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Prayers to Juno
Apuleius Metamorphoses 6.4
Then kneeling, Psyche embraced the altar of Juno and, wiping at her tears, once more prayed. "O spouse and sister of Mighty Jupiter, whether You are worshipped and adored in the public rites of the temples of Samos, or whether You are called upon singularly by women in their tearful moment of giving birth, Your glory is nourished. You dwell in ancient temples, whether at haughty Carthage, whose temples You frequently bless when they celebrate Your journey from heaven on the back of a lion, or whether in Your temple beside the riverbank of Inachus where You are celebrated as the wife of thundering Jupiter Tonans and as Queen of the Gods. Famous among the Argives whose walls You defend, You who all the east venerates as Life-giving Zygia, who all the west names Lucina, may You be an advocate for me against my utter downfall, Juno Sospita, and endure until the end in all my weary labors, exhausted as I am, deliver me from imminent peril and free me from my fears, for I know You are accustomed to come of Your own accord to the assistance of such women who are pregnant and in danger."
Corpus Inscriptiones Latinae VI 32323, Acta Sacrorum Saecularium, Rome, Lines l21-22; ref. 92-99
Juno Regina, as it is prescribed for you in those books – and for this reason may every good fortune attend the Roman people, the Quirites – let sacrifice be made to You with a fine cow. I beg and pray [that You may increase the sovereign power and majesty of the Roman people, the Quirites, in war and peace; as You have always watched over us among the Latins. Forever may You grant safety, victory and health to the Roman people, the Quirites. May You bestow Your favor on the Roman people, the Quirites, and on the legions of the Roman people, the Quirites. May You preserve the health and welfare of the people of Rome, the Quirites, and may You always remain willingly favorable and propitious to the people of Rome, the Quirites, to the college of the quindecimviri, to me, to my house and household. May You accept [this sacrifice of (a fine cow), to be burnt whole for You in sacrifice. For these reasons may You be honored and strengthened with the sacrifice of this female (cow), and become favorable and propitious to the Roman people, the Quirites, to the college of the quindecimviri, to myself, to my house, and to my household.]
Corpus Inscriptiones Latinae VI 32323, Acta Sacrorum Saecularium, Rome, 17 BCE Lines 125-31
Juno Regina, if there is any better fortune that may attend the Roman people, the Quirites, we one hundred and ten mistresses of households of the Roman people, the Quirites, married women on bended knee, pray that You bring it about, we beg and beseech that You increase the power and majesty of the Roman people, the Quirites in war and peace; and that the Latins may always be obedient; and that You may grant eternal safety, victory and health to the Roman people, the Quirites; and that You may protect the Roman people, the Quirites, and the legions of the Roman people, the Quirites; and that You may keep safe and make greater the state of the Roman people, the Quirites; and that You may be favorable and propitious to the Roman people, the Quirites, to the quindecimviri sacris faciundis, to us, to our houses, to our households. These are the things that we one hundred and ten mistresses of households of the Roman people, the Quirites, married women on bended knee, pray, beg, and beseech.
Corpus Inscriptiones Latinae VI 32329. 10 sqq. Acta Sacrorum Saecularium addition
Juno Regina, we, one hundred and ten the mothers of the families of the people of Rome, the Quirites, pray You allow what is now beneficial to the people of Rome, the Quirites, may then be made better, and we brides implore You to aid and increase the sovereign power and majesty of the people of Rome, the Quirites, in war and peace, and always to watch over the fame of the Latins. And may You favor the people of Rome, the Quirites, and the legions of the people of Rome, the Quirites, and preserve the republic of the people of Rome, the Quirites, and may You willingly favor and prosper us, our homes, and our families. This is what the one hundred and ten mothers of the families of the people of Rome, the Quirites, we brides of our families, pray, entreat, and implore (You to grant.)
Livius Andronicus Equos Troianos
Grant me the strength, Goddess, to whom I ask, to whom I pray; extend your assistance to me.
Da mihi hasce opes, quas peto, quas precor porrige opitula
Plautus Amphitryon 831-834
By the Highest Gods ruling in the heavens, by Juno, too, She whom most of all I fear and venerate, I swear that no mortal man has ever come near enough to touch me or in any way impugn upon my chastity or has give me cause for shame.
Seneca Hercules on Oeta 256-62
Wherever You may be in the ethereal regions, O wife of Jupiter Tonans, send a wild beast against Alcides as may satisfy my need. If a serpent moves through the marsh with a fruitful head, more vast than all others born in this region, if a feral beast lives that is so immense, so dire, so horrible that Hercules Himself would avert His eye, let this beast come forth from some vast cave.
Silius Italicus Punica 7.78-85
Be present O Queen of the Heavenly Gods, we Your chaste daughters pray and bring forth this venerable gift, we, all the Roman women of noble name, have woven this mantle with our own hands, embroidered it for You with threads of gold. This veil You shall wear for now, O Juno, until we mothers grow less fearful for our sons. But if You will grant that we may repel these African storm clouds from our land, we shall set upon You a flashing crown of diverse gems set in gold.
Statius Thebaid 10.67-69
Look, O Juno, upon the sacrilegious citadel of the Cadmean whore, and cast asunder that rebel mound. O Queen of Heaven, who rules the stars circling about the northern pole, with another thunderbolt, for You have the power, drive out Thebes as well.
Tibullus 4.6.1 ff.
Accept, O Juno Lucina, this offering of incense. Cheerfully, O Lucina, she has come to adorn your shrine of matrons...
Come, most chaste Queen of Heaven, appear in royal robes and nod your assent to the wine that is poured and the cakes piled high to await you. With you bring every herb for ending pain, and soothing songs to sing; across the ocean from distant shores bear such herbs as will cure our most severe ills, or whatever else we most fear. Rack this girl no more with pain, or cruelly delay her birthing.
Valerius Flaccus Argonautica 1.80-90
Almighty Queen of Heaven, remember when Jupiter made the skies grow wild with black clouds and sheets of rain; remember when Thundering Jupiter commanded Your return to the marriage bed and how You, frightened with sudden capture and at being left destitute following Your rape, sought only how to flee; remember how it was I who carried You upon my shoulders across the storm swollen Enipeus, when it carried away its banks to flood the Thessalian plane, and all were carried before its torrents. Grant, Juno, that I may arrive safely to Scythia where the Phasis flows. And You, virgin Minerva, snatch me away from harm. I, even I then, will set that plucked fleece in your shrine, and my father, relieved and grateful, will dedicate snow- white cattle from herds and lead them to Your altar with gilded horns.
Virgil Aeneid 6.195-98
Be my guide, if there is any way, and make Your course from the sky above into this grove, where rich boughs shade fertile land. And you, Holy Mother, do not desert us in our hour of indecision.

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Situated in the Lowveld, Tzaneen has several places worth visiting.It is fast becoming a popular venue for nature lovers, hiking, guided bush walks and bird watching.
Opportunities for sightseeing and other activities in this scenic area are plentiful and appeal particularly to nature lovers who enjoy hiking and bird watching.
Pristine rivers and dams also offer excellent fly-fishing opportunities. There are wonderful tea gardens to visit, local cheese to sample and rafts to cruise the waters of the Ebenezer Dam.
The Tzaneen Dam Nature Reserve
Fishing fundis describe Tzaneen Dam as 'quite simply the best place for carp fishing in Africa'. It is also well stocked with Florida strain largemouth bass. The dam is not just for anglers. Bird watchers, people who love water sports and being on the banks of a body of water for the day, make the dam a regular part of their leisure time. Birding around the dam is also virtually unequalled. Over 350 different bird species have been recorded on and around the water.
The Modjadji Cycad Reserve
High in the Lobedu Mountains near Duiwelskloof and situated next to the home of the fabled rain queen, lies the Modjadji Cycad Reserve, boasting some of the oldest and largest Cycad specimens on earth. It is here in the Modjadji Nature Reserve that visitors can view the largest concentration of a single cycad species in the world. The cycad nursery, picnic sites, day trails and information centre make this reserve a highlight on any tour to the Rain Queen’s Kingdom.
The Wolkberg Wilderness Area
In the south of the Greater Tzaneen area, the Wolkberg is part of the massive Drakensberg range. The Reserve provides ideal tropical rain forest wilderness trails and a perfect destination for backpackers and mountain climbers.
Kruger National Park
Is situated only 96km from Tzaneen on the R71 route. This world-renowned conservation park can be entered through the Phalaborwa gate. With nearly 2-million ha of bushveld; the Kruger National Park is unrivalled in the diversity of its eco-systems and is home to an impressive number of animal, bird and plant species.
Hans Merensky Wilderness
Is situated 38km from Tzaneen on the Eiland Road. Hans Merensky is particularly popular for its four excellent hiking trails and is also home to the Tsonga Kraal open-air museum and the Eiland Spa resort.
Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve
This area covers a huge 18 718 ha of protected escarpment, scenic landscape, mountain vegetation and wildlife. Accommodation facilities are available with a conference room and swimming pool.
Bird life in the area is prolific, with Knysna and Purple Crested Louries, Crowned and Crested Eagles as well as the rare Black Fronted Bush Shrike, which according to the authorities, only occur here and in the Chimanimani Mountains on the Mozambique/Zimbabwe border. Mountain grasslands and forest habitats as well as the local dams provide opportunities to see birder’s specials such as Narina Trogon, Green Twinspots, Buffy –streaked Chats and Cape Parrots. Only one nesting pair of the endangered Blue Swallow has been located in the Haenertsburg region – one of the 48 breeding pairs located in South Africa and Swaziland.
Hiking and walking trails and picnics
Short and medium hiking trails are available in the Village of Haenertsburg and Magoebaskloof. Debegeni WaterfallJust 20 km outside Haenertsburg on the R71 towards Tzaneen is this beautiful and enchanting falls. This is a lovely spot for a picnic and toilet and braai facilities are available. There is also a short hike through the indigenous forest.
Highlights of Lodge
- The peace and tranquillity of the natural surroundings
- Personal Service
- Malaria Free
- Birdwatchers Paradise
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NTSB drops BlackBerry for Apple's iPhone
National Transportation Safety Board says its RIM BlackBerry devices are failing at an unacceptable rate
IDG News Service - The National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S. plans to drop the BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion for Apple's iPhone, citing performance issues.
The iPhone 5 smartphone will replace the NTSB's existing BlackBerry devices, which "have been failing both at inopportune times and at an unacceptable rate." NTSB said in a justification of the intended purchase on the Federal Business Opportunities website, which requests bids for U.S. federal government work.
NTSB is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the U.S. and significant accidents in other modes of transportation, including railroad, highway, marine and pipeline.
The issues with the BlackBerry apparently created problems for the agency which "requires effective, reliable and stable communication capabilities to carry-out its primary investigative mission and to ensure employee safety in remote locations."
The notice posted on the FBO website on Nov. 13 intends to issue a sole source solicitation to Verizon Wireless to provide the iPhone 5 smartphones.
NTSB has an existing contract for wireless cellular and data services with Verizon Wireless, and also purchased BlackBerry devices through a separate contract with the carrier. The agency now wants to take advantage of a device refresh facility offered to it by Verizon at no additional cost.
The NTSB, which has already deployed iPad tablets, also hopes to benefit from the operational support already in place to support Apple's iOS operating system. "The NTSB is a small organization with limited resources. As such, it needs to standardize on a minimum number of operating platforms," it said in the document.
Software required to transfer required functionality from BlackBerry devices to iPhones is currently in use by the NTSB and minimal additional software will be necessary to support the transition to the iPhone 5, it added.
Some government clients have said they planned to shift from the BlackBerry to meet their smartphone requirements. TheA U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, a user of BlackBerry smartphones for over eight years, said last month it would move over 17,600 users to iPhones from BlackBerry phones, as it found that technology from RIM could not meet the mobile technology needs of the agency, according to contract documents.
RIM could not be immediately reached for comment. It said last month that it had one million government customers in North America alone who depend on BlackBerry, and more than 400,000 government customers worldwide upgraded their devices in the past year.
The Canadian company said earlier this month that its BlackBerry 10 platform has been certified as meeting a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) ahead of launch. This is the first time that BlackBerry products have been FIPS certified ahead of launch, RIM said in a statement. The FIPS 140-2 certification, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, certifies products for use by U.S. government agencies and regulated industries that handle sensitive information.
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Maybe you keep hearing awesome things about Death Valley but have never checked it out. Maybe you have been there before and part of you never left.
SCORCHfest 2018 is your chance to hop in your rig and make it to corners of Death Valley National Park that passenger vehicles can't, while also dropping in on some of the standard tourist must-dos.
Amazing vistas, historical landmarks, unique terrain, and off-road driving challenges will be your reward.
IT GOES DOWN ON
SCORCHfest is an annual off-the-grid, away from the beaten path, but not over the top, meetup for off-roaders.
We take a full three days to explore a remote corner of our planet that is driving distance from Southern California. This year, our first for the event, will be in Death Valley.
The free event is hosted by the Southern California Off Road Club and Hangouts (SCORCH), one of SoCal's largest off-road meetup groups.
RSVPs will be handled on our Meetup.com page.
CAN I HANDLE THIS?
YOU: Some off-roading experience. This should not be your first time, but you do not need to be a hardcore driver either.
YOUR RIG: 4-wheel drive, at least 9" of clearance, grippy/knobby tires, front/rear tow points, some armor advised (rock rails + partial skid plates), rear locking differentials will be a helpful bonus.
THE BAR: Stock Jeep Wranglers can handle this. All rides are lead by a mostly stock Nissan X-Terra Off Road Edition upgraded with better (but not bigger) tires, 2" body lift for tire articulation, rock rails, some armor, and a skilled driver.
BASECAMP AND LODGING
Basecamp will be at Panamint Springs "Resort" which offers basic campsites, 'glamping' sites, RV sites (dry and with hookups), motel rooms, and cabins, depending on your desired level of comfort. BOOK NOW as these will fill up fast.
Do not wait until the last minute to set one up.
Friday, October 19
We'll start with a 1pm Meet and Greet at Panamint Springs before rolling out at 2pm towards Titus Canyon. It's a one hour highway drive to the trailhead of an easy and well-maintained 26 mile dirt road up and over the Grapevine mountains. We'll stop to see petroglyphs on the way to a stunning 1.5 mile long stretch known at "The Narrows" through limestone formations. We'll pop out the other end of the canyon in time for the magical sunset ride on pavement back to Panamint Springs.
Saturday, October 20
We'll get an 8am start on an ambitious run that takes us on an easy ride through the ghost town of Ballarat on our way to the narrow canyons of Goller Wash. We'll make our way up some challenging terrain over Mengal Pass into Butte Valley to gaze our eyes on the stunning Striped Butte before heading back. Sites along the way include the remains of the site where Charles Manson was captured, several mining cabins, and the burial site of a Death Valley pioneer.
Our Saturday afternoon excursion brings us out to Chloride Cliff, the most scenic and expansive view in all of Death Valley. Getting there involves an hour on the road and 60-90 minutes on mostly easy but noticeably narrow trails with a fun, short challenge at the end for those who want drive all the way to the peak instead of hiking up the last 200 yards. We'll pass a few old mines along the way and the scattered remains of old Chloride City.
Sunday, October 21
Sunday is tourist day, which means we will be on pavement. We'll roll out at 8am to Badwater Basin (the lowest point in North America), head down the eye-popping Artists Drive, and end up at Mesquite Dunes where you can walk out into the proverbial desert before we all split up for home in the afternoon.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
SCORCHfest 2018 will be a 3 day long off-road exploration of America's most extreme and unique national park in late October, when anything can happen.
Right now the weather forecast is for warm days and cool nights with no rain. That does not preclude the unexpected possibilities of heat waves, gale winds, sudden storms, flash floods, bone dry conditions, and suddenly unpassable trails.
Your rig could get busted on the trails or the whole group may need to shelter-in-place for an extended period with no warning.
Quite frankly, you are a little crazy for even thinking about doing this.
Get your vehicle inspected before SCORCHfest 2018, particularly the suspension / radiator / cooling systems, because AAA is not coming for you.
Lots of water - The ultra dry air will suck the life out of you before you realize it so bring at least one gallon per person per day.
Food - We will be making lunch stops on the trail with no food around. Plus you need to be ready if we get stranded on the trails overnight and beyond.
Clothing - Layers for shifting temperatures and good shoes for loose dirt.
Radio - We recommend this BaoFeng radio so you can hear the other riders and the lead rig. You can elect to go with CB but the range tends to be very limited on this type of terrain.
Air Pump - We recommend this off road air compressor to quickly air SUV and truck tires up and down for better trail performance. Do not show up with a cigarette lighter-powered pump for passenger cars.
Tow Gear - Bring a tow cable or winch and have tow points to connect them to so we can pull you out of a ditch if needed.
Spare Tire - Duh!
Money - For gas, food (restaurant at basecamp), and park entrance fee.
Extra Gas - If you have mounts for gas cans, please bring extra gas. You probably will not need it but it will come in super handy if another rig runs out along the way.
Tools - Any tools you can bring along that might help get your rig or another driver's rig patched up in the wild would be greatly appreciated.
Camping Gear - Essential if you are camping. Helpful if we are stranded in an emergency.
THE FINE PRINT
The organizers of this meetup are not responsible for any damage done to your person or vehicle at this event, getting to this event, or after this event. We are a group of adults meeting up for an activity that takes a high degree of personal responsibility. All participants must do so at their own risk.
If you act like an asshat, douche, idiot, jerk, or in any way behave or operate your vehicle in a manner that is a risk or annoyance to others or does not respect the park, you will be asked to leave the ride and be possibly ejected from SCORCH.


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In conversations with a handful of direct-to-consumer startup executives about their holiday marketing plans, the biggest concern cited was figuring out when was the right time to run holiday ads. Both to ensure that customers order far enough in advance so that they get their products by Christmas, and to ensure that they are spending their holiday marketing dollars most efficiently. The executives Modern Retail spoke with said that for the most part, they weren't that concerned about rising digital advertising costs, either because they've been able to further diversify their ad spend away from digital this year, or customer acquisition costs are still lower than they are last year.
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The administrative court in Stuttgart has issued a temporary injunction because of statements made by the Baden-Württemberg anti-Semitism commissioner Michael Blume on the political author's blog "Axis of the Good". This is published by WELT columnist Henryk M. Broder, among others. In June, Blume publicly welcomed Audi's decision to no longer place ads on the blog, calling authors "racist
This was preceded by a tweet by the anonymous account @Wahnsager, which almost three weeks earlier had criticized Audi for advertising on the portal – “in the environment of the liar, opponent of vaccination and trivializing the corona virus
Shortly before that, the “Axis of the Good” published a guest article in which the finance scientist Stefan Homburg criticized a current statement by the Corona Expert Council. Apparently that's what this tweet is referring to. Until the corona pandemic, Homburg was known primarily in specialist circles as director of the Institute for Public Finance at the University of Hanover. With often highly controversial statements on pandemic management (including "slave masks", "This is 1933", "Bundeskristallnacht"), he had increasingly maneuvered himself into public criticism and professional sidelines and was on April 1, 2021 in the entered early retirement.
Other accounts joined the call for a boycott. Audi itself responded with a tweet thanking them for the tip and explaining that the company's ads would be played out automatically; However, the case will be examined "and our blacklist revised accordingly."
On June 29th, "Axis of the Good" reported that their advertising media partner Taboola had canceled all advertisements on the site at the instigation of an anonymous "premium customer", which was endangering their economic existence. The e-mail correspondence with Taboola and Audi, which was also published, suggests that the premium customer is Audi or the parent company VW.
The Baden-Württemberg Anti-Semitism Commissioner Michael Blume reacted to this with the tweet quoted at the beginning. In early July, Blume responded to a warning by "Axis of the Good" with a series of tweets that said, among other things:
"Again, a well-known lawyer on behalf of a GmbH is trying to silence me with a sloppily glued SLAPP statement hastily sent to the email address of the press office." He also wrote: "Of course we will not intimidate ourselves, not even by ours Work can be distracted, but also inform the public and parliament about the ongoing abuse of rights through SLAPP methods.”
SLAPP stands for "Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation" and is used as a derogatory term for warnings and lawsuits raised for purposes of intimidation and intended to suppress supposedly legitimate public criticism.
The administrative court in Stuttgart does not consider Blume's tweets to be legitimate. With a decision from Thursday, which is available to WELT, the court prohibits him from saying “The financing of conspiracy myths by the economy must come to an end.” This statement aims to scare off potential advertisers. In the opinion of the court, Blume “enables and promotes concrete steps against the applicant by specifically using the authority of his office.”
The Oktoberfest is in full swing and we see many politicians taking part without masks in the best of celebrations - and rightly so. At the same time, a tightening of the measures, such as a mask requirement in long-distance transport, is being discussed. Virologist Stöhr speaks of a “certain discrepancy”.
Such direct interference in the advertising business of a medium, which is protected by professional and press freedom and corporate personality rights, is not covered by the mandate and the powers of the anti-Semitism officer. The statement “Many authors represent racist
On the other hand, it is permissible for Blume to describe Homburg as a “conspiracy mythologist”. It is credible that his statements on the pandemic bear conspiracy theory and anti-Semitic traits; accordingly, he can “welcome” Audi's decision to end the advertising partnership based on Homburg's contributions.
Also permissible, because factually correct, is the statement that the Central Council of Jews, Blume himself and his family were "often personally ridiculed, even attacked" on the "Axis of Good". In fact, various articles there say, among other things, that Blume is “a dilettante, self-important amateur who admires himself” and “Josef Schuster (the President of the Central Council of Jews, ed.) and his associates are not the spokespersons of the Jews in Germany, but officials paid by the federal government to fake an active Jewish life, which they themselves suppress.”
The lawyer for the "Axis of the Good", Joachim Steinhöfel, comments on the decision to WELT: "If the controversial anti-Semitism commissioner in Baden-Württemberg has been judicially attested to have broken the constitution several times, acted without a basis for authorization and violated the requirement of objectivity, that is suitable for the reputation of the federal state to damage it." The question arises "with a certain urgency as to whether Dr. Blume is still fit for office."
Incidentally, legal action is also being taken against Taboola. According to reports, the advertising media partner has offered to revise the termination of the contract and to display advertisements again in the future.

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Editor's note: It is February and that can mean only one thing. It is time for Black, Latino And Proud: Black History Month With Alt.Latino hosted by our friends and colleagues Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd. We pass the mic to Felix to hear what they will be featuring on NPR's Latin Alternative music podcast.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Now it's time for our weekly visit to the Barbershop, where the guys talk about what's in the news and what's on their minds. Sitting in the chairs for a shape-up this week are writer Jimi Izrael, with us from Cleveland, Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor of The Islamic Monthly, with us from Chicago. Here in Washington D.C., contributing editor for The Root, Corey Dade. Also here in D.C., TELL ME MORE editor Ammad Omar. Take it away, Jimi.
So we're staying in the world of sports because today marks the official opening of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. And because we're going to be spending so much time watching events from Sochi in the next couple of weeks, we thought it would be fun to learn more about Sochi - the region, the history and to try to learn about some of the pageantry we will be witnessing. So we have called Jennifer Eremeeva.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Now it's time for Faith Matters. That's the part of the program where we talk about matters of faith and spirituality. It's just a few days after the Super Bowl and a week before Valentine's Day. So what a perfect time to talk about love, faith and football with Tony Dungy. And if you follow sports, then you know him as a retired football player and coach and the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl back in 2007.
This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. If you've ever been pulled over for speeding or a busted taillight, you know that what comes next can be annoying and expensive - a ticket, possibly a court date. Now if you can pay, you pay and you go on about your business. But what if you can't? Well, you could end up on probation, and that's what we want to talk about today. Across the country, probation services are being privatized meaning that for-profit companies are running them, and they can tack on all sorts of fees.
Today, the March issue of Vanity Fair magazine hit newsstands in New York and Los Angeles; it will be available nationally on Tuesday. This is the 20th annual Hollywood issue, which showcases some of the industry's best talent. But this issue is quite different: Fully half the actors on the cover's three-panel foldout are black.
Befitting the occasion, the Oscar nominees on the cover are dressed in formal wear. George Clooney and Jared Leto are elegant in white tie and tails, and Julia Roberts wears the top half of a dinner jacket, a big grin and little else.
If you're a fan of parenting books or just raucous debates about parenting styles, then you probably know about Amy Chua. The Yale Law School professor kicked off a ferocious debate with her 2011 memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. She took pains to point out that the book was tongue-in-cheek, but it still got much attention for her defense of a demanding parenting style that she traced to her Chinese roots.
Finally, today, we turn to a regular feature we call In Your Ear. That's where we invite some of our guests to tell us about the songs that give them inspiration. Today, we are hearing from R&B sensation Miguel. He's got a new single out now. It's called "Simplethings." Miguel was with us a while back to talk about his album "Kaleidoscope Dream," which featured the Grammy-winning single "Adorn". He also told us about the tracks he's been listening to.
Finally today, there's a story I want to tell you about. Actually, this was two stories that both appeared in my local paper last Friday.
First, at the top of the page was the story about that snowy owl that somehow made its way to Washington, D.C. While you've probably seen them in the Harry Potter movies, they really belong in the Arctic.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Now it's time for matters of personal finance. It's been a week since President Obama's State of the Union address. And you might remember him talking about the country's retirement crisis and his plan for something called up MyRAs to help people jumpstart their savings, especially if they don't work for a company with a retirement account.
I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. We're a month into a new year, but we want to start the program today talking through some of the old issues that are bubbling back up in Washington. The political parties are doing that, too. In fact, House Republicans just finished a three-day retreat in Maryland to plan their strategy for the year. And one of the issues they focused on was immigration.
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For the past few weeks, we've convened a conversation about romance across racial and cultural lines. Some of the most eloquent accounts we encountered came from a Bay Area junior high school teacher named Noah Cho. We asked him to expand on some of his experiences in this essay.
I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but maybe you just need a few moms or dads in your corner. Every week, we check in with a diverse group of parents for their common sense and savvy advice. And if you're a parent, you've probably enjoyed moments when your child is praised for something - a teacher calling her smart or another mom saying he's so well behaved.
This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. We'd like to start the week talking about a subject that might be on your mind as you start preparing your taxes and you're pull out those bank statements. We want to talk about planning for retirement. Almost half of households in this country don't have enough savings to cover their retirement or even unexpected emergencies, that according to a new report from a group called the Corporation for Enterprise Development.
Leyla McCalla, formerly of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, had an ambitious idea for her solo debut as a musician. She wanted to take poems by Harlem Renaissance legend Langston Hughes and put them to song. But McCalla told Tell Me More's host Michel Martin that she wasn't overwhelmed by the challenge.
With more than 1,000 films produced each year, the Nigerian film industry now makes more movies than Hollywood.
Filmmaker Jeta Amata has been involved in Nollywood since the industry's beginning 20 years ago. From Nigeria to Hollywood to Haiti, filmmaker Amata strives to bring the global African diaspora together.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. So there wasn't much suspense on the field in last night's Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks blowing out the Denver Broncos. But for fans who sit through the football to watch the ads there was plenty of action. Here to tell us more about the commercial hits and misses is Eric Deggans. He's NPR's TV critic. Welcome back. Thanks so much for joining us.
Monday evening, PBS will air American Promise, a documentary that traces the lives of two African-American students for 13 years. They both enroll as kindergarteners at The Dalton School, an elite private day school in New York City that says it's making a commitment to diversity.
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A few years ago, a woman named Elaine Dove tried an experiment on Craigslist. She created three ads, each with a different treatment of her racial and cultural background:
"The first described me accurately: gothic, Asian-American, alternative, artistic, inquisitive, intelligent, adventurous. The second made no mention of my race at all. The third stated that I was 'non-white and non-Christian.' "
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Editor's Note: Code Switch is engaged in a month-long discussion and exploration of interracial and cross-cultural dating. Follow the conversation via the Twitter hashtag #xculturelove.
My first kiss was with an Albanian man I met in Venice, Italy; within hours, Jeta and I were telling each other, "Ti amo."I didn't mean it any more than I knew his last name (and I won't kid myself into thinking there was much sincerity on his end).


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Magnesium – The Latest from Russia
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The international community has been aggressively pursuing the powerful effects of magnesium within the human body. We have known for many years now that magnesium plays a pivotal role in helping fuel the biochemical enzymes essential for the control of digestion, absorption, and the utilization of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Sufficient magnesium is required to fuel the over 300 magnesium-dependent enzymes. In fact, magnesium is involved in the most important of all enzyme reactions—the biochemical reaction at the very epicenter of energy creation—the activation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy storage molecule of the body.
When magnesium is absent from the body, there is no energy, no cellular function, and hence, no life. It comes as no surprise that the latest 2012 research from Russian gives us great hope that optimizing magnesium levels in the body is vitally important and necessary for optimum health and wellness.
As reported in one study, magnesium plays an intimate role in the support of brain health. Researchers found that magnesium increases the energy potential of cells, which is critical in the pathogenesis of stroke and in the survival and recovery of brain cells. In acute and chronic cerebral ischemia (lack of oxygenated blood flow), deficient Mg2+ is the basis of hypoxia (oxygen deprived) cells, which leads to their subsequent cellular death. When it comes to protecting brain cells, the medical research emphasizes the interaction between two minerals. Severe deficiency of selenium when there is an issue of life and death of the patient requires a massive correction of magnesium homeostasis. The Russian research team summarized their findings as such:
“It is an integral component of intensive care in neurology, cardiology, and obstetrics. However, in daily practice, a neurologist frequently has patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease, accompanied by magnesium deficiency. This necessitates the use of magnesium containing drugs with neuroprotective and neurotrophic properties in the treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular disease.” 1
Another Russian research team in 2012 pointed out that magnesium deficiency has resulted in alterations of cellular functions and biological activity of molecules. The review discusses a possible relationship between magnesium deficiency and development of oxidative stress, which means that without sufficient magnesium, free radical damage occurs. 2 When visiting with my patients, I refer to this as “cellular rust”. A decrease in magnesium concentration in tissues and blood is accompanied by the elevation of oxidative stress markers, including the oxidative modification of lipids, proteins, and DNA. The reduction in antioxidant defenses is synchronous with the elevation of oxidative stress markers. Inadequate magnesium levels in the body results in inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and cellular changes (mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive production of fatty acids), which are all from the effects of oxidative damage associated with magnesium deficiency.
Free radical damage accompanied by the stress of modern living requires a strong and well-planned nutritional defense. Our society is infatuated with the importance of calcium for bone health. However, what is forgotten is that magnesium is the mineral that is vitally important to balance calcium metabolism. The number one mineral I recommend to my patients is magnesium because of the myriad of health benefits it provides. Bottom line, a well-nourished body is an energized collection of trillions of cells that seek balance and wellness.
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Verdable by Beriana
Minimalism and nature are not easy to reconcile, but the Verdable side-table planters designed by Berlin-based Beriana come pretty close.
Shown at the Salone Satellite in Milan for the first time, Verdable is a collection of 3 side tables featuring tube-shaped plant pots with mirror-surface tops placed asymmetrically on top. The mirror surface reflects the plants or flowers, creating the impression that they are floating in space. The tables look effortless cool and lush at the same time and would look equally impressive in the office lobby or next to a sleek sofa at home.
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The natural world provides great inspiration for lighting, from the flower-inspired Dandelion suspension light from LZF to the Cape suspension light from Moustache and the quirky Tiffany Tree lamp from Seletti.
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Ettore Sottsass, father of the Memphis movement, is well known for his outlandish and colourful designs. Trained as an architect, Sottsass also designed numerous buildings, seven of which are private residences. One of these rare gems is now on the market.
The Design Academy in Eindhoven has a well-earned reputation for nurturing future design stars. It should therefore come as no surprise that their graduation show is full of delightful and thought-provoking design ideas.


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In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20
I’ve used this verse before for the Sunday Prepper Bible Study, but it is one of my favorite prepper verses, so I’m going to use it again in a slightly different light. Last time, we looked at it in terms of food storage. Let’s think of it today in terms of saving money. Benjamin Franklin was fond of the saying, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Let’s fast forward through time where the penny has been devalued into oblivion by being taken off of the gold standard and unprecedented monetary creation. Perhaps “Ten dollars saved is ten dollars earned” would have been our founders saying. Or perhaps, if Ben Franklin were alive today, his saying could have been “Ten dollars saved is twenty dollars earned.” After all, Ben Franklin was part of a generation that wouldn’t stand for a tax on tea or playing cards. The modern patriot, however, is subject to a tax at every turn. The median income in America is $51,000 which carries a 25% federal tax rate. Add on Social Security and Medicaid and you’ll have another %15 when you add the employee and employer contributions. Most states carry an income tax and a sales tax which exceed 10% when combined. Before you’ve even considered Obamacare which the Supreme Court ruled as a tax, 50% of your earnings are out the door. You still have property tax, which should be called rent, because we all know that you never really own your property in a communist system like we have in the US.
So what is the answer? For one, get involved and quit voting for the lesser of two evils. If you can’t find someone worthy of your vote this November, go to the poles and write your own name in.
Secondly, do everything you can to shave expenses off of your budget. Just with federal and state taxes taken into consideration, ten dollars saved is twenty dollars earned. In other words, every ten dollars you don’t spend is twenty dollars you don’t have to earn. Once you add in Obamacare, property tax, gasoline tax with the resources you had to expend to earn the income in the first place, ten dollars saved may be closer to thirty dollars earned.
If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Preparedness Plan. Come back every Sunday for a new Prepper Bible Study! The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.
Have a blessed day and happy prepping!


President Akufo-Addo has stated that Ghana is not the only country facing challenges as many other countries across the globe are going through same.
According to him, the country is dealing with challenges brought forth by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Our nation, and indeed every country on the face of the planet, is going through challenges brought forth largely by Covid-19,” he said.
“Ghana is not the only country faced with extraordinary increases in global freight rates, stringent inflationary pressures, dramatically rising fuel prices, unprecedented volatility in stock markets, and tighter global financing conditions. These are global phenomena.”
President Akufo-Addo made the observation on Saturday, March 19 when he joined past and current students of St. Augustine’s College to mark the school’s 92nd Speech and Prize-giving Day.
He, however, gave the greatest assurances yet that Ghana will be out of the woods sooner than later with the implementation of the Ghana Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (CARES) Programme.
“I am certain that sooner rather than later, our economy, through the implementation of the government’s ¢100 billion Ghana CARES Obaatanpa programme, would rebound from the ravages of the pandemic, bringing in its wake stability, development, progress, and prosperity for all Ghanaians.”


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Explain Submerged Arc Furnace's Furnace Refractory Requirements and Selection
The submerged arc furnace is used for the reduction and smelting of metal oxide ore, so it is also called the submerged arc reduction electric furnace.
When the submerged arc furnace is used to produce ferroalloy, it is called a ferroalloy furnace: when it is used to produce calcium carbide, it is called a calcium carbide furnace: when it is used to produce yellow phosphorus, it is called a yellow phosphorus furnace: when it is used to produce matte, it is called matte furnace: it is used for ferroalloy refining It is called submerged thermal refining furnace: when it is used to melt the pre-reduced charge and separate the metal from the slag, it is called a melting furnace.
For the submerged arc furnace, the refractory masonry is the furnace lining. Because the molten pool of the submerged arc furnace not only withstands strong high-temperature action but also is eroded and mechanically scoured by the charge, high-temperature furnace gas, molten iron,, and high-temperature slag, specific refractory materials must be selected.
Requirements for refractory materials: high refractoriness, large changes in shape and volume at high temperature, high-temperature strength, good slag resistance, and good chemical stability at high temperature, various refractory materials should keep their appearance clean and complete in structure, the corner corrugation has no defects, and the surface has no cracks
In the masonry of the submerged arc furnace, the refractory materials for the submerged arc furnace are mainly made of refractory bricks, and the refractory castables are the auxiliary masonry configuration. The choice of material is as follows:
1. Carbon brick
Carbon brick is a kind of carbon material. It is made with crushed coke and anthracite. Its specifications are: section 400mm×400mm (the allowable error is ±30mm), length is 800~1600mm (the allowable error is ±5mm);
The advantages of carbon bricks are high refractoriness, strong thermal shock resistance, high compressive strength; good stability, especially volume stability, and good slag resistance. However, it is easy to be oxidized at high temperatures, and the oxidation speed will increase with the increase in temperature.
Therefore, the carbon material cannot come into contact with gases such as air and water vapor at high temperatures. Carbon materials have high thermal conductivity and poor thermal insulation performance. In the submerged arc furnace, carbon bricks can be used as the lining material for all varieties that are not afraid of carburizing in smelting, and self-baking carbon bricks are used in the submerged arc furnace.
2. Magnesia brick for submerged arc furnace
The main component of magnesia brick is magnesia, its refractoriness is above 2273K, and its alkali resistance is very strong; but its softening point under load is low, and its thermal shock resistance is poor. Most of the refining furnaces are smelted in an alkaline environment, and alkaline refractory materials that resist alkaline corrosion should be selected, such as magnesia bricks as linings.
3. Clay bricks
Clay bricks are weakly acidic refractory materials, which can resist the erosion of acid slag, and refractory clay bricks cannot be used at high temperatures.
In summary, the selection of refractory materials for submerged arc furnaces should be professionally configured according to the actual smelting environment and smelting raw materials. High-alumina bricks can also be used to replace clay bricks in the molten pool of submerged arc furnaces. In terms of performance, high-alumina bricks have more advantages. Among the unshaped refractories, cold ramming pastes and high-alumina castables are the main ones.


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Curtis Sittenfeld is one of my favorite writers. Her American Wife is one of my favorite books ever. I was excited to hear about Eligible, her latest book, which is part of the Austen Project. The Austen Project involves a modern retelling of some of Jane Austen’s books, and as a part of that, Eligible is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice. I’ve never been an Austen fan, though I have read a few of her books. Yeah, I know, I was brave enough to say that, and feel that I’m not alone.
The premise of the Pride and Prejudice story here hasn’t changed. The cast is the same, it’s just updated. There is a Mr. Darcy, who is coy with his affection for Elizabeth Bennet (Liz). She and her sister Jane live in New York, and are called back home to Cincinatti when their father falls ill. There are five unmarried sisters, three of whom still live at home. There, in a crumbling, over-mortaged house, in a setting somewhat reminiscent of the English countryside. They collectively nurse their father back to health. Their mother, who somewhat successfully raised 5 daughters seems helpless, and clueless that they are about to lose their home.
While the two New Yorkers are back in town, they meet two young men who are new to the city. Jane, who works as a yoga instructor, meets Chip Bingley, a doctor who just starred in a season of Eligible, a TV dating show similar to the Bachelor. This is just one of the fun updates the Elizabeth Bennett story gets. Liz is a successful journalist, who meets Chip’s friend and colleague Fitzwilliam Darcy. Darcy is also a doctor, and as Liz gets to know him, he seems increasingly hesitant. Her Darcy is similar to the original Elizabeth’s Darcy. Reserved, snobbish, and sometimes distant. She doesn’t even like him at first, and it seems as if the feeling is mutual.They both seem like odd couples, especially given the Bennett family drama.
Like the original Elizabeth and Darcy, they are destined to be together. In this version, Darcy is from San Francisco and is not that impressed with the Cincinatti – the city itself, its people, food, and culture. And when they first meet, he describes his early impressions of the city:
“Here’s what I’ve learned about the people in this city…They grade women on a curbe./ If someone is described as sophisticated, it means once during college she visited Paris, and if someone is described as beautiful, it means she’s 15 pounds overweight instead of 40. And they’re obsessed with matchmaking. They act like they’re doing you a favor by conscripting you to have coffee with the elementary school teacher from their church during the two free hours you might have in an entire week. I’ve lost count of how many of my colleagues’ wives have tried to set me up.”
I really liked Eligible, everything I didn’t like about Pride and Prejudice was updated. I loved the modern Elizabeth, she had a voice, a career, options. If Austen’s original story was a criticism of the time period, Sittenfeld’s version is too. This adaptation proves that finding love in the 21st century has changed quite a bit, but I love that Liz and Darcy still manage to find each other.


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Oculus has come up with a magnificent virtual reality headset that has changed the gaming world and taken game lovers to the next level. The headset is awesome with great sound and a real gaming experience. The headset is called Oculus Rift S and is certainly a new revolution in the gaming world. We will see the details of the headset in this article which will be helpful for you if you love gaming.
The Headset is just great with excellent features. It is comfortable to wear and provides visual fidelity and a wide field of view. This is particularly nice as you will get a nice and real-time experience playing the game. You will feel that you are really in the game and your own hands are controlling things. Virtual reality is exciting and with the Oculus headset, you are just on the right path.
These are pairs of tracked controllers in virtual reality gaming scenarios where one feels that his own natural hands are in the game. This is awesome as it makes you get the feel of the game and you can play as if you are real. If you are playing in multiplayer mode with another person, this is just superb and adds to the effect of game playing. Try the Oculus VR headset and you will surely love it.
The headset is designed with intelligence that is light, adaptable, and comfortable. When you are in virtual reality mode the headset goes away and you are in real mode. This is the feeling you will get thanks to the incredible intelligent design of the headset. Oculus with thorough research and effort has come up with this design and has proven its worth in the market.
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What you hear is as important in gaming as what you see. You may have to make your moves based on what you hear and the headset provides the exact experience for this. Your virtual reality immersion will be deeper than ever with the headset and there is no turning back. You would love playing games with the headset and will forget about everything else. Buy an Oculus VR headset for a perfect experience.
The headset provides improved vision in gameplay. You can experience the scenes with bright, vivid colors and also a reduced screen door effect. What you see plays one of the most important parts in gameplay and the VR headset will provide all the effects you need to get a perfect gameplay scenario. Now, there is no shortage of enjoying the game and you can take your time to play.
Oculus VR headset is one of the best headsets in the market. It provides a real-time effect on the gameplay and is also comfortable and convenient to use. The product comes with lots of features and you will not feel the time passing away.

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Life Saving Medal, in Silver
Image courtesy of "Die Ritter und Verdienst Orden, Ehrenzeichen und Medaillen aller Souveräne und Statten", L.J. Trost
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This medal was instituted by Grand Duke Carl Alexander, and it was awarded to citizens of the Grand Duchy that placed their own life in mortal danger to rescue a victim from peril.
The medal could be awarded to all citizens, regardless of rank.
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After more than a decade since it was first suggested, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has finally become a reality from July 1, 2017, ushering in one of the biggest tax reforms in India since Independence. GST is to be calculated using the input tax credit method, so taxes paid on availing of goods and services in a different state can be claimed, allowing GST-registered businesses to lower their overall costs.
The GST Council has done a fair job by exempting education and healthcare and trying to strike a balance on rates for mass-consumption goods affecting the middle class. However, the GST rate on IT, telecom and financial services has been increased, which will pinch consumers to an extent.
ATM withdrawals, loan processing charges and costs of other banking and financial services have gone up as banks, brokers, distributors, mutual fund houses, insurers will now levy GST at 18% instead of the existing Service Tax at 15 percent.
As per the GST code, the head office and branches of banks and asset management companies are taken as separate entities. This means they would have to register in each state they have a presence in, increasing the burden of compliance and reporting, though clarity is still awaited on this issue.
The need for both large and small companies to be GST-compliant has given a huge boost to the fintech sector. Several companies have registered as GST Suvidha Providers and are offering consultancy services and software solutions for businesses to manage processes related to registration, creating of invoices, filing returns and input tax reconciliation.
Startups and new businesses
Higher threshold for registration
- As per the current VAT structure, any business with a turnover of more than Rs 5 lakh has to get VAT registration and pay VAT (different in different states).
- Under GST this threshold is 20 lakhs thus exempting many small businesses including startups.
- GST also has a scheme of lower taxes for small businesses with turnover between 20 to 50 lakhs though its optional. It is called the composition scheme. This will bring respite from tax burdens to newly established businesses.
Startups can enjoy tax credit on their purchases
A lot of startups are into service industry i.e., they pay service tax. Under GST regime they can setoff the VAT paid on the purchases (say office supplies) with the service tax on their sales which they cannot under current regime.
For example-A startup buys office supplies of 30,000 paying 5%. It charges 15% service tax on services of Rs. 50,000. Currently it has to pay 50,000*15%= 7,500 without getting any deduction of Rs. 1,500 VAT already paid on stationery. Under GST (assuming GST= 18%)
GST on service @18%
Less: GST on office supplies (30,000*18%)
Net GST to pay
Thus it will be a big boon to the startup industry who are mainly providing services. It will result in reduction of costs thus increasing working capital to the already cash-strained startups.
Startups often work on tight budget and cannot devote resources to look after the various tax compliances under Excise, VAT, CST, Service Tax etc. GST will subsume all of this thus reducing the time spent for tax compliances. Also, startups dealing with both goods and services will find it much easier to file and pay one GST tax instead of both VAT and service tax.
Tax burden for manufacturing startups
However, startups in the manufacturing sector will bear the brunt. Under the existing excise laws, only manufacturing business with a turnover more than Rs 1.50 crore has to pay excise. However, with the implementation of GST, the turnover limit has been reduced to Rs 20 lakh thus increasing the tax burden for many manufacturing startups.
E-commerce and other online startups
Many startups are technologically innovative meaning they have a huge presence online. Many startups provide goods and services through the internet. GST is applicable all over India so there is no complication for inter-state movement of goods. Currently, states have different VAT laws. For example, online websites (like Flipkart Amazon) delivering to Uttar Pradesh, have to file a VAT declaration and the registration number of the delivery truck. Tax authorities sometimes seize goods when there is a failure to produce documents.
Again, they are treated as facilitators or mediators by states like Kerala, Rajasthan, West Bengal not requiring them to register for VAT.


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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Monteverdi at Wolf Trap
A new production of "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" at Wolf Trap was reason enough for a quick trip to Washington DC this week. Standouts among the huge cast of singers were Ava Pine and Jamie Barton , two Ars Lyrica favorites who return to Houston for our New Year's Eve program this coming season. Jamie gave a powerful performance as Penelope, the long-suffering spouse of the absent Ulysses, while Ava sparkled as Minerva, one of the gods who does mischief and good deeds in more or less equal measure in this complicated story of love and patience. Here are pics of both in action.
I was also delighted to see UH graduate Carlos Monzon in the cast, as one of Penelope's suitors in a hilarious bit of theatrical naughtiness in Act III. Tuesday's show was, alas, the final performance of this amazing work, but Houston friends will have the opportunity to hear Ava and Jamie soon!


A clever Fortnite player has found a way to make the game’s Scoped AR one of the most powerful weapons in the game.
The gun was added to Fortnite in the V4.4 patch back in June, allowing players to have greater control over their aim when attempting to eliminate opponents with an assault rifle at long range.
With the weapon available in Rare and Epic rarities only, it’s surprising that it has become one of the least popular weapons in the game, with players often passing it up for normal assault rifles or sniper rifles if they are looking for a long-range weapon.
While the Scoped Assault Rifle does deal high damage, many players dislike it because of its unpredictable bloom, and the fact that zooming in and using the weapons scope can leave you exposed to attack, as your screen is taken over by the gun’s crosshairs.
However, Reddit user Kearshi may have found a new exploit that will make Fortnite fans think twice the next time they see a Scoped AR on the ground, as it’s possible for players to hit every shot they fire with the weapon if they make use of one simple trick.
Instead of aiming fully down the scopes, players need to quickly aim in and out while firing, not fully entering into the scoped state. When doing this, it seems to give the weapon 100% accuracy, meaning the bullet will land exactly where you’re aiming. You can watch Kearshi’s video below that explains exactly hot to perform this method.
This exploit is handy at medium to long ranges, and can also be used to pick opponents out of the sky if they are airborne, if they are using a glider on a Stormwing plane.
Unfortunately, this trick isn’t much help when you find yourself in close quarters combat, it may convince a few people that the Scoped AR can be viable if used in the right way.
Do you think Epic Games need to patch this? Post your opinion in the comments below!


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The Get Active Wandle Valley project is recruiting Run Leaders to lead new paid running sessions in Croydon, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Applicants need to be:
- At least 18 years of age
- Trained in England Athletics’ Leadership in Running Fitness award
- Able to start leading sessions in one of Croydon, Merton, Sutton or Wandsworth from March 2017
All Run Leaders will need to attend an induction to introduce them to the aims and objectives of the project, and to plan new runs.
Run Leader Induction Time: 19:00–21:00 Date: Wednesday 15th March Venue: David Weir Leisure Centre, Middleton Rd, Carshalton, SM5 1SL


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Stock your favorite foodie’s bar for the holidays with these handy bar tools, glasses, and more. Whether you’re shopping for a wine lover, whiskey connoisseur, or beer snob, there’s a gift on this list that’s guaranteed to please.
Opening a bottle of wine for a small amount may seem wasteful unless you plan to serve the rest with dinner. Opt to buy the small bottles, usually sold in four-packs in the wine section of the supermarket. Use a Chianti or Merlot for red wine and Pinot Grigio for white in the White Wine-Tomato-and-Clam Pasta variation.

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Man swept out to sea in Bradley Beach: Search continues
BRADLEY BEACH — The Coast Guard is leading the search for a missing 31-year-old swimmer in Bradley Beach.
The Coast Guard said the man was reported missing Saturday night around 7 p.m. Boats were brought in from both Shark River and Manasquan along with a helicopter from Atlantic City. A cutter continued the search overnight.
New Jersey State Police, Bradley Police Department, the Monmouth County Sheriff's Department and the Belmar Water Rescue Team are also part of the search as well.
NJ Advance Media reported the man was swept out to sea in the strong surf and rip currents.
Last weekend, a Maryland man drowned after saving his nephew from a rip current in Wildwood, prompting the mayors of Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest to issue a warning about swimming after hours.
“The ocean and beach are the most beautiful, environmental assets that our communities have to offer, but it does not come without risk. Swimming without lifeguards on duty can be the difference between life and death, Wildwood Crest Mayor Carl Groon said at the time.


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With temperatures reaching above 90 degrees, you could certainly say this was a hot one! It was no doubt an intense day up on the summit weather-wise, with thunderstorms predicted and uncertainty whether the ceremony would be outside, as originally intended, or not. Shortly after I arrived, skies quickly became ominous, but thankfully cleared up when they needed too! Ironically, when I met up with Ted and Jessica for the engagement shoot, it was one of the coldest days of the year haha. While their wedding day may not have been the coolest day or the year, it was a fun one! I’m looking forward to sharing these captured images, and hope you enjoy reliving the day through them!
-At the end of this blog post is a link to the full album and ordering gallery-
These were certainly some of the meanest looking skies I had seen in a while, so I made sure to run out just as it started to rain and capture the beautiful flowers on the arbor lest they be marred by the impending downpour. Farmhouse Floral did such beautiful work, and thankfully, they all survived the brief storms before the ceremony!
Ted may have come up a little short on his first tie attempt, haha!
With everyone ready to go, it was time to head outside for the first look and some wedding party photos pre-ceremony!
After some time in the hot sun, it was time to jump back in the AC and relax for a bit before the festivities began.
Love this shot below of Jessica’s flower girl holding her dress! :)
A quick wave from the guests before things begin!
One of the cutest things I’ve seen in a while was this little girl sitting on the lawn just watching everything as it unfolded. She sat there the whole time and just soaked it all in!
Ted and Jessica shared vows that they had written each other(always a special touch), and with that, they were married! It was time to grab and signature cocktail and mingle with friends and family
At the end of cocktail hour, we did the quickest run ever down to the beach for a few more photos as the guests transitioned to the pavilion. So glad we did this as the B+W photo with the old Cadillac at the top of this post was one of my favorites of the day!
You knew things were getting serious when Ted took off his shoes for the first dance! They put together a fun mix of dances to make it their own!
With that, it was time for Living Room Circus to get the dance floor moving! Jessica’s brother is the drummer and some of the other guys are siblings with one of my past wedding couples. Playing alternative rock hits from the 90’s-00’s was like listening to my radio as a kid. Good times!
After one of the band’s sets, we snuck out for a few quick post sunset snaps, and them left them to party the night away!
Thank you Ted and Jessica!
Venue and Catering - Point Lookout
Coordinators - Jessica Riley & Kayla Lapointe
Flowers - Farmhouse Floral by Estabrook's
DJ - DiscMaster DJ Services
Band - Living Room Circus
Dress - Blush Bridal & Formal - Portland
Suit - Men's Warehouse
Hair - Just Friends Hair Design
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How many of you have ever heard Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story”? I asked Greg – and he had no idea what I was talking about – so I started feeling a little bit old – but I’m glad that some of you know what I’m talking about. But for those of you who don’t know Paul Harvey – when I was a kid, every Friday at noon, Paul Harvey would come on the radio and do a 3 minute spiel on the rest of the story. He would take a real life famous story – a person or event that everyone would know about, but then he would tell you the story behind that famous person or event.
On Thursday I listened to one of his clips – a story about a struggling poet and author in New York named Ted who’s book had been just been rejected for the 27th time from different publishers. So finally in frustration, Ted decided to go home and burn his manuscript. But just as he considered this, he happened to run across an old school buddy. Well, as they talked, it came out that this old school buddy was starting up his own publishing company – and believe it or not, he wanted to specialize in publishing works that had been rejected by other publishers. Well, you can guess what happened. Ted’s book was published. And it was only the first of many. He went on to write and publish many books – you might even recognize some of the titles like – Horton hears a Who, Green Eggs and Ham, or How the Grinch stole Christmas.
Yes, that struggling author that was about to set fire his first manuscript was Theodore Geisel or as you probably know him – Dr. Suess. And as Paul Harvey says, “And now you know the rest of the story.”
And I always enjoyed those “the rest of the story” stories. And this morning, I want to share one of those with you. Not about Dr. Suess – but about a famous Christmas carol.
The story begins with a man name Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow was a fairly famous American poet who lived in the mid-1800s and he wrote a poem that formed the basis for the Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”. You might be familiar with that one – I’m sure you’ll hear it at least sometime this Christmas season.
The poem that it was based on was written on Christmas Day of 1863. The American Civil war had been raging for over 2 and a half years by this point. Over a million fathers, sons, and brothers would not be home for that Christmas – and many of those would never return.
But on that Christmas day in 1863, Henry Longfellow pondered the dismal state of the world in which he lived. He was no stranger to tragedy. His first wife, Mary, had died six months into her first pregnancy at the age of 22. His second wife, Frances, had died from severe burns after her dress caught fire. And now, as the Civil War raged around him, Henry would spend this Christmas nursing his oldest son, Charles, back to health after a confederate bullet nearly paralyzed him.


The company behind the all-electric Chevy Bolt car is releasing two electric bicycles next year.
General Motors announced Friday that its two commuter-friendly bikes will be "integrated and connected" and one will fold. The other is compact.
Full details on the bike's motor, battery, frame, and more aren't out yet, but speculation about the forthcoming electric-assist bicycles has been brewing for years.
Last year, two trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "Merge" and "Maven Merge" tipped off eagle-eyed GM fans that an e-bicycle was in the works from the American car maker.
Back in 2015, the Washington Post wrote about a GM exec hinting at an e-bike service -- maybe something like Ford's GoBike sharing service.
Now we know what those hints were about. But it's for a consumer product, not a sharing service -- though it's easy to see how the bikes could fit into GM's car-sharing platform, Maven, one day.
Hannah Parish, GM's director of urban mobility solutions, said in a phone call this week that the bikes are all about "helping people move around cities in an easier way that fits seamlessly into their lives."
She said the bikes are primarily about first- and last-mile commuting, hence the folding. You can take the train, fold up the bike, and then pull it out for the last portion of the ride to the office.
The bikes were designed by GM car designers, so they have a car-like feel. They also have rechargeable front and rear LED lights to help assuage worries about safety. Parish said the main reason people say they don't bike is because they don't want to get hit by a car.
The second is getting sweaty while riding. That's where the electric-assist helps with pedaling.
There's just one thing missing: the brand name for GM's new e-bike line. The Merge branding isn't going to carry over when the bikes come out in 2019. The motor is GM, but the bikes are brandless. Cue GM's super-promotional "E-Bike Brand Challenge."
The contest is seeking creative names for the bikes, with $10,000 going to the grand prize winner. And for nine runners-up, there's $1,000 at play. GM hasn't released the bicycles' pricing yet -- it only says the bikes are more affordable than a car -- but that should cover some of the cost of an e-bike. The grand prize winner should (hopefully) be set for a new pair of electric wheels.
The winning name (no Bikey McBikeface submissions, please) and cash-prize winners will be announced in early 2019 in time for the bikes' release shortly thereafter.
Anyone with an idea can submit a name suggestion for the bikes through Nov. 26. At the very least, this can be a non-controversial conversation starter at the Thanksgiving table.


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Lovestation are a British electronic dance music group formed by Vicki Aspinall in 1989, who subsequently worked with co-producer David Morgan. Gospel singer-songwriter Lisa Hunt has also appeared on several Lovestation records. Active throughout the 1990s, they released their sole debut album, Soulsation in 2000, containing '90s hits such as "Love Come Rescue Me", "Shine on Me" and "Best of My Love".
Sensuality" is a song by British group Lovestation, released as a single in 1998. The song peaked at in the UK, giving the group their second Top 20 hit, after "Teardrops" (.It appears on their debut album Soulsation, released in 2000. UK 12". A1. "Sensuality" (Classic 12" Mix) - 6:03. A2. "Sensuality" (Lovestation Future Funk Mix) - 6:15. B1. "Sensuality" (Industry Standard Mix) - 5:41. B2. "Teardrops" (Curtis and Moore Remix) - 6:35.
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As one of my last posts for A Motley Vision (I’ll go more into that in a different post) I wanted to conduct an interview with one of my favorite Mormon playwrights (one of my favorite playwrights, period), Melissa Leilani Larson. Mel has created a body of work that is impressive and moving, and she is one of Mormonism’s best and brightest dramatists. So without further ado:
1. So, first, tell us a briefly about yourself. Your personal, educational, creative background as a person and as a playwright, your interests, what makes you distinct?
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been a voracious reader, and I think that love of reading led me to writing stories of my own. I wrote all through school, first grade on up, until I earned my BA in English/Creative Writing from BYU and later my MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
As far as what makes me distinct”¦ Fabulous actresses far outnumber the parts they can play. My ultimate goal is to write fascinating, engaging, and challenging roles for women. A lot of them–several strong female roles per play. That’s the distinction to which I aspire.
KUER’s daily talk program Radio West looked at how Mormon and Utah culture is put on stage in Utah and how it is looked at in the world. The program asks the question, among others, “have the stereotypes of Utah’s dominant culture been satirized too much?” The program is prompted by the opening next month the annual production of Saturday’s Voyeur, the staging of four of Eric Samuelsen’s plays in Salt Lake this year, former LDS Church member Miguel Santana’s play and novel The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County, and the continuing success of Charles Lynn Frost’s Sister Dottie Dixon.
The discussion on the show included a roundtable of Samuelsen, Santana, KRCL’s Troy Williams (also a former LDS Church member) along with the show’s host, Doug Fabrizio.
Give it a listen (length 53:12) and feel free to come back here and comment.
After a half decade of delays, obstacles, research, and revising, I am so pleased that this behemoth is now ready to release onto an unsuspecting world! The plays it includes (from such Mormon Letters luminaries as Eric Samuelsen, Margaret Blair Young, Melissa Leilani Larson, Thomas F. Rogers, Susan E. Howe, James Arrington, Scott Bronson, Tim Slover, Robert Elliott, and Thom Duncan) have effected my life in profound ways and I hope other people will feel the same. They make up some of the finest accomplishments in the history of Mormon Drama. The volume is huge… nearly 700 pages. It has 11 plays, playwright biographies, and a 30+ page introduction on the history of Mormon drama. We’ve tried to be thorough, we’ve tried to give you something meaningful. I hope you’ll see why this is a project I thought was worth working and waiting for.
Saints on Stage is the most comprehensive and important work on Mormon drama ever published. This volume anthologizes some of Mormonism’s best plays from the last several decades, many of them published here for the first time. Several of these plays have won honors from institutions as varied as the Kennedy Center and the Association for Mormon Letters.
This volume includes historical backgrounds and playwright biographies, as well as an introduction that provides an extensive overview of Mormon drama. The following plays are included:
PRESS RELEASE: Zion Theatre Company celebrates Farewell to Eden‘s 10th Anniversary with a Production at the Echo Theatre.
Ten years ago, Farewell to Eden premiered at Utah Valley University. The student written show by Mahonri Stewart was a success, selling out its run, prompting enthusiastic reviews, and going on to win second place in the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival’s national playwriting award, as well as snagging a KCACTF National Selection Team Fellowship Award. The strong showing the play presented at the Festival prompted one of the judges, Gary Garrison, to say that the play was “the most intelligently written play I have read [for the festival] in a decade.” For its ten year anniversary, Zion Theatre Company is remounting a production of the play directed by Ronnie Stringfellow on April 15-27.
Farewell to Eden takes place in Victorian England, circa 1840, and tells the story of Georgiana Highett and her siblings Thomas and Catherine, who have recently lost their father and are tasked with carrying on his legacy. When two men enter into Georgiana’s life, including a childhood love from her past, life spirals into a web of complications and conflicts that have a dramatic build and a philosophical tension. Georgiana and her family are put in a place where they have to prove their mettle or fall, leading to a number of twists, turns, hilarious comedy, heart tugging romance, and intense drama.
It is wonderful to come across completely new information on one subject when you are searching for information in a completely different area. In my case, I was looking for background on Edward Tullidge and why he was in New York City in 1866, and I discovered the Edward Tullidge who tried to create a Mormon literature in 1864. I also discovered that my impression of Tullidge, as an inconstant and unfaithful Church member involved in the Godbeite schism, was not a fair impression. And I came to the conclusion that we, in Mormon letters, need to give Edward Tullidge, the author, poet, playwright and editor, more attention when we look at Mormon literary history.