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Islam is the faith of peace, and it is one of the most sacred and trustworthy religions, which has given us steering in each aspect of life. To assist this occur colleges create a Planning and Placement Staff (PPT) that meet and focus on a pupil's Individual Education Program (IEP) after which place the scholar in the appropriate educational setting based mostly on the scholar's needs and the regulation.
Neuron Pod can even assist in hosting new grownup initiatives in the evenings, present actions for Key Stage 4 (age 14 – sixteen) and sixth kind college visits, improve disabled access, and increase the Centre's capability to develop programmes for young people with studying difficulties.
Public understanding more and more equates increased education advantages with acquiring a "good job" and receiving "greater salaries." To know and help the full benefits of upper education the general public and better education leaders want to have interaction in vital and sincere discussions in regards to the position of higher education in society.
Tourism is an important and most powerful instrument to promote nationwide integration and bring people from totally different elements of the nation or sub – continents close collectively. There are indicators that experiential learning is on the increase—and that it is going past the humanities, priceless as they could be. In D.C., one organization known as Capital Expertise Lab is utilizing the holdings of the Smithsonian Establishment as the idea for curricula in science and historical past, and one other referred to as Live It Study It partners with high-poverty colleges to offer not solely educational discipline journeys but additionally related materials for lecturers to make use of in class.
By way of public well being education, even simple issues such as sporting a flu masks in notably affected areas, or realizing when to take vaccines for a particular illness that's prominent at the moment of the year, all the time proves very efficient in limiting the number of people affected yearly.
Michigan schools say that need to break down the walls between general education and Special Education creating a system wherein college students will get extra assist when they need it, and that assist doesn't must be in a separate special education classroom.
I instantly remembered a moderately mournful tune from many years ago, in highschool, when a science teacher informed us we might be examined on the weather with a charge of positive 2 and a pal and I set them to a chant; I can nonetheless name them, in order, and on the subject of chemistry, I'm undoubtedly one of many less ready college students.
In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education contains the formal education that occurs during adolescence It is characterised by transition from the sometimes obligatory, complete major education for minors , to the optional, selective tertiary , "postsecondary", or " higher " education (e.g. college , vocational school) for adults Depending on the system, faculties for this era, or part of it, could also be called secondary or high colleges , gymnasiums , lyceums , middle faculties, schools , or vocational colleges.
Education is a vital device that is applied within the up to date world to succeed. In modern occasions, especially in Western education fashions, college students are seen as proverbial "empty vessels" sitting on the toes of "fuller," older, wiser, learned professional educators who empty their knowledge into those empty heads thereby filling them with what someone else knows.
Alternatively, the U.S. Division of Education has determined that a full-time pupil at a 4-yr public college pays a median of $8,655 for tuition, room and board and a full-time student at a public 2-12 months college pays the common of $1,359 per 12 months for tuition.
Most medical hospitals and clinics provide immunization or vaccine shots during the flu seasons, or when a general outbreak of hepatitis is going around, and a public health education ensures that extra individuals know to go to these amenities and avail of the therapy, thereby lessening the quantity of unwell people.
They are made silly by education." He would agree that much of what passes for education is nothing greater than the straightforward transmission by others of what they believe is important for students to be taught which frequently has nothing to do with the learners.
Globalization And Education
Highschool education, additionally called secondary education in some international locations, is a continued for of imparting data and learning to college students who've completed elementary education. Dad and mom can easily do easy arts activities with kids," Dr. Hardiman said, and can incorporate these ideas round homework or just in spending time together. The results of discipline trips are notably highly effective for college students in kindergarten by second grade —maybe as a result of, like deprived college students typically, it's likely to be their first time at a museum or a play.
The People with Disabilities act was handed to ensure all children receive a free and appropriate public education that meets their needs. The one easy thing that folks ought to do to help in the formal education of their youngster is to take an interest in all features of their child's faculty actions: lecturers, additional-curricular activities and relationships.
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In the meantime students who've mastered the fabric move to enrichment learning or assist with instruction of those that haven't achieved mastery.
Technology is a side of society that is consistently altering and when these changes take place the members of a selected tradition should be willing to make adjustments. Many people view the problems with education as belonging solely to those who have children in class so they have a tendency to vote down any further funding for faculties. Particularly in the case of reading, standardized checks primarily measure the overall knowledge that college students have been capable of accumulate over a period of years.
Many teachers spend a great deal of their class time disciplining youngsters and enjoying babysitter, two things that aren't a part of their job duties. If faculty prepares graduates for employment, however there are limited employment alternatives for unlimited graduates, it means that faculty prepares college students for unemployment.
Some individuals journey to foreign nations with a view to purchase quality educational coaching. American youngsters are struggling because of the inadequacies of the individuals concerned with the educational system. For busy people in search of flexibility, earning a university degree is less complicated to achieve with the comfort of online education.
Russell would concur that content typically lacks context, that means that educating regularly does not contain instructing students how you can determine the veracity, viability, worthiness and usefulness of what is discovered. Meanwhile college students who have mastered the material transfer to enrichment studying or assist with instruction of those who have not achieved mastery.
Significance Of Education
A lot of the properly paying jobs require accomplished school education within the form of both a Bachelors or a Masters diploma. You can earn up to $51,670 with this job with none faculty degree or advanced education. The TQM different is: 1 Plan-> 2 Train (DO) -> three Test-> 4 Revised Educating (ACT) -> 5 Check In the "examine" step, formative (not-for-grade) testing is used to find out which learning some students have missed.
Let me say again – there are numerous excellent lecturers out there who sincerely care about their college students and who're willing to vary issues as much as benefit the members of their classroom. Handicapped students, students that should journey a lot, and college students with jobs can now full their levels wherever they go together with a flexible schedule and often at their own tempo.
The Importance Of Secondary Education
Each human being needs oxygen to outlive on this planet. Whether or not or not the benefits of arts education and subject trips are captured in test scores, it's clear they'll broaden kids's information and vocabulary. The Pupil Data System enables parents to observe the curriculum of their children and obtain feedbacks from the teachers.
But what I am saying is that colleges must have a greater system of monitoring these placements and have the ability to quickly remove students that are not figuring out, and are taking precious studying time away from other college students. Imagine, for example, if students had already realized something in regards to the artists or the historical context surrounding what they noticed at the museum, or in the event that they'd read Twelfth Evening" earlier than seeing a performance.
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With the escalating value of higher education, many people have begun to query the value of pursuing a school degree. The coed should perceive the financial issues confronted by rural folks when he goes to the villages and see how with out correct faculties and hospitals, people are surviving. For instance, within the 21st century, many international locations treat education as a positional good 86 In this competitive method, folks need their own college students to get a better education than different students.


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CASTLETON, Vt. – Castleton University's volleyball program opened Little East Conference action on Friday evening, falling in three sets to the three-time defending conference champions, UMass-Boston, at Glenbrook Gym.
Castleton falls to 0-6 on the season and 0-1 in LEC play, while the Beacons improve to 6-2 overall and 1-0 in the conference.
Alondra Nims led the way for the Spartans' offense, hitting at a .333 clip with two kills on six attack attempts. Brianna Hake had a team-leading four assists, while Meghan Zawatsky led the way with eight digs.
The Beacons jumped out to a big lead in the opening set, stretching their edge to 21-7 before Castleton rattled off three straight points. After UMass-Boston killed the Castleton rally, the Spartans came right back with three more points to make it 22-13 in the opener. The Beacons allowed Castleton to get no closer, however, closing out the first set 25-14.
The second set was more of the same for UMass-Boston, as they rattled off 14 consecutive points to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 16-4 lead in the middle frame. The Spartans made a late run in the set to make it 23-11, but a Beacon timeout stymied the momentum as the visitors claimed the second set, 25-11.
The final frame opened as a back-and-forth battle with the teams trading points early on. With the score tied 8-8, the Beacons rattled off four straight points to take a lead they would not relinquish, as they cruised the remainder of the way to a 25-12 victory in the third set to seal the match.
Castleton returns to the court on Tuesday as it travels to Northern Vermont University-Johnson to take on the Badgers in a non-conference matchup.


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July 10, 2019
Governor Whitmer Joins Great Lakes Governors & Premiers Basinwide Coalition to Prevent Asian Carp from Entering The Great Lakes With Action at Brandon Road
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers in entering a Basinwide coalition to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin by taking action at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in Illinois. The coalition of governors and premiers includes Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio, Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana, Premier of Quebec Francois Legault, and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford.
"Protecting our Great Lakes, our environment, and economy is a top priority here in Michigan. There is an urgent need to take action to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes," said Whitmer. "I'm pleased that states and provinces are working together towards a shared goal. This unanimously adopted resolution is a real solution that ensures that we move the Brandon Road Lock and Dam forward while addressing the high costs of this project. I will continue to work with our congressional delegation and Governor Pritzker to protect our precious Great Lakes and our environment."
The protection of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin is a shared responsibility of the Great Lakes states and provinces.
The Brandon Road Lock and Dam provides a strategic focal point in the waterway that logically can provide additional and enhanced controls in the system as other long-term measures are developed to prevent bighead, silver, and black car from moving closer to the Great Lakes.
This coalition is dedicated to protecting the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin, minimizing the risk of irreparable harm to the system, and preventing decades of future fisheries management costs.
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Bullish 1 (Simmental Bull)
I meet this wonderful bull among many other champion bulls on a day out at the South of England county Show. I always take my camera to these events, I'm always on the look out for another muse and this fine fellow gave me the perfect pose. He was stunning, he was all cleaned up, brushed and pampered ready to be paraded in front of a panel of judges, awaiting his fate, will he be champ or not?
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Chu Chu Rocket!
Sega wonders why they're in the poorhouse these days. Maybe it's because of all their stupid executive decisions and such, but I tend to think it's that they don't fully realize the whoring ability that other companies like Rockstar and Capcom. Sega makes games for gamers, like Nintendo, but unlike Nintendo Sega makes a wide-variety of often bizarre games, where as Nintendo is less adventurous and sticks with well-received franchises. Sega though, they're crazy, and willing to try new things. This is the company that gave you Jet Grind Radio, Panzer Dragoon, GunValkyrie, and Seaman, all wonderful games, but I'm sure that the sales of these titles didn't come close to Grand Theft Autos, even when combined. But what does Sega need sales for when they have some of the most talented developers in all of time working for them? One developer, the father of Sonic the Hedgehog, is Yuji Naka, a Japanese man with a lot of quirky visions. His quirky vision lead him to create a puzzle game that looks like it would run on the Genesis that would turn out to be one of the best games of the 1990's, that being the wonderfully bizarre ChuChu Rocket.
There's no real way to describe the basic concept of ChuChu Rocket, because it's one of the strangest games ever made. You see, a space station inhabited by ChuChus (which are little tiny mice), has been invaded by evil KapuKapus (which are giant orange cats). These cats are out for blood, and want to feast on our rodent friends. Though the ChuChus are technologically advanced enough to design a space station, they aren't smart enough to know how to escape it, and it's up to you to guide them to escape rockets before the KapuKapus get them. How do you guide them? By placing arrows on the ground that they will see and follow to safety! Oh, but the game isn't quite that simple my clever reader. There are all sorts of obstacles in the way, namely the KapuKapus, but also holes to no where and walls. ChuChus can safely run into the walls, but they fall into oblivion if they go into a hole. Fortunately Puzzle Mode offers unlimited continue to its dozens and dozens of hellish challenges.
The game takes place in a top-down view of a checker-board pock-marked with all sorts of things. In a few of the levels, you only have to save a few of the ChuChus, but in some other levels, you have to save dozens of them. The ChuChus donít do very much, except run around blindly bumping into any thing in front of them, an obvious homage to Three Blind Mice. In each of the levels, you are given a few pieces that you must place on the board that force the ChuChus to run in that direction. By only providing a few pieces, you must look at all the options ahead of you and carefully utilize your few pieces. A few button pushes is all the action that youíll get out of the title, but itís still as frantic and nerve racking as a first-person shooter because of the limitations you get and your ultimate goal. Some people however may prefer something a bitÖfaster. For those people, there is the Stage Challenge mode. Stage Challenge is a rousing little mode which is very similar to the Puzzle Mode that the title is designed around, except youíre timed in Stage Challenge. The time limit forces you to make hurried decisions as you rush through, deftly attempting to find a solution before having to restart yet again.
ChuChu Rocket wouldnít be complete though without some sort of multiplayer mode, and in typical Sega fashion, they went all out to support all the options they could. For starters, the game featured a fantastic online mode back in the heyday of the Dreamcast, which sadly doesnít exist anymore from what Iíve heard. Thereís also a Puzzle Editor in which you can create all sorts of puzzles that rival the ones Sonic Team created for the game. This may not sound like a multiplayer mode, but you can take these levels and swap them with friends and challenge them to complete your level. And finally, you can always embark into the games four-player mode, in which you must compete to get the most ChuChus in your rocket before the timer expires as your friends do the same. This might not sound very hard, but power-ups come into play, both for and against you. Huge KapuKapus come and attack your rocket under your friends command, the mice move slowly, the mice shrink in size, and your arrows come under attack in a desperate attempt to win. While it may not sound ì2 Fastî or ì2 Furious,î it really is an exciting thing.
The first thing anyone will notice about the game at first glance is that itís pretty damned ugly. But, in a way, itís a pretty ugly. Itís a 2D, top-down puzzle game with few animations and even fewer variations on color. Oddly enough though, it doesnít matter, and like the ugly duckling fairy tale, it grows into a beautiful thing that you canít help but adore. The white little ChuChus fleeing the KapuKapus is an illustrious painting of the struggles of mankind, and will stay imbedded in your memory for years, as will the games few songs. The only negative point I could possibly find in the game is the sound, as itís a bit bland with just a few cheesy tracks filled with standard puzzle music in this not-so-standard game. Sound effects are practically non-existent.
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A world great hero, Immortal Admiral.
Yi Sun-sin was born on April 28, 1545 in the aristocratic neighborhood of Geonchondong, Hansung (now Seoul) as the third son of Yi Chong and his wife Byun. Although he was of good ancestry, his family was not well off because his grandfather had been embroiled in a political purge during the reign of King Joong Jong and Yi's father stayed away from seeking a civil service job. When the economic situation worsened for his family, they moved to Asan, the country home of Yi's maternal family.
At the age of 21, he married a woman from a neighboring town and had three sons and a daughter. Like any other young man of aristocratic family, he studied Confucian classics from an early age. But he began to train in the military arts when he turned 22. Although Yi was fully aware that the literary tradition was more highly regarded than the military tradition in his society, he chose the military service because of his personal conviction. But the refined writings in his dairy, reports, and poems demonstrate that he had remarkable literary talent as well as the valor and brilliance of a warrior. In 1572, when he was 28, Yi took a military service examination. During the exam, he fell from horseback and broke his left leg. The crowd was astonished when they saw him quietly get up on one leg to bind the broken leg with a branch from a nearby willow tree. Four years after his first trial, without giving up, he took the exam again and, at the age of 32, he passed the military service examination.
Thereafter, he was always true to his duties as a military officer while stationed at various locations. However, because of his unwillingness to compromise his integrity, he did not seek favors from those in power. As a result, Yi's military career languished and his accomplishments went unnoticed. Once, he was even relieved of his post for refusing to participate in unlawful activities solicited by his superior. Also, he experienced a harsh demotion to a common foot soldier as result of false accusations by another officer who blamed Yi for his own mistake. Then, just a few months before the outbreak of war, he received an exceptional promotion and became the Commander of Cholla Left Naval Station thanks to the vigorous recommendation from Prime Minister Yu, who had known Yi since childhood and firmly believed that Choson Korea was in need of his abilities.
As soon as he became a naval commander, he took up the task of reviving and restoring the Korean Naval Force. He straightened the administrative system, improved the condition of weapons and tightened sailors' discipline even though it was not yet clear that war was imminent. He also put his efforts in making warships and completed building a Turtle Ship just a day before the Japanese invasion.
In the following seven years, Yi saved his homeland and his people by leading all his 23 naval engagements to victory with his unshakable loyalty, brilliant tactics, and indomitable spirit that transcended life and death. While he accomplished unbelievable feats at sea as an Admiral, Yi suffered continuous tragedies and hardships in his personal life, which makes his life even more remarkable. Even when he was faced with a King who tried to kill him, his loyalty to his country never wavered. He did not harbor a grudge against Won Kyun and his enemies at king's court for falsely accusing him of treason. When the Korean Navy he had built with so much care was from Won Kyun's disatrous defeat against the Japanese Navy, he did not allow his anger and resentment to stop him from carrying out his duties. His absolute loyalty to his country and people enabled him to achieve a maritime miracle of uninterrupted victories. In 1598, at the age of 54, he died gloriously in his final battle at Noryang, which concluded the Seven Year War. He was posthumously titled Chung Mu Gong (Duke of Loyalty and Art of Chivalry).
Historical Background
The closing years of sixteenth century found Choson Korea beset with considerable political and economical difficulties. Incessant conflicts between political parties had led to corruption, which in turn had led to confusion in the tax system. The effects of inter-party wrangling had inevitably spread to regional governments, destabilizing national politics as a whole. The unjust and unreasonable appointment of officials, and the poor administration which naturally followed, stirred up feelings of distrust and resentment in the people. As a result, there was a decline in military discipline, and national defense was put seriously at risk.
Meanwhile, across the Korea Strait, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had in the year 1590 put an end to 150 years of civil conflict by successfully unifying Japan under his rule. As he was dealing with the task of unification, he had looked for a way to dilute the power of feudal lords (daimyo), who at that time represented the most serious threat to his authority, and thereby reinforce the power of the central government. With this end in mind, he planned the invasion of neighboring countries so that he would be better able to control their internal feuding and divert the energy and attention of the daimyos abroad. At first, he requested the Korean King to permit free passage through Korea for the swift movement of his army into Ming China.
Korea sent two-man mission to observe Hideyoshi's true intention and the likelihood of Japanese invasion, but they returned with conflicting opinions. Hwang expressed the possibility of invasion, while Kim thought little of the possibility. The King and the ruling classes were not alarmed. They laughed away the Japanese approaches and ignored the possibility of war. When his overtures met with steadfast refusal, Toyotomi Hideyoshi resolved to invade the Korean peninsula. Korea, a nation for centuries accustomed to peace, was therefore completely unprepared when Japan presently invaded with 160,000 troops, in the April of 1592. Before the Japanese, with their superior numbers, training, and new arms called muskets, the poorly-equipped Korean military were as good as helpless. The southern defense perimeter was breached with a matter of days, and the forces of Japan began to make their way the north without facing any serious difficulty.
The Korean King, Son Jo, fled with his son to Pyung Yang on April 30; two days later the Japanese reached the capital Seoul, only eighteen days having passed since their unopposed landing in Pusan. As the Japanese army continued their relentless advance northwards, defeating every Korean force which had the courage to face them, King Son Jo and his Court abandoned the defense of Pyung Yang and fled again to Uiju, at the northern tip of the Korean peninsula. The Korean people were furious with the incompetence and irresponsibility of King and his Court. After only two months, the entire country had all but fallen to its victorious Japanese invaders.
In Korean history, which spans over five millennia, there have been many national heroes, but none compares to Yi Sun-sin who saved Choson Korea from the brink of collapse during the Japanese invasion of 1592. He is still dearly cherished in the hearts of Koreans today. In a nationwide survey conducted by Soonchunhyang University in April 2005, Yi Sun-sin was chosen as the greatest figure in Korean history by 43.8% of the vote (The Chosun Daily, April 15, 2005).
It is, therefore, very regrettable that Yi's noble life and the marvelous deeds he performed for his country and people are not well-known outside of Korea. Admiral Yi achieved a battle record that no one in history has ever matched. Genghis Khan lost two battles out of the twenty that he fought, Napoleon Bonaparte four battles out of twenty three, Emperor Frederick four battles out of twelve, and Hannibal one battle out of five. Yet in all of the twenty three battles that he fought at sea, Admiral Yi was never once defeated.
Overcoming formidable odds in terms of numbers of ships and troops, he led his navy to victory in every engagement he fought during seven years of war with the Japanese, losing in total only two ships of his own.
In his book, The Influence of Sea on the Political History of Japan, George Alexander Ballard, (1862-1948), a vice-admiral of the British Royal Navy, summarized Yi's life and victories as follows.
It is always difficult for Englishmen to admit that Nelson ever had an equal in his profession, but if any man is entitled to be so regarded, it should be this great naval commander of Asiatic race who never knew defeat and died in the presence of the enemy; of whose movements a track-chart might be compiled from the wrecks of hundreds of Japanese ships lying with their valiant crews at the bottom of the sea, off the coasts of the Korean peninsula...and it seems, in truth, no exaggeration to assert that from first to last he never made a mistake, for his work was so complete under each variety of circumstances as to defy criticism... His whole career might be summarized by saying that, although he had no lessons from past history to serve as a guide, he waged war on the sea as it should be waged if it is to produce definite results, and ended by making the supreme sacrifice of a defender of his country. (p. 66,67)
The following is an extract from a paper published by the Japanese Institute of Korean Studies
"Yi Sun-sin, Next to him, I am little more than a petty officer."-Admiral of the Japan Navy Togo, Heihachiro, (1847 - 1934)
Togo returned from the victorious Battle of Tsushima(1905) in which he had defeated the Russian Baltic Fleet, at that time the world's most powerful naval force. He had been instated as Admiral of the Japanese Navy, and at a celebratory gathering, a member of the company exclaimed, "Your great victory is so remarkable that it deserves an everlasting place in history. You can be regarded the equal of Admiral Nelson, who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Trafalgar; you are indeed a god of war." To this Admiral Togo replied "I appreciate your compliment. But,...if there ever were an Admiral worthy of the name of 'god of war' , that one is Yi Sun-sin. Next to him, I am little more than a petty officer."
Japanese scholar Hujizka Akinao mentions in his essay In Admiration of Admiral Yi Sun-sin ("Kyung Hee" Vol. 8. 1977) that Togo regarded Yi as his master, and held a ceremony for him before the Battle of Tsushima (it is a Japanese custom to hold a ceremony for ancestors or historically significant figures before important occasions). Few of the world's great war heroes have been able to avoid criticism and censure, least of all from those they fought against, enduring such taunts as 'brutal oppressors' or 'starving wolves'. Admiral Yi, in contrast, has been held as an object of admiration and reverence even among the Japanese, whose minds were swayed by his pure and absolute loyalty to his country and people, his brilliant use of strategy and tactics which led invariably to victory, his invincible courage that overcame every adverse circumstance, and his unbending integrity.
This admiration is apparent in the many speeches and writings by Japanese military officers and historians which speak of Admiral Yi, and following are some examples.
Throughout history there have been few generals accomplished at the tactics of frontal attack, sudden attack, concentration and dilation.
Yi Sun-sin a great naval commander, and compared him to Lord Nelson of England -The Influence of Sea on the Political History of Japan, a vice-admiral of the British Royal Navy George Alexander Ballard, (1862-1948)
Napoleon, who mastered the art of conquering the part with the whole, can be held to have been such a general, and among admirals, two further tactical geniuses may be named: in the East, Yi Sun-sin of Korea, and in the West, Horatio Nelson of England. Undoubtedly, Yi is a supreme naval commander even on the basis of the limited literature of the Seven Years War, and despite the fact that his bravery and brilliance are not known to the West, since he had the misfortune to be born in Choson.
Anyone who can be compared to Yi should be better than Michiel de Ruyter from Netherlands. Nelson is far behind Yi in terms of personal character and integrity.
Yi was the inventor of the iron-clad warship known as the Turtle Ship (Geobukseon). He was a truly great commander and a master of the naval tactics of three hundred years ago.
Sato Destaro (1866-1942), a vice-admiral of the Japanese Navy,
A Military History of the Emperor, p. 399.
Yi Sun-sin is a famous Korean general who defeated the Japanese in every one of the battles at sea when Toyotomi Hideyoshi's troops invaded Choson Korea. He was unique among Choson civil and military officers for his honesty and incorruptibility, and in terms of leadership and tactics, as well as loyalty and courage, he was an ideal commander almost like a miracle.
"Yi-Sun Shin was one of the greatest general of all time in human history who was a legendary hero once in thousands years" -Admiral of the USA Navy Chester William Nimitz, ( 1885~ 1966)
He was a renowned admiral before the time of Nelson, and has never yet had an equal in world history. Although the existence of this figure grew to be almost forgotten in Korea, the admiration of his memory was handed down in Japan through generations so that his tactics and accomplishments were researched and subjected to close study when the Japanese Navy was established during the Meiji period.
Siba Ryotaro, "Clouds over the hill", Sankei Newspaper, March 27, 1972.
Of Admiral Yi's twenty-three sea battles, the most crucial were the Battle of Hansan and Battle of Myongnyang. In the Battle of Hansan, considered as among the greatest naval engagements in history, Yi, by means of his famous 'Crane Wing' formation, achieved a great victory by sinking and capturing fifty-nine of the seventy-three Japanese ships which opposed him, thereby frustrating Hideyoshi's plan of advancing along the coast. The Battle of Myongnyang, in which he defeated 130 enemy ships with 13 ships his own, is regarded among maritime historians as nothing less than a miracle.
Yi is often compared with Admiral Nelson and Admiral Togo. All three men were heroes who fought for the destiny of their countries and saved their countrymen from foreign invasion by the securing of key naval victories. However, the circumstances of Nelson's Battle at Trafalgar and of Togo's Battle at Tsushima differ strikingly from those of the Battle of Myongnyang fought by Admiral Yi.
At the Battle of Trafalgar, England, a nation traditionally strong on the sea, was facing an enemy who was at that time inexperienced in naval warfare, and who commanded a fleet not much larger than her own (27 English ships against 33 French and Spanish ships). In the case of the Battle of Tsushima, also, the Japanese navy had the upper hand in many respects.
The Russian crews of the Baltic fleet which opposed them were exhausted after a seven-month voyage which had taken them halfway round the world; the Arctic-born Russian crews had suffered greatly from outbreaks of disease as they sailed through the equator area.
Taking this into account, it is of little surprise that an intensively trained Japanese Navy, in high morale and fighting near the mainland of Japan, emerged victorious over the dispirited Russian forces. The battles discussed above may be summarized in a chart(page20) as follows:
Admiral Yi achieved a truly legendary naval record. His greatness, however, lies not in mere battle figures, but rather in the great and noble sacrifice which he made for his country. The Seven Years War, to which he dedicated both his life and his death, was not a war driven by a politician's desire for imperial expansion, but by his pure wish to defend his country and people against a foreign invader.
Sitting alone under lighted candle, I took thought of the present state of our nation's affairs; I found the tears rolling down my cheeks. (War Diary, January 1, 1595)
"According to the principles of strategy, 'He who seeks death will live, and he who seeks life will die'.
And again, 'If one defender stands watch by a strong gateway, he may drive terror deep into the heart of an enemy coming up by the ten thousand.' To men in our condition, these sayings are worth more than gold.
You, my Captains, are expected to render strict obedience to my commands. If you do not, not even the least error will be pardoned, nay, but severely punished according to Martial Law".(War Diary, September 15, 1597) times, he agonized in tears as he watched his soldiers train while enduring starvation. He sacrificed himself and tended to the needs of his soldiers and people before his own. He carried out his love to them.
With his uncompromising loyalty, his dauntless will and steadfast courage, he saved his country when its leaders were lost in the crisis of war.
He firmly held on to honest principles, put an end to evil customs, and led his men with thorough preparation and a pioneering spirit.
He possessed unshakable conviction, achieved repeated successes in battles by means of brilliant tactics and strategy, and by his unselfish devotion, gained the absolute trust of his men.
He had no experienced, well-trained navy as Admiral Togo and Admiral Nelson had, nor was he himself trained as an admiral.
His country was small and weak and unable to support him. However, even the Heavens were moved by his noble spirit of loyalty, and he attained the legendary record of 23 consecutive victories.
He raised up fruit from barren earth. Indeed, he created everything from nothing.
To Koreans, he is not a hero, but a holy hero: He is Admiral Yi Sun-sin.
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This painting was completed over a 5-year period, between 1865-70. When 'Sibylla Palmifera' was examined in the studio earlier this year it was found to be in very good condition. As with 'The Blessed Damozel' there were very few areas of damage or loss. For this reason it was only possible to take a couple of samples from this painting. These were taken from the extreme edges of the paint.
In contrast to the 'Blessed Damozel', the surface of 'Sibylla Palmifera' was much less glossy. There was no evidence of the thick pigmented layer that was seen on the 'Blessed Damozel'.
A sample of red paint from Sibylla's gown at the bottom edge (see image below) showed a deep red colour that has a bright orange-red fluorescence in UV radiation, which is characteristic of a red lake pigment. Analysis by SEM-EDX identified aluminium, probably from an aluminium hydrate used as a base for the translucent lake pigment. The ground was identified as lead white.
Cross section of the red gown from Rossetti's 'Sibylla Palmifera', taken in UV fluorescence, showing the fluorescing red lake pigment. Taken at x 250 magnification.
Both 'The Blessed Damozel' and 'Sibylla Palmifera' were x-rayed during examination.
X-raying is a procedure that has been used in analysis of paintings for many years. It was first used in 1896 and by the 1930s it had become general practice. At the National Conservation Centre, paintings are not routinely x-rayed unless the procedure is hoped to tell us more about the work. X-raying is carried out in-house in a specially designed room. If necessary an x-ray can be exposed and developed within an hour. The paintings are laid flat on a metal framework, with the x-ray source beneath the painting and the sheet of x-ray film laid carefully on top. Often several sheets of film need to be used to complete the full image, 'Sibylla Palmifera' for example needed 9 separate sheets of x-ray film.
The x-ray of 'Sibylla Palmifera' is interesting as it shows areas where the canvas size was expanded with additional pieces of canvas added to the outer edges and areas where the artist reworked parts of the composition.
The above image is a montage of the 'Sibylla Palmifera' x-ray. At first glance an x-ray can be very confusing. It is important to realise that when you view an x-ray you are looking at the whole structure of the painting, the paint layers, ground layer, canvas and stretcher. Therefore in the case of the above x-ray, as well as the paint, you can also see very faintly the stretcher and the panel insets from the blind stretcher.
Image of the reverse of 'Sibylla Palmifera'. Here you can see that the stretcher has panel inserts as used in Dante's Dream.
A close look at the x-ray shows this blind stretcher, or more obviously the nails that hold the wooden panels of the blind stretcher into the stretcher.
This image is top left in the x-ray and shows several different things about the structure of the painting. Firstly the tacks on the outer edge show where the canvas is held onto the stretcher. Secondly the inner tacks show where the panels from the blind stretcher are tacked to the stretcher. There are also staples visible around the outer edge of the painting, and this is where the edge of the canvas is attached to the reverse of the stretcher.
The final thing that this x-ray shows about the structure of the painting is that Rossetti added on strips of canvas around all four edges.
This detail from the top right of the image shows quite clearly the canvas additions around the edge of the painting. The canvas weave is not completely aligned at the butt between the addition and the inner, original canvas. There is no doubt that these additions are original. It was relatively common for Rossetti to send his paintings away to be enlarged after starting to paint them. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why it often took him several years to complete his paintings.
An x-ray can also reveal something about the pigments and the way the paint was applied. What shows up on the x-ray film depends very much on the density of the materials used to construct the painting. Pigments that are made from heavy metals such as lead white are very dense so show up as light areas on the x-ray.
Whilst the face of Sibylla is clear in the x-ray, other areas such as the hands, shown above next to an ordinary detail of the area, are not distinguishable. This can probably be attributed to a number of things. Rossetti added canvas to the painting and in order to disguise this fact he would have painted over the seams. Much of the lower half of the painting is unclear in the x-ray, and has a patchy, irregular look. This irregular layer is very white in places and may consist partly of lead white, applied generally, perhaps with something like a pallette knife or wide brush to prepare the canvas to paint on. This is mostly concentrated to the area of original canvas. This may suggest that when Rossetti had the canvas extended, he rubbed down the original paint in the lower half, prepared the canvas with a rough ground layer and then repainted this section.
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Before Archimedes came into the Medic's care, he made his living through wedding dovery. A lucrative trade, but he always felt something was missing. He looks back on the day that the Medic stole that catering van during the prime minister's wedding as the best day of his life. He's been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since.


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This Soft Southwestern Showstopper in Carefree is tucked away on a very private lot & gated community. Designed for entertainment with full majestic mountain views. An ideal Chef's kitchen with Dacor appliances, granite slab counters, timeless Knotty Alder cabinets, Sub Zero refrigerator & warming drawer. The open room concept is sophisticated yet comfortable. The Master is a true retreat w a fireplace, sitting area, private patio & spa like-bath. A total of four fireplaces & expansive glass walls will draw you in for true indoor/outdoor living. Don't miss the stunning tongue in groove wood plank ceilings or the four car AIR CONDITIONED garage w lots of storage. The A/Cs, roof & water heaters are all less than 10 yrs old. This Sonoran Desert Beauty has been ''immaculately'' maintained.


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The Ballroom, with its vast floor space and plenty of free parking, is ideal for conferences and business meetings.
The main Ballroom has approximately 6,400 square feet of open space which can be configured in many different ways. A reception area and a separate studio are also included in most rentals.
The Ballroom is handicapped accessible.
Chairs can be arranged auditorium style for hundreds of guests.
Break-out groups can be set up with or without the use of pipes and drapes.
The studio is available as an additional room with most rentals. Small groups may wish to rent just the studio.
Light catering can be provided at an additional charge. The customer is also welcome to arrange outside catering.
Plenty of restaurants–Panera Bread, Five Guys, IHOP, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Siu's Asian Bistro, Potbelly Sandwiches, Chick Fil-A and TGI Friday's–are within easy walking distance of the Ballroom.
Also within easy walking distance is a Hilton Garden Inn.
Times the Ballroom is available for business meetings
The Ballroom is available for rent to businesses on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 7am and 6 pm.
The Ballroom is available for rent on Saturdays from 4:00 pm to 1:00 am Sunday morning.
Pricing during the weekday:
• For large groups, rents are in the ballpark of $250 per hour with a four hour minimum (includes a complimentary hour for setup).
• Prices may be prorated for smaller groups and for groups renting out just the studio.
• Prices also vary with different accommodations needed by a group.
Pricing on Saturdays: See Event Rentals
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To inquire about renting the Ballroom for your business and to receive an estimate for your business meeting, please fill out the Business Rental Application Form.


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The Silver Vase appreciates these warm comments from brides about their wedding flowers:
I cannot thank you enough or express how amazing your work was for my wedding! I have never seen nor could have imagined such beautiful bouquets or centerpieces or archway. The whole wedding was absolutely perfect. Emily W.
"Thank you so much for the GORGEOUS arrangements you did for mine and David's wedding back on January 12! They were absolutely breathtaking, and we got so many comments about how incredible the arrangements were. Your work is surpassed by none, and we're extremely grateful to have been able to work with you! I feel like I spent a good deal of my reception just staring at the arrangements at our table. Most excellent work, and I definitely will recommend you to friends! Take care! Robin"
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"Gorgeous Wedding Flowers!" Everyone commented on how beautiful they were and Elizabeth, your hardest to please, was blown away. You absolutely out-did yourself. I'm so appreciative to you for making this a very memorable occasion. I have already dropped your name to a friend at the wedding whose daughter is getting married in April. Again, everything was perfect. Thank you very, very much." Sue V.
"It took my breath away...That truly was our experience, upon seeing the ballroom at my daughter's wedding reception. Michele T. embraced the vision my bride daughter had for her wedding and ran with it!! She spent many hours with us getting all the details together and listening to the bride's wishes and ideas. She handled the floral arrangements to our... rehearsal dinner and the church ceremony and the wedding reception, all at different locations, with impeccable professionalism. All the while, showing the enthusiasm, confidence and warmth of a dear friend. No need for concern or anxiety when your event rolls around. She is in complete control, handling everything perfectly. We were so impressed and thankful to have used her for this important event. She is the one to use, no doubt about it!" Julie J.
"Michele with The Silver Vase (Premier Proposals LLC) designed the wedding reception of my dreams. She has an eye for detail & aims for perfection. From the way the light reflected off the orchids to putting the cake table in the perfect place to capture a beautiful picture of the cake cutting--was all thought of ahead of time by Michele. She went above & beyond by helping me pick out the perfect linens to complement my flowers, designing & making menus for the tables, helping w/the layout of the room & providing lots of love and support.Flowers were really important to me -- I wanted someone that I could trust to do a top notch job. If you are looking for that person who will design jaw dropping floral arrangements just for you then Michele is the florist you are looking for. I personally know four other brides that Michele designed flowers for and we all love her and her work! The flowers were the talk of my wedding. They were absolutely AMAZING." Comment from TheKnot
"Thank you so so much for everything you did and created for our wedding. You made everything look so very beautiful and made our day so special! We are beyond grateful for the work you did and will never forget it! Hope you are doing great! Thank you so much again!! --Kelly & Barry"
"WOW! Our flowers were even more amazing than we dreamed of! We can't thank you enough for all of your hard work and we are so happy that you were able to be such a special part of our wedding day. Everything turned out perfect! Thank you again, C & J"
"Michele, I know I already told you, but I want to tell you again...that the flowers for Christina's wedding were so "spectactular". I could not believe how beautiful the arrangements looked when I walked into the room--it took my breath away! You are so talented at what you do. The flowers could not have been more perfect. The arbor looked pretty too. But I cannot say enough about the red roses. Michele, you are an amazing artist. Thank you so much for being an important part of making Christina and Josh's wedding absolutely perfect!" Linda Mathews (Wedding at Villa Antonia)
"Michele Thompson was a joy to work with. She was so helpful to me in planning Ashley and Jamie's August 15th wedding at Lakeway Resort. We hit it off from the start. The flowers were just stunning. She listened to every detail & offered so many suggestions along the way. Our guests still comment on how lovely the floral arrangements were." Paula B.
"Michelle, I cannot say it enough, you truly outdid yourself! The work you produced will give years of great joy to both Jayme and I, besides all of our guests! You gave us everything we dreamed of and much, much more! We truly know it came from your heart! Love, Treva P.S. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
"I can't thank you enough for all of your help with the wedding! I heard so many people complement your beautiful work. Everything was stunning! We've dried a lot of the flowers and they turned out beautifully. Thank you again!" Jessica & Brandon
"Michele, We were absolutely blown away by your work! The wedding was incredible and the biggest complements we got all night were about the flowers and dining room arrangements. You did an incredible job and I will recommend The Silver Vase/Premier Proposals to everyone I know! Thank you so much for everything. I'll never forget this beautiful night. Whitney P.
"Michele...You rock!" Treva C.
"Fabulous. Fabulous." Jennifer (Photography by Jennifer)
"Wow--what else can I say. Everything was perfect and I know you went above and beyond in getting everything perfect. The chapel looked just amazing. I had a moment to step out on the upstairs balcony right before the service and take in the string quartet music and see the flowers and candles and it was such a beautiful setting. You created the perfect ambiance for us. The Glass Oaks Ballroom came alive with the floral and I truly appreciate all your hard work. I know how much effort goes in to getting each table and arrangement made and in place--you are probably exhausted for a couple days after you do a wedding. You are so very talented and your pride in your work is evident each step of the way. My most sincere thank you for setting such a beautiful stage!! Joyce", The Woodlands
"The phone hasn't stopped ringing! Everyone keeps telling me how beautiful the flowers were! You really knocked one out of the park on this one! Ashley loved her bouquet! Keep the deposit! I didn't pay you enough!" Paula B., Lakeway
"We won for Best (Chapter) Program! Yea! Thank you so much for making the event so beautiful!...I thought you did a such wonderful job with the flowers and event design. It was so pretty!" Stacey Hoyt Events
"Thank you for everything!!! You added so many pretty details. Did you get a chance to check out Diana M. Lotts' blog? The pictures look great. I loved the candy bar... Once again, thank you for all your hard work and extra effort above and beyond what was required. You were a great advocate for me; I appreciate that so much. I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures. We'll talk more soon. You are wonderful. Take care, Kristal ;)"
"I just wanted to thank you for the all the flowers you prepared for the bridal party on the day of our wedding. Everything looked beautiful and I especially loved my bouquet. I was sad I had to leave it behind and not see it live longer! Thankfully my sister dried it for me while we were on our honeymoon so I can save it. Again I just want to thank you for working with us, your work really made our wedding very beautiful and very special. Sincerely, Stephanie G."
"Thank you so much for all your help!!! Having you at the reception place the day of was such a comforting feeling! I tend to worry way, way too much and you being there helped me enjoy the day so much more. The entrance tables and cake tables looked amazing and the layout turned out perfect! Happy New Year! " Amanda
"I have heard from numerous sources that everything looked gorgeous and that is thanks to you! Wow. thank you so much for everything! You are amazing! It was perfect!" Samantha
"Michelle, Thank you for the great job on the wedding flowers. You certainly exceeded all our expectations." Tom
"Yes, please use me as a reference. I would talk to anyone on your behalf. Give them my cell. That's rare I'll go that length for anyone, but you have been spectacular and I want you to get all the business you want. From what I've seen your field is populated with a lot of younger women who charge a lot of money and don't do a very good job. I think the market is ripe for someone that is mature, professional and capable. That's certainly what we wanted and got from you. Thanks...Ben"
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"...Thank you again for all of your hard work. Your attention to detail was amazing. Even now looking through the photos I am finding small things that you did that made the wedding as wonderful as it was. The flowers were amazing! People can not stop talking about them. Everything was amazing. Thank you so much! " Merissa
"Michele at The Silver Vase was FANTASTIC to work with. Michele served as a wedding planner/event designer/florist for our 4/19/08 wedding. We worked with Michele for almost a year, and she led us through every stage of wedding planning which was such a relief. She has an amazing eye for design. Everything from the linens, to flowers, to invitations, to Groom's Tux were perfectly coordinated. Michele was so flexible as designs, ideas and budgets fluctuated. Michele made sure that the event was not only beautiful, but also reflected our personal tastes and personalities. The arrangements Michele prepared were breathtaking--not only beautiful but unique! All of our wedding guests raved over how fabulous the event was.The Silver Vase (Premier Proposals LLC) was very professional and offered detailed contracts and price lists so there were never any surprises or confusions. As changes were made (flower availability, guest counts etc) updates were given in writing so we were always on the same page. Michele coordinated every detail with all of the vendors so that the night flowed perfectly!I have seen her work at another wedding and she can do amazing things with any budget! Michele has such great taste and runs a very honest business!" Wedding Wire Review
"I was extremely pleased with the services I received from the Silver Vase. Michelle listened and responded to our requests with utmost flexibility and professionalism. The end product was more than I could have ever hoped for. The bride (my daughter-in-law) was so pleased and grateful for the lovely bridal bouquet and bridesmaids' bouquets. We were able to make double use of the bouquets by placing them in glass cylinders and displaying them on the head table. They added just the right amount of color and elegance needed to really "dress up" the table. I will definitely use the Silver Vase again. Thanks Michelle! " Jennifer W.
"Michele, I cannot even begin to tell you how spectacular my Friday night floral arrangement was; my goodness, it was extraordinary. I Had Matthew and Suchan take it home, but I really wish I could have held it on my lap on the plane to take home to Florida! Thank-you so very much for your help. I might also add that the wedding flowers and centerpieces were equally amazing.You are a true artist. " Nancy R.
"Thank you so much for our beautiful flowers on our wedding day! You really out did yourself! They were absolutely perfect. Thank you for your design and accommodations during a short planning process. Our wedding was beautiful!" Chris & Kimberly


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As compared to C++ and Java, inheritance in C# is much more refined. For example, in C# a class can only extend one other class. This is unlike C++ where multiple inheritance is allowed.
The benefits of inheritance are obvious. Inheritance gives you the opportunity to add some functionality that does not exist in the original class.
It also gives you the chance to change the behaviors of the existing class to better suit your needs.
To put it simply, inheritance enables you to create new classes that reuse, extend, and modify the behavior that is defined in other classes.
Lets imagine your colleague has developed the following code for a company. It has one class Staff and it can only calculate the total salary of the generat employees in your company.
In another words, you need specialization. You need to extend it and calculate also the total salary of engineers in your company.
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using System; namespace Company { public class Staff { protected double rate; public Staff() { rate = 1; } public void salary() { double totalSalary = 30*8*rate; Console.WriteLine(totalSalary); } } class Program { static void Main() { Staff staff = new Staff(); staff.salary(); Console.ReadKey(); } } }


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Matthew Rolston's newest campaign for Amazon.com/Fashion—his third one in a row for Dennis Leggett, the online fashion retailer's renowned creative director—has been released and is sensational. Matthew photographed Chanel Iman for the holiday-themed ads, marking his second collaboration with the 21-year-old supermodel.
"I find an innocence and purity in her look, but also a sense of real womanly sophistication, which I think is unusual for such a young person," Matthew told Fashionologie.com. "She looked stunning and really brought the clothes to life with her unique ability to move in front of the camera."
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By David Weigel
August 20, 2017
Labor leaders, once courted by President Trump, are stepping up their campaign to turn workers against the White House if it does not deliver more on jobs and trade — and if it does not stop undoing Obama-era regulations.
The most visible effort, which starts in Indianapolis on Monday afternoon, is a two-week tour organized by the coalition Good Jobs Nation that ropes in labor-friendly politicians. The coalition, launched in 2013 to pressure Barack Obama's White House on trade and wage issues, is organizing rallies throughout the Midwest through Labor Day.
"Trump ran as a working-class hero, so let's look at the results," said Joseph Geevarghese, Good Jobs Nation's executive director. "We're seven months into his administration, and wages are flat. People are still getting pink slips."
The Indianapolis rally, which will feature Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is designed to highlight the complicated aftermath of an early Trump coup for workers — a deal that delayed layoffs at a Carrier plant in nearby Huntington. In December, Trump came to Indiana to announce that Carrier would lay off only a few hundred of its 1,400-odd workers, thanks to the state's promise of $700,000 per year in tax breaks to the company and a presidential promise of corporate tax reform.
"Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences," Trump said.
Nine months later, Carrier is well into cutting 632 jobs — more cuts than the president had promised. Chuck Jones, who represented Carrier workers as president of United Steelworkers Local 1999, said that even workers who voted for Trump have learned not to trust him.
Trump said he would save jobs at Carrier. The layoffs start July 20.
"He made promises to working-class people," said Jones, who will also speak at Monday's rally. "He said that if he were president, that jobs would not be leaving this country. Guess what? They still are. He could be signing executive orders. He's not lifting a finger."
As the White House eagerly points out, the economy has seen steady job growth every month since Trump took office. Wages have ticked up 0.7 percent in the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — in line with the increasing cost of living. Trump's Republican base, meanwhile, has become overwhelmingly positive about the economy, with consumer confidence and the employment rate ticking up to 16-year highs.
Labor leaders, who watched their members vote Republican at historic levels last year, however, increasingly suspect that the administration will squander those gains by ignoring actions that could increase wages.
The Trump administration has undone or walked away from a number of regulations that labor lobbied for, and won, under Obama, including one that required companies to disclose labor law violations before bidding on big government contracts and one that made 4.2 million more workers eligible for overtime pay. That rule and several others were challenged in court by business groups, and the Trump administration has defended them less forcefully than its predecessor.
Instead, the administration has synced up with congressional Republicans in rolling back regulations on business, with the expectation that job growth will ensue.
Skeptics in labor and the left see a political opening. After pummeling the Obama administration for steady but slow growth, Trump is bragging about an economy that is exhibiting virtually the same characteristics. Stephen K. Bannon, the political adviser who dreamed of the GOP becoming a "workers' party" that plowed money into infrastructure, is out of the administration with little of that vision achieved.
"People feel, appropriately, that the political and economic establishments have left them behind," Sanders said in an interview. "They ignored people while jobs went to Mexico. We've got a chance to be heard, and we've got to use that chance to explain what a progressive economic agenda is all about. We want a $15 minimum wage. Donald Trump has said wages should be lower. And that's our point."
The Good Jobs Nation tour, which will part with Sanders after Indianapolis, will make stops in other Midwestern cities to ask why the administration hasn't done more. In Wisconsin, it will team up with Randy Bryce, a Democrat and labor organizer running there against House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R). There, labor leaders will argue against a Trump-backed deal to entice the Taiwanese company Foxconn in exchange for $3 billion in subsidies.


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The First House. There are houses on the coast built right to the cliffs, with breath-taking views of sea and sky. What would life be like being born into such a home? Or how different might one's perspective be, starting out in the desperate tangle of a South Bronx tenement, or a bleak stretch of the Australian outback? As in life, in astrology, one's birthplace has a shaping power. When you're born arranges the planets into signs and degrees. Where you're born drops them into particular houses. The Second House. Like a mischievous boy releasing a mouse in a roomful of cheerleaders, try dropping the subject of money into a gathering of metaphysical people.
Watch how many scramble for the tabletops. When you're discussing the 2nd house, you have to talk money. Yet in most spiritual circles, money is a dirty word. Craving dollars is an affront to spirit and decidedly uncool (except of course, for those spiritual teachers whose hands are always open for donations). Nor is astrology exempt. Whether money is dirty or evil--or spirit-inspired--or as is more likely the case, energetic but neutral, "How do I get more of it?"
In Sacred Contracts, medical intuitive Caroline Myss identifies the energetic ground of the 2nd house. (1) Though Myss is not an astrologer, she has a keen grasp of archetypal energies. The Third House. When my son was three, we'd often walk to the small park fronting the neighborhood swimming pool, so Branden could ride the "wee!" (his toddler word for "slide"). I remember the time we were joined by an elderly woman. She was chauffeuring her grandson in a little red wagon, or as Branden called it then, a "ride. " The boy was some months older than Branden, and as the boy crawled out of his wagon, my son studied him carefully. The Fourth House. When I was growing up, at least once or twice a summer my mother would command my sister and I to toil on the big hill in our backyard, weeding the dandelions and mustard grass that flourished there. Weeds must be pulled by the roots or they'll just grow back again. The Fifth House. If you've seen the movie Chocolat, you'll understand an essential problem with the 5th house.
This is the house of joy and spontaneous self-expression. It's the house of risk-taking, creativity, children, and love. There's a simplicity and innocence in this house that revels in the unbridled pleasure of being alive. What could be wrong with that? This is the house about which many are curious when they schedule astrology readings: Is a romance on the horizon? In the movie, Vianne Rocher is a scandalously single mother, whose wanderlust takes her to a sleepy village in post-war France. Vianne is a wild one. There is vital life force energy in the 5th house. People often come to astrology readings because they feel stuck. Among working adults in particular, this disease may have reached epidemic proportions. At some point people realize something is missing from their life. The Sixth House. Anna Lee was one of my first clients.
I gasped when I saw her chart. She had five planets in the 6th house: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, Pluto and Uranus. What's more, they were all in Virgo, the natural sign of this house. To my novice mind this information jumped from the page with exclamation points. But what did it mean? I'm alternately envious and suspicious of those who can make instant analyses of a chart with no knowledge of the person who's living it. Work or health problems often appear during transits to the 6th. Over the next few months, at Saturn's grueling pace, Anna Lee struggled with her situation. " So why didn't you leave?
" Her eyes flickered. The Seventh House. Dear April, Writing about the 7th house of partnership, I don't trust myself.
That is why, dear friend, I'm asking you to share my column. Not only are you happily married, you have an expressive 7th house Moon. If anyone can balance my approach, it's you. You know how I squirm when clients request "relationship readings," how I try talking them out of chart comparisons ("Tell me--are Jake and I a perfect match?") You can see why I don't trust myself. So if by soul mate one means that idyllic partner who, just like us, loves anchovy sandwiches and hates The Lord of the Rings, who appreciates fine Italian marble and is undaunted by our moods, who understands us, as no one else can, then to hunt this person down in the house of opposites is a risky proposition.
But why should this be so? The Eighth House. Writing about the 8th house isn't easy.
"After all," says my friend Geraldine, "who truly feels comfortable talking about their experiences of love, death, and sex outside the privacy of personal conversation?" The 8th comes up in most of my astrology consultations. But usually I'll enter through a side entrance, discovered in the course of conversation, without announcing I'm going in. I'll step out just as gingerly. The Ninth House. I like to think of the 9th house as a happy place. Here's where we don lederhosen, toss a knapsack on our back, and stride gaily through the wide world, singing as we go, "Valderee, Valderah, Valderee, Valderah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha."
Here we feel adventurous and free. The Tenth House. "I coulda had class.
I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody-instead of a bum, which is what I am. " Who among us does not ache with Marlon Brando, as the has-been prizefighter Terry Malloy, when he utters these famous lines in On the Waterfront? Every astrological house has its secret anguish. In the 10th house it's failure, the discovery that we didn't make good on our dreams. What you make of yourself is a 10th house matter. So intimately is the 10th house tied to success or failure, we can use it to predict success in simple horary questions. The 10th shows how others see us-especially those who don't know us too well. The Eleventh House. From my cozy vantage in one of the overstuffed reading chairs at the local Barnes & Noble, I heard a strident voice, followed by a distinctly snotty laugh: "No you're not.
That's silly. You're just a little boy. " Likely it was the seven-year-old girl who'd been holding court at the children's table, organizing puzzles and, with an oozing superiority, instructing the three and four year-olds not to fold pages or run in the aisles. What poor child was she humiliating, I wondered. Then I heard the voice of my then three-year-old son: "I am too.
The Twelfth House. Over the years, I've received more inquiries about the 12th than any other house. The ones who write are usually in distress. Sometimes they're new to astrology and are panicked to learn they've got planets here: "I've heard the 12th is a terrible house. Am I doomed?"


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One day Hiking 2 or more days Hiking Trekking
Let yourself be surprised by moonlight in the lands of Castro Laboreiro and walk in the trails once used by smugglers and by men
who crossed the border during the night. For company, you will have the stars that you will learn to interpret, and the moon will light
your path. You will enjoy listen stories of smugglers and wolves.
And who knows, maybe we listen the elusive howl of some curious wolf.
In Wolf footprints
In the mountain ranges of northern Portugal lives the last great predator of the wild Portuguese fauna - the Wolf. Symbol of a wild and
pure territory, the Wolf is one of the most endangered species in the Iberian Peninsula. Give him to know is the basis of their
conservation, " to like him is necessary to know him". Ecotura prepared this tour in the the trails of one pack . We will observe their
footprints and other evidence of their passage. We shall visit a "Fojo" ( traps used for the hunting of wolves for centuries ) and listen
to the explanations of their construction and how they were used . We will have the opportunity to learn a little more about the history
of this mythical animal that is the Iberian Wolf.
The Magic Forest
Inside a valley of Peneda-Gerês mountain there is a century-old forest. Oaks and chestnut trees marked by the passage of time,
small granitic villages surrounded by a patchwork of green fields , light and shadow effects reminiscent mysterious tales of
enchanted forests .
In our company you will enjoy this wonderful atmosphere and get to know a little more about the typical Portuguese old forest, the
birds of this habitat and the history and customs. During the day you will have the opportunity to learn to identify the various plants
and know their properties, attributes, and the various uses that people give to them .
By paths bordered with stone walls full of moss, where only is possible to hear the murmur of the wind, the birds singing or the
croaking of frogs, you will be transported to an unknown nature that will surprise by its richness and diversity
From Portugal to Spain and Back
From Portugal to Spain, in a pleasant hiking, is the new proposal. This tour in wolf territory, takes us down mountain trails once
walked by smugglers and generations of people accustomed to the challenges of mountain life . With a duration of two days, this
hiking leads us to Galician lands by the old oak Forest. The first day out you will always be inside the forest , crossing and following
clear, sparkling waters.
The 2nd day brings us back to Portuguese lands by the valley of a winding river , where the water over the centuries has been
excavating memories and recording moments of life on our planet . A day when all our senses will transmit freedom and peace.
This 2 days hiking is physically accessible to anyone that like to walk and be minimally used to move the foot off the street circuit.
The Saturday overnight to Sunday will be done in a cottage of great comfort and quality.
For those who prefer to arrive the night before to be used an extra overnight stay in the " Ecotura Country House" .
Hiking Holidays in Wolves territory
An ecological holiday program to hike in full nature and get some peace and tranquility.
Vacation to rest and to discover and learn more about the Wolf, birds , flora and all the nature around us. A chance to relax out of the
routine, in a privileged and genuine natural environment.
5 or 8 days of holiday for children and adults, where the days are passed between pleasant walks by ancient mountain trails,
interpreted walks in the territory of the Wolf , tours for bird watching, night out for observing animals, river bathing or thermal hot
water, walk in full moon nights, starry skies where we will look and learn about the stars.
Overnight stays are made in the " Ecotura Country House" , where you will enjoy all the tranquility and comfort you need during your
holiday .
5-day holiday start on Sunday and end on Thursday
The 8-day holiday starts on Sunday and ends the following Sunday
Peneda-Gerês Tour - 5 days
Discover the best spots in the Peneda -Geres National Park
3 different trails that will go over some of the most inspiring landscapes of the Peneda-Gerês National Park . The " Peneda- Gerês Tour -5 days " allows to the hiker to visit the plateau of "Mourela" in the West part of the Park , the central Geres mountain and Peneda mountain in Este part of the Park.
Day 1- Arrival in Castro Laboreiro, presentation about the Park , general briefing , presentation dinner
Day 2- Every corner a new beauty . The mountain plateau , soft landscape, surrounded by lofty hills of Geres, have a lot of species of birds. Lush valleys , which run winding rivers of clear water , sometimes with quiet waters sometimes crashing in to tumultuous waterfalls. Quiet mountain villages , small stone houses villages rich in ancient rituals and rural traditions .
Day 3- The purest nature. The granite morphology of Geres in all its splendor . Narrow paths that now flank slopes and sometimes crossing rivers . Dams and ponds that invite a liberating diving . Airy and green meadows with pens and small shelters of shepherds. Amazing granite massifs , rocky peaks , geosites which share the history of these towering hills .
4th- Way of Faith - a crossing of paths of pastors and pilgrim culminating in "Senhora da Peneda" (religious Sanctuary) between the valleys and hills of Peneda mountain . Winding paths crossing peaks topped with bizarre rock formations sculpted by time and end in elves woods. Oak stains which provide a home to Wolves, Wild boars and small deer . Mountain meadows where herds of wild horses grase .
Day 5- Breakfast and farewell
Some points of interest : "Pitões das Junias" (Monastery inside the mountain) , and "Senhora da Peneda", Fojo of "Portela da Fairra" , Bear "Silhas" , Fojo the Fafião (ancient wolf traps), corrals Pastors, geosite of "Meda da Rocalva" , indigenous woods and stains preserved which provide a home to many wild species , Fragas , rocky massifs and Penedos , habitat of Geres wild goat and herds of wild ponies.
Big Trail of Central Massif
This tour takes us to an area of the park where there is a mix of high altitude landscape with a landscape full of history and tradition in lowland areas that the trail passes through . The big route of the central massif develops in two mountain sides, one facing the "Lima" river and the other facing "Homem" river and the "Vilarinho das Furnas" reservoir . 35 kilometers on mountain paths flanked by idyllic countryside where the typical villages of mountain, surrounded by granite landscape contrast with villages embedded in the valleys and lined with a lace glad to farmland .
Some points of interest : menhir Sculpture Hermitage of the mid- century . II; Wolf "Fojo", medieval building ; submerged village of Vilarinho das Furnas ; oak groves and forests very well preserved
150 km of adventure to discover Peneda-Gerês National Park
A mountain trekking tour that will cross Peneda-Gerês National Park, Biosphere Reserve and one of the last wild nature bastions of Europe.
8 days, with a great diversity, crossing mountains, plateaus, lush meadows and thick forests of primitive forest. Cross mountain trails and climbing the peaks and rock formations with breathtaking scenery. Follow glacial valleys where rivers run clear water being poured in lush waterfalls. Diving in the heart of the National Park, cross streams that cut through dense woods, a play of light and shadow, where the sunbeams illuminate branches of holly, oak and birch.
A trekking holiday to meet some of the most inspiring landscapes of these mountains, discover forgotten paths and hidden scenarios for most hikers. Crossing with animals quietly grazing in mountain meadows, discover wild flowers, wild animals, small birds and eagles.


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