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The approach to Yom Kippur in the age of Facebook reveals a fascinating reality: from across the broad spectrum of Jewish life, the Day of Atonement is taken very seriously. Meditations, insights, essays, photos, quotes, videos, articles and personal reflections are posted, forming a virtual Wailing Wall, with posts posing as modern-day kvittels, the handwritten requests that supplicants have secreted between the great stones of the Kotel for centuries.
Facebook functions as a pre-Yom Kippur cheat sheet where we might find one-stop shopping-style inspiration. Over the past week, the plethora of great sermons that have been posted alone have turned this social medium into an anthology or concordance of sorts.
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In my world, the only other topic to ignite as much impassioned online conversation is Israel. Regarding Israel – in times of relative peace as well as the difficult days of war this past summer witnessed – there is an outpouring of commentary on Facebook from every possible point of view, displaying emotions ranging from love to pain to vitriolic hatred.
Contemplating these two seemingly separate topics, I realized that Israel consciousness is integral to the observance of Yom Kippur and that among the topics we ought to be thinking – and talking about – Israel occupies a high rung.
But I am not talking about a narrow conversation focused on political matters.
What I am calling for this Yom Kippur and for those in the future is an honest, ongoing holistic conversation about the perfectly imperfect state of Israel, her texture, her poetic significance, her social woes, her achievements and the place she occupies in the heart, mind and soul of the Jewish People in the here and now.
All too often, we reduce conversations about Israel to the narrowly political and by so doing we shortchange ourselves, as well as Israel for there are valuable lessons to be learned from a wide-lens perspective.
So, I’ll offer my own insights to get the conversation rolling: When I think about what Israel means to me it is resiliency. This awareness struck me again and again over the course of my four trips this past summer. I saw it in synagogues and shelters. I saw resiliency in schools and home and on the streets.
The spirit of Israel, even after a horrendous death toll this summer, even after the threat of rockets and the horror of terrorist tunnels and worldwide condemnation, is resiliency.
That, and the belief that tomorrow will be a better day.
I’ve written previously about some of my experiences visiting Israel in the midst of war. The existence of the State of Israel within the narrative of Jewish experience is a testimony to that resiliency. It is about survival against the backdrop of uncertainty. It is about acknowledging the fragility of one’s existence. And when one enters into the liturgy of Yom Kippur, the piyyutim reflect that consciousness. By reading and reciting these prayers as a community, we perform a remarkable existential act; we engage in a collective rehearsal for the inevitable, the day of our death.
Undergirding the inevitable is the belief that we are not passive but active partners in our destiny. The entire notion is that whatever the calamity may be – whether personal or communal – teshuva (repentance) tefilla (prayer) and tzedaka (charitable acts) aver the evil decree.
To understand the true meaning of this concept, visit or live in Israel during wartime. The repentance, prayer and innumerable charitable acts of lovingkindness are a model for how to live a meaningful life.
So much is right and so much is wrong in Israel but there is always the possibility of repenting, praying and fixing what is broken, what is not yet right. As a Conservative Jewish leader, I have been deeply involved in efforts to create a permanent place at Robinson’s Arch for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, now with the active participation of the government; indeed, recently facilitated by Prime Minister Netanyahu himself.
I engage with this effort fueled by my belief in the resiliency of Israel and the Jewish People and I engage in other efforts as well, as do so many of us. I find this particular project so meaningful is because in that very place, Jewish belief, resiliency and history come together with powerful resonance.
Thinking about the resiliency and meaning of Israel through the lens of Yom Kippur, I am reminded that Theodor Herzl said that Zionism is a return to Judaism even before it is a return of the Jewish people to their land.
So let’s liberate our conversations of Israel from being only about the land. In the spirit of the Jubilee year, now upon us, let’s free ourselves from this mental enslavement.
Lately, I have been thinking about the power of co-creation. This is a 21st Century buzzword and a potent, timely idea. Israel provides us with the ultimate opportunity in co-creation. That is a very Jewish enterprise, requiring resilience, the capacity for forgiveness and the belief that tomorrow will be a better day.
For this special Yom Kippur, which falls also on Shabbat, I am calling for a deep engagement with the concept of Israel as well as the complex reality. I am daring us to dive into the heart of the Zionist dream; I am imploring my brothers and sisters to build bridges across oceans and continents so that we may be engaged deeply with Israel.
I am asking for the acknowledgement that Israel is miraculous and that miracles are sometimes messy.
At the end of the Neilah service, which concludes Yom Kippur with a bracing blast of the Shofar, we read about the centrality of Israel and Jerusalem, about kibbutz galuyot, the in-gathering of the exiles.
Let us end our intellectual and existential exile from Israel by seeing her in the fullness of her present day reality. Let us absorb her resilience and beauty. On Yom Kippur, let us see our own deeds as linked together with the global fellowship of the Jewish People. Let us pray and meditate and converse together. Let us co-create the next chapter of Jewish history.


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This review of RASL appeared in the Nov. 15th 2010 issue of Booklist:
Rasl, v.2: The Fire of St. George.
Smith, Jeff (Author) , Smith, Jeff (Illustrator)
Nov 2010. 120 p. Cartoon, paperback, $15.00. ( 9781888963229). 741.5.
This second volume collecting Smith’s post-Bone series, a hard-boiled sci-fi smashup, reveals much of the
hero’s backstory. He’s a parallel-world-hopping art thief who not so long ago was a brainiac physicist
exploring some of the possibilities buried in Nikola Tesla’s legacy. But now he’s a grim, tattooed bruiser
dodging a camel-faced assassin who’s tracking his dimensional jumps. The fractured narrative spins off in
some surprising new directions, and Smith’s fluid and precision-fueled cartooning works just as well in
these gritty thriller environs as it does in his humor-laced fantasy epic. Sexy, bloody, and more intriguing,
impressive, and ambitious by the second.
— Ian Chipman

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BOCA RATON — When the Florida Atlantic Owls walk onto the practice fields at the Tom Oxley Athletic Center, they pass a monument dedicated to the players, coaches and staff that built the FAU football program.
If they were to stop and read the plaque atop the monument, one of the first names they would come across is Jared Allen, quarterback.
It's been more than a decade since Allen won the starting quarterback job for FAU's first-ever game in 2001, but through the years, Allen has been an Owl. It was that passion for FAU that guaranteed he'll be on the Owls' sideline in 2012.
Allen is entering his eighth season with the team and his fourth season on the FAU coaching staff. But Allen's fourth season was not guaranteed.
From the ranks of high school to the NFL, it's standard protocol in the coaching profession to maintain a member of an old coaching staff when a new one takes over a football program, to help bridge the eras.
When new FAU coach Carl Pelini was assembling his staff to turn around the 1-11 Owls, he chose Allen as his bridge.
Pelini is a calculated coach who works on a tight-knit schedule. Seemingly every minute of Pelini's plan to revive FAU football is charted out. The new coach rarely admits to being surprised, but he has no problem disclosing that he was taken back by Allen's intense feelings for FAU.
"He loves FAU, that was very obvious," Pelini said. "When he showed up in that first interview, he was prepared to give me all the information he could to help me be successful recruiting his three-county area here, whether he was on staff or not. That was a very selfless act."
Allen wasn't looking to be a martyr; he believed that whether or not Pelini hired him, it was his responsibility to the university to help the new coach in any way he could.
For Allen, that meant that he first had to be sold on Pelini and his vision. Allen's first allegiance was to FAU — his ultimate goal: making the university and the football team successful again.
Allen was convinced that his priorities and Pelini's aligned, and his preparation told him that Pelini would value the show of loyalty.
"I wanted to be as prepared as possible," Allen said. "I knew first priority was I wanted to be on this staff. … Coach Pelini has a vision, and I bought into that vision," Allen said. "He's coming in and trying to change the culture of the last couple years. It's nobody's fault there, it's just different."
Allen, who began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at FAU in 2009 and worked his way up to the quarterbacks coach position last season, said that he knew that Howard Schnellenberger's retirement was imminent before the legendary coach announced last August that the 2011 season would be his last.
With the retirement of Schellenberger, the next era of FAU football began. Allen said he hopes his experience in building the program will be useful going forward.
"Basically, I tried to fill in Coach Pelini what this university has meant to me and the history of it," Allen said. "It was a unique experience starting a program. Starting so young as we did, we grew together and ended up setting a foundation for this program. I want to see us succeed and take that next step. We've done some great things in this infancy, but let's take that next step. I want to be a part of that."

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Town Centre Redevelopment Of Small Plot To Accommodate New Timber Framed Apartme ...
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The haze, crazy weather patterns, the increasingly hot climate - the proof is in the pudding what climate crisis is real and we need to play our part in reducing our carbon footprint that exacerbates the issue.
Reducing our waste, taking steps to consume less energy from power grids, and becoming as self sufficient as possible are the main ways we can all move towards carbon neutral territory. These ideas sound harder to achieve than it really is, you don’t need to have a complete life change to help fix the problem. Here are some very easy, simple steps that you can take to reduce your own carbon footprint.
Drive less! Non-renewable energy and fossil fuels are one of the main contributors to the climate crisis. Take public transport; get an electric scooter or bicycle if you live far away from an MRT station, like this Xiaomi electric scooter that goes up to 30km per charge and folds up when not in use
Vietnam is facing its largest banking scandal, with the recent arrest of real estate developer, Truong My Lan, accused of embezzling around 304 trillion dong (approximately $12.4 billion). The embezzlement: On Nov. 17, Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security alleged that Truong, the 79-year-old chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group, embezzled from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB), where she was a majority stakeholder. Over several years, Truong allegedly operated over 1,000 domestic and foreign subsidiaries and shell companies, securing more than $43 billion in loans from SCB, with approximately one-third of this sum misappropriated through the creation of "ghost companies" by Truong, her family and associates.
As economic indicators shift, even seasoned investors like Warren Buffett are adjusting their outlook. In a recent announcement, the famed investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha" voiced his concerns...
Myanmar pro-democracy fighters in a battered pickup truck drive past abandoned and bombed-out houses in the eastern city of Loikaw, on their way to the front lines of the battle to capture their first state capital from the junta.Pro-democracy fighters say they are battling on, spurred by the prize of seizing a state capital in what would be a major victory in their fight against the junta.


- Homemade Beauty: The Best Foods to Put on Your Skin – ‘The Naughty Nutritionists’, Jenni Bourque, R.H.N., and Mirna Sharafeddine, R.H.N., share homemade beauty recipes and foods that are great for our skin sitting in our pantry, and hanging out in our refrigerators.
- 9 Chemical Free Cleaners You Can Make – Andrea Donsky, R.H.N., shares environmentally-friendly cleaners you can make yourself , for a squeaky clean house you feel comfortable exposing your family to.
- Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (The MIREC Research Platform) – “As awareness of the presence of environmental chemicals in humans is increasing, Canada as well as other countries, are studying pregnant women in order to better understand their exposure to these chemicals and potential health effects, if any, on maternal, infant and child health.” Via Health Canada.
- BPA still common in blood samples – “Seven years after Canada declared bisphenol A (or BPA), to be toxic to human health, a national survey of chemicals in Canadians’ bodies shows more than 90 per cent of Canadians have it in their blood and the exposure may actually be getting worse, not better.”
- Food and Climate Change – “What You Eat Has a Climate Impact!” The David Suzuki Foundation shares what you can do to help.
- Earth Day Canada – How are you celebrating Earth Day (April 22) this year? Visit the Earth Day website to see what is happening in your neighbourhood.
Resource Websites & Apps:
- Environmental Defence – Defending clean water, a safe climate, and healthy communities.
- Environmental Working Group ‘Skin Deep’ Cosmetics Database – Giving you practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from everyday exposures to chemicals.
- Think Dirty – Helping consumers identify the potential risks associated with the personal care products they use every day
- Green at Home – Practical advice for a more health-conscious and eco-friendly life.
EcoLogical Nutrition Podcast:
We know eating less packaged food is good for us but if food is in the grocery store, it must be good for us. Right? Explore the reality of processed food and the real cost of ‘cheap’ food. Leave with strategies to spend less time in the kitchen and eat for wellness.
Click on the play button to start the podcast, as part of CSNN Vancouver’s ‘Nature’s Medicine Series’:
Quinoa Coconut Banana Cookies
Sarah Maughan, R.H.N., shares a delicious recipe that’s also vegan and gluten-free.
Sweet Potato, Arugula and Quinoa Salad
Sisley Killam, R.H.N., shares a fresh salad recipe that’s a great mix of fresh fruits and bitter vegetables, protein and healthy fats.
Natural Nutrition Program :
CSNN Graduates are conscientious and well-informed about the connections between the environment, toxins, food production and preparation, and the resulting quality of food. Learn more about our Eco-Nutrition course at csnn.ca/program/courses.


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Thassa's Intervention - Foil - Prerelease Promo
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Color: BlueCard Text: Choose one Look at the top X cards of your library. Put up to two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Counter target spell unless its controller pays twice X.Rarity: PCost: XUUCard Type: InstantArtist: Zack StellaName: Thassa's InterventionFinish: FoilCard Number: 072/254Set Name: Theros Beyond Death

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The 36th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service will be held on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017. This ceremony honors the law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. It is sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.
May 15 was designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy and generally takes place during the week designated as ‘National Police Week.’
The week draws 25,000 to 40,000 survivors and law enforcement officers to Washington, D.C. each year to participate in events that honor those who have died in the line of duty.

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This is a tasteful hitoe(not lined) Tsumugi
Kimono with 'kagome'(bamboo stitch basket)-like pattern, which is colorfully dyed with 'shibori' (tie-dye) technique.
Textile is exquisite silk and has soft and nubby touch with rustic atmosphere.
The collar is hiro-eri(unfolded).
It is hand-sewn.
It has no 'Ishikiate'(square piece of reinforcement cloth) and shoulder pads neither.
It has wear and slight patinas the middle back seam.(A)
It has no other prominent flaws, and it is in very good condition.
For the details, please refer to the photos and the sheet.
Please enjoy its attractive design as a daily use.


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Photographic competition adds immeasurably to understanding of Africa on Wikipedia
Cape Town, 9th November 2015
Since the 1st of October, photographers and Wikipedians (experienced and new) have been contributing their impressions of the inspirational design from Africa and expressing the influence of culture on day-to-day fashion and decorative and functional accessories and adornment by entering photographs in the Wiki Loves Africa competition.
There are now 2 weeks left until the competition closes for another year. The contest runs from the 1st October to the 30th November 2015 and entries are welcome from anywhere on the continent and beyond. Mid-way through the contest there has been over 3 791 entries from 505 participants in 44 countries. To encourage contribution, eight teams from across Africa have been hosting upload, wikithon and Wiki Takes … (a themed photo tour) events in various capital cities.
These events are being hosted by groups of volunteers in Algeria, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. Each photographic entry is a contribution to a global understanding of Africa’s cultural diversity by representing its many styles, influences, fashion innovations and the extraordinary capacity for design.
The joy of this competition is that the results are not just going to be shared among its enthusiasts or in a gallery somewhere, but with the roughly 18.5 billion monthly readers of Wikipedia and its related projects across the world. Each image will be considered, and many will be used to illustrate and bring to life relevant articles on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
In this way the global understanding of the vast continent of Africa and its many stories and intricacies are deepened. It is too early to tell what images from this year’s Wiki Loves Africa are going to be used within Wikipedia. However in 2014, 589 images that related to the theme of Cuisine were used across 56 wikipedia projects with one image being used in 37 different projects alone.
The images from the competition inspired 2 wikibooks that form the Mujje Tulye Come to Eat collection. The Wiki Loves Africa competition encourages participants to contribute media – photographs, video or audio – that illustrates a theme chosen by Wikipedia volunteers across Africa.
The theme changes each year to cover a universal, visually rich and culturally specific topic (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc). In 2015 Africa’s Wikipedia volunteers chose the theme Cultural Fashion and Adornment.
The competition encourages media that represents cultural dress, fashion and a diversity of adornment. Cultural fashion has been defined as clothing and body wear that presents local cultural influences and is determined by cloth, styles, ways of wrapping and hanging, etc.
This theme also includes adornment, which is represented by culturally defined jewellery, make-up, hairstyles, tattoos and scarification, cloths and woven materials. The Wiki Loves Africa team has set up a campaign on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to encourage the larger community of Wikipedia editors and readers both in Africa and beyond to get involved by donating what they want towards the competition’s prizes. To ensure quality images we need to attract Africa’s best professional and amateur photographers with quality prizes.
The competition was conceptualised by Florence Devouard and Isla Haddow-Flood as a fun and engaging way to rebalance the amount of visual representations and relevant content that exists about Africa on Wikipedia. The international Wiki Loves Africa competition is organised by the Wikimedia community that created Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, and built the free media archive Wikimedia Commons. Wiki Loves Africa is supported by WikiAfrica at the Africa Centre and is funded by the Wikimedia Foundation and local supporters in individual countries.
### Useful links:
Websites: www.wikilovesafrica.org https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa Local events: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2015/Local_events
A showcase of this year’s photographic entries: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2015_showcase crowdfunding campaign:
The winning photos from Wiki Loves Africa 2014: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa_2014/Winners 1st prize: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nutmeg_ready.jpg 2nd prize: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_Grains.jpg 3rd prize: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girls_cleaning_coffee.JPG Community Prize: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kisra_maker.jpeg
Media release by the Africa Centre
For media queries contact:
English: Isla Haddow-Flood
Cell: +27 71 491 4101
Tel: +27 21 418 3336
Email: islahf @ africacentre.net
French: Florence Devouard
Cell: +33 645 60 62 77
Email: fdevouard @ kumusha.org
NOTES FOR THE EDITOR:
Steps to enter Wiki Loves Africa Entering Wiki Loves Africa Cultural Fashion and Adornment is easy!
Follow these 4 steps:
Step 1: Take some photos.
Step 2: Select the best.
Step 3: Create an account on Commons to take part. Register here.
Step 4: Use the Upload Wizard to enter the photographs.
The Competition Rules are: Images submitted to the Wiki Loves Africa contest may win prizes! There are a few rules to respect for the images to be eligible.
Rule 1: All photos must be taken by the person submitting them. They can be either self-uploaded or uploaded during a registered mass upload session.
Rule 2: Upload can only be done in October and November 2015. But you can enter media that was taken at any time, even historical photographs (as long as you own the copyright on these photographs).
Rule 3: Images must be free of watermarks or embedded signatures to be eligible. All entries will automatically be submitted under a free licence such as Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 (CC-BY-SA 4.0) (or in the public domain). Read more about the cc-by-sa license here.
Rule 4: All eligible pictures will be categorised under Images from Wiki Loves Africa 2015, this will be automatically assigned during the upload process.
Rule 5: Participants should enable e-mail on Wikimedia Commons so they can be contacted should their image be chosen for a prize.
The prizes for the competition are:
1st prize: a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 + an Africa-published book + Mystery gifts from the Wikimedia Store + print of the participant winning picture
2nd prize: US$300 Amazon gift + an Africa-published book + Mystery gifts from the Wikimedia Store + print of the 2nd prize picture
3rd prize: US$200 Amazon gift + an Africa-published book + Mystery gifts from the Wikimedia Store + print of the 3rd prize picture Community Prize: US$200 Amazon gift voucher + an Africa-published book + Mystery gifts from the Wikimedia Store + print of the Community Prize Local Organising Teams To see what’s going locally and to contact the teams, please click here. About WikiAfrica The WikiAfrica project is an international collaboration that redresses the imbalance of factual heritage and cultural knowledge about Africa on Wikipedia by promoting a new approach to knowledge that is fully-inclusive, mainstream and intercultural. Its mission is to assist and support the growth of Wikipedia as a free and open encyclopaedia that provides greater access to Africa’s wealth of contemporary and historical realities. www.wikiafrica.net About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the nonprofit charitable organisation that is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, a top-ten internet property. https://wikimediafoundation.org About the Africa Centre The Africa Centre is both a physical entity and ongoing philosophical journey that explores how Pan-African cultural practice can be a catalyst for social change. The Africa Centre operates in the belief that creativity and innovation are powerful tools that: manifest what otherwise would only sit in our imaginations; release new ideas and make them freely accessible; and ensure that people living on this soil can define for themselves what is possible and what their reality looks like. These beliefs are brought to life through a range of programmes in various countries as well as online. Current programmes include the Artists in Residency, Badilisha Poetry X-Change, Everyday African Urbanism, Infecting The City, Talking Heads, and WikiAfrica. All of the projects celebrate and explore what it means to be in Africa today and what is conceivable for 21st-century Africans.

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Guadagni, Toledo roll over VMI 66-3 in season opener
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Mitchell Guadagni passed for 265 yards and three touchdowns in leading defending Mid-American Conference champion Toledo to a 66-3 victory over VMI on Saturday night in a season opener.
Guadagni, taking over for Toledo's all-time passing leader, Logan Woodside, was 11-of-16 passing, completing touchdown passes to Jon'Vea Johnson (57 yards), Cody Thompson (38 yards) and Diontae Johnson (48 yards). Thompson also blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the end zone for the game's first points.
Bryant Koback and Shakif Seymour ran for two touchdowns each and Nevone McCrimmon one.
The Rockets scored 21 points in each of the first three quarters. They finished with 603 yards offense, including 390 passing spread among three quarterbacks.
The FCS Keydets, 0-11 last season, managed 208 yards, only 57 rushing, and lost a fumble and had passes intercepted by defenders Ka'dal Hollman and Tycen Anderson.
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25


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MIDDLE EASTERN DINNER
We are excited to once again prepare for you our authentic home-cooked Middle Eastern Dinner! Our dinners are made using the same recipes that our grandmothers used, and we still made everything from scratch! We are certain that you will not be disappointed in this flavorful meal! Please note that the portions are large, so don’t feel badly if you have left-overs for the next day.
Menu: hummus with pita bread, Syrian salad, green beans & meatballs simmered in seasoned tomato sauce served over rice, meat pie, cheese bread, and baklawa for dessert
Dinner Date: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
Take-out: 4:00 – 7:00 PM
Dine-in: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Cost: $18 per dinner
ADVANCE PURCHASE TICKETS SALES HAVE ENDED. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR IF THIS MESSAGE IS STILL HERE!

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This is kind of not unexpected, but there are rumors that AMD might be exiting the CPU market, probably from the unsuccessful launch of Bulldozer and the constant #WINNING of Intel's Core range of processors.
Mike Silverman, AMD company spokesman has said:
We're at an inflection point. We will all need to let go of the old 'AMD versus Intel' mind-set, because it won't be about that anymore.
What AMD does from here is unknown, but we all know that they just cannot compete with Intel at the high-end. They cannot compete with Intel at mid-range and market penetration of Intel's brand is far too strong and has been for quite a while now. AMD are late to the game in virtually every market, even smartphone and tablet technology. The only market they have a strong foot in is the graphics market.


Below’s a photo of two wonderful New Yorker cartoonists taken this morning in Tel Aviv. On the left is Liza Donnelly (no stranger to the Spill) and to the right is Nurit Karlin, who we don’t see enough of here. I think of Ms. Karlin’s work (as I think of Ms. Donnelly’s work) in the Thurber school: a simple line beautifully executing a solid idea.
Here’s Ms. Karlin’s entry on the Spill’s A-Z: Born in Jerusalem. NYer work: 1974 – . Collection: No Comment (Scribner, 1978). For more on Karlin see pp 124 -130 of Liza Donnelly’s Funny Ladies : The New Yorker’s Greatest Women Cartoonists and Their Cartoons (Prometheus Books, 2005)
photo: Daniel Kenet/Gretchen Maslin
From Attempted Bloggery, June 4, 2017, “Eldon Dedini: Concours d’Elegance” — Stephen Nadler, who specializes in digging deep, takes a look at some lesser-known work by the great Mr. Dedini. See it all here.
Tom Bloom, indefatigable collector and illustrator, dropped by the Spill’s world headquarters yesterday, bearing a splendid gift: “May we say a few words about our contemporaries” — a 23 page booklet, bound with a string cord, printed on “nice” paper (that is to say, it’s not lightweight bond). Aimed at advertisers, it offers a survey of other publications in the New York market (The New York Times, The World, The Herald Tribune, etc.) before finally getting around to the virtues of advertising in The New Yorker. The pages are adorned with a good number of New Yorker spot drawings by such artists as Alice Harvey, Hans Stengel, Helen Hokinson, Alan Dunn, and the one-and-only Rea Irvin, who supplies the Eustace Tilleys .
The copy shown below states the New Yorker had been publishing for a “scant twenty months” — placing the booklet’s vintage approximately October of 1926.
My thanks to Tom for this fabulous addition to the archives.


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Greyhounds from Lewis and Harris are being invited to come and take part in the Great Global Greyhound Walk this summer, marking the first ever formal participation of owners in the Western Isles and the most northerly event in a global movement.
A small group of greyhound owners have come together before in Stornoway, but this is the first time they have joined in the annual national – and now international – event.
The Great Global Greyhound Walkbrings together greyhounds, lurchers, other sighthounds and their owners to raise awareness of the breeds and show the public what wonderful pets they make. Every year thousands of fans of retired greyhounds across the globe get together to walk together and raise funds helping support the work of greyhound homing charities across the world.
The walk this year is on Sunday June 9th and marks the 10thanniversary of the movement. There’ll be organised events in New Zealand, the USA and all over Europe and participants will be walking and gambolling together in Adelaide, South Australia, Atlanta Georgia and Ängelholm in Sweden – and this year in Stornoway too.
The Stornoway walk will be in Lews Castle grounds and will be buggy friendly, with the option of a shorter route for those who wish to take a gentler pace.
Weather permitting, there’ll be a picnic on the castle green afterwards and organiser Emily Dillon said:“ I'm hoping I can maybe get in touch with a very kind photographer that could spare a little time for photos at the end too.”
You can get more information about the global walk – including local contacts – from the GGGW website at https://www.greatglobalgreyhoundwalk.co.uk/walks/stornoway-isle-of-lewis-scotland-walk/

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Welcome to the Cleburne County Commission
Cleburne County is rich with natural beauty and opportunities for outdoor recreation. The county is home to Alabama’s highest point, Mt. Cheaha which is a foothill of the Appalachian Mountains. Other outdoor gems include the Talladega National Forest, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, Tallapoosa River, Pinhoti Trail, Chief Ladiga Trail and Terrapin Creek. Located in northeast Alabama, the rural county is within an hour's drive to Birmingham and Atlanta via Interstate 20.
County Household Garbage Schedule for Thanksgiving
For customers of the county household garbage collection service: Republic Services will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Routes will run a day behind t...Read More
County offices will be closed Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, for Thanksgiving.Read More
Outdoor warning sirens are tested on the first Tuesday of each month unless the threat of severe weather exists.Read More
The Ranburne Christmas Parade and Holiday Bazaar will be December 6th.Read More
The County Commission meeting is held on the second Monday of each month at the Mountain Center. In case of a holiday, the meeting is held on the next...Read More


Vena Energy says it will collaborate with China's Suntech, battery cell producer REPT Battero, and US energy platform Powin to develop an integrated production line for solar panel and energy storage system components in Indonesia.
The companies said the 2.5 GW framework agreement covers opportunities for the expansion of Indonesia’s renewable energy supply chain, with the components slated for both domestic and export markets. They will also be used in Vena’s solar-storage project being developed at Batam in the Riau Islands.
Vena Energy, which has commissioned 114 MW of solar and onshore wind projects in Indonesia, said the Batam solar power plant will have a capacity of up to 2 GW and will be coupled with battery systems with a potential storage capacity of more than 8 GWh.
Vena Energy Chief Executive Officer Nitin Apte said clean energy generated by the plant will be exported from Batam to Singapore, which is only 30 nautical miles away, with the company having inked a deal with global energy giant Shell. Apte said the company has signed a “collaboration agreement” with Shell for the “cross-border supply” of renewable energy generated by the proposed hybrid megaproject.
Although Vena Energy has yet to provide timeline details for the Batam project, the establishment of local production lines for solar panel and energy storage system components is expected to play a key role in its delivery.
Apte said the companies aim to “significantly contribute” to the development of a productive domestic supply chain in the renewable energy sector. He said the strategy will foster industrial expansion and open export opportunities, as well as support Indonesia’s energy transition plan.
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In the latest, “In Conversation” issue of pv magazine we talk to a range of people about their experience with solar, from a sailor and a pair of overland adventurers to a mountain climber and more besides. We also focus on Africa to consider why a continent with such vast solar resource still lags more developed economies when it comes to widespread PV and energy storage rollout.
For Suntech, the agreement builds upon an already established presence in Indonesia.
The Chinese manufacturer is already operating a 500 MW capacity solar module factory in Batam. Suntech said it expects the collaboration with Vena would significantly increase that factory’s capacity.
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The Cannelloni of Sant Esteve is a dish that is not lacking in almost any table or Catalunya Barcelona on December 26th, the feast dedicated to the Holy Christian.
Tradition says that Sant Esteve cannelloni were cooked leftovers to take meals from previous days. Today, though no longer so, yes it is true that Sant Esteve cannelloni are still a very typical dish.
The cannelloni are a typical Italian pasta but eat a lot both in Catalonia and in Spain. Although there are people who stuffed with vegetables or spinach, we typically fill with minced meat (Sant Esteve cannelloni are made of flesh).
Internet browsing will find hundreds of recipes for cannelloni Sant Esteve. All are very similar, but each gives a personal touch.
Sant Esteve cannelloni are a fun meal to prepare, but always just gathering the family around the table.
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Bellesguard Tower is undoubtedly the most unknown work of Gaudi in Barcelona nowadays. This Gaudi monument opened their doors to the public last year and people can visit Torre Bellesguard. Also since 2013 Bellesguard offers musical summer nights. But now we may enjoy Bellesguard with completely different eyes thanks to this new video that shows this magnificent building flying…
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Thursday turned out to be another day and another selloff for stocks. This time the drop came as President Trump announced that he would not sign the bill that the Senate had approved to provide stopgap funding for the government. Now it looks likely that there will be a government shutdown ahead of the holidays.
All four main indices dropped again and this time it was the Dow that led the decline with a loss of 1.99%. The Russell dropped 1.72% and the Nasdaq fell 1.63%. The S&P “only” lost 1.58% to lead the way yesterday.[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]Nine of the ten main sectors fell on the day.
The utilities sector gained 0.09% to escape the selling.
The energy sector was the worst performer with a loss of 2.77% as oil fell sharply again yesterday.
The consumer discretionary sector was the second worst performer with a loss of 2.24%.
Those were the only two sectors that fell more than two percent.
My scans turned decidedly more bullish with so many stocks hitting oversold levels.
There were 152 names on the bullish list and only one on the bearish list.
Part of the extreme bullish skew was likely caused by stocks bouncing pretty sharply from their intraday lows.
The barometer jumped to 87.4 from 38.6 once these results were added in to the equation. That reading is the highest since November 26 when we got the quick six-day bounce in the indices.
With the barometer suggesting that we may see a bounce in the coming days, I have another bullish trade idea for you today. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSE: EWZ) appeared on the bullish list and the Latin American markets have held up better than others in recent weeks.
We see on the daily chart that the EWZ has dipped down to the $36.90 area three times in recent weeks and has found support there each time. The fund moved higher yesterday while most world markets were falling. I expect a bounce from the EWZ in the coming weeks.
Buy to open the February $36-strike calls on EWZ at $3.20 or better. These options expire on February 15. These options will double if the fund hits $42.40. That is slightly above the recent high, but I think it can break through that potential resistance. I suggest a target gain of 100% with a stop at $36.40.
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Bi-wiring means using separate runs of speaker cable to the HF and LF terminals on a loudspeaker. The intention is to gain some of the benefits of biamping (where each driver is driven by a separate amp) at substantially lower cost. There are two methods of biwiring from Cambridge amps.
The first is to connect both LF and HF runs of speaker cable to a single set of terminals on the amp and run them to their respective connections on the loudspeakers. With some of the smaller Cambridge Amps, this is the only option as they only have a single set of left and right terminals.
The other option is to connect one set of cables to speaker A and the other to speaker B and run them to their respective terminals on the speakers. This has the advantage that 4mm plug terminations can be used on the cables and it can often be easier to wire a single set of cables to each set of terminals. In all cases you will need to ensure that both speaker A and speaker B are selected.
The performance benefits of biwiring are not clear cut as the hundreds of pages of often vitriolic literature that has been written about it attests. Indeed many well regarded brands do not cater for biwiring at all and fit only a single set of terminals. Some speakers can benefit from a greater sense of separation and detail when biwired but equally some do not seem to benefit at all. If at all possible it would be wise to try biwiring out on a no hassle return basis before paying out for the extra cable.


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What is a 6-String Banjo?
A 6-string banjo is tuned like a guitar. The sixth string is a bass string added between the lowest string and the drone string on a five-string banjo. Six-string banjos are sometimes known as a banjo guitar because they consist of a six-string guitar neck attached to a bluegrass or plectrum banjo body. This allows players who have learned the guitar to play a banjo sound without having to relearn fingerings. Many guitar players choose to start with the 6-string banjo when crossing over from guitar to banjo. Guitarists choose this banjo, not to replace their guitar, but to build on what they already know.
The Goodtime Six is a 6 string, steel string banjo, that tunes like your guitar and features a fast, sleek, and comfortable guitar style neck that feels like an old friend. The Goodtime Six was not designed to replace your guitar, but rather compliment it. As a guitarist, it affords you the chance to play what you already know with unimaginably creative results.
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Some places safeguard their secrets in their deepest alleys while some bare it all, in their attributes. Varanasi is one such place that does both and thrives in its explicitly as well as mysticism. In the state of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of River Ganga, this age-old city of Kashi stands synonymous to ancient temples, river-front steps (Ghats), spirituality, mythology, wisdom, emancipation, trade, music, art and craftsmanship. There is no denial to the fact that it is chaotic but the charisma is such that the world literally adulates it for its ideologies of atonement, redemption and salvation. Here I share 7 riveting stories for which you must walk in Varanasi.
- Every Ghat Has a Story!
- Wrestle Your Way to the Akharas
- Dig in the Pink legacy
- Walk for the famous Varanasi sarees
- Meet the wooden toymakers
- Do your own Street Art trail
- Be a foodie!
Varanasi is incredulously piquant all-round the year. The city makes you forget your joys and miseries. The sooner you surrender to its dynamism, the clamor and chaos of its Ghats, the gentleness of river Ganga, the umpteen number of stories, the aura of Kashi Vishwanath temple, eternal flame at Dashashwamedh Ghat, the labyrinthine of its lanes and the timelessness of the city grows on you immediately. The most fascinating characteristic about the city is that death isn’t mourned but celebrated here. I am not sure if there is any other city in the whole world where people prefer to spend their last days of the life and plan it accordingly.
Everyone finds their calling and different reasons to connect with Varanasi. After recurring visits to the city, I have found my path of nirvana in admiring its age-old crafts and unveiling the secrets of talent. Let us walk through the nook and crannies of the city and discover a different side of it. To start off, just be around the riverside to observe the various activities on the ghats. On one of the days, wrestle your way to the oldest akhara on the Tulsi ghat. On another day, knock on the doors of the native wooden toymakers of Khojwa. Then proceed to meet the Banarasi saree weavers of Peeli Kothi. Don’t forget to decode the dying art of Gulabi Meenakari. And last but not the least, explore the color splash around the city.
Just be there and observe, as every Ghat tells its story!
First things first. Begin your day at Assi ghat with the morning aarti (prayers) and wrap it up at Dasaswamedh Ghat with the mesmerizing evening aarti. In between, a morning boat ride is suggested to get acquainted with the whole enigma of Varanasi. Each ghat has a story and to soak in the individual vibes, just walk from one to another. Assi Ghat is called so because this is the place where river Assi joins the river Ganga, there is Janki Ghat which gets its name from the Sita temple, the Harishchandra ghat is named after the mythical Kind Raja Harishchandra, the Kedar ghat boasts of one of the twelve “Jyotirlingams of Shiva” (Kedareshwar Temple), Bhadaini ghat has a huge pump station, the Darbhanga ghat has a Bihar connect, Sant Kabir found his Guru Swami Ramanand at the Panchganga ghat and there is Manikarnika where dead bodies are burned and is also a prime Shakti Peeth. I am sure some of the above insights have made you curious and you will look for more.
Wrestle your way to the Akharas
After being impressed with the panorama of the ghats, I would recommend everyone to spend a morning exploring the oldest akharas of Varanasi. These institutions have been safeguarding 5000 years old art of wrestling (kusti) by training boys and girls on a professional level. Visiting Tulsi das akara on the Tulsi Ghat must be on your agenda. I always feel inspired seeing the mud-splayed, agile and feisty youngsters being trained by Mewa Ram Ji, one of the most experienced trainer wrestlers there. To those who wish to know more, he even shares details about the preparation of the soil of the wrestling ring, the daily exercises and the future of sports as a whole. During your detours, you may also visit the Adi Sankara’s Juna Akhara, the first monastic order that boasts of nearly 400,000 Sadhus (holy men).
Go for the world-famous weaving and the loom stories
No trip to this city should be complete without buying a saree and hearing the tales of its weavers. For the love of Banarasi sarees and other fascinating designs that this city has been creating for decades, a trip to old Peeli Kothi area is a must. This is the place where one gets an opportunity to meet the Muslim master weavers and hear them talk about handwoven pure silk, real silver zari work, Thankas, vintage motifs, Banarasi brocades, mish-mash of weaving techniques, legendary sarees and kinkhaab—the hallmark design of Varanasi. Fashion fickleness has been posing a great threat to these weavers but together we can save the original and traditional love of the city.
Dig in the pink legacy of the city
From its inception in the 17th century to 21st century, Gulaabi meenakari, an artistic method of enameling and filling designs with translucent pink in jewelry happens to be one of the oldest and impeccable artistic traditions of Varanasi. The city boasts of some of the most skilled craftsmen of this art and in some families the legacy is well persevered and the fifth generations of artisans are still involved in it. Those who have a taste in luxury and fashion prefer to buy traditional Meenakari designs for the highest prices.
Meet the Wooden toy makers
As they say, every narrow lane of Varanasi can be a revelation of sorts and I can’t agree more. Another of its craftsmanship legacies can be unearthed in the streets of Khojwa in the city. The little workshops, the artists and their lovely wooden creations -birds, animals, soldiers, idols of Ganesha and Hanuman will pull you into the charms of world-famous art of wooden toy making. As you walk around and interact, the artists happily share the nuances around procurement of wood, hand-carving and lacquering. The process entails cutting, peeling and shaping the wood with the help of knives, then carving and the finally, painting them with bright and natural colours. Don’t forget to buy these biodegradable and absolutely safe toys for your kids.
Do your own Street Art trail
If you have not visited the city in the past few years, now is the time. Street art is the new and cheerful reason to walk around. The freshly done murals and paintings all over the city have infused new life and energy in the old streets of Varanasi. Do take a stroll around the Kachahari (court) area to find unending wall art. The local artists must be applauded for their attempt to portray the popular aspects of the city- the Ganga aarti, the saints, music, art, dance and the famous personalities of Varanasi, in their art works.
Be a foodie
Even though if it calls for an extra mile, I would not miss on the thick creamed Lassi (sweet buttermilk), Banarasi sweets, spicy chaat and the sweet paan (betel leaf) of the city. Food is part of Varanasi culture and it is sin not to savor the delicious vegetarian snacks of Chowk Bazaar and Vishwanath Gali. You will find the condensed milk sweets in the Khoya gali, Banarasi Kachori in the Kachori Gali and chaat in Nariyal Gali. Here is a plan for the day, skip the hotel breakfast and go for some fresh kachori-sabzi and jalebi at Shri Raam Bhandar. In the day, try out Litti-chokha and in the evenings, don’t miss the tomato chaat at Kaashi chaat bhandar.
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Michigan Central Railroad Depot, Gandy Dancer, 1886
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Michigan Central Depot, Gandy Dancer, 1886
Creator: Spier & Rohns
Built in 1886, this elegant structure was considered to be the finest station on the Michigan Central line. The first depot, built when the Michigan Central Railroad came to Ann Arbor in 1839, was located further west on the other side of Broadway. A two-story section of that structure was later moved to the southeast corner of Beakes Street and North Fifth Avenue, where it still stands in use as a residence.
Architects Spier and Rohns designed the new building in 1886 in the popular Richardsonian Romanesque style. The heavy stone walls, deep-set, round-arched openings, the asymmetry of the composition with its square squat tower and tall chimney, all expressed the strength, solidity, and prestige of the railroad, then at the zenith of its power. Stained glass windows and two large terra cotta fireplaces further embellished the interior. The contractors took special care in the choice and fitting of the stone, which was quarried a short distance up the Huron River at Foster's Station on Maple Road. The two smaller buildings, a Railway Express office and a baggage station, were connected to the central structure by a low metal canopy running along the track side.
In 1969, the C. A. Muer Corporation purchased the property from the Penn Central Railroad. Muer's renovation of the main building turned it into a distinguished restaurant, the Gandy Dancer, with a new balcony in the interior and a service wing added to the west end. In 1976, an expansion of the kitchen and dining area filled the space between the main structure and the east baggage building. A glassed-in dining area was created under the metal canopy on the track side.

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Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas has made plans to picket Taylor Swift’s concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on August 3rd, 2013.
Because according to a press release from the church, “@TaylorSwift13 works her ‘girl next door’ country-singer shtick, while hopping from one young man to the next and strutting across the world stage like a proud whore.”
In an interview with RadarOnline, Ben Phelps, the grandson of the group’s leader, stated, “This girl is a whore. Who else is gonna say that if it’s not the church of the Lord Jesus? She’s coming into our backyard. We’re gonna go preach to her.”
Oh, and that’s not the end of it. Apparently its Taylor’s job to preach to her followers.
Phelps goes on to say that Taylor Swift pretends to be a “good Christian, but she’s not.” According to him, Taylor should use her influence to “promote the standards of God,” to young girls instead of “whoredom, fornication … that filthy lifestyle.”
Ok now, they just went WAY too far.
As a Christian and a Taylor Swift fan, this really boils my blood.
Taylor Swift is the last celebrity I would even think of associating with whorish, filthy behavior.
That’s actually one of the reasons why I love her so much. Taylor Swift isn’t one to behave in such ways.
When was the last time you heard about Taylor Swift in the tabloids for reckless driving or crazy partying?
Since she doesn’t live “la vida loca”, the media needs to write something about Taylor Swift, so they just pick on her love life. Because that’s her only fault: the fact that she hasn’t been able to settle with someone for long term.
So what? That doesn’t make her a whore. As a matter of fact, if I’m not mistaken, the reason why she hasn’t been able to settle with one guy long term is because she won’t give it up!
Isn’t that the opposite of a whore? Last time I checked it was.
Back in January, when Taylor Swift and Harry Styles broke up, the tabloids speculated that it was because she’s a prude.
A source revealed that “Harry found Taylor a little sexually uninterested.”
The same source also stated, “What Taylor doesn’t get is that the guys keep dumping her because she’s being a prude.”
I honestly don’t understand how being a prude is synonymous to being a whore. I thought those two words were considered antonyms.
I think Taylor Swift is a wonderful human being. From the way she dresses to the way she carries herself, she is a wonderful role model. Her fans can learn a lot from her just by watching the way she lives her life.
Westboro needs to get their facts straight. Pull out a dictionary before you start going around calling people whores.
And while you’re at it Westboro, here’s a cherry to put on top of your little Sundae:
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.” – Matthew 7:1, NLT
Now eat it. And leave Taylor alone!!

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OCEAN CITY — Long-time Planning and Zoning Commission John Staley this week was feted with a special ceremony at City Hall marking his retirement from the planning body after 27 years.
For the last 27 years, Staley has served on the resort’s Planning and Zoning Commission, the body charged with reviewing and approving site plans, code changes, special exceptions, design standards and the like for new development projects. The Planning and Zoning Commission also plays an important role in the development of long-term comprehensive plans for Ocean City. Mayor Rich Meehan said Staley joined the planning commission at a time of great change in Ocean City and helped make important decisions on the direction of the town.
“Twenty-seven years is a long time to serve in any capacity,” he said. “He has played an important part of a lot of the new changes in Ocean City over the years. I’m not sure how they’re going to replace the wisdom and common sense John Staley brought to the planning commission.”
During Staley’s tenure on the planning commission, Ocean City has steadily evolved into the vibrant year-round community it has become. Meehan praised Staley for his service and somewhat tongue-in-cheek said the distinguished older gentleman is now free to pursue other hobbies.
“John came here at a turning point in Ocean City and its evolution to a full year-round community,” said Meehan. “I see his colleagues from the planning commission here and I think we’re all feeling the same loss, but we’re all also happy he can enjoy retirement and do the things he loves to do like water skiing and sky-diving.”
Staley has also served in many other civic organizations and various boards and panels over the years. For example, he served as president of the Worcester County Library Commission for many years and sat on the Ocean City Ethics Committee as well. He is also a member of the Elks, the American Legion and the VFW in Ocean City. He is deeply involved in his St. Luke-St. Andrew and St. John Neuman Catholic Parish in the resort area. In 2007, Staley was named the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year.
“It’s not just his leadership on the planning commission,” said Meehan. “John has been a leader in various capacities in this town. He is truly a leader in our community.”
Planning Commission Chair and long-time colleague Pam Buckley also had high praise for Staley on Tuesday.
“I can’t think of a finer man,” she said. “It’s been a pleasure to serve with John for the last 27 years. He endeavors to keep this community the best it can be …”


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Where I’ve been, why I changed course, and where I’m going
People say we all have an inner knowing. A small voice inside that guides us along the way. That nudge that says “you really should be nicer to your brother” or “offer a smile to the person across the room”. All we have to do is tap into it. Easy, peasy. Right?
On one hand, I have to confess that my inner voice seems to spend half its time on vacation and the other half blaring rock music through a set of JVC headphones. Or maybe those are reverberations from my teenage years…
On the other hand, maybe it’s not the inner voice that’s missing in action. Maybe it’s not enough to hear that voice, but a matter of tapping into its presence and following through on the wisdom it provides. That, my friend, is not always easy peasy. [Read more…]


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Proper implementation of cultural management is an important step in the promotion of Islamic culture and civilization. Cultural management has many characteristics and components, including patience, determination, being popular, and a deep and systematic approach to affairs. A cultural director must consider the pillar of Qur'an-centeredness, hadith studies, and capacity studies in order for his or her actions to be successful. Items such as methodology, rationality and purposefulness, flexibility, empowerment in dealing with other cultures, tolerance in doing things, rules and criteria that commitment to them will ensure the movement of Islamic culture and civilization in the right direction. This article, based on a descriptive-analytical historical study using Quranic verses and Islamic traditions, examines the concept of cultural management and studies role of this key element in promoting the culture of Islamic society. The research approach of the article is the correct implementation of cultural management based on Quranic teachings and Ahl al-Bayt manners, which ultimately promotes Islamic civilization and culture according to the laws of Islam and is the origin and source of inspiration for other civilizations and cultures. On the other hand, the realization of this important principle has brought about the growth of Islamic civilization and culture and is itself a guarantee for the preservation and promotion of Islamic teachings.
This two-way relationship will continue to exist, both in the internal sphere of Islamic civilization and culture and in the sphere of interaction with other cultures and civilizations, and will be the cause of the promotion of Islamic culture and civilization and other civilizations.


SiriusXM announced today that GRAMMY award winning producer and DJ Diplo will launch his own radio channel, Diplo’s Revolution, exclusively on SiriusXM.
The channel, which will launch on Thursday, March 22, will feature global rhythmic music hand-selected by Diplo, as well as regular original shows hosted by Diplo, Dillon Francis and Major Lazer members Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. Diplo’s Revolution will also showcase the biggest songs in global, hip hop, experimental and underground dance culture.
The channel will air live festival coverage from the most important electronic music festivals around the world including Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas and more. In addition to championing the diverse and eclectic musical tastes that have put Diplo at the forefront of music and pop culture, Diplo’s Revolution will also include songs from his solo projects, Major Lazer, Jack Ü and further upcoming collaborations.
Diplo’s exclusive SiriusXM channel will launch with a special live performance from the Faena Theater in Miami Beach on Thursday, March 22 at 9:00 pm ET. This exclusive performance, for SiriusXM subscribers, will feature DJ sets from Diplo and friends, and will air live on Diplo’s Revolution, on SiriusXM channel 52 and through the SiriusXM app.
Diplo will host a weekly music show, Records on Records, on Diplo’s Revolution that will air on Fridays at 7:00 pm ET. The show will feature Diplo’s selections from dance music and beyond worldwide. Additionally, Diplo will also host a monthly show, Diplo’s Wavelength, based on the cultures and music he discovers while touring the world. Diplo’s Wavelength will air the first Friday of every month.
A global superstar, Diplo has worked with some of today’s most important artists including Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, and has toured the world solo as Diplo, as one half of Jack Ü with Skrillex and as one third of Major Lazer. Diplo’s new exclusive SiriusXM channel will highlight the renowned producer’s worldwide influence.
Diplo’s Revolution is the latest SiriusXM channel created with iconic and leading artists, including Eminem’s Shade 45, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio, The Beatles Channel, Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville, Garth Brooks’ The Garth Channel, Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Roadhouse, Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Radio, Tom Petty Radio, Pearl Jam Radio, B.B. King’s Bluesville, Elvis Radio, Siriusly Sinatra, and Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzy’s Boneyard.
SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to Diplo’s Revolution, channel 52, on SiriusXM radios, and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more.


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Marine Ecology and Underwater Robotics in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsSeptember 1 2017
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Another day, another attempt to reduce all sources of needless waste before we head out to Saipan. On the left, 2 shipments of tools and consumables. On the right, all the waste packaging (mostly blister packs) that we removed. Yes, they take up roughly the same amount of space.
I don't see nearly enough expeditions talk about how they handle trash before deployment. Lots of great solutions are devised during expeditions, but the easiest and most effective way to keep garbage out of wild and remote places is not to bring it with you in the first place.
Practice and Backups
Meet Dr. Stacy Baez! Dr. Baez will be joining me as co-instructor for the ROV workshops. In preparation, we worked through our syllabus for the course while building a "just in case" back-up robot in the event that something goes wrong with one of the kits during the workshop.
One of the big challenges with running a workshop like this on a fairly remote island is that things like ROV kits, tools, and consumables come with huge amount of packing materials. This wastage ends up in landfills, incinerators, and, ultimately, the sea. We want to bring tools, skills, and resources to Saipan, but we don't want to export our trash there, too.
This is why it's important to do everything we can to reduce the packaging waste before we ship equipment to Saipan. Last week, I spent a good bit of time repacking all the tools and some consumables into small, waste free, containers ready to ship.
Would you be surprised to learn that, by weight, needless packing material exceeded the weight of the actual tools?
In the last decade, the financial cost of conducting marine research has declined by several orders of magnitude and tools once restricted to the most well-funded institutions have become affordable to grass-roots organizations as well as individual stakeholders. One of the most dramatic examples of this is the production of the OpenROV, a low-cost observation-class ROV (remotely operated vehicle). OpenROVs have been used to conduct studies on marine invasive species, establish marine protected areas, and survey historic shipwrecks.
Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are uniquely situated near the Mariana Trench and surrounding Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. Despite access to vibrant and diverse marine resources, the capacity to conduct community-driven scientific research, ocean conservation, and fisheries resource management is relatively limited. While national and international research teams use advanced underwater robots to study and explore the regions around the CNMI, there are no marine robotic assets within the Commonwealth dedicated solely to community-driven ocean research and education. While not capable of diving to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, a small fleet of accessible observation-class microROVs can be of significant benefit to scientists, citizen scientists, managers, and other ocean stakeholders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The OpenROV 2.8 ships as a kit to be assembled by the end user. This presents a tremendous opportunity for STEM education programs that teach robotics, electronics, soldering, and coding, as well as marine science. OpenROV Trident is a more advanced ROV which can be used to supplement and expand research projects conducted using OpenROV 2.8s. In conjunction with a long-term management plan, this offers the potential to create a holistic marine robotics education program that not only trains students to use underwater robots but introduces them to careers in marine technology and provides the technological capacity to pursue those careers.
This structured capacity-building workshop model was tested in Papua New Guinea in October, 2014. Twenty-three undergraduates from the University of Papua New Guinea joined two marine ecologists, two robotics technicians, and several faculty members from UPNG at the Nago Island Research Facility in Kavieng, New Ireland, to construct 6 OpenROV 2.6 microROVs and learn how to design and implement marine ecologic surveys. Robots from that program were then donated to various stakeholder groups where they were used to survey coral reef biodiversity, monitor garbage accumulation in local lagoons, and track sea cucumber recovery following a national fishing ban (personal communication with W. Saleu, our PNG organizer for that program, and P. Minimulu, director of the Nago Island Research Facility).
Similar, though less intensive workshops were conducted with high school students in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in conjunction with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Virginia SeaGrant and, most recently, at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Chauvin, Louisiana. We also recently completed a series of educational ROV experiences throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, where we presented recent discoveries from the Mariana Trench to local student groups and then invited them to join us at local beaches and harbors to learn to fly ROVs and get a hands-on experience in how research is conducted using underwater robots.
Project Goals and Objectives The goals of this project are to:
- Conduct two intensive workshops in marine ecology via remote observation in which community leaders and students learn to build, maintain, and operated observation-class microROVs and develop the skills to design and implement a marine research or education program using ROVs.
- Provide a minimum of 4 OpenROV 2.8 microROVs and 1 OpenROV Trident for community-driven research in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
To achieve these goals, we will:
- Identify 2 to 3 community leaders in Saipan and conduct an intensive ROV-building workshop with a focus on teaching, facilitation, and long-term management.
- Host a second ROV-building workshop in which students, under the direction of Thaler and community leaders from the first workshop, and one additional technician construct at least 3 OpenROV 2.8 observation-class microROVs.
- Use the ROVs to conduct student-designed marine ecologic surveys under the supervision of mentors and local community leaders.
- Deliver the ROVs to local community groups for use in community-driven research and education program.
We don't ship out to Saipan until Spring 2018, but there's plenty of work to do on identifying community leaders, preparing hardware, and perfecting lesson plans in the lead up to this adventure.
This grant was funded by the NOAA Marine Education Training Mini-Grant program.

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The video is a loving tribute to Puerto Rico's indigenous Taíno culture.
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September 27, 2021
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British construction companies are meeting the Algerian government in a bid to get involved in infrastructure projects planned as part of a $50bn (£26bn) economic recovery programme
British firms will visit the country next month as part of a trade mission organised by the British Consultants and Construction Bureau, UK Trade & Investment and the Algerian government. They will meet the Algerian Ministry of Public Works, which wants British firms to bid for housing, airport and transport projects.
The country is rebuilding after a civil war that began in 1992, in which 150,000 people died.
Firms already signed up to visit Algeria are understood to include at least one major contractor, specialists and fit-out companies. Legal representatives will also attend.
Ric Nye, international director at the BCCB, said the Algerian government wanted to break the French grip on its civil engineering and construction markets, and was keen to open its markets to British firms. He said: “Algeria is a very rich market at the moment, and it wants to rebuild as it is moving out of a period of internal conflict.
“Surprisingly, the country has been hard to sell to British companies. There is a perception that France has a stranglehold on projects, but the Algerian government wants to move away from that situation.”
Algeria wants to remove the perception that France has a stranglehold
Ric Nye, international director, BCCB
Nye said that the $50bn recovery plan included a $7bn (£3.7bn) housing programme, 28,000 km of national roads, and a further 3700 smaller construction projects, including bridges and airports.
High-profile schemes include a 620 km motorway linking the east and west of the country, and a trans-Saharan highway.
As part of the mission, British companies will take part in a seminar to promote their expertise in project development to the Algerian Ministry of Public Works. They will also have the chance to be briefed on specific details of the schemes.


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My First Marathon Monday!
This past Monday was a special day in Boston. Marathon Monday is always a holiday around here, but given the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon, this year meant more than ever to residents of the city. I only just moved here, but was immediately struck by the incredibly inspiring atmosphere and energy surrounding the event. I’d mentioned in Monday’s post that I hoped to get out of work a bit early to go soak it all in, and I did indeed get out around 2PM.
I took the T to Kenmore, which is about a mile from the finish – a great spot to spectate. Security was very tight; to get through every T stop exit, and to get into any area even near the course, I had to have my bag searched. But the guys searching bags were all so friendly and polite, and seemed happy to just be there protecting the city. I saw a few girls arguing with them, complaining about having to get their bags searched “again”, and it really disappointed me. Let these people search your bag, and move on! Given the events of last year, can you really blame the city of Boston for trying to make this year’s event as safe as possible?
After watching the runners for a bit I ventured over to Annie‘s apartment to hang out on the roof with her, Greg, Kramer, and some other folks. Yes, on the roof! We could see the course from there (and the river in the other direction). The sun felt so strong and I couldn’t get over what a gorgeous day the city had been given for its marathon of redemption!
I sipped amaretto on the rocks and nommed on grape tomatoes and pita with hummus – my kind of spectating snack! One of the many nice things about blends – they often have food around the house that I know I’ll be comfortable eating. Thanks Annie!
I’d been tracking my coworker Jeannie via text alerts and looked for her while I was watching by Kenmore, but must have been a bit too early. While on the roof, my company’s president/co-founder Kevin texted me a picture he took of her – I missed her by about 20 minutes.
I decided to go meet Kevin and our co-worker Jason over at Eastern Standard so we could wait for Jeannie to come by for a drink, once she’d finished. Every restaurant had a line to get in but since I already knew people inside and was just one person, I barely had to wait! The first drink I ordered, the Marco Polo, was sweeter than I thought it’d be based on its description (rhubarb vermouth, aperol, pink bubbles) so I ended up trading it in for something drier. The Seelbach (bourbon, aromatic bitters, splash of bubbles) was much more up my alley.
Jeannie eventually made it to meet us and looked great! I got to meet her mom and the others in her “spectating party”, and wore my sparkly headband in honor of her accomplishment. We got them during our trip to Blo back when I first moved to town, and she wore hers during the race. As you can see in the photo below, the sun got to hers and they are no longer the same color!
By this point there were only a few folks left running/walking the race – I even saw someone jog by while juggling! So I headed off the course and back toward Fenway to find Greg and Annie again. We hung out and played pool at Jillian’s, and I had the IPA I’d been craving ALL day.
I originally thought I’d be energized and want to stay out a lot longer but at this point the temperature was cooling and I felt ready to go home. I took advantage of having a “late night” food craving NOT late night, and visited Garlic N Lemons, a spot near my apartment that I’ve been wanting to try. Whenever I crave it though, they’re already closed! I got the five-item vegetarian sampler platter with Greek salad, falafel, grapeleaves, moussaka, and tabbouleh. It was so amazing and I didn’t bother to take a picture of it because I just wanted to savor it and watch Mad Men. Which is what I did. And then I ate a piece of cake in bed and it was glorious.
Marathon Monday was so much fun and I’m happy that the weather ended up being ideal for many of the participants (and spectators!) It almost felt like a long weekend and though I woke up yesterday morning feeling absolutely wiped, I’m glad I took advantage of my chance to partake in the festivities. The city of Boston did an excellent job keeping everyone safe and watching Americans win the men’s and the wheelchair races was especially fitting and wonderful. As Jeannie put it on Instagram: “We finally finished the race.”
Did you celebrate Marathon Monday? Have you ever had the chance to be in Boston on this special day?


POTD – 50BMG Magazine
At some point I am going to have to talk about the 50 we had on site. Probably not for a little while yet. So in the meantime, here is a magazine loaded with 750g Hornady A-MAX ammunition.
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The Longest Memory by Fred D'Aguiar is a compelling and tragically poignant novel set in Virginia, 1810. The unique, fragmented narrations with its ironies and bigoted criticisms lurking in the words of many presents a definite ethical vision in which the reader commiserates with the suffering and feels contempt for the savage. The calamity of the story and also its main ironic element centres on an old, veteran slave Whitechapel. He inadvertently causes the death of
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The Longest Memory is clearly an in-depth novel, which deals with issues of slavery, human suffering and tragic love, elaborated with the use of ironies to explain the moral vision. The admirable qualities of dignity and tolerance expressed by the slave characters undermine all prejudices to prove how slaves have been unfairly treated. As a result, the audience sides loyally with the slaves and recognises many actions of the slaves as extraordinary feats of intrepidity.


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