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Karen has given us the beautiful color combo of Turquoise, Daffodil and Mustard for the challenge this week. I had fun creating this card, especially the background.
I created the background with Distress Wild Honey ink and clear embossing. That was overstamped with Daffodil ink and clear embossed again. What flower areas not embossed were then sponged with Distress Tumbled Glass ink. The focal image was colored with Copic Markers.
Hope to see you make something with the colors too.
Thanks for looking.
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Becky this is so beautiful!!! Your technique with stamping and embossing on your background is so cool and the result is gorgeous!!! Love your VERY pretty center image panel with the lovely butterfly and wonderful stamping and sponging! A lot of work must have gone into this incredible card! Please know it was worth it! LOVE every inch and into my favorites!!!
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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 6:42 PM
Oh my Becky!! This is beautiful!!! It does have that batik look and feel. Your butterfly is perfection!!
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LAURENCE JONES - LOCAL BLUESMAN IS BACK IN TOWN AT THE ZEPHYR LOUNGE, LEAMINGTON SPA ON WED 19TH APR
Be it jamming on stage with Steve Walwyn and Joanne Shaw Taylor, supporting King King, headlining his own shows at the Zephyr Lounge and Leamington Assembly, rocking up a storm at The Napton Festival or most recently his amazing homecoming gig last August in Shipston on Stour Laurence has impressed and amazed me in equal measure.
On Wed 19th April he brings himself and his knockout band back to Leamington for a show at The Zephyr Lounge for what is bound to be a cracking show as part of his April UK tour which is hot on the tails of a successful trek around Europe.
The multi award winning blues artist now has 4 top quality studio albums to cherry pick from and if we are lucky we may even get his stunning Hendrix cover (not guaranteed but an absolute treat when he adds it to the set).
Expect plenty of roaring, energetic rockers and numbers that showcase his more soulful side and of course oodles of scorching guitar solos and one of the tightest blues bands around.
Off stage along with Steve Walwyn Laurence is one of the nicest, most genuine people I have met in the music business, he always has time for his fans, has charisma in bucket loads deserves all his success and hopefully more.
So looking forward to this one.


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Difficult times lie ahead for trade from small and isolated nations such as New Zealand. Consumers in Europe are starting to avoid our lamb and other exports because of concerns over long distance transport. Labels that count ‘food miles’ are motivated by concerns over climate change but give a misguided picture of the real carbon impacts. And there has been little progress in reducing the damaging agriculture subsidies of the US and EU. The World Trade Organisation’s Doha round of trade talks is stalled, held hostage by agriculture lobby groups.
We may be victims of unjust trade rules, but spare a thought for our even smaller and more isolated Pacific neighbours. They other challenges as well – the coup in Fiji, tsunami in the Solomons, riots in Nuku’alofa and Honiara, growing violence in the run up to elections in PNG and the prospect of more cyclones, sea level rise and other consequences of climate change.
Meanwhile foreign companies exploit their fish, timber and minerals, fuel corruption and charge exhorbitant prices for electricity, telecommunications and water. Struggling exporters face high transport costs as a result of oil price rises. It is little wonder that our Pacific neighbours, particularly the poorer Melanesian countries, can’t create enough jobs for the large numbers of young people in their societies.
So what is our response? On one hand we have just increased the aid budget and we are helping more Pacific workers to enter New Zealand on temporary work visas.
This is welcome. But our trade policy is out of step. This week, the Minister of Trade, Hon. Phil Goff announced that New Zealand and Australia will try to start preparations on a free trade agreement with the Pacific.
New Zealand’s rationale for starting negotiations under the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) is commercial self-interest. Trade officials want to ensure that New Zealand exporters would not lose out if the Pacific gives duty free access to the EU. Pacific governments are negotiating hard with the EU and insisting that no deal is better than a bad deal. They are seeking tangible benefits for their people, not a free trade agreement to pry open their markets.
The immediate impacts of any agreement with the EU would not be ruinous for the Pacific, since they do little trade with the EU. But the impacts would be far more serious if there was a free trade deal with Australia and New Zealand, the Pacific’s main trading partners.
New Zealand exports to the Pacific are around $1 billion each year. But the Pacific exports only $160 million to New Zealand. This massive trade deficit is likely to worsen if the Pacific is required to drop their tariffs and open up their services under PACER. It is also likely to result in closures of local businesses and job losses because they are unable to compete with cheaper imports.
Nor is trade liberalisation going to meet the urgent need to deliver essential services. Pacific government revenues will fall when tariffs are removed under PACER, further squeezing under-funded health, education, water supply and other public services. There will also be pressure under PACER to deregulate these services and open them up to private sector. Yet few Pacific countries have sound regulatory systems in place. As New Zealanders know only too well, poorly regulated electricity, telecoms, water and housing means poor services, high prices and consumer rip-offs.
Some Pacific countries are already facing these issues through a different set of trade negotiations. Vanuatu, Tonga, and Samoa have been trying to join the WTO. But the price for entry to the WTO club is far higher for new members than for existing members. Even worse, there are no objective rules that limit what an existing member can demand as an entry price. Vanuatu was offered such a harsh deal that they withdrew just before they were due to join in 2001. Tonga’s deal has still not been ratified a year and a half after they finished negotiations.
Samoa is now in negotiations to join the WTO, and shamefully, it is their close neighbour and friend New Zealand that is making unreasonable and excessive demands. Our government is demanding that Samoa agree to trade concessions that go far beyond those of other Least Developed Countries, and even beyond those of far richer WTO members. These concessions are to benefit our exporters.
These free trade deals are not in the interests of our vulnerable Pacific neighbours. We should be offering the Pacific a development agreement that will help them be able to start new companies and add value to their agriculture and fish exports, not a free trade agreement to open up their markets.
It is time to have a coherent trade policy. We should give priority to development in the Pacific, not our commercial interests. A more prosperous, more peaceful and more sustainable Pacific is in all our interests.

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Why would the deposed lame duck prime minister of Israel need to fly to Washington to meet with the outgoing lame duck president of the United States just weeks before both men are relieved of office?
That was the question many Israeli commentators were asking Sunday morning, just hours after caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert departed for the American capital to hold a final round of talks with US President George W. Bush.
Despite the official agenda consisting of casual talks regarding Israeli-Palestinian peace, F-22 fighter jets and Jonathan Pollard, London's Sunday Times claimed to have the real answer in a report citing intelligence sources who suggested Olmert and Bush will be hammering out final details of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
According to those sources, the prospect of an Israeli strike on Iran's main nuclear facilities before US President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in on January 20 has become significantly more likely.
Last week the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had stockpiled enough enriched uranium to possibly construct a nuclear bomb the size of that which destroyed the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II. That would put Iran months, or at most one year, from fielding a nuclear weapon.
Israel is convinced Obama does not intend to exert the kind of pressure needed to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, and certainly will not exercise a military option.
That leaves Israel few options but to exercise its own military option, and if Jerusalem decides to attack it will need at least the tacit cooperation of the US, which controls most of the airspace between Israel and Iran.
Few topics would be urgent enough for two lame duck leaders like Olmert and Bush to get together weeks before both are out of office. But the prospect of Iran building a nuclear weapon within months and Israel needing to eliminate any chance of that happening would be such a topic.


Renee Zellweger Caught Your Eye By Looking Unrecognizable, But Julia Roberts Thinks She Took A Risk In Hollywood By Not Changing Her Face!
Facelifts, Botox, boob jobs, plastic surgery is definitely the norm in Hollywood and there are a handful of celebs who have decided to stay away from the addictive surgery.
Julia Roberts is definitely one of them!
Unlike Renee Zellweger, the Pretty Woman actress revealed making the decision to stay au natural and foregoing a facelift was definitely a big risk for her.
In an industry where looks are everything, not turning to knives for a younger look definitely is a big risk!
When asked about the pressures of undergoing cosmetic surgery, Julia said:
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Hello world wide web, I have no idea where to start.
I want to share with you how I got to be who I am today. Staple memories and moments that made me… me.This will include many entries and stories that hopefully with make you laugh, open your eyes, and understand who I am.
So let me start off with where I am right now literally and figuratively. Literally I’m in my room, in my apartment that I share with my best friend. Laying in my bed hands eager to type but my brain trying to find the right words to say. The right words to keep you reading. Figuratively in my life I’m at a fork in the road.
I have choices to make and a path to choose. Do they lead me to same damn ending though? Is there hope for more than these days just coming and going and meaning absolutely nothing? I think what is so freeing and so scary is having absolutely nothing holding you to earth. Not suicidal, been there done that, just realizing. Doesn’t it freak anyone else out how were all these humans that just live? I don’t know…. It’s 3 am.
Anyways I hope to keep you as an audience and that you’ll continue to read my thoughts and insight. That you’ll read my side of my life and know me from my mind and not from my image.

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- Phone Number: 415-240-9556
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Taneshia Miller is a native of San Francisco Bay-View/Hunter’s Point Community. Ms. Miller is an excellent example to young people, especially young ladies, demonstrating that you can choose to not become a victim of your environment but that you can decide to live up to higher expectations of yourself. Although growing up in an underserved community, Ms. Miller did not allow herself to become entrapped by the many self-defeating lifestyles she observed many young people of her generation become enslaved and ultimately destroyed by.
Ms. Miller began working at the age of 15 at Yogurt Expressions, which was later renamed to Boulé Café, located in Bayview Hunter’s Point.
While working at the café she became fascinated with becoming an entrepreneur and owing her own business; she looked up to the owner of the café as a mentor. In 2003 Taneshia began her first entrepreneurial venture and started a vending machine business named 6 & 8 Vending.
In 2004 Taneshia was back working in Bayview Hunter’s Point as Personal banker at Wells Fargo Bank. Her return to this community ignited her desire to make a difference in the lives of young ladies.
In 2006 Ms. Miller founded LADIES IN POWER, a non-profit organization passionate about impacting the lives of young ladies with a deep desire to strengthen, educate, build self-esteem, and confidence. Its mission is to cultivate young women’s highest potential.

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Friday, March 10, 2017
Eloam Mini 720 is a slim, low-cost fully spherical 360 camera
Eloam is an electronics company that makes office equipment that has also started creating 360 cameras. Last year, it created the SYL668, a hemispherical 360 camera. Now they have a fully spherical 360 camera called the Eloam Mini 720 (SYL-669H).
Here are the specs:
- two fisheye lenses with 200 degree field of view each
- two OV4689 4-megapixel sensors
- video resolution: 1080p @ 30fps
- uses Micro SD cards up to 64GB
- compatible with iOS and Android
I haven't seen any sample photos or videos from this camera, and I don't know the retail price yet.


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Hi. I have 2 tables, Table A(Source) and Table B( Target). I added a field in table B named External No. This field already exists in Table A, so i now want this field in Table B to populate data from the same field in A.
I have tried to link this table using the the table relation option, but unfortunately, these two tables dont share the same primary key. I tried inserting code in target table to try and update the data with no success.
So in table B, field “External No.”, what do you have in TableRelation property? When you tried to link the two tables, what did you actually do?
In the the target table, i added a field called ‘External Document No.’.
This field already exists in Table A.
In Table 2 designer, i went to the added field-‘External Document No.’,
→ Properties,-> Table Relation.
In the Table relation, under the Table Field, i put in Table 1.
In the Field,field, i put in ‘External Document No.’.
When i run the table, i however get an error saying,"‘External Document No.’ is not part of Table 1 Primary key.
‘External Document No.’ is not a primary key in both tables.
Hi Douglas Munyoro,
What type of relation (Normal, …) had you used to join the two tables ?
You only want to populate external document of Table A in Table B, if yes then just make Table B field as flow field and lookup the value in Table A.
If that’s the case, then you’d probably want to define External Document No. in table 2 as a flowfield - a lookup into table 1, with table filter properties that uniquely identify the source record in table 1. To do that, you’ll want to create additional fields in table 2 that replicate the primary key in table 1. For an example, take a look at the definition of the “G/L Account Name” field in t_17 G/L Entry.


Digital Soil water and temperature tester can be used in field test and observe soil water positioning, thus can get the soil moisture, hydraulic conductivity and other soil water properties parameters etc. This instrument use the principle of tensionmeter, the method of combining one or more probes,improve the traditional technology. You can also purchase a set of instrument, multiple probes. You can place the probes underground in different depth and different tested plots for long term. If you want to know the water of a point soil, you can connect the instrument with probes, then can read the value at once.


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More than a quarter of London’s Korean-born population live in and around New Malden, in the city’s south-western suburbs. But you can find Korean culture and food right across the capital, partly as a result of a huge rise in the number of Korean tourists visiting our city in recent years. Now, as part of our series investigating different cultures in London, we want to know where to get a little bit of Seoul.
So tell us: what’s your favourite Korean place in London? From grocery shops to barbecue restaurants, cultural venues to churches and temples, let us know where you head to experience Korean culture in the capital. We’ll use the best tips in an upcoming issue of Time Out London magazine.
Get some inspiration from our list of London’s best Korean restaurants.

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In an article in the Washington Post: http://bit.ly/8EMizZ, UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon writes about the hope he saw amidst the rubble in Haiti: people pulled alive from the ruins after days without food and water, hospitals functioning again when it seemed the earthquake had destroyed them totally. In the midst of the chaos, Haitians talk of their determination to rebuild their country, and make it a better place for them to live.
There are other signs of hope in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake in the way that people from all over the world stopped what they were doing, put aside their differences and rushed to the small Caribbean island with one goal in mind - to help. Relations between the USA and Cuba may usually be frosty, but the needs of the Haitian people initiated a slight thaw. Teams from Iran work alongside teams from Israel. Poor countries such as Bangladesh stand side by side with rich countries such as the UK. Big countries like China and small ones like Luxembourg have done what they can to help.
The human race is a family. In a family, there are differences, squabbles, even fights. But when one member of the family is in trouble, those differences are cast aside and everyone rushes to help. The world response to the needs of Haiti have ably demonstrated that family unity, and the fact that so many reached out is hopeful in itself.
Big disasters like the earthquake in Haiti make news. We see the images, realise the immediate and dire need and race to the rescue. But Haiti is not the only place on earth where rescue is needed, and the Haitians are not the only people in need of hope.
All over the world, every single day, people suffer. Man made problems such as war or natural events such as drought, flood and landslide cause misery and hardship for millions. For many, the suffering and death is needless. For instance, 45,000 people will die today because they lack clean water - easily and cheaply provided in our modern world. Today, according to the UN, 19,000 children will die of hunger on a planet that grows enough to give each man, woman and child more than enough to eat. Lack of education, substandard housing, wages that keep workers in poverty, all preventable, and all shortening lives today.
At World In Need, we don't wait for the big disasters. We don't believe in waiting until the situation is all but hopeless before we offer help, and hope. Through child sponsorship and feeding programmes we endeavour to help the needy who haven't made the front pages. By encouraging self sustaining programmes like the women's carpet making co-operative in Afghanistan, we give people the chance to build lives for themselves.
The future is a smouldering ember. On its own it is nothing but a tiny glow. It gives neither light nor heat. It just is. But fan it with the wind of hope and feed it with the fuel of positive action and it will grow into a living flame that can empower us all.


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Prominent in the skyline as you loop San Francisco Bay, Mt. Tamalpais is sentinel on our horizons. The perspectives change, at times the summit(s) are more prominent and sometimes the length of the mountain stretching toward the Pacific is more obvious. It rises into the winds and storms that come off the ocean. It provides a remarkable green presence in our lives refreshing the air we breathe and provides the watershed that is the basic of our lives. The moods change depending on the day, today ours is a clear profile to enjoy. At other times, the Pacific fogs will obscure part or all of the mountain bringing out its magical and spiritual qualities. It is our Fuji.
Tom Killian and Gary Snyder wrote and drew a splendid homage to the Mountain in their book, Tamalpais walking (Heyday Books, Berkeley, California, 2009.) Killian’s woodblock prints are remarkable for their insights, their bold, powerfully descriptive lines and superb combinations of color. His style honors and is organic to the great Japanese woodblock tradition – truly breathtaking. Killian’s written descriptions combined with Snyder’s essay and poetry make this book a holder and a keeper.
“Walked all day through live oak and manzanita,
Scrabbling through dust down Tamalpais—
Thought of high mountains;
Looked out on a sea of fog.
Two of us, carrying packs.
“Myths & Texts”, Gary Snyder
Hot day in the offing getting into the 90’s , we hat up and take in the view.
Just as we begin the trail some Bush Monkey flowers are along the way, these particular plants seemed to have a large number of twin blooms.
Looking down toward Phoenix Lake with a Buckeye finishing its bloom but still plenty of fragrance to attract the bee chorus. Jim talked about the confluence of two ecosystems in Northern California, those plants and trees from the north up into Alaska and Canada mingled with those from the south – from southern California and as far away as Mexico.
A hairpin turn begins the trail, checking out our cornering ability.
But we soon are greeted with lots of shade so very welcome on a hot day. It seems that whenever we walk by Redwoods even young Redwoods beginning to colonize a hill, they exude an area cool and quiet.
Here’s a review from our earlier hike at Devil’s Gulch this year, False Solomon’s Seal (Vagnera amplexicaulis) (Spikenard) with its bloom clusters at the end of the stem. Now we see the fruit in that location, a light-red berry very finely sprinkled with red dots. Margaret Armstrong in her 1915 “Fieldbook of Western Wild Flowers laments, “It is a pity that all flowers cannot have really individual names. ‘False’ is especially unattractive and ’Solomon’s Seal’ is confusing as the flowers are not alike, but this is the old name used all over the world., so it will have to stand, though unworthy of this pleasing plant. . . . The name is given in honor of Wagner.” Wikipedia gives its primary name now as
Maianthemum racemosum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maianthemum_racemosum
One of the hike’s pleasures was walking along to the sounds of a sparkling stream, precious in Northern California when so many seasonal streams have dried up. Jim found this young Pacific giant salamander in one of the pools and borrowed him for a short time to show the group before returning him to his home. They can grow up to 12 inches in length and “is one of several salamanders that have vocal abilities. When startled these salamanders may respond with a croaky-sounding cry similar to that of a barking dog.”
Wasn’t the salamander the symbol for the Fire Brigade in “Fahrenheit 451″?
Here’s a bridge built by Boy Scout Troop 101 in 1998 which we cross with thanks and with more thanks in the rainy season, may it come soon.
Was Jim pointing to leaves in the upper story, a passing wren – no, this much attention might be an Osprey which we saw earlier. Actually, what got my attention was a really massive Alder tree that Jim observed at the stream edge. Being used to the smaller Alder trees and bushes along the streams of Pt. Reyes, this one was a surprise and most amazing.
We were moving along so we didn’t get to observe the Red Alder/White Alder differences but apparently each can reach good heights. The white alder can grow up to 82 feet and occasionally 115 ft. The Red can reach ago 98 feet with the official tallest at 105 ft. in Clatsop County, Oregon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_rubra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_rhombifolia
View from the bridge, a wonderful blue rainbow reflecting the sky
Hazelnut bush in mid-stream when it’s streaming http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_cococ.pdf
Enjoying more Redwood shade and listening to the stream sing below us. Some big leaf maples join the redwoods along the stream.
Return to GO with Lisa moving smartly toward some shade as we gather ourselves together for the finale pot-luck for the Spring Footloose Series 2014.
We’ve arrived at Louise’s house, she made us feel so comfortable and cool on a hot day. Jim scans the view from the dining area.
But we must see her chickens which have been much in our thoughts.
Louise sharing some chicken info with Armand and later she shared some fresh eggs with some of us “tourists”. This is the chicken that likes to be held. Armando, one of our hike leaders, also raises chickens – I recall him and Louise sharing intense chicken stories at another pot-luck.
Jim said that they raise chickens at OAEC as well. Here Pogo renews his acquaintance.
Some enjoyed meeting the chickens and others loved hanging out in the shade at the pool. Some did both.
Another view of Mt. Tam but not by Hokusai or Hiroshige though I think they’d like this one.
The pot-luck with lots of luck and what is that grinding sound? . + . + . + . +
Ah, it was Scott and Jim hand cranking the ice cream and now’s the moment, I think the spatulas will help. We’ll help too.


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Experience the fairytale.
After selling out for the last five years, we proudly present Once Upon A Showers 2019; a fairytale dreamland. In the proud Showers tradition, we will bring you the bewitching ambience of the Mediterranean, the electrifying atmosphere that is synonymous with our events plus the glitz and glamour of the most thrilling night of summer 2019. On the 6th of July we welcome you a magical story of wonder and imagination where dreams come true and even the wickedest of witches shall learn to love.
Have a look of what's going on with Showers!
DJ Daniel Pereaux has graced the decks of the most kickass events, all over the globe. With his energetic sets, he will yet again be providing the cool, feisty soundtrack for the spectacular Showers 2017, happening on the 8 July at Café Del Mar. We got together with Daniel to find out what this 28-year
As one of the local club scene’s pioneers, DJ Ruby is responsible for some of the island’s most memorable events. Spinning tunes alongside some of the world’s biggest names, he has gained a legendary reputation both locally and beyond. His strong dedication to the scene has seen him building a huge following; a whole generation
“Since its inception, Showers has evolved year after year. From humble beginnings in 2013, we are now at a point where we can truly say that Showers has matured and taken shape as something unique on the international stage. Our incredible team have been working hard for the past year to deliver something which will
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LTD’s EDM Department consists of 7 CNC sinker EDM’s with C-axis and 1 Mitsubishi EDM. Each is equipped with a tool changer to allow operation 24/7 and equipped with Mitsubishi Anti-Arc technology controls. High quality graphite is used to deliver the best mold finish and electrode wear. Often LeRoy Tool puts our expertise to use making electrodes to support other tool makers’ over flow requirements.
Since there is zero contact with the conductive material being machined, intricate parts and complex shapes with the tightest of tolerances can be produced. Also with EDM, smooth surfaces are created and minimal polishing to a part or tool is required.


RockiesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ fans were on a Rocky Mountain high the first month of the season, getting off to a fast start with a 13-4 record. Since that early run, however, theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been singing a different tune, as theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve followed that up with a 15-23 record heading into June.
The Rockies can hitÃ¢â‚¬â€when you have the likes of Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Michael CuddyerÃ¢â‚¬â€who, despite a stint on the DLÃ¢â‚¬â€is having a nice start to his seasonÃ¢â‚¬â€youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re going to score runs. The Rockies are leaving a lot of guys stranded; and while that’s a product of getting a lot of guys on base to begin with, it’s still making Rockies’ fans nervous, as their run production has been dropping of late.
The Reds arenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t the only team with a #2 hole lineup controversy.Ã‚Â Colorado has put several players there, with no real resolution. Dante Bichette, the RockÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s hitting coach had some interesting things to say about the subject:
“It’s one of those interesting spots in the lineup, because there are so many views on what makes a good two-hole hitter,” Bichette said. “There are guys that think speed. A lot of guys say on-base percentage. A lot of guys feel like a high-strikeout guy is good for second, because there are not a lot of double plays, and a lot of guys feel the opposite, that they need a contact hitter.”
Here are the 2013 rankings thus far for the Rockies’ offense:
Manager Walt Weiss likes to sit the aging Todd Helton against lefties, so expect to see a lot of Helton in this series.
Here are the 2013 rankings thus far for the Rockies’ pitching:
Tyler Chatwood began the season in the minors, has been a pleasant surpriseÃ¢â‚¬â€and now heÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s an important part of the rotation for the Rockies.
A groin injury has landed Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt on the DL over the weekend. The Rockies will hand over the mythical closer duties to Rex Brothers, a lefty who has amassed 23 straight scoreless appearances over 21 1/3 innings. Manny Corpas is being brought up from AAA Colorado Springs to fill out the pen. Corpas was 0-2 with a 5.01 ERA in 48 appearances with the Cubs last year. Wilton Lopez, Matt Belisle, Adam Ottavino, Rob Scahill, Edgmer Escalona and Josh Outman round out the pen.
I will be especially interested in seeing Ottavino during this series for personal reasons. Adam played in the very same Brooklyn little league (78th Youth Sports) I once coached my son. Adam’s father, John, was quite a teacher and coach. He must be beaming.
Wednesday’s matchup should be a decided mismatch in favor of the Reds (at least on paper) as Cueto goes against the Rockies #5 starter, Jon Garland. Your starting pitchers for the series:
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|Tyler Chatwood, RHP||3||0||2.12||29.2||9||26||1.28|
|Homer Bailey, RHP||3||4||3.84||68.0||19||68||1.19|
|Juan Nicasio, RHP||4||2||4.79||56.1||22||37||1.40|
|Johnny Cueto, RHP||3||0||2.17||37.1||13||34||0.88|
|Jon Garland, RHP||3||6||5.81||62.0||22||29||1.66|


'Cards Against Humanity' Bought A Piece Of The U.S. Border So Trump Can't Build His Wall
Cards Against Humanity is using this chunk of land to block Trump's border wall.
Cards Against Humanity's been known for its huge publicity stunts. Like when the company dug a giant hole to represent the bleakness of the 2016 election.
And when they raised the price of their game by $5 on Black Friday 2016, resulting in a sales spike.
The company's latest stunt, however, might be its biggest yet. To make a point to Donald Trump (and gain some serious publicity) the game manufacturer reportedly decided to purchase a plot of land right along the U.S. border to try and stop Donald Trump from building the wall.
As part of this year's Black Friday promotion, "Cards Against Humanity Saves America" debuted with a press release directly aimed at Donald Trump in an attempt to foil one of his earliest campaign promises.
As per the company's official statement, the "Saves America" edition of the game comes with a few special goodies.
"Donald Trump is a preposterous golem who is afraid of Mexicans. He is so afraid that he wants to build a twenty-billion dollar wall that everyone knows will accomplish nothing. So we've purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built.
On Day 1, all Cards Against Humanity Saves America Recipients will get an illustrated map of the land, a certificate of our promise to fight the wall, some new cards, and a few other surprises."
People were smitten not only with the idea, but the promotional video associated with the special Black Friday edition of the game.
Fans also were stunned about the amount of planning and thought that went into the company's idea.
Potential buyers who live outside the states came up with a great shipping idea to help Cards Against Humanity get their point across.
And the company might be getting political, but that doesn't mean they've lost their edge, either.
People are already gifting the special edition to their friends.
It's pretty surprising, considering such scathing and righteous political moves are being made by a company that makes a game that's about being as vulgar, gross, and nihilistic as possible.


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Solos, Duos and Trios for guitar.
After many years of playing together John Williams and John Etheridge are joined by classical guitarist and composer Gary Ryan in a colourful and varied programme of solos, duos and trios. Williams and Etheridge will play some of their most popular pieces together and own compositions and Gary Ryan will play his own “Benga Beat”. The programme will also feature duos played by Ryan and Williams, by Ryan and Etheridge and trio pieces “Malinke Guitars” and “Triangular Situations”. All pieces will be introduced by the players.
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Will Muschamp announces key defender will be out several weeks after suffering injury
Slowing down Florida TE Kyle Pitts just became a little tougher for the Gamecocks.
Will Muschamp announced Tuesday in his weekly press conference that his defense would be without starting linebacker Sherrod Greene for some time.
“Sherrod Greene subluxed his hip; he’s got a fracture in his hip,” Muschamp said. “He’ll probably be out 4-6 weeks, and then there’s no surgery required. It’s an unusual injury. They’re going to take a look at it between four and six weeks and see what they do from there. Hopefully, he’ll be back within that time, but it’s a very unusual injury.”
Greene played in all 12 games last season for South Carolina, making nine starts. He collected 35 tackles including 6.5 for loss.
The injury likely means that senior Damani Staley will fill the role vacated by Greene.
Of slightly better news, Muschamp indicated that cornerback Israel Mukuamu, who left the season opener early in the second half with a groin injury is day-to-day. The same goes for linebacker Jahmar Brown who missed Week 1 with a knee injury.
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Jack Stanford - FLBS Director; F. Richard Hauer - FLBS Professor of Limnology; Sarah O'Neal - FLBS Graduate Student;
Mr. Fernando de Las Carreras - CEO, Nervous Waters of Argentina (NWA); Mr. Alejandro Menendez, Estancia Maria Behety (EMB); The Fly Shop; Frontiers International Travel
- Define the status of the brown trout population
- Learn more about the effect of fishing on population structure and productivity within Patagonia / Tierra del Fuego river systems
- Find what factors, other than angling, may limit trout productivity in different reaches of the river system
The objective of this study is to determine population parameters and factors controlling
productivity of sea trout (sea-run brown trout) in the Rio Grande of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
We are using the catch and release fly fishing operation of NWA and EMB as a basis for a mark
and recapture study of the brown trout population within various study reaches of the river in
association with other ecological measures that encompass the freshwater life cycle.
The long-term goal is to use the scientific information as a basis for development of a strategy
that will sustain high quality angling and the associated ecotourism income in the Rio Grande.
With this first year of work as a foundation and by inclusion of the Rio Grande in SaRON, we
hope in coming years to attract funding to involve scientists from Argentina in the work and to
use the results to better inform salmon and trout management worldwide.
Fish Tag Finder
FLBS researchers, with the assistance of local researchers and fishing guides, tag thousands of fish per year in Tierra del Fuego river systems in order to better understand fish migration patterns and to identify fish habitat areas.
If you have found a fish tag, you can visit the FLBS Fish Tag Finder site.
The Rio Grande and other rivers in the Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (P-TdF) regions of South America provide some of the best sport fly fishing in the world. While salmonids are not native to South American rivers, they are now well established and fly fishing ecotourism is an important regional industry. However, concerns exist that the fishing pressure may have begun to impair trout population structure and productivity in some of the rivers.
The situation may be likened to Alaska in the 1960s when sport fishing for large trout was developed but has since declined coherent with increasing fishing pressure. Owing to concern about sustainability of high quality fly angling in the Rio Grande River in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, NWA and EMB asked the FLBS to prepare a proposal to obtain scientific information about the fishery and to make management recommendations. We want to know:
- the status of the brown trout population
- the effect of fishing on population structure and productivity
- what factors, other than angling, may limit trout productivity in different reaches of the river system
Objectives and Rationale
Our main objective is to document the population structure of the brown trout of the Rio Grande and examine controls on productivity, particularly juvenile recruitment. It is critical to clearly understand these important elements of trout ecology in the Rio Grande in order to assure the sustainability of the fishery, and thus its tremendous economic value. This aspect is of course most important to NWA and EMB and others who depend on the health of the trout populations in the river. Many if not most trout and salmon fisheries worldwide have been impaired because the impact of fishing on population structure was not documented and the information integrated into an adaptive management framework river by river. The cooperators wish to avoid this on the Rio Grande by directly evaluating the angling influence on the brown trout population.
We also are interested in documenting why brown trout and sea-run salmonid fishes have so successfully adapted in the Rio Grande. Specifically, we are interested in potential interactions between resident and sea-run life history types of brown and other salmonids that are present in the Rio Grande (e.g. Rainbow Trout), especially in relation to interbreeding and competition for food and space by juveniles. We believe that such information also is essential to sustaining high quality fishing in P-TdF, as well as better informing the science of salmon rivers worldwide.
NWA deploys a large number of guided fly fishers each year from Kau Tapen Lodge, Toonken Lodge, and Villa Maria Lodge and EMB from Maria Behety Lodge on the Rio Grande. Large numbers of fish are landed throughout the fishing season. Guides collect a specific suite of rapid assessment data on every fish landed by anglers as well as either tag or note recaptures of previously tagged fish, noting the location of every capture. This amounts to a large scale and spatially explicit mark and recapture study that will allow a robust estimation of population size.
Data collection by guides and anglers is coordinated by a FLBS graduate research assistant per protocols established herein. The FLBS graduate research assistant also collects an extensive suite of habitat and food web metrics for migratory, resident, and juvenile fish, again in spatially explicit format following the Protocol of the Salmonid Rivers Observatory Network (SaRON) of FLBS. All data will be communicated to and accessed from the SaRON data management system at FLBS. This data system is web based and will allow easy access to all information by the cooperators and other interested parties per agreement of the cooperators.


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The Echo is a sound visualization project made in processing. I used Minim library to detect sound beat. I also made a beat reaction in visual part. Besides, PeasyCam to control the 3D camera were used. The rotating visual graphics change along with the beats.
This is a trying of making a harmony communication between sound and vision.


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Corporate social responsibility is about a company protecting and giving back to the community. We are a small company, but we understand the great value of everyone, no matter how small, playing their part. All of us, as individuals and businesses, have a responsibility to minimize our negative impact on the community and the environment. So we do whatever we can to achieve this.
We believe the paperless office is achievable! We try to avoid the use of paper as much as possible by making most of our correspondence, including invoicing electronically.
Whenever possible, we use green transport like public transport or even walk.
We are energy savers with an ecological office policy that involves plenty of daylight, energy saving lighting and a great habit of switching everything off completely before we leave.
We recycle and use recycled materials wherever possible. These are some of the small steps we have taken to contribute to the community. Apart from this, we also try to contribute to the society in every possible way.


Orange County Central Men’s Jail, Santa Ana, California
December 20, 2018
An unknown number of jail inmates attacked guards, leading to five guards and one inmate being transported to the hospital for treatment. The motivation for the attack is unknown.
OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff), December 20, 2018, “PRESS RELEASE: This morning just before 7:30 a.m., numerous inmates in a Central Men’s Jail housing unit were involved in an unprovoked attack on Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) staff. Five OCSD employees were taken to the hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.” [Tweet]. Accessed May 22, 2019.
“5 Deputies Hospitalized Following Attack by Inmates at O.C. Jail: Sheriff’s Officials“, KTLA, December 20, 2018.


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How to Make It
Combine water, salt, and shrimp and crab boil in a large bowl; stir well to blend seasonings. Rinse fish thoroughly in cold water; place in brine mixture. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Prepare charcoal fire in smoker; let burn 10 to 15 minutes. Drain water from hickory chips to fill water pan half full. Sprinkle hickory chips over gray-white coals. Place water pan in smoker. Heavily grease wire food rack; place on lowest shelf in smoker.
Remove fish from brine; rinse thoroughly in cold water, and pat dry. Arrange fish on food rack; cover smoker with lid, and open vent slightly to keep smoke and air circulating. Smoke fish 1 1/2 hours or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and is golden brown. Transfer fish to a serving platter, and serve.
Oxmoor House Homestyle Recipes

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David Moyes has suggested to the London Evening Standard that West Ham United are trying to bring in younger players this summer, but he could attempt to sign an experienced central defender.
West Ham have been linked with a number of the Championship’s brightest prospects in the early stages of the transfer window.
But it seems that the Hammers could also have one eye on bringing in some players with top flight experience.
Moyes is looking to strengthen at the back, and a central defender with Premier League knowhow is seemingly on his wish list.
“We’re trying to bring in a younger group but we will also need a couple of experienced players. Central defenders are usually better when they’re more experienced,” Moyes said.
Moyes’s comments may just suggest that a move for John Stones or Phil Jones could be possible.
Moyes generally used Angelo Ogbonna and Issa Diop as his defensive pairing of choice over the past campaign, with Declan Rice tasked with protecting them in midfield.


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Watched on Sunday May 28, 2023.
Bill & Ted Face the Music, 2020 - ★★★★
To be upfront: This is probably the most optimistic movie of 2020, at least to my knowledge. And true, there haven’t been a lot of movies, but those that were announced and didn’t make it yet, don’t seem to carry much positivity. So this one is different.
After their time adventure in 1989 and after they cheated death in 1991 Bill & Ted have yet to write the song that unites the world. And while they created families and continued to make music during the past 25 years, they haven’t been very successful at least at creating popular music and the band broke apart. So when the future in the person of Rufus’s daughter Kelly knocks on their door, telling them they merely have an hour to come up with the song, they have no clue how to do that. They decide to travel through their own future lifetime to find the song they need to perform, while being chased by a killer robot. And while the chilled-out duo cheats on themselves repeatedly (and also try to save their marriages) it’s their most excellent daughters that try to put together an amazing cross-temporal band...
It’s great fun to see Reeves and Winter back, as well as some more of the old crew. The most amazing new addition surely are the two daughters played by Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine that have a great chemistry and still are undoubtedly the offspring of their dads. The movie zips by very quickly with more plot points than the first two instalment. And while they could have spent some more time on certain scenes and a little more cash on certain special effects, I felt right at home from the get go. I especially like that (as one reviewer put it) the movie addresses the cynicism that seems to be so typical for our time without making the main characters cynics themselves. Even the robots have a conscience here! In fact this is not about two heroes saving the world at all, it’s really about everybody coming together, something that we easily seem to dismiss in our fragmented societies. It’s really the movie 2020 needs, while at the same time it’s rather sad not to be able to watch it on the big screen with a crowd. Yes, they do steal from both prior movies (is it really stealing though, when you steal from yourself?) but they still manage to come up with a new twist and a new enough ending while keeping the original mood and optimistic message very much alive: Be excellent to each other. And party on dudes!


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Nothing Says, “Fire” Like Planting Red Hot Poker
There are some truly unique plant names out there.
For example, have you heard of Red Hot Poker? Also known by their scientific name “Kniphofia” these fiery perennials look a lot like…well…lit torches! Which is perhaps how they earned their other nickname, “Torch Lilies.”
Originally native to South Africa, Red Hot Poker adds a blaze of color to the garden.
If you are interested in a hardy plant that gives the effect of fireworks exploding throughout the flowerbeds, consider DutchGrown’s Red Hot Poker.
Red Hot Poker: What to Expect
Say goodbye to boring blooms!
Red Hot Poker brings the heat – quite literally. The first thing people will notice when walking past your garden is the striking red, orange, and yellow colors. Large tubular flowers are bicolored. Each shade bleeds into the next atop spiky caps.
Towering stalks guarantee that Red Hot Poker plants don’t get lost among the green foliage. Red Hot Poker lights up a lawn. It looks especially bold when grown in clusters. Or lining the edge of a walkway.
Do you need a plant that has height?
Try Red Hot Poker. It will grow between 2 to 5 feet tall. No need to wait too long for them to reach their full glory, either. Bareroot plants can go into the ground immediately for superspeed growth.
Just be careful not to plant too closely together. 18 to 24 inches apart is ideal.
Red Hot Poker might be a “hot” plant (but don’t worry about your wallet getting burned!)
Like most lilies, this variety isn’t too fussy. Full sun is best. However, locations with partial shade can still enjoy their sizzling beauty. What matters most is soil. Good drainage is a MUST. For full growing instructions, click into each barefoot variety (see above).
Did you know?
During the second World War, Red Hot Pokers became less popular. Citizens of Europe and England were worried about food shortages. And so rather than “waste” valuable land and soil growing decorative flowers, there was a push to focus on harvesting edible crops.
Luckily, Red Hot Poker is once again getting the attention it deserves!
A Sunny Choice for Floral Arrangements
Lastly, let’s talk about cut flowers.
People who love to have fresh blooms in the home will be delighted to learn that Red Hot Poker does well when cut. In fact, florists regularly snip this plant. It is perfect for summer weddings, parties, and special occasions where red, orange, and yellow are prominent in a dramatic color palette.
Dutch Grown suggests cutting full blooms early in the morning. Pair with simple white flowers and ferns. Or add to a vase with water.
Ready to Grow Red Hot Poker?
Overall, Red Hot Poker is an exciting choice indeed.Gardeners all over the world prize Red Hot Poker for its flame-like appearance and warm, bold, bright colors. Hardy enough to withstand full sun, it is easy to grow and will reward you with fiery blooms all throughout late spring to early summer!


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A North Carolina county precinct GOP chair resigned on Thursday after an offensive interview that aired on “The Daily Show” Wednesday, in which he said ” lazy black people” want “the government to give them everything.” “Yes, he has resigned,” said Nathan West, a spokesman for the Buncombe County Republican […]
The Justice Department said Thursday that it will file a new lawsuit against Texas to try to block the state’s voter ID law. “Today’s action marks another step forward in the Justice Department’s continuing effort to protect the voting rights of all eligible Americans,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in […]
He says it no longer "made sense."
[credit provider=”AP”] Back in 2011, legal superstar Paul Clement abruptly left international firm King & Spalding after it caved to political pressure and stopped defending the anti-gay defence of Marriage Act.Clement, a former solicitor general under George W. Bush, defected to the 15-lawyer firm Bancroft PLLC, which Susan Beck recently […]
[credit provider=”Wikipedia” url=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Crist”] Former Florida GOP leaders admit the party intentionally created the state’s new voting law to keep Democratic voters away from the polls, according to a blockbuster report in The Palm Beach Post.Former Gov. Charlie Crist and former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer, both of whom […]
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/8161403822/”] Voting and civil rights activists said Tuesday that Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law was causing mass confusion across the state as people tried to go to the polls.Because of a judge’s ruling in October, the law attempted to walk a line by allowing poll workers to ask […]
[preserve] [/preserve] [credit provider=”Flickr/Phillip Pessar” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/southbeachcars/8150539704/”] Get ready. Here are all the things that could go wrong (or already have) as Americans head to the polls.1. Confusion over voter-ID laws spurred by ongoing ads, litigation and misinformation
A former strategist for Sen. John McCain’s failed 2008 presidential run had some harsh words for anyone claiming voter fraud is alive and well in the United States.
On the day a judge halted a controversial provision of Pennsylvania’s newly implemented voter ID law, Jon Stewart mocked the law and others for trying to solve what is, “by all accounts, is nonexistent, but nevertheless a major concern for all Americans.”
[credit provider=”AP”] A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday blocked the most controversial provision of the state’s voter ID law, which will undoubtedly influence voter turnout in the 2012 election. Exactly five weeks before the election, Judge Robert Simpson halted — for this election only — a provision that would have required all voters […]
[credit provider=”AP Images” url=”http://www.apimages.com/secured_user/Download.aspx?st=dl&id=8574f8ac02e5da11af9f0014c2589dfb&isgb=false”] With just 41 days before the general elections, many voters-to-be are quickly nearing the voter registration deadline in their respective states.In 2008, there was a total of more than 130 million people who voted in the presidential election, the highest turnout in US history.
[credit provider=”AP”] New voter ID laws in 23 states have the potential to disenfranchise up to 10 million Latinos by preventing them from voting or discouraging them from registering, according to a new study from the civil rights group The Advancement Project.The Advancement Project said Monday that the laws have […]
[credit provider=”Youtube/Sarah Silverman” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ypRW5qoraTw”] Appearing in a short film published to YouTube on Thursday, comedian Sarah Silverman attempts to explain why 12 states have passed laws that require voters present photo identification before casting a ballot.In short, she said that “lawmakers are trying to [screw] you” — although she used […]
[credit provider=”Secretlondon via Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecount-scanner2.jpg”] The deceased. Non-citizen residents. People being double-counted. All have been cited by groups focusing on voter fraud as proof of the flaws in the voter registration system.But one demographic that has been largely overlooked is college students, a mostly liberal, migrating demographic that could help […]

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When I was small, my grandfather used to tell me that the shortest verse in the Bible is “Jesus wept.” It made a strong impression on me, perhaps because it was the only verse I can remember him quoting. It was powerful to think of Jesus, the Son of God, crying together with his friends in the face of death. The Gospel of Luke tells us that Jesus also wept for the entire city of Jerusalem: “If only you knew the things that make for peace!” Jesus was picturing what would happen to that beautiful city in the years to come, when not a stone would be left upon another.
Self Development of People (SDOP), a ministry within the Compassion, Peace, and Justice area of the PC(USA), was created in response to the harrowing years of the ‘60s, where the lack of the ‘things that make for peace’ was made most visible in the riots and burning of many American cities: Los Angeles, Detroit, Newark, New York, Baltimore, Birmingham, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Omaha, and Washington, D.C., among others.
Confronted with the evidence marshaled by people such as civil rights leader James Foreman, Presbyterians came to recognize that our church had been complicit in the structures that forced many Americans to live lives of outward submission and intense poverty. In response, these people of faith developed a ministry through which our members could partner with grassroots community groups who sought justice for themselves and their communities.
SDOP is founded upon the basic presupposition that people are capable of solving their own problems one step at a time if given access to basic resources.
SDOP recognizes that human dignity, creativity, intelligence, and gumption are spread across the human race. The people best suited for “development work” in a particular community are the very people who make up that community, for they understand best their own deepest needs and the potential avenues for addressing those needs. SDOP is founded upon the basic presupposition that people are capable of solving their own problems one step at a time if given access to basic resources.
“Self-help” is a popular term these days. There is a greater appreciation for the need to listen to the people who are “being helped” in planning almost any type of program. In spite of this, it is still unusual for a grant to be given directly to the people who will benefit from the program. This is exactly how SDOP works – and works well, at that! The reason this method is so effective is that the beneficiaries are also the people who design, implement, and evaluate the program/project. It is truly from the people, by the people, and for the people who have had the opportunity to name and address their own needs.
One of the benefits of city-life is how many resources are within close proximity: colleges and universities, transportation, diverse art and music, business expertise, government. Urban-dwellers have access to communication through radio, public television, and the press that can be brought to bear on the issues confronting the community. These resources allow groups to build coalitions that can better effect change.
Presbyterians came to recognize that our church had been complicit in the structures that forced many Americans to live lives of outward submission and intense poverty.
The 45 years since SDOP was established have seen many changes. Crime and violence in many major cities has been greatly reduced. However, many of the issues that led to rioting in the ‘60s still exist, and some have worsened. The numbers of people incarcerated and released continues to rise. Globalization has created a stark contrast between economic ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ and has intensified great waves of migration. The numbers of undocumented immigrants who are at the mercy of employers and neighbors has grown substantially. Trafficking of individuals, a new form of slavery, is greater today than it was at the height of the slave trade. Income inequality has increased steadily over the past 30 years, and recent levels of unemployment and poverty have been devastating. The need for community groups to come together to address these issues is as great now as it ever has been.
In the face of this reality, the National SDOP Committee works through four regional task forces, as well as one international task force. Each domestic task force chooses a particular city where we believe our work can be most beneficial. Our partnerships are not limited to these cities and we partner with many rural groups as well, but we make a special effort to visit and understand the issues and opportunities found in Los Angeles, Detroit, New Orleans and Baltimore.
The work SDOP’s partners are doing in these locations can be described as nothing less than the very presence of God in the midst of the city. For example, the Baltimore Algebra Project is a chapter of a national network that works to improve public schools in struggling neighborhoods. The Baltimore chapter is unique because it is run by young people from the neighborhoods themselves. These young people tutor students in selected public schools while they themselves learn about leadership and community organizing. A few years ago, the leaders of the Baltimore Algebra Project stopped a Youth Detention Center from being built in their part of the city. They are currently engaged in educating students, parents, and the broader community about the imminent closing of a local high school. The group sees an opportunity to restore local control of the school.
People who live in poor neighborhoods often have decisions made for and about them – without their input and with no effective way to make their voices heard.
No Boundaries, also in Baltimore, is a local non-profit whose members recognize that one of the issues holding Central West Baltimore back is the distrust between neighborhoods. They are actively addressing this issue through public events that intentionally cross these boundaries, like block parties and public art projects. In Chicago, high school and college men growing up in under-resourced and violence-prone neighborhoods have organized themselves into a group called Peace Together – a group of creative artists and musicians who have used their gifts to promote peace and launch a t-shirt business. These groups are part of a growing movement that seeks local solutions to community problems.
Detroit is facing so many challenges today that some people have simply given up; but not the members of the Oakland Avenue Community Garden and Greenhouse Cooperative! Along with growing food to provide fresh produce for their neighborhood and income for themselves, they have made community outreach a priority. Working with the Michigan State Extension, they brought a nutrition class to their community that helped them lose weight and commit to exercising. They have brought sculpture into their community garden through an alliance with the Yountville School and Greening of Detroit. Over 1,000 people attended the dedication ceremony for this sculpture, an event that included music from the Cass High School Marching Band and performances by the Mosaic Youth Theatre.
Some thoughtful, visionary homeless people in Clearwater, Florida, with cooperation from members of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, dreamed of starting a thrift store that could provide them with an income while at the same time meeting the needs of their neighbors. This group developed a plan and received a grant to cover rent, utilities, insurance, and a host of other initial expenses. The individuals working in the thrift store have gained immeasurable experience in work and business ownership, from merchandizing, purchasing, and payroll to store operation, customer service, and tax regulations. Some of the original members have moved on to other employment, but the store continues to operate, providing income and experience for co-op members and much-needed inexpensive goods for hundreds of working poor.
Self Development of People continues to partner with economically challenged community groups who seek the “things that make for peace” and justice in their own locations.
People who live in poor neighborhoods often have decisions made for and about them – without their input and with no effective way to make their voices heard. SDOP seeks to counter this reality, and several of our partners have done so in powerful ways. Just last December in Oakland, CA, residents found themselves facing utility cutoffs when Pacific Gas and Electric sought to override the cancellation protections for elderly and disabled persons. By organizing and appearing at the Utilities Commission, the Service Worker Project for Affordable Utilities has prevented cancellation for 181 members. All together, since the SDOP grant was received, members of this project have stopped the cancellation for 406 people.
Self Development of People continues to partner with economically challenged community groups who seek the “things that make for peace” and justice in their own locations. Sometimes we weep along with them, as we did when we visited the still-devastated sections of New Orleans in January. Mostly, however, we are buoyed up by the people who face their challenges with wisdom, tenacity, and the hope born of working together. We are proud to be able to partner with them. We are thankful to our churches for making this work possible. We are blessed to be a part of this ministry.
AUTHOR BIO: Rev. Dr. Cathryn (Cathy) Surgenor is the principal evaluator for Evaluation Builds Understanding, (www.keyquestion.net), a consulting firm that works with churches and non-profits as they improve their programs through focused feedback. She has been a member of the SDOP National Committee since 2010 and currently serves on the Northeast and International Task Forces .Before joining the National Committee, she chaired the SDOP Committee of Hudson River Presbytery, where she has been a Teaching Elder since 1998. Cathy is married to Peter Surgenor, and together they enjoy 5 daughters and 5 grandchildren.
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The mechanization of any production process provides for the complete elimination or minimization of manual labor. This topic is especially relevant for areas where the movement of goods (parts, workpieces, units) is a mandatory component of the overall technological process. For these purposes, this type of lifting equipment is often used, such as jib crane , the structural diagram of which is:
- Supporting stationary column (usually made of strong steel grades and has a circular cross-section).
- Console fixed on the top of the column (the structure has an "L" -shaped).
- A lifting device (hoist or winch with an electric motor) that moves freely on the console.
The console itself can be rotated relative to the fixed side at an angle specified by the designers. Some types of this lifting equipment are equipped with 2 support columns, in these models the console is fixed in a fixed position.
Order, design and manufacture of a jib crane
The design of a jib crane is carried out taking into account the specifics of the execution of the technological tasks assigned to it (lifting capacity, lifting height, boom reach, swing angle), as well as compliance with established industrial safety standards (equipping with clamps, blocking or emergency dumping of cargo). You can order the calculation of the project, manufacture, and installation of a stationary jib crane in the "MONTAZHKRANSERVICE" company, which carries out similar projects using:
- Own high-tech equipment and production facilities.
- The experience and professional skills of the engineering, technical and working personnel of the enterprise.
- High-quality components and consumables.
You can get acquainted with examples of jib cranes manufactured at the enterprise using the official website of the company. A preliminary consultation with a technical manager and an order for drawing up a project of a lifting device according to the individual parameters of the customer are carried out in an online format.


Standard Invoice for payroll
Create Invoice: Standard Invoice for payroll
Finance CTL(Expert)->Accounts Payable->Invoice Batch(invoice)
-> F11 -> Enter the Batch Name -> Ctrl + Fll
Enter Trading Partner or Supplier Number ( eg. Commercial Bank, Credit Associations,…)
Enter Date, Amount, [Cash Purchase?], and other fields
-> Click 2.Lines
Default Distribution Account:(The natural account in the Lines shall be ” xxxx Payable-Clearing” if payroll is processed with IFMIS payroll module.)
If no VAT, Click Tax Detail-> Change Tax Rate to VAT 0%-> Ok
(Note: You can enter multiple Lines.
VAT (Tax Detail) is for each line)
->(For Case Team Leaders) Click Action-> Mark Validate-> Ok -> Click Action-> Mark Create Accounting -> Select "Final Post"-> Ok ->(For BackLog) Click Action-> Mark Force Approval-> Ok ->(If not BackLog)Click Action-> Mark Initiate Approval-> Ok -> After Approved -> Click Action-> Mark "Pay in Full" -> Ok ->Enter "Payment Date, Bank Account, Payment Method, and Document Number,... -> Click Action(In the payment window, not in the invoice window) -> Mark Create Accounting -> Select "Final Post"-> Ok To Print the Payment Voucher for the additional pay: -> View(Menu)-> Requests-> Find: -> Select "IFMIS Payment Voucher" -> Click "View Output"


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When I was four and new to the neighborhood I marched next door, knocked on the door and said, “Hi! I’m Loretta! Do you have any kids?” I was so much bolder then, so much more open to friendship. I spent countless hours playing with the other children in the neighborhood, I had my group of friends at school. Somewhere around third grade that changed. I became an easy target for bullying and I began to close myself off. I put up walls to protect myself and retreated into my dreams where I was beautiful, popular…and very rich.
I’ve had friends since then. Most of them have been casual, I kept them outside the wall and they, perhaps with walls of their own, were content in that position. This is why I’m not on Facebook; there is simply no one with whom I have the burning desire to get back in touch after twenty years. But there are also friends, a select few (ok…two), with whom I will forever be bound. We may drift apart for a season, but we are always brought back together. Sometimes out of need, sometimes just because we miss each other. We’ve shared laughter and tears, we’ve shared our hearts and our deepest dreams and fears. I will always cherish them for putting up with me and sticking with me, walls and all.
But something odd has been happening over the past year. The wall has been coming down. Brick by brick, scraping away at the mortar I’m trying to dismantle it. And as it comes down my life is filling with friends. Friends who hold me up in prayer, friends who just hang out and have coffee, friends who spark my creativity, friends who challenge me to be better.
I have been blessed with so many friendships this year. As Thanksgiving draws near I want each and every one of them to know how very thankful I am for their friendship. Whether we’ve been friends for years, or friends for months, each friend is a treasure. I am thankful for the friends who are near, and the ones who are far away. There are friends who I thought would be forever friends that drifted away, sometimes with shocking abruptness; I am thankful for them and for the friendship they offered for a season.
How does the saying go? “To have a friend you have to be one?” I’m thankful for those who offer their friendship even as I’m still learning how to be one. I hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that your hearts are also full of thanks.


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Date: May 6, 2023
Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Our Spring Market focuses on nature, gardens and art. We are specifically looking for plants (indoor/outdoor), seeds, starters, bulbs, herbs, produce, homemade products, natural ingredient products, gardening/farm/nature products, outdoor art/decor, and handmade and fine art. Sorry, no direct sales (join us at our Summer Market).
Not sure if what you have or do is what we’re looking for? Ask! You may be a great fit we hadn’t thought of.I’m Interested

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On 29 September 2016, at a private low-key ceremony in London, representatives from three of the world’s most powerful nations (France, China and the UK) met in order to sign a historic energy agreement. The goal: to build Britain’s first nuclear power plant in a generation. When completed in 2025 (if all goes to plan), Hinkley Point C will join two existing Somerset plants (Hinkley Points A and B) with a view to single-handedly supplying 7% of the UK’s energy needs. By that time, almost all of the eight currently-operating nuclear power stations (which together supply 20% of present-day demand) will be either closed or slated for decommissioning.
A high-yield project
While these numbers provide a glimpse of the scale of this ambitious project, they hardly do it justice. At its peak, the Hinkley Point construction site will be the largest in Europe. Some 5,600 workers will be required to move 5.6 million cubic metres of earth, install 230,000 tonnes of steel and lay 4,000 km of electrical cabling in order to bring power to 5.8 million homes. The price tag: a cool £18 billion.
But as impressive as these numbers may be, of equal interest are the myriad repercussions the project will have throughout the construction industry. While a project of this scale is bound to present significant technical challenges once underway, it is already presenting unexpected legal ones. For starters, despite years of planning, it seemed as recently as July of this year, that the entire project might be nixed following the appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister, when she unexpectedly raised concerns about national security and escalating costs. Following last-minute measures put into place by Greg Clark, the new Business Secretary, to tighten government control over the project, it received final approval in mid-September before contracts were signed at the end of the month. What these measures are, why they’re necessary and what they mean in a post-Brexit world warrant closer attention.
Better the devil you don’t know?
It was widely speculated that Theresa May’s most recent halt to construction would prove an irremediable snub to the Chinese government, whose CGN Power Group had committed one-third of the £18 billion cost of construction. The delay was prompted by national security concerns arising from foreign investment in major infrastructural projects, leading one senior MP to describe our Asian partner as “people with whom we should sup with a long spoon”. In response, Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese ambassador to the UK, referred to the move as a “test of mutual trust” between the countries.
Still, the Chinese and EDF, the state-owned French energy giant, remained committed to the project, dedication that appears to have paid off (literally). This seems particularly true in the case of China, which sees Hinkley approval as a stepping stone for its larger nuclear ambitions in circumstances where it is already the world leader in nuclear power plant construction. According to King & Wood Mallesons, an international law firm that had advised CGN during the Hinkley deal:
“Hinkley C investment is about much more than providing… capital. It is about the long game: deploying Chinese technology, applying Chinese expertise, and ultimately having the Chinese supply chain build new nuclear power plants in the UK and many other jurisdictions.”
This analysis seems unassailable considering CGN’s press release upon the Hinkley project going ahead:
“We are now able to move forward and deliver much-needed nuclear capacity at Hinkley Point, Sizewell and Bradwell with our strategic partners.”
Such eagerness on the part of CGN makes all the more sense considering that the Hinkley deal involved awarding it a stake in a new development at Sizewell and prospective permission to build new reactors in Essex.
The UK construction industry has widely hailed the Hinkley deal as a shot in the arm for British business following the recent downturn in growth. According to Brian Rye, acting general secretary of the construction union UCATT:
“[t]he go-ahead was vital for construction, which desperately needed the confirmation of such a major project following a slowdown in the industry caused by the Brexit vote.”
Such praise should come as little surprise in light of figures showing that the project will create up to 25,000 jobs, with over a fifth of those being construction-related. Moreover, despite huge foreign investment in the costs of construction, it is expected that 60% of construction-related profits will accrue to UK employers and contractors.
As with any undertaking of this size, it is not without its critics. Greenpeace, despite its vocal activism for alternative energy sources, has denounced government backing on the basis that the wholesale price of megawatt hours originally forecast in 2013 was excessively optimistic. Because the contract agreed between the parties entitles EDF to a guaranteed minimum profit per megawatt hour, the National Audit Office now estimates that the shortfall (which would be borne by taxpayers) could range anywhere from £6 billion to a staggering £30 billion.
Still, perhaps the largest concern surrounding Hinkley was national security and the extent to which it would be compromised if foreign-owned companies were given the opportunity to not only construct major infrastructural projects in the UK using their own technology, but manage them for years to come. In light of fears that a souring of Franco- or Sino-UK relations could result in millions of British homes being crippled by power outages (if not worse), a new legal framework was introduced in order to better manage (at least from our perspective) such risks. The restrictions imposed by the new business secretary include that:
- The Government will have a veto over any attempt by EDF (or any future foreign-owned controller of a UK-based power plant) to sell its stake in Hinkley prior to completion and that certain constraints will remain even after completion.
- All future nuclear energy-related projects will require government oversight (if not significant control) regardless of the nationality of investing parties.
- The Office for Nuclear Regulation will require advance notice of any proposed change in ownership or management of nuclear power plants (which itself will be subject to government approval).
- The public interest regime under the Enterprise Act 2002 is to be reconsidered with a view to expanding the government’s ability to intervene in the sale and/or management of power stations whenever in the national interest to do so.
Some final thoughts
The full ramifications of Hinkley C will not be known for years, perhaps decades. Nevertheless, government approval for this long-awaited (and continually delayed) project is a distinct signal of at least a few things to come:
- That, despite widespread fears about a slump in available investment for large-scale construction in the wake of Brexit, the industry remains resilient.
- This resilience extends not only to providing the necessary expertise and manpower for such a venture, but also the political goodwill to collaborate with foreign investors, both private and public. Of course, whether this goodwill will translate into some form of participation in the EU single market (in return for free movement of goods and services, the so-called “soft Brexit”) or not remains to be seen.
- Perhaps of greatest relevance to construction lawyers are the inevitable challenges, disputes and opportunities that will arise from the first nuclear power station since Sizewell B became operational in 1995. These will emerge not only from the highly specialist nature of nuclear technology, but also the public law and policy issues associated with foreign investment and control over major domestic infrastructure projects.
Whatever future uncertainties surround this monumental undertaking, one thing appears clear: Britain’s construction sector remains open for business.


New homes headed to Attawapiskat
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says he’s worried warm weather could shut down the road and prevent the delivery of some of the homes.
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ATTAWAPISKAT, ONT. — Federal officials say two modular homes are on their way to the remote northern Ontario reserve of Attawapiskat.
Twenty-two modular units are destined for the James Bay community to provide relief as it battles a housing crisis.
But the shipment had to wait until the winter road between the reserve and Moosonee, Ont., was frozen solid.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says he’s worried warm weather could shut down the road and prevent the delivery of some of the remaining homes.
In a statement today, the minister also raised concerns that the sites earmarked for the homes haven’t yet been prepared.
New Democrat Charlie Angus, who represents the area, is blaming the lack of progress on a third-party manager appointed by Ottawa to manage the band’s finances.
He says funds to pay for the work haven’t been made available.
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