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And Then You Win Le Mans
Do you know what Le Mans is? If you said it's a Steve McQueen film, you'd be absolutely correct (and would also have good taste in movies). If you said it's a town in France, you'd be right again. But, if you said it's the location of one of motorsport's most arduous races, you'd be hitting the nail on the head where this post is concerned.
In a little town in France, that is not covered in vines (or it might be in places- it is rather old), lies one of the racing worlds most prestigious tracks- the Circuit de la Sarthe. The most notable race that happens here is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, known as Le Mans.
As the name suggests, 24 Hours of Le Mans is a race that lasts a full 24 hours, covering over 3,000 miles. Just to put that in perspective, as the crow flies, from coast to coast, the United States is 2,680 miles wide. Suffice it to say, Le Mans is long.
Unlike other motorsports, such as Formula One, where teams focus their efforts to produce the fastest car on track, Le Mans focuses on reliability and endurance. In fact, it's affectionately termed the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency. As a competitor in 24 Hours at Le Mans, a team wants to produce a sporty car that is fast as well as reliable, meaning they want minimal to no mechanical difficulties or failures for the duration of the race. If you've ever watched a F1 race, teams are constantly switching out parts throughout the whole race weekend in order to achieve optimal performance for the 2-hour grand prix. With that in mind, Le Mans is most definitely a horse of a different color.
That's the technical stuff. Then there are the drivers. Each car has 3 drivers who switch out for stints during the race. Due to the cars' high speed and the strain it puts on the drivers, the FIA has rigid time regulations to reduce driver fatigue. Regardless, this race of endurance is just that for the drivers. Not only must they endeavor to maximize output to achieve consistent and gaining speeds throughout the race, but they must know how to economize on their expendables, such as tires, brakes, and fuel. Couple those continual analytics with all the G-force they withstand for such an extended time, and these drivers are truly tested in the arenas of fortitude, strength, and resilience.
This year at Le Mans something awesome happened. But, before I get into that, let me back track a tad and segue way to Formula One. To McLaren specifically, and their driver, Fernando Alonso, precisely.
Fernando Alonso is a two time world champion. When he hit the track for Renault in 2003, he rocketed. He finished his rookie year 6th in the points, followed by 4th the next year. In 2005 and 2006, he was world champion, the youngest to hold the title until Vettel took it in 2008. When Michael Schumacher retired in 2006 after a dominating career in the sport, the track seemed wide open for Fernando to race to the lead. He definitely had the determination, talent, and passion to be on par with Schumacher.
However, his tale has been one of woe rather than wow. All the driving ability within him has been honed. He's one of the best. Some would say he IS the best, and have good ground for that. But he's been held back because he hasn't had competitive cars- whether with Ferrari or McLaren. Where he can more than perform for the win, his cars can't. If you want proof of his exceptional ability, take a look at Ferrari's performance in 2012 and 2013: in spite of sub-optimal cars, Alonso proved to be a top-notch driver, landing Ferrari 2nd in the points through sheer grit and determination. Tenacity. Charisma. Passion. Never say die. These are attributes I've come to associate with Fernando Alonso.
Each year, he's brought his A game to the track and each year, he's been disappointed race after race. Last year's season still hurts. However, through the disappointments, the losses, the doubts, Alonso has remained committed to motorsports and loyal to his team.
Not that it's been easy for him. Like he said in F1 Racing:
And since winning with McLaren hasn't panned out as expected, Fernando has gone further afield. He's sought out new ways to challenge himself within his sport.
Last year, he opted out of the Monaco Grand Prix- which he's won; twice- in order to participate in the Indianapolis 500.
This year, Alonso has embarked on another stretch; he's entered the World Endurance Championship.
This year, I have the chance thanks to McLaren to race for the win at Le Mans. It is a big challenge – much can go wrong – but I am ready, prepared and looking forward to the fight.
While he's upholding his commitment to McLaren F1 team, he's also undertaking the taxing challenge of endurance racing. Yeah, he's doing both at the same time. Rather than have a bi-week rest between the Azerbaijan and Spanish GPs, Alonso raced in the 6-Hours of Spa-Francochamps in Belgium.
He won there.
Then rather than take the week off between the Canadian GP and the triple header of French, Austrian, and British GPs weekend to weekend, Alonso raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
He won there, too.
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Watching him over the last several years has been quite the inspiration. You see, he could have retired. There would have been no shame in it. He is a 2X World Champion. And he has other prospects to pursue- most recent, his fashion lifestyle brand, KIMOA. But Alonso couldn't do that. It's not in his blood to surrender, and retiring when he believes he has more to accomplish would amount to giving up in his book.
So, what did he do when the one track he'd been on wasn't giving him the results he wanted to see?
He found another track.
Not only does winning Le Mans showcase Alonso's never surrender attitude, it's also another step to another track: The Triple Crown of Motorsports. The Triple Crown is a cross sectional of prestigious races: Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix, Indy Car's Indianapolis 500, and World Endurance Championship's 24 Hours at Le Mons. Only one man has ever achieved it; Graham Hill in 1972.
Only 19 drivers have ever tried their hand at the Triple Crown. One of them is Fernando. He's won the Monaco Grand Prix. Twice. Now he's won Le Mans. He's driven at the Indy 500 (leading it until his engine failed). AND he has two world championships. If he can master the Indy 500 (and I know he will), he will take the Triple Crown and deserved every tine on that crown.
Winning Le Mans is a fitting victory for Fernando. It's a testimony. In the face of defeat after defeat with no light at the end of the tunnel, he drove. When he didn't have the internal drive, he drove. When he wanted to give up, he drove. That behavior screams endurance and consistency and reliability. And it deserves the win. And isn't that what Le Mans is all about?
Like David when he faced Goliath, Fernando Alonso won his Le Mans long before he got in his LMP1 class Toyota TS050 Hybrid. It seems he's taken St. Paul's exhortation to heart:
May we all endeavor to follow in his race tracks.


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When we were traveling north in the country we live in, we were surprised to see areas like the one below. Where we live is flat, dusty, non-scenic, and kind of dull, despite the city's efforts in making it a nice place. It is a great place (we really like city life), but nothing can really compare to the beauty of mountains!
I'd like to say that I'd move to a mountainous area one day, but I really hate the cold! I'll stick with the heat, sweat, dust and flatland! :) It's not as bad as one would think.

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Football: New Canaan's Pyne commits to Notre Dame
NEW CANAAN — One of the heaviest-recruited players in Connecticut high school football history has made his decision.
Current New Canaan sophomore Drew Pyne announced his verbal commitment to play at Notre Dame via Twitter on Monday.
Pyne, a four-star recruit, held offers from high-major schools all over the country and is the Fighting Irish's first commit in the 2020 class.
"I went to two games last year, the Georgia game and when they played LSU," Pyne said. "I was really impressed with the team and how good they are. They play a national schedule, which I would be excited to play, and they're on national television every week. Notre Dame football means a lot to people around the country."
As one of the highest-ranked 2020 quarterbacks, Pyne had offers from the like of Florida State and South Carolina as an eighth grader. From the second he stepped on the field as a freshman, Pyne has had to deal with the pressures of being under a microscope on virtually every play.
"It's really amazing to me to see a kid so young come in and handle all the things all the things that he and his family had to handle at New Canaan," said New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli, the state's career leader in wins. "First of all, it's not an easy place to work your way in, it can be cliquey at times when you're the outsider, but somehow he managed to come in and everything just kind of fell right for him."
That's really been the consensus from those that have spent extended time around Pyne, the way he's handled the constant recruitment. It's all he's ever really known, but now it's behind him.
"I try my best to not let any of it get to me and focus on the team the past two years," Pyne said. "But now that it's all said and done I can really focus on New Canaan and getting better and getting the team better and hopefully winning a state championship or two for my teammates and myself and all of New Canaan football."
Until Pyne, Marinelli never had a freshman see consistent time at the varsity level, but Pyne was thrust into action in his first career high school game following an injury to the senior starter.
"He hasn't looked back since," Marinelli said. "He's been the starting quarterback, he's done a tremendous job, won a state championship. He's only lost four games since he's been here and now he's got two more years to go so we're excited about the future for him and I'm excited to go out and watch him play in South Bend."
Pyne threw for 2,347 yards and 26 touchdowns and added 430 yards on the ground en route to a Class L title in 2016. Last season, the dual-threat signal caller threw for 2,355 yards and 25 touchdowns while running for seven more scores.
With his recruitment process out of the way, Pyne has two more years to refine his game and add to his already impressive numbers.
"The way social media is, thank God I'm old and don't get to read a lot of that stuff, but from what they tell me, it's so much of a distraction," Marinelli said. "Now, he can focus on getting bigger, faster, stronger and being able to focus on football and helping us be the best that we can be. It's been a pleasure having him in the program, I can't say enough about him as far as the type of player he is and the type of kid he is."
Pyne's decision wasn't just about the opportunity Notre Dame provides on the field, but in the classroom as well.
"Their business school is the No. 1 business school in the country," Pyne said. "That's what I'm looking to do in college, so I'm excited about it."
The Rams have had a handful of graduates play at Notre Dame, the most recent of which was Connor Hanratty, an offensive lineman that graduated New Canaan in 2011.
Pyne will be the second-consecutive New Canaan quarterback to play for a premier program at the next level. Michael Collins, a 2016 graduate, transferred to TCU last season after starting his career at Penn and is currently fighting for the starting job in his redshirt sophomore season.
"The quarterbacks we've had all keep in touch with each other," Marinelli said. "Michael has talked to Drew and picked his brain…we've been very fortunate to have the kids that we've had."
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Enjoy the Festivities on Founder's Day
The Village of Warwick Sesquicentennial Committee is right on course to bring Founder's Day to the community on Sat., Apr. 15. Exactly 150 years ago, on Apr. 15, 1867 the Village charter was passed by an act of the New York Legislature and signed by local leaders invested in the development of the Village. The foresight and initiative of these individuals provided the foundation that would allow for the meticulous and prudent local progress residents enjoy today.
Big plans have been laid and all are invited to attend the Founder's Day celebration. With Founder's Day falling on Easter weekend, the festivities will incorporate some traditional fun for the whole community. The day begins early at 10 a.m. sharp with a children's Easter egg hunt in Veteran's Memorial Park, located off of Forester Ave. This event is co-sponsored by the Warwick Fire Department and the Village Recreation Department. Children will be grouped by age for the hunt.
Easter Bonnet Contest, Egg Roll & Parade
The afternoon will kick off at 1 p.m. at Lewis Park with a classic Easer Egg Roll, sponsored by the Warwick Historical Society, and an Easter Bonnet Contest. The entire community is invited to participate. Families and friends may enter as teams or as individuals.
The Easter Bonnet Contest is a great opportunity to get creative. Participants will promenade their bonnets before a panel of judges and the Easter Bunny who will award prizes to winners in each category – infants, two to six, seven to 12, teens and adults, and senior citizens. All participants are invited to march in the Founder's Day Parade.
The Founder's Day Parade, which will include the Warwick High School Band, fire department, horses and carriage, vintage cars, and more, will step off at 2 p.m. from Church St. next to Lewis Park and continue down Main St. to the Railroad Green.
Reenactment of Village Signing & A Chance to Meet the Kid Mayor
Festivities will continue on the Green with a reenactment of the signing of the Village charter with Mayor Michael Newhard officiating. State and local dignitaries will be present and proclamations will be read. Brief local history from 1867, 1967 and 2017 will be delivered by Village historians.
The student winner of the "What Would You Do If You Were Mayor?" contest will be present to read his/her essay and to accept the role of Kid Mayor. A reception, complete with a toast and official cake cutting will follow.
Silent Auction on the Railroad Green
A silent auction will be held at the Railroad Green at 2:30 p.m. to raise funds for the Olde Time Family Fourth event that will be held on Tues., July 4 at the Warwick Valley Community Center. Some of the items at the auction include: two Warwick Drive-in packages that has two packets of tickets (11 movie tickets in each package), T-shirts, mugs, and a tote bag worth $150 each; two one month training introduction packages with uniforms for Chosun Taekwondo Academy worth $150 each; two CD's of Willie Nelson and Jimmy Sturr and his orchestra signed by Sturr as well as a picture of his orchestra that he also signed; Defensive Driving Course with Plaza Driving School instructor George Arnott valued at $40; year subscription to the Warwick Valley Dispatch; half hour introductory piano lesson with Mike O'Neill valued at $25; and over 50 certificates and baskets representing local merchants, restaurants and services.
All are invited to mingle on the green and celebrate with cake and refreshments at 3 p.m. For more information visit www.Warwick150.org or the Village of Warwick, NY Sesquicentennial page on Facebook.


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Director, Visiting: Jonty Bush
Jonty Bush is the Director Visiting and is responsible for protecting the rights and interests of adults residing at 'visitable sites', and children and young people in the child protection system and those accommodated in disability services, Authorised Mental Health Services, Youth Detention Centres and 17 year olds in prison. As Director Visiting, Jonty leads and manages Queensland's state-wide Community Visitor Program in which community visitors play a critical role in the identification and referral of formal complains to relevant agencies, ensuring great visibility and oversight.
Jonty has a comprehensive background in the progression of rights for vulnerable Queenslanders. In 2009 she was awarded Young Australian of the Year for her work as CEO for a state-wide non-government agency supporting victims of crime. This included her anti-violence education and advocacy including the development of the nationally recognised One Punch Can Kill campaign, and her role in elevating the voice of victims of crime in the criminal justice system.
Jonty has engaged with rural and remote communities across Australia and Papua New Guinea, focusing on advancing the rights of women and children. She has a Bachelor of Business (Sunshine Coast University) and Masters in Criminology (Griffith University).


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Centro de Astrobiología (CAB)July 20, 2015
Website: http://cab.inta.es/
J. Miguel Mas Hesse
Director, CAB
Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
Madrid, Spain
CAB Activities
2015 Santander Summer School: The Origin of Life: From Monomers to Cells
Co-hosted the summer school in Santander, Spain, June 29 – July 3, 2015
Dr. Victor Parro Presentation to the NAI EC at AbSciCon 2015
Article: Mars in a Box Researchers at the CAB have developed a Mars simulator that replicates almost all of the environmental variables on the red planet that pose a challenge for exploration equipment. Published on NAI website April 11, 2014.
Looking for Life in the Universe Activity April 9-11, 2014. A fully equipped mobile laboratory visited the city of Plasencia to demonstrate how to study life forms that exist in extreme conditions called extremophiles. Using a medical analogy, it's like a mobile ICU but focused on the detection of life similar to those conditions found on Mars. This mobile laboratory is used by the CAB in campaigns in Rio Tinto, an area of extremely acidic waters in the province of Huelva, which is one of the closest analog we have to Mars on Earth.
Article: Recreating Europa's Crust published on NAI website March 24, 2014.
About the Centro de Astrobiologia
The Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) was the first astrobiology organization outside the United States to be associated with the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) – formally becoming an Associate Partner in the year 2000.
Application of the scientific method to astrobiology requires the combination of theory, simulation, observation, and experiment. This application of fundamental science to the questions of astrobiology is the most important goal for the CAB. The multidisciplinary setting provided by the CAB allows engineers to interact with experimental, theoretical, and observational scientists from various fields: astronomy, fluid dynamics, geology, biogeochemistry, biology, genetics, remote sensing, bio-informatics, ecology, computer science, physics, robotics, and communications engineering. The research of the CAB relates to the systematization of the chain of events that took place between the Big Bang and the origin and evolution of life, or between the self-organization of the interstellar gas.
The technological and scientific fields active in the Centro de Astrobiologia can be classified into these general areas:
- Observing and modeling (in astrophysics, planetary sciences, biology, and ecology), with observation and analysis of phenomena related to astrobiology and the development of models that can explain the observed properties of nature;
- Theoretical research, focused in the areas of hydrodynamics, emergence, critical phenomena of equilibrium, self-organized criticality, fragmentation and fractality, and fractal science networks;
- Supporting technologies, that are applied in the fields of bioinformatics, specialized computing, advanced communication systems, telematics and robotics;
More specifically related to astrobiology, the research of the CAB is concentrated in the areas of:
- Formation and Evolution of the Interstellar Medium, Stars and Planets
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Comparative Planetology
- Molecular Astrophysics
- Molecular Adaptation and Evolution
- Biological- and Environmental-dependent Molecular Adaptation
- Evolution of Molecular and Viral Quasi-species
- Prebiotic Evolution
- Evolution and Characterization of Potential Habitable Environments in the Solar System
- Geomicrobiology of Extreme Environments
- Planetary Geology and Atmospheres
- Environmental and Biological Signatures
- Development of Advanced Instrumentation
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Instrumentation for Planetary Exploration and Simulation Chambers
The CAB works with the view that science and technology are not isolated human activities, but rather that the new knowledge and understanding of nature obtained from science and technology should be applied to daily life in ways that improve the quality of society, increase human freedom, and transmit knowledge to following generations.
- Centro de Astrobiología (CAB)
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA) AFFILIATE PARTNERS
- Astrobiology Society of Britain (ASB)
- Canadian Astrobiology Network (CAN)
- European Exo/Astrobiology Network Association (EANA)
- Helmholtz Alliance: Planetary Evolution and Life
- Instituto de Astrobiología Colombia (IAC)
- Japan AstroBiology Consortium (JABC)
- Nordic Network of Astrobiology
- Russian Astrobiology Center (RAC)
- Société Française d'Exobiologie (SFE)
- Sociedad Mexicana de Astrobiología (SOMA)
- UK Centre for Astrobiology
- University of São Paulo (USP) Research Unit in Astrobiology (NAP-Astrobio)


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God loves to be in the presence of his people, the church! This is all the more amazing when we realize that the church, every single one of us, is made up of God's former enemies. Yet God pursued us in love and won us back. God knows us from top to bottom; nothing is hidden from his sight. But don't try to run and hide. Rejoice! Psalm 87 show us that God delights to be with his people. He loves us now and is transforming us into the people he made us to be, the people we long to become.
This Sunday Rev. Bryce Hales, the RUF campus minister at the University of Utah, will be preaching from Psalm 87.
I can't wait to worship together.
Pastor David


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Douglas Bamford is a senior Canadian artist living in Lunenburg, NS. After 20 years as Ceramics Technician at NSCAD University, he now splits his time between a vibrant studio practice and volunteer Programs Director at the Lunenburg School of the Arts, of which he is a co-founder. He holds a BFA in Ceramics and a B. ED Art Education from NSCAD 1995, as well as a diploma from Sheridan School of Design, 1975. Bamford has a background as a ceramic artist, furniture designer/maker, builder, educator and public artist with numerous commissions across Canada, and ceramic works in many private and public collections.
I am by nature a collaborator and mentor; I base my public art practice in the belief that through collaborative participation a team can realize the emergence of larger, more diverse works than I can produce on my own. I also believe that sharing experience with younger artists is a responsibility of the senior artist. With this approach, complex works arise out of interactions and input with others holding a multiplicity of skills and insights.When I am developing Public Artworks, my process has been that of inviting, involving and listening to those who are stakeholders in the final work. It is my intent when creating community-based works that members of the community can feel a true sense of ownership in the final work of art.
My ceramic studio practice has been that of examining the history of ceramic art; investigating the socio, economic and political environments from which iconic styles and works emerged, then trying to make historically informed ceramic objects within a contemporary context. I believe very strongly that history has much to teach us. I am currently turning my inquiry closer to home and looking at the decoration and ornamentation of Lunenburg and surrounding Nova Scotia. I am investigating the various waves of European and African settlement in this region, their interactions with the Indigenous peoples, the use of African labour, the French English clashes, and questionable environmental behavior. These are but a few of the topics that intrigue me as I probe the rich history of "place" here in Lunenburg that I now call home.


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St. Louis Blues (16-7-2) at Nashville Predators (16-6-2)
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The Line: Nashville Predators -135 / St. Louis Blues +123 --- Over/Under: 5
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The St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators play Thursday night at the Bridgestone Arena.
The St. Louis Blues have split their last four games and are making a push in the Central division. The Blues are allowing two goals per game and have allowed nine goals in their last three games. The St. Louis Blues haven't allowed a power play goal in four of their last five games and have won five of their last six games when allowing two or less goals. Brian Elliott has allowed 25 goals on 360 shots faced and Jake Allen has given up 27 goals on 313 shots. Offensively, the Blues are averaging 2.6 goals per game and have scored three power play goals in their last four games. Vladimir Tarasenko leads St. Louis with 14 goals, Jori Lehtera has 14 assists and Jaden Schwartz has 66 shots on goal. This is the third straight road game for the Blues.
The Nashville Predators have won four of their last five games and are also looking to lead the Central. The Predators are allowing just two goals per game and have allowed three goals in their last three games. The Nashville Predators haven't allowed a pp goal in four of their last five games and have won nine of their last 10 when allowing two or less goals. Pekka Rinne has allowed 39 goals on 577 shots faced and Carter Hutton has given up seven goals on 81 shots. Offensively, the Predators are averaging 2.6 goals and haven't scored a pp goal in five straight. Filip Forsberg leads St. Louis with 10 goals, Mike Ribeiro has 12 assists and James Neal has 87 shots on goal.
The Blues are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. Western Conference and 36-17 in their last 53 vs. Central. The Predators are 14-2 in their last 16 home games and 8-3 in their last 11 vs. Central. The Blues are 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Nashville and 7-1 in the last 8 meetings overall.
The Nashville Predators have been nearly unbeatable on their home ice and are catching the Blues on a back-to-back after a physical game against Chicago. I like the Preadtors in this one for the resonable price.


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In the world of professional sports, Rodney Dangerfield is ping-pong. For most Olympic spectators, it is somewhere between the bow, the arrow and the trampoline in the list of events to see. Conan O'Brien recently tweeted, "The athletes at the Olympics will each receive 15 condoms or male ping pong players." 14 condoms are numerous.
As a former Youth Olympic Games tennis player, I can confirm that if competitive ping-pong is your best sport at school, it will not show your physical abilities. Typical reactions to my electoral game? "They must have very strong puppets." "Do you play like Forrest Gump?" "Do you play real tennis?" "My grandmother is the mistress of the Palm Beach retirement home and they should one day play."
Ping Pong as a sport!
Table tennis can be enjoyed more by those with a sense of irony. The effort on a five-foot-wide table (players swinging back and forth, their fierce bumps for the next shot) may seem too important for the casual observer.
Uneven proportions evoke the concern of professional tennis players who stranded in such a large tea set, shrugged their shoulders and said, "Let's do it." back without even a grunty lapel. After about an hour of aggressive paddling, players sweated with sweat.
In a pause in his match with Ni, who is forty-nine, Hsing grabbed a dry towel to wipe off sweat and drank a bottle of water while his coach was giving a lecture. In the end, she raised her oar in front of the sumptuous crowd of gratitude. (When men win, they tend to choose the contraband pump).
A lean teenager can reach Venus Williams on a small scale (everyone reaches the third round in his classes), which is fun for the eyes and smiles.
You may know the meaning of ping pong robot, they are amazing robots which can help you in-game improvements.
However, you can prove that you do not need a lot of muscle to introduce yourself to the Olympics, but a little sport.


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Heavy rain in Mumbai: FYJC students get extra day to confirm college seats
Aspirants can now approach colleges and finalise their seats till 5pm on August 30. Earlier, the department had set Tuesday as the deadline for admissions.mumbai Updated: Aug 29, 2017 16:01 IST
The state's school education department has given one day's extra time for applicants to confirm seats allotted to them in the first-year junior college (FYJC), on account of heavy rains today.
Aspirants can now approach colleges and finalise their seats till 5pm on August 30. Earlier, the department had set Tuesday as the deadline for admissions.
A circular issued by the department on Tuesday late afternoon states that the deadline has been extended owing to the heavy rains in Mumbai and its suburbs. "It might not be possible for students to go to junior colleges today as the trains are down due to the rains. So we have given them more time to secure admissions," said R Ahire, deputy director of education, Mumbai region.
On Sunday, the department had instructed colleges to keep their offices open on August 28 and 29 despite Ganapati vacation so that students can secure admissions soon and do not miss out on lectures.
Over 3,500 students were allotted leftover FYJC seats on a first-come-first-serve basis. These students included those who were not allotted any seats or did not take admission in the previous admission rounds.
Students scoring between 80% and 100% were asked to apply on August 21, followed by above 60% scorers on August 23. Finally, all the leftover students who have passed class 10 board exams could apply on August 26 and 28.
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Brian is a commercial pilot for Delta, after more than 20 years as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. Brian grew up in California and graduated from the U.S Air Force Academy. He and his wife Cara have two children in the school with their oldest two sons, Brandt and Gresham, graduated from St. Stephen's Academy, Class of 2016 and 2018 respectively. Cara became a St. Stephen's Academy teacher in 2013. They are members of Grace United Reformed Church in West Linn.
Dan is the Managing Director of Summit Security Group and holds a BA from Cal State Fullerton and a MBA from University of Redlands. He joined the board in 2018. Dan's wife Krista taught 5 years at St. Stephen's Academy and they currently have 3 children attending. They have been involved with the school for over a decade and are members at Evergreen Presbyterian Church.
Matthew Friend is Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Nike Global Brands and Functions. He has a BS in Business Administration from University of California, Berkeley, Walter A. Haas School of Business. Matthew joined the Board of Directors in 2013 and has four children in the school. Matthew and his family are members of Grace United Reformed Church in West Linn, where he serves as elder.
Erik is a Senior Yield Engineer at Intel Corporation. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Erik joined the Board of Directors in 2005. He and his wife Joanna have three children in the school and they are members of Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Beaverton.
Craig holds a BS in Forestry from Northern Arizona University and an MS in Resource Planning from Colorado State University. His experience includes resource management and assessment of environmental impact for both energy companies and consulting firms in the private sector. He currently works at Wink's Hardware in Portland, Oregon. Craig joined the Board of Directors in 2011. Craig and his wife Lynn attend First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Portland. Their son, John, is a graduate of St. Stephen's, Class of 2012.
Joe is Vice President and Commercial Banking Team Leader for Sterling Bank in Vancouver, Washington. He is a graduate of Portland State University where he majored in Business Management, and he is also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at University of Washington. Joe joined the Board of Directors in 2013. He has four boys who currently attend the school. He and his family attend Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Beaverton.


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Our desire is provide an opportunity for children and families to grow in their relationship with Jesus and others.
- Nursery - during our Wednesday bible class and Sunday worship we offer trained and secured childcare for children and toddlers.
- Bible Time - while children are welcome to attend worship with you, children between age of 3 through the 2nd grade may also take advantage bible time. About midway through worship children will may leave to attend bible time in a separate classroom where they will engage in age-appropriate activities to develop their discovery, wonder and passion for God.
- Wednesday Bible Classes - we offer classes where pre-school and elementary aged students connect with one another through activities, discussion and prayer.
- NETWORK, JR. - is where elementary students between 3rd grade - 5th grade gather for devotionals and activities geared toward helping them foster a foundation built upon Christ as they approach their teen years.
- Vacation Bible School - this is an incredibly high-energy, fun, week-long program during the summer for children 3 years-old through 5th grade that challenges them to engage with God in a unique way. It typically happens in July.
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Our House youth programs are specifically targeted to serve children in homeless or near homeless families. The staff at Our House has worked diligently to implement a tennis program into their current offerings. Each age group will play tennis once a month (Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30pm or 5:00 to 6:00pm) on a paved blacktop at Our House. We are looking for volunteers who can assist Our House staff with tennis activities, games, and instruction. We ask that volunteers be able to attend at least three sessions.
Volunteers are required to submit an online application through Our House and attend an orientation at Our House before being eligible. During the orientation, a background screening will also be conducted. Volunteers should expect to complete the orientation and background screening 1-2 weeks before their first volunteer date. After completion of this page, you will be directed to the Our House Volunteer Application.
If you volunteered last year and have already gone through this process, you will not have to do it again.
Thank you in advance for making this wonderful program possible!
In each offering, the first 2 dates are held on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30pm and the 3rd date is always on Tuesdays from 5:00-6:00pm.
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Take That Carolyn!/
I wonder if Carolyn Bivens called Tim Finchem to congratulate him on this news of coterminous brand pollination, courtesy of PGATour.com:
NEW YORK -- PGA TOUR star Vijay Singh will appear on NBC's "The Apprentice." on Monday, April 24, from 9-10 p.m. ET/PT.
Singh, winner of three major championships and 28 titles on the PGA TOUR, joins Donald Trump and Season 5 candidates at the new Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Don't miss Singh's grand entrance by helicopter with Trump.
Donald Trump's children, Ivanka and Donald Jr., watch as the candidates engage in an all-out street war while creating a souvenir program for Ellis Island. The teams race against the clock to take pictures, write copy, create and finally, sell their souvenir programs.
Gold Rush tries to break Synergy's four-week winning streak and struggles amongst themselves while half of Synergy's team misses the boat and gets left behind. The winning contestants travel to the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. to play golf with PGA TOUR player Vijay Singh and Trump.
Who's on each team:
• "Gold Rush" -- Charmaine, Lee, Tarek, Michael
• "Synergy" -- Allie, Andrea, Roxanne, Sean, Tammy
The team with the most revenue from the one-day sales event wins and hits the links with one of the world's best golfers, Vijay Singh. The losing team heads to the boardroom where another candidate is fired.


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Some of the best coffee projects we know of got their start on Kickstarter. From...
Did you know women helped shape many of the ways that you enjoy coffee today? Most coffee lovers know about Achille Gaggia, who held the patent for the first modern espresso machine, or Samuel Glazer, who invented the first domestic automatic drip coffee maker, the Mr. Coffee. And while most people have heard of the Melitta Coffee Company, far fewer know the background of its founder. With the approach of Mother's Day, we thought it would be nice to salute women who were the mothers of coffee invention.
Back in the early 1800s, most coffee roasters used heavy iron machines to roast their coffee beans before serving them. Unfortunately, the metal tended to taint the taste of the coffee. Elizabeth Dakin married to London tea and coffee merchant, William Dakin, found the iron taste especially objectionable. In her words, the iron "imparted noxious qualities" to the coffee roasted in it. She set about creating a new kind of coffee roaster, using precious metals like gold, silver and platinum — metals that don't impart off flavors to coffee. The design of the new roaster is credited to William and Elizabeth Dakin, and the new design for coffee roasters became the norm.
However, the husband-and-wife team didn't stop with revolutionizing the way coffee is roasted. Up until that time, coffee was brewed by mixing water and ground coffee in a pot, and then pouring out the mixture while trying to avoid including too many grounds in the cup. In 1848, Elizabeth patented a new design for a coffee maker consisting of a coffee pot with a perforated cylinder that fit inside and held the coffee grounds. After the coffee steeped, you'd turn a screw on the top of the lid to force a metal disk down along the inside of the cylinder, forcing the grounds to the bottom of the pot. Dakin's device was an early progenitor of both the percolator and the modern French press.
Looking for a great gift for your coffee-loving mother? A French press is still one of the most popular ways to make excellent coffee. We found this gorgeous Francois et Mimi Stainless Steel Double Wall French Coffee Press that's similar in style and use to Elizabeth Dakin's original invention. It performs as well as the upscale Frieling French Press at a fraction of the price. And make your gift even more special by telling your mom about the invention of the French press.
At just about the same time that Elizabeth Dakin was developing her coffee brewer in London, a woman in Lyons, France was refining a very different coffee-making invention in France. We know her only as Mme. Vassieux, the name on the 1842 patent for a "Glass Balloon" coffee maker. The Glass Balloon was a variation on the vacuum pot, a coffee brewing method that was becoming popular in Germany. Mme. Vassieux' variation was an elegant showpiece designed as much for appearance as for function. It consisted of a pair of hand-blown glass globes fitted into a metal stand. The upper globe was topped with an ornate filigree crown, and the bottom one featured a spigot to dispense the coffee.
The Vassieux coffee brewer was the first commercially successful siphon coffee brewer, but it was far from the last. If your mother is a fan of French Provincial elegance, she might love the Yama Glass Tabletop Ceramic Syphon. The double glass balloons, ceramic base and metal stand are reminiscent of Mme. Vassieux' invention, but are made with thoroughly modern materials.
On the other side of the ocean, a pair of Massachusetts sisters were about to revolutionize coffee making in America. Mrs. Ann Bridges and Mrs. Sutton didn't invent a siphon brewer, but the canny business women acquired a patent for a siphon brewer they dubbed the Silex. It was made of oven-proof glass similar to Pyrex. Unlike the Glass Balloon vacuum pot, which was an ornate, gilded affair designed to sit in the drawing rooms of high society, the Silex took its design aesthetic straight from the laboratory. Mrs. Bridges and Mrs. Sutton contracted with a local manufacturer to produce their design, and the two sisters found a ready market for their siphon brewer among hotels and sandwich shops. By the early 1920s, the Silex was one of the best-known coffee makers in the United States.
The design of the Silex was so utilitarian that you'll still find many vacuum coffee brewers that have the same aesthetic. If your mother is a fan of utilitarian designs that might have come straight from a science lab, she might love a Hario "Technica" 5-Cup Coffee Syphon.
There is one woman's name that most coffee lovers know well — but only her given name. Back in 1909, Melitta Bentz was a German housewife who loved coffee, but hated having to pick coffee grounds out of her teeth after drinking it. The only option for filters back then were cloth, and Melitta also was not a fan of the extra work required to keep them from mildewing. She was certain there must be a better way to make coffee, and she set out to invent it. She took a hammer and nails to an old copper pot, poking holes in its bottom, then cut a circle of blotter paper from a page of her son's notebook. She fitted the paper into the pot, added coffee and voila! The first pour over drip coffee maker was born. Melitta patented her idea and worked with a local metal worker to refine the shape and materials for her filter cone. Today, the Melitta Coffee Company still bears her name and is still owned by the Bentz family. Melitta coffee, cone filters and coffee makers are among the most popular in the world.
While Melitta makes many kinds and styles of coffee makers, including automatic drip coffee makers, but we particularly love this simple, sleek and elegant Melitta Porcelain Pour Over Coffee Brewer. It makes up to six cups at a time and uses standard Melitta cone filters, which can be found in just about any supermarket.
Next time you brew yourself a coffee in a pour over cone, French press or siphon pot, remember the contributions of women to the coffee industry — and pour your mother another cup of coffee.


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Everyone loves pay day (don't they)?
http://uk.sageone.com/small-business-accounting-software-for-the-ipad/By Nick Goode (Head of Sage One).
Do you love chocolate? Christmas? Sushi? The sea? Maybe – but I bet you can find someone who doesn't. Even chips or roller coasters or a lie in. Some people prefer salad, walking, getting up early.
So here's a challenge: Is pay day the one thing everyone loves? You know the day you get paid, right? You plan towards it. If you run your own business it can be hard to know when you get paid by customers, but paid by yourself, your company, you know. If you were ever out of work, how did it feel when you got your first pay cheque in the new job?
How would it feel to not get paid on time? Or paid too little? Or your National Insurance and tax were wrong? Getting paid on time and accurately are things we possibly take for granted – and for good cause. You've worked hard, you deserve to get paid as you expect.
Point is, everyone loves pay day and being paid right. A piece of software either in your organisation or at your accountants' office or in a payroll bureau somewhere is calculating then paying your wages or salary. That information is shared with HMRC, and you get your money.
As Head of Sage One, I feel strongly about the effect of excellent products and services on our customers and their staff. Software that does the job but that causes you pain (time wasted, errors, disagreement between staff) removes the benefits it should bring. Payroll is a great example: it just has to work the way you need it to at the price you need, with support if you need that too, end of. No discussion. If it were to fail, your staff would not only be hacked off and unproductive, the wider implications could be important. Imagine not paying your rent or buying that gift because you didn't get paid on time. Unnecessary consequence.
RTI-enabled Sage One Payroll is easy to use – FACT!
I just got the data back from a survey that our product management team did on Sage One Payroll and the fact that from 6th April 2013 all employers need to submit information to HMRC every time they pay staff (known as Real Time Information or RTI). 100% said they found the experience easy, 82% of those "very easy". No-one took longer to do RTI payroll than pre-RTI payroll because the RTI features are baked into Sage One in such a way that you don't have to think. Furthermore, 70% of Sage One Payroll users have little to no prior payroll knowledge or expertise which is testament to the ease of our software!
The double whammy of new compliance (RTI) and the negativity of payroll gone wrong (everybody loves pay day) could be major for employers. I'm delighted to say it's not for our customers. From just £5+VAT per month which includes FREE 24hr telephone and email support in the UK you can have total peace of mind by using Sage One Payroll.
We haven't formally asked our customers yet where they were or what device they used to run their last payroll using our cloud-based Sage One software but I hope they were using whatever device suited them. Payroll from home or in a coffee shop on an iPad? Why not?
Your staff will love pay day just the same and we think the extra freedom Sage One gives you will make you happier and more efficient too. Start your FREE 30 day trial of Sage One Payroll now to see just how easy it is to use!


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Should you start a blog?
It used to be easier, I think, this whole business of being a person. I was in the second year of my PhD when someone suggested that I start thinking about my academic brand. I wasn't shocked, having transitioned from "Facebook as wild wild west" to "Facebook as a place where your parents can monitor your every move" and fairly conscious of the way I present myself online. And yet, I felt uncomfortable about the idea of having an academic brand that I had to manage: wouldn't my work speak for itself?
In the year that I've been blogging regularly, I've come around and realized the wisdom of that academic brand advice. In fact, I'd extrapolate it out to the idea of a "professional brand." So today, I'm laying out the case for professional blogging, or simply starting and maintaining a web presence. Because everyone is going to Google you, probably for the rest of your professional life. You might as well control the top hit.
- Put the information up that you want people to see. This is my case for why you should have at least a basic website up - with a website that you maintain, you can control what information people see first. Of course, a well-curated LinkedIn page can do the same (and is free!) but investing in a basic website is a great first step in developing your professional web presence. Put your (updated!) CV there, as well as any information about your current research, your future projects, your successes. Think of it like a portfolio! It doesn't have to be expensive, it doesn't have to be at a domain name that you own - check with your librarian, as there might be services that your University hosts that you can use for free.
- Try your hand at writing about your research for several different audiences. Many of us focus on writing about our academic research for academic audiences, but a blog is a great, low-stakes way to practice writing about your research for a more general audience. Pitching to online journals, news sources, or even other blogs can be really intimidating, so writing a few "practice" posts can be a great way to warm up.
- Have samples of your writing that you can use for job search purposes. Many jobs (not just communication focused ones!) want to see evidence that you can write clearly and efficiently. What better way to demonstrate that skill by having a blog full of samples? This is a great reason to write about topics beyond your dissertation research, by the way - unlike your academic publishing profile, there's no reason that you can't mix posts about your research focus with reviews of your favorite coloring books!
- Build a writing habit in a lower-stakes way. Different kinds of writing demand different skills, but if you're struggling with confidence issues, writing in a lower-stakes way can help build you up. Writing blog posts (and bypassing the peer review process) can help you write more regularly - set a goal to post once a week, or once a month. Getting into the habit of setting and regularly meeting writing goals is a confidence boost like none other.
- Create community around your writing. Invite your lab mates to submit a guest post! Enlist a friend to write about their experience in a completely different discipline. Join a group like The Academic Blogging Network. Post your blog posts on LinkedIn. Share the links on Twitter. You control the access to your blog, and that means you can share the posts as widely as you like, and use your voice to connect with others!
My blog has allowed me to connect with people all around the world - it's given me confidence in my writing abilities that my dissertation did not. Even if you just make a basic website to post your CV, controlling your web presence (at least a little) can be a great exercise in taking ownership over your professional path, and more of that is always good.


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Current Events
Golf Scramble
Rain date – rescheduled to May 21st, 1:00 PM
Triple Lakes Golf Course in Millstadt IL
Past Events
3rd Annual Because We Can Quarter Auction
7 PM on February 28th 2015
Bullpen Bar and Grill, New Athens IL
New Athens Color Blast Dash
5k run or 1.2 mile walk
April 6th, 2013, 9:00 AM
Okaw Valley Park, New Athens IL
Sponsor: National Honor society and Current Affairs Club
of New Athens Community High School
All proceeds go to the "Because We Can"
Thank You everyone who attended!
Very Special Thanks to the New Athens High School students who organized and worked this event. You are the best!
New Athens High School Chapter of the National Honor Society sponsored this year's Because We Can Christmas Toy Drive. Items were collected at New Athens School, and delivered to St. Louis Children's Hospital on December 22nd. Thanks to all the students at New Athens who donated and helped deliver the gifts.


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In a recent post, Philippe d'Arvisenet suggested that econometric evidence pointed to an increasing convergence of the business cycle over EMU member states. The caveat, however, was that he found a continued divergence of trend growth rates. By contrast, Walter Molano, used quite drastic terms to describe the impending underperformance of EMU's southern countries and introduced the term PIGS for Portugal, Italy and Spain.
While we would not dispute either of those findings in general for they are published at a time when a) growth divergence as measured by the Commission's overall economic confidence indicator is at its highest since German reunification and b) even the convergence of European government bond yields, i.e. the factor that is second to only the money market at the very heart of European monetary union. Recently the spread of all 10yr government bond yields relative to the German benchmark has hit the highest level since 1997.
The most likely suspect for these developments is the dreaded asymmetric shock, i.e. an external development that affects economic activity in different EMU members if not in an opposite fashion, so at the very least to very different degrees.
Currently there are three different such shocks affecting EMU:
- The credit crunch: The weaker an economies financing position, the more this one should hurt. A very simple proxy for this measure is an economy's current account position. Due to this measure Spain, France and Italy should be most negatively affected on this score, Germany least. Another proxy would be the relative prevalence of adjustable rate mortgages in the housing market. Again Spain would be most affected on this scale. In this respect, the differing development of interest rates on (new) mortgage contracts offers some degree of evidence. This has been most pronounced in Spain and France, Italy and Germany (where interest rates have even declined a wee bit since summer 2007) trail by a wide margin.
- The rise in oil prices is draining purchasing power from Europe's economies which are net-importers of this commodity. The degree of which is determined by both the aggregate level of energy efficiency in the economy and – to a lesser extend – the energy mix used. Germany due to efficiency grounds and France due to its use of nuclear power (for good or bad) are least dependent on oil consumption to produce a unit of real GDP, while Italy and Spain have far worse scores on this account.
- The appreciation of the euro against the USD – however, for now in contrast to 2002 to 2004 not on a very broad basis – should hurt those economies the most with either the highest share of direct trade with the US or a relatively low degree of denominating traded goods in euros. On both counts, Italy should be most negatively affected via the important role of the textile industry for its exports. This sector – while shrinking for years now – is heavily exposed to competition from Asia.
A fourth reason for the current divergence is of a distinct endogenous nature rather than exogenous: tax policy. As one of his first measures Nicolas Sarkozy administered considerable cuts on income tax thus giving the French economy a positive stimulus. Germany had no such positive stimulus but at least the drag from the 2007 tax hike should be subsiding. Relatively clear-cut evidence for this comes from the breakdown of the ifo index. In a nutshell the two components retail and wholesale, each of them making up 14% of the main index, account for the rise of the aggregate since January 2008. By contrast the manufacturing component has been flat since end-07, and the construction component declined somewhat. As all ifo components correlate to year-over-year changes in economic activity and the administered VAT hike created a massive base effect in early-07, the recent rise jump in retail confidence should not come as quite a surprise. In effect, you could as well argue that the main ifo index was artificially depressed by 1.2 points due to the rise in VAT and all that has occurred over the past three months is simply a snap-back from this. This does not qualify Germany's relative outperformance to the rest of EMU but points to the fact to what extent the German economy has been restrained by fiscal policy in 2007.
Bottom line: On aggregate the EMU economies are slowing but to very different extents as the current shocks affect the economies to varying degrees. Furthermore apparent divergence is furthered by – for the moment – differing degrees of fiscal easing/less restraint.


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Why live out west in a cow pasture when you can live on a island next to beach? Like new! Tortoise Island Showplace! Now available at this ready to sell price! This stunning home provides luxury throughout with features such as an oversized pavered circular drive that leads to the Mahogany/wrought iron double door entry. Extensive crown molding, granite, travertine marble, furniture quality cabinetry, butler pantry with 2 wine coolers. A true gourmet island kitchen, with a double drawer dishwasher, microwave/convection oven, 6 burner gas stove with pot filler and built-in stainless Frig. Gorgeous pavered pool area for entertaining, with a summer kitchen, perched up high for soothing water views. Move in ready! Hurry!....read agent remarks
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|List Price/SqFt: 210.94
Location, Tax & Legal
|Taxes: 7169.35
|Tax Year: 2017
|Measurements From: Other
|General County Loc: South
General Property Description
|SqFt - Living: 4243
|SqFt - Total: 5513
|Front Door Faces: W
|Furnished: None
|Waterfront: Yes
|Dwelling Waterview: Yes
|Fireplace: Yes
|Split Bedroom: Yes
|HOA Home Owners: HOA Home Owners Mandatory
|Community Fees: Yes
|Pool-Private or Community: Yes
|Pool - Private: Yes
|Pool - Community: Yes
Remarks & Misc
|Legal Desc: Tortoise Island Ph 4 P.u.d. Lot 9 Blk 8
Status Change Info
|Sold Price/SqFt: 194.44
Dwelling Waterview
|Waterfront View Direction: E
|Homestead: No
|55+ Community: No
|Gated Community: Yes
|Home Warranty: No
HOA Info
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|HOA Frequency: Monthly
|Other Fees Term: Other
|Total Garage Spaces: 3
|Sewer or Septic: Sewer
|Elementary School: Sea Park
|Middle School: DeLaura
|High School: Satellite
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|Waterfront Type: Lake/Pond
|Dwelling Waterview: Direct Waterview; Lake/Pond
|Water Amenities: Boat Ramp; Community Dock; Waterfront Community
|Style: 2 Story
|Dwelling View: Pool; View - East
|Parking: 3 Car Attchd Garage; Circle Drive; Street; Other - Call Agent
|Lot Description: Paved Street
|Construction: Combination
|Exterior Finish: Stucco
|Roof: Tile
|Floor: Carpet; Marble; Tile; Travertine
|Exterior Features: Barbeque; Patio - Unscreened; Sprinkler - Well; Summer Kitchen
|Pool Features: In-Ground Spa; Inground
|Rooms: Family Room; Formal Dining Room; Formal Living Room; Jack and Jill Bath; Laundry; Loft; Office/Library
|Master Bedroom/Bath: Double Sinks; Ground Floor; His/Hers Closet; Jetted Bathtub; Walk-in Closet
|Interior Features: Breakfast Bar; Built-in-Features; Ceiling Fan(s); Ceilings-Ctdrl/Vault; Closet - Walk-Ins; Kitchen - Eat In; Kitchen - Island
|Fireplace: Non Wood Burn
|Security/Safety: Gate/Guard
|Equipment/Appliances: Dishwasher; Disposal; Garage Door Opener; Generator Hookup; Laundry-Hookup; Microwave-Built-in; Oven-Built In; Oven-Double; Range - Gas; Refrigerator; Vacuum Built-In
|Utilities: Cable Available; City Water; Electricity Connected; Natural Gas Connected; Telephone; Underground
|Cooling: Central; Electric
|Heat: Central; Electric
|Water Heater: Electric
|Common Amenities: Clubhouse/Rec Room; Exercise Room; Playground; Tennis Courts
|Management: Association
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|Road Surface: Asphalt
|Financing-Owner Will Consider: Cash; Conventional
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One of the Alumni Relations Office's (ARO's) new initiatives this year is the brand new Yew Chung Alumni Internship Programme, tailored for Year 10 and 12 students in Hong Kong. The programme will run for approximately 6 months and students will choose to intern on either one of the two major projects running at the ARO: the Alumni Website Revamp and annual Alumni Homecoming Day. Working closely with ARO staff, students will develop essential working skills such as project management, event planning, time management, and leadership skills. Places for the internship programme are limited to a total of 20 (10 for each of the two projects) and applications for the programme have exceeded the number of vacancies offered. Looking forward to working with our student interns on both of these exciting projects, and very much look forward to the fresh ideas they will bring! It is hoped that this internship programme to involve students in all Yew Chung schools in the future.


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How can I specify which camera to use in a Pawn Blueprint?
Hello everyone.
I am currently doing a project as part of my Uni course and have had a bit of a struggle with the use of the cameras in the Pawn Blueprint. I understand it has a default camera but from what I have read it should be overridden when you place a new camera component?
My issue is this, I have four cameras in the pawn blueprint that will be controlled by the user in VR. As you can see from the images, it is a car interior with three cameras for the mirrors and one for the user. When I view the project in the preview or VR/mobile preview it generally uses the Pawns default camera, but sometimes it chooses one of the three mirror cameras at random (that should not be accessed), but never the named 'VRCamera'.
When I package this to my mobile, it seemingly always picks one of the 'mirror' cameras at random each time I package it. But not the VRCamera or the Pawns default camera. I have been searching the web/forums and trying different methods for a week now and am at my wits end. I have placed the VRCamera above the car to show more clearly that it is not being used.
If it makes any difference, whenever I do anything on the level the camera the Pawn is using changes. For example, it kept using the immobile rear-view mirror camera when I previewed the level, but after I placed a completely unrelated blueprint into the level, it started using the wing-mirror camera, even adding meshes into the scene can cause it to change the camera used by the pawn, really odd.
Thank you in advance for any help or advice you are able to provide! I really appreciate it.
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Read this to understand how view target work in UE4:
So activate and deactivate camera component to select which camera is used or do code in C++ change camera selection routine in CalcCamera.
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7C7, 7F7, 2x6L6 and 5Y3G tubes, all strong except a slightly weaker 7F7. Definitely needs caps. Will rewire any cloth-covered wiring that I can, because the existing stuff is kinda...fuzzy (presumably from moisture/mildew). The choke and OT paper are also kinda funky-looking, but they are dry, and they measure fine. I THINK the power transformer may have been changed a some point, because it looks like they had to slightly cut and fold the chassis hole to accommodate it. Still, definitely old.
So, I checked everything, plugged it into a Variac, and turned it up slowly. Got it up to 115V, no problem.
(Downloaded schematics from a search of this site. Thanks, Bruce Collins!) http://music-electronics-forum.com/a...oma17schem.pdf
Actually fairly quiet (self-noise) with signal generator connected to "Phono" input. Also, not very loud (naturally).
Way more noisy connected to "Microphone" input. Hopefully, all new caps and a grounded plug will cure most of that. (Definitely needs at LEAST those...touching the chassis produces way more hum, and is kind of worrisome.)
So, knowing it kind of worked, I rigged my Strat up to the "Microphone" input. (This has the old screw-on mic connector for that, and a terminal strip for the "Phono" input.) There's some tone under all that noise...and it's surprisingly loud through those speakers! And, those speakers seemed to take it with no problem.
Now then, some questions. I know blues harp players seem to love these things. Would it be sacrilege to mount a 1/4" jack in the front. (That's actually really close to the tube pin where it connects, anyway.) I've seen people put them in the back, but I think it would be handier on the front, and there is plenty of room in there. Should I leave the back screw-on connector connected (with a new cap) and install a front jack, with the same value cap? Would a different component setup be better for guitar? If so, would a switch installed to toggle it from the "Mic" to the "Guitar" setting be out of the question, with the components for each.(To use as a harp amp, or guitar amp.) Does it even matter?
What to do with the "Phono" circuitry? Obviously, it's much lower. Would it make sense to install a 1/4" jack for that, and maybe run a boosted signal into it? Maybe, "Y" the guitar, one going straight to "Mic" input, and the other going through a boost/preamp/etc...and maybe even through something like my Fender Reverb Unit? Set the Fender wet, and dial in the amount underneath the straight signal? Maybe, run an overdrive under the straight signal, and mix to taste? Can that be done? Would it make sense to try?
I assume I'll just leave the speaker sockets on there, and parallel a couple 1/4" jacks by them. The system still has the funky old speaker plugs, which I'll rewire with new (non-cracked) wire, and use when I use those speakers with it.
About the speakers, am considering mounting some feet tall enough to clear the handles, so I can set on top of the other. That would make the "stack" about 40" tall, and get the top one up a bit. (They are so light, though, I wouldn't put any amp on top.) Am wondering, even, about installing some board on the backs of one, or both, to make them semi-closed? (That'll be easy to goof with, before doing it.)
One other thing. I've read that those 7#7 tubes are a bit funky, and a lot of people change them to 6S?7 (along with the sockets). I'm going to try to keep it what it is for now. I can always screw with that later. But, what is the main advantage of changing those out?
Any ideas or comments appreciated. Any "NOOOO...DON'T do THAT!", also appreciated.


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Streisand Still "Matters"
With eight Grammy Awards and 32 studio albums that have sold over 140 million copies worldwide, Barbra Streisand is not simply a singer but a musical phenomenon. At the center of it all, she is just a girl who loves singing and making music.
"What Matters Most — Barbra Streisand sings the lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman " is her 33rd studio album over a staggering 48 years in the musical industry. As the name suggests, Streisand pays homage to Oscar-winning lyricist couple and longtime friends Alan and Marilyn Bergman. "I just love their words, I love their sentiments," Streisand said of the couple. "They understand the craft of songwriting."
Their friendship goes back to the days when Streisand was just breaking into the music scene and her first performance brought Marilyn to tears. The rest is history; with over 60 collaborated songs including classic hits "Papa, Can You Hear Me" from the movie "Yentl," and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," a duet with Neil Diamond. Streisand and Bergman are back — but with a twist.
One could call "What Matters Most" a 10-song cover album as it showcases Streisand singing Bergman hits previously unrecorded by her.
Academy Award-winning song "The Windmills of your Mind," from the movie "The Thomas Crown Affair," is the opening song of the 41-minute album. Streisand opens with a subtle charisma, which pulls you into the whole album. It is followed by hits such as "Nice 'n' Easy," which was popularized by Frank Sinatra, Academy Award-nominated "I'll Never Say Goodbye" and many more.
With each song, Streisand brings her own personality and perspective, all the while staying true to her Broadway roots even though the originals spanned over many genres. "That Face," immortalized by Fred Astaire, is the perfect example. It starts similar to the original, with a string orchestra of harps and violins, but quickly transcends into a jazz number with bass plucking, faster beats and a trumpet undertone. "The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye" epitomizes the Barbra Streisand phenomenon. It starts off softly but gains momentum with a climax so incandescent that the song almost leaves listeners asking for more.
One of the best tracks on the album is definitely "I'll Never Say Goodbye." First sung by Melissa Manchester, Streisand's version seems to be taken out straight from one of her very own musicals. The high notes that she pulls off on this song are sensational. However, this might not always work in her favor. Although her voice is hands down amazing, it sometimes gets quite nasal and shrill. "Solitary Moon" is one such track; you can practically only listen to it once.
The interesting thing about this album is that even though these acclaimed songs were sung by other artists, it seems that the songs were made for and sung by Streisand alone. Whether she is put up with a 58-piece orchestra or just violin strings and a piano, it is her unrestrained voice that makes you stop and pay attention.
Alan and Marilyn Bergman are famously known for their poetic lyrics about love, relationships and matters of the heart, adding character and meaning to songs through their brilliant lyrics. One such example is "The Windmills of your Mind," with lyrics like "Lovers walk along a shore / And leave their footprints in the sand" Here, lost love reveals why the husband-wife duo are Oscar winning artists.
For a long time, Streisand had been toying with the idea to make this album, so it comes as no surprise that she has poured her love and soul into it since its conception. The perfectionist that she is, this album surely reaches perfection.
For die-hard Barbra Streisand fans, the deluxe version has 10 previously released Barbra Streisand songs penned by the Bergmans: Academy Award-nominated "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" and, "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"; the 1978 hit, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," with Neil Diamond; and the classic, "Papa, Can You Hear Me," recently covered by Lea Michele from "Glee," are some of the great line-ups you will find enjoyable.
One of the few artists who is an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) recipient, Barbra Streisand has been entertaining for generations and is clearly a virtuoso. However, "What Matters Most" for her are dear friends and her unquestionable love for music. As she herself sings, "The world is a concerto / Each day begins with music."
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After a visit to one of the few adder sites left in my local area on Saturday I made the following post on my Facebook page which I thought I would share here too. I have since been informed that several of the three to four different photography groups have shared the location of these particular adders on their Facebook pages and websites. This is the single biggest contributor to the huge… Read More
I saw my first adders (Vipera berus) on the 19th February and then I saw some more today in more typical, warmer weather. Over the weekend I was busy moving common toads (Bufo bufo) at a regular crossing point in my village. If you want to help out with toad migrations, which without human intervention can lead to large percentages of a population being killed by cars, please see the following website: http://www.froglife.org/what-we-do/toads-on-roads/tormap/