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Hull Wedding Photographer
Fine Art + Documentary Coverage
Leeds // Harrogate // Surrounding Areas
Since 2017, we've been meeting and photographing the loveliest couples and most exciting weddings! We've shot all kinds of celebrations, but it's those laid back, minimal fuss ones that we're super passionate about. Farm weddings, barn weddings, field weddings, city weddings (and more recently, a market wedding!) If you're thinking that you kinda want an 'unwedding-y' wedding, I can't WAIT to hear from you!
Our style is best described as documentary with a fine art spin. Hugely inspired by nature, organic tones and muted colour palettes are defining features of our work. We love to keep things authentic, timeless, and make photos that reflect you guys as a couple!
We work quietly in the background, catching the smaller details and split second moments. Our documentary approach means we capture the day as it unfolds, creating a beautiful visual storyline. Capturing photos of you two is the part of the day where we take a more forward role, and guide you into the photographs you'll love and cherish. Naturally, no awkward poses!
Hull Wedding Photography - Digital Package Pricing
The Digital Package
2 Photographers
Full Day Coverage
Pre Wedding Photo Guidance
Approximately 200 - 400 Images, Downloadable Via an Online Gallery
Wedding Slideshow, Downloadable Online
Hull Wedding Photography - Album Package Pricing
The Album Package
Everything in The Digital Package
+ Bespoke Album Design
+ Request Specific Photoshop Changes
+ 10" x 10" Fine Art Album with 15 Spreads
* £2500
Kinds Words from Past Couples
Emma & Jo
After seeing some of Charlotte's photos previously, she was the obvious choice! She captured the essence of day perfectly, and took hundreds of photos without being noticed. After the wedding, the images were delivered in great time, and we are over the moon with the result! We recommend her very highly!
Heather & Sam
I've spent the last 2 days just looking and looking at the photos. We absolutely love them, thank you so much! You both really captured the day so perfectly and beautifully! All guests that we've shared them with have said they're just a perfect representation of the day, so thank you.
Sally & Chris
Thank you Charlotte for your friendly and professional approach throughout. We particularly loved the natural content of your photography. You captured those special moments and made us remember our day perfectly!
Heather & Samuel
Lovely couple, gorgeous venue, beautiful day. On the 6th April, Heather & Samuel said their I Do's at the spectacular Devonshire Dome. It was our first Spring Wedding of 2019, and we couldn't have kicked the season off with a better start.
Who is the second photographer, and why do we need two?
I shoot 9 out of 10 weddings with my partner, Dave. Using two photographers is great for us, and even better for you! It means that Dave and I can support each other throughout the day. Further, we can get more and better angles, capture every possible moment and not miss a beat. We love getting to work together too! In short, it means you'll end up with more photos, and in addition, much more variation.
How long is 'Full Day' Coverage?
Full day coverage starts during morning (or early afternoon) prep, and ends after we've caught the first people on the dance floor. This is usually around 8 – 9 hours. We don't shoot above 10 hours (because it's honestly never been needed!)
Do you carry back up equipment?
Yes! We've never had gear stop working during a wedding, but if we did, rest assured we have it covered.
How many photographs do we get?
On average, we usually deliver between 250 – 400 beautifully edited photographs.
How long do we have to wait for the photos?
If you're getting married in peak wedding season, the turnaround time is currently 5-7 weeks, although often sooner.
Should we have formal group photographs?
Most couples tend to opt for group photographs – but that doesn't mean you need to. Before deciding to go ahead and do it, be sure to have a chat with me about the logistics (yawn! I know). Honestly though. There is nothing worse on your wedding day than the stress caused by an AWOL Uncle or Aunt, so try to keep the number to a minimum 🙂
What if I hate having my photo taken!?
I'm yet to meet a couple who love it! If you're really comfortable already then that's great. On the other hand, if you're not, that's fine too! We don't do awkward poses. Instead, we'll guide and direct you, using natural movements and cues to make sure we capture relaxed photographs.
Do you travel?
We currently cover anywhere in 'Yorkshire' – that could be Hull, Leeds, Harrogate, Sheffield, Beverley or any little town or village in between! We're really busy over the next couple of years and we want to focus our attentions on providing the best service we can to those within this area.
Do you shoot film?
We do! Sometimes we like to include some film as an added extra. Film is my favourite thing to shoot, and additionally, it gives you a little more variation too.
How many weddings do you do a year?
As of 2019 our wedding availability is a bit tighter! We're only taking on a select number of weddings a year to ensure we can provide you the best service. Get in touch and see if your dates free!


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Tittelen er green eyes, som i 'green eyed monster', som betyr sjalusi. Bare en novelle jeg skrev på fritiden. Småfeil har jeg ikke tatt meg tid til å rette opp enda. Konstruktiv kritikk er fantastisk.
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I know I shouldnt be jealous. I dont even have a good reason to be it, so why am I so goddamn jealous? Ill tell you why. For I have been blessed with a curse. Love.
I never even believed in love. I merely believed that a person sought another persons company to kill their loneliness. That was until I got to know you. You were the strangest person Id ever gotten to know. Youd burst out with weird comments, you had an extremely odd sense of humor and you were not the best looking guy either. Id never think Id fall for a person like this, but I did, and once youve fallen in love, there is no way out.
We never knew each other very well. We had talked in small periods, and hung out once or twice, but always in a big group of other people. I dont think the term friends would be right. Acquaintances, perhaps, would be more fitting. We were in the same grade, but not same class. But this one day, a beautiful Tuesday morning, our classes got put together, because of the lack of teachers. You sat down on the desk next to me, and smiled at me. Your smile was so warm, welcoming, and real. We talked together about everything and nothing. Music, school, books and so on. We had a very similar taste in most of the things.
Perhaps were soulmates, you said jokingly as you walked out of the door, leaving me in an empty classroom.
That night you, and only you occupied my thoughts. I could not stop thinking about you. The way you made me feel, a feeling I had never had before. However, I was absolutely sure you didnt feel the same way about me. You gave me butterflies. You made me smile, by just thinking about you. And when I didnt think about you, you were still on my mind, in one way or another. Whenever I saw you online, on facebook or msn, I fought against the urge to talk to you. I told myself that if you wanted to talk to me, you would.
The next days I would see you every day, talking to other girls. You didnt even flirt, or say anything that you wouldnt have said to any other of your friends, but still I felt jealousy build up inside me. I felt awful. Just seeing you and that girl laughing and talking, I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. Why, why did it have to be like this? Why did I have to be like this?
My jealousy was pointless, pathetic and selfish. I got up, and just walked away, motionless. I just walked and walked, no idea where I was going, and neither did I care. In the end, I found myself at the edge of a bridge. Tears ran down my cheeks, and my body was shaking. I just stared at the water, trying to build up the courage to jump.
Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me. What are you doing? you asked. You sounded scared. I turned around shocked, and tripped. I fell off the bridge, staring at in to the sad eyes of the love of my life. You were screaming and crying. But there was one sentence that made my heart burst in to pieces. The words you said, the last words you ever said to me, was I love you,.
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Thanks for joining me for another instalment of my First Draft series. This instalment is all about point of view (POV) and tense.
What is POV?
The point of view refers to the narrator. Who is telling the story?
3 Types of POV
First person: The narrator is telling you their own story. 'The room was just how I had left it.'
Second person: The narrator is telling the story to another character or the reader using the word 'you'. 'You enter the room and see nothing has changed.'
Third person: The narrator tells the story of another, as an outsider. 'The room was just how he had left it.'
I like to write in first person. All my books are in qfirst person. In Thrown to The Blue, I have 2 POVs, both in first person. That was a lot of fun to write.
What is tense?
Narrative tense is when your story is happening/ or has happened. Past or present.
Types of Tense
Past tense: You are telling the story as if it has already happened. 'I jumped in the car and sped off.'
Present tense: You are telling the story as if it is happening right now. 'I jump in the car and speed off.'
You will find that there are preferred POVs in regards to tenses. Third person past tense is preferred by many writers. I write in first person present tense. I find the intimacy of first person blends with the immediacy of present tense, the same way the unlimited view point of third person works well with the flexibility of past tense.
There is no right or wrong when choosing POV and tense, as long as you are consistent in your choice throughout.
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Damn, do I wish I had written this post of Kevin Drum's. Whole thing is great; here's what I love:
Democrats have some things they want to do, but in addition to satisfying their own interest groups they have to settle for third or fourth best policies because Republicans have simply decided they don't care about anything except tax cuts for the rich, hating gay people, and bennies for favored industries. In the middle of a massive recession they opposed a stimulus bill. In the aftermath of a financial crisis they opposed a financial reform bill. In the face of skyrocketing healthcare costs they demagogued modest cuts in Medicare spending. They spent months negotiating a spending bill — transparently, openly, via the ordinary committee process — and then killed it just because it would annoy Harry Reid. Global warming is a hoax, gay recruits will destroy the military, and creationism is an appropriate topic for high school biology classes. Our infrastructure is crumbling and our schools are mediocre, but the creeping encrustation of government prevents anything serious from being done about either. We're in hock to Middle Eastern theocracies for our oil, and the laughable answer from the right consists entirely of nukes and a bit of marginal extra drilling around the periphery of America. An arms control treaty that could have been negotiated by Ronald Reagan himself is unsure of passage because too many Republican senators deem it unsafe to risk the wrath of Fox News or their tea party constituencies.


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Boniface Godspower: The Aso Rock Landlord and a Five Trillion Naira Heist
"An end to corruption and lots of fresh air", his statement was one of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's campaign promises whilst running for office in 2011. Little did Nigerians know the corruption had already started in earnest whilst he was Acting President after the death of his predecessor Umaru Yaradua.
Under the reign of Yaradua, corruption was at a level not seen in at least a decade with the triumvirate of Attorney General Aoondaka, Chief James Ibori and former EFCC boss Farida Waziri. There were a host of other equally corrupt officials that superintended over the looting of billions and billions of the commonwealth of the Nigerian people, however by latest accounts, the Jonathan administration is the record-breaker.
Sunday Punch today disclosed after series of investigation that over N5 trillion has been looted since President Jonathan became the landlord at Aso Rock. The money didn't simply vanish into thin air but has been a result of a methodical and reckless looting of the common resources of the Nigerian people by a group of callous and grotesquely selfish leaders who have distanced themselves from the term 'ordinary Nigerians'.
Even among the political elite, there is a hierarchy in social standing and office holders at the topmost levels are struggling to 'out-loot' one another. If a minister steals N100 billion today, then another must steal N200 billion tomorrow. They gather at the Federal Executive Council meetings and share the plunder. The plunder that is too juicy to be shared at that forum is shared in more inner sanctums at the Aso Villa.
Jonathan says he is fighting corruption but how can he explain the fact that his Trade and investment minister reported a heist of $1.6 billion in 3 months where his signature was forged in order to effect the stealing. The oil cabal in this administration makes the subsidy thieves look like petty criminals. This present dispensation of kleptocrats are no longer stealing, they are hauling whale-sized lump sums, whilst the landlord of Aso Rock conveniently looks the other way.
It is their turn to steal undoubtedly, but if anyone fancies that Jonathan should secure a second term after all this looting, then perhaps such a person is clinically insane.
The Sunday Punch exclusive can be viewed here.


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- 1. How can I tell if my jewellery is real gold?
- » Gold is traditionally weighed in Troy Ounces (31.1035 grammes). With the density of gold at 19.32 g/cm3, a troy ounce of gold would have a volume of 1.61 cm3. A metric tonne (equals 1,000kg = 32,150.72 troy ounces) of gold would therefore have a volume of 51,762 cm3 (i.e. 1.61 x 32,150.72), which would be equivalent to a cube of side 37.27cm (Approx. 1' 3'').
- 2. How do governments distribute the benefits from mining to local communities?
- » For information go to: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
- 3. How do I know if a gold dealer is reliable?
- » The same counterparty risks apply to the gold dealing community that apply to any other industry. Gold dealers listed on our website have satisfied our due diligence procedure but a listing on our site is not and should not be construed as an endorsement or guarantee on our part.
- 4. How do mining companies go about mining for gold?
- » There are two main forms of mining practiced by large scale mining companies, these being surface and underground mining. A full explanation is provided here: mining methods.
- 5. How does a gold mine work?
- » The gold-containing ore has to be dug from the surface or blasted from the rock face underground. This is then hauled to the surface and milled to release the gold. The gold is then separated from the rock (gangue) by techniques such as flotation, smelted to a gold-rich doré and cast into bars. These are then refined to gold bars by the Miller chlorination process to a purity of 99.5%. If higher purity is needed or platinum group metal contaminants are present, this gold is further refined by the Wohlwill electrlytic process to 99.9% purity. Mine tailings containing low amounts of gold may be treated with cyanide to dissolve the gold and this is then extracted by the carbon in pulp technique before smelting and refining.
- 6.How much gold has been mined?
- » The best estimates available suggest that the total volume of gold ever mined up to the end of 2006 was approximately 158,000 tonnes, of which around 65% has been mined since 1950.
- 7. How much gold is still underground?
- » The major gold producers increased their reported reserves to 719.7 million oz or over 22,000 tonnes at the end of 2005, according to Metals Economics Group. Assuming a 10% recovery loss when the ore is extracted, this would amount to 14 years of gold production at 2005's level. In practice the amount of known resources remains fairly constant over time since the results of new exploration finds replace those resources that are exploited.
- 8. How much gold is there in the world?
- » At the end of 2001, it is estimated that all the gold ever mined amounts to about 145,000 tonnes.
- 9. How much is a gram of gold worth?
- » The gold price is usually quoted in US dollars per troy ounce. To calculate the cost of one gram of gold, divide the US dollar price for one troy ounce by 31.1035 (one fine troy ounce is equal to 31.1035 grams).
- 10. I thought gold was only used for making jewellery and in gold bars and coins?
- » Not at all. Over 400 tonnes of gold is used in a diverse range of industrial applications each year, accounting for over 10% of annual gold demand. A number of different industries manufacture an array of gold-based materials, components and chemicals that help produce, or are part of, thousands of products. These products significantly improve our everyday life and safety, and the competitiveness of scores of industries.
- 11. I'm aware that platinum compounds are used as cancer treatments. Is gold or its compounds used in any medical treatments?
» The claims for the medical benefits of gold date back many of thousands of years. Many Eastern cultures have traditionally used gold-based medicinal preparations in the treatment of ailments such as smallpox, skin ulcers and measles. Gold has been used for many years to successfully treat rheumatoid arthritis.
» The gold compound is administered by injection or tablet and works to not only decrease the pain and swelling of arthritis, but may also prevent joint damage and disability. As well as these established applications, trials are currently underway to develop the use of gold in the treatment of certain types of cancer, HIV and malaria.
» Formed pieces of gold metal are used as medical implants for patients whose eyelid muscles have degenerated and in patients suffering from problems with the inner ear, where its resistance to bacterial infection is so important.
- 12. If all the gold was laid around the world, how far would it stretch?
- » If we make all the gold ever produced into a thin wire of 5 microns (millionths of a metre) diameter - the finest one can draw a gold wire, then all the gold would stretch around the circumference of the world an astounding 7.2 million times approximately!
- » If you inflation-adjust the previous gold price record of $850/oz set in January 1980 you get a value of around $2,200/oz, does that mean that gold is no longer an inflation hedge?
- » Inflation-adjusting the $850/oz peak set in January 1980 would indeed give a figure of c. $2,200/oz. However, the gold price only fixed there for one day. Three weeks earlier it was trading at $473/oz, a price it had risen to gradually over the previous three years, and a week later it was trading at $673/oz. Inflation-adjusting from $850/oz is an extremely biased starting point. It would be more objective to "smooth" this temporary spike. A trend line drawn through the daily gold price between 1979-1981, for instance, gives a much more impartial starting point of c. $470/oz for January 1980. In today's money that would put gold at c.$1,200, close to the recent record of $1,011/oz set on March 17 2008.
- 13. Is a return to a type of gold standard possible in the foreseeable future?
- » The gold standard was appropriate to the second half of the 19th century but circumstances are now different. But this does not mean that gold no longer has a monetary role. It remains an important reserve asset for central banks since it is the only reserve asset that is no-one's liability. It is thus a defence against unknown contingencies. It is a long-term inflation hedge and also a proven dollar hedge while it has good diversification properties for a central bank's reserve asset portfolio.
- 14. Is all gold mining legal?
- » Large-scale mining operations require mining licences and a raft of permits and government approvals thorough the various stages of their operations. Thus the process of construction, commissioning and bringing into production of a large scale operation is generally highly regulated and can take several years. There is, however, growing concern that not all gold mining is being done within countries legal frameworks and these concerns are often centred around the artisanal and small scale mining sector.
- 15. Is gold a commodity?
- » Gold is used for different purposes, and these certainly include commodity uses. Industrial applications of gold account for about 10% of demand each year. Demand for gold as jewellery absorbs around 75% of the gold supplied to the market each year, with the balance made up by investment. Gold is certainly included in the leading tradable commodity indices. So for many practical purposes, gold is viewed as a commodity.
- Is gold a global currency?
- » Gold has retained its role as a monetary asset. Central banks around the world still hold around 12 per cent of their reserves in gold, and even private individuals can and do use gold to settle payments. However, gold is not "issued" by any particular government and is not beholden to any political regime. In this sense, it is a truly global, international currency, free of political or national association and liability.
- 16. Is gold a high risk or low risk investment?
- » In general, gold is considered a low risk investment because its price is typically not very volatile. The gold price tends not to fluctuate more than the world's largest blue-chip stock market indices like the S&P 500. That is why many investors with low-risk profiles are attracted to gold. However, investors in high risk assets also find gold useful because they can use it to manage their risk.
- 17.Is gold mining getting safer with time?
» Safety and health are key priorities for gold mining companies. There have been a great number of initiatives aimed at improving safety – too many too mention here. These initiatives have focused on 2 primary areas: those of technical / managerial systems, and those aimed at changing unsafe behaviours. Below are a few examples: Technical / Managerial Systems Innovation Some ultra deep level mines in South Africa are at close to 4000m and are seismically active (i.e. they are susceptible to underground earthquakes). Accordingly extensive seismic monitoring networks have been introduced encompassing some of the most sophisticated technical systems to monitor rock mass behaviour, and to provide data for a seismicity management system. Such Fall of Ground Management system's have a number of elements: Firstly, data from the seismic monitoring system is compared with mining plans, and these plans can be modified to reduce the magnitude and frequency of seismic activity. This can be called prevention. Secondly, the protection element of the system. For example, Adaptions can be made to the rock support density and type, to protect workers from the damaging effects of seismic activity, or attempt to induce activity when working places are not occupied such as during blasting time (i.e. bring on a mini quake when it is safe to do so). Lastly, some mines train workers to identify hazards, and the importance of adhering to safe working procedures is supported by a "traffic light" system, where working places are classified on a daily basis as to the risk of seismic activity.
» Another innovation employed at some open-pit operations is automated dispatching systems used to manage the heavy equipment fleet. These satellite linked management systems are implemented to optimize mining productivity, but as productive working methods are conducive to safe working methods, there are major safety benefits. For example heavy equipment movement is automatically scheduled so that vehicle proximity can be maximized. Rest breaks can be scheduled at no productivity loss to reduce the incidence of one of the major hazards in open-pit mining – that of operator fatigue.
- 18. Is gold only used as a financial asset in sophisticated financial markets?
- » For men and women throughout the developing world, gold is still one of the most liquid and widely accepted forms of exchange, quite simply the most efficient store of value they possess. Gold offers protection against a weak currency or high domestic inflation levels, which are prevalent and persistent problems in the developing world. For further information go to Society/Developing Countries.
- 19. Is gold really a good hedge against inflation?
- » There is substantial evidence to support the view that gold is a good long run hedge against inflation. In the short-run, the gold price may deviate from its long run inflation hedge value, and may take a number of years to revert to this constant. Gold is not a perfect hedge against inflation, but it is the only hedge that has been tried and tested over centuries that have seen currencies rise and fall.
- 20. Is gold still used in dentistry?
- » Yes, around 70 tonnes of gold is used every year in dental restorations like bridges and crowns. Gold is the oldest dental restorative material, having been used for dental repairs for more than 4000 years and is considered by many experts to be the best available material. Gold-alloys used in dental work are proven to be durable and long-lasting. Most importantly gold has excellent biocompatibility (it is non-toxic), so allergic reactions to a gold-based dental implant are extremely rare. It is interesting to note that in many countries if practising dentists are asked what type of material for a restoration they prefer for themselves, with few exceptions the answer is a gold alloy
- 21. Is gold used like platinum in automotive catalytic convertors, for controlling exhaust emissions or in fuel cells?
- » Current catalysts are not very efficient until they have warmed up. In addition, a number of companies have patented technologies based on the use of gold for cleaning impuririty gases from hydrogen used to power fuel cells. Impurities like carbon monoxide reduce the efficiency of the fuel cell and it maybe that the use of gold in this application helps fuel cells to become more efficient and commercially viable.
- 22. Is it appropriate for pension funds to invest in gold?
- » Gold certainly merits the attention of pension funds who are seeking good portfolio diversifiers and wish to reduce the volatility of their returns, particularly in response to changes in International Accounting Standards and as part of a liability-matching strategy. Gold is attracting growing interest from a small number of pension funds, some of whom may already be building their exposure to gold, usually as part of a basket of commodities.
- 23. What are GAPs and where can I buy them?
- » GAPs stands for Gold Accumulation Plans which are available to Japanese investors wishing to save gold systematically over time.
- » What are some of the by-products of gold mining?
- » Depending on where gold is being mined there will be different by-products owing to the different mineral compositions of the ore body. These by-products often include copper, silver, and zinc and in certain parts of the world, like South Africa, uranium. Mercury is also present on occasion and in the processing of gold sulphuric acid is generated as a by-product at some operations.
- 24. What are the major gold exchanges and how long have they been around?
- » The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong registered under this name with the government in 1918, although trading had been taking place with a degree of rules and regulations since 1910 (as the "Gold and silver exchange co").
1. The COMEX division of NYMEX began trading on 31st December 1974.
2. TOCOM began trading on 23rd March 1982.
3. CBOT began trading on 20th February 1979.
4. The Istanbul Gold Exchange began trading on 26th July 1995.
5. MCX began trading on 10th November 2003.
6. NCDEX began trading on 15th December 2003.
7. The Shanghai Gold Exchange began trading on 20th October 2002.
8. TurkDEX began trading on 4th February 2005.
9. DGCX began trading in June 2005.
- 25. What happens to the gold once it has been mined?
- » The ore is normally sent to a refinery, which will extract and melt down the gold into a pure 24ct form, normally as bars or ingots.
- What is a Carat?
- » A Carat (Karat in USA & Germany) was originally a unit of mass (weight) based on the Carob seed or bean used by ancient merchants in the Middle East. The Carob seed is from the Carob or locust bean tree. The carat is still used as such for the weight of gem stones (1 carat is about 200 mg). For gold, it has come to be used for measuring the purity of gold where pure gold is defined as 24 carats. How and when this change occurred is not clear. It does involve the Romans who also used the name Siliqua Graeca (Keration in Greek, Qirat in Arabic, now Carat in modern times) for the bean of the Carob tree. The Romans also used the name Siliqua for a small silver coin which was one-twentyfourth of the golden solidus of Constantine. This latter had a mass of about 4.54 grammes, so the Siliqua was approximately equivalent in value to the mass of 1 Keration or Siliqua Graeca of gold, i.e the value of 1/24th of a Solidus is about 1 Keration of gold, i.e 1 carat.
- 26. Where can I buy gold?
- » Where you can buy gold depends on the form of gold you wish to buy and where you are physically located. Our How to Buy area outlines the various forms gold investment might take, while in Where to Buy, you can see the available forms by country, along with outlets.
- 27. How does mining impact the government revenue of countries where gold is mined?
- » Governments in developing countries tend to have narrow tax bases. Reducing budget deficits - often mandated under IMF (International Monetary Fund) sponsored relief programmes - while at the same time maintaining or increasing spending on health, education, infrastructure and poverty-reducing measures is often a key priority. Broadening the domestic tax base by bringing other activities within the scope of taxation, while desirable, is often administratively impracticable. Additional revenue from mining royalties and taxes can therefore be particularly beneficial. Occasionally governments take a direct stake in mining developments. This is the case for Mali, for example, where the government has 20% ownership of gold mines.
- 28. How does the gold mining industry ensure that local communities are protected?
- » International Finance Corporation's Environmental and Social Standards.
- 29. How much does a gold bar weigh?
- » Gold is made into a large number of different bars of different weights. The most well known are the large 'London Good Delivery Bars' which are traded internationally. These weigh about 400 Troy Ounces, i.e. 12.5 kg/ 27 lbs. Each. Others are denominated in kilogrammes, grammes, troy ounces, etc. In grammes, bars range from 1 g up to 10 kg. In troy oz, from 1/10 tr.oz. up to 400 tr.oz.. Other bars include tola bars and Tael bars
- 30.How much does it cost to run a gold mine?
- » Gold mining is very capital intensive, particularly in the deep mines of South Africa where mining is carried out at depths of 3000 meters and proposals to mine even deeper at 4,500 meters are being pursued. Typical mining costs are US $238/troy ounce gold average but these can vary widely depending on mining type and ore quality. Richer ores mined at the surface (open cast mining) is considerably cheaper to mine than underground mining at depth. Such mining requires expensive sinking of shafts deep into the ground.


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The Ice Pirates
A totally SPACED adventure! ...You have to be there to see it. Mar. 16, 1984 91 Min.
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The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor (John Carradine) presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.
Original title The Ice Pirates
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The Breyer 2013 range has been announced.
Not only are there some gorgeous models on some old favourite molds (including a lovely Sham) but there is also a good variety of new molds! A selection of molds that were released as part of last years Premier collection are now being released as regular runs and of course the ever popular Tortillas is also being released.
This catalog is not completely comprehensive it does, for example, miss out the decorator Stablemates but it's a pretty good overview!


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Project Summary: The following is a chapter from my 2004 novel The Sage and the Scarecrow.
At the moment, I am revising the chapters from this book into 3-4 page short stories for posting on my blogs and in literary magazines.
If you are interested in reading the eventual completed revised edition of "The Sage and the Scarecrow", please email me at ghostsofnagasaki [at] gmail [dot] com
The Novel in Short: Six months after his father has died from cancer, Pierce finds himself in a state of anxiety and crisis. In his mind, there are two worlds. In one world he is a second-year college student trying to finish the semester; in another world, he roams an apocalyptic landscape searching for scraps of wisdom that will lead him to the perfect society. In both worlds, he is on a quest to find a girl named Jennifer, his best friend, true love, and the only person he believes can cure him.
Speaking of Jennifer
Sympathy and Anonymity
I was in a rotten mood. I couldn't understand how I could shiver and shake on a perfectly comfortable December night. Perhaps I should have gone home. Perhaps I should have slept. I should have thought of this one bad night as a dream I could wake up from easily, a cold shower would wash all the trivial drama away like the gunk that accumulates in your eyes when you slept.
And I would have, except I thought that Brian or Angie or someone I knew might be waiting for me when I got to my dorm room.
If I stayed in the park any longer, I was sure I would conjure up some mythical nihilist monster who would swallow me whole. So, I walked ten minutes around the campus settling for my university pool hall to just shoot around for a little bit—mope, I guess, over the shitty day I'd been having.
I couldn't tell you exactly why I chose the pool hall. Perhaps it had something to do with the way I felt about the place. When I was a high school student, I used to sneak in there with one of my friends Sean and talk philosophy.
I find myself taking pages from unknown books in my bag. I don't look at the title…I don't want to. As I eat page after page, I think to myself, literature tastes just like chicken, literature tastes just like chicken.
The next thing I think is how lonely I've become.
At the pool hall, I watched these two punk rockers try to pick up on these three girls who spoke with what sounded like British accents. I can tell you, train wrecks in slow motion don't look this bad — wait, no, that's a cliche….It was like watching Gilbert Gottfried sing melody for Boys to Men (I owe you one good simile, reader).
One of the guys in particular was really awful. He had the unnerving habit of laughing for no reason whatsoever. The other guy just watched as the kid said all this outrageous stuff. He tried to get involved a little, but his partner's outrageous comments were sort of nullifying his own attempts. I felt bad because I had the feeling that if he could be around anyone else at that moment he would've been, and that if he knew some way to make him stop, he would have.
It was pretty obvious that the girls with the British accents just wanted them to go away. But the one kid kept going at it. At one point, when the scene had gotten really awkward, the guy who laughed too much said: "Come on, what's the problem? We should just go back to my place. I promise I'll be gentle"—some crap like that. The kid was feigning being high. He wasn't high, though, just an idiot. At that point, one of the girls flat out told him to leave.
Eventually, the other guy said to him, "Come on, we should get going," effectively putting the three girls, and one reluctant observer, out of their misery. I had the feeling that he was pretty embarrassed by his friend. He actually seemed like he wasn't that bad of a guy (guilty by association, of course).
When they had both left, the three girls began bad-mouthing them. They went through the obvious: their dopiness, them being young and stupid, how they were rude. Then they began making comments about Americans. They called Americans arrogant and egotistical.
Somehow, though, the conversation turned. One of the girls, the thin girl with the pale complexion, said she liked the bondage pants the quiet one was wearing. Another one of the girls said that she thought the quiet one was attractive. Then the three of them agreed that they would like to fuck the quiet one. Suddenly, the guy's association with the laughing fool seemed to make more sense, in a disturbing sort of way.
I just kept playing pool, trying to keep my mind on the game, and sort of tuned out the conversation for a while.
Little by little, I begin to see signs of civilization. Af first, what I think are thumb-twitchers, mindless and stupid, start demonstrating signs of intelligence.
One notices me.
"Oh," one of them says to me, "You look a bit different from the rest."
It has been quite a while since I've had a conversation with anyone but myself.
"Thank you," is all I can think to say. "Thank you for not being a thumb-twitcher."
It wasn't too long before one of the three girls said something to me. She introduced herself and their group and asked if I wanted to play some pool. I agreed, even though I had originally come to get away from people. I didn't consider strangers always to be people in the negative sense of the word. I forget their names. I do remember how they looked, though: one was a little chubby, another was skinny with fair skin, and another, the most attractive of the three in my humble opinion, was redheaded with a slightly darker complexion than the other two.
I asked them where they were from.
"South Africa," the redhead said to me. "Know anything about South Africa?"
"Sorry," I said. "It's all something, something apartheid in my mind."
The redhead smiled. "Funny. You have a cute way of talking."
They informed me that while English was their main language, South Africa also had a heterogeneous mix of tribal languages as well.
We played pool. I was teamed up with the redhead. They explained to me how they were on a study abroad program and how they found America different from South Africa.
"One," the redhead said, "Americans are a lot ruder than people from our homeland. People in our homeland are raised with better manners: they always say 'please' and 'thank you.' And another thing, in South Africa, you don't have to be twenty-one to drink. People spend a lot more time in the pubs in South Africa. And three, we have an early curfew because we have to watch out for rhinos and lions and things."
I was pretty sure she was kidding about the last part, but you can never be too certain…
They were surprised I didn't know too much about their country. I told them that the American public school system was very poor and that I didn't know much about any other countries besides my own, except the names of three of them: Britain, Germany, and Russia, but only because America had beaten them in major wars—and, also, that it was my job to kill all communists (a joke of course). They suggested that I should travel one day. I said that I planned to once I had the money.
"Your country seems awfully self-absorbed," the skinny one said.
I nodded my head in agreement.
I don't realize it, but the woman has been talking to me for a while. She looks so different that at first I don't know what to make of her. I spend a great deal of time not listening to her speech, but instead just looking at her face.
Finally, I blurt out, "That's what's different! You don't have shit all over you."
"Well, yeah, that's because I wash myself occasionally."
The redhead and I won our first game and we gave the other two girls a rematch. We talked for a while about nothing in particular. We talked about our various subjects of study. Then we tried to think of common books that we had read. We actually shared quite a few.
The redhead asked me if I had a girlfriend, and I told her that sadly I didn't have time for one, but that even if I did, most of the girls I knew were kind of shallow, even if they were smart. Funny how that works at university.
"I'm curious. Do you have any pictures in your wallet," the redhead asked me.
"I'll show you mine, if you show me yours," I said.
I looked at her pictures and saw that she had a picture of herself with a guy by her side—I guessed that this was her boyfriend. "Boyfriend?" I asked.
She responded that it was.
"Tell me about him," I said.
The other two girls had sort of stopped paying attention to us and were shooting around by themselves.
"I'd rather not," she said. "We got into a bit of a fight before we left. I still feel kind of bad about it, actually. He's going to London to continue his studies, and I'm probably not going to see him for a while."
I asked her whether she thought the time and distance apart would help or hurt their relationship.
"The way I see it," she said, "if the relationship is strong enough, two people will either come out of it loving each other even more or…."
"Or, I'll never want to see his fucking face again!"
I chuckled involuntarily at the second part. It was actually a very rude thing to do, but she didn't seem too mad.
"It's an ugly thing to go through or watch. I've known a couple of people who've gone through breakups because of the distance," I said. "I think the reason so many long-distance relationships fall apart, well…I guess people have needs. They want things from relationships…I think an individual's needs are stronger than abstract concepts like love and duty."
"You're way to polite. Are you sure you're American?" she said. "You should just say that people are animals, and just like animals we want to fuck!"
"Fair enough," I said with a smile.
She rummaged through my wallet and showed me her picture of choice. "Who's this?" I'd kept a small picture of Jennifer in my wallet since high school. The two of us were standing on Miami Beach.
"That's Jennifer," I said. "She was a friend of mine back in high school."
"Not a love interest?" she asked.
I had to think about that one. "Yeah, maybe for a little while, but it wasn't really like that. It was strange. I couldn't really describe to you what we were."
"Did you sleep with her?" she asked.
"Ummmm," was all I could say. I was taken aback by the straightforward nature of her question.
"Then she was your girlfriend." I hadn't responded in the affirmative, but she assumed I had.
"No," I said. "We never really did any relationship stuff. We never celebrated anniversaries or went on formal dates. Sometimes we were physically involved and sometimes not, but we never stopped being friends…and we never got into any fights or anything. Not any real fights anyway. We got into arguments often, but they were always pretty civilized. And they were always about abstract subjects like art history or ethics or something–she was probably the single smartest person I'd ever met, and not in a shallow way either.…" No, nothing shallow about Jennifer. "I don't know. I'd say no, though. I always thought of her as a friend. I think she saw me the same way."
"Do you talk to her anymore?"
"Not anymore," I said. "It's complicated, though. I'm a much different person than I was a year ago…"
"A year isn't so long," she said. "You should get in touch with her if she means so much to you. You should write her a letter or something. A long letter should do the trick."
"I want to bring you to my tribe. Maybe we can clean you up a little, but I need something to call you. Do you have a name?"
I just stare at her.
"My name is Sympathy," she says.
I did writer Jennifer. Then I stopped.
And so, I had to explain to her (and you) the reason I stopped.
The reasoning goes something like this: The day Jennifer left for college she was fine. There was no crying, none of the emotional stuff that usually came with saying goodbye; and, in a way, I was glad, because there was nothing more painful in the world than seeing Jennifer suffer; she wasn't like that anyway, she never really got that emotional; but, still, even the thought of it gives me shivers.
The redheaded girl from South Africa smiled at me. "You have a nice way of talking, do you know that. Go on."
She told me that she would write to me and that I could come visit her as often as I wanted to. A little while later (about a week) I talked to her mom who told me that Jennifer was having some kind of nervous spell—perhaps she was just adjusting to her new environment, was her explanation. It was something she eventually grew out of, but still, it was serious enough to warrant her mother's concern. I read Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar shortly after and nearly lost my mind with guilt.
The redhead looked at me. "I think I skipped reading The Bell Jar. But I think I can guess what kind of book it was."
Although I don't attribute this episode directly to myself (I'm not exactly sure what caused it), she did tell me in a phone call that it had something to do with me. What exactly? I'm not sure. It was subtle the way she said it, but more or less she said it. We wrote one another for a year. Since that time, Jennifer got used to her life. From her letters I gathered that she was happy. When I went to visit her last winter, I realized that she was the happiest I'd ever seen her, and further, that the life she now lived had nothing to do with me.
I was sure that the best thing for Jennifer was to keep myself out of her new life. At the time it was just a thought, but the more I thought about that weekend, the more I became sure that I was right.
"Maybe your letters were a big reason her life was going so well. Did you ever stop to consider that?" the redhead was earnest as she said this.
Something you should understand, though: I always thought I was the benefactor of the relationship. She may have gained something from it too, but not the way I did. She was the greatest person I'd ever met, and there was nothing I could really offer her except a kind of clumsy dependence (if that makes any sense). Whenever I had a problem, she was always the person I went to see—it was never the other way around, because Jennifer never really had problems, and if she did, she was always smart enough to solve them on her own. In short: I was the privileged one.
I don't remember exactly what the redhead said, but maybe she said something like this. "Perhaps you both were privileged. Your clumsy dependence, as you put it, might have been a creation of your imagination."
Maybe, I replied. But eventually, after the visit, my problems started piling up: my dad's illness got worse, my schoolwork was more difficult than I had anticipated, and I was working more to help my dad pay the bills. It wasn't an easy time. All I could think of the entire time I was working and caring for my dad was how happy Jennifer was somewhere else; and it seemed that the cruelest thing I could do was respond to her letters, and bring my world of problems to hers. I didn't want to tell her what was going on, but I didn't want to lie to her either. So my idea to stay out of her life seemed to make pretty good sense. I responded to a few of her letters with some pretty superficial letters of my own, and then just slowly stopped writing her.
The girl with the pale complexion just looked at me. "You poor pathetic loser. She was in love with you. It was nothing more complicated than that. And distance turns love to poison."
The girl next to me now had a name, but I was still anonymous. An anonymous no one. And that's how I preferred it.
"Anyway, I hope it makes sense to you now."
The redhead told me, unequivocally, that no, it didn't make any sense.
"Why not?" I asked. At this point I realized that the other two girls from South Africa had been listening while playing pool.
"Because," the skinny girl with the light complexion told me, "if she really loved you, she would have wanted to help you with your problems."
"That's exactly what I thought, and that's why I didn't write her. I knew she would want to help me out with my problems. I didn't want her helping me out with my problems. That would be awful. Just because she would've wanted to help me out with my problems, doesn't necessarily mean that helping me out with my problems would've made her happier. She'd probably be happier not knowing that all that stuff was going on in the first place," I said.
"Even if you didn't write her back at the time," the redhead said, "you should probably write her now and let her know how you've been. She's probably wondering what's happened to you."
"Yes, I think you should at least call her and talk to her," the skinny one with the light complexion said.
For the first time in a while, I feel as if I have a path and a purpose.
"Don't worry," she says. "We'll find a name for you."
"Thank you, Sympathy," I say as we walk together.


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By the Rev. Darren Miner
Today is the first Sunday in Lent, a period of 40 days of self-examination and self-discipline in preparation for Easter. Those few who were able to attend the Ash Wednesday service heard a lengthy address concerning the origins of Lent. For those here today who missed that, I will read just a brief excerpt: "This season of Lent provided a time in which converts to the faith prepared for Holy Baptism. It was also a time when those who, because of notorious sins, had been separated from the body of the faithful were reconciled by penitence and forgiveness, and restored to the fellowship of the Church."
This explains why all three of today's Bible readings deal in some way or other with the sacrament of Baptism. The first reading from Genesis gives us God's covenant with the remnants of humankind, those who were saved from the Great Flood. As you may recall, God was disgusted with the sinfulness of his people, and he decided to "reboot the system." He drowned all the creatures on Earth, with the exception of eight members of one family and the animals that they had collected into the ark. God then made a covenant with those eight survivors, and with their descendants, never to do such a thing again.
Now, if we take the story literally, it is horrific. Millions of people must have been drowned. But our ancestors in the faith, including St. Peter, sought a deeper, more spiritual meaning in this tale of mass destruction. And they accomplished this by reading the story of the Flood as a kind of allegory. The waters of the Flood were understood as symbolic of the waters of Baptism. In their understanding, the drowning of the Earth's many sinners symbolically represented the drowning of our sins in the holy font. Noah's ark of wood was understood as a symbol of either the wooden Cross of Christ or his salvific Church. Lastly, the covenant of the rainbow that we heard about in the first reading was seen as a prefigurement of the baptismal covenant.
The Gospel reading is also thoroughly baptismal in content. It is St. Mark's account of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. We heard the first part of this story on the first Sunday after the Epiphany, the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. Today, we get the rest of the story. Today, we hear what happens right after the great epiphany when the heavens opened up and God's voice resounded from on high. Today, we discover that the sequel to Jesus' baptism was 40 days of temptation and testing at the hands of Satan.
Forty days in the wilderness sounds unpleasant. But I think Jesus had it easy! He only had to deal with 40 days of temptation after his baptism. We, on the other hand, can expect to experience a whole lifetime of temptation after ours. And unlike Jesus, we are not without sin; we will eventually fail the test. What then? Well, we repent. We say we're sorry to God. We say we're sorry to whomever we have wronged. We attempt to make amends. And then we do our very best to turn away from sin, to change our way of thinking. And when we inevitably fail the test yet again and give into temptation, we repeat the cycle of repentance all over again. It's kind of like the instructions on the back of a bottle of shampoo. If you take them literally, you will wash, rinse, and repeat; wash, rinse, and repeat; wash, rinse, and repeat ad infinitum.
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The first and primary sacrament of the Church is Baptism. With this sacrament comes the forgiveness of all sin, along with the strengthening grace of the Holy Spirit. But we can be baptized only once in our lifetime. So the Church offers two other sacramental rites to deal with the thorny issue of sin after Baptism: Holy Eucharist and the Reconciliation of a Penitent (more commonly called "Confession"). In each of these rites, as in Baptism, we are forgiven our sins. In each of these rites, as in Baptism, we are strengthened by the Holy Spirit. In each of these rites, as in Baptism, Jesus reaches out and picks us up off the floor, when (metaphorically speaking) we have fallen and we can't get up.
Now, most of this congregation regularly and faithfully participates in the Eucharist. But sacramental Confession is not a custom of this parish. I haven't heard a single Confession the whole time I've been here. And to be fair, in the Anglican tradition, Confession is never compulsory. Many, if not most, Episcopalians take the view that, if one's sins are forgiven through the Eucharist, it is unnecessary to go through the unseemly and embarrassing process of confessing one's peccadilloes to the rector. Well, there are, in fact, two reasons you might want to do this. The first is if you need the advice and counsel of a priest. The second is if you find that you need reassurance that God really does forgive you.
As I mentioned at the start of this sermon, Lent was from early on a time when notorious sinners repented their sins publicly and were received back into the Church. None of you, to my knowledge, is a notorious sinner. And we don't do public Confessions anymore. Even so, Lent is an appropriate time for each of us to take stock of our sins and to seek release from them. So, if you would appreciate some counsel about some besetting sin in your life, or if you find that you are struggling with accepting God's mercy, then I would be happy to hear your Confession, give you what advice I can, and do my best to convince you of the good news of God's forgiveness. For just as God has sworn never again to wash away humankind from off the face of the Earth, so has he sworn to forgive the truly repentant again, and again, and again. In closing, I say to you what Jesus said some 2000 years ago in Galilee: "Repent, and believe in the good news."
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Law firm Stroock represented Atlas Merchant Capital as co-lead investor in the acquisition of Talcott Resolution, the run-off life insurance and annuity division of The Hartford. The total consideration to The Hartford of $2.05 billion was comprised of cash, a pre-closing dividend, transferred debt and a 9.7 percent ownership interest in the acquiring company. The deal closed May 31, 2018.
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Other Stroock attorneys who assisted on the transaction include partners Michelle Jewett; Micah Bloomfield, Jeffrey Lowenthal, Ian DiBernardo, Michele Jacobson and Robert Lewin; special counsels Jeffrey Mann and Francis Healy; and associates Gary Ho, Jonathan Labib, Natalie Lin, Brian Friederich and Daniel Park.
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Director Producer, Roxxanne Shelaby, a world renowned belly dancer, brings us into the heart of the Golden Era of Hollywood with "The Fez"-the first Restaurant and Nightclub dedicated to the Arab culture on the West Coast.
Opened in 1959 in Hollywood, the legendary Fez not only became a center for the Arabic community in Southern California, but a catalyst for Arab music and dance going on to inspire generations of musicians and dancers well beyond Los Angeles.
This film shares a piece of Arab music and dance history, the cultural center of The Fez became for the Arab community and those drawn to the beauty and richness of the Arab culture and the nostalgia of Old Hollywood.
The Fez Documentary showcases the insiders view of the first Middle Eastern nightclub in Hollywood, where all the Hollywood stars were seen and introduced to Middle Eastern arts and culture.
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The Lumineers will be performing at The Pavilion on Friday, May 15, 2020.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 16, 2019 at 10 a.m.
The Lumineers have announced a 2020 headlining North American tour of arenas and amphitheatres. The tour dates are in support of their upcoming album III out September 13 on Dualtone (an Entertainment One Company) in the U.S. and Canada, and on Decca Records for the rest of the world.
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When we come to Matthew 25:31-46, many scholars believe Jesus was speaking of the end of the world, the end of time—some say even of the universe. Many conclude it is not only the time of the coming of Christ (Matthew 25:31), but also of the time of the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15). Yet, no writer of the New Testament nor any prophet of the Old, ever taught about or even mentioned "the end of time." Why would anyone even imagine the end of time at this point in the Olivet Discourse? While I would agree that Matthew 25:31 and following is, indeed, the time of Jesus coming, and that it is also the time of the resurrection and of the Great White Throne Judgment, Jesus did not prophesy of people and events 2000 years removed from the first century AD. After all, he came as the Servant of the Jews for the sake of the truth, in order that God could fulfill the promises made to the fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Romans 15:8). Read the rest of this entry »
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The End of All Things Is at Hand
When we speak of the end of the world, according to what we see in 2Peter 3, what do we mean? What did Peter mean? If Peter meant something different from what we see in the text, which point of view should we retain—ours or Peter's? Lots of folks seem to believe Peter was wrong to believe the end of the time/space continuum was about to arrive in the first century AD. I could go along with that, with this qualifier—Peter really wasn't speaking of the end of time or the universe. This came to be a later assumption of the text, and such a thing is not found anywhere in the Bible. In other words, belief that time would come to an end and the universe would be destroyed is a modern assumption not supported in the scriptures. Read the rest of this entry »
The Eschatology of Luke 13
It is interesting that Jesus mentions Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in Luke 13:28. Notice that Jesus also places all of the prophets with them, and all, that is, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with all of the prophets of the Old Testament would sit down in the Kingdom of God. But, when would this occur? Was Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all of the prophets already in the Kingdom of God at the time when Jesus preached to the Jews in Luke 13? It would not appear so, because Daniel was a prophet, and he was told to go his way, and he would rest (i.e. lay dead) until the end of days (age). At that time, i.e. at the end of days (or the end of the age), he would arise (Daniel 12:13). Read the rest of this entry »
Paul and Hagar—What's that all About?
Before returning to the Old Testament, perhaps we should consider a few more questions concerning the slavery issue. Does Paul's remarks about Hagar in Galatians 4:30 really show he approves of the mistreatment of slaves – "Cast out the bondwoman" – as some critics are quick to claim? Does God really command, as a few assume, that his people exclude the children of slaves when considering the distribution of one's goods? [1] Read the rest of this entry »
Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel?
A number of Biblical critics believe that child sacrifice was both practiced in ancient Israel, and such a thing was not only approved but even commanded by God. While it may be true that child sacrifice was practiced at times in ancient Israel, it can be shown that it was never given God's approval. On the contrary, God abhorred such activity.[1] Richard Dawkins is one who believes such things were committed in ancient Israel and even commanded by the God of the Bible. Read the rest of this entry »
Philosophical Reflections on the Binding of Isaac
For the sake of argument, let's assume Genesis 22:2, "Take, now, your son…" is an absolute command by God, and Abraham must do as he is told. Is the 'command' of God immoral?[1] Certainly the new atheists of our day believe God is making an immoral request, as understood from Dr. Richard Dawkins' question concerning the event, "But what kind of morals could one derive from this appalling story?"[2] The question then becomes, is the taking of innocent life always wrong? Read the rest of this entry »
Did God Bully Abraham or Isaac?
The new atheists of today often point to the binding of Isaac as an immoral act and one of God acting as a bully to get Abraham to willingly sacrifice his son, Isaac.[1] Moreover, they make it seem that Isaac, a mere child (which I show not to be the case in a previous blogpost), was bullied directly by Abraham who seemed intent on carrying out God's command, and indirectly by God who is responsible for the entire event. Notice how Dr. Richard Dawkins puts it: Read the rest of this entry »


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Made this by first, using a pocket watch stamp, stamped with Versa Mark onto some Clarity card, used a brayer and Tim Holtz destress inks over the top then stamped with the pocket watch again with the distress ink. I then just matt and layered the topper onto gold mirror card and onto some Papermania beige card which I distressed and shaped with my bone folder to give a padded effect. Added embossed gold mirror card for the backing and some gold eyelets etc to embellish.
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Emma, this card is beautiful, elegant and as Catherine has said, very classy. The backing paper you have created is wonderful and what a great idea to shape card with bone folder to give a padded look. I shall give this a try myself. Lesley xReplyDelete
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Cuddles are one of the best ways to show your love to your pooch – and there's science behind it! When a dog is cuddled by someone they trust, it increases oxytocin (also known as the love chemical) in their brains and helps them to form strong bonds with humans. According to the research, oxytocin levels were boosted by a massive 130% in canine brains when having a snuggle. And it's not just the pups getting a boost! The same study found that oxytocin levels in the human brain were improved by a massive 300% when cuddling up to furry friends!
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This is a recipe that I made many years ago using wings and I lost the recipe! Now we have it back! It's a delicious apricot and onion sauce that makes for a nice change of pace.
"My Recipe Journey" loves this dish because it only takes 5 minutes to put together. You can even put frozen chicken in the Slow Cooker! A unique mixture of Apricot Preserves, Onion Soup Mix and French Dressing makes a sweet and tangy sauce. Pair it with rice or egg noodles and you have a hearty chicken meal for any night of the week.
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The 2019 Enabling Science Call for Proposals is available to provide funding for workshops and other programs, including limited funding for undergraduate students to engage in research in preparation for LSST.
This Call also solicits Notices of Intent to request support for undergraduate researchers to attend a two-day student-specific program at the LSST Project & Community Workshop in August 2019.
The submittal deadline has passed. All proposals have been received. The review cycle is complete. Thank you for your participation in this year's call.
The LSST Corporation's (LSSTCorp) Enabling Science Committee is soliciting proposals for LSSTCorp funding to support programs to help prepare for LSST science. Information about the Committee's activities in support of LSSTCorp's mission of Investing in Discovery with the LSST can be found at https://www.lsstcorporation.org/enabling-science. For examples of past activities and funding levels see https://www.lsstcorporation.org/activities.
As in previous years, this Call is open to proposals to fund workshops, schools, and other programs to prepare for research, education, and outreach opportunities with the LSST data. We are accepting proposals to fund activities planned through summer 2020. Proposals should itemize the anticipated expenses, including support for travel for participants. Proposals for workshops, conferences, and similar activities are encouraged to use LSSTCorp funding to enable broader community and junior scientist participation and as leverage for cost-sharing for local expenses such as catering where possible or appropriate.
This Call is also open to proposals to support undergraduate research. Support through this Call is open to undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students of any citizenship and is not restricted to summer. Proposals should describe each student project, how the internship program will be organized, and plans for mentoring the students. Funding to help bring additional support for students in an existing summer-student program like an REU is acceptable. Cost-sharing with other sources of student support is encouraged. Because of the limited funding available this year it is important for proposals to make the case that funding from the Enabling Science program is essential for supporting the student. Proposals should also clearly explain how the student research project is relevant to preparation for LSST.
In this part of the Call, we also solicit short Letters of Intent to gauge interest in and demand for support for undergraduate students to attend a two-day program of events for undergraduate students organized by LSSTCorp at the 2019 LSST Project & Community Workshop (LSST2019), August 12 and 13, 2019. We expect the two days of student-oriented programming to include a student poster session, breakfasts with LSST scientists and engineers, student-oriented breakouts, a mirror lab tour [TBC] and other activities, in a format very similar to the program at LSST2018. Please submit a one-paragraph letter to this Call stating: 1) the total number of undergraduate students you would want to send to the LSST2019 program, 2) how many of those students you would be able to support to attend LSST2019 without LSSTCorp funding, and 3) your intent to request funding from LSSTCorp for students to attend LSST2019 and the number of students you expect to include in that request. We will use these Letters of Intent to gauge demand for this program and will follow up with a request for definite proposals in the Spring 2019; proposals for student participation in this program will be given priority if the PI submits a Letter of Intent.
The total budget available for the 2019 Call for Proposals is up to $200,000. The level of funding allocated will depend on proposal demand consistent with LSST Corporation Enabling Science priorities.
The primary criterion by which all proposals will be evaluated is the potential impact of the activity on the preparation of any part of the user community for science with LSST data. This preparation can take any form, from preparatory analysis and simulations to the development of techniques and student education. Proposals that are aligned with the science-preparation tasks of the LSST Science Collaborations are particularly encouraged, as are proposals that include participation of members of the LSST Project. Preference will also be given to proposals that include significant participation by LSSTCorp member institutions.
Investigators proposing programs that require more resources than are available through this call are encouraged to apply for LSSTCorp seed funding to develop their ideas. Such proposals should provide a vision for the full program, the near-term goals to be accomplished with the seed funding, and a plan for additional fund-raising.
Proposals of all sizes are accepted under this one call. All proposals are due by midnight PST, Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Proposals should be no more than five pages, and should follow the prescribed template linked here. Proposals should be submitted as pdf attachments in an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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HowTo: Config-File
Table of Contents
The config-file is usually located in bin/orxonox.ini.
Every config-file is subdivided into sections:
[Section1] ... [Section2] ... [AnotherSection] ...
The name between the brackets defines the sections name and is usually identical to a class name.
After a sectionname follows a list of values belonging to the section:
[Sectionname] varname1=value varname2=value varname3=value ...
Every variable refers to a variable within Orxonox. See ConfigValueIncludes? and howto/ConfigValue for more information about how to create and use those values.
Modifying a value in the config-file
To modify a value, just change the right side of the assignment
[Sectionname] varname=oldvalue
[Sectionname] varname=newvalue
If you restart Orxonox, the new value will be assigned to all instances of "Sectionname". If you don't want to restart Orxonox, call reloadConfig in the Shell?.
Modifying a value in the Shell
To change a value wihtout leaving Orxonox, open the Shell? and type:
config Sectionname varname newvalue
This will change the config-value in all existing instances of "Sectionname" and changes the entry in the config-file.
Alternatively you can use
tconfig Sectionname varname newvalue
This will only change the value in all existing instances, but not changing the config-file. Therefore the change will be lost if you restart Orxonox.
Formatting of special types
Until now we denoted the new value just as newvalue. For primitive types like int or float it's really that easy. But there exist more complex formattings for non-primitive types:
- std::string: " my text with trailing spaces "
- Put strings into quotes if you don't want trailing spaces to be striped
- Vector2: (10, 20)
- Vector3: (10, 20, 50)
- Vector4: (10, 20, 50, 100)
- Quaternion: (1, 2, 3, 4)
- ColourValue: (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 1.0)
- bool: true and false (or just 1 and 0 as usual)
It's possible to add comments into the config-file. They will be kept even if the file changes.
Comments are introduces by one of the following symbols:
- #comment in script-language style
- %comment in matlab style
- ;comment in unreal tournament config-file style
- comment in code style
If you add whitespaces to your config-file, for example like this:
[Sectionname] varname = value
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[Sectionname] varname=value
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20th Anniversary Trinity River Salmon Festival
Join us for the 20th Anniversary (that's right!) Trinity River Salmon Festival.
October 13th, 10am-4pm at the Highland Art Center Meadow on Main St., Weaverville, CA.
Special Animal Show at 1pm by the Turtle Bay Exploration Park
(Please leave your animal friends at home to protect the wild ones).
Music! Philosopher's Tone, Don Hall & The Conrad Gulch Ramblers performing throughout the day.
Celebrate and explore salmon through family activities, games, art, music, traditionally prepared salmon dinners, and hand crafted art!
The festival will open with a Nor-Rel-Muk Blessings and Tribal Drum.
Weaverville will be popping that day with The Dutch Oven Cook-off across the street at the museum, and Artists in Action in historic downtown. Come enjoy a beautiful Autumn day with your community!
Event is sponsored by the Trinity River Restoration Program (trrp.net) in association with Trinity County Resource Conservation District, Trinity County Chamber of Commerce and Trinity County Arts Council. If you're interested in being a vendor or sponsor, please contact the Trinity County Chamber of Commerce at 530-623-6101. For agency booth information or to volunteer, please contact the Trinity County RCD at 530-623-6004.
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Pick up at hotel. Leave for Can Gio. Start a visit and discover Can Gio Museum
Take a walk in Can Gio Forest and see monkeys in its natural environment.
Visiting The Crocodile farm. Enjoy a boat cruise to visit Vam Sat tourist villages
Lunch. At leisure for optional activities. After lunch, visit temple Lang Ong Thuy Tuong ( whale)
Leave for HCMC. Arrive in HCMC. End of tour.
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- All applicable entrance fees, Boat fee as per the itinerary
- Experienced English speaking guide
- Meal (1 Lunch) as per itinerary (No drink on meal)
- Complimentary 2 bottles of drinking water per pax
The information of tour:
Approximate duration: 8 hours
Operate: Daily
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