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Thailand New Year Celebration
Thailand New Year celebration is one of the most anticipated events of the year for the Thai people. It is also known as the festival of Songkran. Unlike other countries in the world famous New this year in the month of January, the Thai New Year is recognized on the hottest mid April.
You may be wondering how famous local Thai event this time of year. That day, they commemorate the revered Buddha visiting monasteries and offer prayers while extending the benefits they have received alms to monks after feeding them with the food they prepared. They prepare enough for this great event by a thorough cleaning of their home in advance. Thais believe they need to clean and rebuild not only their homes but also and especially themselves. They remove all litter home and bathe Buddha images so they will prosperous year ahead.
Thailand New Year celebration is incomplete without the battle of Big Water. Even motorists and pedestrians are not to be excused quenched in water that day. Water is the symbol for the cleanup and disposal of all the bad things of the past and removes bad luck for the whole year to come. So, you must be blessed if you soaked with water.
Vacationers who witness this celebration really surprised to see how Thai people follow their traditions. Meanwhile, the strong family links clearly expressed by means of giving respect to elders and other family members. You will never feel that you are a tourist here. It is a place that you can feel like you have found your home. Thais are very welcoming and pleasant in every tourist. This is one of the main reasons why travelers choose to spend their vacation in this amazing island.
You will never go wrong in choosing Thailand for your next vacation. Having as if you've found your dream is great! If you plan to visit Thailand, the month in April will be perfect for you. Aside from the weather conditions, you will be able to discover and appreciate proudest Thailand or New Year celebration in Thailand!
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Just found an article on the net (part of the LOCOMAT project) by Denis Roegel about Jost Burgi's "Progress Tabulen" of 1620. This is the publication that many people use to justify Burgi as an independent inventor of logarithms. In fact, he had made his method known to Tycho Brahe and others prior to the actual publication of Napier's Canon of Logarithms.
Roegel suggest that, in fact, what Burgi has done is :
There is no doubt that Bürgi came very close to the notion of logarithm, but if we
call logarithms a correspondence between two infinite continua representing real numbers, such that multiplication becomes addition, then Bürgi obviously only partly attained it, whereas Napier undoubtedly hit it.47 We can of course understand why this happened. It is in particular clear that Napier's kinematic approach based on the theory of proportions gave him naturally a firm base in two infinite continua.48 We can also observe that Napier went beyond his needs. He needed only to define logarithms of sines, but his definition goes beyond. Bürgi, on the other hand, basically only needed to define the multiplication of numbers between 1 and 10 (or 108 and 109) and he therefore introduced a restricted way to do these computations, which at the same time prevented him from defining the general logarithm function which he didn't really need.
A fair comparison between Napier and Bürgi requires a clear definition of the notion of logarithms, but it also makes it necessary to distinguish the abstract notion of logarithm from the knowledge of logarithmic computation. It is by confusing these two notions that many authors were led to attribute the discovery of logarithms to Bürgi or some of his forerunners, when they have in fact only produced what are, admittedly, tables of logarithms.
The date on the article is Jan 11, 2011, only a few days before the date (Jan 31) on which Burgi died in 1632. For those who haven't heard of Burgi, he is considered one of the great mechanics of the period, and created beautiful Armillaries and mechanized globes that are still works of both engineering and artistic beauty. He communicated with Brahe and Kepler, and was urged to publish his "Tablulen" by both.
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The most significant artifacts designed and built by Burgi surviving in museums are:
* Several mechanized celestial globes (now in Paris, Zuerich (Schweizerisches Landesmuseum), Stuttgart (Wurttembergisches Landesmuseum) and Kassel (Orangerie,2x,1580-1595) )
* Several clocks in Kassel, Dresden (Mathematisch Physikalischer Salon) and Vienna (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
* Sextants made for Keppler (at the National Technical Museum in Prag)
* The Mond-Anomalien-Uhr (a mechanical model of the irregularities of the motion of the Moon around the Earth)
Roegel doesn't deny the creative greatness of Burgi, but suggest it is greatness of a 2nd order, or as he says in his paper:
That being said, our purpose was in no way to diminish Bürgi's contributions. Instead, we are a great admirer of his technical and mathematical contributions. But we have felt that justice had not been given to the Progress Tabulen and that wishful thinking by Swiss landsmen had somewhat distorted Bürgi's work, and that it had again to be put straight.
Although we do not consider that Bürgi discovered or invented logarithms, we think
it is still appropriate to quote the words of Cajori in 1915: "The facts as they are known to-day assign to Napier the glory of a star of the first magnitude as the inventor of logarithms who first gave them to the world, and to Bürgi the glory of a star of lesser magnitude, but shining with an independent light." [from Florian Cajori. Algebra in Napier's day and alleged prior inventions of logarithms. In Knott [92], pages 93–109.]

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Improving eye health via clearer data analysis
Santen uses cloud-based analytics from SAS to help develop new ocular therapies faster
When collaborating with a global network of team members, consultants and partners, it's important to maintain a consistent set of data that is referenced and analyzed throughout the day and night. That's especially important for pharmaceutical companies researching medications to treat disease and heath ailments.
With cloud-based analytics from SAS, we're in a better position to develop innovative treatments to improve the eyesight and health of people worldwide.
The importance of data integrity is most evident when bringing a new therapy to market. To sell a new drug, pharmaceutical companies must request approval from geographically managed medicine review agencies, like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US. The formal application process provides agencies with the information needed to evaluate the drug efficacy, quality, safety, labeling and more.
Santen knows this process – and the effect that reliable and sound data has on it. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Santen has a global team of 17 programmers located in Japan, China and the US. This group – led by Nina Worden, Director of Statistical Programming – collaborates with statisticians and medical scientists in France, Germany and other countries around the world. It's a coordinated team with a global impact.
"I am located in our Emeryville, California office, but I have team members located globally," Worden says. "We participate in the creation of the data packages for new drug application submissions, whether they're for the FDA, the PMDA in Japan, the CFDA in China or the European Medicines Agency."
To manage this process, the team needs to house and analyze data regardless of where employees work.
Digging out from data deluge
During its creation of global development processes, Santen recognized the need for data reliability and access among functional groups and site location. And that's where SAS entered the equation.
"Working in a global, cross-functional team environment on critical projects, it was important to ensure consistency, seamless access and version control across all the various groups at Santen," Worden says. "The SAS® Life Science Analytics Framework gave us what we needed."
The solution provides Worden's team a centralized system for both the analysis and the data behind it. Team members can manage data, run audit reports and see how work is progressing. And the cloud-based infrastructure helps Worden's team work around the clock, across multiple countries and time zones.
Many people, many places, one centralized system
"The centralized system allows team members in different continents to look at data without having to transfer data to them," she says. "With the SAS Life Science Analytics Framework, everyone is viewing the same snapshot of the data. Global access to consistent data is the dream, and we've achieved it."
The cloud-based deployment also allows Worden to assign responsibilities by each employee's role, and set access privileges down to the file level within the same directory. For instance, she might not want certain programmers to be able to delete things, whereas other team members might have full authorization and enhanced capabilities.
"If I want a medical science expert in Paris to have the ability to read a specific data set – but not alter it – I can grant read-only access to the specific file," Worden explains. "I like the granularity of access – from a large, global perspective down to individual teams and functions."
Worden also has the ability to audit reports. "A statistician might ask, 'I like the previous version of the table you produced, could we get it back?' Because the table was versioned, we can go into the audit report, see when it was changed and restore the previous version."
Delivering ophthalmic treatments to those in need
While the impact on day-to-day operations is impressive, Worden also is excited about how those benefits can affect the lives of customers who use Santen's therapies for conditions like glaucoma, dry eye, ocular allergy, uveitis and other ocular diseases.
"There is direct impact on patients, as they are able to receive treatments they need quickly because we can develop new therapies – and get them approved – faster. With cloud-based analytics from SAS, we're in a better position to develop innovative treatments to improve the eyesight and health of people worldwide."
- Establish one centralized clinical information repository for all development team members.
- Drive global collaboration through intuitive, easy-to-use analytics.
- Streamline clinical research processes to quickly gain insights.
- Swiftly product audit reports.
- Team members around the world can easily access the same version of data, thereby enhancing collaboration, drug studies and development.
- Individual tasks and data access can be granted based on job role and function.
- Management can track the workflow and maintain a history of it.
- Compliance data packages for new drug submissions are prepared efficiently.
- Consumers get the eye care treatments they need for improved health and vision.


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Well, everyone, it's Friday the 13th. And you all know what that means. Time for everyone to PANIC!
Being scared of this day actually has a name — it's called friggatriskaidekaphobia. Man, that's a mouthful. And so to perpetuate that fear, we have decided to tell you the top three freakiest things to ever happen on this day.
We start with something pretty terrifying that dates back to 1989. It was the Doom's Day of electronics. If this were to happen today, everyone may go into a mass panic. (Via Flickr / Paul-W, 2)
LiveScience has the deets, reporting that on January 13, 1989, something dubbed the "Friday the 13th" virus "infected hundreds of IBM computers across Great Britain, wiping out program files and causing considerable anxiety at a time when large-scale computer viruses were a relatively new threat."
An old article from the Los Angeles Times called it a "new species" and found the virus was programmed so files would be deleted on January 13, which was a Friday.
We're not going to lie. We would absolutely be ... panicking. And it only gets worse from here.
For our second choice, the death of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. He died Sept. 13, 1996. (Via Interscope Records / "Letter 2 My Unborn" )
Tupac was shot four times on Sept. 7 but didn't pass away until the 13th. He was just 25 years old. (Via MTV)
Next up, we have something that happened overnight and into this Friday the 13th morning.
"A construction worker trapped up to his chest in dirt and mud for eight hours. ... He was replacing a water line when he fell into the 15-foot trench, which collapsed a second time as rescuers tried to remove the dirt." (Via ABC)
Thankfully that Friday the 13th story has a happy ending — the man was pulled free from the mud. But can we talk about unlucky?
And to top it all off, tonight there is a full moon. (Via Flickr / Trypode)
And if you're still not freaked out, you could always go watch "Friday the 13th." (Via Paramount Pictures / "Friday the 13th")
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일시 | Nov. 04 (Fri), 3:00 PM |
장소 | E6-2. #1323(1st fl.) |
연사 | Dr. Dohun Kim, Department of Physics and Astronomy, SNU |
Quantum information experiments using few electron spins in semiconductors
Nov. 04 (Fri), 3:00 PM
E6-2. #1323(1st fl.)
Dr. Dohun Kim, Department of Physics and Astronomy, SNU
Isolated electron and nuclear spins provide promising platforms for constructing quantum two level systems, or qubits in semiconductors. This talk will review two seemingly different but actually closely related research areas; 1. artificially fabricated gate defined semiconductor quantum dot based quantum electronics, and 2. diamond NV (nitrogen-vacancy) center based quantum information experiments, including discussion of fast silicon based spin qubits and electron and nuclear spin qubits using NV centers. I will give a general introduction to quantum measurements using charge and spin degree of freedom in quantum dots. The second part of the talk will focus on discussing implementations of advanced quantum measurement and validation protocols in NV center qubits using optically detected magnetic resonance and controlling hyperfine interactions. Lastly I will conclude by showing a few directions for quantum dot and NV center research in SNU largely adopting techniques developed in superconducting qubits and nuclear magnetic resonance research fields.
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The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies [volume 1]
In its vicinity is a reservoir, formed of hewn stone, which serves at once to catch the waters as they come down from the sierra, and to conduct them to Tepcaca, three leagues N N W of its capital.
ACAXUCHITLAN the head settlement of the alcaldía mayor of Tulazingo, to the N E. It contains 406 Indian families, and is a curacy of the bishopric of La Puebla de los Angeles. Distant four leagues to the E of its capital.
ACAYUCA, the alcaldía mayor of Nueva España, and of the province of Goazacoalco. Its jurisdiction is very extended, and consists, for the most part, of places of a hot and moist temperature, but so fertile is it that it gives annually four crops of maize; and as there is no demand for this production in the other provinces, it follows, of course, that the Indians here are little given to industry. Indeed the ground never requires the plough, and the whole of their labours during the seedtime consist merely in smoothing the surface of the mountains, and in scratching up the ground with a pointed stick. It is at times infested by locusts, which destroy the plants and crops ; and having never been able to find a remedy against this evil, the inhabitants had recourse to the protection of the virgin of La Conception, which is revered in the head settlement of the district of the Chichimecas ; and it is said that, owing to her mediatory influence, the plague has been thought to diminish. This province is watered by the abundant river of the Goazacoalco. The settlements of this alcaldía are, Xocoteapa, Macayapa, Menzapa, Molocan, Theimanquillo, Tinantitlan, Chinameca, Zoconusco, Olutla, Otcapa, Pochutla, Ostitan, Cozolcaque, Ixhuatla, Macatepeque.
another, the capital of the above, situate on the coast of the N. sea. Its inhabitants are composed of 30 families of Spaniards, 296 of Indians, and 70 of Mustees and Mulattoes. It lies a little more than 100 leagues S E of Mexico. Lat. 17° 53' N Long. 94° 46' 30" W.
another, settlement in the alcaldía mayor of Pachuca, in the kingdom of Nueva España, annexed to the curacy of Tezayuca, and containing 100 Indian families.
Acacingo, the head settlement of the district of the alcaldía mayor of Tepcaca, situate in a plain of a mild temperature, and watered by two streams which run close to all the houses of the settlement, to the great comfort of the inhabitants. In the middle of the above plain there is a beautiful fountain, a convent of the religious order of St. Francis, a very ancient building, and some other buildings, which have been erected since the conquest of the country. The parish church is a piece of the most ancient architecture. The inhabitants are composed of 150 families of Spaniards, 104 of Mustees, 31 of Mulattoes, and 700 of Indians; 3 1/4 leagues E to the NE of its capital.
ACAZUTLA, a port of the S sea, on the coast of the province of the alcaldía mayor of Zuchitepec, in the kingdom of Guatemala, between the point of Los Remedios, and the settlement of Guapaca. [Lat. 14° 42' N Long. 90° 3'.]
ACCHA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masques in Peru, situate on the skirt of a mountain, which has a prominence, seeming as though it were about to fall upon the settlement. This mountain is constantly dwindling away without any assignable cause. Lat. 13° 19 s. Long. 71° 13' W
ACCHA-AMANSAIA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masques in Peru.
ACCHA-URINZABA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masque in Peru.
Aceites, a river of the province and government of Caraccas, in the kingdom of Tierra Firme. It rises in the mountains, and enters the Orituco.
[ACCOCESAWS. The ancient town and principal place of residence of these Indians is on the W side of Colorado of Rio Rouge, about 200 miles S W of Nacogdoches, but they often change their place of residence for a season : being near the bay, they make great use of fish, oysters &c.; kill a great many deer, which are the largest and fattest in the province ; and their country is universally said to be inferior to no part of the province in soil, growth of timber, goodness of water, and beauty of surface; they have a language peculiar to themselves, but have a mode of communication by dumb signs, which they all understand: number about 80 men. Thirty or forty years ago, the Spaniards had a mission here, but broke it up, or moved it to Nacogdoches. They talk of resettling it, and speak in the highest terms,of the country.]
[ACCOMACK County, in Virginia, is situated on a peninsula, bounded N by Maryland, E by the ocean, and on the W by Chesapeak bay, and contains 13.959 inhabitants, including 4.262 slaves.]


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Standardization of Hemoglobin A1c Reporting Units
The IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has made recommendations toward global standardization of HbA1c assay results. A reference method has been developed and a consensus statement has been published (Diabetes Care 2007;30:2399 – 400) that recommends reporting HbA1c results in both SI (mmol/mol) and in NGSP-derived units (%), using the IFCC-NGSP master equation.
Dual Reporting for DCA Vantage Analyzer
Siemens Healtchare Diagnostics provides a new software upgrade for the DCA Vantage® Analyzer to enable the dual reporting function. You will be able to select primary and secondary reporting units in which to display and print test results. Patient trend curves and result transmission to laboratory information systems or electronic patient records will be captured in the primary reporting unit.


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Monday, November 20, 2017 / by Cindy Crutcher
Selling During the Winter
What is the first thing you do when there is a big snow? You shovel your driveway! But, let's be honest. That's all the shoveling you're going to do, but as a seller, you should be doing more. When I say more, I mean shovel all your sidewalks- back and front ones. Potential buyers will not be entering your home in your garage as you will be. They will most likely be entering by walking on the front sidewalk. By shoveling the back sidewalks, it will make viewing the outside of your home more convenient to the potential buyers. Don't miss a sale by having snowy inaccessible walkways.
Don't be a winter Scrooge.
Winter time can be a very blah time for people with the grey skies, cold weather, and lack of colorful vegetation! Don't be one of those sellers that fall into the winter blues! Keep your property's curb appeal looking bright and cheery through those grey days. Add a colorful wreath to the door or a colorful figurine.. ...


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Physical fitness curbs frequency and severity of colds, study finds
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- People who are physically fit and active have fewer and milder colds, new research indicates.
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People who are physically fit and active have fewer and milder colds, indicates research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
The US researchers base their findings on 1,000 adults up to the age of 85 whose respiratory health was tracked for 12 weeks during the autumn and winter of 2008.
Six out of 10 participants were women, and four out of 10 were aged between 18 and 39; 40% were middle aged, and one in four were aged 60 and older.
All the participants reported back on how frequently they took aerobic exercise and rated their fitness levels using a validated 10 point scoring system. They were also asked about lifestyle, diet and recent stressful events, as these can all affect immune system response.
The number of days with cold symptoms varied considerably between winter and autumn, with an average of 13 days in the winter and 8 days in the autumn.
Being older, male, and married, seemed to reduce the frequency of colds, but after taking account of other influential factors, the most significant factors were perceived fitness and the amount of exercise taken.
The number of days with symptoms among those who said they were physically active on five or more days of the week and felt fit was almost half (43% to 46% less) that of those who exercised on only one or fewer days of the week.
The severity of symptoms fell by 41% among those who felt the fittest and by 31% among those who were the most active.
In the US, an average adult can expect to have a cold two to four times a year, while children can catch between half a dozen and 10 colds a year, on average, all of which costs the US economy around $40 billion dollars.
Bouts of exercise spark a temporary rise in immune system cells circulating around the body, say the authors. Although these levels fall back within a few hours, each bout is likely to enhance surveillance of harmful viruses and bacteria, so reducing the number and severity of infections, such as the common cold.
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- David C. Nieman, Dru A. Henson, Melanie D. Austin, Wei Sha. Upper respiratory tract infection is reduced in physically fit and active adults. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2010; DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.077875
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Quarterpath Place apartments sell for $4.3 million in Williamsburg
An investor group formed by Harrison and Lear Inc. has acquired the 54-unit Quarterpath Place Apartments in Williamsburg for $4.3 million, or about $80,000 per unit.
The complex was purchased and renovated in 2010 by Spyrock Real Estate. It consists of all two-bedroom, two-bathroom units and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
Harrison and Lear Inc. will be the managing agent for the buyer, Quarterpath Place LLC, an investor group formed by Harrison and Lear, a Hampton-based real estate firm that owns and manages about 1,000 apartment units in the region.
Jonathan Skinner of Harrison and Lear represented the buyer in the transaction. Ryan Fanelli of Commonwealth Commercial represented the seller, 401 York Street LP, an investor group formed by Spyrock.


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Maybe you have heard about forex trading for beginners but don't know much about it. Or perhaps you know the basic principles of currency trading for beginners but would like to know more about how to do it successfully. There are some easy principles you can learn right away and others you can learn from forex trading tutorials. This article will lay out the reasons why you should learn online forex trading more and which direction to turn in order to get started.
First, it's a good idea to understand how forex works or how to trade forex. Consider that there are thousands of different currencies throughout the world and that, in order for goods and services to cross international borders, currencies must be exchanged. Because currencies are exchanged constantly throughout the world, the value of one currency against another will fluctuate. When trading in foreign currencies, the idea is to buy a currency at one rate and sell it at a higher rate. Sounds simple, right? Actually, there are many ins and outs to doing this correctly and coming out of a deal with a profit. How can you learn online forex trading and these ins and outs? Seek out tutorials and online forex education programs to teach you specific details.
Unlike commodity and stock markets, the recent volatility in world markets has opened plenty of opportunities in the forex market. If you get FX trading education and the tricks the pros use, you could take advantage of those opportunities just like they have. Forex is one of the most solid investment opportunities at the moment, so now is the best time to learn and start trading!
You might wonder if there is a sharp learning curve, or whether you, as a beginner, will be able to earn a profit in the forex market. Rest assured that beginners start learning and trading every day. Yes, there are special tricks to learn so that you can start earning successfully right away, but the learning curve is not so steep that you cannot learn with a little time and effort. With just a few online lessons and some practice you could be making major trades in no time!
Now that you know where to start, the next step is to pursue online forex trading tutorials that teach you the first steps. Once you've made those first few steps, you will find that it only takes practice and patience to learn how to trade like the pros do. Once you get up and running, you will probably wonder why you didn't do this sooner. So now that you have got plenty of FX trading education and you know you can do it, start learning more today!


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Word Crush search: Level+48
Word Crush is a new game developed by TangramGames, released on January 2019 and looks very addictive.
Tetris-like manner and you are supposed to find words in the letters. When you find a word, the letters all get destroyed. The goal is to destroy all the letters on the screen by finding all the words.
In these game admirers of word games are able to find everything they could ask. It offers pleasant backgrounds, new and interesting words, challenging levels and a totally different adventure!
The game is highly played and preferred among millions of players all over the world. Download this game to your smartphone and explode your brain.
Since Word Crush has more than 13000 levels, we have categorised the levels for easier access. You may go from level to level as you progress.
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I am in awe of the talented Erstwilder artists and team. They release the most endearing collections that are so beautifully detailed and tell a story. The new Woodlands collection is exquisite and I am so excited to share it with you. My standout favorites are the Cuddle Time Necklace, Well Spotted brooch, and the Blue Jay Way brooch.
Erstwilder has turned me into an adoring fan of statement necklaces and theirs are adjustable and comfortable to wear. Just look at all the details in my Cuddle Time Necklace featuring a momma bear and her cub walking across the beautiful forest with green pine trees and snow capped mountains. I will definitely be wearing this piece all winter long. The Erstwilder artists are incredibly creative and talented, crafting such exquisite jewelry keepsake pieces.
I really am smitten with my Well Spotted brooch and it evokes feelings of being in a fairytale. This brooch is brilliant with it's red dotted cap and it makes me want to spend a lovely day in a fairytale forest with some gnome friends. This brooch easily pairs with blouses, and cardigans, and even dresses. It is one of my go-to accessories!!
This adorable little fellow won me over with his brilliant blue colors and proud stance. Being a natural forest dweller the Blue Jay Way brooch is perfection and such a wonderful addition to the Erstwilder Woodlands collection. The brooch is so lovely and easy to wear with sweaters, coats, and jumpers. Being the bluebird lover that I am, this adorable brooch was a must for my personal collection and I could not wait to scoop him up!!
This adorable range has been designed by Carmen and also includes matching Essential Earrings and scarves. I also love the new packaging that was specifically designed for this collection and features a woodlands theme on the boxes. As with all Erstwilder collections, they are made in Melbourne, Australia in limited quantities and they sell out very quickly so hurry on over and snap up your favorites while they are in stock as this adorable collection is already selling out!!
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Rose of Sharon varieties give options for gardens
One day right after we moved to Mississippi, I got a call from a homeowner with a question about her althea plant. I was stumped, but soon found that the plant she was referring to was commonly called rose of Sharon.
This is an old-time landscape and garden deciduous plant. Many folks mistakenly call rose of Sharon a hollyhock, as the flowers do look fairly similar. They are big and bold in the landscape, and I've seen many planted in the wrong locations, blocking window, doors and porches.
I've recently become fascinated with some of the newer selections from Proven Winners: Orchid Satin, Purple Pillar and Pollypetite.
Orchid Satin has large, beautiful, single orchid-pink blooms with a dramatic red eye accent. My plant is small now, and I'm growing it in a 4-gallon container, but I'm amazed at its soft and graceful branching habit.
This plant has the potential to be medium-sized with a mature height greater than 10 feet and a 4- to 6-foot spread. I'll have to bump it up into a larger container in a couple of years. This plant tolerates pruning in the late winter or early spring. Feed every spring with a controlled-release fertilizer.
I really like the fact that Orchid Satin is a sterile, seedless selection, which means I don't have to weed out seedlings every year.
Most rose of Sharon shrubs have the potential to be large -- especially wide -- landscape plants. If you have a narrow space, then Purple Pillar is the rose of Sharon for you.
This selection naturally has a columnar growing habit. It will grow to 10 feet tall or more but only 3 feet wide. This narrow growth habit creates very few branches, which means pruning is rarely required except for some tidying up in early spring.
One thing I like about the plant is that each stem becomes covered along its entire length with bright-purple blooms, each with a dark purple-red eye. Each flower is a semi-double, having two or more layers of petals with the pistil and stamens visible.
If you still don't think you have enough room for Orchid Rose or Purple Pillar, I've got one more rose of Sharon for you to consider. There are three reasons you ought to grow Pollypetite in a small landscape space.
Pollypetite has a dwarf habit that is fantastic, only reaching about 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. This plant has large, lavender-pink flowers that contrast nicely with its dark-green foliage. And my third reason is that Pollypetite is nearly seedless, so weeding is not necessary.
As with Orchid Satin and Purple Pillar, Pollypetite needs no special care. Pollypetite is a new selection for 2018, so be patient for your favorite garden center to get in stock.
All three of these selections have been appealing additions to my eclectic collection of colorful containers and plants in my home landscape. I highly suggest you try them in your garden and landscape this year.


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Daily mass readings : Memorial of Saint Justin, Martyr
Reading 1 : Sir 42:15-25
Now will I recall God's works;
what I have seen, I will describe.
At God's word were his works brought into being;
they do his will as he has ordained for them.
As the rising sun is clear to all,
so the glory of the LORD fills all his works;
Yet even God's holy ones must fail
in recounting the wonders of the LORD,
Though God has given these, his hosts, the strength
to stand firm before his glory.
He plumbs the depths and penetrates the heart;
their innermost being he understands.
The Most High possesses all knowledge,
and sees from of old the things that are to come:
He makes known the past and the future,
and reveals the deepest secrets.
No understanding does he lack;
no single thing escapes him.
Perennial is his almighty wisdom;
he is from all eternity one and the same,
With nothing added, nothing taken away;
no need of a counselor for him!
How beautiful are all his works!
even to the spark and fleeting vision!
The universe lives and abides forever;
to meet each need, each creature is preserved.
All of them differ, one from another,
yet none of them has he made in vain,
For each in turn, as it comes, is good;
can one ever see enough of their splendor?
Responsorial Psalm : PS 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. (6a) By the word of the Lord the heavens were made.
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;
with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.
Sing to him a new song;
pluck the strings skillfully, with shouts of gladness.
R. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made.
For upright is the word of the LORD
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made.
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made;
by the breath of his mouth all their host.
He gathers the waters of the sea as in a flask;
in cellars he confines the deep.
R. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made.
Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all who dwell in the world revere him.
For he spoke, and it was made;
he commanded, and it stood forth.
R. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made.
Alleluia : Jn 8:12
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel : Mk 10:46-52
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus,
sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out and say,
"Jesus, son of David, have pity on me."
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me."
Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
"Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you."
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?"
The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see."
Jesus told him, 'Go your way; your faith has saved you."
Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way.
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The medical name for hayfever is allergic rhinitis – this means an allergy affecting the nose.
This allergy may be either seasonal, such as in spring when there is plenty of pollen or new plant growth which causes the allergy; or perennial which means all year round, when you are allergic to dust, pet hair or other irritant substances. The severity and type of hayfever varies from person to person, but can make you miserable if not treated and the symptoms prevented.
Those people that have allergies causing dermatitis or asthma are generally more likely to suffer from hayfever; but for everyone the answer to relieving hayfever is to minimise the exposure to whatever is causing the symptoms.
Most hayfever sufferers complain of sneezing, itching and burning eyes and throat, and either blocked or running nose. Other symptoms that may occur are aches in the jaw and teeth caused by the pressure of blocked sinuses, popping in the ears, headaches and generally feeling miserable.
When you have an allergy the body releases a substance called histamine, which is why the most common medicines used to treat allergies are called antihistamines. These block the effect of histamine and will prevent any more histamine release, which should prevent the allergy getting worse.
Avoiding the substance that causes the condition is always better than taking medicine to treat the result of the exposure, but unfortunately this is not always possible.
Other treatments for the nasal blockage and congestion of hayfever usually involve a nasal solution that may be either dropped or sprayed into the nostrils. These work by washing out the nostrils or by helping to dry up and prevent further secretions from the sinuses running down the nostrils or down the back of the throat. Decongestant nasal preparations should only be used for up to five days running as they can cause nasal congestion to worsen if used for prolonged periods of time. Seek advice from your community pharmacist as to the correct nasal spray that you can use to relieve and prevent ongoing congestion.
A cough may occur from persistent nasal secretions running down and irritating the back of the throat. This is called post-nasal drip, and may also be helped by antihistamines, as this should not be treated with medicines to stop coughing.
Talk to your community pharmacist about the right medicine to treat hayfever, and seek their advice about preventing as well as treating hayfever whether you suffer from this occasionally or every day.


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An early 20th century master who boasts a permanent installation at the Museum of Modern Art is about to get new life on the blockchain.
In collaboration with NFT marketplace Mintable, the family of Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine will be releasing a collection of the esteemed Cubo-Futurist's work. There will be a number of paintings digitized as 1000-print drops, three digitized NFT piece auctions, and one hybrid NFT/physical painting auction set to send the highest bidder both a physical Baranoff-Rossine original painting as well as an NFT image of the work.
On crypto market data provider Brave New Coin's podcast, NFT marketplace Mintable CEO Zack Burks noted that the forthcoming auction may be the highest-profile example of tokenizing a physical, fine art painting.
"This is historic, we've never had something like this in the NFT ecosystem before," said Burks. "NFTs have been around for three years now, at least on Ethereum, and there's never been a piece of fine art tokenized. It's always been something we've discussed in the NFT ecosystem, but it's never actually been accomplished, and especially not from someone who holds such a legacy as Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine."
Baranoff-Rossine's grandson, also named Wladimir, said that the physical art/blockchain mashup fits well with the Russian's legacy. Baranoff-Rossine was an inventor as well as a sculptor and painter, and was known for avant-garde experiments and pieces that fused sound, color, and technology, such as the "octophonic piano".
Burks and Baranoff-Rossine's grandson noted that Mintable is expecting interest from fine art collectors, newly-rich Ethereum whales, and casual collectors all. However, given the absurd $69 million price Beeple's "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" recently fetched at Christie's auction house, Burks believes the bidding will come down to a war between a NFT collector and a fine art collector, given how the mashup can appeal to both worlds:
"For me, obviously, I run a NFT marketplace, I like NFTs I collect NFTs, and when I see this, I wanna buy it. I want to hang this on my wall, I want to have a piece of historic art in my house, AND have the NFT. That's the beauty behind this drop."
Critics turned collectors
Many in the art world have been fussy about crypto's recent incursion, grumbling that the work digital and NFT artists have put forth is childish or otherwise beneath their attention. It's a response that has significant historical parallels, including with Baranoff-Rossine: while critics and the press were dubious about his work at the time, one of his sculptures is now part of the permanent collection at the MoMA.
When asked if Baranoff-Rossine would be participating in the current NFT art revolution were he alive today, his grandson responded enthusiastically in the affirmative.
"Absolutely. It's something which he did his whole career, so yes absolutely, I think that's what's exciting about blockchain," he said. "The other thing as well is, as an artist, the most important thing you want people to see you work, whether you're dead or alive, so the whole art scene in blockchain technology and the NFT space is just bringing a lot more eyes to the collection."
The drop will feature a variety of pieces with different price ranges. The primary auction will be the physical painting tied to the NFT (the winner will have the painting mailed to them), as well as three other auctions for digitalized works, and six "open editions" — 1,000 fixed-price digitized pieces.
Other experiments, such as a burnt Banksy artwork that was reanimated on-chain as a NFT, have involved destroying the physical piece or finding ways to tie the physical and digital works together, such as with a microchip. However, Burks believes that simply creating the NFT loosely associated with the physical piece yields benefits in terms of reduction in paperwork and provenance bookkeeping.
Hybrid physical work and NFT releases also seem to be on the rise: last week, Cointelegraph was first to report that legendary British artist Damien Hirst would be releasing a NFT project titled "The Currency."
It appears that the people criticizing the new technology will be the ones collecting it soon enough.
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Mission San Xavier del Bac
Gaona, Ignacio
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Interior, painted wall mural of the Last Supper; The mission was first founded in 1692 by Jesuits, but the present Mission building was constructed under the direction of Franciscan fathers Juan Bautista Velderrain and Juan Bautista Llorenz between 1783 and 1797. With 7,000 pesos borrowed from a Sonoran rancher, they hired architect Ignacio Gaona, who employed a large workforce of Tohono O'odham (formerly known as Papago) Indians to create the church. They used traditional mud plaster (over low-fire clay brick and stone) incorporating pulp from the prickly pear cactus that "breathes" better and allows excess water to escape. The Mission today is governed by the Tohono O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation; the building is on the U.S. National Register and the National Landmark lists. The Mission complex includes the church, mortuary chapel, school and convent. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/15/2015)
Type of Work
convent; pilgrimage churchSubject
architecture, Franciscans, Jesuits, Native North Americans, Restoration and conservation, Spain--Colonies--America, Papago Indians, Spanish Colonial, Baroque
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The Paris Review No. 16
Truman Capote on recognizing a good story, overcoming a snake's nest of no's, and barracuda ethics.
"It was like going back to the age of twelve, going fishing and all that": Robert Penn Warren on early attempts at fiction, southern writers, and American history.
A story by Junichiro Tanizaki. Poems by Donald Justice and Philip Levine.


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Summary of first post
In the first post I studied via simulation, the distribution P(gest | g) where g is the real TMRCA, and gest = ASD(hta, htb)/2μest is its estimate via average squared distance of two haplotypes hta and htb.
It was shown that the expected value E[gest | g] = g, and also that gest varies by quite a lot around g.
E[g | gest]
What can we say about E(g | gest), i.e. the expected value of the TMRCA if we have an estimate of its age? In other words, the expected real age, given its apparent age.
To study this, I sample g from a prior distribution P(g) and determine for each sample (via simulation) the corresponding gest. Thus, for each gest I have a set {g1, g2, ..., gn} (real ages), whose apparent age is gest.
E[g | gest] = mean{g1, g2, ..., gn}
Figuring out the prior distribution P(g) is of course the real trick. Bruce Walsh suggests (Genetics 158: 897–912) using p(t) = λexp(-λt) with λ=1/Ne, where t is the TMRCA and Νe is the effective population size. He cites an estimate for this Ne=5000 for humans, and discovers that the posterior distribution of t is not very sensitive to the prior.
Various kinds of belief or evidence can be incorporated in the prior. For example, we can set P(g)=0 if g>2,500 since two Y-chromosomes cannot have an MRCA older than "Y-chromosome Adam" -- if we are convinced that 2,500 generations is an upper limit on the age of Y-chromosome Adam.
But, if we are comparing Y-chromosomes of patrilineal descendants of a known founder (e.g., Genghis Khan), then we can set P(g) = 0 if g>40. Conversely, if we are comparing an R1a and R1b haplotype then we can set P(g) = 0 for g less than e.g., 160 generations, since the MRCA of R1a and R1b must be older than the time in which R1a1 has been detected in ancient DNA.
The point is that different real ages can lead to the same observed apparent age. To go from the apparent age to the real one, we can use prior information about it, i.e., the P(g) distribution.
It is important to note that P(g) can be seen as our prior belief about the distribution of g, that is: given two Y-chromosomes, what is our guess about their TMRCA before we see their haplotypes?
But, it can also be seen as the actual distribution of g in the collection of haplotypes from which we have sampled a pair. This will be different e.g., in a rapidly expanding population vs. a static one, or in a population expanding early or late in its history, etc.
In the following I use a prior P(g) that is Uniform(1, 2500). I take a million samples from P(g). The number of markers is 50, and the mutation rate is .0025. In the present, I ignore uncertainty about the mutation rate that was the topic of the previous post.
Note that my primary concern isn't to motive this prior as realistic, since P(g) is dependent on prior knowledge (ancient DNA/population history) as mentioned in the previous section. Rather, my goal is to show (i) that E[g | gest] is not generally equal to gest, and (ii) that the choice of prior affects this quantity.
In the following I plot E[g | gest]/gest as a function of gest. For better visualization, and since a particular gest value may not be observed in the simulation, I group gest's into 100-generation long bins, i.e., I show the expected value of g, given that gest is between 1 and 100 generations, 101 and 200, and so on.
It is fairly obvious that E[g | gest] is not equal to gest. For small g it is greater than gest, while for large g it is smaller than gest.
It is easy to see why: consider for example ASD=0 and hence gest=0. It is clearly the case that ASD=0 is compatible with many real ages, all of them are greater or equal to 1. Hence gest=0 is clearly an underestimate of the real age. On the other hand an apparent age of 2,500 generations corresponds to real ages less or equal to 2,500 generations, and hence the expected real age is greater than the apparent age.
Now, consider a different prior: Uniform(1, 1000).
Or Uniform(200, 2500):
It is clear that E[g | gest] is not generally equal to gest and moreover depends on P(g).
To put the conclusions succinctly:
- If the age g of the common ancestor is known, then ASD is expected to be 2μg.
- If ASD is known, then the expected age of the common ancestor is not in general expected to be ASD/2μ.
- The expected age (given an ASD value) varies with ASD, and the way in which it varies depends on the prior estimate of the TMRCA.
This adds an extra level of uncertainty about the TMRCA, namely population history. It does not seem to be the case that an unbiased estimate of TMRCA can be estimated from ASD.
Of course, the way forward is, once again, to increase nm and pin down the mutation rate more accurately. This will increase the effect of the "evidence" in a Bayesian analysis, making it less susceptible to the background knowledge or belief represented by the prior.


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IBM announced it has teamed with ZSE, the largest distributor and supplier of electricity in Slovakia, on a smart energy "feasibility" study that will help prepare the capital city Bratislava for electric vehicles (EVs).
Using e-mobility technology, the study will help identify the possibilities of connecting two neighboring metropolitan areas–Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria with a "green" highway. This highway will interconnect the two cities with a network of public charging stations for electric vehicles.
This study is part of a larger pilot project, VIBRATe' (VIenna BRATislava E-mobility), a first of its kind in Central Europe, with a goal to reduce emissions with a smarter, energy efficient transportation system. Currently, the average combustion engine produces about 45 kg of carbon dioxide per year during the route from Vienna to Bratislava.
"The aim of the feasibility study is to identify new opportunities around e-mobility in Bratislava and maximize the market potential, in an effort to reduce emissions," said ZSE. "By analyzing the capacity needed from the distribution network for various types of vehicle charging/recharging, Bratislava can not only implement an optimal power grid, but also address the charging concerns shared by its citizens."
IBM Slovakia is teaming with ZSE to provide insights into various implementation scenarios and infrastructure options for charging. Together, the companies are investigating charging station locations for normal and rapid charging across the borders, as well as analyzing networking availability. This insight will allow ZSE to strategically place charging stations in areas that are convenient for consumers, without straining the distribution system, an issue caused by unpredictable charging across territories.
"Rising fuel prices and energy consumption are two major issues facing many cities around the world, these factors coupled with aging roads and infrastructures, can affect city planning, local economy, and overall community satisfaction," said Guido Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Global Energy and Utilities Industry. "This mobility project with ZSE tackles all of these issues. It has the potential to introduce a modern, convenient and more intelligent way for consumers to commute, which in turn may encourage more to make the shift to an electric vehicle, while reducing stress on the energy grid."
ZSE is spearheading this project to identify alternative energy resources, drive consumer engagement and ensure the reliable distribution of electricity. Once implemented, the solution will help consumers save energy and control usage costs, while helping utilities manage power load on the energy grid during peak charging times with better insight into consumption. Additionally, energy suppliers will have the ability to store energy for use when natural sources of energy are not available.
This e-mobility study along with other projects such as Edison, EcoGrid EU, and EKZ in Switzerland, demonstrates the ongoing commitment towards developing a reliable energy and transport infrastructure that supports the adoption of electric vehicles.


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With a focus on intimate luxury, Chitabe Lediba is perfectly positioned in the Okavango Delta, bordering the world renowned Moremi Wildlife Reserve. The camp includes just five East African safari tents that are fully equipped with every amenity you may require, including en-suite bathrooms. Facilities within the camp itself are every bit as inviting, with a swimming pool and deck area that offers the perfect vantage point to relax and unwind with an ice cold drink and a pair of binoculars to spot the myriad birds that flock to the area. Read More
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Overlooking an immense pan in the middle of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Kalahari Plains Camp offers excellent game viewing and the soul-stirring experience of endless horizons and huge African skies. One of Wilderness Safari's Classic camps, it is recently refurbished providing comfortable tented suites, powered by solar electricity, and a swimming pool for cooling dips on hot summer afternoons. Read More


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VIDEO: 'False alarm' at Love Field after 'robotic device' prompts evacuation, handcuffed passengers | Crime Blog | dallasnews.com. Here's a comment from someone on the Dallas news site that was there…
…They were flying back from kansas city where they attended an honors conference with the great plains honor council. I was at the conference, saw the device, and was on the plane with them coming in from kansas city. This experience exposed some major flaws in the handling of potentially dangerous situations by the tsa and dallas police department as communication regarding the event, instructions regarding evacuation, and our safety were not delivered in a manner that was clear, or even broadcast over an intercom until 20 minutes into the supposed evacuation which was given verbally by the officers to those at the front of the group that was waiting to regain entry to their gates after being asked to move back past gate number 8. Also being april fools day, many people were skeptical when they were told the terminal was being evacuated. Many of the tsa personnel were oblivious to the fact we had even been asked to evacuate. Thankfully it was just a case of mistaken identity, but I hope the tsa and dallas police gain some insight into how to better handle a potentially dangerous situation in the future.
I few people sent in this story, it appears the TSA had the kids back on the plane within the hour and they were able to go home on the flight. As millions of makers out there build things and ultimately travel with them from time to time, this is a good reminder on how fast and scary things can get. I think it's our job as makers to educate the TSA and the government that the maker movement is huge – we respect precautions, we also know well-trained TSA staff usually do not have any problems with electronics & science projects. Leaving a robot on a plane is different of course, and may cause all sorts of problems, it looks like it could have been worse. I did not know the policy is to handcuff people if they're just being asked questions.
If you're wondering what the official policy of the TSA is with maker-made electronics, here's a quote from them:
"We're not implying that you cannot travel with these types of items, we're just pointing out that they could be of concern, or possibly even hold you up a little bit. Listen, we think these things are cool too, but this is just a friendly "heads up" and not a threat." – Bob (TSA) EoS Blog Team
Maker Faire is coming up, if you're traveling on planes to the event, keep all this in mind. I realize just by posting this it will cause some "passionate" debate – but I think there's value in talking about this so we can all work together and travel without too many problems.
If any of the students read MAKE please feel free to post up in the comments.
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Arrhythmia of the Soul - Homeword - May 15
Arrhythmia of the Soul
This devotional was written by Jim Liebelt
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the confidence we first had. —Hebrews 3:12-13
One night, lying in bed, something didn't feel quite right. I was experiencing a strange sensation in my chest. Checking my pulse, I couldn't find anything that resembled a normal heartbeat. Talk about a strange feeling! I got up and walked around the house, hoping my heart would kick back into normal rhythm. It didn't. I didn't feel bad physically, but just had that strange sensation in my chest. I returned to bed and spent a restless night of sleep.
In the morning when I got up, I still had the strange sensation, so I went to see my doctor. He performed an electrocardiogram and found that I had an arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation. Apparently, many people have this problem of the heart beating abnormally.
It's something that people can live with over a long period of time, but, if left untreated, some people can never return to a normal rhythm and it becomes their "new" normal. The doctor sent me to a hospital where my heart was successfully shocked back into normal rhythm.
This experience reminded me that many of us also experience arrhythmia of the soul. We sense that something is not quite right. Perhaps our passion for pursuing Christ has waned. Perhaps our joy in life has diminished. Perhaps our behaviors are no longer reflecting a commitment to Christ. We feel dry spiritually.
In those moments, before we lose the sensation of something being wrong, before we get used to a "new" normal, it's wise to take action. We are all vulnerable to becoming used to a sickly soul; believing that everything is okay when it really isn't.
Arrhythmia of soul, left untreated, robs us of the full and healthy spiritual life that God intends for us to have. Fortunately, through self-evaluation, confession, prayer, the study of the Scriptures and encouragement and counsel from fellow Christ-followers, God provides the means to regain a healthy rhythm of the soul.
Today, if you are feeling a strange sensation of the soul, don't ignore it. Run quickly to the Great Physician who is able to make you whole once again.
1. What types of challenges do you face that threaten to cause an arrhythmia of your soul?
2. What steps can you take to avoid the triggers that threaten your soul?
John 10:10; James 5:16; 1 Peter 2:11
For more information and resources please visit HomeWord.com.


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I'll be appearing for an author reading at Blood of the Bean 2 in Austin for the 2nd annual Blood of the Bean 2 author reading.
Here's the official press release:
Aug 13, 2010 – AUSTIN, TX – For the second year in a row some of central Texas' most intriguing authors will gather once again to share their recent work. From 5pm to 9pm at Kick Butt Coffee in Austin, Texas the thirteen writers will each perform fifteen minute dramatic readings from short stories to novel excerpts, that will be certain to chill the hearts and minds of all attending. Participating authors include Lee Thomas, Joe McKinney, Gabrielle Faust, Nate Southard, D. B. Grady, Ethan Nahate, Stina Leicht, Skyler White, Robert Stikmanz, Rhodi Hawk, Hank Schwaeble, Denise Broussard and Frank Summers. The wide variety of styles and influences from the collaborative of literary voices represents a distinct cross-section representation of the strength of today's Texas writers in the horror and dark fantasy genres. All authors will have copies of their current and past work on hand for purchase and signing.
"Wow! Usually, one would have to visit the maximum-security wing of a state penitentiary to find so much imaginative energy dedicated to violence and mayhem gathered in one place. Who could resist such a treat?" Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of "Damnable"
"My original intention in the creation of the BLOOD OF THE BEAN event in 2009 was to give local dark genre authors an additional opportunity to reach a new audience they might otherwise not had access to. Kick Butt Coffee provides a relaxed, yet highly creative atmosphere that is conducive to facilitating the promotion of indie arts in Austin. The meshing of the horror/dark fantasy genres with an already integral venue was a natural fit and after a successful debut event, the demand was there, not only from the audience, but from the authors as well, to make it an annual gathering." Remarked BBII founder Gabrielle Faust, author of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic vampire series "Eternal Vigilance".
As aforementioned, BLOOD OF THE BEAN II will take place at Kick Butt Coffee on October 16, 2010 from 5pm to 9pm. 5775 Airport Blvd. More information on Kick Butt Coffee can be found at http://kickbuttcoffee.com/
For more information on the thirteen participating authors:
Lee Thomas: http://www.leethomasauthor.com/
Joe McKinney: http://joemckinney.wordpress.com/
Rhodi Hawk: http://www.rhodihawk.com/
Hank Schwaeble: http://www.hankschwaeble.com/
Gabrielle Faust: http://www.gabriellefaust.com
Nate Southard: http://www.natesouthard.com/
D. B. Grady: http://dbgrady.com/
Ethan Nahate: http://nahteboy.tripod.com/
Stina Leicht: http://www.csleicht.com/
Skyler White: http://www.skylerwhite.com/
Robert Stikmanz: http://www.robertstikmanz.com/
Denise Broussard: website coming soon!
Frank Summers: https://www.franksummers.com/
I hope to see you there!


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European Parliament Voting Days
Yesterday we had European Parliament Election Day in The Netherlands. The elections are held on several days in all the countries forming the European Communions. Sunday is the last voting day and somewhere Sunday night we will know who will be chosen as one of the very well paid European Parliamentarians.
Why would I share with you that this Celebrity Hotelier voted in the European Parliament election?
I'll tell you:
- When voting a couple of years ago you were only allowed to vote in the voting locale in your direct neighborhood. If you wanted to vote elsewhere, you had to apply for a special permit to do so. Nowadays, as The Hague Counsel decided in it wisdom you don't have to vote in a voting locale in your neighborhood anymore, it is fun to seek out a more colorful voting locale than a classroom in a school in the neighborhood. I found out Dutch Parliament has its own voting locale so I choose that one.
- Actually only as a retired hotelier I'm getting used to an Apple Smartphone. Until recently I was entirely satisfied with my Blackberry. As a new Apple user I cannot forego on the recent hype of selfies. Since I have my IPhone I'm making more and more of them, boring at least my family and maybe also my other readers. Jus tell me. However a voting selfie was subject of a recent court case here in The Netherlands: There were those that contended that selfies should be forbidden in the voting locales as people could be pressed to sell their votes and use the selfie as a proof of their voting. In addition it would be harmful for the peoples privacy…..Note only the second photo (the mirror one seems to be a true selfie.
- I thought it would be nice to enhance my presence as a Celebrity Hotelier on the web. A Celebrity Hotelier voting in a (relatively) place of celebrity….LOL


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Afyon Vintage Kilim Rug
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