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The Gift of a Pearl: Scarlet Letter Lit Analysis
In addition to the scarlet letter upon Hester's bosom Pearl is also a torturing physical reminder to Hester and Minister Arthur Dimmesdale of their sin.
"Throughout all, however, there was a trait of passion a certain
Depth of hue…the child could not be amenable to rules….the
mother's impassioned state had been the medium through which
were transmitted to the unborn infant the rays of which moral life,
and however white and clear originally, they had taken the deep stains
of crimson and gold, the fiery luster, the black shadow, and the
untendered light of the intervening substance, above all the war face
of Hester's spirit, at that epoch, was perpetuated in Pearl." (pg. 83) Hawthorne is trying to say that though Hester in her lifetime will have to wear the scarlet to remind her and everyone else of the sin, but the bigger more torturing reminder will be her daughter Pearl. All of the guilt and pain Hester feels from committing her sin will not only be sewn on proof, but living proof of the mistake, she feels as though her pained soul is in her daughter.
Pearl is a very perceptive child, and constantly asks her mother about the scarlet letter, constantly making the reader very aware of its symbolism. Hester and Pearl throughout the novel have many brief conversations that are clear examples of this.
"Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you, it runs
away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom…
it will not flee from me, for I wear nothing on my bosom...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Packing up again!
Yes, I know. You're probably reading the title of this post and you're confused. "Didn't you just arrive in England? Why would you be packing up again?" Do not fret. Today, we're packing our bags because we have the opportunity to travel to Ireland for a week and because our apartment in Lichfield is being rented while we're gone.
When we first found our apartment in England, there was one caveat - we could have it for the entire three months we were here except a week in February. Since we couldn't find any other options, we decided to rent the place and use the week to travel somewhere. We figured if we were going to have to pay for another place to stay, we might as well make it somewhere interesting!
We're thankful that the circumstances pushed us to take a trip. Who knows when we'll have another opportunity to visit a beautiful country like Ireland, especially so cheaply. Flights from London to Dublin are outrageously cheap on Ryanair, and we found fellow missionaries to stay with in Dublin and Galway (so we didn't have to rent something!). We feel very blessed to have the opportunity to take this trip affordably and to be able to get to know some fellow missionaries working in a European context.
We'll post photos of our trip to Ireland very soon!
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49th IFF Spring School
Physics of Life
26 February – 09 March 2018 in Jülich, Germany
Spring School Lecture Slides 2018
The lecturers at this year's Spring School have kindly made their slide presentations available for download. The files are password protected and are intended ONLY for use by Spring School students.
|S. Egelhaaf
A1 Optical microscopy/superresolution
|C. Sachse
A2 Electron Microscopy
|J. Dhont
A3 Fluorescence Methods
|R. Zorn
A4 Scattering
|T. Schrader
A5 Macromolecular Crystallography
|S. Förster
A6 Neutron Imaging
|Ph. Neudecker
|P. Kollmannsberger
A8 Computational Image Analysis
|G. Schröder
A9 Integrative Structural Biology
M. Ripoll
A10 Simulations
Molecules: B1-B8
|J. Fitter / A. Stadler
B1 Protein folding
|R. Biehl
B2 Protein dynamics
|G. Nägele
B3 Protein aggregation
|Jan-P. Machtens
B4 Channels and pumps
|H. Schiessel
B5 DNA and chromatin
|A. Baumann
|B. Strodel
B7 Amyloid aggregation
|V. Gordeliy
B8 Optogenetics
|F. Simmel
B9 Synthetic Biology
Membranes, Filaments & Networks: C1-C9
|T. Idema
C1 Membranes and vesicles
|P. Bassereau
C2 Membrane-protein interactions
|S. Köster
C3 Biological Filaments
|C. Storm
C4 Filament networks
|T. Auth
C5 Motor proteins, motility assays
|K. Kruse
C6 Active cytoskeleton
|C. Rose
C7 Synapses
Cells: D1-D8
|S. Kondrat
D1 Intracellular diffusion
|P. Lang
D2 Crowding
|F. Müller
D3 Neuronal signalling
|J. Spatz
D4 Minimal cell
|B. Sabass
D5 Force sensing
|R. Merkel
D6 Mechanobiology
|R. Leube
D7 Cell and tissue mechanics
|J. Guck
D8 Flow Cytometry
|P. Lettinga
E1 Rheology
|D. Fedosov
E2 Blood flow and hemostasis
|R. Winkler
E3 Principles of active matter
|G. Gompper
E4 Swimming micro-organisms
|B. Maier
E5 Bacterial and biofilms
|J. Elgeti
E6 Tissue growth
|M. Diesmann
E7 Neurobiology
Diseases & Systems Biology: F1-F7
|B. Kaupp
F1 How physics shaped our senses
|J. Krug
F2 Genetics and evolution
|H. Rieger
F3 Biophysics of killing
|C. Fahlke
F4 Monogenetic diseases
|U. Schwarz
F5 Malaria
|D. Willbold
F6 Alzheimer
|T. Bollenbach
F7 Antibiotic resistance
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Tera Fong
Director, Performance Integration and Delivery
Tera Fong is the Director of Performance Integration and Delivery at DC Water. She is a career public servant driven to maximize the return on public investment. Tera manages business process improvements, using collaboration and creativity to reduce cost, increase efficiency, and enhance customer service. Tera is highly motivated to enhance performance and service on infrastructure essential to the public health and environmental protection of her neighbors in the District of Columbia.
Tera joined DC Water in 2016 and served in previous capacities in the Office of the CEO, where she coordinated efforts to address customer affordability and promote innovation. Prior to DC Water, she was a senior analyst at the White House Office of Management and Budget, where she evaluated and developed budget and policy proposals for the Environmental Protection Agency's water programs. In this role, she focused on federal policy to help communities plan and finance water and wastewater infrastructure, and to restore ecosystems including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.
Tera holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Dakota and a Master of Public Affairs with concentrations in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University.


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6 ways to celebrate spring with seniors
1. Enjoy a picnic meal
Whether you eat indoors at home or outdoors in the park, having a special picnic meal is a lovely activity. Active older adults can help with the prep too.
Part of the fun can be planning the menu together! Think about traditional picnic foods like sandwiches or wraps, coleslaw, macaroni or potato salad, cookies, and lemonade. You could even invite family and friends and turn it into a festive potluck.
2. Visit a farmers market
Ah, fresh produce and flowers! Leisurely strolling (or being wheeled) around a farmers market is a perfect activity for seniors. There's so much to see and sample. Plus, they can take home some fresh veggies for a healthy meal.
3. Take a nature walk
Once the weather warms up, take a walk through the neighborhood, go to the park, or visit a garden center. For those who are less mobile, sitting in the back yard, on the porch, or near an open window is just as nice.
4. Bring nature indoors
Spring means plants, flowers, and growth. Bring the beauty of nature inside by getting an easy-to-care-for plant, a fragrant potted herb like lavender, or some freshly cut flowers. Everyone can enjoy the scent and colors.
5. Bird watch
A sure sign of spring is the birds chirping outside. Attract even more wildlife to your window by making and putting up a simple DIY bird feeder!
6. Do some spring cleaning
Chances are, your older adult could stand to get rid of a few things around the house. Spring is a perfect time to clear out some of that clutter. It's also a perfect opportunity to revisit keepsakes and share special memories.
Bottom line
Everyone enjoys the coming of spring and promise of beautiful weather. Celebrate with your loved ones. It's a simple way to appreciate the season together.


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Guns N' Roses Lose to Weird Al Last Night at the Grammy's!
Guns N' Roses were nominated for best box set at the Grammy's for their overpriced "Locked and Loaded" Appetite for Destruction reissue. The band ended up losing to Weird Al's Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic. There's a good article about how Weird Al won here.
Matt Sorum Slams Neil Portnow on Twitter
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum has shared his thoughts about famous producer Neil Portnow on Twitter.
He said that 'Neil Portnow doesn't show any respect to someone that doesn't serve his narcissistic ego', and continued:
"The Ivory tower still exists filled with old men clueless on what real musicians female and male are.
Neil Portnow called me an insecure percussionist when I spoke to the board of music cares about protecting the mental health of all musicians not just the ones that are important to the bottom line. Money, Greed, Power is the anti of why we become artists.
Talent and creativity is built on passion and a Gift. What Drake said was right. You've already won if people connect with what you create. The accolades are not accurate to our world as a whole."
A fan named Nix Dadry responded:
"This is exactly the problem with the music "business" now. It's run by executives, lawyers & accountants who have zero taste & knowledge of what's out there….To them it's just another avenue to exploit…."
Another fan said:
"I agree with you Nix,too much good music not being played. Oh Matt,there are a lot of us "Old Guys"who love and listen to all types of music"
According to Wikipedia, Neil R. Portnow is the president of The Recording Academy. Portnow was formerly the vice-president of the West Coast division of Jive Records.
You can see the tweets below.
Neil Portnow doesn't show any respect to someone that doesn't serve his narcissistic ego. The Ivory tower still exists filled with old men clueless on what real musicians female and male are.
— matt sorum (@mattsorum) February 11, 2019
Talent and creativity is built on passion and a Gift . What Drake said was right . You've already won if people connect with what you create . The accolades are not accurate to our world as a whole .
— matt sorum (@mattsorum) February 11, 2019
Neil Portnow called me an insecure percussionist when I spoke to the board of music cares about protecting the mental health of all musicians not just the ones that are important to the bottom https://t.co/puE7Y2SpAD,Greed,Power is the anti of Why we become artists .
— matt sorum (@mattsorum) February 11, 2019
Axl's Chiropractor Talks About Touring with Guns N' Roses
According to Alternative Nation
Dr. Stephen Thaxton, a doctor chiropractor from West Virginia joined former Guns N' Roses manager Doug Goldstein on the GNR fan podcast Appetite for Distortion. Thaxton, a veteran of the industry had his first chiropractic job touring with Guns N' Roses for over 2 years in the 90's! He's also been on tour with Bon Jovi. On the show, Thaxton reveals if he ever saw any drug usage from the famed Guns N' Roses frontman. Alternative Nation transcribed Thaxton's comments.
"Axl and I haven't spoken in twenty something years. During that time, Axl was clean, it was important for him to be clean, and probably why he and I bonded so quickly. I mean, within a couple of days I felt like I was his brother and we got super tight as a result of that.
However, my drug stance for what I represented fit very well for what he was trying to do at the time, but the other guys had different ideas.
I did tell one that if he did not stop his abuse he would not see thirty-five years of age, and much to my surprise and delight six months later I get a phone call from him and he'd cleaned up and has been clean and sober for a couple weeks. Well, that's great for a couple of weeks but that's a tough thing to overcome. As far as I know that guy has been clean and sober since and has done great things with his life."
In a recent interview with Guns N' Roses Central podcast, Izzy Stradlin's collaborator Timo Kaltio has revealed an untold story about how Izzy has reacted to classic line-up reunion of Guns n' Roses.
The conversation went as follows
"We did a boat ride over to the O2 arena, my girlfriend and I hung around backstage for the whole show (Guns N' Roses at the O2 Arena in London in 2012, which ended up being the final shows Stradlin played with GNR).
Every now and then Izzy [Stadlin] would go over and play a few songs. It was actually interesting because you can really feel the vibe about the people around, and how good it feels to connect with the people.
And I was like, OK cool (laughs). But, obviously, [they] never got around to do any more live shows or anything like that. That was his decision and I respect that."
"Now when he got off the stage at that show, did he express something like: "wow I feel like the old days, something I've been missing," or was it something that he just did, went home and went to bed?"
"I don't want to talk about putting words into Izzy's mouth or anything but I did get the feeling that he did enjoyed [the performance], a lot."
"I mean, that's all that you can ask from him, he didn't have to do it and he showed up and did the O2 show. It was a "wow" experience as fans to see him, so if you see hi-"
"Oh he's a musician! What do we musicians do? We go and play and that's what we did."


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As a librarian and especially at this time of year, I think about how lucky our county's residents are to have access to free libraries. I grew up in a family that valued libraries. I do not remember a time when I did not use a library regularly. My family did not own many books, instead we borrowed our reading material from the public library. My mother always told me that I would only read the book once, so I should borrow it instead! Yes, she was correct and even now space on my bookshelf at home is restricted to a few books that I truly treasure.
The Adams County Library System offers a wide variety of materials on a wide variety of topics. The Library System works diligently to provide library materials and programs to meet the needs and interests of all county residents. Freedom of information is key to our vision of every life fulfilled.
And that leads us to our mission of connecting people to opportunities that enrich their lives…
The Adams County Library System is a great resource for parents like mine, who value reading and work to instill that in their children, perhaps by reading aloud every day or by participating in storytimes at the library. And while the ACLS provides year-round programing for children, summer brings an abundance of opportunities for families to take part in many programs at all six locations. Our state recently coordinated a change in Pennsylvania libraries from a traditional summer reading program to a summer learning program. This year's theme is a Universe of Stories to focus on the 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk.
Summer Quest still encourages reading or listening every day, but it also encourages everyone to participate in hands-on activities and in the form of GO Adams, to get outdoors and take part in some physical exercise. Just this week, children have participated in cupcake wars, designed space capsules to protect eggs from breaking when tossed out a second floor window and visited a planetarium at Bermudian Springs High School to share stories of the stars and where to find them in the night sky. There is much more to come throughout the summer, check out our events calendar at www.adamslibrary.org.
Summer Quest and libraries are for adults as well. The Library is full of popular materials, from books to free wifi. And there is learning and fun to be had as well. Schedule an appointment with a staff member for personalized tech help. Read the 2019 Adams County Reads One Book selection, What The Dead Leave Behind. Visit the Gettysburg Library today, yes today July 5, to view the silent film A Trip to the Moon (1901) which will be shown throughout the day. Register online to attend the full-dome space presentation at Gettysburg College's Hatter Planetarium on July 23. Join a knitting group, cookbook club or the Friends of the Library. Again, there is more to come, see the events calendar at www.adamslibrary.org.
As we end the 4th of July celebration week, think about the excellent freedom we all have to think and learn as we wish. Plan a visit to the library and we'll help you find whatever it is you choose to learn!
Laura Goss, Executive Director


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In this post, James recounts his experience on passing the Real Estate Salesperson (RES) exam, which according to trainers, have had a 30% pass rate in the last few sittings.
At that rate, the percentage is even more abysmal than most finance and professional accreditation courses out there!
I don't know how true that is, but having sat through the paper myself, it certainly isn't easy. And I feel for those who have a hard time getting through the economics concepts, land law and stuff like that.
There was quite a bit of memorization, a little bit of financial calculator usage and knowing a lot about HDB, URA, BCA, Ministry of Law regulations etc (that change almost every half a year).
Anyhow, James will tell us how the whole experience went. And for those interested to take the exam that is only getting more difficult (it is only held 3 …


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Death and afterlife.
Hello I want to talk about afterlife and what you believe, is it real? what happens if I kill myself rather than die of other reasons? what places would I go and am I a ghost?:computer: :icon_shaking2:
So, youve just slipped off the plate. Your human body has ceased to function and its up to your relatives to dispose of the remains and to perform a final farewell ceremony. Well done. I hope you had a wonderful life.
Now, another world gets ready to continue your education. I use the word education deliberately. You will see why later. This other world is called the Spirit World or Heaven or whatever names your culture gives to it. It is there and it might surprise you that you are still very much alive.
Don't kill yourself. You will mourn for your life that you had. Remember that you are loved and that person whom you inhabit right now is your child. You need to live your life and experience as much as possible. That's the purpose of life. If you were to die for whatever causes you will experience something that highlights your state of being. It can be positive or negative. Whatever it is the purpose is for you to reach for the light. There you will meet your higher self. You will get a life review, and relive certain key moments that defined your life. You may need to do this a few times through different perspectives. I need to stress that you will see yourself in a way that is tantamount to a father looking upon his son. You would never want to hurt yourself. That strong is the love that you share for all things.
I did commit suicide in a former life and I was soooo very disappointed in myself. I had gone through babyhood, childhood and teen years. Those babyhood and childhood and teen years were so very important to set the stage for upcoming lessons. So I get a major bump in the road and cash out early. I was disappointed in myself because I had to come back and start all over again. I was pretty hard on myself in this incarnation and heaped up lots of bad stuff.
Just keep going. It won't be a picnic. It's hard, I know. But just keep putting one foot in front of the other. You can make it.
The "afterlife" feels more real than this human life because it is a different dimension; some call it the fourth dimension or the fifth dimension, etc. The laws of physics are different there in what we humans call the "spirit world."
But know what emotions you have now you will have then, especially if you are enmeshed and cling to those emotions. Some people try to escape how they feel by killing themselves. But what you have now you will have then, only without a physical human body. Understand that your soul, deeper being, what you truly are; that which uses your human body, looks out of your eyes, and uses your other senses; it already exists in the afterlife. It is in the afterlife expressing itself in this physical world through a human body.
I have had lots of out-of-body experiences, and the first out-of-body experience I had freaked me out, because the environment I was in was so strange to me and I was attacked by my own thoughts and fears. We are here on earth to prepare ourselves for that journey beyond this earth. Many are unprepared.
The human body is a vessel given to us so that we can grow our consciousness. There are no labels on the other side, no labels like "heaven," " hell," or whatever labels people here use to identify a place. The place you will go to depends on your mental and emotional state at the time of your death. It depends on your conditioning.
The place you go to is a mental or emotional place; it is a state of consciousness and not a place like we think of places here on Earth. Although it will feel very real, just like what you may be feeling right now within your self. I believe in reincarnation, and what you don't learn about your self now, you most likely will come back and have to repeat those same lessons until you do learn them. You are the topic of your life, it is all about learning what is within you, at the depths of your being, at the core of your ability to feel.
Heaven and hell are states of consciousness, we are all ghosts inhabiting a physical body, and the only question is what kind of ghost do you want to be? A ghost that radiates love and light or a dimly lit lost soul stumbling over their own feet? We all go through that dimly lit phase. I know I did. I am using the terms "ghost" and "soul" here interchangeably. Because it is all beyond words and labels.
There were many times I felt like taking my life; many times that I wanted to escape this human life. But I learned that the only escape is to raise your own consciousness. Pick a spiritual or religious path and walk in it. Get with people in your age group who are doing that and they can give you some support. No doubt, human life is hard, just like going to school. But it gets easier the more effort you make to grow your own consciousness; growing your consciousness is a life-long journey, and it might even take many lifetimes.
The lessons can be difficult but the more difficult they are the greater the reward when you learn them. We are here to find the love that is within us and let that love shine forth, it is a journey with lots of mountains to climb, hills and valleys. But we were made for this journey and the reward, when we have learned about the depths of our own being, are unimaginably incredible, awesome beyond belief.
Get in touch with your deeper being and it will guide you, start by paying attention to your own intuition. When you come through the struggles that you experience you will be able to help others who may be struggling, because you have learned that lesson. You know how to do it because you have been there and you conquered it. We all have a fight or flight response, but no one can run from their own journey. We can only rise above it.
Yes, I did get long winded here, but I wanted to share my insights…..:smile:
Dolores Cannon and Michael Newton both have books on what happens after we die, where we go, life between lives, and all of that. They are both hypnotists that regress people to their past lives and life between lives.
I can see a lot of people being skeptical about past life regressions. After all, the persons being hypnotized could just be imagining or making up their past lives and all of that. But, what you have to realize is, they have regressed thousands of people from all over the world and all of them report the same experiences.
People die and find themselves out of their body. Maybe floating above looking down at the body and the people around them. They commonly see a tunnel and light at the end of the tunnel which they move through. The commonly see love ones on the other side. They go to different places on the other side depending upon their situation. these books cover the different places people go and why. Those who commit suicide usually regret it and often have to come back at some point to do it over again.
It's not just hypnotic regressions that give us information about the other side. More and more people these days are having near death experiences and being revived. And they report the same experiences.
I witnessed a past-life regression process while attending a doctoral seminar on Transpersonal Psychology; it was a very fascinating experience to watch. Transpersonal psychology incorporates past-life regression therapy as one of its patient care techniques.
You have some extended knowledge from these souls who have replied.
As for me...
I believe in energy because of my NDE. Everything is energy...not sure what category that fits in to...but it's what I saw. Each energetic soul is diffferent, and so I think all our experiences are different. I do believe we use up a lot of our energy here, and when we go to the light...it kinda fills us back up. However, I can't tell you exactly how you will use that energy after your life here is over. I believe in reincarnation...I do believe if one commits suicide here, they probably will experience the same hardships that led them to suicide in their next life. I only believe this because it's what a I saw after my NDE, when we here was a whirlwind of psychic energy around and in me after the NDE. Thank God, we don't go straight to hell for eternity...but that doesn't mean you won't see a hell when you die. It means we create with our emotions and thoughts...and that is our true religion/reality. That's why it's better to learn and forgive....so those negative thoughts and feelings from abuse don't weigh our souls vibration down. Let it go....let it go.
I believe I've experienced this whirlwind of energy you mentioned several times when astral projecting. I'm not really sure what that's all about, but people often experience it when astral projecting out of their body.
It's also interesting to note that if you've ever heard of reverse speech, our subconscious mind sometimes uses certain words and metaphors in reverse speech. One of the words it sometimes uses is "whirlwind", which is interesting. If you've never heard of reverse speech you can see some of David Oates youtube videos for some examples.
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We had a great day at Team Skelton's last Sunday as Dan introduced his horses that he will go to battle with this coming season. It's amazing to think how far Dan and the team have come over the past 6 years. It's always good to visit the team which haven't changed too much over the past 6 years, and see the facilities, which have changed loads ! Last years stats were the best ever with 156 winners from 801 runners, a 19% win-runs strike rate (nearly as good as Surrey Racing !!) and prize money of £1.74m with plenty of Graded winners, but can this coming season see the first Grade 1 winner, maybe one of out three ?
20 Surrey Racing owners were in attendance, they enjoyed the parade of horses, and an extremely well prepared Sunday buffet complete with liquid refreshments ! Our string (who have all won on the racecourse) all looked superb and Dan commentated on them …
Anytime Will Do – looking very sharp and fit, which is his natural outlook, could win a bumper again but Dan doesn't want him to think he's a flat horse so he will start in a 2 mile novice hurdle and we will take it from there. He probably won't want the ground too soft, but for sure he will win more novice hurdles than he will lose, and very confident on his first appearance in the new season.
Marley Firth – lost his way last year and Dan wasn't too sure why, maybe too much in his first two runs left the tank empty. Dan was shocked he didn't go on but thinks the wind op will solve a few issues and we will see a big improvement. He will go chasing in October, and we can't wait to see the real Marley in action
next season.
Potters Approach – very laid back, probably the most untypical Scorpion you could find! Has been jumping well in training so will go straight to chasing and aims to run 3rd week of September as long as the ground is softer. However, he won't want the ground too soft so the feeling was that he would have a split season, running in Autumn and Spring.


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Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a rag-tag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.
2016 | 5 nominations including: Best Achievement in Visual Effects
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Australian map and app company Hema is mapping the Continental Divide more their North American mapping app. They've also created a cloud sharing service where users can upload and share tracks. Here's an example.
Australian map and app company Hema is mapping the Continental Divide more their North American mapping app. They've also created a cloud sharing service where users can upload and share tracks. Here's an example.
Through my illustration shop, Nik Schulz Illustration, I illustrated and designed this vintage Ford Bronco t-shirt. I draw them in original, factory colors, and am really happy with the way they're turning out. This one is a 1973 in Carmel Bronze.
If you'd like to have a look, check them out here. More colors after the jump.
Ford Bronco tee at L-dopa.com
Another beautiful film from Petrolicious detailing one owner's decades-long relationship with his Toyota FJ40.
Here's a beautiful video from Petrolicious about a man who learned to drive and camp with his parents in a '50s-era Willys jeep. He still has the jeep and the original camp trailer they would tow. This what camping and making memories is all about.
All photos: Gregory McDonald
Greg on his way to Overland Expo 2015
Dear Readers!
I apologize for the radio silence the past few months. I'd like to get the WCXC ball rolling again with series of posts about last spring's Overland Expo 2015. I had initially invited my good friend Greg from gadmachine to go with me. When a scheduling conflict came up, Greg, always up for adventure, accepted our press pass (kindly provided by Overland Expo) and headed to Arizona solo. He had a great time, met some great people, and took the fantastic photos you see here.
I'll cover the Expo in four posts: Trucks, Products, Camp Vibes, and the Obstacle Course.
Next year's Overland Expo will be held May 20–22, 2016 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The event offers a chance to work on your overland driving skills, attend workshops and classes, watch films and demos, and offers a tangible air of camaraderie. They're already taking reservations. If you're interested, click here.
On to the trucks! The Expo is a great place to see adventure vehicles. Here's what Greg spotted. Read the rest of this entry »
This English couple has written a photo book about their 5-month trip, north to south, through Africa. To do it they bought an 80-series Land Cruiser which they named "Indlovu," the unstoppable elephant.
They're currently pre-selling their book on Kickstarter.
Indlovu on Kickstarter
You are no doubt familiar with portal axles (found on the likes of Unimogs, Hummers, and Volvo C303s) that raise ground clearance by porting the axle above the wheel's centerline. Usually the portal ends and the axles are built as one piece. Did you know, however, that portal axles are available in bolt-on form?
A German company called TIBUS Engineering offers them for popular overlanding marques such as Land Rover, Mercedes, Toyota, and Jeep but states on their website that they can be fitted to almost any vehicle. There's a lengthy forum discussion on Expedition Portal started by a guy that worked with them to get portals fitted to his Land Rover Defender.
Interesting stuff.
TIBUS Engineering
Expedition Portal, portal axle forum post
Here's a rare find: a JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) Toyota Hilux Quadcab Pickup. The engine is a 2.8-liter diesel, mated to a 5-speed manual, and a 2-speed transfer case. Four doors, a short bed, and the seller claims this is the commercial model of this truck. Maybe that's why the ad mentions a factory solid front axle? What's not to love?
Well, Japanese market means right-hand drive. Also it's for sale in Canada and still a year away from legal import status to the United States.
Upgrades include diff breathers and an Old Man Emu (OME) suspension, dampers, and bushings. The truck has 189,000 km on the clock, sounds to be well maintained, and can be found on Craigslist in Vancouver for CAD$19,000.
Many more photos and the original ad text after the jump.
The über-wagen pictured above, is what Mercedes-Benz is calling the G500 4×42. Word on the street has it that this new Geländewagen concept will meld the 6×6's underpinnings with the old G-wagen's axle count. That means a G500 with portal axles, 18″ bead-lock wheels, an upgraded chassis with dual springs and dampers, and a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 flogging 416 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque.
Although it will debut as a concept at the upcoming 2015 Geneva Motor Show, the website Motor Authority speculates, based on test vehicle sitings, that much of the development work on the production model has already been done.
Check the articles below for more info on this beast, or have a look at the photo set after the jump.
Motor Authority
Top Gear
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I've been on a bit of a Pinzgauer kick lately. Here's a video showing a body-off look at the drivetrain, how 4-wheel-drive is engaged, how the differentials lock, and how the axles articulate. It's interesting to see how this top-level 4×4 works.


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By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania
TANZANIA (eTN) - The First Pan African Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management in African National Parks was opened Monday this week in northern Tanzania's tourist city of Arusha, with commitments from African governments to develop responsible tourism.
UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai said in his opening speech that Africa needs concerted efforts to develop tourism through nature conservation and involvement of local communities in tourist areas.
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The tourism industry is the future of Africa's economy and, therefore, African governments should work on collaborative efforts in developing this sector, he told the delegates.
Tanzanian Vice President, Dr. Gharib Billal, said Tanzania had committed towards nature protection through establishment of national parks, game reserves, and marine parks; all supporting tourism development.
Through their presentations, delegates from various African countries elaborated case studies on the need for promotion and development of sustainable tourism with a focus to local community participation in wildlife and nature conservation.
Community-based tourism will, in the future, dominate traditional practices where tourists ordinarily ended their itineraries inside wildlife parks or beaches, far from the local communities.
Representative from Seychelles National Parks Authority, Sylvanna Antat, said the Indian Ocean archipelago had succeeded to build tourism through protection of marine resources, while engaging the best marketing strategies to attract tourists there.
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Despite high potential for a sustainable tourism development, many of Africa's national parks and protected areas suffer from constraints and limitations concerning public policies, integrated planning, effective governance with the involvement of the private stakeholders, management and commercial skills, scientific expertise, infrastructure and transport, tourism product development, quality, consumer image, and safety.
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Key speakers on Monday were Sylvanna Antat, Research Officer, Seychelles National Parks Authority, Seychelles; Allan Kijazi, Director General, Tanzania National Parks; Justus Muumba, Manager, Community Development, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, Tanzania; Mr. Mateus Mutemba, Gorongosa Park Warden, Mozambique; and Mr. Johnson Sipitiek, Program Manager, Conservation Development Program, African Conservation Center, Nairobi, Kenya.


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Designed and developed by Nektan Gaming, Cave Raiders is a slot that will need you to put on some Indiana Jones boots. It's all for pretty good reason though – you will be joining a couple of archaeologists who are going to venture deep into a cave after hearing the news that there are lost treasure yet to be found.
So what are you waiting for? Get ready for a trip of your life! Believe it or not, cash prizes of up to £25,000 are offered in the Cave Raiders slot.
The Cave Raiders slot is set on a five reel setup paired with 25 paylines. You may wager anything from a mere 1p all the way up to £25 per spin. Wagers are fully customizable in this game via the number of paylines activated and the stakes per line. You will always be in control financially!
Return to Player (RTP) wise, you will be looking at a very decent percentage of 96.3%. Looking after you bank balance shouldn't be much of an issue too, given that payouts come somewhat regularly. Judging from the payout patterns, we can confidently say that Cave Raiders is a medium volatility slot.
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Even the Federal Reserve's upbeat forecast for the unemployment rate might underestimate job growth if one analysis is correct.
That's because the rate could be below 5 percent in a year or so, according to a "this time is different" breakdown from Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. CEO Jeffrey Stibel, whose projection appeared Thursday in the online version of the Harvard Business Review.
In Stibel's scenario, improving sentiment among small-business owners will help propel another leg up for hiring, which he said has been boosted for much of the recovery by large businesses. Government support for bigger firms through Federal Reserve liquidity and Wall Street bailouts has propelled hiring so far, but small firms would drive this next leg if this forecast holds up:
Using an alternative model for projecting job growth, we see an entirely different scenario, one in which the U.S. unemployment rate will fall below 5 percent by no later than the middle of next year. This would of course have a profound effect on business and the overall economy.
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The seizure of 1827 pounds of various wild meat species smuggled into the country from Venezuela has triggered a warning to members of the public to be careful when purchasing wild meat.
Issuing the warning in a Facebook post, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat who also posted photos of the carcasses said, "Consumers of wild meat are reminded to be on the lookout for meat being brought into the country illegally.
This meat may be harmful for human consumption."
Following the seizure in Cedros, he said officers of the Ministry's Animal Production and Health Division have been working through the day with other State entities to deal with the matter.


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Ask an Official: Housing Authority discusses upcoming Jenny Towers and Park Place projects
This week's featured question was submitted for Merrill Area Housing Authority Director Paul Russell:
The question reads:
"I thought I remembered reading something somewhere about a plan or idea to gut out and remodel Jenny Towers. Is that true or still a plan? Will apartments be included? If so, where will folks go while their apartments are being worked on?"
Question answered by Russell:
"The remodel project is related to the public housing conversion and Park Place, not Jenny Towers.
"The project planned for Jenny Towers will consist of a green space project slated for summer/fall 2017. There will be no disruption to the tenants at Jenny Towers during this project, except for some temporary parking requirements. The public housing conversion project will consist of two phases and should commence around March 1st.
"Phase one will consist of new construction of a three-story, 38-unit building across West Main Street from Park Place and the renovation of Westgate Family Housing in the Sixth Ward. Phase two – planned for 2018 – will be a remodel of the existing Park Place structure resulting in 54 larger accessible apartments.
"This Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project is net neutral in these 102 units and will just spread the 92 residents at Park Place into two buildings.
"The tenant relocation plan that was created with the residents will not displace anyone outside of Park Place during this project. After the new 38-unit building is complete, 38 Park Place residents will move into their newly assigned units.
"This allows for room to move some other residents around and remodel Park Place one tower at a time. HUD and the Merrill Area Housing Authority are responsible to pay for and coordinate resident moves during this two year project. Thank you for the question!"
Have a question or concern you would like to address? Simply send your question or concern to email@example.com along with an indication of which entity your question or concern pertains to. Current participants are the Merrill Police Department, Merrill Fire Department, Tomahawk Police Department, Lincoln County Administrative Coordinator Randy Scholz, Lincoln County Parks and Forestry Director Kevin Kleinschmidt, Merrill City Administrator Dave Johnson and Merrill Area Housing Authority Director Paul Russell. Please note: Those who submit to the 'Ask an Official' feature remain anonymous.


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If you like your books uncompromising, with equal parts philosophy, imagination, wit, humor, sarcasm, epic battles, great characters, and gut punching drama, stop reading and buy/download these two books. If you need more convincing, read on.
Many authors have tried to do the anti-hero "thing", Moorcock's Elric saga (pic above) being one of the earliest and best-known genre examples. This is a character who is not your typical hero. He's fallible, tragically flawed and with a moral code that often would leave you cringing. The movie Pitch Black did a decent job of this with its protagonist, Riddick.
Most authors fail. It is an inherently difficult thing to do. How do you create a character that is kindof an asshole – to other people, to objects, to Gods… to himself, but still be likeable/interesting enough that you want to go on the journey with him? It takes a good author to take a hero archetype and create a compelling story…. It takes a great one (or a good one free-basing some serious Muse) to take an anti-hero and elevate him till he resides in the hushed whispers of myth and legend.
Enter Caine. Caine is about as close to a force of nature that a human being can get without being an actual hurricane- with a sharp, intelligent, sarcastic wit that would fit perfectly on FYM Planet. He's also an asshole (so again… he would fit in). More importantly he's one of the most bad-ass characters I've ever read in fiction or seen on screen. Keep in mind that I don't often use that term, but it's appropriate here. This quality is not even mostly due to his lethality – which is more than potent, but more his state of mind. Caine is wracked by internal struggles buttressed by a fierce intelligence and personal code that propels him through these 2 novels like a boar shot out of a howitzer. Oh, he also spends much of Blade of Tyshalle in a wheelchair as a quadriplegic. And he's still a bad-ass. Trust me.
But it's not just the character, Matthew Stover creates worlds that are frightening but so fantastically interesting that you can't help but want to live in them.
Blade of Tyshalle and Heroes Die are literally sci-fi/fantasy novels. There are actually two worlds. One, a future Earth that was so decimated by a virus that the entire planet's culture, in recovery, became one dominated by corporations with a caste system built solely to protect those in influence and power. Caine grew up as a Laborer (the lowest caste) and in this crucible became hard and tough as graphene. It is a dark, cold, ruthless place that has many of the luxuries/advances that you'd imagine from future technology, but these predominantly only benefit the few at the expense of the many.
The other, called Overworld, with elves, dwarves, trolls, dragons and yes… humans -is a harsh/alien place. Elves aren't Orlando Bloom with Vulcan ears. They are creepy ancient creatures who wield knowledge and magic that would give Gandalf pause. Humans are viewed on with fear/pity because of all Overworld's races, only humans are fundamentally unaware of their connection with nature. The elves describe this phenomenon by saying humans "worship the Blind God". This is a useful term I've actually used in the "real world" many times to describe the sometimes self-destructive nature humanity has to the universe around it.
Now I may have lost you at "sci-fi" AND "fantasy", but hear me out. It's possible, even likely, that many of you are Firefly/Serenity fans. If someone had come up to you and told you that there was this great TV show that was a sci-fi-western you would have politely/impolitely nodded and ignored that the conversation ever took place. If so, you would have been completely wrong.
It's a similar phenomenon here. Science fiction and fantasy should not go together as a rule. It is just too much disbelief to suspend. However, Stover has done the impossible and weaved these two Worlds together in a way that makes sense and is thrilling. The supporting cast around Caine, from gods to girlfriends, all feel real and consistent with their own internal motivations and idiosyncrasies. He pokes fun/celebrates all the typical sci-fi/fantasy literary clichés while making them new and exciting.
I could go on and on, but I will conclude with why I recommend experiencing these two novels out of order. Some of you may have already checked and Heroes Die is actually the first book in the series. By starting with Blade of Tyshalle you start in the middle of the story, which could be a negative in any other series. It begins though with a middle-aged Caine, who is crippled and past his prime, reminiscing/suffering over old adventures and triumphs. When characters reverentially reference Ma-elKoth or the epic battle on Assumption Day, the reader is titillated by wondering what REALLY DID happen!? Caine's injury was inflicted by his nemesis, Berne, wielding the great blade Kosall. Berne who is referenced as one of the most brutal and fierce opponents Caine ever faced doesn't appear except as a stuffed mannequin in a museum of Caine's past exploits.
Each one of these references piques your interest without being unsatisfying. Since Blade of Tyshalle is the more complex, nuanced, and ambitious novel, it is more rewarding and actually makes reading Heroes Die more enjoyable since you are finally reading the stories that were told like myths in the previous novel. Heroes Die, while still excellent, is a much more straightforward story and benefits from the depth of Blade of Tyshalle.
In short, these two books of fiction are hard to recommend highly enough. There are only a few caveats I will mention to those interested. If you have an aversion to awesome things, especially things that are fantasy/sci-fi or just an aversion to reading in general, then these books aren't for you. That said, these stories are extremely violent. Unlike Mark Milar comics though, the violence usually isn't an end unto itself. It's usually to express revulsion or fear or a variety of things that have a purpose other than to be brutal or gruesome. If you are squeamish about descriptions of broken bones or extreme situations then avoid please.
If you've made it to the end of this recommendation, I hope you're intrigued enough to check these novels out. When you do, leave a comment and/or message me, I'd love to talk about Hari and Kris's unlikely friendship and their near-death experience at Acting school, one that harkens to Ender's choices at Battle School.
If not, no worries, but I'll leave you with some advice Duncan gives to his son, Caine. When things seem like they are at their worst, "keep your head down, and inch towards daylight."


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Florida Golf Courses Are Back in Play After Hurricane Irma
According to Moody's Analytics, the damage done by Hurricane Irma to the state of Florida when it tore through the state in early September could total as much as $100 billion. Included in the cleanup will be repairs to dozens of golf courses affected by the high winds and torrential rainfall. The havoc was particularly strong along the west coast of the Sunshine State, the sound of hope and determination to come back strong was evident pretty much wherever we looked and from everyone we talked to.
Yes, Floridians are saying, Hurricane Irma was extremely destructive, but we're working hard to get back in shape, and will reopen soon—if we haven't already.
Category 4 Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys on the morning of September 10 and then moved steadily north-northwest, passing over Naples in mid-to-late afternoon. By then the storm had weakened to a Category 2, but that still meant courses in the area had to withstand winds of between 96 and 110 mph.
Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club—where the course had received a $9 million upgrade in 2016 led by Jack Nicklaus and John Sanford—certainly didn't get off lightly, but General Manager John Parsons says it could have been a lot worse. "It's a mess, but it's a largely superficial mess," Parsons told the Naples Daily News on September 15. "We're lucky we're not under water. This is ugly, but this is ugliness that's repaired in one season."
In fact, it took just three weeks, as the 6,929-yard course reopened on October 1, a week after the 319-room resort. "It wasn't easy as there was a lot of cleanup of limb and foliage debris to be done," Parsons continues. "But guests are pleased the resort and golf course are looking good again. While we still have some trees that are leaning heavily and which we are trying to stand up, we're very thankful the course has come through in terrific shape."
The resort's golf and grounds superintendent, Holden Jones, led the effort to get the course playable again. "Prior to Irma's arrival, we moved anything off the course and range that would be a danger in high winds," he says. "We also secured the maintenance facility. This proved to be very helpful. The course itself was largely unscathed, and we're fortunate to have an excellent team on the golf course and a much larger team working around the entire hotel."
It was much the same story at Tiburón, nine miles northeast of Naples Beach, where the Gold Course reopened, amazingly, on September 19, making it one of the first in the area to come back. "All things considered, we were very fortunate," reports Director of Golf Chad Nigro. "We did suffer damage, including downed trees, flooding, missing roof tiles, etc., but were able to open a week or so after the hurricane passed. The course is in amazing condition considering. Director of Agronomy Jeff Cathey and his team did an incredible job."
Cathey removed 10 trees prior to Hurricane Irma's arrival to limit potential damage. "They already had a slight lean," he says, "and we didn't want them ending up on any of the greens. We also removed everything that wasn't attached to the ground—trash cans, flags, etc. And we secured our irrigation satellites (remote irrigation-control centers) with heavy-duty duct tape, which surprisingly held up great."
The work is far from done, though. Cathey's crew still has about 1,000 trees to remove and another 500 that need pruning. "The intense rainfall also damaged the reveted bunker faces," says Cathey, "and caused numerous washouts along lake banks."
Elsewhere in Florida, the damage was thankfully less extensive. Miami and the Palm Beaches certainly encountered strong winds and heavy rain, but the major resorts came through mostly unharmed. Trump Doral stayed open throughout the storm and its golf courses survived largely intact. Three of the four are now open with only the Silver Fox still closed. PGA National's courses, led by the Champion which hosts the PGA Tour's Honda Classic, fared even better shutting down for just a couple of days. And both the Valley and Stadium Courses at TPC Sawgrass suffered only minor cosmetic damage—certainly not enough to prevent the Players Championship from returning to the Stadium Course next year for the 37th time. The Valley Course reopened on September 21st, the Stadium a week later.
Also, thankfully unaffected was Streamsong Resort in Central Florida where the Red and Blue Courses were back open within a week, and where the opening of Gil Hanse's much-anticipated Black Course went ahead as planned on September 29th.
Hurricane Irma wasn't the only recent storm to hit golf-rich areas. Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4, hit Houston, Texas, on August 25 with "extreme" winds over 130 mph causing widespread damage. The subsequent flooding—the result of Harvey stalling, weakening, and dumping more than three feet of water on the city and its environs—added to the devastation.
It took several days, even weeks, for the water to disappear at several Houston-area courses. The five layouts at ClubCorp-owned Kingwood, half an hour north of the city, were submerged for days and hundreds of trees were lost. "The bunkers were badly impacted as well, and silt was deposited throughout the property," says Patty Jerde, the company's communications manager.
But the Deerwood Course opened in less than two weeks, by mid-October 54 holes were playable (the Deerwood, Lake, and Forest courses). The Island and Marsh courses will be open by the time you read this. "The Kingwood staff plus additional construction crews have been working tirelessly on the golf courses," Jerde reported in early October. "More than 11 acres of sod have been laid, and renovations are under way on all the greens. Bunker sand will be replaced."
BlackHorse Golf Club in Cypress, Texas, 25 miles northwest of downtown Houston, reported similar woes, with both the North and South Courses inundated. "We had minimal tree loss thankfully, but each course sat under water for several days browning the turf," says General Manager Mike Shoelen. "Bunkers were washed out and the sand badly contaminated, but our bunker liner had little to no damage and is in good condition." The clubhouse, meanwhile, was 3–4 inches deep in water.
However, both courses are now back in play: The North reopened the weekend after Labor Day, the South at the end of September. The greens, says Shoelen, have rebounded very well and nearly all the tee boxes, fairways, and rough have grown back nicely. "We still have a few low-lying areas around drain basins and other areas that need new sod, but when the courses had been under that much water it's really remarkable how good they look now."
Like so many other GMs, Shoelen notes that his club got back on its feet so quickly thanks to a major team effort. "We used our entire staff, and every department pitched in. We outsourced our bunker and clubhouse renovation projects, but our staff here has done a magnificent job."
The determination to rebound was matched at virtually every club we spoke to, one of which—Bear Creek, 20 miles west of downtown—still hadn't reopened seven weeks after the event. Overwhelmed by 12 feet of flood water in April 2016, Bear Creek had a hard time dealing with the latest natural disaster; it was almost impossible to reach any of the facility's staff. But in a simple yet harrowing text, the person in charge of the courses' social media channel reported that both the Presidents and Challenger courses would remain closed for an "undetermined amount of time."
"Damage from the flooding was extensive," the text went on. "Thanks for checking in though. We'll update you with progress on Facebook. But we'll be back."
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) - Analysts on Friday downgraded the likelihood that John Hancock Financial Services would find a merger partner now that talks with FleetBoston Financial Corp. have failed.
Fleet and John Hancock were believed to have held discussions from March to April, with at least three face-to-face meetings betweens the CEOs of the firms. But the talks have ended, the Boston Globe reported this week.
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John Hancock also declined to comment.
But the negotiations raise speculation that John Hancock could be searching for a merger partner.
"John Hancock has always stated that they would be willing to discuss any potential acquisition or merger if it was in the best interest of shareholders and policyholders," said analyst Elizabeth Malone, of Advest Inc.
In an investor briefing in December, Hancock Chairman and CEO David D'Alessandro said middle-sized life insurers won't survive in the future. When asked what companies were well run and possible merger partners, D'Alessandro mentioned Metlife Inc.
"There are lot of great companies around," D'Alessandro said in December.
Canadian companies could also be looking for a transaction, he said during the conference.
"D'Alessandro has been very upfront in saying that he would talk to anybody," said analyst Steven Schwartz of Raymond James & Associates, who does not own any Hancock shares. Raymond James also does not have an investment banking relationship with Hancock.
Shares of Hancock gained 10 cents to $28.30 Friday, while Fleet added 13 cents to $29.23, Metlife rose by 24 cents to $27.24 and Manulife traded up 26 cents to $28.08.
Bad times for a deal
The current economic environment may put the stops on any merger plans for Hancock, analysts said. Founded in 1862, Boston-based Hancock offers insurance and investment products with $127.6 billion in assets under management. Three years ago, Hancock converted to stock ownership in an IPO that priced at $17 a share. Hancock JHF shares have since gained more than 60 percent. But the stock has dropped 28 percent from its 52-week high of $39.45, closing Friday at $28.30.
The 141-year old insurer is facing challenges, with a slow economy, plus a difficult equity and bond market putting some pressure on Hancock's investments. Earlier this month, Hancock reported first quarter results of 74 cents a share that were in line with Wall Street expectations.
But difficult capital market conditions caused a drop in Hancock's traditional life, variable annuities and mutual funds. "It is unlikely we'll see companies make big acquisitions in the near term until the environment improves," said analyst Suneet Kamath, of Sanford Bernstein.
Of the possible merger candidates, Toronto-based Manulife is considered on the hunt. In February, Manulife dropped its $4.2 billion offer for Canada Life after Great-West Lifeco bid $4.9 billion. See full story.
"Manulife tried to make an acquisition of Canada Life so they are clearly looking for acquisitions," said Raymond James' Schwartz.
Manulife could not be reached for comment.
However, Pru is considered focused on the Wachovia deal and likely not interested in any merger.
A Prudential spokesman declined comment.


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The next meeting will be hosted by the City of Maryland Heights at the new Community Center located at, 2300 McKelvey Road, Maryland Heights, Mo., 63043; (MAP). The new, $30 million, 90,0000 square foot facility opened last fall. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:15 pm.
The main agenda items will be the election of officers and board members for the 2018-19 year and the consideration of proposed bylaws changes relating to the adoption of police standards for League membership. These items will be mailed or emailed to members.
Program: The East-West Gateway Council of Governments is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for the city of St. Louis and the surrounding seven counties. East-West Gateway is responsible for approximately $900 million annually in transportation and other regional projects that require federal funding. East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG) was incorporated in 1965 to provide a forum for cooperative problem-solving and the coordinated development of regional policy.
Jim Wild the Executive Director of East-West Gateway will be presenting an update on some of the initiatives and programs offered by EWG. Jim has worked at the agency since 1993, first as a transportation analyst. In 1994 he was appointed manager of project programming, in 2000 he became division manager, and in 2009 he was named senior manager. He also managed the development and implementation of Connected 2045 – the Long Range Transportation Plan for the St. Louis Region, and a Transportation Improvement Program for the region.
Prior to coming to East-West Gateway in 1993, Wild worked at the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, the metropolitan planning organization for Peoria, Ill. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University in 1990. Wild is married, has four children and lives in St. Louis County.


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text: Here it comes ! After they've released Notorious (#8 in last May) and All fired up (#3 last month), The Saturdays have unleashed the video for their forthcoming single, a power ballad called My heart takes over and written by Ina Wroldsen with Steve Mac, to launch their new album, On your radar, that is to be released in the UK on the 21st of November, two weeks after their label mates The Wanted 2nd album. I am not that much excited about this song, but it is the type of Westlife #1 song Steve Mac used to write a couple of years ago so who knows, maybe after a performance on the X Factor TV show, they could finally get their first #1 hit ? I don't care as long as their label releases music from the 5 ladies.