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Does anyone know where the Nationals for USA Hockey Inline, TORHS, and AAU will be located (both Winter and Summer)?
USA Hockey InLine usually announces its annual youth regionals and nationals echedules in the December/January time frame.
You can check the AAU internet site for the east coast location of next year's Junior Olympics(tm) program. They haven't determined the actual venue for the inline hockey tournament yet.
<font color=purple>DannyG</font color=purple>
Torhs: Winter: Feasterville, PA (same as last 2 years)
Summer: Taylor Sportsplex (same as last 2 years)
AAU: No Winternationals, Presidents Day Weekend Tournament in North Carolina (February)
No USARS USA Championships (Youth)
Junior Olympics: possibilities include Virginia (Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach); possibly Vegas, or maybe even NorCal


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‘£203K FOR A DB4 IN PIECES’
Bidder buys an Aston barn find for show car money
A 1959 Aston Martin DB4 Series I that spent more than half its life abandoned, made £203,100 at Bonhams’ Beaulieu Autojumble sale on 3 September – and it doesn’t even have its original engine.
The DB4 went to an anonymous European bidder, and it’s unknown whether it will be returning to the road.
This one is the 78th DB4 out of only 149 Series Is made, and the original engine had been replaced by a Jaguar unit by the time the previous owner bought it in 1986. He began the process of swapping the engine for a period 3.7-litre Aston unit and restoring the suspension and brakes, but abandoned the job when work took him overseas.
Engine, disassembled running gear and stripped interior came with the car, ready to be fitted by the ambitious bidder.
One Bonhams expert says: ‘We would estimate that the restoration would cost around an additional £150,000-£200,000 with the finished article being worth between £400,000 and £600,000.’
The biggest mark-up goes to the seller. Hopefully this won’t encourage too many Aston Martin owners to squirrel their cars away.
abandoned DB4 came with all the parts to reassemble it back into a complete car.

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(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
July 10, 2011
48-Hour Strike in
R Arun Kumar
is not as if the government is unaware of the peoples’ anger. In fact,
be remembered that the present Socialist government, PASOK, had come to
riding precisely on this discontent against the then Conservative ND
government. After assuming office, the PASOK government too failed to
to its poll promises. Further, it went ahead and agreed to the
conditionalities laden IMF loan package. Last year, when
PAME together with its associate unions campaigned extensively among the people to make the strike a success. It carried out rallies in dozens of Greek cities and neighbourhoods urging the people not only to strike work, but also come out in huge numbers to take part in the protest marches. On the 27th, a day before the 48-hour strike, activists of PAME hung a huge banner with the slogan, ‘The peoples have the power and never surrender. Organise, counter attack’, written in Greek and in English from the historical site Acropolis.
the 28th, activists of the PAME picketed factories, stores,
construction sites, hotels and offices. They had erected pickets on the
of the ships from midnight onwards. Enforcing the strike of the seamen
to be a tough battle since the trade union federation of seamen played
strikebreaking role. The trade unions that represent the engineers and
of the ship engines, belonging to PAME, decided to participate in the
and the unions of the chefs and ship's electricians joined them. The
these unions and the strong picket lines of PAME paralysed
Thousands of workers responded to the militant call of PAME and participated in the strike and demonstrations defying the intimidations and threats of the employers and the government. Self-employed, poor farmers, pensioners, immigrants and students too were there representing the PASEVE (Nationwide Antimonopoly Rally of the Self-employed and the small Tradesman), PASY (All Farmers’ Militant Rally), MAS (Students' Militant Front) and OGE (Greek Women Federation). By striking at where it hurts most and bringing the entire country to a standstill, the capital was made to feel the power of the working class.
The government too took the strike seriously, issued threats to the workers, intimidated them and carried out an intense ideological campaign. It had also covertly encouraged the anarchists, who through their acts tried to divert the attention of the people. They had sent many of their 'men' to infiltrate the ranks of the demonstrating workers and break their discipline by indulging in acts of vandalism. It is these acts that naturally caught the attention of international media and were publicised all over the world. As a result, what is in turn wantonly neglected or completely ignored is the consistent and militant struggle of the working class.
from these acts of subversion, a huge ideological campaign against
parties was also launched. This story is similar to what we are
in our country. Ruling classes in
Leaders of the PAME and Communist Party of Greece (KKE) are countering this campaign by pointing out that the slogans, 'parties out', 'trade unions out' promoted by certain centres like the 'movements in the squares' have a reactionary content and aimed at creating confusions among the people and dividing them. They have rightly identified them as a “backward step for the movement”. The KKE and the PAME are thus fighting on two fronts – (i) against the neo-liberal policies of the government, the prescriptions of IMF that impinge on their country's sovereignty, and the European Union and (ii) against the anarchists, 'agent provocateurs' and the apolitical movements.
the short-term, the government should renegotiate debts rather than
dead-end austerity programmes that suit only big business and the rich.
long run the capitalist barbarity cannot be dealt with delusions and
concessions. It can be overcome only through a systemic change. The KKE
promoting the position that the “people must take into their own hands
ownership of the means of production as well of the natural resources”.
one such inspirational battle that we have recently witnessed in

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This volume collects the papers from the World Conference on Acoustic Emission 2017 (WCAE-2017) in Xi'an, China. The latest research and applications of acoustic emission (AE) are explored, with a particular emphasis on detecting and processing AE signals, the development of AE instrument and testing standards, AE of materials, engineering structures and systems, including the processing of collected data and analytical techniques. Numerous case studies are also included. This proceedings volume will appeal to students, professors and researchers working in these fields as physicists and/or engineers.
Part1: Instrumentation.- Chapter1. Discussion on elastic wave sources for AE sensor calibration at low frequency.- Chapter2. Proposal for an absolute AE sensor calibration setup.- Chapter3. Difference between FBG and PZT Acoustic Emission Sensor.- Chapter4. Research on fiber bragg grating acoustic emission sensor.- Chapter5. The optimization of magneto acoustic emission testing device.- Chapter6. Power over Ethernet Daisy Chained Acoustic Emission System for Structure Health Monitoring.- Chapter7. Uniscope - instrument integrating NDT methods.- Chapter8. Fiber bragg grating acoustic emission demodulation system.- Part2: Signal Processing and Analysis.- Chapter9. Application of modal acoustic emission technique for recognition of corrosion severity on a thin plate.- Chapter10. Research on the identification of crack status through axle acoustic emission signal based on LMD and grey correlation analysis.- Chapter11. Acoustic emission characteristics based on energy mode of IMFs.- Chapter12. Two-Dimensional Source Location of Acoustic Emission by Means of AI.- Part3: Material Characteristics.- Chapter13. Acoustic emission RA-value and granite fracture modes under dynamic and static loads.- Chapter14. Damage detection in glass fiber reinforced plastics using ultrasonic full-waveform comparison.- Chapter15. Fatigue damage evaluation of 2.25Cr-1Mo-0.25V steel using acoustic emission entropy.- Chapter16. Acoustic emission behavior of TC4 Titanium alloy manufactured by electron beam freeform fabrication during tensile deformation.- Chapter17. An entropy approach for characterization and assessment of fatigue damage accumulation in Q235 steel based on acoustic emission testing.- Chapter18. Tensile deformation damage and clustering analysis of acoustic emission signals for 3D woven composites.- Chapter19. The study of Mechanical Behavior of Alloy Structural Steel Based on Dynamic Acoustic Emission Signal.- Chapter20. Acoustic emission characteristic of ceramic matrix composite under static loading.


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Gray Hair and Prayer
By David Feddes
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation. (Psalm 71:18)
The old lady lay dead in her hospital bed. Soon her bed would be taken by someone else. As the hospital staff removed her body and gathered up her things, they found some paper, with a poem that the shrunken, gray-haired woman had scrawled on it. Here’s what it said:
What do you see, nurse, what do you see?
What are you thinking when you look at me?
A crabby old woman, not very wise,
Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes,
Who dribbles her food and makes no reply
When you say in a loud voice, “I do wish you’d try.”
Who seems not to notice the things that you do
and forever is losing a stocking or shoe.
Who, resisting or not lets you do as you will
With bathing and feeding, the long day to fill.
Is that what you’re thinking; is that what you see?
Then open your eyes; you’re not looking at me.
I’ll tell you who I am as I sit here so still,
As I move at your bidding, as I eat at your will.
I’m a small child of ten with father and mother,
brothers and sisters who love one another.
A young girl at sixteen with wings on her feet,
Dreaming that soon now a lover she’ll meet.
A bride soon at twenty; my heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows that I promised to keep.
At twenty-five, now I have young of my own
Who need me to build a secure, happy home.
A woman of thirty, my young now grown fast,
Bound to each other with ties that should last.
At forty, my young now will soon be gone,
But my man stays beside me to see I don’t mourn.
At fifty, once more babes play round my knee,
Again we know children, my loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me; my husband is dead.
I look to the future; I shudder in dread.
For my young are all busy rearing young of their own,
And I think of the years and the love that I’ve known.
I’m an old woman now, and nature seems cruel.
‘Tis her jest to make old age look like a fool.
The body it crumbles; grace and vigor depart.
Now it seems like a stone where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass a young girl still dwells,
And now and again my battered heart swells.
I remember the joys; I remember the pain,
And I’m loving and living life over again.
I think of the years, all too few—gone so fast—
And accept the stark fact that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, nurses, open and see
Not a crabby old woman; look closer—see me.
Senior in the Mirror
Old age can be hard. It’s especially hard for those who spend their last time on earth in a nursing home or hospital, cut off from home and ordinary life, unable to care for themselves, dependent on hired professionals who have lots of other people to look after. It’s hard when you feel alone, when you feel that others treat you as a crumbling old relic and never see the real you. It’s hard when it seems like everything happy is in the past, and the future holds only more deterioration and death.
But, like it or not, everybody gets old. Not everybody ends up in a nursing home or hospital, but we all get old—unless we die young. Doesn’t sound like much of a choice, does it? Get old, or die young. But those are our only options.
So how do you deal with the problem of growing old? Maybe you don’t deal with it at all. You try not to think about it. You may even avoid old people as much as you can. But you can’t avoid mirrors. And one day, when you look in the mirror, you can’t help noticing that your hair is thinner and grayer. Your skin is starting to wrinkle, your shoulders are starting to stoop, your flesh is starting to sag, your joints are starting to creak, and reality is starting to sink in: you’re not so young anymore. The senior in the mirror shows you that you can’t avoid old folks anymore—you are one!
To make matters worse, you’re part of a society in which old people often aren’t held in high esteem. The Bible says, “Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God” (Leviticus 19:32). “Gray hair is a crown of splendor” (Proverbs 16:31). But today gray hair is often seen as a sign of being out of touch, maybe even burdensome.
Sure, many retired persons still have lots of fun, and lots of money, and lots of political clout. But at some point, you’ll find that younger people are taking over. You’ll find yourself being relegated to the sidelines. You’ll find yourself attending more funerals for relatives and for friends your own age. You’ll start to feel more and more alone. You’ll actually be one of those old folks that younger people tend to avoid.
How are you going to handle that? If you find yourself growing old, how do you deal with it? The old woman in the geriatric ward wrote of how she was still young inside in her old body. She pleaded for people to recognize that she was not just a patient, but a person who had lived and loved and worked and cried. She tried to resign herself to her failing health and her impending death. She wrote “nature seems cruel,” and all she could do was “accept the stark fact that nothing can last.”
I feel sad for that woman. Her poem moves me deeply. It makes me ask about the way our society treats its elderly. It makes me ask how I treat older people. But the poem also makes me ask something else: Why did this woman take an approach that didn’t allow one ray of hope to pierce the gloom? Yes, her situation was hard, but was there really nobody who understood who she was or what she was feeling inside? Was this really just nature’s cruel joke? Was there really no future but death? There is no denying how hard it must have been to be in that geriatric ward, but I can’t help wondering if the reason she was so sad, so lonely, and so hopeless was that she left God out of the picture. Her poem didn’t mention God at all.
The Bible says, “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, ‘I find no pleasure in them’” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). If you don’t trust God’s goodness when you are young and life is good, it’s even harder to trust him when the days are dark and death draws near. Without trust in your Creator, you may reach old age feeling all alone, living in the past, wishing people would take you seriously in the present, and resigning yourself to a bleak future. So “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,” and if you’re not a youth anymore, remember your Creator anyway, because you’re not getting any younger!
Calling for Help
This article began with a sad poem by an old person who never mentioned God. Now let’s look at the words of another old person facing hard times. This person did not write a poem without God but a prayer to God. Someone with gray hair wrote this prayer as an earnest call for God’s help, as a commitment to keep praising God and proclaiming him to others, and as a joyful song of confidence in God. The Bible records this prayer in Psalm 71. The prayer begins:
In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me. Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of evil and cruel men. For you have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
This person counted on God and praised him in the past, and he’s not about to stop now. Other people may reject him and treat him as if old age and bad health are signs of some terrible defect. But he still keeps trusting God. “I have become like a portent to many,” he prays, “but you are my strong refuge. My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.”
Throughout his prayer, the psalmist keeps one eye on God, even as he keeps the other eye on how hard his situation is. Isn’t prayer great? You can look squarely at your worst problems and express your deepest fears, and at the same time you can praise God and trust that he hears you and answers you.
It’s wonderful to trust God over the long haul and to know the Lord Jesus for many decades, from youth all the way into old age. But even after so many years, there are still times when even the most devout believer may struggle. Is God really going to be at my side all through the problems that come with old age? Does God really have any use for me yet? Wouldn’t it be horrible if God turned his back on me because I don’t deserve his love?
Questions like these can attack even the most seasoned saint. Strange thoughts and dreadful fears can pounce on you, especially when you’re in a weakened condition and are under attack, either from other people or from the devil himself. Satan loves to kick you when you’re down and make you even more miserable. What can you do then? Well, instead of pretending you don’t have those fears, just take them to God in prayer.
That’s what the writer of Psalm 71 does. He prays, “Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. For my enemies… say, ‘God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.’ Be not far from me, O God; come quickly, O my God, to help me” (v.9-12).
This old man is doing what he’s done so many times before. Looking at his troubles and looking to God, he finds himself lifted up into faith and courage and joy and hope. Faith is doubt that has said its prayers. Joy is sadness that has said its prayers. Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Hope is despair that has said its prayers.
Commitment to Praise and Proclaim
“As for me,” he continues, “I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure. I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.” God’s salvation is too great to figure out or put within any boundaries, so the best this man can do is praise the Lord and tell others what he knows of God’s mighty acts.
“Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come” (7:17-18). He has seen God at work over and over in his past, and now he’s counting on God to stick with him once again. Notice that although he remembers the past thankfully, he doesn’t live in the past. He’s counting on God right now, praising him right now, and committed to proclaiming God’s power to the next generation.
It’s amazing how the wings of prayer lift you up and help you soar above your sense of helplessness and into a higher realm where you sense God’s power and purpose. Your body may be getting older, but your spirit is getting bolder. As the Bible says in another place, “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” (2 Cor. 4:16). When you pray a senior’s prayer, you don’t just sit around resigning yourself to the inevitable. You commit yourself anew to use whatever time God gives you to praise his name and to show other people the power and goodness of the God who has guided and care for you throughout the years.
I can’t help thinking of Caleb. Caleb was one of the heroes of ancient Israel. He trusted God so much that he wouldn’t back down from anything. By the time Israel was ready to enter the promised land, Caleb was 85 years old. But he had such faith, and God had blessed him so richly, that when it came time to decide what part of the land he should go after, Caleb wanted the land where he would be opposed by the strongest cities and the biggest, most gigantic soldiers. Caleb was a man of faith and prayer. He wasn’t just 85 years old. He was 85 years bold!
Now, maybe you’re not a Caleb. God preserved Caleb’s health and vigor in an exceptional way, and that may not be true of you. God may not be calling you in your old age to go scale a city wall or to fight giants. But he does call you to pray for his help, and then to take on whatever challenge and calling he has for you. You might be retired from your job, but you’re never retired from your calling. You might be physically weaker than you once were, but with God’s help, you are never too weak to overcome the enemy, whether that enemy is a cruel person, an illness, or the attacks and accusations of Satan, or even the last enemy, death itself.
Confidence Beyond Death
The writer of Psalm 71 prays, “Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you? Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again” (vv. 19-21).
The person whom God inspired to pray this way may have been thinking of being healed and raised up from a time of sickness and weakness to a time of renewed health and greater strength. God often answers our prayers that way and gives us a new lease on life. But God’s ultimate answer to this prayer is that he literally brings us up from the depths of the earth after we have died. Even when our body is buried, the infinite power of God will raise us up. God raised his Son Jesus Christ, and he also promises resurrection and life eternal to all who belong to Christ. God will raise us to life everlasting, increase our honor to the level of unimaginable glory, comfort us, and wipe away all our tears. There will be no more sickness or mourning or crying or pain, just joy in his presence.
Do you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior? Then you don’t have to spend your final days alone and bitter. The apostle Paul was an old man, shut in prison, separated from friends, awaiting execution—but what did he say? In triumph he declared, “The time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:6-8). If Psalm 71 is a great prayer with gray hair, then those words of Paul are surely a senior’s ultimate statement of faith.
Let’s move on to the last part of Psalm 71. The psalmist ends on a note of praise and confidence that victory is already as good as accomplished. He says, “I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you—I, whom you have redeemed. My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.” On that note of triumph, the prayer ends.
I remember sitting in the hospital at the bedside of an old man. It was clear that he would die within a few days, perhaps even a few hours. His every breath was an effort, even with the oxygen mask he was using. This dying man had trusted the Lord for many years and sought to serve him, but there on his deathbed he again remembered times when he had failed God and his loved ones. He found himself struggling one last time. Might God still forsake him? Or would the Lord be with him all the way to the end and accept him into heaven? As the veteran Christian prayed with me, and as he prayed with his family and Christian friends, he became calm. He lifted his oxygen mask enough to say between labored breaths, “I have peace. I have peace.” And that’s how he died: in God’s peace, assured of Jesus’ victory over the last enemy.
Do you have God’s peace? Peace with God begins when you accept God’s promises in the Lord Jesus Christ, when you believe that Jesus’ blood pays for your sins, that his resurrection guarantees your victory over death, and that his Spirit gives you power to live and die in his holiness and grace. This gift of salvation and peace is not temporary; it lasts forever. God finishes what he begins.
If you’re already a Christian, and you face times of weakness and struggle, the first thing to do is to remember God’s promises. The Lord says, “I am with you always. I will never leave you nor forsake you.” God stays with you. He always finishes what he starts. “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6).
“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,” and you can be sure he will remember you when you’re not so young. Remember your Creator and trust your Savior, no matter what age you are, and you have his promise to always be faithful to you. God says, “Listen to me… you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you” (Isaiah 63:3-4).
As a seasoned saint, you may know those promises and trust them, and yet, in times of trouble, you still struggle. At that point, dear child of God, you need faith in God’s promises, but you also need fellowship with God himself, the fellowship of prayer. You need to turn, not just to your beliefs, but to the One you believe in. You believe in the living God! You belong to him! So if you’re struggling with some of the hard aspects of aging or with some other difficulty, take it to the Lord in prayer. Make Psalm 71 your own prayer and say:
In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge… Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation… Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up… My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you—I, whom you have redeemed”—through the Lord Jesus. Amen.
By David Feddes. Originally broadcasted on the Back to God Hour and published in The Radio Pulpit.

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Introducing Antigua & Barbuda
On Antigua, life is a beach. It may seem like a cliché, but this improbably shaped splotch of land is ringed with beaches of the finest white sand, made all the more dramatic by the azure waters, which are so clear they’ll bring a tear to your eye or a giggle to your holiday-hungry throat.
And if life on Antigua is a beach, its isolated neighbor Barbuda is a beach. The pair couldn’t be any more different. While the first looks like something nasty under a microscope, the latter is just one smooth, sandy low-rise amidst the reef-filled waters. Birds, especially the huffing and puffing frigates, greatly outnumber people.
Back on Antigua, there are lots of people, many famous. Guitar-picker Eric Clapton, rag-trader Giorgio Armani, huckster scribe Ken Follett and taste-maker for the masses Oprah all have winter homes here. Some of the Caribbean’s most exclusive resorts shelter in the myriad bays and inlets. But mere mortals thrive here as well. Visitors of every budget will find a beach they can – almost – call their own.
Meanwhile, the locals take the visiting mobs with a dash of grace that always has the backing of an English stiff upper lip should the situation get too dire. The island’s British roots are on display in many ways, but especially when there’s a good cricket test match on. Memories of the old empire, however, are far removed from the island’s beat, which has some of the liveliest steel-drum music in the islands.


text: In the Uruk Mesopotamia (circa 4000 to 3000 BC), numerous dedicatory stone heads and statuettes of a deity or a worshipper have been found in the city Ur (an important Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Iraq) and the peripheral areas, for example, Mari (an ancient city in northern Mesopotamia). Fashioning alabaster or hard stone with deities’ representations was a typical Sumerian and Akkadian practice prevalent in the Early Dynastic Period (circa 2900-3220 BC). Mesopotamian stone executions with Nammum’s representations are comparatively rare among the entire genre of votive stone materials portraying the gods and goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians. Nammu was the mother goddess in the Sumerian world, and she was believed to have given birth to the senior gods and created humanity. Her images on the Sumerian stone sculptures are often taken as a representation of a secular female worshipper.

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At the news of Sean Connery’s death, my husband and I began our own Sean Connery tribute by re-watching his classic James Bond films. It’s my opinion that Sean Connery’s portrayal of Agent 007 is one for the ages: He’s the consummate sophisticate, cool under pressure and pulls off the best devil-may-care attitude of all the movie Bonds (I will say that Daniel Craig is a close second in my book, but his spy tends to be moody, and after all, no one can say, “Bond, James Bond” quite like Sir Connery).
I read an article about Connery that said after he filmed his last James Bond film, “Diamonds Are Forever,” he just wanted to put the films behind him and move on – which he did to brilliant success. Some of my favorite “after Bond” movies are “Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Man Who Would Be King,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” and “The Hunt for Red October.” Ready to watch these titles again (or for the first time)? Check out the library’s online catalog to put one or more of these films on hold.
His presence will be much missed by fans, but how lucky we are to have so many great movies to remind us of why we love him as James Bond…and beyond. Here’s a toast (and a martini) to you, Sean Connery, shaken not stirred.
• “Being a Scot” by Sean Connery and Murray Grigor.
• “Carte Blanche 007: The New James Bond Novel” by Jeffery Deaver.
• “Forever and a Day: A James Bond Novel” by Anthony Horowitz.
• “The Man with the Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters” by Ian Fleming.
• “Marnie” [DVD] directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• “Never Say Never Again” [DVD] directed by Irvin Kershner.
• “Nobody Does It Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond” by Mark A. Altman.
• “The World of James Bond: The Lives and Times of 007” by Jeremy Black.

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Aside the ‘One Kalyppo, Two Biscuits’ verse, there is more to Ghanaian celebrity couple Sister Deborah and Medikal.
The two have had adorable moments together as a couple. Like the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards where Medikal.
Sister Deborah and Medikal were on Live FM to host Jam Afrique as part of the radio station’s May Day celebrations.
This photo of Medikal and his girlfriend Sister Deborah is too cute for you relationship to handle.


Talks did not materialise, says Niti Aayog’s VK Paul on Pfizer and Moderna
Live updates: As India lifts coronavirus (Covid-19) curbs amid declining cases with almost a sense of deja-vu, experts agree that lessons in the last two years must push the government towards a no-regrets policy.
While there is consensus on the Omicron’s mild nature and lesser hospitalisations, public health experts said going, forward vaccination is our best defence and booster doses for the vulnerable need to be speeded up.“We have not reached the destination yet and even though we are moving in the right direction, we cannot afford to take off the seatbelts yet,” said K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India.
VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog on Friday advised all the citizens not to lower the guard against the Covid-19 pandemic as the current surge has settled and added that the government has invited other vaccine manufacturers to collaborate with scientists and develop vaccines in the country. "We can see that the surge has settled, but we must also know that there are cases at a significant number. Hopefully, it will be sustained but we cannot lower our guards. There should be a complete watch that we are ready for any eventuality," Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog told ANI.


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The annual Back-to-School Jamboree takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Indiana University Northwest in Gary.
The jamboree is sponsored by State Rep. Vernon G. Smith, D-Gary; African-American Achievers Youth Corps; the I.U. Dons; IUN; Majestic Star Casinos and Hotel; Methodist Hospitals; Geminus Corp.; State Farm Insurance; Fresh County Market; Haywood & Flemings Associates Insurance Agency; U.S. Steel; and weekly newspapers the Gary Crusader and 411 News.
“We’ve held the Back-to-School Jamboree for several years now,” Smith said. “It definitely has become a family tradition. We have plenty of activities for the students as well as free school supplies.”
The activities include the popular three-on-three basketball tournament inside the Savannah Hall gymnasium, a film festival, double Dutch jump rope competition, video game tournament and a dance contest. For younger children there will be fingerpainting, face painting and a drawing contest.
Smith added that exhibit booths and vendors will be present. For more information, contact Smith at 887-2046.
There’s still time to register and participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Hidden Lake Park, 6355 Broadway in Merrillville.
The association expects more than 500 participants, who will learn about Alzheimer’s disease and how to get involved with this critical cause. Alzheimer’s disease is now the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death.
Participants in the walk will receive a Promise Flower, making a commitment to fulfill their promise to remember, to honor, to care and to fight Alzheimer’s disease by participating in the Promise Garden.
This year’s goal is to raise $105,000. Last year the Merrillville Walk raised more than $94,000.
Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter Executive Director Heather Hershberger said funds raised will provide care and support services to the thousands of Hoosiers living with Alzheimer’s, while contributing to advancing critically needed research.
Start a team by visiting www.alz.org/Indiana. For more information, call (800) 272-3900.
The 14th annual Breast Cancer Walkathon is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 13, at Marquette Park.
Community HealthNet holds the walkathon to build awareness and raise funds to support local breast cancer screenings, diagnosis and treatment initiatives.
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012, 39,510 women will die from breast cancer. The number of deaths is an estimated 17 percent of all projected new breast cancer cases in the U.S. for 2012.
Registration is at 9 a.m. at Marquette Park. It is $20 each or $150 per team. Proceeds benefit the Community HealthNet Services for Women. For more information, call 880-1190.


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LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP — The usual calm of the Ancient Oaks South subdivision of Lower Macungie Township was shattered Tuesday morning as police investigators closed roads, collected evidence and questioned neighbors about the shooting death of a 46-year-old woman in the driveway of her home.
The woman, who has yet to be identified, was found around 1 a.m., slumped near her sport utility vehicle in the 6400 block of Pinecrest Lane, state police Lt. Joseph Sokolofski said. She was rushed to
The killing remains under investigation, and no one has yet been charged, Sokolofski said, adding that the public is not in danger.
Sokolofski said the victim has out-of-state family who must be notified before she is identified.
Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said the woman died from a gunshot wound, and her death was labeled a homicide, the first one in the township in almost two years.
Sokolofski said the woman lived in the two-story home with other relatives, but no one else was injured in the shooting.
There were two vehicles parked in the driveway. One was the victim's and the other belonged to someone else who lived in the home, he said.
Much of the attention during the investigation focused near the rear of the woman's SUV, where Sokolofski said her body was discovered.
At one point, firefighters used a saw to cut out a portion of a garage door, where Sokolofski said a projectile was lodged. Sokolofski would not say how many shots were fired.
The neighborhood near Brookside Country Club is made up of mostly two-story homes with manicured lawns and immaculate landscaping. Several joggers and dog-walkers strolled on a nearby trail as the investigation intensified. About 100 feet away, swans swam in the lake of a neighboring private development.
The Rev. Donald Schwartz, who lives nearby, was headed to his office in Allentown early Tuesday when he saw a police cruiser blocking traffic at Pinecrest Lane and Willow Lane and suspected something bad must have happened. He returned several hours later and saw even more police cruisers and detectives.
"This is a very peaceful neighborhood," he said. "This is the last thing I would have expected."
The last homicide in Lower Macungie happened in October 2014 in the northern part of the township, when 59-year-old Gary A. Wragg was gunned down in the parking lot of his condominium complex, allegedly by a Texas fugitive wanted for kidnapping. Prosecutors described that killing as Wragg's being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
A suspect was arrested a year later and is awaiting trial in Lehigh County Court.
Tuesday's killing does not appear to be random, Sokolofski said.
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Nights at the Circus
A delight from start to finish, from the gaslit theatres and whorehouses to the Siberean wastes. There are tangents and sub-stories, tall tales and flights of fancy. And this is a very womanly novel. I am deeply, deeply envious of her skill.
And thanks to Annie for recommending I read it.

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Colorado Springs police arrested a man who was involved in the June 26 shooting of a woman in southeast Colorado Springs.
Police found and arrested 31-year-old Kenneth William Naranjo Jr. on Wednesday with an arrest warrant they received as a result of a murder investigation into the death of 34-year-old Jessica Vernon last Saturday.
Naranjo is charged with first degree murder. He was taken into custody on Wednesday by members of the Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, Tactical Enforcement and K-9 units.
That investigation, police said, was the 20th of the year. At that time last year, officials were investigating 21.
At around 6 a.m. on June 26, Colorado Springs police responded to a shooting on the 1700 block of Aeroplaza Drive that found dead a woman who was later identified as Vernon by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office.
One dead after gunfire in southeast Colorado Springs
With the investigation into Vernon’s death still ongoing, police said they will not publish Naranjo’s mug shot. Nonetheless, they asked anyone who witnessed the crime or had information about the crime to call the police at (719) 444-7000. Those who prefer to remain anonymous should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.
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Economy airline Brianair is today counting the cost of its plans to charge passengers to use the toilet on board. The plan-£1 for a piss and £5 for a shit-proved extremely unpopular.
Billy Nomates spoke of his shock "I always travel with them because they are so cheap. But this is too much. I am a very nervous flyer. It really upsets my guts. So much that I take a dump every ten minutes on board. If it is a two hour flight then it will cost me.......a lot"
Ron Biggles, editor of Air Loos Express said "I'm amazed. Their planes have been flying toilets for years. This could leave the budget passenger with a real dilemna. Do they pay the charges, or do they wait and hope for a speedy transit through passport control?"
Brianair have defended their actions. Dick O'Toole, official toilet spokesperson for the Irish firm said "These people need to relax. The earnings will be reinvested into the company. Well the chief executive's retirement fund anyway." O'Toole put any rumblings of discontent down to a dodgy Lamb Bhuna the pilot had the night before.


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Very nice interactive visual guide by NYTimes charting the web of debt exposure among sagging economies, and showing how much each European country owes and to whom.
(NYTimes) “Arrows show imbalances of debt exposure between borrowers in one country and banks in another; arrows point from debtors to their bank creditors. Arrow widths are proportional to the balance of money owed. For example, French borrowers owe Italian banks $50.6B; Italian borrowers ower French banks $416.4B. The difference – their imbalance – shows France’s banking system more exposed to Italian debtors by about $365.8B.”
Full Interactive Chart: It’s All Connected: An Overview of the Euro Crisis (NYTimes)

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If I had one notion I couldn’t live without, it would be my flat-head pins! Not only are they sharp and fine, but the flat head itself is incredibly useful: they come in a variety of colors, they can be used on a longarm (which I do) without making bumps on the bars, but most importantly they can be written on.
When keeping strip sets and rows in order, having a nice large flat head I can write on is the most important. Piecing a more complicated quilt that has a number of different sets to keep track of can be confusing, so I love to use a sharpie and write on the larger head. I usually write numbers and letters on the white heads. On yellow pins, I draw arrows which allow me to point out which way seam allowances are pressed or what is the next seam edge.
If you’re hesitant to write on your pins, a bit of washi or masking tape works well, and can be easily removed. Happy quilting!


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David Solis, Fight Night X, is the founder and CEO of 4-Corners Boxing. A venture that began from hosting fight parties in his living room has gained momentum to catapult his passion into a national boxing company.
Fight Night X now mentors and sponsors amateur fighters and works with local youth in the community while encouraging and enrolling them into local boxing gyms. Fight Night X is the host of the 4-Corners Boxing podcast and works closely with many of today’s top and upcoming stars as they sport 4-Corners athletic gear in the gym and on fight night.
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As a grumpy libertarian, I routinely get agitated about taxes, spending, and regulation. As far as I’m concerned, much of government is a racket that uses coercion to reward interest groups with unearned wealth.
Preach it, brother.
Asset forfeiture occurs when government seizes property that is associated with a crime. That sounds reasonable – and it is reasonable if someone is convicted of, say, bank robbery and the government confiscates the stolen cash and any loot purchased with that money.
But it is not reasonable (or moral, or just, or appropriate) when government seizes assets without a conviction. And it is downright disgusting when the government steals (and I use that word deliberately) the assets of innocent parties.
‘We’re from the government, and we’re here to help … ourselves.’


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Brass Knuckle Intercourse is an all star conglomeration of all things hard and heavy. It is a twisted romp of theatrics delivered like a punch to the nose that has been thrashing Utica, NY and the surroundings for years now. They rise in the evenings from the Electric Company and they will bust you up proper at the Utica Music and Arts Festival. I am suggesting you get ready and get in there. Original music, hard, fast, and relentless. Something that sets BKI apart from the usual hard and heavy pack is that they dabble in some hip hop tinged hardcore right along with their metal and punk sounds. It’s a well rounded soundtrack for a night with your closest crazed maniacs. Toss in a costume or two, and we’re off!
The cast and crew of this gang are none other than St. Onge on lead vocals, Matt “Romper Stomper” Ossowski on lead guitar, production, and videography, the illustrious Mr. Zee on the bass and back up vocals, and Lenny Milano, Jr. on the kit. You can expect to hear those names a lot while you are in town and chasing the links will give you some idea of the many talents of these folks.
Videography, you say? Oh yeah. I invite you to browse around the youtube for a multitude of videos and short films (Halloween promo for the show pictured above is a must!), but for now, check this. Self described Utica Street Rock- full volume.
That’s your Hotel Utica, people. Multimedia grassroots cross promotion in action. Mr. Lewandowski from The Darling Vendetta guest spot. You can see them at the festival also! What a coincidence.
It’s worth saying that the members of the band are heavily involved in the community…most of them are up to their elbows in the festival in one way or another, either planning and organizing it, playing in it, photographing it, and most certainly promoting it. These crazy costumed people are very invested in the space in which they spend their time. The band itself plays a good number of charity shows also. Heavy with heart from the roots up! East Utica represent!
BKI’s CD, Cradle to the Grave, is in progress and with any luck it will be available for purchase festival weekend!
We’re lucky to have Brass Knuckle Intercourse! Get in Sickenburger Lane on Thursday, September 15th and get some! “We are bringing in some special guests to come jam/rap (hint hint) with us. ” That is the word on the street and to me, that smells like Belikos. Anything could happen, people, this is Utica. It’s like Vegas, just colder.
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Everyone wants to know what the best quick diet is. It’s hard to be aware what really works when tend to be constantly bombarded by all of the advertisements for diets and diet pills that proclaim to be the answer to our problem. Losing weight fast doesn’t have in order to become expensive or leave you feeling hungry.
Weight loss is attributable to a calorie deficit on your body. We burn calories every single day, whether we exercise or not. The more we exercise and much better active we are, the more calories we burn. The opposite aspect is of course what we eat. Some emerging opportunities in fast products in nutrisystem smart carb list. This contributes to the calories. The lower our calorie intake is, the greater the difference and therefore the more calorie deficit. In order to lose weight fast you need to have a calorie deficit. However supply mean starving yourself enable the calorie intake down as this WILL mean long term weight return. It means keeping the calorie intake cheaper than the calories burnt by using a diet that you enjoy that gives you all the nutrients that your demands. With this sort of dieting could certainly lose weight in soon after 2 weeks.
Golden Rule 5, You should Have Variety. This might include altering up the regimen every day for the week. It is planning on important because it most diets fail because folks get bored. Should you change up your eating regimen and eat variety will not be getting bored.
This diet is around us. We take it everyday. When the name is said out aloud, you might be disgruntled. But it doesn’t mean that it will have any less effect when you’re thinking of weight loss. The best quick fat loss eating habits are water. Let me explain before you rush to argue. Water has all of the features mentioned earlier. It races our metabolism. When you drink enough water, you will find out that the frequency you want to the bathroom increases. It’s a proof for the increased metabolism. It is nutritious because it includes ingredients like minerals. If you need to loss fat immediately, anyone certainly should start drinking adequate water at once.
Nothing can compare to eating a healthy meal and exercise but individuals consider just want to have a diet for quick fat reduction. People eat less on these forms of diets and because of this; they can’t stay long on their eating plan. They are not used to eating less, and in a few weeks, they go to be able to their old habits of overeating. For some people, these diets can work and the shortest duration of time. But just because gives good results, that that it’s the how to lose weight.
Studies have shown that milk helps people lose when they drink three or four glasses each day. Because your body weight and provide your body with calcium(a proven help in the fight against weight loss). Skim milk is your best bet – it has no fat but all factor nutrients and calcium as other milks.
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Target halts smart product line that would have ordered refills for you
CNET -------- Target won't move forward with Target Fetch, a service that would have used Bluetooth-connected household goods to monitor and reorder your toilet paper, paper towels and hand soap. The company announced the decision Aug. 31 in a message to people who pre-ordered the service through its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Backers will receive a refund. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.


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MASSENA, N.Y. (WWNY) - The big bass tourneys are months away – but they’ve already caught another big one in Massena – a major fishing expo.
They're saying it will be the launch pad for pro fishing come summer. A fishing expo next month at the St. Lawrence Centre mall.
“These pros have been coming here for a few years and now the secret is out about Massena,” said Daniel Kenney, Massena Fishing Expo promoter.
The expo should have about 100 vendors. Pros will give classes. There will be trout fishing and archery for kids. It's the latest event to piggy-back on the region's new-found fame.
“Specifically the St. Lawrence River was named by Bassmaster the No. 1 fishing destination in the country. That’s huge,” said Kenney.
Local dealers like Blevins Seaway Marine and RV have stepped up as vendors and sponsors.
“We want to get our awareness in the community out there a little bit more to let people know that we do have a good brand of fishing boats...We're glad to hop on board,” said
Cody Blevins, Blevins Seaway Marina and RV general manager.
This year, there will be three major pro bass fishing tournaments in St. Lawrence County. The newest will be the Fishing League Worldwide title championship in August in Massena.
“There's all this interest now in Massena. And by having this expo here it gives us a chance to really launch this movement,” said Donald Meissner, Massena fishing director.
This expo isn't just a big deal for fishing in the region. It will also be a big deal for the mall. It will be the first-ever event held in its new 70,000 square-foot exposition center.
The mall’s new sports bar will be dishing out food and beverage by then. There will be a Pirates of Colonial America exhibit. It’s all part of the mall’s drive to be an events and entertainment center.


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Here is a breakdown of each twist and turn that happens in The Prestige's ending. The Prestige Timeline Explained The film inspired by true stories of migrants is a revealing look into the human face of the European refugee crisis that often gets drowned out by far-right politics that see migrants as a threat brewing at the border. Most of the film is shot in Africa and that too mostly after sunset, which makes it difficult to see the action unfolding. A port or border is defined as a place (seaport or land border crossing) where merchandise can enter or leave an economy.
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This is one of the most unusual but best love stories you’ll ever see. If you’ve never heard of John Ajvide Lindqvist that’s okay, not too many people have. Border (2018 Swedish film) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Border (Swedish: Gräns) is a 2018 Swedish fantasy film directed by Ali Abbasi with a screenplay by Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf and John Ajvide Lindqvist based on the short story of the same name by Ajvide Lindqvist from his anthology Let the Old Dreams Die. Border was selected by Sweden as their entry into the Oscars 2019 for Best Foreign-Language Film, and (with a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 98) has met with critical acclaim for its portrayal 2018-05-10 · At first, “ Border ” is the story of an ostracized woman named Tina (Eva Melander), who works at a remote Swedish port where she sniffs out contraband, and long ago accepted that she was Border is adapted from a novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist, the writer behind Tomas Alfredson’s cult teen-vampire movie, Let the Right One In (2008). Like that film, Border forays into some truly dark territory, with a crime ring subplot that—though slightly contrived—complicates the film’s mystery of identity in productive, provocative ways.
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As soon as we see Tina, we know she is different. She resembles, to put it politely, a Neanderthal.
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As the film goes on, though, various ambiguities emerge, culminating in an ending fans are still dissecting to this day.
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Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Andrew Karpan; October 29, 2018 'Border' Review: A Fantastical Parable for Extremists A truly beautiful film that tells the kind of visual story that can only be shared on camera. 2021-03-24 · Honduran mother Alicia Cruz handed herself and her son in to border agents in Texas, then watched as unaccompanied children were separated for release from the group of migrants before adults and 2019-04-26 · Us Movie Explained: The Tethered, Hands Across America, Jeremiah 11:11, Rabbits, and Fan Theories We dive into the symbolism, meaning, and theories being debated about Jordan Peele's new horror 2019-02-27 · #6: Film Strip Border Design For this last design, I thought I would show you something a bit more unique. This design uses a dashed border style only on the right and left side of the gallery items which divides each column of images in a way that resembles film strips. 2020-06-17 · India-China Border Dispute: A Conflict Explained The deaths of 20 Indian soldiers in a brawl with Chinese troops was the deadliest clash between the two nuclear-armed nations in decades, but 2020-07-12 · The film has elements of a plague, zombies, witchcraft, possession, ghosts, and demons, and never really give at what's actually going on until the last few moments of the film.
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Friday! Friday! Friday is my favorite day, YAY! We are celebrating 60 MPH gusts out here on the plains! They had initially talked about getting our first severe storms of the year last night but that apparently blew right past us and went into Nebraska! The snow has so far skipped us but we are getting rain, and we so NEED it!
TGIF Challenges is celebrating #100!! We are on our 100th challenge and what better that to celebrate our creator, Mercedes Weber!
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Being new to the team I really wasn't sure where to go with the card for this particular challenge. Mercedes really has no particular trademark style because anything that she creates is amazing. In doing some research I decided that I wanted something soft yet simple.
The card started with a Soft Sky Butterfly adorned with Basic Pearls that I colored with a gold sharpie marker. My cute little gold dots were created using the Playful Background set and then heat embossed using Versamark, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and Heat Tool. Once I did this to the Very Vanilla tag I decided I should add a bit of it onto the Falling In Love DSP! The Tag has a nice piece of the Gold Satin Ribbon with a Metallic Gold Thread bow. You will also notice the thread behind the Butterfly. I chose "Thank You" from the Thoughtful Banner set because I really can't thank Mercedes enough for giving me this opportunity to be on this design team! It too is heat embossed in gold on a accent piece of Sahara Sand. I made this cuter little banner using the Classic Label Punch!
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Aurora Public Library – Eola Road Branch
An addition and renovation of a 28,000-square-foot, two-story complex attached to the existing community center offered challenges that Kluber Architects + Engineers addressed in the design of the Eola Road-branch of the Aurora Public Library.
An octagonal entrance was included on the southeast corner of the building to provide a clear view of the library from Eola Road. Special care was also taken to ensure the exterior of the building matched the original structure.
A glass roof provides adequate natural light and allows for abundant amounts of daylight harvesting. Along with the dramatic staircase that draws you into the library and up to the second floor, the entire building is accented by reading rooms, fireplaces and private study areas.
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After the official announcement with a release date
, Microsoft has released new screenshots for Crackdown 3
These new screenshots showcase some of the enemies and environments with yet another panoramic view at New Providence. Those lucky enough to attend E3 can also try the campaign demo, provided that waiting for hours in a line is not an issue. Crackdown 3
will be available in 4K on the Xbox One X and will launch alongside the new console. Crackdown 3
will release on the Xbox One and Windows 10 on November 7th and will be an Xbox Play Anywhere title.
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The most prominent storage partnership is the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) alliance of Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp. and VMware Inc., and the Acadia joint venture between Cisco and EMC. Other recently launched IT alliances and stacks include a relationship between Dell Inc. and Brocade Communications Systems Inc. in which Dell sells Brocade's Fibre Channel (FC) and Ethernet networking equipment with its server and storage hardware; a similar deal between Brocade and Oracle Corp.; Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.; and IBM's Smart Business bundles created from its own portfolio of internally developed and rebranded OEM products.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. followed up VCE with the announcement in January that it plans to spend $250 million with Microsoft Corp. over the next three years on product development. HP is one of VMware's largest server hardware partners, and Cisco's biggest rival following Cisco's introduction of the Unified Computing System (UCS) blade server. HP's infrastructure stacks will extend from the Microsoft application down through server, networking and storage hardware, more like Oracle's database machine and less like VCE's infrastructure-focused vBlock.
NetApp Inc. teamed up with VMware and Cisco for its own stack offering, a reference architecture for secure multitenancy in VMware-based virtual server environments.
The vendors say these alliances will simplify the deployment of complex infrastructures for customers, especially at a time when operational expenditures are being carefully watched. "View this as if you're in a restaurant and there are two sides to the menu," said EMC CEO Joe Tucci at the launch of VCE. "One is pre-fixed, where we've chosen the meal and the wines ... all three companies will [also] be offering the other side of the menu, which is the a la carte."
Storage administrators have to weigh whether any Opex benefits from buying stacks will outweigh the potential lock-in and loss of flexibility they could bring.
"We go through a refresh every four years, and it's always an adventure," said John Lamb, assistant vice president of platform management at The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., which is currently deploying a vBlock in the hopes of getting a new infrastructure up and running more quickly than in the past. "We need to be able to make more transparent migrations, and we can't keep buying infrastructure the way we've been buying it."
But while he's willing to give it a try, Lamb said it's not an automatic slam-dunk. "It also requires changing the way we do internal chargebacks to recoup the costs — that's the challenge. We have to adjust ourselves to it culturally. It's going to be a multi-year thing."
The ideal compromise between flexibility and interoperability would be for there to be more open standards that allow for advanced functionality in the enterprise data storage world, said Jeff Boles, senior analyst and director, validation services at Hopkinton, Mass.-based Taneja Group. "But since the industry hasn't come to terms with that kind of interoperability, here's the solution: stack."


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During this waxed surfaces short course we explore the different ways to use wax on paper and fabric. Amarjeet will show us how to use it as a resist to create surface decoration and a medium to change the structure of a surface.
20 & 27 January 2022
10.30am – 3pm
Course Fee: Full Price £155; Retiree Price £145; Concession Price £130
Limited to 8 people
Join us for the first waxed surfaces short course we have run at OPEN.
During the workshop you’ll investigate the different ways wax can be used on paper and fabric; as a resist to create surface decoration, and a medium to alter the structure of a surface.
Initially you will explore pattern and mark making, using a range of wax resist techniques to produce a variety of exciting coloured papers and fabrics. These will provide the basis for your investigations into the properties of wax.
During the course you will be able to experiment with the techniques of translucency, structure and stitch. You’ll work in a dimensional manner, layering, manipulating and constructing your final samples.


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Calling all of my Rock Dog fans? I am giving away a copy of Rock Dog 3 Battle of the Beats DVD. This movie comes out on January 24, 2023, on either Blue Ray or DVD.
Bodi rocks back into the spotlight when Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat will be available on Blu-ray™ + Digital and DVD on January 24 from Lionsgate. Join the famous Tibetan mastiff for his newest adventure as he continues on his journey as a musician. Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat will be available here.
After touring the world, Bodi takes some time off and returns to his village. When he learns that the girl group, K-9, doesn’t know who rock legend Angus Scattergood is, he is compelled to join the musical competition show, “Battle the Beat,” to inspire a new generation of rock stars. But after joining the show, Bodi quickly realizes he has bitten off more than he can chew when he becomes an overnight TV personality sensation.
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In this thrilling sequel to Seventh Son, Alvin Maker is awakening to many mysteries: his own strange powers, the magic of the American frontier, and the special virtues of its chosen people, the Native Americans.Alvin has discovered his own unique talent for making things whole again. Now he summons all his powers to prevent the tragic war between Native Americans and the white settlers of North America.Plus
"Suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill." (Washington Post Book World)
"Set in an alternate world steeped in natural magic, this sequel to Seventh Son continues to demonstrate the author's love for American folklore. Recommended." (Library Journal)
"Harsher, bleaker, and more mystical than Seventh Son, this novel superbly demonstrates Card's solid historical research, keen understanding of religious experience, and, most of all, his mastery of the art of storytelling." (Booklist)
"Red Prophet is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors (Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw the Prophet, and Alvin's Gandalfesque mentor Taleswapper) are all complete and memorable characters." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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While Caitlyn Jenner’s debut as a woman was widely praised this week, Drake Bell was not among those who swiftly embraced the Olympian’s public coming out.
When Vanity Fair revealed its July cover, which featured the former Bruce Jenner as a woman for the first time with the headline “Call Me Caitlyn,” the Nickelodeon star promptly tweeted, “Sorry...still calling you Bruce” and was criticized for what was viewed as a highly offensive comment.
Detractors on social media and beyond took aim at the 28-year-old, who attempted to clarify that he wasn’t “dissing” Jenner with that initial tweet.
“I just don’t want to forget his legacy! He is the greatest athlete of all time! Chill out!” he wrote.
The tweets in contention have since been deleted, but by Thursday, the “Drake & Josh” alum seemingly apologized for the “insensitive remarks,” though he did not refer to Jenner specifically.
“I sincerely apologize for my thoughtless insensitive remarks. I in no way meant to hurt or demean those going through a similar journey,” the 28-year-old tweeted.
“Although my comments were made in innocence, I deeply regret the negative effect they’ve had on so many,” he added.
Buzz Bissinger, who wrote the Vanity Fair profile of Jenner, admitted to constantly misusing pronouns and still calling her “Bruce” when referring to Jenner as a “she” after her transition. As it turns out, it doesn’t bother Jenner that much, and she even does it herself.
“I don’t really get hung up,” she told Bissinger in the piece. “A guy came in the other day and I was fully dressed — it’s just habit, I said ‘Hi, Bruce here,’ and I went, Oh [expletive], it ain’t Bruce, I was screwing up doing it.”
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Budget managers are frequently confronted with changing circumstances during the fiscal year that disrupts even the best prepared budgets. Some routine pressures require no more than regular adjustments to plans, while others become chronic and have a great impact on public finances. Then there are extraordinary shocks, which can be sudden and significantly threaten budget stability and service delivery. The 2017 CABRI conference, held in Burkina Faso in March and attended by 69 officials from 26 African countries, examined how governments can better prepare for and manage such budgetary pressures without disrupting service delivery and incurring unsustainable debt.
The conference sessions drew on the experience of African countries in responding to extraordinary pressures. These arose from macro-economic shocks, as well as shocks on account of natural or ‘man-made’ disasters. The country case-studies included the following experiences in managing the impact of: oil price shocks in Nigeria; the global financial crisis in Lesotho; the outbreak of Ebola in Liberia; cyclones in Madagascar; political conflict in the Central African Republic; the wage bill crises in Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso; and the tertiary education financing crisis in South Africa. The experience of these countries drew out insights from other participants.
Countries reported that pressures usually coincide, pushing them into budgetary crises. In Burkina Faso for example, the cost of agreed increases in public sector salaries coincided with decreased revenue due to lower gold and cotton prices, political instability and the impact of Ebola in neighboring countries on tourism. While budgets are often able to absorb a series of pressures, in many cases one additional crisis can present a tipping point at which the public finances are destabilised'. Building resilience therefore has to involve identifying and analysing sources of fiscal risk as part of budget preparation. These risks need to be monitored and assessed continuously and disclosed.
Countries reported that budget crises resulting from extraordinary pressures exposed their institutional weaknesses. In Liberia for example, the Ebola crisis laid bare the dependence on donor-supported human resources in the health sector, and weak co-ordination between the centre and the outlying areas. Crises however, create the opportunity and political space to address these weaknesses.
Across countries the response to budgetary crises were multi-faceted, including efforts to increase available resources, cutting expenditure elsewhere, and postponing or minimising the effects of the crisis. Countries however emphasised the need for good data and analysis so that finance ministries have and can weigh up options.
In the short-term countries found fiscal space by rebalancing their debt portfolios, cutting non-essential spending and mopping up idle cash balances. These short-term measures however, were complemented by longer-term interventions to prevent a recurrence or deepening of the crisis, and build fiscal resilience. Lesotho’s fiscal crisis, for example, led to efforts to diversify its revenue base and strengthen revenue collection. Besides strengthening budgeting and disaster risk management, Madagascar has opted to take out disaster risk insurance.
Finally, conference participants discussed the important role of finance ministries in mitigating the effects of budgetary pressures, given political pressure on budgetary decisions. Consensus was that finance technocrats have a duty to communicate trade-offs so that political decision makers are forced to confront pressures, make informed choices and be held accountable for the decisions they make. Political decision makers however, can only be held accountable if the trade-offs and choices are also communicated to those who hold them to account. At the same time, however, participants agreed that finance ministries cannot act alone. Identifying and collaborating with key players help finance ministries see the full picture of the problem, expose available options, and bring players together to implement a unified approach.
Overall, while the conference discussed various response options in times of crises, it also emphasised that the good public financial management systems that can help prevent extraordinary pressures, particularly those largely within a country’s control, are also essential to manage crises when they occur.


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Quinn Fabray is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Dianna Agron, and has appeared in Glee since its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is a cheerleader at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, as well as a member of school’s glee club. In the first episode, Quinn is introduced as an antagonistic queen bee stock character. She joins the school glee club to keep an eye on her boyfriend Finn and becomes a spy for cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch); she remains part of the club after she is removed from the cheerleading team, the Cheerios” due to her pregnancy. Over the course of the first season her character matures and builds friendships with the other outcasts who make up the glee club. Quinn gives birth to a baby girl named Beth. In the second season she forms a bond with newcomer Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) and later romances her first boyfriend Finn Hudson ( “
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Base Torres is the most popular destination within Torres del Paine National Park. Proper preparation for this adventure is essential for a good experience. Here’s everything you need to know and how to make the most of this trek, with five essential tips to reach the park’s most popular viewpoint.
How to Get There?
Whether you’re staying at Hotel Las Torres or one of our accommodations like premium camping or shelters within the reserve, you’re in luck, as you can start your adventure before the general public. The doors of the Welcome Center open at 9 AM for visitors, and you can start two hours earlier if you join one of our excursions at 7 AM.
Leaving the hotel, you’ll head towards Sector Chileno. Here, you’ll skirt the slopes of Almirante Nieto and pass through the Ascencio Valley, where you can marvel at the various displays of the surrounding flora. One of the landmarks on your journey will be the Paso de los Vientos, a narrow trail that will greet you with a Patagonian-style welcome breeze.
The next landmark is the Chileno Refuge, a place where you can rest with other hikers and share some experiences from the journey. Afterward, you’ll enter a lenga forest, providing the tranquility needed to face the last and most challenging part of the journey: La Morrena.
The final stretch is a rocky trail with a steep slope without shadows to shelter from the sun. If the sky is clear, remember to constantly reapply sunscreen.
Then comes the last stretch, where you will finally arrive at the most impressive viewpoint in the region — the fabulous granite columns. Take your time and enjoy a postcard landscape.
How Difficult is the Trail?
The route to Base Torres has a moderately high difficulty level, and the journey is approximately twenty kilometers round trip, so it can take about eight hours there and back without long stops. The maximum altitude is 850 meters above sea level.
How Should I Dress?
Dress in layers. The weather in Patagonia changes a lot during the day; in the morning, you could encounter clouds and icy winds, and later experience incessant sun and high temperatures.
Remember that during the journey, your clothes may get wet due to sweat, so plan how many layers you’re using so that temperature changes don’t affect your journey.
Regarding footwear, high hiking boots are ideal, preferably ones that have been used before so that their materials are not too rigid when subjected to more demanding conditions.
What Should I Bring?
Let’s start with food. If you come with a hotel excursion group, you will receive a box lunch for your convenience, as well as a snack on hand if you feel your energy is running low.
It will also be vital to carry your water bottle, which you can easily refill in the hotel lobby and later at the Chileno Refuge.
Some Final Tips
Trekking poles are not mandatory for this trail. Many experienced people can complete the entire journey without using them, although they do make the experience much more comfortable, especially when facing La Morrena or the downhill stretches. That being said, bring them if you feel you’ll need them.
If you are bringing your own food, always consider the conditions of the trail, such as the local temperatures that may not spoil your food, and packaging in fragile containers.
Remember that all the waste you produce during your journey must come back with you. There are no bins to store waste, so it is advisable to carry a bag in which you can accumulate such materials.
Do not deviate from the trails. The park has defined paths to not interfere with the surrounding nature, so always stay within the designated routes and do not create shortcuts, so you don’t end up eroding land that is not being used for those purposes.
And, finally, enjoy the adventure, take your time to admire every point of the journey. If you need more inspiration, check out our Base Torres program here.

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned that unless the E.U. secures its borders, it risks the same fate as the Roman Empire.
“As we all know from the Roman Empire, big empires go down if the borders are not well protected,” said Rutte, whose country will take over the E.U. council presidency is January. “We really have an imperative that it is handled.”
Speaking in an interview with a group of international newspapers, Rutte said the E.U. would need to act fast to stem the migrant influx. According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 868,000 migrants and refugees have made perilous sea crossings to reach Europe this year.
The Dutch prime minister said there was a growing threat of European nationals returning to the continent after fighting in Iraq and Syria but said he was confident that governments were able to identify threats and criticized far-right parties for linking the migrant crisis with terrorist attacks.
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the ubiquity of mobile devices in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and Spain has created a widespread platform for using mobile payments, a revolution is being held back because consumers do not yet find mobile payments secure, private or convenient enough to merit rapid adoption; this according to “The Consumer View of Mobile Payments”, a study of 25,000 consumers in five countries released today by Bain & Company. While more than half of consumers on average, and over 70 percent in Western Europe, are aware of mobile payment options, only a quarter of those surveyed are willing to use their mobile device for in-store payments. But spending by mobile payment users is significant—on average, these users spend roughly twice as much through all digital channels (i.e. including mobile web and Internet shopping) than mobile payment non-users—by more than two-to-one in the US and UK and between 30 to 60 percent more in France, Germany and Spain.
Many consumers, anxious over potential data security and privacy breaches, remain unswayed by the benefits of mobile payments, with forty percent of those currently unwilling to adopt saying that they don’t see the need for changing their payment behavior. But if these consumer concerns can be addressed, other factors presented in the study suggest that mobile payments are poised for rapid adoption over the next three years, including:
- Consumers are adopting new forms of financial technology at increasingly faster rates. The annual growth rate of mobile banking was 59 percent in its first four years—“even when obvious pain points did not exist”—as compared with a 35 percent annual growth rate of online banking in its first four years;
- While only three to seven percent of the 25,000 consumers surveyed by Bain, varying by country, have used mobile payments in stores, 16 to 27 percent said that they are willing to try.
“The case for mobile payments has been a long time in the making, but still remains unconvincing for many consumers,” said Stephen Bertrand, partner with Bain & Company in London, head of the firm’s Technology practice in EMEA and lead author of the report. “But our study of 25,000 consumers shows that the size of the prize is substantial for those banks, retailers and other digital wallet providers able to create customized value propositions for the growing number of people signaling their willingness to shop on their mobile devices.” The key therefore, according to the study, lies in persuading more consumers to switch over from debit and credit cards by convincing them of the value presented by adopting mobile payments, such as faster checkouts, discounts and/or promotions, access to real-time balances and location-based marketing offers.
Providing customized consumer offers tailored to specific consumer needs is critical for banks, retailers and alternative payment providers seeking greater market share. Bain identifies between five and seven differentiated consumer segments in each of the five countries surveyed, with each segment placing differential value on security, convenience, loyalty and offers, such as:
- ‘Paranoids’ and ‘Non-Shoppers’—most concerned about payment security
- ‘One-Stop Shoppers’ and ‘Impulse Shoppers’—value convenience most
- ‘Hobby Shoppers,’ ‘Reward Hunters’ and ‘Technophiles’—value loyalty, offers and experience
“A mobile payment solution needs to start by defining the right proposition for target segments, as it’s unlikely to satisfy all segments,” concluded Bertrand. “Consumers are voicing their willingness to change payment behaviors. It’s now up to mobile payment providers to deliver solutions that unlock the long-awaited potential of mobile payments.”
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