a lot of quotation marks, but that's because all of these terms need defining, reflection, critique, and nuance. Later on in the week, I will be sharing my reflections on evangelical Holy Land tours and pilgrimages, but first I invited our tour organizer and leader (and a good friend and mentor of mine) Rev. Richard Ross to share his intimate insight on Christian travel with us. His guest blog will help us begin to understand what Christian tourism is, why it happens, and who is involved.
Richard is the founder and director of Educon Travel, which you will hear more about below. Over the years he has traveled around the world, meeting people and building relationships, immersing himself in a variety of cultures and ministry settings. Plus, he's a cool dude with a beard, a coffee drinking habit, jazz inclinations, and a motorcycle hobby that would make any hipster green with envy.
Below, Richard shares some of his influences as a professional traveler and entrepreneur and also some reflections on what it means to travel with Christian intentions and looking for divine intimations in holy sites and cultural experiences. Enjoy!
After I graduated from high school my friend, John, and I went to Europe for three months. We’d been planning all year long for it, working odd jobs to raise money to go, studying the sites we might see, and dreaming. Every couple of weeks we’d go to the international terminal at SeaTac Airport (Seattle) and watch the flights come and go. Our enthusiasm was palatable. We could taste it. If you knew us, you could probably taste it too! We were so excited for the “Go!” We wanted to go to Europe, breaking free from our daily routines and experiencing the world.
We were not disappointed. We stayed in the cheapest hostels money could buy! I remember being in a sleeping bag on the rooftop of a youth hostel in Athens listening to young people like us play their guitars and flutes into the wee hours of the morning. And I remember lying on top of a 3-high bunk bed in a hostel in Venice listening to the water splash against the wall of our dorm room. And I remember sleeping on the trains we took from city to city in the night.
And the sites we saw were magnificent! Their histories predated my own country by hundreds of years, which was humbling. And the preservation of the sites by the countries we visited showed me the respect the people had for history, which instilled in me a respect and appreciation for the old things: history, art, architecture, language, culture, all of it.
One ah-ha experience I had as I traveled western Europe was my realization that no culture has it all sewn up. Each has something unique to offer the world. I ate food I would never have eaten in America (and it was delicious), I saw architecture and art that was unique to its own region (and it was beautiful), I experienced different ways of looking at the world through the eyes of friends I made along the way (and it was challenging), and I realized there is no “us and them,” but there’s only an “us.” My world got bigger on this journey, but at the same time it got much, much smaller as I came to understand the things I held in common with the people I met along the way.
In college a few years later I went to the Holy Land on a study tour. My world again grew as it got smaller, but more importantly, for me as a Christian, I was able to set the stories to the places. At first my reason for going to Israel was the “Go!” But after I got there my perspective changed. Now it was about seeing the stories in the Bible through the eyes of those who wrote it, who lived it. And the Bible came alive for me in a new way when I saw things like the foundations of the ancient walls of Old City Jerusalem; the tombs of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the waters of the Jordan River. These and other sites brought to life 2,000 years of Bible history for me, and my faith was encouraged.
Since that time I’ve felt that visiting places of history is something that should not be thought of as a leisure activity or as something to do only after one has raised a family and retired. But it’s something that every person should do as a part of their experience of becoming human, growing in one’s understanding and appreciation of other people and their culture, history, art, and language. And visiting the Holy Land and other places of biblical importance (like Turkey, Greece, Italy, Egypt and Jordan), can play a huge part in a person growing as a Christian.
For me “Christian travel” is Christians on a pilgrimage. Pilgrimage is a very old word usually associated with particular religious traditions. However, I like to think of pilgrimage in broader terms, as something as simple as “the search,” the search for meaning, for depth, for a sense of connection as regards one’s faith. For instance, I wanted to connect with the call Moses got from God at Mt. Sinai. What was that like? What did Moses experience when he was on the mountain? So I led fellow pilgrims on an early morning climb up to the summit of Mt. Sinai, where we saw the sun rise and read the words of God to Moses from Exodus 3. It was a moving experience. And so it is when we visit the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized, or Mt. Gerizim where the blessings were read to Israel, or Antioch on the Orontes from which St. Paul launched his ministry. Christian travel and pilgrimage are about reflecting on the heart of God in the Bible and what this means for me.
The reason I started a new Christian travel organization was an accident. As a pastor I wanted to lead my church on a tour of the 7 Cities of the Revelation. I’d been on a Footsteps of St. Paul tour a couple of years earlier, one a friend had promoted. But I was very disappointed. The guides were sour, the hotels were in terrible locations, there were all kinds of additional fees we had not been warned about, and the selection of sites was sometimes disappointing. It was then that I realized that Christian tours are often organized by people who are not necessarily Christian or in tune with the whole point of a pilgrimage, that is, a transformative, life-changing experience, and they obviously did not understand that everything that happens on a tour makes a difference.
For over a year I searched for someone who could organize my tour the way I envisioned it: a 3-day educational retreat on the Island of Patmos followed by a tour of the ruins of the 7 Cities of the Revelation in Turkey. But no one could do it. No one. Well there was one, but his prices were out of this world! (Literally, as no one in my world would be able to afford his trip!) So I did it myself, and in the process I created a tour organization.
Educon Travel is the name of my organization. Our motto is, educational and economical Christian touring. I think Educon Travel is unique and fills a niche in the market of Christian travel. To my knowledge no one else offers tours which are rooted in an understanding of the power of educational and experience-based touring. I talked to a man whom I met at a site on a Footsteps of St. Paul tour. He was with another tour group. I asked him how it was going, and he said, “I don’t know yet. We’ve been touring for five days and I still don’t know what the point of it is.” If he’d been on our tour, he would have known!
The locations we organize our tours around all have something to do with the story of the Christian faith. My two favorite countries are Israel and Turkey. Greece, Italy, Egypt and Jordan follow close behind, but Israel, for example is where it all began. There are great archaeological sites and worship sites at every turn, and because it’s a very small country one can see and experience the land very easily and quickly. Turkey, called Asia Minor in the Bible, unarguably has the best biblical archaeological sites, in number and quality, to be found anywhere on the planet, dating from the Neolithic era to the Greeks, from the Romans to the Byzantines. In all of the countries we visit we always enjoy great hospitality, food, accommodations, and local, cultural entertainment.
When I organized my 7 Cities of the Revelation tour I evaluated a whole bunch of things that I thought might make a tour good or bad. I wondered why some sites were selected for a tour and others weren’t. I was frustrated with the added-on expenses for “special” excursions and with the lousy food I’d eaten at hotel buffets. I marveled at the hotel selection, often finding ourselves in shoddy, unwalkable neighborhoods. I thought about all of the grumpy tour guides I’d met. And I also questioned whether or not group touring had to be as tedious as what I’d experienced. This led me to write what I call the “7 Principles for Touring,” the building blocks for all of my future tours. Here they are:
- Our tours are theme-based: We choose a theme which guides us as we create an itinerary for a tour, one which people will find personally gratifying in their minds and hearts.
- With a carefully chosen theme and itinerary in hand, we craft an educational outline for the tour. For us it’s not enough to just see the sites, but we want to understand what happened in these places and what those events mean in our lives today.
- Our prices are economical and up-front: Our goal is to give everyone, not just the “traveling class,” the opportunity for Christian travel. We keep prices low and we don’t surprise people with exorbitant fees for “special excursions.”
- We handpick our guides: Believing that a guide can make or break a tour, we look for positive, personable, smart, energetic, guides who can add value to our tours.
- We enjoy authentic local food, which is so much better than “American buffets” in hotels!
- We stay in accommodations in interesting, walkable locations.
- We create memorable WOW! experiences throughout our tours. If you’ve ever been on a bus tour for a week or two, you’ll immediately notice the difference. We do things like renew marriage vows in Cana, sing hymns in the theater in Ephesus, share the Lord’s Supper in the Dormition Abbey, have a dinner cruise on the Bosphorus Straight, learn Greek dance on the Island of Patmos, worship the Lord on Mt. Sinai, and many, many other things.
These principles are the things people talk about after a tour, the things that make a tour memorable.
Sometimes a person asks me for advice about how to put together their own tour. I always point them to my 7 Principles, highlighting the importance of having a theme and creating an itinerary. After all, if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you probably won’t find it! So I say, choose a theme. It could be something as simple as learning more about the missions of St. Paul, or something as deep as meeting God. With a theme, a Bible, and a focused itinerary a person will usually enjoy a tour that changes their life in some exciting ways.
Traveling in the Middle East, which is where most of the great biblical and church sites are, can be a challenge for Christians. For the majority populations are Jewish in Israel and Muslim everywhere else. So some cross-cultural sensitivities are always helpful. For example, my guides in Israel were a Zionist Jew, an Arab Muslim, and an Arab Christian. And they all had opinions! But I enjoyed absorbing everything they said, because for me that’s one of the best things about traveling abroad. Getting to know people in their own cultures, which are dramatically different from mine in a 100 different ways, makes me a better person in my heart, and mind, and spirit. And that’s a good thing. May you enjoy the same kind of enrichment in your pilgrimage.


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Johnson Trail Camp highlights the higher portions of Rockefeller Forest. The route is entirely in forest, mostly old growth, so it’s shady but also viewless. The trees on the slopes are smaller and more diverse than on the flats. The ascent is extremely gentle, culminating just before the campground, which has some historic buildings. The descent, on a fire road, is very steep in places.
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Last weekend, about half of our class went to go and see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Overall, I would give the movie a 7/10. I questioned the story line, especially since I had to keep thinking about how certain things could make sense and trying to relate it back to the Harry Potter series. I think all of the actors and actresses played their roles well (Johnny Depp was a very convincing Grindelwald) and the film was made very well. There were also some plot lines that seemed random (i.e. Nicholas Flamel at the end) and some parts, especially the end where they fought Grindelwald’s blue dragon, that seemed cliche. In this post, I will discuss some of the things that I thought/noticed about the movie.
One huge issue that I noticed was the McGonagall timeline error. Minerva McGonagall was born in 1935, but the movie takes place in 1927. I get that they wanted familiarity, but it’s a huge timeline error and they could have put anyone else in her place. I’m not sure if JK Rowling (or as the actors affectionately call her, Jo) missed this, since the world is so large, but clearly the fact checkers either missed it or thought it was okay.
For all of the hype about Nagini’s casting, she was barely present in the movie. There was next to no characterization of her in the movie other than the fact that she was Credence’s friend from the circus. When the final climax was happening, I completely forgot she was in the movie until they showed her crouched down watching the fight happen. I hope she does more in the remaining movies to justify her existence as a main or supporting character.
The revelation that Credence was a Dumbledore was a very interesting reveal. That was the mental gymnastics I mentioned earlier, trying to figure out where he would fit into the Dumbledore timeline. Granted, I did immediately wondering where Grindelwald got this information from. It didn’t really occur to me until we had a conversation in class Tuesday that Grindelwald probably made that up and could be using Credence to get to and fight Dumbledore and to use in his war.
One thing that struck me at the end of the movie was the very end image where Credence stands up after having blasted a hole in the wall with his wand. The very red toned room, with the bookshelves and the phoenix (I believe) in the background, and the way he was standing made me think of Dumbledore’s office. I thought that was an interesting parallel to show after the revelation.
But for all of the flaws in this movie, if we have learned anything about J.K. Rowling from reading the Harry Potter series, she likes to plant little clues throughout the series, that careful readers were rewarded for if they paid attention. She already has all five movies planned out. Knowing how much detail and attention she gave to the Harry Potter series, I think it is good to expect the same here. (I thought the flashback to Newt and Leta’s time at Hogwarts was really beautiful). The medium may be different, but I think we can expect the same quality in terms of character development, story line, and symbolism. I’m sure things we ignored or barely noticed in this movie will become relevant in the 4th or 5th one. So, hopefully, assuming they release a movie every 2 years, by 2024 or 2025, we will have a better idea of the entire story and can better evaluate it then.
However, It’s also very odd not know what will happen because there are no books to read! We are all learning as we go. I will certainly try and watch the movie again, even though I am not a huge movie theatre person, but I have plenty of time until the next one comes out.

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South Korean Visa Fee and Application Costs
South Korea is an enticing destination for travelers looking to explore a mix of culture, history and modernity. With world-renowned cities like Seoul and Busan, stunning national parks, and delicious cuisine, the country has something for everyone. However, before packing your bags and heading out, you need to take care of the visa and application process. This article will provide an overview of the South Korean visa fee and application costs, as well as answer some frequently asked questions.
South Korean Visa Fee
The South Korean visa fee varies depending on the type of visa and the duration of stay. Here are the current fees for various visa types:
– Short-term visa (up to 90 days): Free
– Work visa: KRW 60,000 (approximately $50 USD)
– Student visa: KRW 40,000 (approximately $34 USD)
– Permanent residence visa: KRW 100,000 (approximately $85 USD)
It is worth noting that the short-term visa fee exemption applies to citizens of most countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and European Union member states. However, some countries, such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, do not qualify for the fee exemption and will be required to pay a visa fee.
South Korean Application Costs
Apart from the visa fee, applicants may also incur other costs during the application process. These costs include:
1. Service Charge
South Korea’s visa application process is outsourced to third-party service providers, who charge a fee for their services. Applicants will need to pay a service charge on top of the visa fee. The amount of the service charge varies depending on the service provider. In the United States, for example, the service charge ranges from $26 to $40, depending on the visa type.
2. Travel Expenses
If you need to visit a South Korean embassy or consulate to submit your application, you will need to factor in travel expenses such as transportation, accommodation, and meals. In some cases, you may also need to pay for a courier service to deliver your application.
You may need to acquire certain documents to support your visa application. Costs associated with obtaining these documents may differ depending on the document type and issuing authority.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Do I need a visa to travel to South Korea?
A. It depends on your nationality and the purpose of your visit. Citizens of most countries can enter South Korea visa-free for up to 90 days. However, if you plan to work, study, or stay in South Korea for longer than 90 days, you will need to apply for a relevant visa.
Q. Can I apply for a South Korean visa online?
A. Yes, you can apply for a South Korean visa online through the visa portal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, you will still need to submit your application and supporting documents in person at the nearest South Korean embassy or consulate.
Q. How long does it take to process a South Korean visa application?
A. The processing time varies depending on the type of visa and other factors such as the workload of the embassy or consulate. In general, it takes around 5-10 business days to process a short-term visa application and up to 6 weeks for a work or student visa application.
Q. Can I request an expedited visa processing service?
A. Yes, some South Korean embassies and consulates offer expedited visa processing for an additional fee. However, this service is subject to availability and not available across all locations.
Q. What documents do I need to submit with my South Korean visa application?
A. The documents required vary depending on the type of visa you are applying for. However, in general, you will need to submit your passport, a completed visa application form, a recent passport-size photograph, and supporting documents such as a letter of invitation, employment contract, or academic transcripts.
South Korea is a fascinating destination for travelers, and the visa and application process should not deter you from exploring this country. By understanding the visa fee and application costs and preparing the required documents, you can make your application process as smooth as possible. Remember to check the specific requirements for your nationality and visa type before submitting your application to avoid any unnecessary stress.

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Major League Soccer is the second-most financially powerful league in the world, surpassing countries like Spain, France, and Germany, according to a study SoccerEx.
14 MLS clubs -Los Angeles Galaxy (14), New York Red Bulls (23), Seattle Sounders (24), New York City FC (25), and New England Revolution (28), Orlando City (37), Toronto FC (42), Houston Dynamo (44), Portland Timbers (45), Sporting Kansas City (54), San Jose Earthquakes (57), Colorado Rapids (58)- ranked among the top 100 clubs with the most financial power in the world.
The 14 American clubs make up 16.7 percent of the total ranking, only trailing English clubs in terms of countries (26.7 percent).
The ranking analyzes financial might through a weighted formula that measures player assets, fixed assets (stadiums, training complexes, etc.), money in the bank, the ownership’s investment potential, and net debt.
Manchester City leads the individual club ranking, followed by Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Guangzhou Evergrande, and Tottenham Hostpur.

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Birth Affirmation Card DIY
August 5, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Head down to Lizzie Bits Baby Co. and spend the morning crafting positive birth affirmation cards for yourself. Little Brood Doula will help you create some really emopwering personal art!
We will have all the supplies you need and inspiration!
10$ for 5 cards that you can take home and hang in your birthing space at home or in hospital!
Chat and create, bring a friend or meet a new one!
Please RSVP to this event.
Jodi is originally from Montréal, Quebec but spent a few years in Northern New Brunswick after graduating from University. She moved to Kamloops in the Spring of 2010 with her family and works as an educational assistant. Her 7 and 8 year old keep her really busy as they love exploring the area and enjoying what Kamloops has to offer!

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The Boston Tenants Coalition (BTC) is a coalition of grassroots tenant neighborhood groups, community development corporations, and homeless and advocacy organizations that promotes affordable housing in Boston, organized to defend and expand the rights of tenants, and to push city, state and federal government, as well as private industry to address the needs of low-income tenants. We operate from a core belief that more affordable housing needs to be both permanent and targeted to Boston’s low-income populations.
Jim Brooks Stabilization Act – Just Cause Eviction
Take Action Today!
Right now we again need to take collective action to move the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act to the next level. Representative Chynah Tylerhas fiercely stepped forward to lead the charge at the state level and we need your help. All across our great city we have Elected Officials that need to hear our voice and join Rep. Tyler in support of the Jim Brooks Stabilization home-rule petition for Boston! We are calling on all Boston State Delegation members to act now and sign-on early to this bill.
The Jim Brooks Community Stabilization Home-rule petition does 3 things…
Creates a mechanism for tenants facing eviction to be informed of their rights under existing state law
Helps the City track the rate of evictions to create targeted solutions to address the displacement crisis
Provides new protections for former homeowners after foreclosure
Sample Script – Boston Delegation members:
“Hi, this is [your name] and I live in your district. I’m calling today because the time is now for Boston to lead by example and prove that low-income, working class, people of color communities have a Right to Remain! Displacement effects all neighborhoods across Massachusetts. Corporate greed, and foreign speculation have no place taking away our right to stabilization and fairness. I ask that you sign on now in support of the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act Home-rule petition. Representative Tyler is assembling co-sponsors and we need to add you to our group of support. Please support the residents of Boston and help stop displacement now!”
Sample Script – Massachusetts House members:
“Hi, this is [your name] and I live in your district. I’m calling today because low-income, working class, people of color communities have a Right to Remain! Displacement and lack of affordable housing effects all neighborhoods across Massachusetts. Corporate greed, and foreign speculation have no place taking away our right to stabilization and fairness. I ask that you sign on now in support of the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act Home-rule petition. Representative Tyler is assembling co-sponsors and we need to add you to our group of support. Please support the residents of Boston and help stop displacement now!”
To find your State Representative or Senator, Click Here.
The Jim Brooks Community Stabilization Act is named after fallen activist Jim Brooks, a long-time supporter of housing, disability, and LGBTQ rights – often through civil disobedience demonstrations. Jim helped shape the intellectual conscience of a generation of Boston advocacy organizations. He had a big influence on many in terms of not only disability politics but politics in general. As an avid political strategist and a radical theoretician, Jim dedicated many of his last years trying to stop wrongful evictions and build a housing justice movement where people come before profit.
We stand proud as a community of supporters, allies and organizations from across the city to support passage of the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act. This proposal will provide a real solution now for stabilizing some of the most vulnerable residents in Boston and provide accountability for developers who are flipping our neighborhoods with no-fault evictions and increasing rents in Boston.
- We need housing stability and development without displacement.
- We need accountability for developers who are flipping our neighborhoods with no-fault evictions and increasing rents.
- We want real solutions for stabilizing the rent in Boston, so that city can maintain its rich socioeconomic, cultural, and racial diversity.
It has passed in the city council and we will need your help for passing at the state level. Stay tuned!
Read more about the bill here. Call your city councilor today and ask that they support this new bill that will help ensure that Boston renters are aware of their rights and offers helpful aid. Check out our Facebook for the Hearing Facebook event, any media on this issue and updates on other housing campaigns.
Michael Stone Scholars Fund
Over the past several months, the Stone Scholars Advisory committee, working together with the Boston Tenant Coalition, sketched a research agenda for the Fund that will ensure continuity of the critical annual research Michael had long done on a pro bono basis for our tenant advocacy.
We want to celebrate our first Michael Stone Scholar Ian Whitney, a UMass Boston Undergraduate student and welcome our second; Rose Southard, also a UMass Boston Undergraduate student. We have finalized the design of the project and have identified our final cohort of UMass partners. Read more about this fund here.
Boston Displacement Mapping
Check out this new Boston displacement map to learn more about the Boston housing crisis and follow people’s stories about their displacement experiences.
Check out this 90.9 WBUR post about tenant advocates calling for new tenant protections.


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Clan Lord: Fantasy Role Playing Game
Role-playing aficionados have another game to turn to on Mac with Clan Lord. This fantasy game, similar to Dungeons & Dragons, sets you off on a number of adventures where you'll have to use your logic and reasoning to solve puzzles. Although the graphics are pretty weak and more adapted to Mac Classic than OS X, we found the game fairly enjoyable.
You can start off playing with any of more than a dozen demo characters. The tutorial allows you to quickly adjust to the game and understand what sorts of actions you can do, like exchanging karma or doing spirit links. The gameplay feels a bit sluggish at first, but you quickly get used to it. To chat with people, all you have to do is walk up to them and start typing.
Clan Lord provides loads of playing time. Although nothing like World of Warcraft, it's that little nostalgia feeling that only classics offer.
Program available in other languages
- Descargar Clan Lord [ES]

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Hollywood Sign - the most important information
The Hollywood Sign is one of the most iconic landmarks of all the USA. It overlooks Hollywood in Los Angeles because it is situated on Mount Lee. The Hollywood Sign is the symbol of the entertainment industry and it is recognized all over the world.
About the Hollywood Sign
The Sign was created in 1923 and it originally read HOLLYWOODLAND because it was supposed to advertise a new housing development in the hills. The Sign was beginning to deteriorate by the mid-1940s, so the developers turned it over to the City of Los Angeles and it became a part of Griffith Park. The land part was removed in 1949, and a fundraiser was held in 1978 to raise funds for the rebuilding costs of the Sign because it had been infested by termites. The new sign was unveiled in November 1978. It is 13.7 meters tall and 106.7 meters long. The Hollywood Sign has been shown in many movies, TV shows, music videos, and video games. Some of the movies that show the sign are The Day After Tomorrow, when it was destroyed by a tornado, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief, where it was the entrance to the Underworld. Here are some other interesting facts about the Hollywood Sign:
- The original sign was actually bigger than the current one.
- The original sign had 4,000 light bulbs.
- The sign was designed by Thimas Fisk Goff from England.
- The sign was hit by a car in 1928.
- The Hollywood Sign was also lit in 1984 when Los Angeles was the host of the Olympic Summer Games.
Where are the best views of the Hollywood Sign?
We recommend you check out these spots when you want to get amazing views of the Hollywood Sign:
- Griffith Park - this is probably the best place to see the Hollywood sign from. You can get there by multiple hiking trails on Mt. Hollywood.
- Hollywood & Highland - there are multiple places in this shopping center from which you can see the Sign. Once you’re there you can also shop, go to a theatre or dine in a restaurant.
- Sunset Ranch Hollywood - you can get a guided tour while horseback riding. The Ranch is located in Hollywood Hills so you will have a perfect chance to see the Hollywood Sign.
- Barnsdall Art Park - if you visit this park close to the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, you will have breathtaking views of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign.
How to get to the Hollywood Sign?
You cannot get to the Hollywood Sign itself since that is forbidden. Here is how you can get to the previously mentioned spots:
- Griffith Park - the official transit provider to Griffith Park is DASH Observatory that goes from the Sunset/Vermont Metro.
- Hollywood & Highland - you can get to this shopping center by The Metro Red Line, Hollywood/Highland station.
- Sunset Ranch Hollywood - you can get to the Ranch from Hollywood Blvd. and the Walk of Fame if you go east and then turn left on Gower, right on Franklin and left on Beachwood Dr. Go until the top of the street and you’ll see the Ranch.
- Barnsdall Art Park - you can get to the park by bus numbers 180, 206, 217, Hollywood/New Hampshire stop, or by metro Metro B Line (Red), Vermont/Sunset Station.
What should you know before visiting the Hollywood Sign?
Have in mind these things before you head out to your sightseeing tour of the Hollywood Sign:
- Smoking is not allowed in Griffith Park. Drones are also not allowed near the Sign, as well as in Griffith Park.
- You cannot drive to the sign because it only has a private road for city-approved vehicles like the LAPD or Park Rangers.

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20 years ago – 1992
The building that once housed the Laurel Hill Police Department was once again occupied when Sheriff Larry Gilbert and the city signed an agreement to use the space as a sheriff’s substation. The city disbanned its police force in 1986.
10 years ago – 2002
Eglin Air Force Base was hosting the Supply/Fuels Readiness Competition, drawing the best troops in supply and fuel fields.
Choctawhatchee clinched the 2002 Okaloosa County high school golf championship. Led by medalist Jarryd Capps’ even-par 38-34–72, the Indians added Chris Fitzgerald’s 76, Josh Materne’s 84 and an 85 from both David Burrough and Nathan Troost for 317. The event was held at Indian Bayou in Destin.


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A major storm will gather strength and moisture this weekend and is forecast to deliver drenching rain and gusty thunderstorms to the Plains.
A storm bringing cooler air and spotty showers and thunderstorms to California at midweek is projected to swing inland over the Southwest by the end of the week.
The storm will use the Four Corners region as a command post to gather a fleet of moisture from the tropical Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico.
Downpours and flash flooding are forecast to drench isolated areas of the Southwest Wednesday into Friday.
The moisture will then shift eastward onto the Great Plains in the form of more broad areas of rain.
As a result, there is the potential for an inch or two of rain, and locally more, to fall on needy areas of Kansas, Nebraska and other Plains states beginning Friday and continuing into the weekend.
Some of the rain will fall on recently planted winter wheat areas.
According to Expert Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson, "The storm is moving fast; as a result, we don't expect excessive rain and flooding to occur over a broad area."
Like many storms which form in this area of the United States and move northeastward, some of the energy released will not only be in the form of drenching rain. Severe weather is forecast.
Because of the dynamic nature of the storm, there is the risk of incidents of damaging wind gusts, large hail and at least a few tornadoes with the event.
According to Severe Weather Expert Henry Margusity, "Saturday is likely to be the peak of the severe weather with the storm system, but we are likely to have some locally dangerous storms late Friday over the central and southern High Plains."
The worst of the storms Saturday may focus within the zone from eastern Oklahoma to southwestern Wisconsin.
The storm will have its cold side too.
Heavy snow is likely to fall on the high country and perhaps some ski areas from part of the Sierra Nevada to the Wasatch to the Colorado Rockies late in the week.
As the storm moves northeastward, portions of central Ontario and Quebec could also be on the receiving end of heavy snow from the storm later this weekend.
The details of the rain, thunderstorms and snow from the storm system will unfold as the week progresses.
While rain and snow from this storm will avoid the Northwest, a different storm from the Pacific is forecast to begin a spell of wet weather and high country snow beginning late this week.
The track of the storm will rout out a fresh batch of cold air in the East, paving the way for perhaps a week or more of above-normal temperatures starting around Sunday. However, this is not before some of the lowest temperatures of the season occur with the risk of a killing frost and freeze Friday night into Saturday morning.
Chicago will not catch a break from the bitter cold anytime soon, as more cold air heads to the city this week.
It has rained every day so far this month, except Dec. 1 around Atlanta. That trend will continue through Tuesday.
More waves of Arctic air are in the offing for Detroit this week.
After ending the weekend on a slick note, more cold air will dominate weather headlines this week.
Philadelphia International Airport received more snow (8.6 inches) from a single storm this past Sunday than it did all of last winter, when 8.3 inches fell.
After a day of heavy snow across the mid-Atlantic, ice and rain are adding to power outages, flight delays and hazardous road conditions.
Western New York (1995)
Heavy lake-effect snow brought 37.9" of snow to the Buffalo airport in 24 hours. This broke the old 24-hour record of 25.3" set in January 10-11, 1982. Other months included: Buffalo (Delaware Park) 33" Buffalo (Allentown) 33" Williamsville 32" Clarence 31" North Buffalo 27"
Madison, WI (1970)
16.0" snow, greatest 24 hour snowfall for city (10th-14th).
Bend, OR (1919)
28" snowfall set state 24 hour mark.

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Family Network/Conferencing Facilitator
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This is Redcar and Cleveland. We are an ambitious council keen to build on our strong track record of innovation and partnership working, ensuring that we create a flourishing future for the borough and all of its residents. Key to this is a committed workforce who always gives their best. Offering a fast paced, progressive working environment, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is a great career move.
We have many reasons to be proud of our existing services for children, young people and their families in Redcar and Cleveland.
We have a passionate workforce who are committed to supporting children and young people to feel safe, healthy, happy and ready to learn and achieve. We respect everyone as equally valued members of our community by listening to their views and using their opinions to help shape our services. Are you the right person to help us to develop a brighter future for our children?
If you share the ethos of Redcar and Cleveland’s Children and Families Directorate, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s Families Together Service delivers care and interventions to children, young people on the Edge of Care and their families. The service delivers structured, evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families as part of the overall intervention plan.
As a Family Network/Conferencing facilitator you and your colleagues will be responsible for preparing and supporting families to meet, negotiate and agree a plan/agreement that is future focused and addresses safety and safeguarding concerns. Areas of work will include, domestic violence, children/young people on the edge of care, child protection, court-initiated FGCs and mediation, homelessness, and early intervention.
To achieve positive change, you will work under the direction of the Project Development Officer and will work directly with children, young people and families to provide mediation and to encourage family decision making and responsibility for their children and young people by negotiating and discussing support within their family network to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people.
Improved outcomes for families will be demonstrated by working to increase and improve family relationships and secure safe living arrangements for children and young people within their families where possible. Central to this is the collaboration and partner working with children, young people and their families or carers, other services within the Local Authority, commissioned services, voluntary agencies and external stakeholders.
You will need to be willing and able to work flexibly, as this may involve some evening and weekend work.
You will also be required to provide up to 3 weeks per year out of hours support on an on call basis. During this time you may be required to work outside of normal working hours and at weekends. When on call you will receive a payment of £190 per week (before deductions). If you are required to come in to work when on call you will be paid additional hours or accrue time off in lieu, to be discussed and agreed with the Families Together Manager.
For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Cath Mapplebeck (Resources Team Manager) on 01642 444508.

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About This Game
Darkseed II was released on December 31, 1995. It was developed by Cyberdreams Interactive and published by Cyberdreams Interactive for PC, PS, and Saturn.
Cyberdreams' sequel to the graphic adventure game Darkseed, featuring disturbing artwork based on the designs of H.R. Giger.


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- It was a fine day, and I remember to-day, as though I saw it now, how the incense rose from the censer and softly floated upwards and, overhead in the cupola, mingled in rising waves with the sunlight that streamed in at the little window.Book 6 — The Russian Monk (18% in)
There are no more uses of "cupola" in The Brothers Karamazov.
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(From Bristol Evening Post)
The gulf between rich and poor in Bristol is a Charles Dickens-style Tale Of Two Cities, the Conservatives have claimed.
There is a "subculture of poverty, deprivation and alienation from society" in some urban areas - even though prosperity is just streets away, the Tories say.
The claim draws on ward-by-ward statistics to highlight the vast social divides across Britain.
They show that in Lawrence Hill around 58 per cent of the population is "income deprived" - families who don't have jobs or incomes from other sources - closely followed by Ashley on 50 per cent and Southmead on 49 per cent.
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text: Ari Shaffir sits in for Tom Segura with Bert Kresicher for this episode of 2 Bears, 1 Cave. Ari and Bert discuss the "NYC Still Rising After 20 Years" comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden that Tom performed at. They try to guess the lineup which also included Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson, Amy Schumer, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, John Mulaney and many more. Bert shares a video from a surfer who talks about exploiting places you visit, which leads to a conversation about geo-tagging. They also talk Bert's Red Rocks show, Sober October, ugly people wearing face masks, and debate about which of them is the better backgammon player.


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An Altamont Corridor Express train traveling from San Jose to Stockton ran into a mudslide Monday night and derailed, sending the front car of the train into a rushing creek. The accident, as CBS 5 reports, happened at 7:30 p.m. with 214 people aboard the commuter rail, and though injury counts varied through the night, ABC News and the SF Chronicle are now reporting that nine people were injured, four of them seriously. None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening.
Alameda County Fire posted the above photos to Twitter at 8:21 p.m. as rescue efforts were underway.
Initial reports stated that the ACE train had run into a fallen tree on the tracks, but it appears that a mudslide was to blame, and that there was a tree within the mudslide. This all occurred in the rural area of Niles Canyon 45 miles east of San Francisco, near Niles Canyon Road and Sunol, and despite the relatively few number of injuries, passengers described a chaotic and terrifying scene that unfolded over a half hour before the train was evacuated.
Passenger Tanner McKenzie was in the second car, which derailed and then slid for what seemed a long time through the mud, he said. People were screaming.
“There was an impact, the power went out,” he said. “I was just sure at any moment we were going to flip over.”
As the Mercury-News reports, the rain swollen creek was rushing hard enough that it made the job of first-responders especially difficult in accessing the front car of the train, which began sliding into the water. Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony King said, "It was like the movies. It reminded me of a ride at Universal Studios."
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Authorities said it was "an absolute miracle" no one was killed. Four of the injuries were serious, though not thought to be life-threatening, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. ....
In frantic phone calls to loved ones after the crash, passengers described the chaos, as the train spilled over an embankment sending bodies flying and crashing into glass. When the car rolled into the creek, the panic grew as water started rushing in.
Below is video, also from Alameda County Fire, showing a firefighter attempting to break out a window of the submerged front car of the train, searching for trapped survivors. As the New York Times put it, the entire incident and rescue "play[ed] out on social media."
Because of the remote location of the crash, uninjured passengers had to walk a half mile along a fire trail before getting shuttled to the ACE parking lot in Pleasanton, which was the next stop the train was scheduled to make. Many did not make it home until 1 a.m.
This was the ACE No. 10 train, and apparently the No. 8 train had traveled the same route just an hour before without incident.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.


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A two-man paramedic team from FirstHealth EMS-Chesterfield won the FirstHealth Regional EMS System Team Competition held May 24 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Shown congratulating team members Ron Martin and Kent Hall (at center) are Grant Hunsucker (left) and Chad Blakley (right), both regional directors of FirstHealth Regional EMS. Paramedic teams from Hamlet, FirstHealth Regional Medical Transport and FirstHealth EMS-Richmond also took part in the scenario-based competition. Chesterfield’s Martin received the highest score on a written exam that was also part of the event.
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Moore Regional Hospital Gets 5 Stars from Medicare for Patient SatisfactionDavid J. Kilarksi PINEHURST – Choosing where to go for hospital care can be confusing and overwhelming for patients. That choice may be a little eas…
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New Physician Joining FirstHealth Family MedicineThe latest addition to the FirstHealth network of providers in Richmond County is Dr. Sanchez.
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31st Annual National Cancer Survivors DayNational Cancer Survivors Day is a time to come together and share smiles and victories. Join us in our celebration of life and triumph over cancer!…


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Ever since I got to know Elizabeth Zimmermann and Meg Swansen, I have been wanting to knit a Tam.
It's easy when you use EZ's math.
This one is knit with Un-Spun Icelandic that you can purchase at School House Press. It was super fast to knit and I did it the EZ way....no pattern!
The sweatband pattern [which is FREE!] can be found at the yahoo group called Holiday Mystery Gift Along. It's not too late to join in the fun!
I am my mother's daughter. She taught me how to knit, ride a horse, love and enjoy the unique characteristics of all living things, shoot a .22 rifle, drive a car, cook, be kind to people (if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all), sing, and country dance.
Back to knitting...I dream, think, read and talk knitting.
I knit every day.
"There are few things as rewarding as having someone comment on your blog. You have to think about it, knit it, write it, take the pictures, upload it...so when someone says something nice, it's an automatic pat on the back!" Fleegle


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In a shocking double eviction this week, Jasleen Matharu and Megha Dhade got evicted from Bigg Boss 12. The two were apparently in the bottom three and were eliminated from the show. Rohit Suchanti and Deepak Thakur were already mocking them in the house this week about evictions and they actually got eliminated this week. Well, this definitely came as a huge shock to a lot of contestants since no one was expecting a double eviction. Megha got nominated by Bigg Boss last week after she threw a shoe at Deepak and even spat on him. The Bigg Boss Marathi winner got agitated when Deepak constantly provoked her during the captaincy task.
Jasleen also faced quite a few accusations in the house by Rohit and even Surbhi, pertaining to her relationship status with Anup Jalota. In fact, Rohit has even called her dumb on many occasions which affected her a lot emotionally. Now that there are just a few weeks left for the finale, the evictions are will keep getting interesting. We wonder who the top finalists on the show will be this season. Fans are still pretty excited about and looking forward to the family special week where certain family members get to meet the contestants. [ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE | Teejay Sidhu on Karanvir Bohra and Sreesanth's fights, 'They are like two boys in a school ground']
Megha and Jasleen have quite a lot of juicy gossip to spill from inside the Bigg Boss 12 house. Stay tuned with us for some exclusive scoop on Bigg Boss 12 right here.

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While the team did not disclose the terms, O'Neal is inked for two seasons and will receive the full midlevel exception of about $5.76 million this year.
"When the opportunity arose for me to join an organization like the Celtics, I could not refuse," said the 6-foot-11, 255-pound center. "I cannot wait to get to Boston and start to practice with the rest of the team in pursuit of a championship."
O'Neal says he's hungry for a ring and knows the Big Three and the remaining core from the 2008 title team are hungry for another, so that's why he chose Boston over other suitors.
"We're very excited to have him here," said Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge. "He brings a great deal of leadership and knowledge."
O'Neal started all 70 games he played for the Miami Heat in 2009-10, averaging 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds in 28 minutes per game. O'Neal has averaged 14 points and 7.5 rebounds in a 14-year career for Portland, Indiana, Toronto and Miami. He decided it was time to take his talents and depart South Beach.
"I knew what [the Heat] were trying to do, and I could have re-signed back with those guys," he said Wednesday after passing his physical with the Celtics. "But it comes down to fit. It comes down to personalities and style of play, and I thought Boston has all that for me. It came down to winning now, and not worrying about chemistry."
For now, he is expected to start in place of injured center Kendrick Perkins, and after that he is content to fill a role off the bench for a team that won it all in 2008 and returned to the NBA Finals this year.
"Being a part of something great is what matters to me," O'Neal told reporters at the team's workout facility. "I know what the city represents. I know what the organization represents. I know what the guys on the court represent. Obviously, those guys they have a ring already, but they want another one. I don't have one, and I want one. They know what it takes to get one."
Perkins went down in Game 6 of the Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and missed the decisive game. He had reconstructive surgery on his right knee Monday, and he is expected to be out until at least February.
That left the Celtics in need of a big man, and O'Neal will only partially fill the role.
"When he comes back, it's his position to have," O'Neal said. "I'm just here to do my job. I'm not trying to step on anybody's feet. I'm not trying to do anything to cause any issues. I'm here to win. That's just really what it boils down to.
"I probably wouldn't have wanted to back up anybody. But this situation is proven, and why come in and try to mess up something that's already proven?"
Ainge said he wasn't done shopping for big men, but he said he didn't expect Rasheed Wallace to change his mind about retiring.
Still, O'Neal was doing his best.
"He had a lot of great things to say about the organization," O'Neal said. "That was kind of the selling point too -- [Wallace] coming in and him actually being here for a year and understanding the situation, the scenario, the chemistry.
"I shot him a text and I told him to come back. He didn't respond."
A six-time All-Star, O'Neal acknowledged that he is in "the stretch run" of his career but he denied that his skills had diminished to the point where he could no longer contribute.
"I believe that my play will speak for itself," he said.
He mentioned that he has played in the conference finals, made the Olympic team -- an injury kept him from playing in the Athens Games -- and been the focus of a shoemaker's marketing campaign.
"I'm not at a point in my career where I need to worry about that," he said. "I could play five more years. But hopefully I could win it next year, and then win it the next year and then walk away."
Ainge will try to talk him out of it.
"We think he's a perfect fit and complement to the players we have on the roster right now," the GM said. "Maybe for much longer than the next couple of years, but for the next couple of years, for sure."
O'Neal did not play in seven of the last 12 regular-season games, but he returned for the first-round playoff series against Boston. He totaled 21 points in the five games, making just 20 percent of his shots.
O'Neal said he got kicked in the left ankle with three games left in the regular season but played in the playoffs despite being injured.
"To me, when you suit up and you go out there, you're telling your team and your followers that you're ready to play," he said. "Whatever excuses you have should be kept in the locker room. So I chose not to talk about it, because it didn't really matter. I still felt like I could go out there and help the team, and unfortunately, I couldn't do it."
Ainge said the sprained ankle showed up during O'Neal's physical on Wednesday.
"He had a little bit of a sprain and that showed up in the testing," Ainge said. "We checked him out thoroughly. We're not concerned about him, except in the way we're concerned about any player."
Chris Forsberg covers the Celtics for ESPNBoston.com. Follow him on Twitter. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Fort Collins, CO Jack Graham was hired as CSU's athletic director in 2011.
He formerly played quarterback for the Rams in the early 70s.
Graham's first hire, and perhaps the most high-profile of his tenure, was that of former Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain on December 13, 2011.
He followed that up with the hire of former national coach of the year Larry Eustachy in 2012 to lead the school's men's basketball team.
In October of 2012, Graham secured a unanimous recommendation from Colorado State's Board of Governors to President Dr. Tony Frank for what would become Graham's trademark idea, the building of an on campus stadium at CSU.
The new stadium has been met with mixed reviews by people in Fort Collins, but in an email from Dr. Frank to the CSU community, and published in the Denver Post, he said the decision to remove Graham had nothing to do with the on campus stadium.
**excerpted from the Denver Post**
"In addition, this decision is in no way connected to the on-campus stadium project. Our commitment to our student-athletes and to excellence across the university drives our decisions about Rams athletics and always has. The stadium project is separate from this personnel action and will continue to move forward as planned, with me providing a recommendation to the Board of Governors in October. We appreciate all of the support CSU has received for this initiative through your donations and commitment."
Here is a full press release from CSU:
Colorado State University President Tony Frank today announced that he has removed Jack Graham as director of athletics at Colorado State and a national search will take place to find new leadership for the department. Details of the search will be shared in the coming weeks.
"I have elected to terminate Jack Graham’s employment as athletic director,” Frank said. “While I am grateful to Jack for the energy he’s brought to CSU in establishing a culture that expects excellence within Ram Athletics and his actions in hiring great coaches and staff, there have come to exist some substantial differences in our views. Based on our differences, I have chosen to exercise the termination for convenience clause within Jack's contract to allow the university and the athletic department to move forward, building on the successes that Jack brought to our program. As a personnel issue, this will be the University’s only comment on this personnel action.”
“Our athletic department has made great strides in the last few years, and I wholeheartedly expect that progress to continue,” Frank said. “This in no way diminishes our institutional commitment to excellence in athletics. We’re excited about the future of our program and looking forward to a great year.”
Frank named Deputy Athletic Director John Morris as interim director of athletics. “In John, we are fortunate to have a seasoned, successful administrator who has the respect and support of the entire athletic department to help guide us through this transition,” Frank said.
Frank plans to report to the university’s Board of Governors in October about the proposed on-campus stadium and will discuss the impact of the leadership change as part of that presentation. This personnel decision is unrelated to the stadium issue.
“Our commitment to our student-athletes and excellence across the university drive our decisions about Ram athletics and always have,” Frank said.
The university will conduct a national search for the next athletic director and will announce details of that search later this month. The priority will be to hire someone with the vision to continue to build on recent momentum.
“As I have always said, athletics is a key part of our overall success as an institution, and we’ll be looking for the kind of positive, forward-thinking leadership that can play a pivotal role in our continued overall success as an institution,” Frank said.


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Hey guys I was wondering if this situation was possible…
Am I able to upload a scanned Wayfarer wayspot (mesh) into unity and create dynamic scenes based off the location/recognition of that scan?
For example this is what I’m looking to do:
- Scan my room with the Wayfarer app
- Upload the private scan to Niantic’s servers
- Import that mesh into Unity and add objects to the scene
- Export the Unity app as an iOS app that will be able to recognize the location/scan that I uploaded (my room) to Wayfarer and include the objects I’ve added to the scene with Unity
If this is possible can someone point me in the right direction in the docs or a YouTube tutorial?

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China: Primeline, CNOOC Receive EIA Approval for LS36-1 Gas Field Development
Primeline and CNOOC Ltd. have received formal approval of the environmental impact assessment report (“EIA”) relating to the development of the LS36-1 gas field, located offshore China, from the State Oceanic Administration (“SOA”).
The SOA had previously approved the routing of pipeline for the Development. The Safety Assessment and Occupational Hazard Assessment of the Development have also been approved by relevant government departments.
The EIA approval paves the way for the final regulatory approval required for the Development, namely approval of the Overall Development Program (“ODP”). Primeline expects that CNOOC will submit the ODP for confirmation by the National Reform and Development Committee shortly and Primeline will make a separate announcement when such submission is made.
In the meantime, CNOOC, as the Development Operator, has stepped up preparation work on the Development. Major construction contracts have been signed and fabrication of the platform and work on the pipeline are proceeding smoothly. The Development is currently on schedule for first production expected to be around Q3 2013.
Source: Primeline, June 6, 2012


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I’ve decided to share behind the scenes so everyone can see the work that goes into making handmade clothing.
The first step is to choose a pattern and print it off! Most of my patterns are pdf and can be downloaded instantly. You have to stick them together and then either trace them off or cut them out dependent on whether you need lots of different sizes. I’ve been doing this for most of today!
I keep my patterns in plastic pockets in A4 folders. I label the front with a sticker! I now have 6 folders. I think I may have a problem x


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This is an in-depth lesson about SRV Scuttle Buttin’. In this lesson I breakdown the tune and teach it step-by-step as played by SRV. I then go on deeper into Theory and Improvisation ( for more advanced audience ). I also teach a very efficient way to make the tune “your own” while giving examples to licks and phrases, and showing you how to create your own riffs, licks and phrases in the same method I use.
Lastly I talk a little bit about tone, general sound, guitars, amp etc. relevant to the lesson. I have tried to make this lesson as close as possible to a real life private lesson experience. This lesson is suited for beginners up to advanced players. I have also prepared supplementary material including 2 TAB sheets ( in PDF and GuitarPro ) as well as a Backing Track to play along with.
I hope you like it!
Click here to get the tab and other supplementary materials for this lesson.


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“Harry Potter” actress Emma Watson, producer David Heyman and Warner Bros. Pictures are all teaming up again for “Queen of the Tearling”.
Warners has acquired the rights to Erika Johansen’s upcoming fantasy trilogy of novels and have attached Watson to star in the film adaptation of the first.
The story is set three centuries after an environmental catastrophe when a malevolent Red Queen holds considerable power. The book is being promoted as a “female ‘Game of Thrones'”.
A director and writer are currently being sought, while Heyman and Jeff Clifford will produce.

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Pemetic North Ridge Trail
(Strenuous hiking, 1.2 miles one-way)
Pemetic Mountain is centrally located on the east side of Mount Desert Island, rising east of Jordan Pond and west of Cadillac Mountain. At 1,247 feet in elevation, it is the fourth highest mountain in Acadia National Park, and offers commanding views in all directions from its bare summit and open ridges, including Jordan Pond, The Bubbles, Sargent Mountain, Penobscot Mountain, and Cadillac Mountain.
The Pemetic North Ridge Trail is a scenic route to the peak from Bubble Pond and the Park Loop Road, five miles south of Hulls Cove Visitor Center and just under three miles north of Jordan Pond House.
From the north shore of Bubble Pond, a pretty glacial pond in the deep valley between Pemetic Mountain and Cadillac Mountain, head south and quickly cross a carriage road. Moderate climbing through the mixed hardwood and conifer forests of the ridge leads to the steep upper section and an impressive stand of hemlock trees. Ahead, ledges offer views east to the craggy west face of Cadillac Mountain. Soon you are out on the open rock slabs, and beyond the junction with Pemetic Northwest Ridge Trail, you’ll reach the top of the mountain, a balcony to the grand panoramic views of the amazing natural beauty of Acadia National Park.
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An VOIP Telephone system makes sense because the circuit-based century-old telephone network (called the Public Switched Telephone Network, or PSTN) is primitive and inefficient. When a call is made between two parties on a traditional system, the connection is maintained both ways for the entire duration of the call, creating a circuit. Since one party is listening whilst the other is talking, at least half of the connection is wasted.
Instead of circuit switches, a VOIP telephone system relys on packet switching -- the basis of all data networks -- which send and retrieve data across the connection when it's needed, rather than keeping it open all of the time. It's much more efficient than circuit-switch networks, allowing more calls to share the same line. But more importantly, data networks already understand the technology. Since IP telephone systems communicate in the same way that computers do, there's no need to have a separate network dedicated just to voice calls.
So, a VOIP telephone system can bring about some obvious and not-so-obvious benefits for businesses. The clearest advantage is the vastly reduced cost of making calls.
IP telephony systems do not need dedicated switching hardware such as a PBX (private branch exchange); this can all be done in software, and are much simpler to manage than traditional phones. Closely integrating the phone system with business applications -- such as email and customer relationship management -- presents new customer interaction, employee productivity and marketing opportunities, and also provides what where once considered "premium" services -- such as caller ID -- as standard features. Day to day maintenance costs are also reduced since there is only one network to manage, and support services can be performed remotely.
Sales of these systems are now an option from the traditional PBXs. Many companies are implementing IP telephony as the opportunity arises, such as for greenfield sites, whilst others are running some IP telephony services -- such as installing an IP PBX when their existing PBX needs replacing -- in tandem with their existing systems. IP telephony may not have an immediately obvious impact to the way we communicate at work and at home as other recent technology developments, but it could have the biggest impact since the PC replaced the typewriter


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TB advocates stress the importance of the observational endTB study for expanding access to new treatments for multidrug-resistant TB in Peru.
In an open letter sent 10 March 2017, the Global TB Community Advisory Board (TB CAB) expressed its disappointment and concern regarding the decision made by the Ethics Committee of Peru's National Institute of Health to reject an observational study proposed by Partners in Health and urged the Committee to reconsider its decision.
The endTB study has the “potential to inform the safe and optimal implementation of new TB treatments, delamanid and bedaquiline, under program conditions in Peru.”
The letter states that “the immediate lack of registration and in-country guidance for delamanid should not preclude its administration under the conditions of operational research being proposed by the endTB study.”
The group requested a response before 20 March 2017.
To read the full letter, click here.

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In March of 2009 I notated on this very blog that planes were falling out of the sky faster than the descent of Bernard Madoff's net worth. I sketched out the crashes on 1/15, 2/12, 2/25, 3/22 and 3/23. Unfortunately for all of us, the trend has NOT stopped. So much so that a second post is needed. Without further adieu:
6/29/09 - Yemeni plane crash kills 150+
6/1/09 - Air France crash from Rio to Paris kills 220+
5/20/09 - Indonesia plane crash kills nearly 100
Now then, I have no real point here. I just traveled on no less than 6 flights from west coast to middle-USA (CO/TX) to east coast and back with little to speak of except expensive water and indigestion. However it's disconcerting that these giant planes (nearly all Airbus planes I will note) just fall out of the sky. The average is MORE THAN ONE PER MONTH. I leave for 4 flights on Thursday. Someone feed the kitties if they plummet, ok?


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I received a copy via Netgalley.
A very enjoyable, engaging novel. The intense snow and small town setting made for a very atmospheric creepy horror. Lots of characters to get used to but each story line was well written and connected well with the flow of the plot line. A good mix of small towners, some likeable, some not so likeable and some rather meh characters.
Even with such a large cast it all came together to be quite intriguing. Some nice creepy buts worked in. Basic plot being twelve years ago a huge blizzard came to a small town and scary stuff happened. People disappeared and died and the people left behind had to find ways to deal and move on.
Now another storm is due to hit and tension is high and creepy stuff is happening again.
Quite absorbing one I got into it, not so much horror in the shock and gore more of a something in the dark and snow that until the end you don't quite know what and how real it was. Coupled with some nice chilling snow storm description it was intense and definitely had a creep factor.
The plot worked well with some good twists and a sneaky last minute didn't see that coming ending.
Overall an absorbing read perfect for a dark winter night. Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's Press for approving my request to view this title.


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Students from Penwortham Girls’ High School raised £2,505 for St Catherine’s Hospice during a charity walk this summer.Advertisement
During the summer term, students and staff raised funds for the Lostock Hall hospice by joining the ‘Hike to Help’ charity initiative.
Each year group walked their own route: Year 7s walked from school to Walton Le Dale, returning via Avenham and Hurst Grange Park.
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Year 8 students walked a circular route from Abbey Village to Darwen Tower, and Year 9 students walked from Formby to Southport.
The Year 10 students walked over 10 miles from Lytham to Blackpool, with all students clocking up a combined total of 33 miles.
The students and staff raised £2,505 for St Catherine’s Hospice, with Norman Cutler this week collecting the cheque on behalf of the hospice.
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Penwortham Girls’ High School raises thousands of pounds each year for local, national and international charities. The next event takes place on 24 September, a bake sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
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We dwell in an age the place digital galleries develop into actuality. Digital artwork is changing into increasingly more common, and Certified Mental Property (NFT) is changing into a extra revenue producing area for artists. Nevertheless, cybersecurity could be uncared for. Cyber safety firm ESET warned each creators and traders by sharing that creativity can not flip into worth with out safety within the digital world, and NFTs may also be stolen.
In 2022, there have been a number of circumstances of cybersecurity breaches within the NFT area. One of the vital current assaults was through a phishing assault on OpenSea (an NFT buying and selling platform) in February 2022. A cybercriminal despatched customers an e-mail to signal a contract and ship crypto belongings to their pockets. The entire quantity stolen was US$1.7 million. A vulnerability was additionally present in OpenSea, one of many buying and selling platforms. The vulnerability allowed NFT artworks to be offered for lower than 1% of the ground value, inflicting issues for creators.
NFTs have been round since 2015
NFTs have gained recognition just lately. We have been listening to loads about NFTs over the previous few months. NFT is a chunk of digital knowledge embedded in a file that’s distinctive solely to that piece. Similar to a bodily murals, a digital work with NFT can’t be copied. Being solely one in every of its sort is the characteristic that provides worth to it. These components should not replaceable. Simply as bodily artwork can’t be exchanged for the same work of equal worth.
This new improvement has the potential to revolutionize the artwork world. NFTs act as a digital certificates of possession of a murals. As soon as an NFT paintings is created, it’s transformed into tokens on a blockchain. This proves that the artist is the authorized proprietor of the piece created. For the reason that blockchain is safe and troublesome to get into the palms of hackers, possession is pretty simple to trace. This helps the artist achieve recognition and unfold his artwork all over the world. Anybody on-line can view, even share and replica the paintings. You might suppose that this case contradicts the aim.
It’s important to pay to have
The trick is, until you purchase NFT, you possibly can’t have it. Similar to with bodily artwork, you possibly can take a photograph of it and even make a replica. Nevertheless, in the event you do not need the unique half with a certificates, your copy/picture is just not price the identical as the unique.
Whenever you purchase an NFT, you personal that murals and you are able to do no matter you need with it. Nevertheless, the client doesn’t personal any Mental Property Rights similar to the precise to adapt or reproduce. That is the unique proper of the creator. Creating digital artwork breaks down the boundaries that artists rely upon. Artists can now work extra freely and independently. They’ve the precise to promote their components on the value they consider they deserve, to set phrases earlier than promoting, and rather more. Additionally they have the authority to hire and exhibit their artwork as they want. It additionally makes it simple for them to distribute their artwork globally with no location restrictions.
The long run additionally accommodates dangers
Nevertheless, each digital improvement comes with dangers. NFTs are offered on digital buying and selling platforms. These work equally to on-line shops. Vulnerabilities in these platforms are sometimes attributable to poor safety concerns throughout improvement. These omissions, as soon as observed, develop into the goal of criminals. They’ll add paintings containing malicious code, steal individuals’s accounts, or make a revenue by shopping for and promoting NFTs at a low value.
At the moment, there isn’t a restrict to innovation and creativity. NFTs and digital artwork show that progress can’t be stopped. Progress will live on and evolve. The place there’s progress, there are additionally dangers. Greater than 30 years since its inception, ESET maintains progress and improvement. The safety of digital customers is the primary precedence; this implies ensuring that the progress we have made is protected so we will step into the longer term with confidence.


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We had a lovely day on 7th July 2018 performing at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. It was a wonderful experience to hear so many outstanding choirs and to perform on the amazing stage there. You can watch us performing Sting’s Fields of Gold below – one of our favourite songs – arranged by our Musical Director, Alison Bletcher.
Performing on the wonderful stage at the Eisteddfod
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Afterwards, Alison and members of the choir were interviewed for TV.


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Chef Sheldon Simeon prepared some amazing dishes for our 2014 Holiday Test Kitchen, including this pickled onion recipe.
This tasty recipe by Chef Joey Macadangdang won two awards at the 2014 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.
Chef Sheldon Simeon prepared some amazing dishes for our 2014 Holiday Test Kitchen, including this chicken hekka recipe.
Learn to make honey butter for this corn malasadas recipe.
Our private chef turns an invasive species into a yummy meal. This story includes recipes for Macadamia Nut Caper Sauce and Green Chermoula!
Follow this recipe from Pineapple Grill
Eight locally-made cocktail recipes to savor.
Another delicious recipe from Chef Tylun Pang's "What Maui Likes To Eat."
Beer cocktails as luxury drinks? You bet your tankard! The refreshing, ice-cold bubbly from Maui’s craft breweries can stand up to some of the continent’s best craft beers.
Bartender Eric Martinez from the Four Seasons Resort Maui conjured up this magical cocktail. His choice of garnish was inspired by the lush environment of Hana: a candied hibiscus.
Contrasting flavors of creamy cheesiness and bright, fresh tomatoes dazzle your taste buds in this recipe for Taverna’s Maui Crab Cannelloni / Manicotti.
Ross Steidel of Perfect Pour Maui created two versions of ‘ulu nog: one with eggs and cream, one vegan.
Mahalo to Chef Craig Erickson of the Sea House Restaurant for this marinade recipe.
Coconut cream filling.... Mmmmmm!!!
You will need monchong, mahimahi, and skinless red snapper for this tasty Bouillabaisse recipe.
Fleetwood's on Front St. — which tied for this year's Gold ʻAipono Award for Best Bar — shares a lime and coconut cocktail recipe just in time for summer.
Mick Fleetwood passes the polenta pupu during our 2016 Holiday Test Kitchen.
Japengo general manager Matt Rapping shared this refreshing recipe that uses Shochu, a distillate usually made from rice, but sometimes from sweet potato or other carbohydrate.
Mahalo to Chef Cameron Lewark for this sashimi recipe.
Rack of lamb gets a warm reception, arriving dressed in a pistachio-panko crust.
Private Chef Riko Bartolome shares his recipe for his tomahawk steak accompanied by stuffed, tempura fried squash blossoms.
Mahalo to Chef Chris Kulis for his recipe for salt-baked Hawaiian snapper.
This artistic and tasty prawn appetizer handily won the award for "Best of the Fest" at the 2009 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.
Mark Ellman's ahi bruschetta wins Maui No Ka ‘Oi Magazine's "Best of the Fest" award at the 2012 Kapalua Wine and Seafood Festival. Learn how to make it.
with Pressure-cooked Bananas and Pineapple Crème Fraiche Sorbet... Mmmm!
What makes pho so glorious? Can it really cure what ails you?
Add strawberry lemonade vodka to this recipe to transform Travassa's mocktail into a true cocktail.

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Poll from the California Health Care Foundation provides views on COVID-19’s effects on providers on the frontline
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact on the health care system, and on providers in general. To assess the impact of the pandemic on frontline providers, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) conducted a statewide survey.
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The survey provides insights into the mental and emotional health of providers, exposure and concern about contracting COVID-19 at work, the public response to the virus, patient behavioral and mental health impacts, and a perception of when the pandemic will end.
This survey is the second in a three-part series of research assessing the COVID-19-related effects on health care providers. It was conducted among 1,202 doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and behavioral health specialists in California.
The survey found that providers give lukewarm to negative assessments of their workplace and personal morale, and positive reviews are down from the September 2020 survey. Six in 10 providers report that morale in their workplace is “fair” (40%) or poor (20%), while 39% see it as “excellent” (5%) or “good” (34%). In September, 47% reported “excellent” or “good” and 52% reported “fair” to “poor” morale.
They found providers were more positive in their assessment of their own morale, however. With 46% saying their morale is “excellent” (5%) or “good” (38%) and 54% say their morale is “fair” (38%) or poor (16%). However, providers are less positive in assessing their own morale compared to the September poll.
However, half to two-thirds of health care providers reported that they feel emotionally drained, burned out, overworked and frustrated. Fifty-nine percent say they feel burned out from work and 57% say they feel overworked.
Just over eight in 10 providers, or 83%, agree that not enough is being done to address the problems facing health care workers.
Nine out of 10 providers or 91% feel frustrated by the public’s behaviors and attitudes related to COVID-19. And 86% don’t believe that the public is doing their part to stop the spread of the virus.
Providers are also concerned about contracting COVID-19 at work, with 73% saying they are at least “somewhat” concerned about contracting the virus. CHCF found that there is an increase in the intensity of concern among providers since the September survey.
There is also an increase in patients experiencing behavioral and mental health impacts during the pandemic, with nine in 10 or 90% of providers reporting an increase in the number of patients experiencing these issues. Another 69% report seeing a “significant”(30%) or “small” (39%) increase in the use of drugs or alcohol in their patients.
Fifty-five percent of providers believe that the pandemic will come to an end within the next six months (12%) or between seven months to a year (43%). However, 35% see the end as being a year or two off and 3% believe it will take three to five years.

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text: The book contains the action research & development in the "Biomass Gasification" & present status of the programme in India. It gives comprehensive review of the work done in the area at various institutions, R & D organisations & Renewable Energy Agencies. Many successful applications packages have been developed & these are performing well in the field. The book contains the case studies of Gasifiers working on different biomass and applications. The automatic on line measurement, control and instrumentations in gasification have been included. The book included the fuel processing, sizing, handling and its characteristics in gasifier. The stirling engine based on biomass have been included with its applications. The book contains 48 papers with about 175 figures in about 450 pages.

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Come play one of natures' most picturesque playing fields. A magnificent 9-hole course designed to challenge any golfer. With sheltering hills all around, this course has tranquility that draws residents and tourists alike.
A place where golfers of all levels of ability are made to feel welcome. A perfect place to learn the game, improve your skills, or simply enjoy a round of golf. Golfers who make the effort to visit Cascade Par 3 will enjoy the look and feel of the Championship course without the extra distance.
It is a well-maintained public course that boasts large greens, testing elevation changes, strategically placed water hazards, and bunkers.


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RRB, Chennai Jr. Stenographer Post 2015: Skill Test List
Railway Recruitment Board, Chennai announced written examination result for the post of Junior Stenographer- English 2015.
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Chennai announced written examination result for recruitment to the post of Junior Stenographer- English. Candidates are selected on the basis of written examination conducted by the organization on 11 January 2015 in the pay scale of Rs. 5200 - 24200 + GP Rs. 2400/-. The date and venue for skill (transcription) test will be intimated shortly.
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The Living End have announced that they will be playing a one-off benefit concert in Melbourne, with proceeds from the show to be...
The Queensland Music Festival has announced its 2017 lineup, which will run throughout the month and across the state, kicking...
You might as well start queuing up now, because it has been announced that members of Queens Of The Stone Age will play a free DJ...
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Vancouver-based power pop band The Courtneys have announced that they will be returning to Australia in August.
Due to overwhelming demand, Death Grips have added a second Melbourne after the first show sold out within minutes.
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Ed Kuepper, founding member of Aussie punk rock icons The Saints, is hitting the road with his band The Aints to celebrate the...
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Watch: The Decemberists Perform Two New Songs at Boston Calling
Possibly Called “Lake Song” and “Philomena”
Boston Calling Festival last weekend marked their first non-television performance in three years, and to mark the occasion the group premiered two new songs attentively called “Lake Song” and “Philomena.” Check out both via fan-made videos below. No word yet on a new album—but you and I both know it’s only a matter of time.
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Geological exploration companies in Kazakhstan will study the lithium potential of three regions of the republic to meet the growing demand for the rare metal. This statement was made by the head of the National Geological Service JSC Erlan Galiev during the EU-ROK partnership forum held in Belgium.
The press service of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports that the state balance already includes six promising deposits where lithium can be extracted: Bakenny, Akhmirovskoye, Verkhne-Baymurzinskoye, Medvedka, Akhmetkino and Yubileinoye.
The National Geological Survey expects to discover primary deposits of a rare metal in the southeast of Kazakhstan. According to Mr. Galiev, a significant amount of the fossil may be concentrated in the mineralized brines of the Aral sedimentary basin. In terms of its geological conditions, the object is similar to the Chilean Atacama salt marsh, which contains about 30% of the world’s metal reserves.
They are also going to look for lithium and other rare and rare earth metals in Northern and Western Kazakhstan. In addition to new sites, the National Geological Service is interested in dumps and tailings from processing plants in the central and southern regions of the republic. Industrial waste also contains components that are valuable for extraction.

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simple gate design for house was constructed as a vacation home and design is versatile enough making it long-term house in the future. One of the suggestions was to blend simple gate design for house with the low grown up vegetation, mainly wineries as well as olive trees.
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