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Today is our oldest grand daughter's birthday. She came around to these parts about 20 years ago. To me, that seems hard to believe. That thing called time.
Evasive. Weird. Super fast when you don't want it to be. Super slow when you are getting a root canal.
And sitting here tonight with us, are two of our youngest grandchildren. It hardly seems possible that they are six and nine years already. But tonight, I asked them what I should write about. Their names are Fred and George. Their names really are not Fred and George. I'm just saying that to protect the innocent.
I asked them what I should write about tonight… and they said… "The Egg Monster."
So for your reading pleasure, a little story about the Egg Monster.
The condensed version: The Egg Monster will steal your eggs, and suck the life from the living. That is all.
Now the extended version for the boys….
You may have never heard of the Egg Monster, but he exists. And believe you me, it is the scariest of all the monsters on the block. The Egg Monster only comes out at night… and only when you least expect it.
One minute, everyone is happy and dancing around in the barn yard. The goats are head-butting, the geese are waddling, and those chickens…they are a-laying. But even though we dance and sing… we sense there may be something wrong…
Just as the chickens finishing giving the world their golden gifts…. and the dusk of night begins to lay itself over the earth…. the Egg Monster begins to stir. It hides from the light of day, beneath the bushes, and beneath the dirt. When the dark fills the air, in every nook and single cranny, the monster comes to life. It creeps out slowly quietly.
It is so silent, and full of stealth, that you may be standing right next to the Egg Monster and never see a thing. But if you listen closely… and be very still yourself…. you can hear its breath. It rasps, and it wheezes, but barely to the human ear. Yet…you can feel the moist heat of that foul breath as it makes its way around you.
Do not stand still in that darkness. The Egg Monster preys on those who do not move. And the closer you listen to hear exactly where it might be… the closer that monster comes to you.
Your only chance, your only prayer, it to find the light. As fast as you can, move toward the light….. be in the light.
You can listen once again. But you will only hear the screams from afar. Where the darkness still dwells, and the Egg Monster reigns. Stealing… the eggs from the chickens… and the breath from the living. It remains. And you… must never go back.
I just read it to the boys.
Now they want the eggs to hatch.. … and for there to be lots more Egg Monsters as a result of this.
Don't you know? Everybody wants a sequel I'll tell you. Everybody wants an Egg Monster II: Dawn of the Yolk.
Sure. I'll give it to them. But here is one more thing to remember. A little life helper to keep with you. Egg Monsters or not.
Remain in the Light. Yes. As the Talking Heads so aptly put it…. Remain in the Light.
And you may ask yourself, well
How did I get here?
-Talking Heads, Once in a Lifetime, Remain in the Light


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Work Programme : | LEIT - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies |
Call Identifier : | H2020-FoF-2014 |
Call Type : | Targeted call |
Call Description : | CALL FOR FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE |
Publication Date : | 11 December 2013 |
Deadline : | 20 March 2014 |
URL : | http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-fof-2014.html#tab2 |
Title : | Global energy and other resources efficiency in manufacturing enterprises FoF-03-2014 |
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The consumption of energy and other resources often represents a major part of the cost of manufactured products. Energy and other resources savings need to be considered at several levels: machine, process, the whole factory and along the entire value chain. The development of new business models focusing on the collaboration of companies operating in the same value chain to increase resources and energy efficiency can bring important cost savings in products and increased competitiveness. Inter-company cooperation can be further facilitated by geographic proximity (Industrial Symbiosis). The ultimate objective is to increase competitiveness of the EU manufacturing sector while at the same time improving environmental performance. This topic is particularly suitable for collaboration at international level, particularly under the IMS scheme.Project partnerships that include independent organisations from IMS regions are therefore encouraged. For a project to get the IMS label it must include independent organisations from at least two different IMS regions. The current member regions of IMS are the European Union, the United States of America, Mexico and the EFTA state of Norway. |
Targeted countries : | Mexico, United States of America |


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Who is Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance?
What seemed to happen organically out of love and passion for Dance, Tarryn, who was already a professional performer, started teaching belly dancing due to demand. In teaching Tarryn saw talent and potential in her students and pushed them to grow into professional dancers to perform alongside her. The vision grew and the group was officially formed by Tarryn in 2010 under the name of "Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance".
A natural progression saw many dancers come and go through the years with a core group remaining. It also saw Julia grow into one of Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance teacher's alongside Tarryn.
The words "Hizzi Hizzi means to "Shimmy Shimmy" in Arabic, which is one of the core movements in Belly Dancing. The professional group currently consists of Tarryn Rego, Julia Scafidas, Melissa Joubert, Roxanne Mather, Cassidy Mansour, Carina Mcleod, Nicolette Lau, Gaby da Silva and Thalia Campos, who all have been training with Tarryn and Julia for several years.
Meet the Team:
Performer, Teacher, and Choreographer Tarryn Rego is the founding member of Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance Company. She formed the group, grown it into the beautiful form it is today and has driven the groups numerous achievements. Tarryn had first started dancing at the age of 4, Dance forms including Tap, Modern, Latin, Freestyle, Flamenco, Hip hop, Greek, Hula and Belly Dancing & Tribal Fusion Dancing. Tarryn has been a professional Belly dancer since 1999, becoming internationally renowned, having the pleasure of performing for various people, of different races, cultures, ages, financial well-being's, and social hierarchies and performing for various high profile clients including embassies, diplomats, Saudi royalty, and top corporate companies.
Tarryn formed part of the team winning SA's Performing Arts Championships in 2000. Tarryn was crowned first princess in the "Drum Solo Queen" Competition, PTA 2014. Tarryn also featured as one of the cast members on BellyDance Evolution's World Tour of "Alice in Wonderland" for their Johannesburg Show in 2015, and part the 1st cast of Nova Nouveau's 2018 "Happily Never After" JHB's show. She also was a judge for Miss Belly Dance South Africa in 2017. Tarryn has also have numerous media appearances including talking the benefits of Belly Dance on 5fm "Thabooty Drive" afternoon drive show in 2019; Several TV performances in SA, Portugal and Montenegro over the years; and the dancer in singer Jo Black's music video "Bitter" in 2019. Tarryn is a qualified DanceCor Associate 1 level Tap dance teacher, and currently training to Qualify in Modern Dance Associate Level 1. She has also completed up to Level 3 of the Sandra Method Classical Egyptian Oriental Dance Instructor's Training in Nice, France 2019.
Tarryn has performed around South Africa as well as internationally in countries such as Belgium, Portugal, Seychelles, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Swaziland, Mozambique and Montenegro. Tarryn & Julia are also professional, Traditional Greek Dancers that perform nationwide. Tarryn lives for every performance, the ecstasy of bringing joy to her audiences and seeing the blossoming of each and every one of her students across all her classes from Beginners through to Professionals.
Julia Scafidas started dancing at the age of 3. She did ballet for thirteen years before becoming a competition freestyle dancer. She started belly dancing with Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance at the age of 17 and hasn't stopped since.
Julia's dance career highlights include qualifying and representing team South Africa twice in the IDO Showdance World Championships in Germany where the team placed 3rd and 8th respectively.
Julia was also part of the Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance Team that represented SA in the International Dance Competition held in Montenegro in 2013 (the team won the competition) as well as the group that took part in SA's Got Talent and made it to the Semi-Finals in 2015.
Julia auditioned and was selected to be a part of the South African cast that featured in the Belly Dance Evolution International show "Alice in Wonderland" in 2015.
Julia has performed in various countries that include Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, DRC, Mozambique, Montenegro and Germany. She currently teaches three Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance classes per week from Beginners through to Advanced, and frequently performs at restaurants and events around the country.
Julia and Tarryn are also professional, Traditional Greek Dancers that perform nationwide.
Cassidy started dancing at the age of 3, her styles of dance include, Belly dancing, Tap dancing, Hip-hop. Her mom saw Tarryn dancing and got her started with lessons with Tarryn when she was 3 and has been part of the Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance family her whole life! She 1st stepped on stage as part of Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance's performance at Lusito Land with Tarryn at the age of only 5 years old! Cassidy has been a professional belly dancer with us since 2015.
Her passion is Belly dancing! Being Lebanese, she was drawn to the tradition and what also makes it extra special, is being a part of an incredible group and being able to perform for others. Cassidy was also part of the Hizi-Hizi Belly Dancers that auditioned for SA's Got Talent and made it to the TOP 21 Semi-Finals for 2015 to perform live on eTV. For her, it is an amazing feeling to share her love and passion for dance with others!
Carina Mcleod started dancing when she was 5 years of age and today she has been dancing for 23 years in total. Carina however found a passion in belly dancing when she was at the young age of 12.
Through the passion she has for belly dancing she has also been privileged to make her own belly dance outfits.
She had the privilege of breaking a world record on the Guinness Book of World Records for the most belly dancers performing to the same choreography for 5 min as well as winning Group Drum Solo category in Miss Belly Dance South Africa. Carina also formed part of Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance performers in the Hair Stylist of the Year competition (2019), with Team Raeesa, who won the title.
Carina is honored to be part of the most amazing Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance family!
Gaby da Silva has been a dancer for as long as she can remember. Gaby started dancing when she was 4 years old and worked her way through all kinds of dance styles including Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Aerial and Flamenco Dance. Through this she was able to obtain many awards through competitions and partake in charity events and international shows.
At the age of 15 an injury caused her to make some changes and that's when she first started belly dancing. This is when her passion for dance was reignited through a new form of dance. She has now been belly dancing for 5 years and recently joined Hizi-Hizi's professional group, where she was part of Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance performers in the Hair Stylist of the Year competition (2019), with Team Raeesa, who won the title.
Nicolette Lau began belly dancing at Belinda's Belly Dance Studio as a child. She later joined the Belly Beautiful Studio where she began performances with the group. Nicolette trained with the Dance Factory in Latin and Ballroom (2016) and started ballet at the age of 16. Nicolette joined Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance studio in 2016 to further her training in belly dance with Tarryn and is joined as a professional performer for the group in 2019.
Nicky's Dance performance highlights include being the proud recipient of the BellyDance Evolution Youth Scholarship (2018-2019); Training in the Professional class instructed by Tarryn Rego; Performing with Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance in the Hair Stylist of the Year competition (2019), with Team Raeesa, who won the title; Performing for the Chinese New year celebrations in KwaZulu- Natal (2016-2020); Performing for the Goddess Divine Festival (2017); Runner up in the dance category in the 2016 Talent show in Montecasino.
Roxanne Mather has been part of the amazing Hizi-Hizi brand close onto 15 years now, she started as a student learning from our Hizi-Hizi dance leader Tarryn Nicole Rego at Dianna Moore Dance World, grown to love it from Tarryn's amazing passion, ambition and love for belly dancing. After a few years she became part of the professional group for Hizi-Hizi Belly dance.
She has performed at various restaurants, charity foundations, and had the privilege to compete overseas for a World dance competition which we, as Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance Team SA won the competition for our section and overall as the SA Team. Part of the trip the team performed on Montenegro's TV news station. She has also been on the Greek radio station in South Africa.
Roxanne has a huge amount of passion for what she does in this Modern World and our dance Leader Tarryn Rego is a role Model to her in the belly dance world.
Thalia Campos started dancing at the age of 5 and 14 years later she is still dancing. She is a well-rounded and experienced dancer with a background of many different dance styles such a Flamenco, Belly Dance and more. She has participated in various competitions, charity events as well as local and international showcases throughout her dancing career, winning many different awards.
After 4 years of belly dancing with Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance, she has been given the opportunity to become a professional belly dancer, where she performed part of Hizi-Hizi Belly Dance in the Hair Stylist of the Year competition (2019), with Team Raeesa, who won the title. Her passion, excitement and love for this dance style continues to grow day by day.


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The following is a summary of the professional qualifications for Rick Guild that comprises a 38-year career in Tulsa commercial real estate involving over $1,000,000,000.00 in personal leasing and sales.
Responsible for the leasing and marketing of the 4,500,000 square foot Tulsa, Oklahoma office building and warehouse portfolio. Responsibilities included supervising the leasing of the overall portfolio, bottom line accountability for the investment performance of the overall portfolio and annual valuation and recommendation of asset strategy. Management and leasing clients included Merrill Lynch, Cigna, Allstate, Equitable, and CalPERS. Properties exclusively leased included BOK Tower (1,300,000 sf), Williams Towers I and II (750,000 sf), The Forum (60,000 sf), The Tulsa Union Depot (42,000 sf), Triad I (139,528 sf) and Triad II (155,000 sf), MeridianTower (205,891 sf), Two Memorial (134,184 sf) and Three Memorial Place (42,340 sf), Towne Center (179,827 sf), 4500 Exchange Center (157,813 sf), Exchange Center (140,006 sf), Corporate Place (115,952 sf), Fox Plaza (80,930 sf), and 21 Centre Park (39,842 sf).
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Director of Leasing for the real estate division of PCA, involving over 3,000,000 square feet of office and retail properties. Responsibilities included supervision of all leasing and brokerage activities as well as Tenant relations. Was directly responsible for the acquisition of over 2,500,000 square feet of management and leasing contracts.
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The Guild Company is a commercial real estate, leasing, management and brokerage company formed in 1997. The main focus of the company is exclusive tenant and office building representation.
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BBNaija season 5 is here and this time, the Nigerian reality show which isolates contestants in a house will see housemates competing for a cash prize once again.
With promises to be fun-filled, BBNaija 2020 will have its housemates appear fired-up to make the next 10 weeks interesting for viewers.
Twenty housemates will be battling it out for the grand prize of N85M ($218,533) worth of gifts in the next 70 days. These housemates are from different backgrounds and it will be interesting to see how they interact and stay together in one house for the next 10 weeks.Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe and Kate "Ka3na" Jones are 26-year-olds from Lagos and Rivers respectively. Laycon is singer and rapper while Ka3na, an entrepreneur who describes herself as a strong woman who wants more from life.
Laycon's a graduate of philosophy from the University of Lagos who started his musical journey at an early age and has now emerged as one of Nigeria's most promising new school acts.
He describes himself as being versatile and able to coin words together to soothe scenarios and moods.Ka3na whose biggest achievement has been to own several properties and giving birth to an angel girl also believes she will make the perfect Housemate because she is ready to do all it takes to compete and win Big Brother Naija season 5.
Meanwhile, Laycon believes his biggest achievement is having his 'Fierce' song on MTV Base Top Ten Charts for six months.


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An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until November 21, 2019
Thursdays: November 7, 14, 21
Fall Pokémon League continues! Join Team Sword or Team Shield and earn points all month long to determine which is stronger. Then battle for your own glory in our monthly Tourney where you could win booster packs or a stylish playmat.
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Rep. Tom Tancredo |
Clarifying remarks from a radio interview that drew praise from some supporters, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., said he was not suggesting that the U.S. should bomb the Islamic holy site Mecca as a response to a nuclear homeland attack by al-Qaida.
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The congressman's press secretary told WorldNetDaily the comments were an off-the-cuff response to a hypothetical situation.
"He doesn't believe that we should go out and threaten to bomb anybody's holy city," said spokesman Will Adams.
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In the interview this morning with Pat Campbell of WFLA radio in Orlando, Tancredo discussed his request for a briefing from the Justice Department on information it has on plans revealed by WND this week for a nuclear attack on the U.S. by al-Qaida terrorists.
Campbell noted that just after the London bombings last week, former Israeli counterterrorism intelligence officer Juval Aviv predicted an attack in the U.S. within the next 90 days. Aviv believes the plan is to attack not one big city, like New York, but half-a-dozen smaller ones, including towns in the heartland.
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The host asked Tancredo, "Worst case scenario, if they do have these nukes inside the border, what would our response be?"
The congressman replied: "There are things you could threaten to do before something like that happens, and then you have to do afterwards, that are quite draconian."
"Well," Tancredo continued, "what if you said something like, 'If this happens in the United States and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you could take out their holy sites.'"
Campbell: "You're talking about bombing Mecca?"
Tancredo: "Yeah. What if you said, we recognize that this is the ultimate threat to the United States, therefore this is the ultimate response."
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The congressman quickly added, "I don't know, I'm just throwing out some ideas, because it seems that at that point in time you would be talking about taking the most draconian measures you could imagine. Because other than that, all you could do is tighten up internally."
The comments heartened some readers of Free Republic, the conservative online news forum, including one who said, "Rep. Tancredo is taking off the gloves on the Islamofacists! Yee ha!"
Others, however, reflected the sentiment of another poster, who said, "Tancredo is racing to the edge of the lunatic fringe."
The Northeast Intelligence Network, which posted a soundbite from the congressman's interview on its website, praised the remarks, saying the group "applauds Representative Tancredo for all of his anti-terrorism efforts to keep our country safe. We also applaud Mr. Campbell for asking the tough but necessary questions – AND getting the answers."
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But Adams insisted the comments were made in the context of an interview that led Tancredo down a hypothetical path and asked, "In the wake of a nuclear holocaust, what sort of things would be said?"
"In the past several weeks, we've had a lot of staff discussions triggered by [WND's] al-Qaida nuclear weapons article," he said. "We are reserving judgment about the merits of it. But one of the questions that has bothered [Tancredo] is how do you prevent terrorist attacks short of searching everybody? Even then, you wouldn't get it right 100 percent of the time."
The difficulty for the U.S., Adams said, is, "How do you evolve from a cold war paradigm – mutually assured destruction – to one where al-Qaida mingles in the public and emerges only as an attack is taking place?"
The Soviet Union's pressure point was the fear that one of their cities would be destroyed, Adams said, "But what are the pressure points of terrorists, of people who only look to the next world – short of a police state?"
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Adams said the remarks also need to be heard in the context of Tancredo's style.
"One of his vices and virtues is he is a free thinker and is willing to speak his mind," the spokesman said. "Sometimes he says things in not the most artful way; but if you take him as, unfortunately, one of the few free thinkers on Capitol Hill, you'll get where he is coming from."
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by Joe Bollig
By now, most Catholics in the archdiocese have heard something about the new Roman Missal, with changes in how we worship at the Mass, coming our way in late 2011. But that's not the only big change coming down the pike this year. History will be made with the pioneering class of permanent deacons for the archdiocese will be ordained on April 9 at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood.
Although the concept of permanent deacons may seem new or even odd to a lot of Catholics in northeast Kansas, other parts of the United States and the world have had permanent deacons for more than 40 years.
Indeed, deacons aren't new. There have been deacons in the church since apostolic times, although in various forms. For example, all priests are first ordained deacons — albeit transitional ones — before they are ordained to the priesthood.
But the vocation of deacon is not just a stop on the road to priesthood — the diaconate is a vocation in its own right. At the Second Vatican Council, in fact, it was clearly identified as one of the three orders of Catholic clerics — the others being priest and bishop.
Often, deacons have jobs and families like regular laypeople, but not al- ways.
To get a better understanding of who deacons are and what they do, the archdiocese sponsored a workshop for priests of the archdiocese on Jan. 13 at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kan.
Deacon William T. Ditewig, who presented the workshop, was ordained a permanent deacon in 1990 in Washington, D.C. He served for a number of years as executive director of the Secretariat for the Diaconate for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and is now a professor of theology and director of graduate programs in theology at St. Leo University near Tampa, Fla.
It's about service
There are several passages in Scripture that tie caring for those in need with living according to the covenants God establishes with humans, said Deacon Ditewig.
"[One is] the whole notion of the 'suffering servant' in [the Book of] Isaiah, and later Christ the suffering servant," said Ditewig. "Why is this important? Because all of the literature from the Second Vatican Council and beyond talks about deacons and their being icons of Christ the servant."
Indeed, that is how the deacons of the early church were utilized — as servants. They were the ones whose responsibility it was to tend to the needs of the widows and the orphans. One great symbol we have of the 'suffering servant' is Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper. This was a lesson not just about doing menial tasks with humility but a pouring out of oneself.
The early church saw a great diversity in both types of ministry and types of ministers. As the roles of deacons, priests, and bishops evolved and became more distinct, the deacons came to be more closely associated with service to the bishop.
"There was a great diversity of function for deacons, and [it] included functions of administration, judicial functions, and liturgical," said Deacon Ditewig.
Deacons did "social justice" work — administering charity, for example — while priests fulfilled the sacramental needs of the faithful. For many years, priest and deacons were seen as the "two arms" of the bishop, said Deacon Ditewig.
Return of a golden age
The golden age of deacons ended around 325 A.D. In later centuries a change in canon law decreed that all functions of the deacon were considered "extraordinary."
That meant that the diaconate was clearly subordinate to the presbyter (priest) and merely transitional. In other words, except for very rare cases, no one became a deacon without the intention of going on to becoming a priest. But the idea of a permanent diaconate was not entirely lost.
There were discussions during the Council of Trent (1545 – 1563), for ex- ample, of renewing the permanent diaconate with all its ancient function and status. The Protestant Reformation, however, kept successive popes from undertaking the renewal.
It took Pope Paul VI in 1967, in fact, to finally initiate the changes in canon law, implementing the decrees of the Second Vatican Council, for the renewal of the permanent diaconate to take place.
Some important things, however, took place before the council, which sowed the seeds for the its decisions.
The German bishops had been talking about the renewal of the diaconate since the 1840s. Late in the 19th century, German bishops established organizations for charitable works, called the Caritas, which carried out the very sort of work done by deacons in the early church.
When the Nazis came to power in the 1930s, the church was one of the party's early targets. Eventually, thousands of Catholic priests (as well as Protestant ministers) would be rounded up and sent to concentration camps for "re-education."
Ironically, the "Priestblock" at Dachau concentration camp quickly became an incubator for renewal as priests from throughout Europe were brought to- gether by their imprisonment. This, and the experience of World War II, shaped the worldview of the bishops who at- tended the Second Vatican Council.
In 1947, Pope Pius XII described the matter and form of the three orders of clergy — deacon, priest and bishop — in the apostolic constitution "Sacramentum Ordinis" ("On the Sacrament of Order"). And during the 1957 Eucharistic Congress, he spoke favorably about the renewal of the diaconate.
Also, while the priest-survivors of Dachau wrote of their experiences, a German layman named Hannes Kramer approached his bishop in 1950 and told him he felt called to be a deacon. The bishop said the time wasn't right for this, but he suggested that Kramer continue to explore this vocation. Kramer and other laymen formed "deacon circles" and began to study, pray, and do charitable works in areas of great social need. By the Second Vatican Council, there were approximately three dozen deacon circles in Germany and France.
"As the council began in 1962, the notion of charitable service — diakonia (in Greek) — that is sacramentally linked to word and worship, are seen as three essential constitutive elements of the church," said Deacon Ditewig.
The council saw the renewal of the diaconate as only one element of a larg- er program of reform in the church, he said.
Many difficult issues about the permanent diaconate were thrashed out at the council, but many questions remained, particularly practical ones. On June 18, 1967, Pope Paul VI issued the motu proprio "Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem," the general norms for restoring the permanent diaconate. Shortly after, bishops in various countries began to ask Rome for permission to ordain permanent deacons. The first men — who were members of the deacon circles — were ordained in Germany in 1968. Many other countries followed suit, including the United States in 1969.
Deacons here and now
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas can benefit from the experience of other dioceses in terms of diaconal ministry, said Deacon Ditewig.
Originally, the council fathers thought that deacons would be relatively young men, but in the United States the average age of deacons is rising. Many of the deacons are well-educated and employed in secular jobs, although a good percentage of them are at the end of their secular work careers. There are about 17,000 deacons in the United States — about half the world's total.
The role of the deacon is to be a witness — to transform the world by representing Christ in those areas of greatest need, said Deacon Ditewig.
In his comments at the end of the day, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann said he looked forward to deacons ministering in the archdiocese.
"One of the gifts that the permanent diaconate will be to give us is additional, well-formed ordained ministers for service of God's people," he said.
"To have these ministers bring Christ in a very unique way . . . will be a great gift," he added. "I think one of the things I look forward to is [seeing] how our deacons will help us to see how we can be more of a servant church to those on the margins, those who are forgotten."


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I'm trying to get Tesseract to output a file with labelled bounding boxes that result from page segmentation (pre OCR). I know it must be capable of doing this 'out of the box' because of the results shown at the ICDAR competitions where contestants had to segment and various documents (academic paper here). Here's an example from that paper illustrating what I want to create:
I have built the latest version of tesseract using brew, brew install tesseract --HEAD
, and have been trying to edit config files located in /usr/local/Cellar/tesseract/HEAD/share/tessdata/configs/
to output labelled boxes. The output received using hocr
as the config, i.e.
tesseract infile.tiff outfile_stem -l eng -psm 1 hocr
gives a bounding box for everything and has some labelling in class
tags e.g.

<span class='ocr_line' id='line_5_142' ...
but I can't visualise this. Is there a standard tool to visualize hOCR files, or is the facility to create an output file with bounding boxes built into Tesseract?
The current head version details:
tesseract 3.04.00
libjpeg 8d : libpng 1.6.16 : libtiff 4.0.3 : zlib 1.2.5
I'm really looking to achieve this using the command line tool (as in examples above). @nguyenq has pointed me to the API reference, unfortunately I have no c++ experience. If the only solution is to use the API, please can you provide a quick python example?


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Having given a lecture on the French Indian Ocean possession of Réunion, I explained that; a) it can rain a lot; and b) they feel thoroughly French here. Both these facts were proved fairly conclusively by our time here.
I was excited to be doing a tour to into the island's lush volcanic interior, to visit one of the world's most active volcanoes, the awesome Piton de la Fournaise. However, as we prepared to get off the ship, we were given some bad news. The Réunionnais clearly feel so thoroughly French, that their militant unions share the same propensity to go on strike as their mainland counterparts. Apparently, all the major roads on the island were being blockaded by the truck drivers, who were protesting about the high price of petrol.
In effect, we were stranded in the port, unable to go anywhere – it felt like a prison sentence, having tantalising views of the lush mountains behind the port, and yet absolutely no opportunity to get out there and see them. This didn't stop the taxi drivers trying to lure us on a day trip, which had a good chance of not being able to get us back to the ship. Being stranded on a remote island like this was not something anyone fancied.
So, our only option was to go to the town at the port (unimaginatively named "Le Port"). As it turned out, it was market day, so the stalls were packed with colourful fruit and veg, plus a few souvenirs too – so, if it hadn't absolutely tipped it down with rain all morning, it wouldn't have been too bad. However, not many places look good in the rain (even if it was warm, tropical rain), and most people were soaked to the skin and gave up after an hour or two.
What a shame for an island that's obviously suffering economically, to reject the serious amounts of income that a rare visiting cruise ship can inject into the local economy. And, what a shame for the passengers, who were left with such a negative impression of an island that's truly wonderful, if only you could get out and see it.


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Reel Corner - April 2021
Golden Globe Winner Best Motion Picture Nomadland
March 2021 Issue
Reel Corner by Donne Paine
Golden Globe Winner Best Motion Picture
Director: Chloe Zhao
Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
Based on the popular non-fiction book by Jessica Bruder, Nomadland takes you on an adventure connecting with nature through van living. Fern, played by Frances McDormand, is grieving a life that's been ripped away from her. It seems like she was relatively happy in Empire, Nevada, one of those many American small towns built around industry. When the gypsum plant there closed, the town of Empire literally closed with it. In six months the entire zip code was eliminated. During this nightmare state, Fern's husband died, leaving her alone and "houseless". (She uses this term over homeless)
Hitting the road in search of work as a seasonal employee at an Amazon center, Fern starts living in her van, eventually getting involved with a group of modern nomads—people who form makeshift communities. However, she inevitably ends up alone again, traversing the American landscape. It is a gorgeous film that is alternately dreamlike in the way it captures the beauty of this country and grounded in its story about a kind of person we don't usually see in movies. Some may find the film unglamorous, or too realistic, but I think that's what makes it so special.
We see this world through McDormand's performance, one of the most subtle and refined of her career. Nomadland won Best Picture and Best Director (Chloe Zhao) at the Golden Globes.
Most of the people Fern meets along the way in Nomadland are non-actors, people who live life on the road. The only other familiar face belongs to actor David Strathairn, perfectly cast as a man who Fern befriends. There is an improvised, natural quality to Fern's conversations and interactions that grounds the film. These modern nomads tell stories of not wanting to die with their dreams of traveling the country unfilled, share tips on how to live life safely on the road and support each other in ways that neighbors with traditional homes rarely do. Nomadland becomes more than just a fictional account of a fascinating woman, it reminds us how many people are out there with stories to tell and dreams left unfulfilled. And yet it never wallows in grief or misery.
There is an interpretation that Nomadland is the story of a woman running from grief, unmoored from society, but it could also represent the story of so many Americans who feel lost nowadays, unsure of where to go next, or what tomorrow will bring. The images of Nomadland that feel like answers to the unrest and anxiety of 2020 are the ones that contain so much beauty in the simplest of things—the smile of a friend, a dip in a river, a kind gesture of a stranger. We may not all be able to relate directly to Fern's struggles, but we can all feel her sense of unease and uncertainty. There are never too many adventures to go on, nor too many stories to write of them.
Be sure to watch the 93rd Academy Awards/OSCARS, Sunday, April 25 on ABC. While no one will be in attendance, the production will be aired virtually and hosted by Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. To see this year's nominees in your favorite categories, log on to www.oscars.com.
References: www.nytimes.com; www.imbd.com; www.rogerebert.com


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Philly has, literally, thousands of amazing murals. But if we had to pick just one to see right now, it'd be this one: Meg Saligman's latest mural of an eagle clawing at a tiny Tom Brady, dubbed "Bird Feed."
Even more, Saligman's now-iconic work of art is not exactly permanent.
Here's the backstory: Saligman, who is behind many murals throughout the city, painted the mural on the side of her studio at 829 Bainbridge Street in South Philly, days before the Super Bowl. It became an instant hit, for obvious reasons.
But now, BillyPenn reports, given the fact that the Eagles are officially Super Bowl champs (for the first time ever), Saligman wants to create an even bigger and better—and permanent—version of the "Bird Feed" mural. She has since launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise about $60,000 to do so. "The more we raise, the bigger the bird," Saligman writes, and the $60K would allow a five-story-tall mural.
Of course, in order to create such a large mural, Saligman needs a big building: "If you own a giant building and are interested in featuring this painting, let us know. The city will love you with unrivaled passion."
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Official PA TV host of Live in the Land: "I will ask you a question. If you know the answer you will win 100 dollars from the Faten organization. Where are the Galilee mountains located?"
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Almond Flour Oatmeal Chocolate Chip bars - Gooey, Chewy, Nutty, and Chocolaty these Gluten-Free Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Bars are simply sensational 😋
You can make these bars at any time of the year.
Be it for a Christmas party or a Thanksgiving dinner or any other time, these healthy almond chocolate chip bars are totally worth it.
Just like these Healthy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars with Dark Chocolate Chunks or
Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
or these Chocolate Coconut Bars
or Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (aka - Pan Chewies)
After making No Bake Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars the other day, I was inspired to make this recipe.
Only, I wanted to bake it. I wasn't ready to refrigerate my bars for another half hour!
Baking Bars has been the best way to enjoy a small portion of dessert without worrying about calories. These adorable almond flour bars are something that struck me all of a sudden.
No doubt, Blanched Almond flour is expensive. But, it is so healthy! Read more about Health Benefits of Almond flour. Along with Almond Flour I've added some Oatmeal flour to make it chewy!
Also read
Jump to:
- 🥘 Ingredients
- 🔪 Instructions
- Step 1: Combine Dry Ingredients
- Step 2: Combine Wet Ingredients
- Step 3: Combine Wet Ingredients and Dry Ingredients
- Step 4: Fold Almonds and Chocolate Chips
- Step 5: Bake
- 📖 Substitutions
- 🍽 Variations
- 📦 Storage
- ⏰ Make-Ahead
- 💡 Key Tips
- Almond Flour Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars (Gluten-Free | Vegan)
🥘 Ingredients
These are the ingredients that you'll need to make these bars. Get them ready beforehand and then follow with the recipe.
- Almond Flour
- Oatmeal Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Almond Butter
- Flax Egg
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Coconut Sugar
- Chopped Almonds
- Chopped Dark Chocolate Chunks
- Vegan Dark Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
See recipe card for quantities. Also check out the video for a visual
🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Combine Dry Ingredients
In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine Almond Flour, Oatmeal Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt. Whisk lightly with a balloon whisk. Keep aside.
Step 2: Combine Wet Ingredients
In an another medium-sized mixing bowl combine Almond Butter, Flax egg, Pure Vanilla Extract, and Coconut Sugar. Use an electric mixer or a stand mixer with paddle attachment. Whisk until it becomes creamy.
Step 3: Combine Wet Ingredients and Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl combine Wet Ingredients and Dry Ingredients. Whisk until combines.
Step 4: Fold Almonds and Chocolate Chips
Finally fold Chopped Almonds and Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips.
Step 5: Bake
Press it down in a parchment paper lined 8x8 baking tray. Bake for 32-33 minutes. Allow it to cool down completely and then cut it into bars and serve.
💭 Hint: The bar batter should be thick and lumpy. If it has become liquidy (it will probably not) then you can add some oatmeal flour.
📖 Substitutions
- Coconut Flour - Coconut flour absorbs a lot of moisture. So, you'll have to increase your wet ingredients accordingly.
- Keto - If you are on a keto diet, then you can replace coconut sugar with stevia or any other keto sweeteners and instead of Oatmeal Flour you can use Coconut Flour. I haven't tried the keto version so I cannot comment how it would taste.
You can check out this article for Keto Cookie Bars by Arman from Big Man's World. You'll get a good idea of how to make this recipe fit for your keto diet.
🍽 Variations
I love how certain ingredients can change the taste of these bars. Feel free to play around with the ingredients in your kitchen.
- Maple Syrup - You can replace the coconut sugar with Pure Maple Syrup.
- Ground Cinnamon - Baking without cinnamon is so not complete. So add a pinch of ground cinnamon to make it more fragrant and add a nutty taste.
- Eggs - If you are comfortable using eggs, then use eggs. Make sure they are at room temperature.
- Chia Egg - If you cannot make Flax egg for any reason you can also make chia egg.
- Peanut Butter & Peanuts - Peanut Butter and chocolate is an excellent combination. You can add peanut butter and peanuts instead of almond butter and chopped almonds.
- Cashew Butter - Cashew Butter is an excellent alternative to Almond Butter.
Have a look at these Vegan Almond Flour Brownies with Macadamia Nuts (Vegan | Gluten Free) and get a better idea of how to use flax egg or chia egg for your recipe.
📦 Storage
Store these bars tightly wrapped with a plastic wrap in your refrigerator for 2-3 days. Since there are no perishable ingredients they might last even longer.
⏰ Make-Ahead
You can make these bars ahead of time. Just press it down in a baking dish and cover it tightly with a plastic wrap. Freeze this.
When ready to bake, remove the plastic wrap. Pop it into the oven for a quick 30-35 minute baking time. Cool down for an hour and serve.
💡 Key Tips
- Allow the Bars to cool down completely before cutting them into bars.
- Allowing them to set helps you cut proper shapes.
If you are making this recipe, then please leave a rating below. Also take a snap and share it on Instagram with #recipemagik. Tag me @recipemagik and let me know how this turned out.
Almond Flour Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars (Gluten-Free | Vegan)
- Oven
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup Almond Butter or 1½ cup Peanut Butter OR Cashew Butter
- ½ cup coconut sugar or ⅓ cup brown sugar and ½ cup Pure Maple syrup or simply 1 cup brown sugar or any keto sweetners like monk fruit or erythritol
- 2 tablespoons ground flax + 4 tablespoons water or 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¾ cup organic quick rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 8 oz dark chocolate roughly chopped
- ½ cup chopped almonds divided
- ¼ cup vegan semi sweet dark chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°F OR 180°C. Line an 8x8 inch baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl add the wet ingredients. Use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a electric mixer to whisk until creamy.
- In an another medium-sized mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. Whisk lightly using a balloon whisk.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients. Use a spatula to mix everything. Fold chopped dark chocolate and chopped almonds.
- Press down in a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Add chopped almonds and vegan dark chocolate chips.
- Bake for 30-32 minutes. Cool down for 1 hour completely before cutting into bars.


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They love to give us a different flavour at Eurovision every year. And in the last few editions, Slovenia's sound was definitely fresh and very current.
Now, the country is hoping to continue the trend for 2020 by adding an extra selection for new talent to its EMA national selection. Week three of the EMA FREŠ process saw the duo Marmoris and singer Saška qualify for the next stage.
Slovenia: EMA FREŠ Week Three Results
Once again, from Monday to Wednesday the EMA FREŠ duels took place online. Users could vote for their favourite act by hearing snippets of the participating entries. In the end, the three winners were whittled down to just two acts who now head to the final of EMA FREŠ. This is the third week of duels, meaning we now know all of the 18 acts participating in the "wildcard selection".
The first duel this week took place on Monday 18 November. It ended with Saška triumphing over Ljudmila Frelih.
The second duel took place on Tuesday 19 November. Nuša Pliberšek defeated Alfirev.
The third duel took place on Wednesday 20 November, with Marmoris trumping Lana Hrvatin.
On Friday 22 November, the final of the week took place where jurors and online users decided to give the two final slots to Saška and Marmoris. As in previous weeks, we don't know which one of them was the public's favourite and who was saved by the jury. Slovenians know how to tease us and how to keep things exciting!
Slovenia: EMA FREŠ Week Three Qualifiers
According to the official EMA Freš website, Marmoris doesn't have any band members. Any musician can join the project. But for the purposes of Eurovision, it consists of Matic Skok and Andraž Kos. They sing and rap. Their urban sound is definitely not the typical thing people expect from Eurovision, so this could help them to stand out. Both men have been musically active since childhood and play many instruments. Andraž even produces his own music. Now the musicians are one step closer of making it to the EMA final with their song "Moj pristan" (My Heaven).
Although the competition is for newcomers, Saška isn't that inexperienced. She's been involved with music since she was a child and loves to sing and play the violin. Maybe she could combine the two for Eurovision? Speaking of Eurovision: Saška previously worked with one Slovenia's most successful representative: Nuša Derenda — seventh place at Eurovision 2001. Recently, she played support for local popstar Alya. But now she wants to go one step further and be the star herself. Saška says she hopes to use EMA Freš to present herself and for many people get to know her and her music. Eurovision would be a great opportunity for that. She competes with a current sounding ballad in Slovenian.
What's next?
Now we know all of the 18 competing EMA FREŠ acts. After three weeks, we also know the favourite six acts for the final: Stella, YouNite, Klarity, Parvani Violet, Marmoris and Saška.
But hold on! Everyone deserves a second chance, right? The twelve songs that didn't make it to the final round still have the chance to do so. For the next two weeks, these "lucky losers" will again battle it out in duels.
Therefore, another four songs will progress and join the first six winners. In the end, a total of ten songs will take part in the EMA Freš final which will take place later this winter. This whole process will take place online only.
But just two spots are free for the main EMA 2020 competition in Slovenia. They'll join eight more established acts in the February final.
Almost every year Slovenia offers up national final acts which Eurovision fans already know and love from past participations. Having said that, will we actually see acts like BQL, Omar Naber or Raiven again in 2020?
Which of the six qualified EMA FREŠ acts is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.


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For the Development of Mendix applications would be very helpful to enable AppStore to deliver i18n packages that contain translations for core packages/Atlas UI. Currently English and Dutch is available and for all other languages translations have to be created.
Maybe this can be organized trough a better standard PO file, that way we can crowd-sourced translations via GitHub.
Please also upvote https://forum.mendix.com/link/ideas/1646
Every appstore module should have all relevant translations. I have special excel files import all those translations.
An addition after internal discussion: In case the app is using components from the app-store, it might be even helpful to also have a list of translations as part of the app-store-metadata.


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Two new buildings, the William Doo Undergraduate Centre and the Dr Lee Shau Kee Building, designed by architects AL_A at the centre of Wadham College's historic Oxford site will be inaugurated this month. The new buildings will create a state-of-the art Undergraduate Centre on the Wadham site, as well as an Access Centre to accommodate the increasing number of visiting school students attending access and outreach events such as summer schools and aspiration days.
The Undergraduate Centre is a recognition of the huge importance of social spaces in today's universities. The centre combines a junior common room, café and bar and beautiful daylit work areas. The Access Centre is an ambitious investment in the future. The building that prospective students will call home for three or four days at a time is designed to encourage pupils from all backgrounds to aspire to an Oxford education.
On the ground floor is a suite of light-filled seminar rooms and a music room while the top floors contain student accommodation. The development, built by Oxford based builders Beard, is part of Wadham's Access to Excellence programme where students are supported at every step of their educational journey, from the moment they consider applying to University, through their time at Oxford and on into their careers.
Amanda Levete, Principal, AL_A, said: "These two buildings are designed to radiate openness. Modest in scale, but high in aspiration, they express the liberal and egalitarian values of the College and create a sense of belonging for students and staff. Reflecting changes in the way students work and socialise, they are open and transparent, and use the life of the College to animate the buildings."
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Warden of Wadham College, Ken Macdonald QC, commented: "These wonderful new buildings make real our twin desires: to reflect the beauty of our ancient site and to symbolise our College's determination to engage with confidence in the promise of the modern world. The William Doo Undergraduate Centre and Dr Lee Shau Kee Building now stand as graceful and pure marks of our continuing belief in the harmony that exists between learning and beauty, and which AL_A have captured with such skill and sensitivity."
Founded in 1610 by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, the College now comprises up to 250 graduate students and some 450 undergraduates. Wadham's architectural heritage spans a variety of building styles from the classical Oxford Gothic of the original buildings to the new development by AL_A inaugurated in 2021. Source by AL_A.
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- Location: Oxford, UK
- Architect: AL_A
- Structure & M&E Engineer: Arup
- Lighting, Fire, Acoustics, Security, DDA: Arup
- Project Manager: Bidwells
- Quantity Surveyor: Gleeds
- Planning Consultant: Turnberry
- CDM Adviser: Ridge
- Façade Engineer / Contractor: Eckersley O'Callaghan / Colorminium
- Construction: Beard Construction
- Landscape Designer: Churchman Thornhill Finch
- Year: 2021
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Apocalypse of the Dukes of Savoy (XV Century)
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- Written by Club Bibliófilo Versol
El Escorial, the Royal Monastery Library, Cod. Vitr.1.
Started in 1428 by Jean Bapteur and Peronet Lamy, left it unfinished in 1435. Fifty years later, Jean Colombe finished it. By inheritance came to the king Philip II, who kept it in his personal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. During the Civil War, 1936 it was stolen along with other famous codices,but was recovered in 1962 (ABC Journal). It is without doubt one of the most beautiful manuscripts of our heritage.


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Activision will Bring All of Its Games to Mobile
In a past announcement, Activision said that they will develop more mobile games as mobile gaming is getting a bigger piece for itself in the gaming world. Now, company took a bigger step and said that they will bring all of their games to the mobile platform.
In a conference call, Activision Blizzard president and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Alegre said that:. "We need to make sure we're enabling our franchises on the billions of mobile devices that are available right now. That's by far our biggest opportunity. And we're investing meaningfully to capitalise on this and also to take all our franchises to mobile over time. That's really, really important for us.".
Mobile gaming is a good category for Activision Blizzard as their mobile game, Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded more than 300 million times. According to the Q3 2020 Earnings Call, the company made $661 million from all of its mobile games in July-September 2020 period. And again, according to the document, mobile games made up around 34% of the company's total revenue. From these details, we can understand that mobile gaming is a big opportunity for Activision and also other game developers.
Nearly all the mobile games of Activision are free-to-play. But they include micro-transactions. In July-September 2020 period, Activision earned a total of $1.2 billion from micro-transactions. So it is not weird that the company want to be more active in the mobile gaming platform and publish all of our games in mobile. Stay tuned, enjoy.


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Quick Italian Cream Cake Recipe
By á-11186
This Italian Cream Cake with pecans and cream cheese frosting is not to be missed, especially for those southerners out there! It's moist, creamy, and nutty—what more could you want?
- 1 (16.25-ounce) package white cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (3.5-ounce) can flaked coconut
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 3 tablespoon rum (optional)
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Servings 10
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 210mins
Adapted from atutudes.wordpress.com
Step 1
Beat the first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in coconut and pecans.
Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 17 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
Sprinkle each cake layer evenly with rum, if desired; let stand 10 minutes.
Spread cream cheese frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Chill 2 hours before slicing.
Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla and pecans. Frost cake when completely cooled.
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After the president of the Philippines engaged in some serious trash-talk with Canada and threatened to "declare war" over a garbage shipment earlier this spring, the Trudeau government announced it would be bringing the garbage back to Canada.
Now, after setting sail at the end of May, the ship – Anna Maersk – is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Vancouver, this Saturday, June 29 at 10 am.
See also
- Burnaby 'selected' to dispose of 1,500 tonnes of garbage sent back from Philippines
- Philippines president threatens war with Canada over garbage pileup
- Canada's illegal garbage to be removed from the Philippines by end of June
The material being sent back –1,500 tonnes of it in total – mostly consists of paper and mixed plastics with "low levels of contaminants," such as electronics and household waste, according to officials.
It was initially shipped from the Port of Vancouver to the Philippines by a private business for recycling in 2013 and 2014.
The arrival of the ship is the culmination of a situation between the two countries which began this past April, when Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, made the threat during a briefing following a large earthquake in Luzon.
"I want a boat prepared. I'll give a warning to Canada maybe next week that they better pull that thing out or I will set sail doon sa Canada, ibuhos ko 'yang basura nila doon (I'll pour their garbage there)," Duterte was quoted as saying at the time. "We'll declare war against them."
Once the boat arrives in Canada, the trash will be sent to the Waste-to-Energy Facility in Burnaby, which will be responsible for "securely" disposing of the 1,500 tonnes of waste.
The facility has operated for over 25 years and produces enough electricity to power approximately 16,000 homes. The amount of waste is equivalent to about two days worth of processing capacity for the Waste-to-Energy Facility.
During a visit to Vancouver last month, Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna spoke to Daily Hive about the situation.
"I got involved in the decision because there was a decision to bring the waste back to Canada, and we need to do it in a way that protects our environment and our health," she said, noting that the whole situation began before the current government took power.
"It was 2015, it predates our government, it was a private company, and we have now made sure that this won't happen again by passing legislation," she said. "We're looking at how to hold the company accountable, because the government can't be accountable for these situations."
In light of these events, McKenna said she also believes there's also a bigger issue at play.
"I think the reality is that you're seeing the developing countries no longer want to take our recyclables, they no longer want to take our waste and that is reasonable," she said. "So we're going to have to figure this out in Canada, and that's why the government has said we need to have a zero-plastic pollution strategy so that we actually tackle this."
In a 2017 visit to the Philippines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he "discussed the garbage issue " with Duterte, according to the report. "I am happy to commit to you all now that Canada is very much engaged in finding a solution on that."


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Factors of 108 are the numbers that when multiplied in pairs give the product as 108.
The factors of 108 consist of all the integers i.e. positive as well as negative whole numbers – 108 can be divided into such integers.
Before we study about factors of 108, let's have a quick recall about the term "Factor".
What is a Factor?
A factor is a Latin word, and it means "a doer" or "a performer" or "a maker".
A number is said to be a factor when the first number divides the second number completely without leaving any remainder.
If put into other words, then multiplying 2 whole numbers provides us a product, then the numbers we are multiplying with each other are said to be the factors of the product.
This is simply because they are divisible by the product. Every number has minimal 2 factors – the number itself and a common factor – that is 1 (one). The number of factors depends on the type of number.
Two Types Of Numbers –
A composite no is a no that possesses over 2 factors.
On the other hand, a prime number is a number that consists of only two factors.
Methods to find factor
Multiplication and division are two methods of finding factors. In addition, we can also apply the divisibility rules.
Factors by Division
By using the division method, steps to find the factors of a number are –
- You are required to determine all the numbers equal to or less than the given number.
- Divide the given number by each of the provided numbers.
- The divisors that provide the remainder as 0 are the factors of the given number.
Factors by Multiplication
Steps to find the factors by using the multiplication method are –
- Write the number (whose factors are to be determined) as the product of 2 numbers in different possible ways.
- All the nos that are involved in all these products are known as the factors of the given number.
Properties of factors
- Factors are found by employing division and multiplication are the operations that are used
- Except for 0 and 1, every integer has a minimum of two factors i.e. one and the number itself.
- All integers have a definite no of factors.
- The factor of a no can be only equal or less than the number itself. It can never be greater than the number whose factors are to be determined.
Fun facts about factors
- Factors are only whole numbers or integers, they can never be fractions or decimals.
- Factoring is a typical method to solve or simplify algebraic expressions.
- All even no always have two as its factor.
- All no greater than zero and ending in a zero are ten, five, and two.
- 5 will always be a factor for all numbers that end in 5 and 0.
Prime factorization of 108
The prime factorization is an outcome of factoring a number into a set of constituents in which every number is a prime number.
Each and every number in prime factorization is a prime number.
To write the number as a product of prime factors, we might often have to repeat the factors too.
Example: To write the prime factorization of 16, we can write 16 = 2 ✕ 2 ✕ 2 ✕ 2, i.e, the prime factor 2 is repeated four times.
For 108 2 X 2 X 3 X 3 X 3
Real-life applications of factorization
Understanding the factorization process allows you to easily navigate number relationships in real-life without relying on your phone or calculator to do the work for you.
Equal division
Tip – When you have to divide something into equal pieces, look at no other option than the factorization process.
For example, if six people come together to eat a whole pizza that has been cut into 30 slices, it would only be fair if everyone received the same number of slices.
Therefore, this pizza can be divided into equal shares because 6 (the number of people) is a factor of 30(the number of pizza slices). Dividing 30 by 6 gives a result of 5, so each person gets 5 slices.
Traveling with Factors
Factors are also useful when traveling. If you need to travel 600 miles on a vacation, then you are required to know how many hours you must drive so you can plan your trip.
At an average speed of 60 mph, it would take 10 hours to get to your destination (60 x 10 = 600).
Factoring with money
Exchanging money and its divisions into smaller units relies heavily on factoring.
You probably already know that four quarters equal one dollar in America. In India, a rupee was further divided into 1 paisa, 5 paisa, 10 paisa, 25 paisa, and 50 paisa.
If we talk about the number 108, factors of this number are the integers that can divide the given number evenly without leaving any remainder.
What are the Factors of 108?
The number 108 is an even composite number has many factors other than 1 and itself. They are 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54 Hence, there are a total of twelve factors of 108.
factors of 108 in pairs
The numbers that are multiplied in pairs resulting in an original number are the pair factors of 108.
The pair factors of 108 can be represented in positive as well as negative factors.
Now we are aware of all the factors of the number in consideration i.e. 108, we can list down all such factors and write down all the different combinations that can be multiplied with each other to get 108.
For instance, the factor pair of 108 can be (108, 1) and (-108, -1). For negative pair factors, minus times minus equals plus.
Hence, it results in positive pair factors. Thus, the complete list of positive and negative pair factors of 108 is given below:-
Positive Pair Factors of 108
(9, 12); (6, 18); (4, 27); (3, 36); (2, 54); (1; 108)
Negative Pair Factors of 108
(-9, -12); (-6, -18); (-4, -27); (-3, -36); (-2, -54); (-1, -108)
How to Find Factors of 108?
We can evaluate the factors of 108 by the division method.
In this method, the factors of 108 are found by dividing 108 by different consecutive integers.
If the integers divide 108 completely and leave the remainder 0, then the integers are the factors of 108.
The table mentioned below determines the factors of 108 by employing the division method –
108/1 = 108 (Factor is One and Remainder is Zero)
108/2 = 54 (Factor is Two here and Remainder is Zero )
108/3 = 36 (Factor Is Three and Remainder Is Zero)
108/4 = 27 (Factor Is Four and Remainder Is Zero)
108/6 = 18 (Factor is Six and Remainder Is Again Zero Since It's A Factor)
108/9 = 12 (Factor = 9 and Remainder = 0)
108/12 = 9 (Factor Is Twelve and Remainder Is Zero)
108/18 = 6 (Factor = 18, Remainder = 0)
108/27 = 4 (Factor = 27, Remainder = 0)
108/36 = 3 (Factor Is Thirty-Six and Remainder is Zero)
108/54 = 2 (Factor is Fifty-Four and Remainder Is Zero)
108/108 = 1 (Factor Is One Hundred And Eight and Remainder Is Zero)
Note: If we divide 108 by any numbers other than 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, and 108, then it leaves a remainder.
Hence, the factors 108 are
- 1 (One)
- 2 (Two)
- 3 (Three)
- 4 (Four)
- 6 (Six)
- 9 (Nine)
- 12 (Twelve)
- 18 (Eighteen)
- 27 (Twenty-Seven)
- 36 (Thirty-Six)
- 54 (Fifty Four), and
- 108 (One Hundred And Eight i.e. The Number Itself).
prime factorization of 108
As we denote 108 as a product of its prime factor, then the smallest prime number in the series is known as the smallest prime factor.
Hereinafter laid down are the steps to find the prime factors –
- The first step is to divide the number 108 with the smallest prime factor, say 2. Mathematically, 108 ÷ 2 = 54
- Then, divide the result i.e. 54 again by 2. Mathematically, 54 ÷ 2 = 27
- Now if we will divide 27 by 2, we will get a fractional number.A factor cannot be a decimal or a fractional number. So, move forward with the next prime factor, i.e., 3
- 27 ÷ 3 = 9
- Divide again by 3.
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3
- And againà3 ÷ 3 = 1
- Thus, we receive the number 1 at the end of the division process. This is the terminating condition, and we cannot proceed further.
Hence, the prime factors of 108 are written as 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3, where 2 and 3 are prime numbers.
108 = 2² x 3³.
Factor Tree Of 108
The factor tree of 108 is another method for producing all the factors (including prime factorization) of a given number.
How To Carry Out The Factor Tree Of A Given Number
- You are required to write the number at the top of your solution paper and it will be the tip of your tree.
- Deduce the tree for its factors by drawing two downward diagonal lines beneath the number. One should point right and the other should point left.
- Pick any pair of factors for the no you tend to work with. The product of the 2nos should be equal to your original no when multiplied together in order to qualify as a pair of factors. These factors will make the first branch of your factor tree. Pick any two factors. The end result will always be the same, no matter which one you start with.
Note:-If there are 0 factors that equal the original number when multiplied together (other than the number itself and the number '1'), the number cannot be converted into the factor tree and is a prime number.
- You are required to break down every set into its factors. Break down your 1st 2 factors into their own sets of 2 factors apiece.
- As before, 2 numbers can only be considered factors if they equal the current value when multiplied together.
- Don't break down prime nos any further.
- Repeat unless you reach nothing but prime numbers. You will be required to break down each no as far as possible unless you separate it into nothing but prime nos.
- Create as many branches as requisite in the procedure.
Note:- There has to be the number '1' present anywhere in your tree.
The number 108 is a composite number because 108 can be divided by one, by itself or at least by two and three. So, it is plausible to draw its prime tree.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is 27 a factor of 108?
Yes, 27 is a factor of 108. As twenty-seven divides one hundred and eight exactly and leaves the remainder zero, twenty-seven is a factor of one hundred and eight.
- Is 108 a square number?
No! One hundred and eight is NOT a square no, because the square root of one hundred and eight is (10.39) which is not an integer, but one hundred and eight is a whole no.
- What is the amount equal to the sum of all the factors of one hundred and eight, including one hundred and eight?
Factors of 108 are given below:
- 1 (One)
- 2 (Two)
- 3 (Three)
- 4 (Four)
- 6 (Six)
- 9 (Nine)
- 12 (Twelve)
- 18 (Eighteen)
- 27 (Twenty-Seven)
- 36 (Thirty Six)
- 54 (Fifty Four), and
- 108 (One Hundred And Eight i.e. The Number Itself).
Now, sum up all the factors and that comes
= 280
Hence, the sum of all factors of 108 = 280
What is the highest or greatest common factor of one hundred and eight?
The highest common factor also referred to as the greatest common factor of two numbers can be identified by establishing a comparison of the two numbers and taking the highest common prime factor, the prime factorization. The GCF is part of the common prime factors of two numbers and it is 1 if there is no common factor.
Q What are factors of 108?
Factors of 108 is 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3.


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TV remote controls at the ready as Thomas Flintham's Super Rabbit Boy leaps onto the small screen.
Get Ready to put down your books and gaming controllers and pick up your TV remote controls because our favourite furry digital superhero Super Rabbit Boy is going to hit the small screen. In association with Cyber Group Studios Peacock and NBC Universal.
Cyber Group Studios, producer and distributor of animated series for children and families worldwide, has partnered with Peacock, a video streaming service, to bring "Press Start!," its new CG-animated comedy adventure series for children ages 5-7, to U.S. audiences. Now in production, "Press Start!" is based on the Scholastic book series of the same name. The series is expected to begin streaming on Peacock in 2023.
"We are very excited to be working with Peacock, a leading streaming service, to introduce 'Press Start!' to U.S. audiences," says Pierre Sissmann, chairman and chief executive officer, Cyber Group Studios. "With our state-of-the-art production facilities and partnerships with such best-in-class companies as Peacock and Scholastic, we're proud to bring exceptional and innovative content to children and families around the world."
We are thrilled to announce that in Autumn 2023 Thomas Flintham's best-selling illustrated fiction series Press Start! which has sold more than two million copies in the US since its first title was published by Scholastic in 2017, is due to touch down streaming in homes across the USA.
This comedy-adventure for five-to-seven-year-olds revolves around a pair of siblings, Sunny and his sister Rue, whose mysterious game controller gives them the ability to enter the exciting, fast-paced world of the "24 KARAT QUEST" video game. Athletic, brave and funny, Super Rabbit Boy is the hero of this fantastical Game-World. When the siblings end up able to play IN the game, their life is flipped upside down. Across the animated series, every episode takes place in Sunny and Rue's "real" world home and in Super Rabbit Boy's "game" world.
The animation treatment of our favourite pixelated pals is second to none, combining reality, gaming and the bright vivid landscapes depicted in the books to perfection.
We featured the latest book in the series Super Cheat Codes and Secret Modes on our news article here
We also have more exciting news, Nosy Crow will be the official UK publisher of the Press Start series creating a new fan base on our doorstep.
You can follow Thomas on Instagram and Twitter, you can also view his online portfolio on our website HERE.


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My father fancied himself an outlaw and those of us who knew him experienced his unconventional and oft times above- and outside the law ways. His favorite characters of all time were fictitious outlaw heroes like Josey Wales and the real-life Beat poet Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac's friend and inspiration for the Dean Moriarty character in On the Road.
From the time my father was a kid, he thrived on make-believe worlds introduced in stories like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe and Mutiny on the Bounty.
English: "Copyright © by Warner Bros. Inc." Photographer unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Daddy wrote to one of my brothers that he went to the movies once with his father as a child and the memory stayed with him. "Thunder Road," circa 1958 starring Robert Mitchum.
"Pop and I saw it at a Drive-in theatre. It was about a man hauling illegal 'moonshine,' which was a vital part of the James City County GNP where I lived. About a man breaking the law with dignity. Mitchum - cool as a cucumber." When he was a kid, Daddy proclaimed he wanted to be any number of things, but specifically, he wrote: Garbageman. Fisherman. Minister. Hobo (now called homeless person). Professional guitarist or musician. Bum. FREE (above all). Actor. Teacher. Shipmaster. Post-mortem poetry: Finding father fodder
Not all of my father's poetry is worth sharing. He himself didn't think most of it was all that great. But he put down a lot of that brilliantly mushy alcohol-drenched mind of his in writing and sometimes the essence of him shone through.
As I've been writing this memoir, the words come through a bit louder and clearer, with greater context and clarity after reading dozens of letters and poems and memories collected over the span of more than 50 years from my own missives saved to those written other family members and people close to him. Here's a poem that surfaced in a beat-up leather satchel recently handed over to my brother after 25 years of safekeeping in the unlikely hands of an old family friend. "Your dad gave me this bag full of letters and poems and thought it might help me. I don't know why I saved them but here you go," the guy told my brother. Little did he know the content came at such a good time.
Me and Josey Wales
by F. Edward Clay, Jr. (circa 1990)
We are but we are
slim - humble resolute unstoppable without cost choices none (Want ya' to have this her' ring. My grandmother giver to me; long time ago.) I will blow head off entire if necessary. Civil War blues Antietam sure 15,000 dead writhing in one fucking day. Wanna be first to know when the book comes out?
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The New Orleans Saints-Carolina Panthers game on Sunday, Nov. 24 will now be broadcast by CBS, the NFL announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The game originally was scheduled to be broadcast by Fox.
Start time at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome remains noon.
Other time/broadcast changes announced by the NFL on Tuesday:
- Green Bay at San Francisco moves from 3:25 p.m.on Fox to 7:20 p.m.on NBC.
- Seattle at Philadelphia moves from 7:20 p.m.on NBC to noon on Fox.
- Miami at Cleveland moves from noon on CBS to noon on Fox.


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In the world's best city for eating out, London in the Sky represents a unique and truly unforgettable way to dine. It takes dining in the capital to new heights, offering guests the chance to enjoy gourmet food and drink while suspended 100ft in the sky on the Sky Table.
Experiences range from Breakfast through to Tea, Lunch, Dinner and Cocktails. Chefs and hosts prepare and serve your meals up in the sky, allowing you to sit back, relax and take in the spectacular views. It's the ultimate alfresco dining experience, and one of the most thrilling ways to dine in London.
Dining options
What better way to start your day than with a sky-high breakfast? You'll enjoy a delicious hot meal with a range of accompaniments while the city stirs into life beneath you.
Yes, there will be prosecco, and pastries, and fresh fruit juice – and all the views you can drink in.
Sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious three-course lunch and two glasses of sommelier-selected wines, all while overlooking the city in the afternoon sun.
Afternoon tea
A quintessential British experience with a twist... expect prosecco, light bites, sweet treats and a breathtaking backdrop to go with it.
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Enjoy the evening summer sun with beautiful city views and a spectacular three-course dinner, served with two glasses of sommelier-selected wines.
Enjoy a range of exciting cocktail experiences with some of London's top drinks brands, from gin and whiskey tastings through to cocktail making masterclasses – all enjoyed 100ft in the sky with views of the London skyline you'll never forget.
Sunday Sessions
Sunday Sessions is our weekly takeover and day party at London in the Sky. Expect party vibes, music from international DJs and live performers, with cocktails in our Gin Garden available before and after flights.
Wine and Cheese
A variety of cheeses, seasonal fruits and a selection of artisanal breads & crackers matched with two glasses of sommelier-selected wine. Cheers to that.
How to claim discounted tickets
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