text:
Many settled in the Genesee Country.
From 1790 to 1830, at least 800,000 people moved into or through Western New York.
After the American Revolution, land in Western New York opened up for settlement, families left their rocky farms in New England and moved west. Pennsylvanians and Marylanders migrated from the south.
The pioneers who rushed to clear and develop this rich frontier were all hoping to improve their lot. Some would turn back. Some would be struck by Genesee Fever, a form of malaria. Some would move on to Ohio and Michigan. But many would stay.
They sought out land agents, choosing from unsold parcels, eagerly making down payments for acres, and beginning to work their land. To make their titles good, they eventually had to produce and market a surplus of field and forest products. Theirs was to be a commercial, not a self-sufficient economy, and in the coming years, they would turn to the villages for the assistance of merchants, craftspeople, and professionals to form a vibrant society.
The roads had to keep up to accommodate the increasing trade these settlers brought with them. The New York Legislature authorized a road to be surveyed in 1794. By 1807, there were turnpike companies slated to cover 3,000 miles throughout the state. Some 40 hamlets and villages in the Genesee Country were providing economic services and other community functions by the 1820s and 30s.
The pioneers by necessity were resourceful, self-sufficient, and independent. Their homes, like the functional Hetchler and Kieffer Houses seen in the Pioneer Settlement, were modest, with simple gardens and crops to grow basic food. None of the early settlers could foresee all that lay ahead in the Genesee Country — the dynamic changes that would come about during the growing years of the Republic.
built c. 1806, Caledonia, NY
This house was originally located on Spring Street, about two miles from GCV&M, just north of the Village of Caledonia. The timber framing is somewhat unusual for the Western New York area. It is a series of eleven closely spaced H-shaped frames with no lengthwise timbers between the sill and the plate at the top of the wall. This framing technique is typical of the Dutch tradition and is found in New Jersey, and along the Hudson River from New York to Albany.
Otherwise, the house followed the “English” tradition, with a large central chimney and a floor plan of two rooms on each floor. The framing of the wing (on the right end of the house) is “post and beam,” which is the more usual method in the area.
The house was considerably modified over the years. In 1857, the house was remodeled in the Greek Revival style. The central chimney was removed, the front door was moved to the left gable end, the roof of the wing was raised, new front stairs were installed, and the floor plan changed. Remarkably, with all these changes, much of the original structure survived, including siding, flooring, windows, and some interior trim.
The Museum is restoring the structure to its original design. The Peter Campbell House remains a work in progress to show visitors the various stages of house building. There will also be exhibits of the tools and techniques of timber framing, finish carpentry, window making, masonry, plastering, etc.
Col. Nathaniel Rochester House
built c. 1797, Dansville, NY
In 1810, Col. Nathaniel Rochester left his comfortable circumstances in Hagerstown, MD, to move north to 155 acres in Dansville, which he had bought on his first trip to the Genesee Country in September 1800. The perilous 275-mile journey north through almost impassable mountains took three weeks.
On horseback, the Colonel led a procession of carriages bearing the younger children and women of the household, three great Conestoga wagons with household goods, 10 enslaved people, and some of his neighbors who came along to help. The Colonel moved north, he said, “to escape the influence of slavery, to set his slaves free, and to rear his family in a free state.”
In Dansville, Col. Rochester purchased from David Scholl a plank house, believed to have been built around 1797. Now in the Historic Village, evidence revealed during its 1989 restoration suggests it may have had a dependent structure — in which case, the Colonel’s large family and the contents of the Conestoga wagons would have been less crowded.
Once settled in Dansville, where he had purchased most of the water rights on Canaseraga Creek, Col. Rochester erected a large paper mill and a gristmill. In the meantime, he began to survey the 100-acre tract at the falls of the Genesee River that he and his colleagues had purchased in 1803, and which contained the ruins of Ebenezer Allan’s primitive mills.
After five years in Dansville, Col. Rochester moved to a large farm in East Bloomfield, NY, and continued his work laying out what would become the Village of Rochester. In 1818, he and his family finally moved near the falls into a house with a large garden and grounds sloping down to the Genesee River. In 1824, he erected a brick house on higher ground where he resided for the rest of his life.
built c. 1814, Rush, NY
Like Nicholas Hetchler, whose one-story log house anchors the Pioneer Farmstead, Martin Kieffer moved from a settled area of southern Pennsylvania to carve a farm out of the Genesee Country wilderness. And like Hetchler, he built his dwelling of logs, using the same dovetail-like joints favored by the Pennsylvania Germans.
Kieffer’s house is a full, two-story home. The house contains eight rooms; its regularly spaced window and door openings forming a symmetrical facade. An enclosed stairway opposite the front entrance leads to the second floor.
At an early date, lath and plaster were applied to the exposed beams of the ceilings, the interior of the log walls, and the first floor beaded partitions. At about the same time, the exterior of the log walls was covered with clapboards, accounting for the present excellent condition of the squared timbers. Since they disguised the early condition and character of the building, all these improvements were removed during the restoration process.
Kieffer’s two-story log house was located near Honeoye Creek in the Town of Rush in Monroe County and lay in the path of the Genesee Expressway (now Interstate 390) during its construction. The New York State Department of Transportation, recognizing the structure’s rarity, made it available to the museum in 1974.
Hetchler Log House - built c. 1809, interpreted 1820, Scottsville, NY; Early Framed Barn - built c. 1820, Ontario County; Log Smokehouse - built c. 1810, Monroe County; Corncrib - reconstruction
On the lea of Flint Hill, just below the Village, are seven structures serving the needs of the Pioneer Farm family. The squared oak timbers of the one-room log house were laid in about 1809 by Nicholas Hetchler, who first settled in the Genesee Country in 1787. Dovetail joints where the timbers overlap at the corners are typical of log house construction in Hetchler’s native southern Pennsylvania. A portion of one wall of solid stone masonry that provides a fireproof back for the hearth is characteristic of other early log homes in the Genesee Country, as is the clay-lined wooden chimney.
Carving a farm from a wilderness, the settler used his ax to clear the native forest. Logs not needed to build his cabin could be burned to give him his first cash crop — wood ashes from which he could prepare potash. Grain could be sown between the stumps. With a snug cabin, enough plain food for his family, some winter feed for his livestock, and a little cash to buy the essentials he could not produce himself, the pioneer farmer in the Genesee Country had made a modest beginning.
The log house was presented to the Museum by Arthur Burns, whose family had occupied it for nearly a century in its original location just outside the Village of Scottsville, NY. The excellent condition of the logs results from their long confinement within either frame additions to the house or clapboards applied to the exposed exterior walls.
Contemporary accounts and inventories of similar log homes document the simple furnishings with which the house has been provided. Open-hearth cooking and other activities are demonstrated daily at the Pioneer Farmstead during the Museum’s open season. Visitors will also find typical farm animals — chickens, pigs, and cows — running freely or secured in pens that were part of the farmstead.
built c. 1830, Elba, NY
He might have been preceded by the innkeeper and the storekeeper, but the blacksmith was the first tradesman to set up shop in the emerging village. He supplied goods and services basic to the welfare of any early community, large or small.
Even the tiniest hamlet included at least one blacksmith. The smith shod horses, made hardware, and repaired wagons and plows — everything of iron that the farmer or the villager could not repair himself. His trade was often combined with that of the wheelwright, with whom he might collaborate in making wagons and carriages.
Levi Rugg, whose shop is now in the Historic Village, was engaged in the two related occupations — smithing and wagon repair. His wagon shop was handy to the cobblestone blacksmith shop, then owned by blacksmith William Bradley. And Rugg’s own smithy was across the street from Bradley’s. This congestion of like and competing enterprises was common in the world of the blacksmith and illustrates some of the economics of the early 19th-century village. There may not have been a blacksmith shop on every corner, but in the average village there were more blacksmith shops than cobbler shops.
Rugg eventually bought the cobblestone shop, moved his operations into it, and ran a general blacksmithing business there until his death in 1875. Two succeeding smiths worked in the shop until well into the 20th century.
Rugg’s shop from Elba, NY, is representative of a nearly unique regional architectural expression — the cobblestone building. Beginning in the 1820s and until around the middle of the century, cobblestone structures were built in western and central New York State by the hundreds.
The carefully selected stones came from two principal sources — the shores of Lake Ontario and the drumlins left by glacial retreat. Students of cobblestone architecture recognize distinct phases in the art — from the first simple coursing of medium-sized cobbles, to the later patterned coursing of small and sometimes specially shaped cobblestones. The Rugg Blacksmith Shop, typical of the earlier phase, was built about 1830. The inside walls are rubble masonry.
Brewery & Hop House
Brewery (reconstruction)- c. 1803 appearance; Geneva, NY Hop House- built c. 1870, Greece, NY
When the Scottish nobleman Thomas Douglas, the fifth Earl of Selkirk, was traveling and observing industries across New York State in 1803, he visited Geneva, NY. There he found 13 distilleries and one brewery. Douglas prepared drawings and descriptions of the brewery, situated on the western shore of Seneca Lake and owned by Walter Grieve. Douglas’s detailed records were the basis for the design of the reconstructed 19th-century brewery at the Museum.
Genesee Country Village & Museum is the only museum in the United States to showcase a working 19th-century brewery. Its 1803 themed brewing demonstrations rely on gravity during much of the process, with liquids either pumped by hand or ladled into troughs throughout the building. From the pump logs that move water and wort to the dry barrels that hold the malted grain and the wooden mash rakes, everything in the brewery has been crafted by hand—including the 250 gallon copper brew kettle. Portions of Rochester’s old Enright Brewery (closed in 1907) and an early timber-framed structure near West Bloomfield, NY, were merged to form the present building.
Beer was a welcome supplement to the pioneer’s basic diet. But among all the choices of alcoholic drinks in the early 1800s, beer was not particularly popular. Instead, many Americans preferred to quench their thirst with homemade hard cider, perry (fermented pear juice), spruce beer, or one of several distilled drinks—whisky, rum, gin, or brandy. Virtually all Americans, regardless of age, gender, race, class or religion, consumed distilled and fermented beverages.
Despite the growing number of breweries in New York in the early 1800s, hop culture was slow in taking root. By 1850, however, New York State was a leading producer. Once harvested, hops were stored in a two-story hop house like the one at the Museum, built in the 1870s. Two furnaces helped dry the hops. Once dried, they were packed in barrels or bales before shipping.
built c. 1835, Alloway, NY
The success of some Genesee Country land agents was not matched by other large-scale speculators in wild New York lands. Among the long-range losers were Oliver Phelps, his partner Nathaniel Gorham, and Philadelphia banker Robert Morris.
Land speculation was a hazardous business. Absentee landlords were soon disenchanted when their expectations for quick profits from wholesaling large tracts to land-hungry investors proved wishful.
Resident-agent Capt. Charles Williamson recognized that to boost sluggish sales, he would have to sell modest parcels to individual farmers. To expedite such sales, Williamson enlisted sub-agents to establish offices in other regions of his territory and to set about making “improvements.” But time ran out on the freewheeling Williamson, and he was replaced with a more conservative and practical promoter, Robert Troup.
One of Williamson’s sub-agents, who Troup retained, was 24-year-old Henry Towar. By 1794, he had built a gristmill, sawmill, and clothiery (for carding and dressing spun wool) on the Canandaigua Lake outlet — and raised a log house for his land office.
First known simply as Towar’s Mills, the settlement was renamed Alloway, after Towar’s birthplace in Alloa, a town near Edinburgh, Scotland. When Towar arrived in Alloway, unimproved land was selling for $2 an acre, and money was scarce. Payments could be made in wheat delivered to the gristmill.
With help from his brothers and sons, Towar prospered in Alloway. He built a handsome house. His village, strategically located on the main road connecting Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario with Geneva on Seneca Lake, seemed destined for importance. But the Erie Canal, and later the railroad, bypassed Alloway, which subsided into a quiet rural hamlet.
Toward the end of his active career, Capt. Towar erected a smart little Greek Revival building for his land office. When its days as a land office ended, it served as a doctor’s office, a butcher shop, and a filling station. Today, it has reassumed its first purpose and has been provided with the tools of Capt. Towar’s trade — maps, charts, ledgers, a letter press, a safe, and surveying instruments.
Quaker Meeting House
built 1854, Wheatland, NY
By 1803, a number of members of “The Religious Society of Friends,” commonly called “Quakers,” arrived from New England to settle a few miles north of Canandaigua in the small community of Farmington NY, where they organized a “Monthly Meeting.”
The following year, some of the Farmington Quakers moved to land just west of the Genesee River in the present Town of Wheatland, Monroe County. They were soon joined by other Quaker families from Chenango County in central New York. The “Wheatland Meeting” was organized and, in 1825, a small frame meeting house was put up. A cobblestone meeting house followed in 1834.
Some buildings are simple in the extreme. The interior of the meeting house (which has separate entrances for men and women) was divided by partitions that could be opened or closed, depending upon whether the men or women were to meet separately or together. The hard wooden benches have been reproduced from surviving examples of originals. Facing the seated congregation is a stepped platform across the front of the meeting house, where the older Friends sat. Two stoves, two wood boxes, and two sets of shelves for books completed the interior arrangement.
The meeting was “laid down” (to use the Quaker term) in 1873, when the size of the congregation dwindled, and the structure was converted to farm use. In 1967, it was conveyed to the Museum by Mrs. Richard Field, a descendant of one of the first Wheatland Friends.
built c. 1822, Rush, NY
Genesee Country settlers from New England brought with them a century-and-a-half-old tradition of public education. In 1788, the Adams family from New England built a log house along the trail leading from Canandaigua to the Genesee River. James Sperry, an early settler of Ontario County, recalled that when his family arrived in the same area in 1794, there was already a school near the Adams residence, kept by Laura, one of the Adams daughters. “The next spring,” Sperry recounted, “a seven by ten log schoolhouse was built one and a half miles southwest.”
Sperry also recalled that, in 1797, “a young man with a pack on his back came into the neighborhood…and introduced himself as a school teacher from the land of steady habits; proposing that they form a new district, and he would keep their school.” When his proposition was accepted, he helped build another log schoolhouse. “In this school,” Sperry fondly remembered, “most of us learned for the first time that the earth was round.” The promulgator of that heresy, who went on to become Justice of the Peace, a member of the legislature and a Congressman, was Micah Brooks, who gave his name to the Livingston County hamlet of Brooks Grove where once stood the church now on the square in the Historic Village.
Not all schools and scholars were lucky enough to have uninhibited and inspiring teachers like young Micah Brooks. Most teachers were only lightly qualified, having received little, if any, professional training. In some instances, teachers were held in low regard; in other cases they might stand next to the parson in the respect of the community. The wages for male teachers were from $8 to $20 a month; for the women, they were from $4 to $10. Teachers of either gender were boarded around the district, some getting along well enough, others nearly starving.
It was in such schoolhouses as the one-room building on the slope below the Village that a great majority of Americans received all their formal education in the early 19th century. At times, as many as 60 pupils crowded into a single room. A child might enter when she was 3 years old. By 7, she was studying grammar. Then she would learn to write and how to “do sums.” When she reached 10, her attendance was apt to be irregular, since she was then old enough to work on the farm. In some districts, there were two terms, winter and summer. The winter term nearly always was taught by a man, and the summer term was taught by a woman when the men often were engaged in farm work.
The long benches and rustic desks in the Red Schoolhouse (c. 1825, from near Avon, NY) have been reproduced in accordance with evidence found beneath overlays of wallpaper and paint on the wooden wainscot. The high, homemade desk on a raised platform affords the teacher a position of authority.
Shaker Trustees' Building
built c. 1839, Sonyea, NY
In 1776, the Shakers founded their first community at Niskayuna (now Watervliet) near Albany, NY. There, rejecting the ideas of personal property and predestination, they followed Mother Ann’s teaching: “Hands to work, hearts to God.” Visitors to Shaker revival meetings spread the word, and other Shaker communities were begun throughout New England.
During the early years of the 19th century, the Shaker movement spread westward through upstate New York, Ohio, and Kentucky. In 1826, a small Shaker community was founded at Sodus, NY, on a broad bay of Lake Ontario graced with rich soil and protected from unseasonable frosts. The announcement of a proposed canal through Shaker lands alarmed the Believers (who preferred to live apart from “The World”), and they sold their property to the canal company in 1836.
The next year, the Society purchased more than 1600 acres in the Town of Groveland in Livingston County, at a site the Native Americans called “Sonyea,” or “The open spot where the sun shines in.” This was far from the worldly influences of the proposed (but never developed) canal back at Sodus. Ironically, within a short time, “The World” floated right past the Shakers on mule-hauled boats as the Genesee Valley Canal was constructed along the edge of the new Sonyea colony.
At Sonyea, the Shakers developed a community of some 30 buildings, including a meeting house, mills, shops, barns, and residences. But in 1892, the Sonyea colony, reduced in numbers, closed its doors, and its members moved to the Shaker community at Watervliet, NY. New York State purchased the vacated property to use it as a center for the treatment of epilepsy. In 1984, the New York State Correctional Department took over most of the old Shaker settlement, at which time Genesee Country Village & Museum acquired the Trustees’ Building.
The structure at the left in this old engraving of the Shaker colony at Sonyea is the Trustees’ Building, one of the first to be built when the Shakers moved to the new site in 1837. For half a century, the building was the headquarters and residence of the colony’s officials, both male and female. A kitchen and dining room were on the ground floor; the top floor served as an infirmary. In the office and store on the first floor, the Shakers conducted their business with “The World.”
On the first floor of the restored building, a Shaker “store” has been replicated, based on illustrations accompanying 19th-century magazine articles about the Shakers. Other rooms contain excellent examples of Shaker-made furniture and artifacts. On the grounds is a vegetable and medicinal herb garden with plants similar to those propagated by the Shakers for their seed business.
built c. 1850, Lima, NY
Over the “Genesee Pike” traveled tens of thousands of settlers, some staying to take up land in the Genesee Country, others going on to Ohio and Michigan. More importantly, agricultural produce could now reach the Albany market, bringing cash and a greater promise of prosperity to the Genesee farmer.
Turnpikes and side roads alike were dirt, made as level as possible by removing stumps and stones, and by plowing, scraping, and filling. In the rainy spring, the roads were muddy and barely passable; in the hot summer, they were dusty and heavy with sand; in the wet times of the fall, rutted and muddy. The best season to travel was when there was enough snow to use sleds and sleighs. Large and sturdy bobsleds carried massive loads of freight over the frozen and snow-covered roads.
Maintenance of the toll roads was the responsibility of their proprietors. Originally, public highways were constructed by the land companies to encourage settlement; agents for the companies offered settlers land in exchange for work on the roads. Later, when the roads were taken over by the state, they were maintained by laborers hired with road tax money or by farmers who preferred to work out their road tax with labor.
The Rochester and Hemlock Lake Plank Road Company, organized in 1850, ran one of many plank roads in the Genesee Country. The 23-mile roadway enabled teamsters to draw heavy loads of timber to the sawmills and lumber yards in Rochester.
However, the plank surfaces did not hold up long under the heavy wear from the iron tires of the wagon wheels, the iron horse shoes, and the decay from the weather, and they soon required repair and rebuilding. Most plank roads were abandoned by the end of the Civil War period.
The c.1850 Toll House at the threshold of the Historic Village was the southernmost of the two Rochester and Hemlock Lake Plank Road Company tollhouses that flanked the village of Lima in Livingston County. The toll keeper, his wife, three children, and a boarder shared its two rooms, kitchen, and loft.
Farmers needed livestock to work their fields, cows and hogs to provide dairy and meat, sheep for wool, and barns and sheds to house the animals.
A number of animals inhabit the Village, including oxen, jersey heifers, hogs from England, and sheep from the Virginia coast. Considered a critical breed, the Village’s Hog Island sheep are descended from a semi-feral flock established on Hog Island, Virginia, in the 1700s.
Today, these hardy sheep can still be seen at the Pioneer barn. The Pioneer farm yard also houses waterfowl, many of them heritage breeds or threatened species. There are tufted Roman geese and cotton patch geese, Cayuga ducks, and several species of chickens.
Surrounded by fields and pastures, gardens and orchards, barns and stables, Genesee Country Village & Museum features crops and animals grown and raised by settlers in rural 19th-century New York.
Corn was the first reliable cereal crop the pioneers could produce on the land. However, they soon discovered the fertile soil of the lower Genesee was best suited to cultivating wheat. The settlers planted flax and hemp for the production of clothing, oats for animal feed, and tobacco for their personal use.
Today, corn, wheat, tobacco, oats, and rye can be seen in the fields near the Blacksmith Shop, while flax is grown behind Town Hall. The Village also grows heirloom vegetable varieties, including Danvers Half Long carrots, early Jersey Wakefield cabbages, and China Rose radishes at Jones Farm Garden.

domain: history


How to Choose Between Drones DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro
DJI rules the drone world as of now. The company offers DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro at varying prices. Both drones are equipped with unique features. People looking to buy the best DJI drone must have a good understanding of both the product’s specifications to be able to decide which of them will suit their needs and requirements. DJI has come up with two new Phantom 4 drone models early this month – The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 (P4P V2.0) and the Phantom 4 Pro+ V2.0. We have listed for you here details of the features of both DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro.
Design – DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro
The older DJI Mavic Pro is small, and light to carry around anywhere. Since it can be folded into the size of a small water bottle, it can easily fit into a small bag and taken anywhere.
The Phantom 4 Pro, on the other hand, is heavy and bulky. It needs its own custom backpack or case to carry it. Another annoying thing about the Phantom 4 Pro is the level of noise it creates. However, DJI has taken care of it. For both the new models (The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 (P4P V2.0) and the Phantom 4 Pro+ V2.0), the company has cut down on the noise of the propeller by up to 60%, or about 4 dB. This was done by using “new aerodynamic 9455S propellers and FOC ESC drivers” that offer “improved noise control and sinusoidal current”.
While the Mavic Pro has a gray color, the Phantom 4 Pro is available in bright white color.
Hardware – DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro
Both the Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro have unique features like obstacle avoidance, Tap Fly, and Active Track. Both these drones will not land until they feel the area is safe for them to land.
The Phantom 4 Pro has an edge over Mavic Pro here. When the obstacle avoidance is turned on, it can fly 10mph faster than the Mavic Pro. Also, its infrared sensors and the back camera give it a 360-degree obstacle avoidance.
The controllers for both drones possess a range of 7 kilometers and operate at a frequency of 2.4GHz. While the controller of Mavic Pro easily fits in the user’s hand, the Phantom 4 controller includes a 5.5-inch tablet-like display, an HDMI port, a microSD card slot for playing back the footage while on the go, a focus button incorporated into the shutter button, and a bright screen. The built-in screen is very useful as the user does not need to pull out their smartphone or tablet to fly the drone. Since Phantom Pro is certainly not for a layman as its optional controller which has an integrated display is a $300 upgrade.
While the Phantom 4 Pro offers a flight time of up to 30 minutes, the Mavic Pro comes with a maximum flight time of 27 minutes. The Mavic Pro has LEDs, an Intelligent Flight Battery to display the overall status of the battery and the remaining power, and built-in sensors too. The Phantom 4 Pro, on the contrary, does not have the LEDs and battery-related sensors.
Camera Capability Comparison
When it comes to the camera capabilities, Phantom 4 Pro stands out. Its camera has a 1-inch 20-megapixel CMOS sensor. It can shoot 4K videos at 60fps, as per TechRadar.
DJI Mavic Air and Mavic Pro, on the other hand, have only a 1/2.3-inch camera. This advanced sensor allows for 4K streaming at 60fps.
Faster image processor, mechanical shutter, a large image sensor, and complete aperture control makes it more appealing than Mavic Pro as far as the camera is concerned. Phantom 4 Pro works very well in low-light conditions as compared to Mavic Pro, which by the way is by no means bad. The field of view (FOV) is wider in Phantom 4 Pro as compared to the Mavic Pro.
While the first version of Phantom 4 Pro had an older Lightbridge HD video transmission technology, DJ improvised in the new Phantom 4 Pro Version 2.0 which comes with the same OcuSync (high-resolution and low-latency video) technology for live-streaming similar to Mavic Pro.
Pricing of DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro
The Mavic Pro starts at $999. However, the total price along with accessories would come up to approximately $1,200. The new Phantom 4 Pro Version 2.0 is placed at a whopping price of $1,499. Along with the kit and accessories, the cost for the Phantom 4 Pro would come up to nearly $2,000.
While both the DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro are extremely capable drones with an excellent camera and similar flight timing. If you are interested in casual recording, then it is better to go for Mavic Pro. Phantom 4 Pro is suggested only for professionals who need high definition footage to work on.


text:
The Ajumanikorpe Township Football Team has presented the McDan Ada Youth Soccer tournament trophy to Nene Abraham Kabu Akuaku III, Paramount Chief of Ada Traditional area.
The trophy with a cash prize of GHC10,000.00 awarded to the team was ceremoniously presented to the paramountcy and later sent to Ajumanikorpe in the Ada West District.
The tournament which was on the theme: “Uniting the youth for massive development and employment in Ada” was sponsored by Electrochem Ghana Limited with five teams selected from the Ada East and West Districts.
The Ajumanikorpe team from the Ada West District was crowned winners of the one-day tournament with Tama Wonders from Tamatoku in the Ada East District as first runners-up.
Mr. Adzoteye Lawer Akrofi, Acting District Chief Executive of the Ada West District who led the team to the paramountcy presented the award to Nene Agudey Obitchereh II, Manklalo of Ada who represented the paramount chief.
“McDan promised to construct an AstroTurf for each of the districts and tournament was to introduce some of the players to playing on Astro turf,” he said.
Nene Obitchereh II who received the trophy on behalf of Nene Abraham Kabu Akuaku III, congratulated the team and asked them to forever make Ada proud.
Asafoatsengua Buertey Okumko Obuampong IV, Warlord of the Adibiawer clan who was part of elders who received the team asked the players to remain humble and submissive to their coaches and managers to help them go far in their football careers.

domain: game


text:
1. Which of the following methods best limits the influence of unknown variables in an experiment?
(A) Random assignment
(B) Correlational study
(D) Stratified sampling
(E) Subject matching
2. Marissa is a good tennis player whose performance seems to improve as the crowd watching her gets larger. The best explanation for this phenomenon is
(A) the bystander effect
(C) social facilitation
(D) a social schema
(E) the self-serving bias
3. Sheila has a favorite book that she enjoys so much she has read it several times. This book is now assigned in her literature class, and students receive gift certificates for each chapter they read. As the class progresses through the book, Sheila finds she enjoys it less. This illustrates
(B) anchoring and adjustment
(E) cognitive dissonance
4. A patient with symptoms of depression is working with a psychologist and reports that he has no meaningful relationships and no skills that allow him to make friends. The psychologist determines that the patient's beliefs and lack of interpersonal skills are the primary contributors to his depression. Which of the following treatments is the psychologist most likely to use?
(A) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
(B) Electroconvulsive therapy （ECT）
(D) Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation（RTMS）
(E) Antidepressant medications
5. Dr. Lee is interested in the effect of lighting on people’s ability to concentrate. Dr. Lee studies this by manipulating the amount of lighting while participants read and then measuring their scores on a reading comprehension test. Group 1 receives dim light, and group 2 receives bright light. Which of the following research methods is Dr. Lee using?
(A) A case study
(B) A survey
(C) A correlational study
(D) An experiment
(E) A simulation
6. Psychodynamic therapy has its roots in the theories of
(A) Sigmund Freud
(B) B. F. Skinner
(C) Abraham Maslow
(D) Carl Rogers
(E) John B. Watson
1. Max is making a holiday meal this year for his three sisters and himself because their parents will be out of town. He is trying to cook the special dishes his mother makes each year, but with his own unique style.
Explain how each of the following could help Max in making the meal.
Explain how each of the following could hinder Max in making the meal.
2. Mr. Smith is a new high school math teacher. Before the school year begins, he asks his colleagues to review a list of students in his class in an attempt to gather information about his incoming students. As he begins teaching, Mr. Smith struggles with managing student behavior in the classroom. In particular, he has difficulty helping his students focus on their assignments and cooperate during group work.
Explain how each of the following concepts might hinder Mr. Smith’s success in this scenario.
Explain how Mr. Smith might use each of the following to be more successful in managing his students’ behavior.

domain: psychology


text:
Ethan in running for Maroochy CBD design
THE winner of The Core's Minecraft design competition is still reaping the rewards of his big win.
However he is yet to find out if his design is good enough to actually be the new Maroochydore CBD.
Sunshine Coast teen Ethan Bramall took out the over-13 leg of the competition last month with his design Lethal Rainbow.
This week competition partners St George Bank awarded Ethan with an iPad Air as part of his prize win.
St George Bank Maroochydore spokeswoman Lianne Dickson said she thought it was an awesome prize for someone so technical.
"What we're trying to do is making people realise just how good the Sunshine Coast is to visit," Mrs Dickson said.
"It would be awesome to have the Coast as a digital hub in the future."
Mrs Dickson praised Ethan for his design work.
"It was incredible. He captured so much of the light and it was very eco-friendly but still made it very trendy."
Mrs Dickson said the design was a great start to encourage people to come together with their ideas.
View Ethan Bramall's winning design Lethal Rainbow online at http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au.

domain: news


text:
Jaime begins her first year as a full time staff member of the Athletic Medicine department working with the Women's Hockey team along with sport oversight of the Men's and Women's tennis teams. Jaime most recently completed two years as the graduate assistant for Minnesota with sport coverage of the Women's Softball team where she earned her Masters of Education in Applied Kinesiology.
A native of Michigan, Jaime earned her Bachelors in Communications from Spring Arbor University in 2008 before entering a two year entry level master's program at the University of Arkansas to study Athletic Training. After earning her Masters of Science and becoming a certified athletic trainer in 2010, she took a yearlong internship at Appalachian State University where she worked with the Women's Softball and Cheer teams. While her husband was receiving training for a new job in South Carolina, Jaime worked at West Florence High School and provided coverage for the fall sports before being relocated to Minnesota. Jaime briefly worked at Bethel University in St Paul, MN with the Men's Hockey and Women's Softball teams along with teaching two courses before beginning her graduate assistantship with the University of Minnesota.
Jaime and her husband Ben currently reside in Eden Prairie, MN.Clinical Interests:Mental HealthManual TherapyMuscle Energy Techniques
Gophers Claim Drake Relays 4x800 Title
4/29/2016 - M. Track
Minnesota lands its fourth 4x800 title at Drake in the last six years and the sixth overall title in the event.
Groenewegen Fires No-Hitter in 10-0 Win
4/29/2016 - Softball
Sara Groenewegen tossed her third no-hitter of the season and sixth of her career behind a Gophers offense that continues to roll topping Maryland 10-0 in five innings this evening.
Winfield Selected MLB All-Star Game Spokesperson
4/28/2016 - Baseball
Former Gophers standout selected to be an ambassador for 2016 All-Star Game


text:
ciliatory demeanour gradually disarmed opposition.
In 1846–8, in 1854–6, and again in 1865–1866, Polding visited Europe to further the interests of his see and bring out new helpers. He was constantly traversing the remotest parts of his diocese, which included Tasmania, and won the admiration and devotion of clergy and laity. In 1871 he left for Europe to attend the œcumenical council, but his health broke down at Aden, and he returned to Sydney. He died on 16 March 1877 at the Sacred Heart Presbytery, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
[Melbourne Argus, 17 March 1877; Heaton's Australian Dictionary of Dates.]
POLE, ARTHUR (1531–1570?), conspirator, born in 1531, was the eldest son of Sir Geoffrey Pole [q. v.] and his wife Constance, daughter of Sir John Pakenham. He has been commonly confused with his uncle Arthur, probably second son of Margaret Pole, countess of Salisbury [q. v.], and brother of Cardinal Pole. He was educated under the care of Gentian Hervet, a friend of Thomas Lupset [q. v.], and of Geoffrey and Reginald Pole. His father and his uncle the cardinal died within a few days of each other in November 1558, and in December 1559 Arthur wrote, apparently to Cecil, complaining that his uncle had done nothing for him, and offering his services to Queen Elizabeth. This offer was not accepted, and Pole was soon entangled in treasonable proceedings. Before the end of the year the attentions paid to Pole by the English catholics irritated Elizabeth, and in September 1562 De Quadra wrote to Philip that Pole was about to leave England on the pretext of religion, ‘but the truth is that he is going to try his fortune, and pretend to the crown.’ He was persuaded that, as a descendant of Edward IV's brother, the Duke of Clarence, his claim to the English throne was as good as that of Mary Queen of Scots. Through one Fortescue, who had married his sister, he proposed to De Quadra to enter the Spanish service, but the Spanish ambassador thought little of his capacity or his claims, and Pole next applied to the French ambassador, De Foix. But France was not likely to support a rival to Mary, and Pole agreed to forego his claim to the crown on condition that he was created Duke of Clarence. It was wildly suggested that Mary might marry his younger brother Edmund (1541–1570?).
Arthur and Edmund were encouraged in their project by the prediction of one Prestal, an astrologer, that Queen Elizabeth would die in 1563, and they plotted to raise a force in the Welsh marches to support Mary's claim. They also applied to the Duke of Guise for aid. He apparently held out hopes to them, and they were on the point of taking ship for France in October 1562 when they were arrested near the Tower. They were examined by the council, but no further steps were taken until after the meeting of parliament in the following January. On 26 Feb. 1562–3 they were found guilty of treason; but, in consideration of their youth and the futility of the plot, they were not executed. They were imprisoned in the Beauchamp Tower, Edmund in the upper, and Arthur in the lower room. They both carved inscriptions on the walls, which still remain. Edmund's is signed ‘Æt. 21 E. Poole, 1562,’ and Arthur's ‘A.D. 1568, Arthur Poole, Æ suae 37, A. P.’ Both died in the Tower, probably in 1570. They were alive in January of that year, but both are omitted from their mother's will, dated 12 Aug. 1570, where Thomas, the second son, is described as the eldest. Froude, on the authority of one of De Quadra's letters, states that Arthur married a daughter of the Earl of Northumberland, but no reference to this match is to be found in the peerages.
[Cal. of Papers preserved at Simancas, passim; Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1541–80, p. 145, For. 1562 No. 970, 1563 No. 44; Harl. MS. 421; Strype's Annals, I. i. 546, 555; Eccl. Mem. II. ii. 67; Wood's Athenæ Oxon. i. 146; Sandford's Genealog. Hist. p. 445; Dugdale's Baronage; Phillips's Life of Cardinal Pole; Bloxam's Reg. Magdalen Coll. Oxford, iv. 152; Aikin's Court of Eliz. i. 354; Hepworth Dixon's Her Majesty's Tower, ed. 1869, pp. 2. 241–4; Pike's Hist. of Crime, ii. 37–9; Froude and Lingard's Histories; Sussex Archæol. Collections, xxi. 86–7; Notes and Queries, 3rd ser. viii. 49.]
POLE, Sir CHARLES MORICE (1757–1830), admiral of the fleet, born on 18 Jan. 1757, was second son of Reginald Pole of Stoke Damerell in Devonshire, and great-grandson of Sir John Pole of Shute, third baronet, and of his wife Anne, daughter of Sir William Morice [q. v.] In January 1770 he entered the Royal Academy in Portsmouth Dockyard, and two years later was appointed to the Thames frigate, with Captain William Locker [q. v.] In December 1773 he was moved into the Salisbury, of 50 guns, going out to the East Indies with the broad pennant of Commodore Sir Edward Hughes [q. v.], by whom he was promoted on 26 July 1777 to be lieutenant of the Seahorse. In the following year he was moved to the Ripon, carrying the broad pennant of Sir Edward Vernon [q. v.], and in her took part in the rencounter with M. Tronjoly on 9 Aug. He


text:
Shawn Drotar joins host Ryan Greene as the ‘Broncos Blitz’ previews the season-opening ‘Monday Night Football’ game against the visiting Chargers. Can the Broncos’ running game keep the chains moving? With injuries all along their defensive line, the Broncos stop the Melvin Gordon-led running game of the Chargers?
If they can’t, will Broncos fans lament the release of run-stuffing safety T.J. Ward? Listen to the full podcast here!


The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Leland Shipley, Scott Akin, Doug Birt, Bobbi Maynes. And Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve today’s agenda and to table the minutes from the January 21, 2020 meeting until further clarification from the compensation board can be obtained. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
There were no public comments.
John McKean, Villisca Library Board Vice-President presented the Villisca Public Library Annual Report and budget asking.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Resolution 2020-6 Participation in the Planning and Development Programs of the Southern Iowa Council of Governments. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Engineer Travis Malone discussed with the board ongoing road projects and the maintenance of the roads during the inclement weather event of the last week.
Doug Birt presented the initial budget discussion for Adams County Commission of Sustainability.
Claims were approved as presented.
|Adams Co Amb||Cont||3,333.32||1|
|Charm-Tex||Safety & Prot Supplies||63.90||1|
|CJ Cooper & Assoc||safety||35.00||1|
|Henderson Prod, Inc||repair||73,321.00||1|
|JEO Consulting||outside engineering||9,090.00||1|
|Maynes,Bobbi||Employee Mile & Subs.||90.00||1|
|Nishna Valley Bldrs||serv.||22,542.40||1|
|Poor Boyz LLC||Sanitation Disposal||593.75||1|
|Pott Co. Sheriff||Legal & Ct-Rel Serv.||89.00||1|
|Pro Diesel, Inc||repair||7,784.02||1|
|Robinson Impl||Veh.Equip & Repairs||142.41||1|
|Leland Shipley||Employee Mile & Subs.||294.50||1|
|Siouxland Trailer Sales Inc||repair||51,650.00||1|
|SW IA REC||utili||782.11||1|
|SW IA REC||Util||2,464.89||2|
|Jamie Stargell||Employee Mile & Subs.||93.80||1|
|Taylor Co Sheriff||Serv||63.36||2|
|Treasurer, IA||Oth Svcs – taxes collec||4,877.00||1|
|U.S. Bank||Computer Maint||1,200.04||1|
|U.S. Bank||Fuel, Tires, & Lub||34.65||1|
|U.S. Bank||Meeting Expenses||230.00||1|
|U.S. Bank||Office Supplies/Exp||256.24||1|
|U.S. Bank||Other Supplies/Equip||208.00||1|
|U.S. Bank||Phone & Fax Service||158.90||1|
|Verizon Wireless||Maint Agreements||481.08||1|
|Vogel & Thomas Hardware||Other Sup/Equip||261.40||1|
|Youth Emer Services||Juvenile Det/Shelte||1,446.15||1|
Committee reports were given as following: Maynes – RC & D, Jan 23, Creston, Conference Board, Jan 21, Corning; Akin – 5th Judicial District, Jan 22, Des Moines, Southern Hills, Jan 24, Corning, Conference Board, Jan 21, Corning; Birt – Union Bargaining, Jan 16, Corning, Conservation, Jan 23, Chariton, Conference Board, Jan 21, Corning; Shipley – Union Bargaining, Jan 22, Corning, Conservation, Jan 23, Corning, Conference Board, Jan 21, Corning; and Dixon – LWDB, Jan 20, Creston.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor


This profile is adapted from one that appeared a year ago, when Noseda was named Musical America’s Conductor of the Year, and appears with the permission of Musical America. Ed. note: It was announced in January that Noseda would become the music director of the National Symphony starting with the 2017-18 sseason.
Being present for Gianandrea Noseda’s Mariinsky Theatre debut in 1997 is an experience I will not forget. Times were tough in Russia economically, and foreign artists almost never appeared at the theater in St. Petersburg (and remain rare today). So it was a remarkable occasion when a fiery young Italian showed up one February evening and conducted a highly charged performance of Le nozze di Figaro. I was not the only one impressed. By the end of the year the theater’s director, Valery Gergiev, named Noseda principal guest conductor.
“The St. Petersburg experience was great—living there, learning the language, going to market. It had a big impact on my music making,” Noseda said in an interview. “I started conducting quite late—I was 27 when I had my first lesson.” He first met Gergiev in 1993 as a participant in master classes in Siena. The experience brought a bonus when Gergiev sent his own teacher, the legendary Ilya Musin, then 90, to take the initial sessions. “Musin was incredible. I learned how to use gestures to create sounds. Conducting technique is easy to learn, but it takes a lifetime to be a real conductor.”
Noseda’s association with Gergiev opened doors. Noseda made his U.S. debut in 1998, succeeding Gergiev for several performances of Prokofiev’s Betrothal in a Monastery at the San Francisco Opera. His Metropolitan Opera debut followed in 2002 under similar circumstances in Prokofiev’s War and Peace. Since then he has led other operas there in highly praised performances, including last season’s Prince Igor. Also in 2002 he began a decade at the helm of the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, of which he is now conductor laureate.
“In each of my posts I have felt like a pioneer facing new challenges. In St. Petersburg it was the plunge into Russian repertoire. Manchester had a heavy recording schedule— every concert was broadcast or televised. We’ve made nearly 40 recordings for Chandos,” he said, several of which feature 20th-century Italians. “It’s part of my duty to bring this music to the public. I also learned in Manchester to be more efficient—to get the best result with few rehearsals.”
Noseda was born in Milan in 1964. “My father was an amateur chorus master, so music was in the family. We had an upright piano, and I began to form my tastes about music. One day I thought, ‘Why not learn to read music?’ Progress was quick because I didn’t find the piano difficult. Now I do! As a pianist, I favored German masters—Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms.” He studied piano and composition at the Milan Conservatory and continued there for his conducting studies.
Noseda speculates that his artistic personality partakes of “German richness and precision, the Russian dark sound and storytelling ability, and the spirit and cantabile of Italianità. The dark sound can be very helpful in Italian opera.” Noseda is also respectful of an orchestra’s tradition—the German heritage of the Pittsburgh Symphony, for example, of which he is Victor de Sabata guest conductor, or the “eclectic” nature of the Israel Philharmonic, of which he is principal guest conductor. The latter is “made up of Jewish people from all over the world, and its official language is Russian!” He has guest conducted many of the world’s great orchestras. No single performance will lift a conductor into the top ranks, but Noseda scored a decisive triumph in October 2011 when he led the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Britten’s War Requiem at Lincoln Center, prompting Alex Ross to write in The New Yorker, “Noseda marshaled the finest War Requiem I have heard.”
Meanwhile, back in Italy, Noseda became artistic director in 2001 of the Stresa Festival, idyllically situated on Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. And a new chapter of his career began in 2007, when he became music director of the Teatro Regio Torino, which he has brought into the ranks of leading opera houses. He built up the orchestra, brought in talented new singers, improved the conductor roster, attracted top directors, led the company in recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, saw an increase in the number of performances and box-office revenues, and took the company on international tours, including a four-city North American initiative in 2014 that showcased Rossini’s challenging final opera, William Tell. Anthony Tommasini wrote in The New York Times that the Carnegie Hall stop on that tour was one of New York’s “operatic highlights of recent years.”
A year later, Noseda remains busy in Turin and guest conducting worldwide. This past summer he received rave reviews for his Salzburg Festival debut, conducting Il Trovatore, and his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic. He wants to keep a roughly even balance between opera and symphonic engagements, but with a slightly greater emphasis of the latter—and Juilliard is the beneficiary of that.


text:
Professor and Graduate Supervisor at School of Traditional Chinese Painting of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Member of the China Artists Association, Standing Director of Chinese Traditional Painting Society, Researcher of the Calligraphy and Painting Institute of Central Research Institute of Culture and History.
Fang Chuxiong, born in 1950 in Shantou, Guangdong. In 1997 he was named one of “The Top 100 Chinese Artists of ’97” by the China Artists Association. In 2004 received the Huang Binhong Award of Chinese Art Academy and the Best Teacher Award of Guangdong province. In 2010 received the title of “Advanced Worker on Building Spiritual Civilization” of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts High Morality and Skills Distinguished Teacher Award and Award for Outstanding Achievements in Creative Education and Scientific Research. In 2011 received the Distinguished Teacher of Guangdong Higher School Award and Special government allowances of the State Council.

domain: artistic


text: Hello everyone and Happy New Year. I made these as Xmas presents for my cousin and brother who are my hunting partners. The plans are from "http://customsawing.com". The build up was fairly straight forward. The first is tiger maple and mahogany. The second is mostly mahogany, with the end blocks being scrap pieces of white oak. I scroll sawed the turkey tracks from walnut. The hardware came from the Depot. Nothing special brass wood screws and little springs. I finished both with several coats of arm r seal. Minus the bottom of the lid. I wasn't sure how it would affect sound quality. As for sound quality. I am very pleasantly surprised. I fully went into it thinking it would be a decorative piece. They sound so good that I am expecting them to go afield. The all mahogany box measures 6" the maple box is 7" the mahogany one sounds a touch better. One thing I was surprised with is the difference in sound quality that the side grooves made. I am planning 2 more one for myself. Thank you and once again happy new year.

domain: design


- 94% Viscose Rayon, 6% Spandex
- Not lined
- Our model is 5'10"/178 cm and wears a size 6.
- Approximate length (size 12): 36" - 91 cm
MADE IN CANADA
Casual but cool, this charming Joseph Ribkoff dress is one you'll enjoy all summer long. A lovely daisy print elevates the classic fit-and-flare cut, a style that you'll turn to all season long.
Warm water hand wash or warm hand wash cycle
Do not bleach
Hang to dry
Do not tumble dry
Do not dry clean
Iron on reverse side only


text:
Title: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’s French Tour Sweepstakes – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity!
Attention all Walking Dead fanatics and Daryl Dixon enthusiasts! We have some exhilarating news that will make your heart race and your jaw drop. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey into the thrilling world of The Walking Dead with one of the show’s most beloved characters – Daryl Dixon! Brace yourselves for an experience like no other as you dive headfirst into his French Tour Sweepstakes!
Immerse in the Walking Dead Universe:
If you’re addicted to the epic adventures, nerve-wracking suspense, and heart-stopping moments of The Walking Dead, then this sweepstakes is tailor-made for you. This is your chance to step into the shoes of Daryl Dixon, played by the remarkable Norman Reedus, and explore the enchanting cities and landscapes of France, all while surrounded by die-hard Walking Dead fans just like yourself.
Experience the Charms of France:
France, with its rich history, diverse culture, and picturesque scenery, serves as the perfect backdrop for your epic Walking Dead adventure. This thrilling tour will take you to some of the most iconic and awe-inspiring locations seen in the show, allowing you to connect with the series on a whole new level. From the beautiful streets of Paris to the stunning countryside of Provence, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped right into the post-apocalyptic world.
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Access:
One of the highlights of this once-in-a-lifetime journey is the exclusive behind-the-scenes access you will receive. Get ready to meet the cast and crew of The Walking Dead, including the brilliant minds behind the show’s creation. You’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the production process, witness the magic come to life, and gain insights into the making of this groundbreaking television phenomenon.
Exploration and Adventure Await:
Beyond the realm of The Walking Dead, this French Tour Sweepstakes offers an abundance of exploration and adventure. Discover the rich history of France as you visit ancient castles and cathedrals, sample delectable cuisine and world-class wines, and immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and joie de vivre that this incredible country has to offer. Every moment of this tour promises to be filled with unforgettable memories and thrilling experiences.
Register Now to Join the Adventure:
Now that we’ve piqued your interest, how can you ensure your chance to be a part of this unmissable trip? We invite you to register for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’s French Tour Sweepstakes today! This unique opportunity is open to all Walking Dead enthusiasts, and we can’t wait to have you join us on this epic adventure.
To register, simply visit our website and fill out the registration form. Remember to provide accurate contact information, as this will be crucial in notifying the lucky winners. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to walk in Daryl Dixon’s footsteps, meet fellow fans from around the world, and see The Walking Dead from an entirely new perspective.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’s French Tour Sweepstakes is a dream come true for any fan of the show. From immersive experiences on set to exploring the breathtaking beauty of France, this adventure promises to be one for the books. Don’t wait a moment longer; register now for your chance to be part of this unparalleled journey. Get ready to experience The Walking Dead in a way you never thought possible!
Claim this great opportunity today.

domain: geography


text:
Product DescriptionPecan Maple Nut, Whole Bean, 2 Pound
Intoxicating aroma reminds you of homemade pancakes. A rich, nutty flavoring with a hint of maple syrup flavor makes this coffee a great morning starter. One 2 pound bag.Interesting in Pecan Maple Nut, Whole Bean, 2 Pound? We can provide you our best price!

domain: food


Known to be Santa Barbara’s quiet and hidden gem centrally located to everything downtown and in San Roque, Samarkand lots vary in size. Being close to Earl Warren Showgrounds, Cottage Hospital and MacKenzie Park makes this community appealing for all kids of buyers. Samarkand meant “the land of heart’s desire” in the archaic Persian tongue. It identified the fabulous Asian city where a mythical Queen Scheherazade spent her 1001 Arabian nights. In Santa Barbara, the melodic oriental name was first applied in 1920 to a deluxe Persian style hotel, formerly a boy’s school. As the dominating landmark of a hilly, elevated neighborhood, the Samarkand gave its name to an area bounded on the east by Oak Park, on the north by Hollister Avenue (now De La Vina Street), on the west by a ranch boundary fence centered on modern Las Positas Road, and on the south by the old Coast Highway and the railroad. Samarkand is a delightful area of homes full of charm.
Sorry we are experiencing system issues. Please try again.


text:
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, ENGLAND - Tiger Woods took a knee at the British Open.
Then he took a triple bogey.
Woods, searching for his 15th major and first since winning the U.S. Open in 2008, saw his quest for the British Open title suffer a mortal blow with a triple-bogey seven on the long, par-4 sixth hole Sunday. He wound up shooting 73 and tied for third, four shots back of winner Ernie Els.
Woods said he was a yard away from hitting a great approach with a 5-iron, but the ball wound up against the face of a greenside bunker to the left and things went from bad to worse from there.
Woods thought about playing the ball left, but there was a lot of sand on the right side of the ball and he didn't think that would work.
"The game plan was to fire it into the bank, have it ricochet to the right and then have an angle to come back at it," said Woods. "Unfortunately it ricocheted to the left and almost hit me. Then I tried to play an interesting shot after that and ended up three-putting."
The carom off the face of the bunker had Woods dancing to avoid a penalty for having his ball hit him. The ball came to rest against the left side of the bunker. Woods couldn't get in the bunker to play it, so dropped to his left knee -- the one with the surgically repaired ACL -- and splayed out his right leg.
His next shot -- all arms -- caught the top of the bunker face and bounced to the front of the green and he three-putted from there.
"Bad shot, bad break, bad decision, 3 putt," was the way former Woods coach Hank Haney described it on Twitter.
Woods had a conservative game plan this week, limiting his use of the driver, to navigate his way around Royal Lytham & St. Annes bunkers. He defended the strategy Sunday, saying there was nothing to be gained by bringing out the big stick -- he just needed to hit his tee balls with the clubs he selected better.
Woods winless streak in the majors is now at 17 (four missed because of injury), the longest of his career.
"It's part of golf. We all go through these phases," said Woods of his dry spell. "Some people, it lasts entire careers. Others are a little bit shorter. Even the greatest players to ever play have all gone through little stretches like this. When your playing careers last 40 and 50 years, you're going to have stretches like this."

domain: sports


text:
Call to keep first MoT at three years
By Simon Hacker | 22nd May 2023
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has hit out at a proposed pushback for the first MOT on vehicles with a warning that such a move could damage business for the auto repair industry in Gloucestershire.
A consultation which was first opened in 2016 from the Department for Transport (DfT) indicated that the government would prefer to shift the first MOT date back to four years, with an unchanged yearly check thereafter.
But the IMI has now said it can't back a 4.1.1 schedule in a consultation response.
The IMI response states: "It is the Institute's position that the existing 3.1.1 be maintained until evidence is sufficient that electric vehicles are not failing MOT tests on significant dangerous defects at a greater rate than petrol cars.
"It is likely that misunderstanding the differences of the technologies leads to the increased failure rate for EVs. Therefore, the IMI further recommends that education is desperately needed to reduce this failure rate and subsequent threat to road safety."
This January and after the experience of the Pandemic, during which annual statutory MOT testing was allowed to be extended, the DfT renewed calls for views on the future of current law, again indicating a preference to increase the date at which a first MOT is required from three to four years. Testing frequency would then be annual after the fourth year.
The IMI says it used the latest 2021 evidential data based on 82.43 million failure and advisory items recorded in 40.3m lines of test data, and also conducted research among drivers and its membership businesses.
It said 60% of respondents that run MOTs from their business are "very concerned" that the shift to four years would impact their business volumes for testing and service work.
The National Franchised Dealers Association has also added its concern that the change might not benefit drivers.
The MoT has been in place since 1960, with the three-year threshold for the first MOT test brough in late in the decade – up until that date, the first test was set at 10 years.
Copyright 2023 Moose Partnership Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any content is strictly forbidden without prior permission.


text:
February 25, 2020
Kuwait City, Kuwait
In association with the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development and Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Culture and Creativity Words Platform in Kuwait organized the events of the UAE cultural day at the theater of National Library of Kuwait.
The activities of the UAE Cultural Day included a symposium entitled ” Woman Embraces Culture”, in participation with Dr. Rafe’a Ghabash. This symposium focused on the woman’s role in culture, in general , on the Arab and humanitarian levels, as well as the leading role of the Emirati women in embracing the national and community cultural effort, based on the support of our wise leadership, who has qualified the woman to occupy the highest positions of authority and decision making in the Emirati model. This symposium also addressed the backgrounds of this role and the mechanism for promoting thereof in response to the requirements of sustainability of the cultural renaissance in the UAE. The second symposium was entitled “From One Thousand and One Nights to the Metamorphosis by Kafka: How has translation affected our worlds?”. Sultan Al Emaimi, the Emirati researcher and novelist participated in this symposium, where he addressed the significance of translation, its impact on identification of the features of cultural characters of the peoples and its role in promoting the communication between cultures and building of bridges and platforms of joint human understanding, as well as the problematic issues it poses in respect of translation process and the translator’s role in respect of honesty, scientific sobriety and the innovative creative aspect.
The third symposium in this event was entitled “Reality of the Emirati Novel”, in which the storyteller / Saliha Obaid, the novalist / Nadia Al Najjar and the writer / Ali Al Sha’aly participated. This symposium focused on the Emirati novel and the recent developments in the Emirati narration, in light of the changes in life and reality, stylistic problems, narrative purposes and the novelistic plot in view of the increasing growth of the landscape of creativity in novel in the UAE.
The events of the UAE Cultural Day also included a poetry reading, in which the Emirati poet / Ahmad Al Asem and the poet / Amal Al Sahlawy presented an exquisite dialogue poem, which highlighted the creativity of both poets and the most important stages in the poetic experience of each of them.
Wed, 18 Mar 2020
The UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development announced on Tuesday that all its affiliated cultural centres will be shut…
Thu, 06 Feb 2020
Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nu’aimi, chairman of the Department of Touristic Development and Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi,…
Wed, 05 Feb 2020
The Heritage Council held its second meeting in Umm Al Quwain in the presence of Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, …
You are leaving https://www.mckd.gov.ae/ and entering a website that Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development does not control and may have a different content and privacy policies.

domain: library


text:
Extron ShareLink Wireless Collaboration Gateway Now Supports Mirroring for iOS Devices
- Public relations contact:
- Joe da Silva, Vice President of Marketing
- E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org
Anaheim, California (June 16, 2016) - Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce mirroring for iOS devices to the ShareLink 250 Series Wireless Collaboration Gateway. Using this new feature, users can wirelessly display the entire screen of their iPad or iPhone through the wireless collaboration gateway. A firmware update will allow any new or existing
"With the addition of iOS mirroring capability, the ShareLink 250 Series makes it even easier to deploy the features users want in a collaborative classroom or meeting environment," says Casey Hall, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Extron. "Now iPhone and iPad users can instantly connect to the main display to share their screen."
In addition to iOS mirroring, the ShareLink 250 Series enables anyone to present content from a personal device, transforming any meeting room into a collaboration space. ShareLink technology enables simultaneous presentation of content from up to four different personal devices. Designed for professional AV applications, this wireless gateway also includes collaboration and moderator modes, WebShare technology, Power over Ethernet - PoE, and front-mounted antennas. The ShareLink 250 Series consists of the ShareLInk 250 W collaboration gateway with integrated wireless access point – WAP and for applications that do not require a wireless access point, the ShareLink 200 N model is available and uses a facility’s existing wireless network.
The ShareLink Mirroring for iOS Devices firmware update will be available in September 2016.
For more information on iOS Mirroring and the ShareLink 250 Series, please visit: www.extron.com/iosmirroringpr


text:
Tanto Blacks , the energetic Dancehall artiste who fell at Reggae Sumfest last month is just about the happiest man alive right now after he was issued his USA visa thus being able to travel to the states and perform.
Since he made the announcement his fans have flooded his Instagram page with congratulatory messages.
As everyone one knows it is a big deal, because having a US visa is all about being able to travel to all the places on earth. So his phone has been ringing off the hook and Tanto Blacks has been thanking God. Because since his booking Agency got the news they have been getting a lot of calls too. And sources revealed that shows have been booked, the first one will be on the 31st of August. The entertainer is looking forward to performing for his fans in the US they really want to see him perform there.
Tanto said “A we say rich, enuh. And it is not only about money, we rich with life and we rich with nuff blessings, so thank God for everything.” He also revealed that the visa was granted early in August, but he waited until he got back his passport before he made the announcement.
It is good to see a Dancehall Artiste who has a positive message for the world. And now he will be able to travel and make his life better. We can only hope that he will do well and more upcoming artistes will be encouraged to put out good music so they can travel and earn, and they can live better lives .


text:
- Maintains prostate health.
- Has eight herbal extracts.
Natrol PC Care is a special, unique combination of eight different herbal extracts. These herbal extracts harmonize ancient Chinese tradition and advanced nutritional science of the 21st century.
The product has been designed to encourage the health of the prostrate. Studies have shown that Reishi can minimize cell migration and cell adhesion of prostate cancer cells. Reishi has shown many anticancer activities in trials with cancer cells and may act therapeutically for prostate cancer. Chrysanthemum and Saw Palmetto have also shown anti-cancer activity. Baikal Skullcap has ingredients that are anti inflammatory. Rabdosia rubescens, which is contained in PC Care by Natrol in a 5:1 extract, may have the ability to fight against prostate cancer.
: Take 3 Capsules daily with meals
Contains No Added:
Serving Size: 3 Capsule(s)
|Ingredients||Per Serving||% DV|
|Proprietary Blend Reishi 4:1 Extract (whole mushroom) Balkal Skullcap 4:1 Extract (root) (Rabdosia rubescens) 5:1 Extract (leaf) (Isatis indigotica) 4:1 Extract (leaf) Chrysanthemum 4:1 Extract (flower) Saw Palmetto Extract (berry) (25% to 30% Free Fatty Acids) Rye Extract (pollen) Licorice Extract (root)|| 960 mg ||*|
|* Daily Value Not Established|
Notes: STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate
Yeast, Wheat, Corn, Milk, Egg, Glutens, Artificial Colors or Flavors, Sugar, Starch or Preservatives.
QUALITY AND POTENCY GUARANTEED

domain: medical


A criminal case against Pennsylvania's chief law enforcement officer is about to head to a jury. They've heard some things.
It's the third day in the criminal trial against Kathleen Kane.
The prosecution laid out the scenarios preceding Kane's alleged leak of grand jury materials, and the chain of events began with a call from a reporter and a concerned email.
Another reporter may have known about the Mondesire investigation before Kathleen Kane allegedly leaked it
Former AG's office employee Michael Miletto said a reporter told him he had grand jury transcripts related to J. Whyatt Mondesire.


American Airlines Group Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. plan to expand domestic and short-haul international flying next year under a partnership that U.S. antitrust officials are seeking to dissolve.
The expansion to 10 new cities, if it goes through as planned, will bring the carriers’ Northeast Alliance to 500 daily departures across New York’s three major airports, and to 200 daily flights out of Boston, the airlines said in a statement December 9. Flights began in 2021 under the partnership, which was challenged by the U.S. Justice Department seven months later. A federal judge is currently considering whether it violates antitrust laws.
The expansion builds on the carriers’ stance in the federal trial that the alliance will give consumers more options for flights and boost competition, challenging arguments from federal attorneys that the alliance is a virtual merger than could cost consumers more than $700 million annually in higher fares. The Justice Department has asked U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin to dissolve the partnership.
The alliance allows the carriers to share routes, bookings and passengers on flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, and Boston’s Logan International Airport.
The airlines said the expansion will include new flights by JetBlue with nonstop service from LaGuardia to Nassau, Bahamas, and Bermuda, pending government approval. It will also bring back flights between Newark and Montego Bay, Jamaica, and expand service between Boston and Vancouver.
Sorokin has said he plans one more hearing in the case after he has considered all the evidence and legal filings. The judge hasn’t indicated when he will issue a ruling.
Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.


text:
I have been trying to get my mod to work which is disabling the giga’s ability to run which i have unchecked it in the blueprint. I copied the giga blueprint to my generic mod folder, i put _GenericMod on the end and i copied the test map, primalgamedata and the 3rd file which i can’t remember the name and attached _GenericMod to all the file names. Then i edited the world settings to use my files in the drop down menus. I cooked it with the game data option and uploaded it. But when i spawn in a giga in singleplayer it still is able to run. I can’t find any tutorials that explain doing a mod of this type so i must be missing a step. It also works in the editor but just not ingame.
Did you remap the Giga’s dino class entry in the primalgamedata to your new class of gigas? The game will only recognize your ‘added’ giga as an addition and you have to specify in your mod if you want ‘X’ class to replace ‘X’ class. In your case replacing current game dinos with your modified version. I hope this helps and gives you some insight on what steps you need to take to get your giga’s to spawn in correctly.
Best of luck!
Thanks for the response, i figured out for the spawn command to spawn mine instead of the default giga i had to change the command to
cheat spawndino “Blueprint’/Game/Mods/GenericMod/Gigant_Character_BP_GenericMod.Gigant_Character_BP_GenericMod’” 1 1 1 1
I looked in Primalgamedata and i went under Additional Dino Entries and added my modded gigant BP, was this what you meant to do in the primalgamedata BP?
And i found under the Spawners folder there is a blueprint called DinoSpawnEntriesGigant so i copied this to my mod folder and put the _GenericMod at the end and edited it so both the NPCSpawn Entries NPCs to Spawn BP was changed to my GenericMod gigant BP. Will this change make it so ones that spawn in the wild will be my modded ones?
It seems it still doesn’t work outside of the editor, i can’t spawn my giga with the above command.
Just found the remap you mentioned in primalgamedata, recooking and will see if it works.
Adjusted it so the Giga goes ever so slightly slower than the T rex. So now you can outrun the giga while you have stamina like the rex. But once your out of stamina your dead. This is how it should be.


text:
CNN reported in March that former IRS officials said the wait would likely be weeks or months.
Initially, the IRS will make about 60 million payments, likely in the week of April 13, for taxpayers who provided their direct deposit information through their 2018 or 2019 tax returns, the memo from the House Ways and Means Committee says.
Three weeks later, on the week of May 4, the IRS expects to start issuing paper checks to individuals whose bank information isn’t already on file, a process that will take much longer.
According to the committee, the paper checks will be issued at a rate of about 5 million per week, and that it could take up to 20 weeks to issue all the checks. Individuals with the lowest income, based on adjusted gross income, will receive their checks first.
The Ways and Means Committee memo detailed its understanding of the timeline based on “extensive” conversations with Treasury and IRS officials. It said that the timelines are subject to change.
The law stipulates that individuals who earn $75,000 or less will receive $1,200, and couples making $150,000 or less will receive twice that amount, with an additional $500 per child. The payments decrease for individuals and couples who make more money, with individuals who make more than $99,000 receiving nothing.
A Treasury spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Congressional aides were told last week when they were briefed by the IRS that roughly 150 million taxpayers will be eligible for the payments, but of those the IRS estimated they only had about 70 million people’s direct deposit information on file. That means for roughly 80 million Americans, the IRS will have to rely on mailing checks.
“The Bureau of Fiscal Service estimates they can cut 20 million checks a month,” a source familiar told CNN.
The checks could take even longer to get to people for whom the IRS does not have tax information.
The IRS envisions having an online system in place by late April or early May to allow taxpayers to update their direct deposit information and to track the status of their payments, according to the memo.
CNN’s Vivian Salama contributed to this report.

domain: politics


text: Can anyone help me figure out why this keeps happening? The bristles on my brushes wear down at an incredibly rapid rate! I'm talking replacing my brushes every 1.5 paintings I do... Now I do technically know why my brushes are doing this but I'd like to know what I can do to alleviate it, anything short of changing my technique. I paint in oils and I paint thinly....very thinly. I don't dilute the paint with any thinners, I apply it to the canvas and essentially scrub with my brush until the desired thinness...So obviously the amount of friction from my scrubbing is causing my bristles to wear down...but I've never heard of any body replacing brushes every 1.5 paintings strictly due to technique....I clean my brushes after every session and they just look so used and abused? Should I be using mediums to enhance spreadability thus lowering the amount of friction the brush endures?


text:
Click Pin it
to share this product on Pinterest!
As described by
Vintage British flag, circa 1970. Displayed in a wood frame behind UV acrylic. Flag, 11"W x 17"H.
About the Seller
We have been buying and selling antiques since 1990. Over the years we have grown and progressed, focusing on what we love best; Americana, art and unique small antiques that are interesting treasures. We hope you, as well, find something to treasure.
See seller's other items
- Country of Origin:
- 30" L x 2" W x 25" H

domain: hobby


£ 24.99 GBP
£ 6.99 GBP
Product: Harness in "Petal Dust". - Baby Pink with green and gold speckle print design.- Durable polyester / neoprene print harness - comfort + style!- Branded Poppy + Ted signature soft breathable lining.- Machine washable at 30 (hand wash when soaking is required)- Quick dryingNeed more help? Click here for our size guide.


text:
First batch of wine, 9000 bottles, were produced in 2014.
2015- we established the Purgatory Cellars Winery in Parker, Colorado (Douglas County). Grapes are purchased mainly in Colorado, some grape varietals in New Mexico. We enriched the wine spectrum in Colorado, as well as in the U.S. by introducing amphora wine making technique, i.e. producing wines in amphorae, clay pots hardly present technique in this part of the world.
Coming Soon: Wine tasting room in Highlands Ranch, CO.
The usage of Georgian Amphora (Qvevri) containers to store and ferment wines is a tradition in winemaking dating back to 6th century, B.C. Today this ancient technology is making a comeback among brewers and vintners throughout the world, mostly in Europe and the Middle East.
Currently, there are only a handful of wineries in the United States utilizing this method. Purgatory Cellars is proud to be the first winery in Colorado to utilize this ancient method and introduce our Amphora-aged wines. Wines made in Amphorae show complexity and soft tannins on the pallet, and long maceration period (up to 9 months) on the skin causes darker color so they are called Orange Wines.
9 medals at Colorado Governor's Cup since established.
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Franc Ice Wine
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Sauvignon Ice Wine
- Chardonnay Amphora
Silver Medal, 2016
- Petite Sirah
- Zinfandel Reserve


text:
We are located in the area called An Grianan, in Termonfeckin. Between a fishing port called Clogherhead and a medieval town named Drogheda in county louth.
Heart of the ICA association, An Grianan has also a Garden center and Boxing club and much more... Click on the underline word to know more about the subject.
The restaurant has a large car park; a 30 seats for your Lunch & Dining,
and a living room on the first floor.
Want to know more about Termonfeckin ?click here to see this new video
or visit our page "Plan your trip"
This is a quick view inside the restaurant.
Our dinning area; the private room, our new bar and the lounge on the 1st floor.
Credits :Marcin W Photography from Drogheda. Thank you!
© 2020. All rights reserved


This study describes a slender reinforced concrete shear wall experimental test under in-plane cyclic lateral load, and the development of an analytical model which uses the fiber method approach to consider hysteretic nonlinear constitutive material models behavior. The shear wall tested had bending behavior, since the amount of longitudinal reinforcing bars produced weak bending capacity compared to the shear strength. The analytical model tries to represent global and local behavior of the wall, and its calibration is based on reaching experimental parameters like area enclosed and secant stiffness on every loop. After the analytical model was calibrated, the relation between some performance points and damage states observed during the test is studied.
Sosa, D., Arévalo, D., Mora, E. D., Correa, M. B., Albuja, D., & Gómez, C. (2017). Experimental and Analytical Study of Slender Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall under Cyclic In-Plane Lateral Load. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2017, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4020563


“Be careful with your desires”.
You have already heard this saying of American origin.
It means what you want may not be the idea of the century and you risk becoming disillusioned if you get it.
you wanted a dog It must be taken care of.
want a big house Cleaning takes longer.
In the United States, Democrats and Republicans must manage their respective poison gifts.
Democrats wanted to use their majority in the House of Representatives to investigate the storming of the Capitol and determine Donald Trump’s responsibility.
They have largely succeeded.
The evidence of his disastrous role is overwhelming.
But from now on, every option is dangerous for the Democrats.
Sue Trump in court?
In the eyes of his followers he becomes a martyr.
That would mean glossing over acts as serious, if not more serious, than those that led to Nixon’s downfall in 1974.
Now imagine Trump is tried but acquitted.
The judiciary is accused of using itself to settle political scores… and Trump will emerge stronger.
What to do ?
You’re probably accusing him of showing that no one is above the law, but the risks are huge.
Republicans, too, just clinched a victory that could prove to be a poisoned gift.
They did everything they could to build a solid conservative majority on the Supreme Court, blocked Obama’s proposed nomination of Merrick Garland on the pretext of not appointing anyone during an election year, and then backed Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett with just 35 days to go until the presidential election.
The maneuver enabled the reversal of a woman’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion in the name of respect for privacy invoked in the 14th Amendment.
The religious right is jubilant, but Republican strategists are now realizing the problem for their party.
The midterm elections will take place on November 8th.
All was well for the Republicans.
Joe Biden is very unpopular and a gallon of gas costs over $5.
Biden is failing to rally his troops and has no paid issue to fight for.
Republicans are well positioned to regain control of the House and possibly the Senate, completely paralyzing the President.
And then suddenly comes this verdict that contradicts the majority feeling.
Sixty-one percent of adults in the United States believe abortion should be legal in almost all cases.
Voting technically, the most important demographic-geographical segment is suburban women, who support free choice in an even larger proportion.
Democrats now have an issue that can transform the mainstream conversation, shake up their constituents, and serve as their hobbyhorse.
Enough to turn the tide? Probably not, but enough to give Republicans a hard time.


text:
Knowledge of transfer length during production is critical for maintaining continuous production quality in the modern manufacture of prestressed concrete railroad crossties. Traditional laboratory methods for measuring transfer length, using manual instruments such as a Whittemore mechanical gauge or surface mounted resistance-type strain gauge, are simply not suitable for production operation. They are too time-consuming to implement, require extensive surface preparation, and can also require special operator training to provide accurate and reliable surface strain profiles from which the transfer length can be determined in a post-processing manner.
In contrast with earlier manual methods, the newly developed non-contact Laser Speckle Imaging (LSI) technique has been shown to be capable of providing rapid and accurate surface strain measurement and consequently also rapid transfer length assessment. This system has recently been automated and combined with the new Zhao-Lee (ZL) least-squares strain profile fitting technique for quickly and reliably processing surface strain data. The automated system and processing procedure have been shown to provide an improved assessment of transfer length, unhampered by human intervention and subsequent potential human judgment bias.
This paper presents recent progress toward the development of a 5-camera non-contact transfer length measurement system that is capable of continuous monitoring of railroad crossties in a production plant. This is made possible using an optimized version of the previously successful LSI system, which minimizes the number of surface strain measurements required to achieve reliable transfer length assessment. Experimental results and analysis will be presented for the latest multi-camera prototype concept for this new system design, demonstrating that only a few discrete surface strain measurements are required to achieve accurate and reliable transfer length assessment. Thus, for the first time it is now possible to envision practical real-time quality control monitoring of railroad crossties during an in-plant production operation.

domain: literature


text:
Facing blowback, the director of Florida’s high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history in order to compete.
Instead, the executive director of the Florida High School Athletic Association is recommending that most personal information revealed on medical history forms stay at the doctor’s office and not be stored at school.
The association’s board has an emergency meeting Thursday to vote on whether to adopt the four-page form — which would remove questions that force student-athletes to share details about their menstruation cycles in order to participate in sports.
Many other states ask or order female athletes to include details about their menstruation cycles with other health information.
The Florida association’s spokesperson has said the proposed changes were not in response to concerns about transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, as some social media users claim.
Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2021 signed a bill barring transgender girls and women from playing on public school teams intended for student-athletes identified as girls at birth, which put DeSantis and the state into the national cultural debate over transgender rights.
Under the new Florida recommendation, answers to additional questions about mental health, alcohol and drug use, and family health history would stay in the offices of the health care practitioner who conducted the medical screening.
An earlier version of the form, which had mandatory questions about students’ menstrual histories, had been recommended by an advisory committee of the association. Committee members said making the menstrual cycle questions mandatory rather than optional was consistent with national guidelines for sports physicals developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Sports Medicine and other groups.
The national guidelines said menstrual history is an “essential discussion for female athletes” because period abnormalities could be a sign of “low energy availability, pregnancy, or other gynecologic or medical conditions.”
However, the earlier version of the form “created concerns and questions from parents, school district administrators, school board members and coaches regarding the health privacy of student-athletes,” according to the Florida association board’s Thursday meeting agenda.
“Therefore, this recommendation provides pertinent medical history to the qualified health care practitioner and gives schools the medical authorization necessary for allowing athletic participation, while the protecting the privacy of the student-athlete,” the agenda item said.
Thursday’s meeting was being held after a group of Democratic state lawmakers sent a letter this week to John Gerdes, the association’s president, calling the reporting requirements in the earlier proposed form “highly invasive.” The letter said, “no girl should be forced to disclose her bodily functions to someone who is not her mother, father, caretaker, or physician.”
The state lawmakers said they were concerned that, if the schools had the information, a coach or athletic director would be able to get access to it. With the current form, such questions are optional, not mandatory; in the revised form under consideration, they would be scrapped.
“There is absolutely no reason for FHSAA to collect such private information and no reason why the schools need it,” the lawmakers said in the letter.


Here's the gathering the news of the up and coming, rumors have been discharged concerning Microsoft Lumia smartphones.
For mobile possessing clients and for the Lumia fans, which are after the purchasing, either of a Microsoft Lumia 940 or a MicroSoft Lumia 1030, it is important to know how these two devices reasonable with one another and which is the superior to purchase.
Only recently the photograph of the gathered Lumia 1030 spilled over. The French technologist columnist Steve Hemmerstoffer on his Twitter account @OnLeaks was the guy who published the photograph alongside the data that the up and coming Lumia 1030, with the code name McLaren, will be getting to Verizon.
Today again another famous leakster, Evan Blass with the Twitter account @EvLeaks, has altogether negated the past releases making the statement that the Lumia 1030 (McLaren) would not any longer push through, so that Microsoft is not any longer making any x30 era arrangement.
It'll be an attraction to see that which of the holes will demonstrate genuine.
Basically in limbo, The Lumia 1030, what are the other reputable Lumia smartphones would we be able to pretty much anticipate?
There is still the supposed Lumia 940 XL (Cityman) and Lumia 940 (Talkman).
The supposed specifications for the Lumia 940 (Talkman) are 1080p determination, a 3 GB RAM, a 5.2-inch in screen, 2.7 GHz Snapdragon 808 processor and Adreno 430 illustrations. Lumia 940 (Talkman) will in the like manner have a 20 MP back seated camera, 32 GB inward capacity with microSD expandable memory and a 5 MP front facing camera.
Lumia 940 XL (Cityman) is a bigger form with 5.7-inch screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor, 1440 x 2560 showcase; a 3GB RAM and Adreno 430 illustrations. Like the Lumia 940 (Talkman), Lumia 940 XL (Cityman) will in the same manner has the same camera specifications. Additional elements inclusive: Iris scanners, Native Pen bolster, USB Type-C and the Short Pulse variable-tone LED Flash.
A well-reputed mid-extent smartphone, the Lumia 840, that supposed to come controlled by a 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 610 quad-center processor, 2 GB RAM, 1920 x 1080 determination, Adreno 405 representation and 5-inch AMOLED presentation. The packing will be a 13 MP back PureView camera, a 2600 mAh battery and 5 MP front facing camera. It is being said that the Lumia 840 packed with a Windows 8.1 that is upgradeable to Windows 10 Mobile.
Microsoft has not been pending concerning the dispatch of the Windows 10 for Mobile, however it is said that the new operating system will make a huge appearance on the top of the line Windows Phone. Previous reports indicate on the September launching date for the strange gadget, however now at the long last, got a thought of what the new lead will be similar to.


SAN ANTONIO – Many Spectrum customers across Texas had to deal with internet issues after outages were reported on Tuesday.
The company on their Twitter account said that they were aware of the issues regarding their phone and Internet services and said that they were trying to resolve it.
We are working to resolve issues with phone and Internet services affecting a large number of our customers. This is the same issue affecting My Account, Spectrum TV, and Email. Support teams will have services restored as soon as possible.— Ask Spectrum (@Ask_Spectrum) June 26, 2018
A website that has an outage map currently shows outages throughout the state as well as nationwide.
Large concentrations can seen in California and Florida as well as in Texas and on the east coast.
At this time the actual number of outages are not currently known. A timetable for a resolution has yet to be announced, according to Spectum's Twitter feed.
This is a developing story. Stay with KSAT 12 both online and on-air for more information.
We are continuing to work diligently to resolve concerns with Internet services that are impacting streaming content on the Spectrum TV App and other Streaming applications as well as My Account.— Ask Spectrum (@Ask_Spectrum) June 27, 2018


text:
Which country has passed a law prohibiting convicted paedophiles from travelling overseas?
Inderjit singh ubhi from Faridabad, India is saying China is correct answer
Sayed badruzama from Mumbai, India is saying USA is correct answer
Nazia Sayed from Mumbai, India is saying USA is correct answer
Navtika Rawal from Nagar, India is saying Germany is correct answer
paritosh radadiya from Amdavad, India is saying USA is correct answer
Where was the Regional Conference on 'Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme' held on 17 January 2019?
- [A] Mumbai
- [B] Pune
- [C] Hyderabad
- [D] Jaipur
- [E] Patna
India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat at ________ for a two-year term has been unanimously endorsed by the Asia-Pacific group at the world body in June 2019.
- [A] FAO
- [B] UNSC
- [C] UNESCO
- [D] OPCW
- [E] UNEP
Lok Sabha has passed the Surrogacy Bill, 2016 on 19 December 2018. Which among the following are the provision/provisions of the bill?
- [A] To constitute National Surrogacy Board
- [B] To constitute State Surrogacy Boards
- [C] Appointment of appropriate authorities for regulation of surrogacy
- [D] Both 1 and 2
- [E] All are correct
Very recently, which place of Uttar Pradesh has got the 'export excellence' tag from the Government of India?
- [A] Bhadohi
- [B] Firozabad
- [C] Kanpur
- [D] Varanasi
- [E] Meerut
The UN Human Rights Council on May 20, 2018 voted to send a team of International War Crimes Investigators to ________.
- [A] Gaza
- [B] Rakhine State
- [C] Gilgit-Baltistan
- [D] Damascus
- [E] Jerusalem


text:
If We Could Remember (for the film "The Sum of All Fears") Lyrics
If we could remember
The moment of our birth
We give our voice to songs and whispers
And know what life is worth
Suddenly there's beauty
In peace there's all the past
And sorrow clings to angry questions
The days of dust at last
And morning holds us
When the worlds come tumbling down
A dance of ghosts and ragged dreams
Spinning 'round, spinning 'round, spinning 'round
If we could remember the power of the light
That cripple prayers are sometimes answered
And hope survives the night
And hope survives the night, the night
I remember, I remember
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
What's Your Interpretation?
Share your thoughts on "If We Could Remember (for the film "The Sum of All Fears")" by Yolanda Adams.
No Thoughts or Song Meanings Yet
Be the first to leave a thought.


Shopping outside the US? International Shipping is now available!
CENTRIC – OE REPLACEMENT BRAKE HOSES
Manufactured and inspected to OEM-level standards, Centric’s OE replacement brake hoses provide a secure fit and anti-leak protection to optimally channel brake fluid. Since 2000, Centric Parts has supplied the automotive aftermarket with high-quality replacement brake parts.
Select more Land Rover Discovery parts under Brakes, Suspension & Steering from list below.


text:
In my quest to lead an ethical or a dharmic life, there keeps happening a struggle between practicality and spirituality. While practicality is more easily understood, logical and sensible spirituality's dictates are slightly more complex. When I read books on Vedanta, life philosophy, they are just wonderful to read and make perfect sense. The difficulty lies in the application.
The more I try to integrate the various parts of my life, in alignment with my philosophy, the more I seem to struggle. It is like a tussle between two voices in my head, each of which makes sense in it's own way, but do not seamlessly merge into a tranquil sea. Is it due to the lack of faith in the spiritual teachings or plain human frailities ? But I also like to think of it as an indication of my evolution. Since my attempts are quite sincere, may be every sincere seeker has to go through these stages, to attain the peace of mind, which everyone so desires.
As our scriptures rightly point out, everything is within us. I think the greatest battles are not what are fought in the battle field, but within the mind. Good vs evil, right vs wrong, love vs hate, positive vs negative, truth vs lies. The choice is always there for us to make.
Labels: ranjani, spirituality
#posted by [ ranjani.sathish ]