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The surprising survival and endurance of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the pro-democracy 1989 Movement has led most scholars to be skeptical about the prospects of democratization in China. No prediction seems safer than that the CCP will continue to control China for years, if not decades. No prediction invites more ridicule than to argue that the CCP's days in power are numbered.
Yet the prospects for democratization in China have never been more propitious. Indeed, the coming Olympic Games may well turn into a mega-drama with far-reaching implications. In fact, anti-CCP activists are already using the Olympics to push the country toward democratization, amplifying their pressures like the students in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City (which ended bitterly with the massacre of 300 students ten days before the games). The Olympics could also open the way to democratization as the 1988 Olympics did in South Korea. The CCP leadership is fully aware of these dangers and is preparing for them by cracking down on its opponents. Yet the leadership is not likely to be able to control the sequence of events that will lead to its downfall.
The Magic Number 2025
Prior to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, analysts and scholars were under the impression that the Soviet Union would evolve, not collapse, even though information about the economic and structural crisis of the USSR was available to policy makers from various intelligence sources. As Bruce Berkowitz explains, informed policy makers did "not 'get' blindsided; they blindsided themselves." Indeed, "despite seeing the fault lines, none of these people could construct a plausible scenario in which the cold war wound down before 2025."
Similar to the Soviet Union in 1989, China is presently facing daunting social, demographic, political, structural, ethnic, and economic difficulties, to mention only a few highly problematic dimensions of the most populated state in the world. And similarly, many scholars and analysts do not predict substantial democratization processes in China anytime in the near future. As in the Soviet case, notable scholars like Harry S. Rowen argue that China will not collapse but will gradually evolve and become a democracy by … 2025. Similarly, Roland Inglehart and Christian Welzel also predicted in 2005 that "China will make a transition to a liberal democracy within the next two decades", namely by 2025. Those who object to economic-evolution theories, like Minxin Pei, point to the determination of the CCP leaders to protect their rule and privileges by all necessary means, and highlight the CCP's ability to introduce new strategies that may improve the odds that their "rule will continue to thrive in the next two decades."
Yet, the conditions that exist in China today and those that existed in China in 1989 when the pro-democracy Tiananmen Square movement emerged are strikingly similar. In 1989, rampant corruption and inflation were the most important political issues. These are exactly the two main pressing problems of China today. Corruption is so rampant that President Hu Jintao recently acknowledged the problem and vowed to eradicate it. On top of that, inflation is soaring to dangerous levels, exacerbated by unemployment among urban dwellers. The lower echelons of this "second China" cannot keep up, and a Chinese government think-tank has warned "that rising food and property prices are causing discontent among a majority of the country's urban poor."
Furthermore, rural protests in China have become a common phenomenon in recent years. In 2005, for example, official statistics recorded about 87,000 protests, some of them very violent including improvised weapons and some involving up to tens of thousands of people. Moreover, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences reported that 20% of Chinese university graduates in 2007 remain unemployed. Many thousands of unemployed graduates are Chinese students who studied abroad in democratic countries. These young, highly educated, yet unemployed people in the heart of Beijing can become the foot-soldiers of a new student movement.
Democracy as Unexpected
The democratic experience of recent decades has taught us three main lessons. First, democratic social movements often emerge at the least expected time and succeed in democratization under the most unfavorable conditions. Second, successful democratization and the lack thereof are intricately connected to political opportunities that can be exploited within and beyond the system. Third, conditions and opportunities do not naturally cause democratization; people must take advantage of these opportunities and also create strategies and tactics that outsmart the regime. Democratization does not depend on abstract factors or enlightened decision of elites. It depends only on effective demands and pressures that force power holders to step down or agree to political reform. When effective pressures are brought to bear on authoritarian regimes, the dictatorial monolith is broken or deepened, and the ruling elite are forced to negotiate or step down. As Frederick Douglass said long ago, "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." As such, the demands for democracy in China can resonate loudly and effectively during the Olympics in Beijing this August through tactics of dramatizing the games.
The quick emergence and spread of democratic social movements often takes specialists by complete surprise. Just in recent months did two such unexpected movements emerge. The first started in September 2007 after Burmese monks took to the streets of Rangoon and rallied a democratic movement. The brutal suppression of this movement led to a "boomerang effect" of international condemnations and pressures that facilitated government talks about a new constitution with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Five months before the Olympics, Tibetan monks ignited a protest movement against the Chinese government that spread like wildfire to other parts of the country bringing international condemnation on China. In reaction, Chinese intellectuals sent a petition of protest to the Chinese government and to other member of the CCP. Interestingly, one of the precursors to the 1989 Tiananmen Movement, also five months before it began, was the Petition Movement initiated by the Chinese intellectual Fang Lizhi.
Unexpected shifts in popular attitudes – from fear to anger – often follow dramatic and symbolic events that substantially change the degree and extent of perceived injustice and the degree of resistance motivation in the population. During these special moments, people suddenly discover that others share their attitudes and feelings, and they may suddenly realize that the all-powerful regime of yesterday is actually weak and fragile.
Most scholars argue that such transformations of public opinion are quite impossible in China today because the Chinese are now far more nationalistic and materialistic driven than ever before, and that intellectuals and students care more about clean and efficient government than about democratization. This line of argument, however, fails to recognize the dynamics that gave rise to the 1989 Movement. Most student activists, let alone government employees, had no clue that they are about to ignite, and participate in, a mass movement. The transformative event that changed things dramatically in 1989 was when a small group of students declared a hunger strike. Up until the hunger strike, most people and even students were apathetic to the movement. Yet, the hunger strike challenged the moral basis of government legitimacy and deeply moved people emotionally. In a matter of days, without Internet or mobile phones, well over a million people took to the streets of Beijing (and elsewhere in China) sympathizing with the students, including government employers, police and army personnel, and the official media. Could this type of dramatic event happen again during the Olympic Games?
Olympics as a Spark
Most discussion about China's Olympics revolves around whether the Olympics should be boycotted in part or as a whole because of China's human rights abuse, its backing of the genocide in Darfur, and more recently, the harsh suppression of the Tibetan uprising. Less attention has been paid to how the Olympics could create a rare window of opportunity for protest. The Olympics could potentially spark a people's power movement that would lead to democratization through several possible paths.
Symbolically, the first spark has already been lit; it is the Olympic torch itself. In the course of five months, the Olympic torch has traveled 85,000 miles through 20 countries. Demonstrations were dramatic in several major cities such as Paris, London, and San Francisco. Scandalous events began even before the Olympic torch was lit. Pro-Tibetan activists stormed into the live broadcast of the lighting ceremony, disrupting the event and embarrassing Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee. Other protests coupled with the Tibetan uprising hurt China internationally and made it fully aware of the immense danger of holding the Olympics.
The Olympics create a rare window of several weeks during which approximately two million tourists will visit Beijing. Over 20,000 journalists representing many foreign media channels are expected as well. They could capture instances of protest and suppression and transmit them live to hundreds of millions of people in China and around the world. Unlike the brutal massacre of Mexican student activists who were trying to draw attention to their struggle ten days before the 1968 Olympics, the Chinese government's ability to suppress protests in Beijing will be extremely limited and could backfire in the current international and domestic context.
Political protests in live broadcasts from the Olympic opening ceremonies, during the games themselves, and on the various medal-honoring ceremonies (to mention a few possibilities) could set off a chain of events leading to a political crisis. Protestors can enjoy a human shield of tourists between themselves and the police forces, as well as instantaneous contact with Chinese and world audiences through people's mobile phones, the Internet, and the major media networks. Any small group of protestors could potentially spark a mega-drama that would keep Chinese and international viewers captivated by the news. Under these circumstances the CCP apparatus may come under various domestic, international, and internal (elite) pressures that could lead to an important political opening in the system.
Many groups in China are interested in taking advantage of the Olympics to amplify their voices. The Tibetans, though primarily pursuing their own autonomy from China, seem the most likely candidates for igniting protests, but there are many other underground groups. Falun Gong members, for example, may stage a peaceful meditation in Tiananmen Square. The Tiananmen Mothers Group (the mothers of those killed in the 1989 events) has already petitioned the Chinese government to come clean about the death toll in 1989. Led by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ding Zilin, this group can stage a drama in Tiananmen Square in memory of their dead children. Discontented urban migrants and labor protests are potential threats to the regime too. Student activists, intellectuals, workers, and other underground groups may also plan to take advantage of the unique situations of the Olympics.
Protests may also arise in connection to unforeseen organizational scandals during the games. For example, the Chinese government has set a goal to decrease the horrendous air pollution in Beijing in order to have clear skies throughout the games. A failure to reach this national goal could end bitterly if in August athletes face a combination of a smog, humidity, and heat in Beijing. Olympic athletes may find that the environmental problems of Beijing affect their ability to perform well and this may shame the Chinese. A quarter of the British athletes training in China, for example, suffer from exercise-induced asthma and risk health problems in Beijing. Air pollution may be particularly dangerous to marathon runners. Haile Gebrselassie, the marathon world record-holder, already pulled out of the marathon event for precisely this reason. The International Olympic Committee has said that it will postpone or cancel endurance events if conditions pose a danger to athletes' health. Indeed, if athlete's health is seriously jeopardized during the games, this could lead to a public outcry. Construction scandals or transportation scandals could have similar political implications.
The Olympics are perhaps the highest expression of the nationalistic sentiments that the CCP-led governments have cultivated as an alternative ideology to communism. In recent years, however, "What the Chinese government fears most of all is a national movement that fuses various discontented groups – such as unemployed, farmers, and students – under the banner of nationalism." The Olympics may serve as such a uniting event. The games may enlist people's national sentiments to demand a main missing component in their national identity – the political rights that their government is depriving them. Alternatively, the Olympics may end up as an embarrassing spectacle either due to political disturbances or as a result of hazardous environmental conditions. The patriotic spirit and national pride of many Chinese may be insulted and lead them to take their pent up angers out against the government for failing to deliver the national goal that it had promised and for which it had years to prepare. Alternatively, the failure to restore "social harmony" in Tibet may also stir national sentiments that may backfire against the government.
The earthquake in the Sichuan Province has complicated the situation even further for the CCP. Journalists ignored government instructions and reported as they saw fit. Civil society experienced an unprecedented moment of unity, organization, and mobilization. The government had nothing to do other than try to ride this wave. Yet, despite the government efforts to strengthen its position, many Chinese realized that the CCP corruption can kill. They saw how elite schools were left standing while nearby public schools fell on their children due to illegal construction standards fostered by corruption. Many Chinese already realized that uncorrupt rule is impossible without accountable and elected representatives in all levels of government. Now that aggrieved parents are trying to protest, the government is trying to silence them as well. Perhaps families of the earthquake victims will use the Olympics to amplify their protest.
A scandal-plagued Olympics could be the last straw after the Tibetan uprising and the earthquake. Nothing could be more insulting and humiliating than inviting the whole world, including state leaders, to witness a "disharmonious society."
Acting against Dictatorship
The Chinese government seems to be fully aware of the dangerous potential that the Olympics pose to their rule. The fear that the Olympics will spur a political crisis has led the government to begin an early crackdown on, and silencing of, all potential "troublemakers." For example, the authorities announced that they will only allow state-sanctioned companies to upload video and audio files on the Internet. They jailed 51 online dissidents, and blocked more than 2,500 Web sites. The authorities also began cracking down on and restricting NGOs. The Chinese government even sent a special Chinese police force to Israel for training in counterterrorism and crowd control. Indeed, Amnesty International has noted an increase of human rights abuse in direct relation to the Beijing Olympics.These human rights abuses echo Chinese power holders' deep concerns about non-violent protests during the Olympics which could yield a new color-revolution. Shi Zongyuan, China's top press regulator, admitted this freely: "When I think of color revolutions I feel afraid."
Yet, the actions of the government alone cannot determine the political outcomes of the Olympics. Just as the government can prepare and plan for the Olympics, so can its rivals. One of the major lessons from the study of social movements and democratization is that careful planning, clever strategies, effective tactics, and skillful execution of non-violent resistance can make the difference between successful democratization and complete failure. There are indications that the power of non-violent conflict is conscious among those pursuing democratic reform in China. As such, human agency is a key component in the initiation and success of struggles against non-democratic structures.
The regime's opponents know the weaknesses of the regime and how they can be exploited in the context of the Olympics. The inventions and innovations of resistance tactics to avoid government surveillance are important in this respect. Activists may use mobile phones (with alternating sim-cards) and text messages in order to effectively organize and coordinate action. These means have already been used in protests across China and under other non-democratic regimes. The Internet in particular offers new avenues for resistance and coordination that the regime knows little about, despite its 30,000 strong Internet police force.
The importance of agency, tactics, and careful planning cannot be exaggerated. For example, Martin Luther King Jr. and his colleagues learned important lessons from their failed attempt to stage a drama in Albany, GA, and skillfully implemented those lessons in their "Program C" ("C" standing for confrontation) in Birmingham, AL. This televised drama resulted in the enactment of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Similarly, activists who are intent on bringing political reform to China may have learned historic and strategic lessons from the 1989 Movement and can successfully implement them this summer. The Chinese government can do little against this, and much of its early suppression actions may prove counterproductive.
The main weapon of the weak is their strategic thinking, tactics, and ability to take advantage of opportunities that temporarily make physical power irrelevant. Former slave Harriet Jacobs alluded to this already in the 19th century, "Who can blame slaves for being cunning? They are constantly compelled to resort to it. It is the only weapon of the weak and oppressed against the strength of the tyrants." In the Olympics, when millions of tourists from all over the world will be in Beijing, as well as over 20,000 journalists, the configuration of power will change, opportunities will be many, and this cunning will be pivotal.
Global Repercussions
A successful democratic movement in China during the Olympics is bound to be a mega-dramatic event with far-reaching repercussions. A democratic movement may cause the ruling elite to split, it may force the elite to negotiate, or it may compel them to initiate real democratic reforms. Alternatively, the dynamics of a movement may force power holders to step down because they will be too discredited to negotiate. Whatever may be the specific course, such a global event could be compared to the collapse of the Soviet Union and communism in Eastern Europe, which had a snowball effect on inspiring democratic movements elsewhere.
Similarly, the authoritarian states in the shadow of China would most likely be swept away by a new swell of democratic excitement. While we cannot predict exactly how far and in what pace such an event will impact other countries, we do know that the world would become much more inhospitable to non-democratic regimes without a dictatorial China, and hence several developments can be predicted.
China's authoritarian neighbors such as Burma, Singapore, and Thailand would probably not be able to withstand the democratic tide should a dramatic democratic movement hit China. Even dictatorial and isolated countries such as North Korea and Laos, will find much more difficult to maintain their isolation in the international arena without China's strong backing and economic aid. Developing counties in Africa which are reliant on China for trade and international protection, such as Sudan, may also be affected. A drama in China may even penetrate the Middle East and inspire student movements in places like Iran. It is also likely to augment and strengthen democratic trends within one-party states.
The prediction that this democratic moment will occur as a result of the Olympics is one of probability, based on what we know from people's democratic experiences; it is not a deterministic prediction nor is it based on normative wishes. Clearly it is also possible that protests will not be successful, but this will be despite the existing possibilities, not because of missing preconditions for an effective democratic movement in China.
Finally, the possibility of Chinese democracy involves a moral obligation and policy implications. The Chinese people can be helped in their struggle for recognition and democracy. The international community can amplify the pressure on the Chinese government should a protest movement begin. Non-violent Chinese activists can be trained and helped from abroad. Tourists can serve as shields to those peaceful demonstrators and prevent the authorities from quickly quelling protests.
We should be mindful until and during the Olympics, and think strategically about how to facilitate the demands of those who are struggling for an accountable and democratic China that respects dignity and rights.


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When I head out on a trip either alone or with my family, I take along headphones or now earbuds so that I can watch shows or movies, or just listen to music without bothering other people. I have tried all kinds of them from wired to wireless and wireless are definitely preferred so that I don't get caught up on things. The problem with most wireless earbuds/headphones is that the battery life is awful. I don't want one or two hours of use, I want many. JLab has a line of true wireless earbuds under $100 that will give your hours of enjoyment without a recharge or interference and you can find them at Best Buy.
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Let's assume that you need to set up Prolog for OS X. If you are still here let's continue.
After reading some book from 80s about Prolog I found that language to be interesting and I decided to write some simple things in it. But I had to install it somehow on my Mac preferably without any stupid virtual machines. So here's what I ended with.
- All crossplatform solutions are based on Eclipse, so first of all you need Eclipse. There are a lot of versions, but I chose the one with less stuff I don't need because I won't use anything related to Java development.
- The first plugin I tested was PDT which is too old and doesn't work with Eclipse 3.5, I downloaded 3.1 but haven't tested it because I got another plugin which works — ProDT. This is just what I need. From Downloads you should choose the smallest file.
- For ProDT to work you need SWI-Prolog — some kind of opensource Prolog.
- I'm not sure if SWI-Prolog requires MacPorts, but anyway I recommend you to install it. It's useful.
- Extract ProDT to eclipse/dropins/prodt/eclipse/plugins, run eclipse which installs it automatically.
- After that in ProDT preferences (Eclipse -> Preferences -> Prolog -> Compilers -> Swi Compiler) set compiler path which is at
- Switch to Prolog view Window -> Show Perspective -> Other... -> Prolog.
That's it. Now you can test if it actually works:
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Legacy Academy franchise owners Juan and Denise Tobon lead an exceptional team that brings the highest quality early childhood education to Gwinnett County and Berkeley Lake, GA.
Juan Tobon
Legacy Academy Franchise Owner
Denise Tobon
Legacy Academy Franchise Owner
After graduating with a bachelors degree in Psychology in 1998 from Florida International University, and specializing in Substance Abuse and HIV counseling at the University of Miami, Denise pursued her career in the mental health and substance abuse field. As she began her family, her priorities shifted. That led to her interest in Early Childhood Education. Denise was a Preschool Director training at Miami Dade Community College before realizing she should have a Legacy Academy franchise of her own. She is currently co-owner of Legacy Academy at Berkeley Lake and Legacy Academy at Satellite.
Along with her husband and management team, she has led the school into NAEYC accreditation. The school has recently achieved Quality Rated status from Bright from the Start and has received numerous awards from The Legacy Academy Corporation. Those honors include the 2013 "Center of Excellence" and "Making the Magic Happen" awards. The later award is based on parents' feedback about the school. She is a Certified Nutrition Counselor after an intensive training at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Denise is an expert in food intolerances and food's effect on children's emotions, behavior and learning. Denise and Juan are proud parents of two wonderful children and live in Suwanee, GA.


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Due to COVID-19, we are cancelling the remainder of the 2020 racing season. You can find the CDC's website regarding Coronavirus, here. Chowchilla Speedway apologizes for the inconvenience, but this is the best decision for the community. We look forward to seeing y'all next year! Until next time… Chowchilla Speedway will always be a great place to race!
Before we sign off, we'd like to say thank you to our premium sponsor of the 2020 racing season! Thank you Orlando Car Detail! You can find their website at www.orlandocardetail.com. We were extremely excited to work alongside you throughout the season. We hope to see you again next year!
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Gardaí arrested Gemma O'Doherty today while she was livestreaming in Bray. The former journalist and failed politician had placed banners overlooking a motorway when gardaí appeared. They told her the banners would have to be removed and took the banners down while O'Doherty berated them, calling them "traitors".
Public order
When a garda asked O'Doherty for her name and address she refused. And in the video live-streamed to her followers the garda can be seen arresting the far-right activist.
The Garda Press Office told The Beacon that gardaí "were alerted to an incident on the N11 flyover footbridge at Kilmacanogue" at roughly 4pm today as a result of complaints from members of the public. Gardaí said they visited the scene and arrested a woman under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
She is currently being held in Bray garda station.
Social media
In recent weeks O'Doherty has been banned from Twitter. Her personal account has been permanently suspended by the company for "after repeated violations of the Twitter Rules including violations of our Abusive Behaviour & Sensitive Media policies". Twitter also removed the account of her Anti-Corruption Ireland (ACI) organisation.
A representative for Twitter told The Beacon that it was removed for "repeated violations of the Twitter rules" and due to "violations of our spam and platform manipulation policies".
O'Doherty has also been dropped as a client by KRW Law who up until recently were representing her in a number of legal actions. In a notice filed with the High Court last week to come off the record as her representatives, the firm describes her as "Bankrupt".
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Political trends and economic change in Southern Africa since the 1990s
Welcome to two open seminars at NAI
Conflict Trends in the Sahel
Morten Bøås, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Nigeria's and South Africa's roles in Africa
Adekeye Adebajo, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg
The seminars are free and open to all.
at 14:00, Morten Bøås, Research Professor from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), will talk about Conflict Trends in the Sahel. Then,
at 15:00, Professor Adekeye Adebayo, Director at the Institue for PanAfrican Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, will talk about Nigeria's and South Africa's roles in Africa.
Victor Adetula, Head of Research at NAI, will be the respondent and the Q & A moderator in the discussions directly after each session.
Morten Bøås, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
The Sahel region confronts both its inhabitants and the international community with a huge set of serious challenges, ranging from weak states, transnational crime and jihadist insurgencies to poverty, refugees and lack of development. Thus, as the international community and Europe fear a deepening of the crisis, the region is higher on the international agenda than it ever has been, with several international interventions: by France (Operation Barkhane), the United Nations (MINUSMA), and several EU operations (CIVCAP-Sahel and the EUTM Mali). Despite all these efforts and the conclusion of a peace agreement for Mali in Algiers in 2015, the situation on the ground is not improving, and in Mali the conflict has spilled over from the northern to the central region. The question that will be discussed in this seminar is if current approaches contains the right balance between security and development, and what balance there should be between the priorities of external stakeholders and the local needs in the region.
Adekeye Adebajo, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg
Nigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa's economic might, and have led much of its conflict management initiates over the last two decades and a half. Both account for at least 60 per cent of the economy of their respective sub-regions in West and Southern Africa. The success of political and economic integration in Africa thus rests heavily on the shoulders of these two regional powers who have both collaborated and competed with each other in a complex relationship that is Africa's most indispensable. Nigeria remains among South Africa's largest trading partners in Africa, while both countries have cooperated in
building the institutions of the African Union (AU). Both countries have also had a tremendous cultural impact on the continent in terms of Nollywood movies and the expansion of South Africa's corporate sector into Africa. Professor Adekeye Adebajo assess Nigeria/South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics, and culture within the context of rivalries and hegemony. Biographical profiles are also provided of important figures from both countries.


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'Insurgent' trailer shows protagonist Tris on the run
'Insurgent' is based off Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' young adult series, which follows Tris, a young girl whose abilities make her dangerous to the government.
A new trailer has arrived for the film "Insurgent," which is based off the second book in Veronica Roth's "Divergent" YA dystopian trilogy.
"Insurgent" stars "The Fault in Our Stars" actress Shailene Woodley as Tris Prior, who lives in a dystopian Chicago where citizens are divided into factions based on character traits. When she takes her test to determine to which faction she belongs, she discovers she is "divergent" and could belong to more than one, which is considered dangerous by the authorities.
(Spoilers follow for "Divergent"…)
Following the events of the last film, Tris and her instructor and love interest, Four (Theo James) are on the run from forces led by Jeanine Matthews (Kate Winslet), who heads up the Erudite faction. The beginning of the trailer shows a strange box. Jeanine seems to think something important is inside.
"She's testing Divergents," Tris's brother Caleb ("Fault" actor Ansel Elgort) tells her. "Searching for the one who can open it."
Meanwhile, Four thinks they need to do something about the forces tracking them down.
"It's time we fight back," he says.
Later, Tris herself becomes the subject of tests.
"You're going to fight you," Jeanine tells her.
"Insurgent" will come to theaters on March 20. Check out the full trailer.


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Mission Statement
Mansfield Christian School exists as an extension of the Christian home and church to fulfill God's commands to teach His words "diligently unto our children" (Deuteronomy 6:5-7). Our foundation rests upon acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Bible as the Word of God--the final authority in truth and practice (II Timothy 2:15). We strive to assist each student to grow in excellence spiritually, academically, socially, and physically (Luke 2:52) through the Godly ministry and examples of teachers, administrators, board members, and staff (Titus 1:5-16). We serve with the cooperation of parents who support us through their prayers and involvement in the activities of Mansfield Christian School (Ephesians 6:4).
Statement of Christian Faith
Our commitment aligns itself with the philosophy that the only real answer to the needs of our youth lies in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
We understand that the above Articles do not by any means exhaust the content of our creed which is the whole Word of God, and they are not intended to set a limit beyond which faith cannot go within this Word; but we do believe that in so far as these Articles extend, they are a true presentation of the sound doctrine taught in the Scriptures, and therefore binding upon us as Christian believers.
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There's plenty of research to suggest that too much social media use can be linked to mental health problems like anxiety and depression. One study from 2017 even suggests that Instagram is the worst app for your mental health because the endless parade of photos makes it easier to compare your own life to the perfectly filtered images on your feed. With that in mind, it's no wonder why so many of us gravitate towards digital detoxes to clear our heads.
Sure, social media's effect on your mental health depends on your personal history and the way you use your apps. But even when your Instagram feed really is overwhelming you, it can be hard to put down your phone or even delete your account — and you shouldn't have to.
Larry Rosen, PhD, a research psychologist who explores our relationship with technology, says that as humans, we have an innate need to communicate, and technology has thankfully made it easier. That's not a bad thing, and if you find yourself bogged down or overwhelmed by your social media feed, there are healthy habits you can adopt to make your time online more positive, without having to go completely off the radar. Read on for a few expert-backed tips.
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As the world turns, the confusion surrounding BioShock 2's DRM continues to… confuse. 2K Games said that it's all but eliminating SecuROM for the game's DRM regime, but that Games for Windows Live will remain. Installation limits? Gone. Well, kinda. Riot, etc.
You'll recall that certain sections of the Internet, primarily the hardcore PC gaming community (hi, guys!), freaked out last week over 2K's decision to include every single DRM implementation under the sun with BioShock 2. SecuROM, Games for Windows Live, and whatever Steam wants to add into the mix. The main offenses included: limited, SecuROM-imposed installations; Games for Windows Live-imposed game-save restrictions.
Basically, it was DRM multiplied by three, and for what? It's not like the game won't be cracked either the day of, or the day before, it's release.
So 2K has relented, kinda. SecuROM will now only be used to verify the integrity of the game disc at launch. There will be no SecuROM-imposed installation limitations. That's good news.
There's bad news, though. Games for Windows Live isn't going anywhere. The Microsoft thingamajig imposes an installation limitation of its own, currently set at 15 per account, but this limit can easily be reset with a phone call to Redmond. So it is and isn't a limit.
Steam details still aren't finalized.
So, to recap: SecuROM has been neutered, but Games for Windows Live is still there, and will technically limit the number of times you can install the game. I don't want to use the phrase Pyrrhic Victory, but…
BioShock 2 is scheduled to be released on February 9. Unless you pirate it, which means you're probably be playing it on February 5.


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Life is simple when you live in a small town, surrounded by friends and family; where summer night barbecues and holiday celebrations are what it's all about.
This beautiful 4-bedroom 2-bathroom home is in Wright, WY, a town built solid on Wyoming's natural resource industry. Here, you work hard so that you can play hard.
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Aging Triggered by Molecules in the Brain
The area of the brain that controls growth, reproduction and metabolism also kick-starts aging, according to a study published today in Nature. The finding could lead to new treatments for age-related illnesses, helping people to live longer.
Dongsheng Cai, a physiologist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and his colleagues tracked the activity of NF-κB — a molecule that controls DNA transcription and is involved in inflammation and the body's response to stress — in the brains of mice. They found that the molecule becomes more active in the brain area called the hypothalamus as a mouse grows older.
Further tests suggested that NF-κB activity helps to determine when mice display signs of aging. Animals lived longer than normal when they were injected with a substance that inhibited the activity of NF-κB in immune cells called microglia in the hypothalamus. Mice that received a substance to stimulate the activity of NF-κB died earlier.
"We have provided scientific evidence for the concept that systemic aging is influenced by a particular tissue in the body," says Cai.
Health and well-being
The researchers examined the health and mental abilities of the mice six months after the initial experiment. Animals injected with the NF-κB inhibitor performed better than controls on tasks designed to test their cognition and movement. They also showed less age-related decline in muscle strength, skin thickness, bone mass and tail-tendon integrity. The mice in which NF-κB was activated experienced more age-related decline. The results were similar in males and females.
Most previous studies have simply observed how long mice live after treatment, says Richard Miller, a pathologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "Looking at different aspects of age-specific functions is a very good idea," he says. "It makes a much stronger case that the whole ageing process has in some way been decelerated."
Treating middle-aged mice to suppress the production of IKK-β, an enzyme that activates NF-κB, in microglia in the hypothalamus also reduced age-related cognitive and physical declines. Suppressing IKK-β in all areas of the brain increased median lifespan by 23% and maximum lifespan by 20%.
The researchers report that NF-κB counteracts the effects of a hormone called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), reducing brain-cell growth and shutting down the mice's reproductive systems. Injecting mice with GnRH slowed down ageing and triggered the growth of new brain cells. That suggests that inflammation and stress are an evolutionary signal to the body to stop reproducing, which triggers the start of the ageing process.
The findings are "a major breakthrough in ageing research", says David Sinclair, a molecular biologist at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
He says that a key finding is that blocking the effects of NF-κB produced anti-ageing effects even when it was done in middle age. "If we're going to translate this research into medicines that can help people, clearly we cannot start very early in life."
The research "is certainly worth a lot of additional attention", says Miller. He thinks that Cai's study will stimulate research into treatments for slowing down age-related illnesses that are linked to inflammation, such as arthritis, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.


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I took in a litter of 4 white kittens. Dad was white and mom was a gray tabby. All four kittens are solid white. The only female has blue eyes and is deaf. A male with yellow eyes is also deaf. Also in the litter was a male with one blue eye and one green eye. The mother cat brought the deaf kittens to us and they were easily socialized. It was almost as if she knew they were deaf and knew they could not make it in the wild. Perfect little angels.
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Cyber attacks are continuously evolving, and no one is immune from these types of attacks. To protect your business from cyber attacks, you need to take a proactive, strategic approach that involves understanding vulnerability and risk, incident response planning, regularly patching software, activating firewalls, limiting access to sensitive data, and partnering with independent cyber security and Artificial intelligence experts. So, here are some of the ways that a cyber security expert can be valuable for your business.
Develop the Right-Size Strategy
Independent cyber security and AI consultant doesn't represent any vendors or sell cyber tools, which allows them to help you evaluate your options and establish the technology that is best suited to help guard your business against cyberattacks and keep your data safe.
After your cyber security expert assesses your company's critical assets and identifies vulnerabilities and threats, they can develop a roadmap that addresses these concerns as quickly as possible and also develop a longer-term strategy for compliance, security, and ongoing control to address changes as your business evolves over time.
Completely Protect Your Data
Cyber security companies work hard to help protect your business from any cyber attacks. Technology alone can't keep your business safe if you don't know how to utilize it properly. When you work with a cyber security expert such as Joseph Steinberg, you can take the right precautions to protect sensitive data, and in some cases, recover them. Cyber security firms may recommend an array of security measures to maintain security like encryption, antivirus software, backups, antivirus software, backups, and monitoring and password protection.
Mitigate Business Risks
According to Fundera, approximately 64 percent of enterprises have experienced a web application attack. Fundera also shows that small to mid-size companies spend an average of $7 million per attack. A reputable and experienced cyber security company can help your company mitigate certain risks and prevent data theft, hacking, and identity theft. A cyber security expert can also help identify vulnerabilities and risks that your business may have previously overlooked.
Prevent Successful Phishing Attack
Hackers use a phishing attack to steal business data like login credentials. During this attack, cybercriminals usually act as a trusted entity to trick you into opening a malicious email, text message, or other forms of an online message with a link that will install malware on your system and then to the company's network. A cyber security expert can help you minimize or eliminate the chances of a successful phishing attack by providing proper tools and guidance to protect you against these crimes.
Train Employees on How to Effectively Handle Cyber Threats
When your employees are properly trained on how to defend against cybercrimes, they can be the first line of defense against cybercrimes. It is important for enterprises to educate their workers on how to identify and prevent a potential cyber attack that could put the company at risk. Companies that specialize in AI and cyber security can help train their workers on safe workplace practices and help them establish a culture of cyber awareness through ongoing education programs.
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The year is almost at an end and with the dawn of a new one comes the prospect of Google's raft of SEO changes that the company is ushering for 2019. Knowing what lies ahead is crucial if you're in a cutthroat online business heavily reliant on SEO success and to help you out this regard, here is a compilation of 5 trends that Google will roll out for the new year:
1) Mobile to take first priority in Google indexing
If you haven't received an email to this effect then you should know that Google is shifting its ranking algorithm to primarily focus on mobile-friendliness as the first indexing criteria. Desktop aspects will still be factored in, however, mobile will take the first precedence above all else with the former pushed down the pecking order. It is therefore non-negotiable that your site ought to toe the handheld-interface line lest your website is thrust into the abyss of obscurity. You can do the former by enlisting the services of useful software such as website auditor which lets you know where you're missing the mark and what to do to remedy that.
2) Changes in page speed considerations
In a bid to bolster user experience of handheld devices, Google and its interwebs search dogs will consequently be moving away from judging page speed based on desktop loading time solely to doing so on mobile loading time as well. Technical criteria such as the optimization metric have long served as the measuring yard for years but now speed for both mobile and desktop has also been thrown into the consideration pot. While this won't see you lose any SEO ranking ground, your website could be branded as slow' which is sure to dwindle your traffic numbers. However, the good news is that Google lends you a hand on bettering optimization so you do not look any further than their recommendations list for help.
3) Brand mentions will play a vital role too
Expert voices from within Google's team itself have hinted that the company is bound to revamp its algorithm so as to integrate unlinked brand mentions into the ranking parameters. Therefore, search engines will be sniffing out brand names to gauge your grasp of a particular niche and will also go by context and sentimental aspects (e.g. resolved complaints, advertising, reputation, and trust) to determine where you'll be placed in the SEO ladder. Tactica , an SEO brand in New Jersey says "A good name and track record will, as a result, earn you a higher ranking while a bad reputation will attract the opposite". To ensure that the latter is not the case, implore the use of linkless banks, throw your brand name into online conversations naturally and prioritize bolstering your rapport with clients.
4) GDPR is looming
Personal detail malpractice has rocked the online sphere in the last couple of years with large companies exploiting loopholes on various platforms for their own gain which has led to the General Data Protection Regulation policy. This policy passes down the ownership of data resulting from online interactions among users to the users themselves exclusively who can consequently bring to task corporations with regards to how any collected data is used. The EU-approved guideline will then trigger punishments if the company in question doesn't comply with user demands and it will generally cover organizations operating within the European Union and international entities as well. Other expected changes also include delete-on-demand provisions and a shortened expiring period for affinity and demographic data spanning 26 months after the collection data.
5) Amazon search will also be a strong ranking factor
Amazon is undoubtedly the king of the eCommerce arena and its search is, therefore. becoming more popular as close to 60% of consumers go straight to the website to look up what they aim to buy bypassing Google search in the process. If your website relies on selling electronics, music, books etc. then one of your SEO pillars will need to be fashioning your website for optimum Amazon performance. Luckily, Amazon can help you out with that as the company avails a host of features such as Rank Tracker that'll show you where and when to make changes for the better.
Google pulls no punches when seeking to provide the ultimate experience to its users and if you aim to stay above the suffocating waters of changes, getting a good SEO expert goes a long way. According to Outsource2EU, Europe has proved to be the go-to continent for topnotch services in recent years with big names looking to this side of the world for the best in the business. You should, therefore, outsource to Europe if first-rate SEO is what you're looking for as you'll have to settle for nothing less than perfection.


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The practicalities of delivering customer service at an acceptable cost highlighted in the example from eeGeo.
It's one thing streaming data from a connected device like a fridge but quiter another for the poor service engineer to locate it in a complex layout of plant & machinery.
Shows the importance of being able to utilise practical APIs to integrate various BI, Analytics & Location Intelligence platforms
"The example we use time and again is that of an engineer tasked with monitoring and repairing industrial fridges in a supermarket distribution warehouse. The engineer gets a call out at midnight because the sensor on one of the fridges indicates that the temperature of the fridge is rapidly decreasing and risks spoiling the contents inside," explains Hetherington. In this scenario, the IoT has enabled the supermarket to reduce the impact of the alert by immediately alerting the maintenance company to the fault… but now the engineer has to locate the fridge amongst hundreds. A point of interest (POI) API can enable the location of IoT sensors to be positioned on a 3D map, either indoors or outdoors, with a name and an icon to display associated data – for ease of orientation.


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You, like me, have sinned against God. Basically this means we've all fallen short of His perfect standard. You see, God is holy and righteous, He's perfect and He stands apart from sin. We're not and so we've separated ourselves in many ways from Him by what we've thought, what we've said, what we've done and even in what we've left undone. We're guilty. None of us make the grade, make the cut, stands acceptable.
Now, there are results to this stain of sin in our lives, some of them are temporal others eternal. God says in the Bible that the wages of sin is death. This isn't just a physical death but an eternal, everlasting death. And He's just; we'll get what we deserve.
Pretty gloomy? Well that's the bad news. The good news is that Jesus, as a demonstration of God's love died for sinners like you and me so that those who come to Him may have eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen! Bottom line, Jesus' death paid for the penalty of God's wrath against our sins and what's more His resurrection proves that God accepted Jesus' death as the payment.
God has revealed in His Word that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Salvation, the forgiveness of sins, is available to all who will trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. This Gospel is a call to live a life of faith joined with turning away from our sins and turning to God in repentance. It's not something that we can do for ourselves but a gracious gift from Him.
While the wrath of God rests on sinners the saved are at peace with Him having been reconciled to God through His Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Because of that great work we can rest secure in the certain promise that nothing will ever separate us from His love.
All this means that we, with Paul, can say, "Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!"


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Cheltenham Town Ladies have progressed into the First Round Proper of the SSE Women's FA Cup after a 1-0 win over Exeter City Ladies at the DN Fire Stadium.
The host's captain Sarah Walters' first-half free-kick was the only goal of the game as Town dug in deep against a resurgent Exeter side.
The opening 20 minutes of the game saw two teams who struggled to get settled in the game, and it turned into a scrappy and feisty cup tie.
Cheltenham had the better of the chances in the first-half with Sally Butterfield going close on multiple occasions and Ella Hitchcox having the best chance, with her dinked effort going millimetres wide.
The Robins eventually got the breakthrough on the brink of half-time, when Walters' long-range free-kick forced Billie Denny into a mistake.
Cheltenham went 1-0 up at the break – knowing their performance levels would have to improve for the last remainder of the match.
Exeter started the better in the second-half, forcing BecPenniers into some fine saves.
City came very close to levelling the score when Sophie Gilles' effort from outside the box cannoned off the crossbar, fortunately for Cheltenham.
Cheltenham knew they were on the back foot with Exeter pushing for an equaliser, but with Annie Martin and Hitchcoxup front – they were always a threat on the counter-attack.
Martin came close after some clever footwork on the left wing but Denny saved well for the visitors.
Town's resolute defending was enough to keep Exeter out, despite the relentless pressure – and the home side now await to see who they'll face in the fourth round.
CHELTENHAM TOWN LADIES: Panniers, Dance (Purvis), Walters (c), Leask (Wilkins), Dolloway, Ellis, Butterfield, Fensome, Hateley (Brown), Hitchcox, Martin. Subs not used: Robbins, Knuckey.
STAR PLAYER: (chosen by junior supporter, Bella): Bec Panniers
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Illinois' 12th District Contenders Highlight Differences
While the leading candidates for one of the nation's most competitive Congressional races agreed that the economy and jobs were the top issue facing the 12th Congressional District.
In back-to-back interviews Thursday on "St. Louis on the Air," state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, and U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart, D-Belleville, made their cases for the seat, which encompasses portions of the Metro East and southern Illinois, but clashed on whether climate change is real.
"I don't. I don't know that I do; no," Bost said. "Some scientists do; some scientists don't" believe in climate change he said.
"I think climate change is obviously happening," Enyart said. "All you have to do is take a look at the photographs from space and you can see the arctic ice caps shrinking. We've seen this dramatic increase in floods and hurricanes and in typhoons. I don't think there's any question that climate change is a fact."
Among the scientific community, there is a 97 percent consensus that climate change exists and is a man-made phenomenon.
Jobs And Poverty
Both candidates targeted the economy and jobs as the most important issue facing the 12th district.
"I think the economy has certainly been on everyone's mind for the last several years, and the good news is that the economy is improving," Enyart said. "We've certainly got plenty of problems still."
Enyart said employers are concerned about finding trained, qualified employees. He said he has proposed legislation which would provide grants to community colleges to help address that problem.
Bost said relieving "overburdensome regulation" also will improve the job market. Creating jobs, he said, is up to "the entrepreneur, the aggressive business person that sees an opportunity." "Government can either stand in the way or get out of the way," he said.
Illinois Coal And Oil
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that Illinois has 24 active coal mines; only Wyoming produces more coal. But Illinois' coal has high sulfur content, and most utilities that burn Illinois coal combine it with lower sulfur coal from other regions to meet Clean Air Act requirements. The Energy Information Administration says about one-seventh of Illinois' coal is exported to another state or country.
On Thursday, Bost attacked the Environmental Protection Agency's "overburdensome regulation" of the coal industry.
In June, the EPA proposed rule changes that would cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants by as much as 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. The EPA says existing power plants account for 38 percent of the nation's carbon dioxide emissions, and most of that is from aging, coal-fired power plants.
If that change is made, "we're going to have blackouts; we're going to have brownouts; we're going to have loss of jobs," Bost said. "We have to make sure that the EPA regulations and other regulations are not so overburdensome."
"We've made tremendous strides in cleaning up Illinois coal," Enyart said. "Here in Illinois we today are mining more coal with fewer miners than we did 10 years ago. That's because of increased productivity.
"What we need to do is develop the research and technology. Let's get that technology cost down to the point where not only can we use it effectively and efficiently in this country, but we can ship that overseas," he said.
Bost also stressed the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry Canadian crude oil through the United States to the Gulf Coast and, in a separate fork, to a refinery in southern Illinois.
As of January 2013, the Energy Information Administration reported that Illinois ranked fourth nationally in crude oil refining capacity. The Wood River refinery in Roxana, Ill., is the state's largest, with a capacity to produce about 311,000 barrels per day.
"The concerns of the farmers that I deal with is to make sure they can get the best price that they can for their grain," Bost said.
He said the Keystone pipeline would help with that. "(The pipeline) frees up those vehicles that we're now using to transport that fuel and actually brings the cost for things like grain hauling down," he said.
Enyart cited the Agriculture Act of 2014: "We made several changes to the crop insurance program to make it less costly to the taxpayer, so we're saving the taxpayer money while at the same time we're making it more responsive to the market and to farmers' needs," he said.
Military And ISIS
Enyart and Bost have served in the military. When dealing with the militant group ISIS, also known as ISIL or the Islamic State, the candidates said they supported the military but disagreed on what would be required of it.
"I almost believe that we're going to have no choice but to put boots on the ground in some way because the air strikes are not showing that we're gaining the ground necessary," Bost said. "It is in the president's hands to make that call."
"When you have American boots on the ground, particularly in nations in the Middle East, we're intruders," Enyart said. "I think folks on the ground really need to be people from that area. I think we would have to have a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States before we would put boots on the ground."
Candidate Background
During the 2012 election cycle, Enyart prevailed in a hotly contested race for the 12th District over Republican Jason Plummer and Green Party nominee Paula Bradshaw. He stepped down as the adjunct general of the Illinois National Guard to run for a seat that had for years been held by U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello.
Bost won his first election to the Illinois House in 1994, making him one of the first Republicans to represent his legislative district in recent memory. He's generally served in the minority throughout his tenure in the Illinois Legislature, although he says he's worked with Democrats to pass legislation that's important for southern Illinois.
National party committees, including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Campaign Committee, have targeted the 12th District. That's usually a sign that the race is close; national parties typically do not invest money in contests that they can't win.
Green Party candidate Bradshaw also is running for the 12th District seat. She will be on "St. Louis on the Air" on Wednesday.
Related: An overview of the 12th District contest.
Jason Rosenbaum contributed to this report.
"St. Louis on the Air" discusses issues and concerns facing the St. Louis area. The show is produced by Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer and hosted by veteran journalist Don Marsh. Follow us on Twitter: @STLonAir.


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What you need for the Stricklinge cap:
Yarn – super bulky 110 – 130 yd (100 – 120 m)
Gauge – 11 stitches, 16 rows = 4"/10 cm
I use this yarn: Polar by Wolle Rödel.
Needle – DPN 10 (6 mm) and 11 (8 mm); if you prefer, you can use after increase a short circular needle 11 (8 mm) length (25 inch/60 cm)
Pattern for StricklInge cap:
Cast on 52 stitches on DPN 10, evenly spaced (every needle 13 stitches); join in to a ring;
Work in rounds for border rib k2, p2, 2 inch (5 cm);
Now change to needle 11;
Next row increase 12 stitches (every needle 3 stitches, evenly spaced);
Beginn working pattern:
Patt 1 – next 8 stitches = moss stitches (k1, p1, change every other row in p1, k1), place marker;
Patt 2 – next 7 stitches = rib k1, p1, place marker;
Patt 3 – next 9 stitches = k3, p3, k3 for 4 rows, change into p3, k3, p3 for 4 rows, change every 4th row, place marker;
Patt 4 – next 8 stitches = cable, p2, k4, p2, every 8th row right cross (p2, slip 2 stitches to cable needle, leave remaining in the back, knit next 2 stitches, than k2 stitches from cable needle, p2, place marker;)
Repeat pattern repetition;
8-10 inches (20-22 cm) of the border, start the decrease;
1. row:
Knit first and last 2 stitches of moss stitches (patt 1) together, same process for patt 3.
2. row:
Knit first, middle and last 2 stitches of rib (patt 2) together, patt 4 cable, purl stitches together.
Repeat same decrease in row 3 + 4.
For all next rows knit 2 stitches together around. Last 10 stitches break off yarn and thread it through.
Darn in loose ends.
The result:
Important note: This is my first attempt to write an english pattern because many people are visiting my blog from english speaking countries and don't understand my german patterns. So please forgive me if some terms and translations are not correct. I hope you understand it anyway and are able to knit your own StricklInge cap. If you have any suggestions for improvement in terms of this translation please feel free to leave a comment :)


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The Los Angeles Lakers have had an up-and-down start to the 2017-2018 NBA season, but key players like Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma have shown a lot of promise. Trevor Lane and Hannah Kulik break down the first week of the season and discuss who has stood out as a top performer.
Additionally, we discuss one of next summer's big free agents, DeMarcus Cousins, who played well in the Pelicans close win over L.A. Did the young Lakers do enough to show Cousins that they are just a few free agent pieces away from making some real noise? And is the brooding big man more trouble than he's worth?
We break it all down on this episode of the LN Podcast:
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Twitter: @Trevor_Lane, @hannah_kulik
2:40- Jordan Clarkson impresses
3:55- Lonzo Ball
10:00- Julius Randle is back
18:30- Next step
20:30- Lonzo breaking records
24:30- Kyle Kuzma starting?
30:00- DeMarcus Cousins to LA?
35:00- Ban the charge


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Made another card using Fancy Anya. Colored her to match Basic Grey's Lemonade DP.
Challenge: Viva La Verve - sketch
Hope you're all having a great Thursday!
Gorgeous, and those papers are sooo pretty like how you did you layout....ReplyDelete
Hi Cyndi,
Very sweet. Your colors and DP's are so well coordinated.
This card is so sweet and pretty, Cyndi! And your coloring is gorgeous! I could never color these gals because of their "big" heads and I would screw up by the time I finished, but you've done a fab job!ReplyDelete
Pretty combination of colors Cyndi. And Fancy Anya looks ready for a party. Really sweet!
Have a nice weekend!!