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Public library summer reading programs foster a community of inquiry and literacy that leads to high academic achievement, independent reading and learning, and collaborative efforts that last a lifetime. Experts in the fields of child brain development and reading research agree that literacy skills develop early and are strengthened when children read during the summer months.
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Another jobs report has come and gone, and yet again, we're left to wonder whether the economy might not be a tad healthier if we weren't firing government workers left and right. Over the past year, the United States has shed 169,000 public sector workers. That's more jobs than we've added in the past two months.
Of course, those cuts haven't been equally distributed. The biggest blow has been to local governments, which have said goodbye 96,000 workers.
Those losses have specifically been in education, which eliminated to 14,000 workers just this past month and more than 100,000 over the year.
Uncle Sam has been on his own weight loss plan too, though, slimming down by 52,000 workers.
And while its trend is a bit spikier, we're also down on state government employees.
So if you're of the opinion that the size of our government work force is one of the big problems holding back our economy, there's been a pretty stream of good news for you over the past year. Otherwise, you can shake your head and sigh like the rest of us.
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When buying a shofar, one can end up with anything from a fabulous sounding horn with a beautiful appearance that will be treasured by the whole family for generations to come, to something very regrettable and not even kosher for use! Shofar buyer beware…
Shofar nightmare
According to an unusual news story featured in the New York Times, Orthodox Jews had bought and used what they were sure were kosher shofars for use on the High Holy Days, only to receive a rude shock when it was discovered that the "shofars" were actually fakes, made in molds from a combination of leather glue and plastic ply fibres.
Key factor: Is the shofar kosher?
Unless you are buying a shofar merely for decoration or as a conversation piece, if your intention is to fulfill the commandment of sounding the shofar, then it makes sense for the kashrut of the shofar to be the buyer's top priority. The factors that can invalidate a shofar for ritual use range from coming from the wrong kind of animal to cracks or holes made unintentionally during production, which may be covered up by unscrupulous shofar makers.
The best way to guarantee the kashrut of your shofar is to ensure the shofar for sale bears an adhesive sticker attesting to the kashrut supervision. In some cases the sticker is not an indication of kashrut at all, but merely says that it is a genuine animal's horn, and not a replica.
Types of Shofar for Sale
There are short shofars, long shofars, straight shofars and curved shofars. They come in black, brown, beige or any combination of these colors.
Ram's Horn Shofar: The classic ram's horn shofar is the most widespread. The ram has always been associated with God's mercy, ever since a ram, whose horns were tangled in the thicket, was offered up as a sacrifice to God in lieu of Abraham's son Isaac. It is also considered the "most beautiful" horn, and thus the most appropriate to fulfill the commandment. Used by both Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities, it is made from the horn of a domestic ram. The typical ram's horn shofar is light in color, although black ones can be obtained from black rams. A ram's horn shofar can also be relatively flat, with an upturned end. This shape is often preferred by Moroccan and German Jews. Some claim this shape was chosen due to persecution, because it enabled the shofar to be hidden under one's clothing. Bavli shofars are natural, unpolished ram's horns with a very deep tone, and are typically used by Jews of Iraqi or Persian origin.
Traditionally, the ram's horn is generally considered the preferred way of fulfilling the mitzvah of shofar on Rosh Hashana, at the end of Yom Kippur and in the Jubilee Year. According to most authorities, however, the horn of almost any Bovidae animal may be used, and today's shofar buyer can also choose among various exotic shofar types, including ibex, eland and gemsbok shofars.
Kudu Shofar: Although it is difficult to say precisely when the Kudu horn became popular among the Yemenite community, it is thought that it occurred when a scarcity of rams in Yemen coincided with the appreciation of the Yemenite Jews for the magnificent dark horns of these animals, and the idea that using them would be a beautiful and fitting way of performing the mitzvah. To this day, Yemenite Jews often use these large, three-twisted horns, producing sounds far deeper and louder than the ram's horn.
Ibex Shofar: The Mishnah (Rosh Hashana 3:2) quotes an early opinion that the shofar should be made of an ibex horn. Although not a mainstream option today, it can definitely be understood why the ancient communities in the Land of Israel might have chosen this kind of horn, a magnificent curved arc with a series of bumps running up one side. Ibex have always been a familiar sight in the Land of Israel, and today can be seen in many parts of the country.
Twisted or straight?
Horns come in many different colors and sizes, but an important difference between them is how straight they are. This difference was the subject of an early discussion recorded in the Talmud. One side argued that, just as we are bent over, bowing before the king, on the High Holy Days, so too should we choose a particularly bent shofar. The other side argued that as we are reaching straight upwards on these days, a horn as straight as possible is preferable (The Talmud, Rosh Hashana, 26b). The Talmud rules that the curved horn is preferable, but if one prefers a longer, straightened shape, these are available and kosher too.
What else I should know before buying a shofar?
In addition to aesthetic appeal, it is important to bear in mind the size of the shofar. The size does not affect how kosher the shofar is. According to halacha, even a shofar under a foot long is kosher, as long as it is large enough to protrude on either side of the hand that grips it.
For people who are very mobile, e.g. who blow the shofar for others in numerous places for people to hear, a smaller shofar may be preferable. For synagogue use, a medium or large shofar is more popular. Very small and very large shofars are usually more difficult to blow.


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Wish I Could Be Part of Your World
The larger world shared by E. Chris Garrison and R.J. Sullivan (they even co-wrote this blog post) E. Chris Garrison and R.J. Sullivan: two great tastes that taste great… *screeeech* Let's start over. Chris and R.J. met at an author's … Continue reading →
Maxine Marie to "Haunt" Hannah House this Saturday
This Saturday marks my fifth consecutive appearance at the Paranormal Meet and Greet at the Historical Hannah House on the south side of Indianapolis. My first appearance was as a new author in 2011 with my then-brand new first novel … Continue reading →
Inconjunction 2016 This Weekend
This year marks my fifth consecutive year at one of my favorite science fiction conventions, InConJunction, on the east side of Indianapolis, and I'm super-excited! For one thing, this will be the first time I'm bringing a science fiction book … Continue reading →
Red Lotus Launches during Indy Comic Con
What an exciting few days! Commanding the Red Lotus is going live on various formats as I write this. The e-books are already live on Kindle and the iTunes store. You can see the progress as I share each link … Continue reading →
SFG at Irvington Halloween
Saturday is Halloween (as if you need me to tell you that) and during the day, I'll be part of the SFG booth at the Irvington Halloween Street Fair! You can read the full write-up on the SFG Website here. … Continue reading →
RJ's Halloween Social Media Selfie and Costume Party
So I thought we'd try something fun for this month. Everywhere you look, people are taking selfies and posting them on social media, and of course, it's also coming up on Halloween, so I'm asking my readers now thru November … Continue reading →
RJ to be at Imaginarium 2015
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Aliens V Predator has proved to be a big seller since the release and Sega have taken the franchise into new territory after taking it from Sierra. AVP is a Direct X 11 supported title and delivers not only advanced shadow rendering but high quality tessellation for the cards on test today.
To test the cards we used a 1080p resolution with DX11, Texture Quality Very High, MSAA Samples 1, 16x AF, ambient occlusion on, shadow complexity high, motion blur on. We use this with most of our graphics card testing so cards are comparable throughout reviews.
The Sapphire HD6870 delivers a final score of around 47 frames per second, a single frame faster than the eVGA GTX460 FTW with a core speed of 850 mhz. A reference clocked GTX460 manages 37.6 frames per second, again around a single frame slower than the reference clocked Sapphire HD6850. These cards are already beginning to look strong.


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dubnium / hahnium
Element 105, is yet another (see rutherfordium) element swathed in Cold War competition and rivalry.
A team at the Soviet Joint Institute of Nuclear Research at Dubna in Russia was the first to synthesize element 105 in 1968. The team did not initially propose a name for the element, but eventually suggested nielsbohrium, with the chemical symbol Ns, after Danish physicist Niels Bohr (1885–1962).1
In 1970, a team at the University of California, Berkeley produced element 105 by a different method. The American team suggested the name hahnium, with the symbol Ha, after German chemist Otto Hahn (1879–1968). From a letter by Albert Ghiorso of Berkeley to Physical Review in 1970:
In honor of the late Otto Hahn we respectfully suggest that this new element be given the name hahnium.2
The findings of both groups were independently confirmed and credit for discovery was officially shared. But in 1997, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), which officially names the elements, rejected both suggested names (although element 107 was named bohrium), and decided on the name dubnium:
The discoveries of elements 104 and 105 are contested by Dubna and Berkeley. Both laboratories appear to have made significant contributions, but what has clearly emerged from the submissions, including those from Berkeley and from Darmstadt, is that the Dubna laboratory has played a key role in developing the experimental strategies used in synthesizing several transfermium elements. The Commission recommended that element 105 should be named dubnium in its honour. The Berkeley laboratory has already been similarly recognized on more than one occasion.3
1Encyclopedia Britannica, nielsbohrium, accessed 30 November 2009, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nielsbohrium
2Oxford English Dictionary, hahnium, 2nd Edition, 1989, Oxford University Press, accessed 30 November 2009, http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50101424.
3"Names and Symbols of Transfermium Elements (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)," Chemistry International, 1998, Vol. 20, No. 2, p. 38, http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/1998/march/recent.pdf.
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The Gory Details on Leggett & Platt's Double Miss
Leggett & Platt (NYS: LEG) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Leggett & Platt missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded slightly. Non-GAAP earnings per share expanded. GAAP earnings per share increased.
Margins expanded across the board.
Revenue details
Leggett & Platt logged revenue of $958.8 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $987.8 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at $0.44. The six earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.45 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.44 for Q2 were 13% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.39 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.02 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.) GAAP EPS of $0.49 for Q2 were 8.9% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.45 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.02 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 20.8%, 90 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 10.3%, 90 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 7.4%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.01 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.46.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.83 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.62.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 221 members out of 263 rating the stock outperform, and 42 members rating it underperform. Among 88 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 79 give Leggett & Platt a green thumbs-up, and nine give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Leggett & Platt is hold, with an average price target of $34.00.
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Watch: Toothless Chihuahua takes on coyote
NBC News
December 27, 2017 06:41 AM
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - A toothless Chihuahua named Paco took on a potentially deadly carnivore Thursday, after a coyote wandered into the backyard of his Florida home.
Paco's owner, T.J. Jones, caught it all on a video security system. "He was face to face that coyote. [It was] five times his size. [He] stood his ground; hid under the shed until I came out," said Jones.
An abandoned railroad line with plenty of brush is behind Jones' house, making it a perfect place for a coyote to hide. It's likely the wild animal stopped by for dinner or dessert.
"He's 18. He doesn't have a tooth in his head. He's a little sweetheart. He was my Dad's dog. I'd lose it if I lost him," said Jones.
Jones says Paco learned his bravery from a pit bull he used to live with. "He's always had the big mouth and had the brawn behind him."
"They're out there and people have a lot of small dogs. He got lucky," Jones added. "I don't want to see something bad happen to someone else's dog."
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Here's an interesting report from www.philstar.com. I am posting it in full with my comments in bold typeface.
OCLP supports Pasig River rehab
MANILA, Philippines – Ortigas & Co. Ltd. Partnership signed a memorandum of agreement granting four hectares of land in Tatala, Binangonan, Rizal to Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig, which would now serve as a relocation site for informal settlers along the Pasig River. Kapit Bisig managing director, Gina Lopez received the donation in a charity banquet held at the Circulo Verde Guest House last August 31.
Kudos to OCLP for this. Relocation sites are important since we can't just uproot people from their communities without providing them another place to stay.
"Our river system has been suffering for decades from all the pollutants that have been dumped in it. We recognize Kapit Bisig's strategy of taking control of pollution sources and ensuring that the overall waste dumped in the river is reduced," according to Rex Drilon, COO of Ortigas & Co.
Good of Mr. Drilon to state the obvious about the state of Pasig River. However, being a non-believer in publicity stunts and other marketing gimmicks, I am annoyed by the obvious "praise release" for the benefit of Kapit Bisig and the (also) obvious attempt to force an association between OCLP and Kapit Bisig.
Kapit Bisig covers all bases of their massive rehabilitation program through Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns, relocation, and area redevelopment. With the recent appointment of Lopez as chair of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), the success of this project is ensured because of guaranteed support from the private sector and government.
This is an exaggeration of the facts. Kapit Bisig doesn't cover all bases. If you notice there's not one mention about doing anything about the industrial facilities along Pasig River and its tributaries. While it can work on removing squatter colonies, Kapit Bisig seems to turn a blind eye on those manufacturing plants, factories and other industrial facilities in the area. How then can Kapit Bisig's work be considered a massive rehabilitation program?
Hundreds of families living in the Pasig riverbanks had been relocated to Montalban, Rizal and Calauan, Laguna for many years now. The addition of the donated OCLP property in Binangonan, Rizal will provide a relocation site for at least a thousand more endangered families living by the banks of Pasig river. "By partnering with an organization that works as methodically as Kapit Bisig, we ensure a broad scope and maximum impact to beneficiaries," Drilon added.
Publicity, publicity, publicity. As far as I'm concerned, a company that talks too much about its good deeds is a company that is overcompensating for something.
In the same ceremony, OCLP also handed over the proceeds of the May 2010 Golf Tourney to Kapit Bisig and two other beneficiaries, Habitat for Humanity Philippines and ANCOP (Answering the Cry of the Poor), represented by Habitat president Ricky Jacinto and ANCOP's Noli Medalla respectively.
The three organizations were granted two hundred thousand pesos each, dedicated to their different sustainability efforts. Habitat for Humanity Philippines has built more than 24,000 houses in around 100 build-sites nationwide providing simple, decent, and affordable houses with the help of volunteers. ANCOP, on the other hand, has been working with Ortigas & Co. since 2002, being involved in shelter building for the poor and child education sponsorships.
Question: Did the money come from OCLP or the participants of the tournament? Just asking.
Incidentally, OCLP is the developer of Circulo Verde. I visited the project's website and in its location page I found this:
Nature's glory in the midst of the city
Circulo Verde's accessibility allows its inhabitants to be a stone's throw away from the rest of the bustling city. It is easily accessible via Metro Manila's major traffic veins such as EDSA, Ortigas Avenue, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue (C5), Katipunan Avenue and Marcos Highway. From Circulo Verde, you can immediately reach prominent commercial centers such as Greenhills, Ortigas and Cubao. The Ortigas Center and Makati Business District lie minutes away. Prominent schools such as the Ateneo, U.P. Diliman and La Salle Greenhills and sports facilities like Wack-Wack and Aguinaldo Golf Courses are also easy to get to.
Conspicuously absent is any mention that Circulo Verde is located along Marikina River. Incidentally, last night I heard a news report that Marikina Representative Marcelino Teodoro is eyeing a congressional inquiry into the construction projects along Pasig and Marikina River. That should be good.


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Dear Friends,
I am proud to be writing this address to express my pride and sense of success in seeing IFTC's achievement today. Many years of hard work and perseverance have gone into building our fashion programs and teaching standards into what they are today. No doubt many more years and dedication will go into constant development and tuning of our course materials to suit the needs of the ever changing fashion industry.
Personally, having been involved in the fashion industry for almost 50 years now, I am very privileged to be in a position to share my knowledge and experience and pass on my knowledge to the next coming generations of fashion designers.
Being at the forefront of the design and fashion industry, IFTC provides specialization in various scopes of fashion education and programmes that allows students direct access to learning fashion without the need of a foundation year. This is ideal for students who are not from creative or artistic backgrounds. Our uniquely crafted and time-tested curriculum infuses coherent commercial and industrial elements, artisanal trending design, technical to creative business techniques that is vital to train an all-round developed designer.
IFTC's programs have been accepted internationally since 1990 by Paris American Academy France, which enables IFTC graduates to a direct entry to the final year for a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Dato Bernard Chandran was my first student to undergo this exclusive arrangement.
The reputed of IFTC programs are from the dedication and contribution by my team of experience Lectures. IFTC also invited international fashion expert and professional from Paris, London & New York to share their creative ideas and knowledge with IFTC students.
I am proud to acknowledge that the IFTC curriculum has been the hallmark in grooming thousands of successful fashion stories that have found overwhelming achievements or fame in the fashion industry locally and internationally.
To know more about us, we invite you to visit our premises and experience IFTC for yourself. We look forward to meeting you in personally.
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Market Analysis
This course teaches entrepreneurs how to analyze all internal and external forces that affect day-to-day business and to recognize potential threats or new business opportunities. An understanding of social behaviors and patterns within demographic groups allows further dissection into select target markets. It also discusses the importance of on-going research and analysis as an integral part of business.
Principles of Management
This workshop highlights the principles of modern management that will assist the entrepreneur in dealing with conflict resolution, problem solving, effective time management, and enhancing rapport with suppliers, employees and customers. It encompasses the fundamental functions of management as well as the skills required to effectively manage a business.
Intro to Marketing
This workshop provides insight into modern marketing principles as well as various marketing strategies used today to build a profitable business and gain long-term customer relationships. A detailed overview is given of different marketing approaches past and present as well as a number of marketing practices to consider as the company grows and expands its operations.
Promotion and Advertising Strategies
The course details all the tools available to the entrepreneur within the marketing communications mix to position launch and sell a product in the market place taking into consideration marketing principles and strategies previously discussed. Topics include marketing over the Internet, Electronic newsletters, Print Advertising, Personal Relations, and Direct Marketing. Following the course, participants will have the tools necessary to develop an effective Marketing Plan to attain business and marketing-oriented objectives.
Selling Techniques
This course outlines a number of sales concepts including "solution selling." A detailed overview is given of the sales process as well as the challenges and advantages we are confronted with today. Material covers topics such as prospecting, networking, telephone selling, opportunity analysis through to negotiation and customer follow-up.
Website Design and Creation
This hands-on workshop provides an overview of Microsoft Publisher as an effective tool to produce all collateral material from Business Cards and Brochures, to building your own Website. Participants will be able to build their own website in class and gain insight on how to drive traffic via the Web. Technical components include learning how to search for available domain names, finding a hosting service and loading html files onto the hosting server.
Business Financing
This workshop shows the possible financing options and also explains the requirements associated with them. It focuses on the business plan and other relevant information as prescribed by financial institutions.
Rules and Regulations
This workshop teaches you how to determine the type of business you need to create the various rules and regulations you must abide by.
Financial Terminology
This workshop allows the participant to get familiar with financial terminology such as : the balance sheet, the income statement, cash flows, assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenues, expenses, profit, etc.
Startup Balance Sheet
This workshop explains how to prepare the balance sheet as of the date you start up your business. It includes all assets your business owns, the liabilities that may accompany them, from which one can derive the owners' equity. Valuation techniques from various types of assets are discussed.
Cash Management
This workshop revisits cash flows : inflows and outflows. The cash budget, its uses and calculation will be discussed. The need for bank reconciliation at the end of the month and the basics of this useful tool will also be addressed.
In this workshop, the components of the income statement are discussed. Other topics include depreciation, income tax and installments. Examples of the income statement and its interpretation are presented.
Accounting Cycle
This workshop presents all the accounting cycle steps, from the startup balance sheet through to the closing of the books and the end of the business year.
This workshop gives an outline of the current accounting operations of a business. It illustrates the computerizing of the accounting data advantages, as opposed to the manual process. Examples of double entry bookkeeping, the general journal and the general ledger are presented as well as a brief demonstration of a typical accounting software (Simply Accounting or Quickbooks).


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This is a cautionary tale. The folks who constructed the anti-trust and monopoly laws were not talking through their hats.
This article on Technologizer tells us why –
Sirius Buzz is reporting that merged satellite-radio monopolist Sirius XM is planning a price hike in March for…its best customers. The cost of getting satellite radio on additional devices beyond the first one you own go will apparently go up by $2 a month; in addition, the streaming Internet service that's now free will cost $2.99 a month.
When the FCC approved Sirius and XM's merger last year, it was famously based in part on promises of a three-year price freeze for service. That guarantee apparently applied only to the basic $12.95 a month charge, leaving Sirius XM able to jack up other prices associated with its service. With no direct competitor, there's less pressure to keep prices low for fear the other guy will undercut them.
Well, maybe. Satellite radio is in dire danger of being rendered irrelevant over the next few years by cell phones that stream a bevy of music, news, and talk stations for no cost beyond standard monthly data fees. Already, my iPhone gets Pandora, Last.FM, Slacker, AOL Radio, NPR, and a whole lot more. The company's betting that locking up exclusive rights to stuff like Howard Stern and major-league sports will keep its services attractive, but that sounds like an expensive proposition for everybody involved.
News about price changes comes a few months after Sirius XM sprung channel changes on its customers without warning, driving some of its most faithful customers bonkers. (Take a look at the comments on the story Ed Oswald wrote at the time.) I'm still getting used to the combined company's substitution of something called SIRIUSly Sinatra for the old High Standards station I enjoyed, and really, it's the prospect of the Red Sox in the spring more than anything else that's keeping me from defecting to the Internet. And the company's apparent intention to continue with two separate brands with similar-but-not-identical channel lineups is incredibly kludgy; it leaves DJs having to give two channel numbers each time their identify the station they're on.
I was hooked on XM for years, and would love to see satellite remain a viable, appealing broadcasting option. But Sirius XM is in a tight spot, and while raising rates may help whip its shaky balance sheet into shape, you've gotta think that it'll prompt some longtime customers–especially those who own iPhones–to dump it.
With the plethora of entertainment choices (at least now, before any go bankrupt) I would urge every subscriber to this service to drop it like the proverbial hot potato. The company is not keeping its word, in a business that is not directly affected by the mortgage crunch, or the oil situation, or any other financial problem –except possibly those self-inflicted- allowing this to stand is showing this entity that it can get away with increases at will. This is exactly what this country is trying to remove as part of the national identity.


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A lovely Victorian figured mahogany veneer wheel barometer or banjo barometer, having swan neck broken pediment above a circular hydrometer in a convex glazed panel, this above a spirit thermometer, behind a domed glass cover, above the original silvered dial barometer which is glazed and brass mounted. At the bottom there is a 'warranted' level. In good original condition, although the barometer tube has been replaced to ensure it is in good working order. c1840
An oak and mahogany longcase clock with a shell inlay on the door. It has a 14inch arched painted dial, which has been re-painted, showing a hunting scene. To the top of the hood there is a brass eagle finial. The movement is by William Jones of Aberystwyth. It has an 8 day weight driven movement.


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Act, Sing & Dance all under the one roof!
Stage Left Management
Stage Left Management is a boutique agency representing children between the ages of 4-16. We specialise in keeping a small list of children whose talents and strengths we know well and who are ready for professional work.
Currently we have children appearing in the Children's Ensemble of The King and I starring Lisa McCune. In addition the roles of 'Gavroche' and 'Young Eponine' in the current production of Les Miserables are being played by Stage Left performers.
In the past we have had children appearing in the film Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie, Love Never Dies, The Production Company's The King and I as well as several short films and ABC's Prank Patrol.
The agency was created in response to casting agents already contacting us with briefs, and for our students who were starting to get professional work and needed guidance.
Ana Mitsikas, who has worked as a professional actress since 1994 across many different facets of the industry, is the head of our Management team. Ana brings a wealth of experience to this role and is dedicated to running an agency that is nurturing of young talent and understanding of the needs of casting agents and production companies.
Please click here to view the casting brief for the role of 'Young Lola' in KINKY BOOTS
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Is P.Q. Wall climbing a wall of worry?
Periodically, I look at investment letters that are doing well in the short term to see if they are telling us anything. (See June 3 column.)
I last looked at the P.Q. Wall Forecast when the stock market was just about at its 2008 low. (See Nov 24, 2008, column.) At that time, Wall was one of the very few letters to be in the black. But I worried that this might be a fluke, because Wall's record since the Hulbert Digest began following it in 1990 has been catastrophic.
Well, Wall seems to have climbed my wall of worry. Over the past 12 months through May, the service is up 38.7% by Hulbert Financial Digest count, compared to negative 32.63% for the dividend-reinvested Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Market Index. And over the year to date, the P.Q. Wall Forecast is up 23.3% versus 4.1% for the total return Wilshire 5000.
So its run of luck, or whatever it is, is continuing.
In fact, Wall is starting to look better longer-term. Over the past three years, the letter has achieved a 13.48% annualized gain, compared to negative 8.18% annualized for the total return Wilshire 5000. Over the past five years, the letter has achieved a 4.16% annualized gain, over a negative 1.26% annualized for the total return Wilshire 5000. Over the past 10 years, the letter has achieved a 2.29% annualized gain, versus negative 0.86% annualized for the total return Wilshire
Wall, who is in his late 70s, is a really colorful character, even by the standards of the investment letter industry (and goodness knows, etc.). His methods look like technical analysis and cycle theory, but he says they aren't. He comments on a variety of markets, but doesn't make specific stock recommendations.
Right now, he seems to be strongly bullish. His reason: an esoteric theory known as the Kitchin Cycle.
He writes: "We knew by late March that a new Kitchin Cycle had begun at the intraday low of 6,470 on the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.79% on 3/6/09. But it was a case of gigantism because it was the ending of a monster Kitchin of 77 month's duration instead of the typical 48. The Goliath was born on 10/10/02 and nearly doubled as it rose, then fell more than in half in its wild 16 months of ending decline. Our new Kitchin verges on three months old, but the resilient response you would expect has so far only retraced 27-1/2% of that 7,728-point ending waterfall. We have entered a whole new Kitchin, and it will have its high, probably in 2011 or 2012 before its own ending decline begins."
Still, Wall cautions that the Dow "might not equal the 14,198 depicted [on his chart] before the grim reaper knocks."
Interestingly, Wall is also bullish on bonds. His reasoning, condensed from a Q&A on his site:
"You would think [the bond market] would have to rise in sympathy for a couple of years now at least. ...We have been following down along the down-curve of a colossal bowl formation, but it is clearly decelerating. From the curve of it the low point of the bowl could be in July or August. ...When you look at the huge inflation/deflation cycle called the Kondratieff Wave you can see that the deflation phase began clear back in 1981."
[Questioner: And deflation means a huge long-term market boom for bonds. But till when?]
P.Q.: "This current K-Wave looks like the longer 64-year version, so a 32-year deflation wave would take us to 2013. We should have four years left."
In his most recent hotline, Wall wrote: "Our bottom line for long-term investors is unchanged: Stocks are up, buy; stock mutual funds, the same. Bonds are neutral. ... Gold is up."


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2 I Found Christ, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
4 Christ Turned Me Around, Bill Armer
6 A Prisoner's Testimony, Marcia Teichman
8 A Whole Church Cared, Gordon L. Beers
11 God Watched Over Me, Vicki Leird
12 New Friends Led Me to New Life, Joyce Lackey
14 Pearl Poslick, Friend of the Lonely, Robert Ulrich
17 The Pepper Plant Connection, Garrel Steneman
19 Even Bob Was Converted!, J. Kenneth Grider
22 Life at God's Pace, Kathleen D. Bailey
24 A Hole in the Clouds, Susan Bunker
13 Out of the Fire, Viola Jacobson Berg
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This simple side dish of tomato slices, cheese, sweet pepper, and almonds can be made hours ahead and served fresh from the oven or grill.
Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Cut each tomato into 4 slices, about 1/2 inch thick. If using smaller tomatoes, halve each one. For each of 4 servings, arrange 3 tomato slices, overlapping slightly, in a foil-lined, 15x10x1-inch baking pan. (Or, if using smaller tomatoes, arrange in a single layer in a foil-lined,15x10x1-inch baking pan.) Sprinkle with shredded cheese, finely chopped pepper, and toasted almonds. Bake about 15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Carefully lift with large metal spatula to individual plates, allowing excess juices to drain off.Advertisement
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We hope you guys have been rocking out to all the amazing songs on Rihanna's new album, ANTI! The album is currently up for grabs on iTunes and you can pre-order your physical copies on Amazon for its official release February 5th! Of course, with a new album that means new events! It's just been revealed that tomorrow Rihanna will make her sixth appearance on The Ellen Show. She paid a visit in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. In honor of her interview tomorrow, let's take a look back at her previous interview looks with Ellen from 2011 and 2012! You can also watch a couple of clips from each airing!
Rihanna's first interview on the Ellen Show that we will be discussing took place on November 21st, 2011. She looked super adorable on set wearing a navy top and trousers designed by Salvatore Ferragamo for his Resort 2012 Collection. Her look was completed with Manolo Blahnik Heels along with earrings from Delfina Delettrez and Solange-Azagury Partridge's 24:7 Collection 18K Gold Square Necklace.
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Rihanna made an appearance on the Ellen Show on November 14th, 2012 to discuss her latest album at the time, Unapologetic in addition to chatting about her GQ Cover Shoot,dating and relationships. For the interview she wore a cute pink dress from the Versus Versace Spring 2013 Collection.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. – April 14, 2015 – Pluribus Networks, the company that brings together compute, network, storage and virtualization into a programmable and hyper-converged SDN platform, announced today a new release of its Netvisor® operating system that enhances deployments in mainstream enterprise networks. With this Pluribus Netvisor release, enterprises do not need to make a tradeoff between SDN future-proofing and compatibility with their 'brownfield' Layer 2 and IP networks.
Key features of the release include:
- REST APIs in addition to existing CLI and vManage GUI support, permitting deployment with current NetOps skillsets
- VXLAN tunneling for virtual machine connectivity across arbitrary backbones
- Layer 2 resiliency via standard protocols such as MLAG Active-Active Virtual Link Aggregation Groups
- BGP fabrics and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol for data-center scale-out and Hadoop
The Pluribus open Freedom architecture enables true programmability via C++, Java, Python and APIs, which is an advantage compared to competitive solutions that only have scripting. In addition, a standard CLI, REST APIs and the vManage GUI permit deployment by the network operations team using their existing router and switch skillsets.
Compatibility with existing networking hardware and skillsets allows incremental SDN-ready switch deployment at the leaf or spine as opposed to a complete fabric rip-and-replace. For example, an enterprise considering a visibility fabric upgrade could replace its top-of-rack/leaf switches with Pluribus SDN technology for equal or less cost than the visibility upgrade, while preserving the existing core/spine investment. This programmable 'application fabric' brings compute closer to the switch infrastructure.
"What is fundamentally different and desirable from an SDN perspective is the S and D that is software-defined. Pluribus' open Freedom architecture is one of the only programmable networking environments that offers multiple degrees of freedom when IT executives deploy overlays and network service virtualization projects," said Nick Lippis, chair of the Open Networking User Group (ONUG). "This new version of the Pluribus Netvisor operating system represents a fundamental shift to open software on commodity hardware, a strategy that the ONUG community has been advocating since inception."
Pluribus will be participating in the upcoming ONUG conference, May 13-14, at Columbia University in New York City. In addition, Co-founder and CTO Sunay Tripathi will conduct a tutorial entitled "How to Automate, Program, and Secure Your Network" at the ONUG Academy on May 12.
According to "Gartner Predicts: Seizing the Digital Business Advantage," organizations that view the network as a strategic differentiator versus a cost-center will have an enormous impact on which succeed and which ones fall prey to disruption over the next few years. One in four market leaders today are going to cede market dominance to younger, nimbler companies because of a lack of digital business advantage, which Gartner defines as a combination of mobile and social apps, data and networking technology. One in five mainstream enterprises will lose massive amounts of market share, because of their inability to take full advantage of these technologies. Pluribus' SDN technology is a key ingredient to this kind of digital business advantage.
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Pluribus Networks delivers software-defined networking as an open application platform for today's data centers. The company's flagship product, Netvisor®, is the industry's first distributed network hypervisor operating system, converging compute, network, storage and virtualization with an open, programmable approach. Our customers realize tangible and immediate business benefits while protecting their existing network investments. For more information, visit www.pluribusnetworks.com or go to www.twitter.com/pluribusnet.
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While it can prevent restful sleep, studies show that sleep apnea is also consistently associated with high blood pressure, arrhythmia, heart failure and stroke.
"We're not talking about plain old snoring," says Anantharam Kalya, MD, cardiologist and medical director of the heart failure program at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. "A person with obstructive sleep apnea will often stop breathing several times throughout the night. As oxygen levels drop, the body's blood vessels will 'tighten' in order to ensure enough oxygen reaches the heart and brain—thus, increasing blood pressure and a person's risk for other cardiac issues."
In addition, one of the more prevalent issues related to sleep apnea is a common form of arrhythmia or abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AFib), which affects approximately 2.5 million people in the U.S. and 33.5 million people worldwide.
"Atrial fibrillation is a leading risk factor for both heart failure and stroke," says Dr. Kalya. "Studies suggest that treatment for this sleeping disorder—most often using a CPAP device at night—can significantly reduce the recurrence of AFib, and decrease hypertension."
For patients with AFib, untreated sleep apnea increases the chance of AFib recurrence up to 80 percent. It is estimated that half of the patients with AFib also have sleep apnea, and that patients with sleep apnea have four times the risk of developing AFib.
Sleep apnea also increases the risk of heart failure which contributes to increased fatigue, shortness of breath, and pulmonary hypertension.
"Everyone should know their risk factors for heart disease and work with their doctors to take action early, before too much damage is done," says Dr. Kalya. "The patients at most risk for complex cardiovascular problems are those with history of heart attack or heart failure and preexisting conditions like uncontrolled blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and tobacco use. Obesity is also a leading risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea."
Stroke kills more than 130,000 Americans each year, and more than 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year. Furthermore one Harvard study suggests that at least 200,000 of those heart disease and stroke deaths are preventable. Sleep apnea affects about 18 million U.S. citizens and 100 million people worldwide.


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One of the great pleasures of Second Life to me is dressing my avatar which really allows me to bring out my love of fashion which has been something I have been interested in since childhood. One of the interesting off-shoots of this though is not only it resparked my creativity in taking photographs – which I used to do to a high standard in real life – but it has enabled me to find some interesting places for my avatar to model that I may have not found otherwise.
Sometimes this has been sparked by seeing anoher SL photographer's work on an unfamiliar sim and wanting to visit it but in the case of today's outfit the outfit – well the bikini to be exact – came first and everything else followed after.
I spotted the bikini at Collabor88 – a very popular fashion and homeware event which runs every month and includes great new products from many of Second Life's top designers. I love these kind of fashion events because I often see something unexpected that inspires me to create something new. In this case I picked up quite a few different things including a lovely bikini with a red blossom pattern by Aphorism and a beautiful parasol set from one of my favourite furniture and home designers, What Next.
I got home and excitedly unpacked my shopping and then realised that I had made a mistake. You see I had a system avi having not changed to mesh with the vast majority of SL fashionistas. The bikini and a lingerie set I had also purchased were both for mesh bodies only with no system layers so I reluctantly relegated them to the annals of my Inventory for when I finally upgraded my avie. However when I started thinking about it I was doing more and more sl photography and seeing a lot of other photographers photos and mesh seemed to winning hands down in the ability to create beautiful detailed SL portraits. I was finally convinced by seeing the beautiful Tatyana skin by Insol on a Logo Alex head on the blog of Strawberry Singh here and decided it might be time to give mesh a try. So yesterday after much research I finally took the plunge and changed to a mesh body (Lara by Maitreya) and that head and skin which I have in copper. The necklace is from Swallow at Cosmopolitan Event's Hello Tuesday sale one day a week which is a great regular haunt of mine when on the look out for bargains! The shoes were a gacha prize but designed by Wicca's Wardrobe. All the details are below.
The Red Blossom bikini was the first thing I tried and it looked gorgeous! The red blossom reminded me of cherry blossom and in conjunction with the parasol I wanted to take some photographs with a Japanese theme. I didn't know many sims but a search led me to the wonderful Shinzen Japanese Garden at Yosemite, a quiet and peaceful place that really is relaxing virtual nature at it's best. The sim includes a meditation area, a Buddha temple and a teahouse as well as a walking path and lots of free gifts.
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Bikini: Del Sol Bikini in Red Blossom by Aphorism for Collabor88 August 2016 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/62/200/1086. Find out more about Collabor88 at their website http://collabor88.com/
Shoes: Elowen Heels by Wicca's Wardrobe in Rose. This was a Gacha prize a while ago I think from the Gacha Garden but visit Wicca's Wardrobe here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New/9/165/23 To find out more about it's creator Wicca Merlin and her designs visit her website http://wiccamerlin.de/
Necklace: Steampunk Necklace from Swallow for Cosmopolitan Events' Hello Tuesday http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Comment/131/61/23 Find out more about Hello Tuesday and Cosmopolitan Events on the web at http://cosmopolitansl.blogspot.co.uk/
Parasol: Summer Parasols Set 2 by What Next for Collabor88 August 2016 shown in roses http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/62/200/1086 or find out more about What Next at it's website http://whatnextshop.com/
Body: Maitreya Lara http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Maitreya%20Isle/128/133/23 or visit it's website at https://sl-maitreya.blogspot.co.uk/
Head: Alex Head (Omega Version) by Logo http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eventide%20Far%20East/152/123/25 Visit Logo's home on the net at http://getlogoed.net/
Skin: Tatyana by Insol in Copper http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Thundering%20Mountain/134/81/1992 You can see more Insol skins at their Flickr group https://www.flickr.com/photos/136826451@N04/
Hair: Zoe by Analog Dog in dark brown ombre which I bought a short while ago from Hair Fair 2016. Visit Analog Dog in Second Life at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Analog%20Dog%20Hair/179/116/25
Location: Shinzen Japanese Garden at Yosemite http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Yosemite/100/245/21


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Any vehicle can be a daily driver, that is, if you are willing to put up with a certain level of punishment. A great daily driver should be reliable, comfortable, economical (or at least decent on gas), and ideally offer a touch of luxury or some fun-to-drive characteristic. There is no perfect car for everyone, but there are some that stand above the others, at all price points. No matter what category you're shopping, take a long look at these top daily drivers.
Bigger isn't always better. Tiny cars like the Honda CRX Si used to be super affordable, achieve impressive gas mileage, and make everyday driving fun. While the CRX is long gone, the Ford Fiesta is its spiritual successor, packing huge fun into a small and light package. The Fiesta actually looks good for a small car, which is a pretty shocking achievement in this class. The interior is well appointed too, and of course, it'll save you money with up to 41 MPG highway. Despite the tiny 1.6-liter four cylinder engine, the Fiesta zips around town, pretending it's a little race car. Want even more bang for the buck? Look to the ST version with an upgraded engine and suspension.
Midsize sedans are still around after all this time due to functionality and practicality. The ability to cart around four real-sized adults in silence and comfort has plenty of real-world applications, and adding good gas mileage to the mix makes mid-sizers like the Mazda6 a winner. While competitors like the Honda Accord deliver similar five-seat passenger space and mid-30s gas mileage, the Mazda wins on two additional points. First, with Mazda's crisp "Soul of Motion" design, there's nothing else as attractive in this class. The Ford Fusion is close, but the 6 wins the day with its driver-focused feedback. The steering wheel and rack seem borrowed from the MX-5 Miata sports car, and turn grocery runs into a fun jaunt. The 6 is the mid-size vehicle you will actually want to drive.
Full-size in the '60s meant big style and big comfort. Chevy quietly reminds us of those classic luxury cars with the new Impala. A gorgeous ground breaking design in 2014, the interior and engineering were equally refreshed. At over 200 inches in length, it's not small, but can score up to 35 MPG highway. The real treat is inside though, with acres of contemporary furniture better than your living room, and the comforting quiet of a stately ride. Speaking of ride, Chevy did their homework on the front suspension, which somehow manages to have responsive and sporty steering, but soaks up bumps without any sport-tuned harshness. This big Chevy is better than it should be.
Most SUVs are adequate. They go, turn, stop, and haul your junk, and that's about the best you can say of driving them. Not so with the Honda CR-V. While it has the standard tough guy SUV looks and can haul five adults and all their stuff, it's the details that matter. The fit and finish are best in class, visibility is excellent, the seats rock for long drives, and everything you touch feels like quality. The 2.5-liter four cylinder is built to Honda's Swiss watch level of precision, and will give you 30 MPG highway for decades to come. While it's no Jeep Wrangler off-road, the CR-V is the king of on-road.
Need something awesome for your Instagram backgrounds? It's hard to beat the Lexus RX 350. Rather than slapping some leather on a base Toyota and calling it a day, Lexus dedicated this segment 20 years ago with this focused luxury SUV. This class is crowded with newcomers, but the RX 350 still sells well because of its flawless interior and perfect driving dynamics. Lexus went crazy on the ergonomics, and everything from interior lighting to the feel of the steering wheel just feels right. It's safe too, as the RX 350 defeated the IIHS's brutal frontal offset crash test with four stars. Go ahead, drive the competition. With 270 horsepower, a shiftable 6-speed auto, and Lexus quality, you'll be back.
Sure, Ford sells a bazillion F-Series trucks each year, but that's no reason to follow the herd. You can score a great truck for even less cash, if you're willing to look into the Ram 1500. From base Express to the lux'ed up Laramie, there's a truck for every buyer. The stats make for an impressive read: six passenger capacity, four-wheel drive, a 395 horsepower Hemi V8, a six-speed auto, and 23 MPG highway. Get the eight-speed auto in the Big Horn and gain an impressive 4 MPG highway. Ram scores a win over the competition with their exclusive for the class RamBox bed storage and diesel engine. The 3.0-liter EcoDiesel can tow 9,000 lbs., or return an insane 29 MPG highway. Sell your house and live in this. The Ram is that good.
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Benefit gig for Soteria on 13th November
On Saturday 13th November there will be a benefit gig in aid of Soteria Bradford at The New Beehive Inn in Bradford, featuring The Reverbs, Fishing for Bishops, and Harambee Sound System. It promises to be a great night out, with all proceeds going to Soteria Bradford. We hope to see you there. You can see a flyer for the event here.


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The Baja Report is a publication of the Baja Good Life Club. Published since 2008 and is read by more than 10000 Baja lovers...and growing.
ONLINE TICKET SALES XI FESTIVAL of the Las Conchas and Wine - 23,24,25 April 2010 Purchase your tickets for this festival in www.provinoac.org and fiestasdelavendimia.com Pacifica / Cruise Terminal FRIDAY 23 7:30 Hrs. Visit growing area Ejido Erendira Theme Dinner 19:00 SATURDAY 24 Visit Hrs 7:30 growing area in the Bay of Ensenada 10:00 Hrs Seminar on shells aimed at chefs,
The Rosarito Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride - April 17, 2010 This is an award-winning 50 mile bicycle ride along the Pacific Coast and inland through rural countryside from Rosarito Beach to Ensenada, plus a Finish Line Fiesta on the Ensenada waterfront with food, drinks and live music until sunset. Join our next party on wheels on April 17, 2010. --------------------------------------- The
Apr 18, 2010 celebrate EARTH DAY! 4th Annual Bay of Loreto Kick-off event for "Loreto Community Pride" Week. Sponsored by: Bay of Loreto National Park - CONANP. Questions: email Val at – email@example.com
Paredones Amarillos Open Pit Gold Mine Statusby Karri Moser"Water is worth more than gold" is the rallying cry that has worked to halt, at least temporarily so, the Paredones Amarillos open pit gold mine project. The residents of Baja California Sur have opposed Vista Gold Corporation's plan to obtain the permits and rights to extract gold from the La Paz area. The proposed site is also close
!!!SPRING SALE - GECKO'S CURIOS - SPRING SALE!!! April 12-24, 2010 - 10% off all furniture in stock! - 10% off all lamps and mirrors! Many other itmes in the store on sale too! Drop in and see our new stock! Don't miss our new selection of beautiful Straw Art and Stained Glass! We are proud to offer hand-made artesanias -- all made in Mexico. We are open: Monday - Wed 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Loreto Fest 2010 "By the Sea" April 30 - May 2nd The Loreto Bay National Park is hosting a cooking competition, "Flavors of the Sea" as part of the April 17th Festival "Loretanos, for a Sea Full of Life!" Join us in celebrating the richness of the marine products available in our park, and the importance of using them sustainably. DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION: 1. PARTICIPATION: anyone
Cabo Marine Show 2010 - April 16 and 17, 2010 1st annual Cabo Marine Show along the Marina Golden Zone in Cabo San Lucas. This Event is open to the public with live entertainment, VIP opening and closing cocktail parties at Baja Lobster Co. and Barometro Lounge, and a grand closing "Cabo Marine Party" at the Passion Club inside the ME by Meliá resort. More info contact Sergio Igartua, sergio@
Moderate earthquake rattles Baja California A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Baja California, Mexico, on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The moderate earthquake was about 11 miles (18 km) west-southwest of Guadalupe VIctoria, Baja California, and about 32 miles (51 km) south-southeast of Mexicali, Baja California&.8217;s capital, the USGS said. The earthquake occurred at 9
Todos Santos Volunteer Lifeguards Save 15 Lives Over Semana Santa Weekend. With a forecast of high surf, and the crowds of Semana Santa both on the horizon, USP lifeguards decided the lack of contracts and salaries wasn't going to keep them away. The team worked three days as volunteers, rescuing 15 people at Playa Los Cerritos April 1-3. A donation bucket raised $2,225 pesos to pay four
Crossing the Sea of Cortez by Anna Cearley-Rivas
Boat trips...The idea of crossing the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) by boat was alluring to me, in part because I didn't know anyone else who had taken the 8–10 hour ferry trip between Guaymas, Sonora, and the Baja peninsula. READ FEATURE
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Art. LIV.—The Determination of the Origin of the Earthquake of the 5th December, 1881, felt at Christchurch and other Places.
[Read before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 2nd October, 1890]
Plate XLI.
I Began to examine into the circumstances of this earthquake in connection with the general work of determining the origins of New Zealand earthquakes, and expected to find that the source of the disturbance was situated beneath the surface of the earth somewhere in the neighbourhood of Castle Hill, or (as Professor Hutton suggested to me in conversation) between Mount Torlesse and Mount Franklin. The evidence, however, gives a different result, and yet I believe is sufficient to show that the epicentrum is at or near the same spot as that of the 1st September, 1888.
The facts on which the present notes are based are related in the Lyttelton Times and Press of the following days. Very full accounts are given, but the number of data exact enough for our purpose is small.
The places at which the earthquake was felt are as follows:—
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|Apparent Direction.
|Apparent Duration.
|Effects. Remarks.
|a.m. 7.37or
|N. to S.or
N.E. to
|10-35 secs.
|Piece fell off cathedral tower. Chimneys, ceilings damaged, bells rung, panes broken, articles thrown off shelves, water in open vessels spilt; Avon stopped flowing for a moment, then flowed slightly more quickly. Not so much damage as 1868. Several clocks facing E. and W. stopped, but those facing N. and S. went on.
|7h. 36m.
|N. and S
|"Sharp" (or"very severe"). S.s. "Wakatipu" heeled over on to wharf. No damage. Clock at time-ball tower stopped at time named. Town-clock bell struck several strokes at 7.38; several clocks stopped then.
|S.E. to N.W.
|Nearly ½ min.
|No damage done. All pendulum clocks, in cluding town-clock, stopped at 7.33. One of the sharpest since 1871.
|No damage of consequence. Some artesians stopped flowing for a time.
|Cust Oxford
|About 7.45
|E. to W. E. to W.
|70–80 secs.
|Unusually heavy. Chimneys moved ½in.to 2in. A few, badly constructed, over-thrown, Bottles off shelves. Nearly all clocks stopped.
|E. to W.
|"Sharp." School-bell at Lincoln rang. No damage.
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|Apparent Direction.
|Apparent Duration.
|Effects. Remarks.
|a.m. 7.35
|N.E. to S.W.
|"Smart." Accompanied with slight rumbling. Some clocks stopped.
|W. to E.
|Rather sharp. Preceding and succeeding termors.
|Kowai Pass (Springfield)
|About 7.35
|N.E. to S.W.
|Upwards of ½ min.
|"Violent oscillation." Bottles off shelves. "More violent than twelve years ago."
|The most severe since settlement of district
|E. to W.
|5 secs.
|About 7.30
|N. to S.
|20 secs.
|Three distinct shocks; more than ordinary force.
|7.33 or 7.30 (about)
|W. to W., then N. to S.
|20–30 secs.
|"Heaviest ever experienced." Two sharp and distinct shocks. No damage.
|From N. W., then S. W. to N. E.
|Two shocks. Second shock was heaviest on the West Coast since 1868.
|7.30 or 7.37
|S. to N.
|½ min.
|Very strong and distinct shock.
|Ahaura Wellington Timaru
|7.30 7.37 or 7.45
|E. to W.
|Very smart. No damage.
|Seemed to be six shocks in immediate succession.
|About 7.35
|S. W. to N. E.
|Nearly 2 min.
Remarks on the Above.
Christchurch.—To the newspaper accounts I might add my own observation, taken at Christchurch and noted at the time. But as, unfortunately, I cannot at present find the note in question, I have refrained from making any use of the observation in my calculations. As far as my memory serves, however, the note states that the time (afterwards checked by a clock at Messrs. Coates and Co.'s) was 7.36 a.m.; the direction of the first shock, from between N.W. and N.; its duration,
fifteen to twenty seconds: the second shock, at right angles to the first, began before the first had died away, and so gave to most people the impression of a twisting motion; it was of undefined duration, but more marked in most of its effects than the first shock. This agrees remarkably with the result presently arrived at.
Rangiora.—The pendulum of the town clock vibrated in a plane W. by S. to E. by N. Other clocks, at right angles to this direction, also stopped. Mr. T. W. Rowe has been good enough to ascertain this fact for me.
The two movements, the normal and transverse, are clearly distinguished at Greymouth, Christchurch, Rangiora—in the last two places the stopping of the clocks gives a direction at right angles (or nearly so) to the direction said to have been noted. Most of the given directions can be explained only either on the hypothesis of error in observation, or on the hypothesis that it was the transverse motion whose direction was noted. The transverse motion seems to have been more marked everywhere; and, even were it not so, it is natural that people should mark its direction more carefully than the movements taking place in the first moments of surprise. The time 7·37 or 7·38 at Christchurch is on any hypothesis of the origin inconsistent with the best time given, 7h. 36min. 43sec. a.m., New Zealand mean time, at Lyttelton. Most of the times are approximate, being to the nearest five minutes only.
Determination of the Origin.
1. By Direction of the Shock.—By drawing straight lines on a map through the given places in the directions named, and at right angles thereto in case these directions may be those of the transverse vibrations, we find three possible circles to cut or touch a fair number of the lines drawn, within which the epicentrum is to be looked for: (1.) A circle, centre A (see Pl. XLI.), radius ten miles and a half, an epicentrum within which would agree roughly with Lyell, Sheffield, Greymouth, Hokitika, Rangiora, Waiau, and Kaiapoi (almost). (2.) A circle, centre B, radius thirty miles, agreeing with Hokitika, Sheffield, Rangiora, Christchurch, Lyell, Waiau, Greymouth. Note that this circle has to be made very large to include a fair number of the directions, and is not quite consistent with the probable correct assumption that east to west is the direction of the normal wave at-Greymouth. (3.) A circle, centre C, radius seventeen miles and a half, agreeing with Christchurch, Lyell, Sheffield, Hokitika, Waiau, Rangiora, Oxford, Greymouth, Hurunui, &c.
The circle, centre B, answers to the facts which give at first sight the impression of an origin near Castle Hill; but it is worthy of remark that I did not, with any combination of
the time-observations employed, get an epicentrum situated within that circle.
2. By Time - observations.—Those used were—Rangiora, 7.33;* Greymouth, 7.33;* Westport, 7.34;* Lyttelton, 7.36 ¾;* Lyell, 7.35; Kumara, 7.35; Hokitika, 7.37; Christchurch, 7.37. The remaining times are either of doubtful value, or are inconsistent with any possible theory.
3. Method of Straight Lines (Milne, p. 200).—Four lines are available—those got, namely, from the times at the following pairs of places: (a) Rangiora—Greymouth, (b) Westport-Sheffield, (c) Lyell-Kumara, (d) Hokitika-Christchurch. The intersections of these lines give as possible positions of the epicentrum the six points marked with dots on the map. (d is one of the intersections of the last-named line, Hokitika-Christchurch.) All the points except (d) are within the circle C, and immediately to the north of Lake Sumner. The intersection of (a) and (b) gives D, within a mile of F (see below).
4. Method of Circles (Milne, p. 201).—I tried fourteen or fifteen combinations of the given data, and the positions obtained for the epicentrum are shown with small crosses on the map. Most of these lie in the north-east quadrant of the circle A. E is obtained from Lyttelton, Rangiora, Sheffield, Greymouth, and nearly agrees with Westport. It corresponds to a surface-velocity of six miles per minute, and a time at the centrum of 7.23 ¾ or 7.24 a.m. Its position is about 16 miles almost due north of the south-east end of Lake Sumner.
5. Method of Co-ordinates (Milne, p. 206).—The most satisfactory results are given by the first five of the times named in Method 2. The equations give an epicentrum F, 10 or 10 ½ miles north of the middle of Lake Sumner, 172° 16′ E. long., 42° 34′ S. lat.; velocity, 7.18 miles per minute. The equations show themselves not exact enough to determine either the time at the centrum (they give 7·27 ¼) or the depth of the latter. By trial it is found, however, that a time at the origin 7·26 a.m., and some depth less than ten miles (perhaps less than five miles), will agree best with the position and velocity found.†
Intensity.—Whether we take F, E, or D, the velocity appears to have been very small—only 500ft. or 600ft. per
[Footnote] * Most reliable.
[Footnote] † The occurrences reported to have been witnessed at Lake Sarah (N.Z. Journal of Science, vol. i., p. 176; Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xv., p. 533) can very well be explained as secondary effects of the earthquake. The statements of damage to the buildings, as far as they are opposed to our conclusion, can hardly weigh against the remaining evidence. Indeed, the damage done to the south-east corner of the Castle Hill Hotel suggests the transverse vibration of a wave proceeding from the north-east—that is, from the epicentrum found.
second—and the earthquake, therefore, a very slight one, as measured by the intensity of earthquakes in other parts of the world.
The technical assumption has been made that the epicentrum is a point; the argument seems to show that it is not of large extent; with our data we cannot determine its size or shape. F, E, D, are all within a few miles of the epicentrum as determined by Professor Hutton (Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. xx1.), of the earthquake of 1st September, 1888. It is noteworthy also that the geographical distribution of the shock, though not quite so great, is the same, as far as it goes, as the distribution of that earthquake. The fact that both the earthquakes that have injured the Christchurch Cathedral have proceeded from the same place may be worthy of practical consideration in any attempts that may be made to guard against possible damage in the future.


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Chapter 5
Roam the streets of Jerusalem, Search its squares, Look about and take note: You will not find a man, There is none who acts justly, Who seeks integrity— That I should pardon her. 1 2Even when they say, "As the LORD lives," They are sure to be swearing falsely. 3O LORD, Your eyes look for integrity. You have struck them, but they sensed no pain; You have consumed them, but they would accept no discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, They refused to turn back. 4Then I thought: These are just poor folk; They act foolishly; for they do not know the way of the LORD, The rules of their God. 5So I will go to the wealthy And speak with them: Surely they know the way of the LORD, The rules of their God. But they as well had broken the yoke, Had snapped the bonds. 6Therefore, The lion of the forest strikes them down, The wolf of the desert ravages them. A leopard lies in wait by their towns; Whoever leaves them will be torn in pieces. for their transgressions are many, Their rebellious acts unnumbered. 7Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me And sworn by no‐gods. When I fed them their fill, They committed adultery And went trooping to the harlot's house. 8They were a‐ Meaning of Heb. uncertain. well‐fed, lusty ‐a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. stallions, Each neighing at another's wife. 9Shall I not punish such deeds?
—says the LORD—
Shall I not bring retribution On a nation such as this? 10Go up among her vines b Lit. "rows." and destroy; Lop off her trailing branches, for they are not of the LORD. (But do not make an end.) 11For the House of Israel and the House of Judah Have betrayed Me
—declares the LORD.
12They have been false to the LORD And said: " c‐ Or "Not He"; cf. Deut. 32.39; Isa. 43.13 . It is not so! ‐c Or "Not He"; cf. Deut. 32.39; Isa. 43.13 . No trouble shall come upon us, We shall not see sword or famine. 13The prophets shall prove mere wind for the Word is not in them; Thus‐and‐thus shall be done to them!" 14Assuredly, thus said the LORD, The God of Hosts: Because they a Heb. "you." said that, I am putting My words into your mouth as fire, And this people shall be firewood, Which it will consume. 15Lo, I am bringing against you, O House of Israel, A nation from afar—declares the LORD; It is an enduring nation, It is an ancient nation; A nation whose language you do not know— You will not understand what they say. 16 b‐ Emendation yields "Whose mouths." Their quivers ‐b Emendation yields "Whose mouths." are like a yawning grave— They are all mighty men. 17They will devour your harvest and food, They will devour your sons and daughters, They will devour your flocks and herds, They will devour your vines and fig trees. They will batter down with the sword The fortified towns on which you rely.
18But even in those days—declares the LORD—I will not make an end of you. 19 And when they a Heb. "you." ask, "Because of what did the LORD our God do all these things?" you shall answer them, "Because you forsook Me and served alien gods on your own land, you will have to serve foreigners in a land not your own."
20Proclaim this to the House of Jacob And announce it in Judah: 21Hear this, O foolish people, Devoid of intelligence, That have eyes but can't see, That have ears but can't hear! 22Should you not revere Me
—says the LORD—
Should you not tremble before Me, Who set the sand as a boundary to the sea, As a limit for all time, not to be transgressed? Though its waves toss, they cannot prevail; Though they roar, they cannot pass it. 23Yet this people has a wayward and defiant heart; They have turned aside and gone their way. 24They have not said to themselves, "Let us revere the LORD our God, Who gives the rain, The early and late rain in season, Who keeps for our benefit The weeks appointed for harvest." 25It is your iniquities that have diverted these things, Your sins that have withheld the bounty from you. 26For among My people are found wicked men, a‐ Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Who lurk, like fowlers lying in wait; ‐a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They set up a trap to catch men. 27As a cage is full of birds, So their houses are full of guile; That is why they have grown so wealthy. 28They have become fat and sleek; They b‐ Some ancient versions read "have transgressed My words for evil." pass beyond the bounds of wickedness, ‐b Some ancient versions read "have transgressed My words for evil." And they prosper. They will not judge the case of the orphan, Nor give a hearing to the plea of the needy. 29Shall I not punish such deeds
—says the LORD—
Shall I not bring retribution On a nation such as this? 30An appalling, horrible thing Has happened in the land: 31The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests a‐ Meaning of Heb. uncertain. rule accordingly; ‐a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. And My people like it so. But what will you do at the end of it?