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Lucy Ann (Brayton) Brown died of childbirth fever approximately 1 week after Merrill's birth. Mary Jane (Brayton) Andrews (Lucy Ann's sister) was a widow with grown children at the time of Lucy's death. Mary Jane attended Lucy at Merrill's birth. Mary Jane married B. F. Brown in 1882 and helped raise Lucy's and Benjamin's children. They did not have children of their own. Mary Jane, Benjamin and the 6 children moved to Barnston Nebraska where B. F. was active in politics (elected 1st supervisor). He owned a livery stable in Barnston and a hardware/implement store in Fairburg, NE. He was elected the first county clerk of Perkins Co., NE but died from a stroke while making his acceptance speech (1888). His body was brought back to Logan, Iowa and buried next to his wife Lucinda Ann (Coleman). The children were placed in a Lutheran orphange until Mary Jane returned to Minburn, Iowa. Mary Jane then raised Merrill until he finished 8th grade.
Father: STEPHEN BRAYTON b: 2 JUN 1807 in Ellis's Scenery, Lower Canada QUEBEC, CANADA
Mother: CATHERINE COLEMAN b: 11 NOV 1813 in YORK CO., PA
Marriage 1 Benjamin Franklin BROWN b: 31 MAY 1844 in ILLINOIS CITY,IL
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'Not impossible': Colin Barnett gives Liberals hope for 2021 election
Former premier Colin Barnett says the embattled Liberal Party can make a shock comeback at the next State election, claiming the chance of victory in 2021 would be "tough but not impossible".
But the retired Cottesloe MP, who performed his last official duty on Australia Day, stopped short of declaring Opposition Leader Mike Nahan to be the right person to lead the party to a poll win.
"That's not my job," he said.
But Mr Barnett did say Mr Nahan was doing a "good job" and the Liberal team was working hard amid the "desperately difficult" task of picking up the pieces in Opposition after a crushing election defeat, as he did in 2001.
But Mr Barnett said after the Liberals' big loss 17 years ago, the next time at the polls in 2005 — the "canal election" as he calls it referring to his controversial proposal to build a water canal from the Kimberley to Perth — the party was not far off victory.
"It will be very hard to defeat Labor given the number of seats but I think a lot of their (Labor) seats that they won off the Liberal Party and off the Nats will be swinging," he said.
"It's not impossible, it's a tough call but it is possible.
"Remember, the Labor vote in 2013 was appallingly low and now Mark (McGowan) is Premier."
Mr Barnett said this year was the Liberals' opportunity to start being innovative and raising new issues and policies.
"And you need a little bit of luck or you need the Government to have some bad luck," he said.
He also predicts the next Federal election, expected in 2019, will be a close contest, with modern elections becoming more volatile.
On the McGowan Government's performance, Mr Barnett believes his successor has wasted a lot of time rubbishing the previous government and many of the calls in between — including the School of the Air and Optus Stadium crowd cap fiascos — have turned out to be "just bad decisions".
He said Labor's honeymoon period was well and truly over. "To me I think they just wasted their first year, their honeymoon (by criticising the previous government)," he said.
"Mark has lost a lot of opportunity by continually going back and I think the public is bored with it — they're over it and now they see a slightly different light to it."
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I headed down to Somerset House on a brighter-than-expected day, where Photo London was being held for a second year. Bringing together eighty of the world's leading galleries and offering a series of talks, exhibitions and book signings, this is a great event to connect with what is going down in the photographic world.
I joined the queue for a talk I had booked between the photographer Alec Soth and curator of Media Space at the Science museum, Kate Bush.
It was a sell-out affair in a basement auditorium. I was sat quite far back, so couldn't see much of Alec and Kate, but there were four TV screens on stilts dotted around the room. These were used to show photos of Alec's work, spanning the past ten years; fragments of stories from his travels across central America. Kate tried to draw him into a history in line with some of the great American photographers, but he tried to emphasise how he hadn't consciously gone out to emulate a tradition, but was looking for stories from an often misrepresented portion of American society.
Alec's work pieces together landscapes, portraits and inividual items, sometimes photographed and sometimes real. He talked of how he often finds photography restrictive, and struggles with the lack of narrative in the single image. This is something I am working on myself.
Mostly as an aside to the conversation, the slides were being changed intermittently. When discussing Soth's work Broken Manual, about men who had attempted to escape the conformist lifestyle end lived as hermits or runaways, Kate suggested we discussed a particular image: A wide shot of a flat surface with something small and rubbery on top - to me it looked like a leg-of-lamb. Just peaking in the side was the end of a measuring rule. Alex squirmed as he said 'Kate. Well, this is what we call a pocket-pussy, and something a lone man in a forest may carry around with him'. She blushed and the audience giggled. A moment shared!
Alec mused that he runs a 'pretend company' called Little Brown Mushroom, under which he posts any social media. Every Friday he posts a poem...
Kate was asking him about his 'fame' and he offered us the idea of striving to be as authentic as possible in his work, always. Something that most artists will associate with, and something that must get harder once you have built a reputation on a certain project or style: how to create your own work when the eyes of the world are watching you.
It happened to be a Friday, so Alec read a little from the day's poem which relates to the idea of losing yourself to the darker side of fame:
'The Strife between the Poet and Ambition' by Thomas Merton, starts:
Money and fame break in the room
And find the poet all alone.
They lock the door, so he won't run, And turn the radio full-on
And beat the poor dope like a drum.
I only became aware of Alec's work around 18 months ago when I saw 'Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, 2002'. http://alecsoth.com/photography/?page_id=14
Something about that image made me want to find out more.
I was very excited then, when I discovered last Autumn that he would be showing at The Media Space in the Science Museum. The exhibition Gathered Leaves which brought together work from four of his collections created over the past decade.
At Photo London there was an opportunity to buy the boxed work from this exhibition, so I hot-footed it to the publishers section full of excitement. Hmm, it cost three times my budget, and I'm slightly embarrassed to say that I had to call my Mum to ask if she wanted to contribute in advance of my birthday. After explaining that no, I didn't need it, but it would be a good investment and a great reference she agreed, and I got to meet the man. I told him I had been to his talk, and he asked what I thought, suggesting that it was a bit short. I said it was good to know that we all struggle, and he joked that he was struggling now as he couldn't get the box to close.
There was more than Alec Soth, honest!
I made my way to the galleries area, where some great photographers are being represented by people in suits to sell their works.
My first encounter was a young Sloane-style couple wafting pass the artworks. The woman laughingly indicated a striking image of a young Rolling Stones to her suitor 'that would look amazing in your living room'. The man yawningly stating 'can we hurry up as I quickly get bored in these places'. To be fair, I have heard this mantra over and over, across the class divide. Seriously.
Without intention, the first gallery I saw represented Mr. Soth, and I got to see some works I hadn't seen before. There was some great work from the Ibasho gallery, Antwerp who had various oriental photographers under their belts including some evocative work of Cherry Blossom trees by Yoshinori Mizutari...nice to see how each artist interprets a subject with such varaition.
Then there were the stunning photographs from Nick Brandt's series 'Inherit the Dust'. In real life they were a good three metres wide. Check this out! http://nickbrandt.inheritthedust.com there was a transaction taking place.
I wouldn't want to hazard a guess at how much one of them would set you back, but to know that Photography is being seen as a serious investment to collectors is a good thing.
Other highlights were Don Mcullin - I am always glad to see his work as he is the photographer I admired and wrote about most when studying for my A levels and beyond.
Another large exhibition was that of Russian photographer Sergey Chilikov. I didn't find his work instantly impressive, but it works well in the context it was made: A response to a stark and oppressive life under the Brezhnev era of the USSR.
The curator, Olga Sviblova says "Sergey Chilikov's photography is a unique way of visualising Chekov's worldview, in which the absurd and the torment of the free spirit are found in the closed contexts of everyday banality. http://flashbak.com/photoprovocations-sergei-chillikov-draft-60200/


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"While activists like to claim that pedophilia is a completely distinct orientation from homosexuality, evidence shows a disproportionate overlap between the two," Tony Perkins wrote on the Family Research Council website in 2010. "It is a homosexual problem."
Such views are perhaps to be expected from the president of the FRC, a fiercely anti-LGBTQ organization that, using faith as a justification, has propagated the insidious view that gay people are sexual predators.
Mainstream Republicans might deem Perkins a fringe character. At the very least, they would probably want to distance themselves from a man who once purchased Klansman David Duke's email list for use in a political campaign in Louisiana (Perkins now claims he wasn't aware of the mailing list's connection to Duke).
And yet, it's Perkins and his ilk who have emerged as the GOP's moral compass in crafting the party platform ahead of the national convention in Cleveland. Perkins, an RNC delegate from Louisiana, succeeded in his push to add language to the platform supporting "conversion therapy", a practice banned in several states that "re-educates" children to become cisgender and heterosexual.
In addition, the platform, which was approved in committee on Tuesday, supports state laws that bar transgender people from public bathrooms and includes language that says "natural marriage", marriage between a man and a woman, is more likely to produce offspring who do not become addicted to drugs. It also declares pornography a "public health crisis".
Republican moderates failed in their bid to include language acknowledging anti-gay discrimination in the wake of the Pulse massacre in Orlando, and so the platform heads to a formal vote next week bereft of any positive language on LGBTQ people whatsoever. It is unclear if the party will ratify it.
What is clear, however, is the influence of anti-LGBTQ fanatics and radical social conservatives in drawing up the platform, one that, incredibly, veers right of the party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump, who desperately needs the support of the religious conservatives.
Perkins is far from the only anti-LGBTQ activist who had a hand in creating the platform. The committee also includes David Barton from Texas, who has claimed that HIV/Aids is God's punishment for homosexuality, and Cynthia Dunbar from Virginia, who compares gay rights to Nazism.
What a dream team.
The support for conversion therapy is especially heinous, considering it's LGBTQ children who are typically the people who undergo it. Children cannot consent to this dangerous practice, and statistics tell us that those who endure it are more likely to suffer from depression and are eight times more likely to have attempted suicide.
Same-sex marriage, of course, became the law of the land last year after the supreme court handed down its ruling on Obergefell v Hodges. But it's an issue social conservatives are unwilling to let go of. Donald Trump himself claimed that he would "strongly consider" appointing supreme court justices who would overturn marriage equality.
Put together, the platform is an expression of the desire for LGBTQ people to disappear. It's so bad that the Log Cabin Republicans came out and called it the Republican party's "most anti-LGBT platform in the party's 162-year history".
It sits in stark contrast to the Democratic party's platform, which, while criticised by some for not doing more (the section on LGBTQ rights is a scant, singular paragraph), does take a strong stance on equality and says the party will fight for comprehensive federal non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans.
Ultimately, the Republican party platform isn't just retrograde. It's dangerous. It is the byproduct of the chaos presided over by an inexperienced, weak nominee, and it represents a stunning defeat for Republican moderates in the battle for the soul of their party.
As a result, any moderate who gives even tacit approval to a party that has positioned itself so squarely in opposition to the freedoms of LGBTQ cannot be considered a moderate at all.


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Number five goes to the Uncut album of the year 'Fear Fun' by Father John Misty. Long time followers of The Steinberg Principle will know of my love for J Tillman. Albums such as 'A Year in the Kingdom' are just mind blowing. I stumbled upon this – his new alter ego – in the Sunday Times and was immediately off to the shops looking for the record. And it does not disappoint. A complete departure from his past work this is more flamboyant. More theatrical. More upbeat and adventurous. But, no less brilliant. I don't want this to be the end of the J Tillman of old, but I certainly look forward with great eagerness to future Father John Misty records based on this offering. You can read my review of this record here.
Top Ten of 2012 – Number 5. Father John Misty – Fear Fun


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Clodagh McKenna's St Patrick's Day fish pie
If you're planning a party or want to cook up an Irish feast for St Patrick's Day, look no further than Clodagh McKenna's fish pie with potato rosti topping...
Serves: 2
450g floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper, peeled
50g mature Dubliner Cheddar cheese, grated (you can use any cheddar cheese you prefer)
250g hake fillets, skinless
250g salmon fillets, skinless
100g raw prawns, shell on
400ml milk
1 shallot, cut in half
1 bay leaf
1 tsp black peppercorns
50g butter, softened
50g flour
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp fresh dill
25g butter, melted
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 and grate the raw potatoes with the larger part of a box grater and pop the grated potatoes into a bowl of cold water to stop them from going brow. Grate the cheddar using the same said of the grater and set aside in a bowl.
Place the smoked haddock and salmon in a saucepan, pour over the milk and drop in the shallot, bay leaf and peppercorns. Cook over a low heat for five minutes, then drain, reserving the milk but discarding the onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Add the fish to the roasting tray.
Melt 50g of butter in a saucepan then stir in the flour and cook for five minutes to make a roux. Add the milk that you poached the fish in as well as the mustard, and whisk, until the sauce is smooth and thick. Season with salt and pepper, add in half the dill and pour over the fish.
Drain the grated potatoes and pat dry with a clean tea towel until they are completely dry. Mix the grated potatoes in a bowel with the grated cheddar, rest of the dill and sea salt and scatter over the fish and the sauce.
Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan and brush over the top of the pie to ensure the top gets really crispy. Push the prawns into the potato rosti and then bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.


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The LA Times published an article recently which provides a more in-depth look at Tesla's recent decision to end their referral rewards program.
Breitbart News reported earlier this week that Elon Musk announced via Twitter that Tesla's referral program will end on February 1, urging customers to refer friends to buy a Tesla and give them six months of free Supercharging before the deadline. Now, the LA Times has published an article which provides a more in-depth look at Tesla's decision to end this program and how it worked.
Musk previously stated that the program was being ended in order for Tesla to save money, the Times discussed this in their article stating:
In the program's latest iteration, a Tesla owner sends a referral code to a potential buyer. When the car is sold, the buyer gets six months of free charging at Tesla-branded stations, while the owner earns a prize. Earlier programs offered free charging for life to original car owners; Tesla will honor existing arrangements.
Tesla turned positive on its cash flow in the third quarter of 2018. Its cash on hand seems enough to pay current bills but doesn't come close to the billions of dollars needed to pay for Musk's future projects, from an electric semitruck to a crossover vehicle to a new factory in China. At the end of the third quarter, Tesla reported about $3 billion in cash on hand.
New issues of stock or bonds could provide the billions needed for growth, but for reasons he has not made clear, Musk said he does not need to tap the capital markets.
It's unclear how much money the end of the referral program will save. Tesla doesn't break out the costs in its financial statements. But for a heavy user, it could total several hundred dollars — potentially adding up to tens of millions of dollars that Tesla could spend on other things.
One of the issues holding Tesla back has been their commitment to constructing Supercharger stations throughout the country, according to the Times:
"They're kind of doomed by their own success" by achieving higher-volume Model 3 output, because construction of service centers and Supercharger stations are "not able to keep up," said Mike Ramsey, auto industry analyst at Gartner.
The company promised 18,000 chargers at its U.S. stations by the end of 2018. The total reached only 11,400 by October, when Musk promised to double the capacity in 2019. Currently, Tesla has 1,422 stations with 12,011 chargers.
The referral program was controversial. In late 2018, as Tesla rallied to reach sales goals, Musk warned several times that the program was about to end on a certain date, only to have it extended. Meantime, Tesla owners who had shared referral codes complained on social media that they weren't being credited for sales. Others said prizes they earned never arrived.
But some Tesla owners that successfully took advantage of the referral program are facing issues now that the program is being suddenly shut down:
Jeff Eberhard, an engineer at VMware in Austin, said Thursday he's made referrals that resulted in sales of four Tesla vehicles, the last one in March 2018. While he did receive a home charger autographed by Musk, he's still waiting for the Powerwall home battery storage unit he was promised — worth at least $8,000.
He's not so much upset about the item itself, Eberhard said — "I don't really need it" — but the company's lack of communication. "I'd just like an understanding of what the time line is" for getting it, he said.
Eberhard said he hasn't contacted Tesla about the problem: "As far as I know, there's no way to do that."
A Tesla spokesman said Powerwalls are being built and sent to referral prize winners on a "rolling basis" and will be shipped to everyone who qualifies within the next 12 months.
Read the full article in the LA Times here.


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New ownership has taken control of Mt. Shasta Ski Park and announced that they will bring back mountain Biking on July 22nd.
The Merlo family, which also owns the Mount Shasta KOA, Merlo Family Estate Vineyards in Trinity County and are partners in Silverthorn Resort on Lake Shasta, purchased the ski park and hired Fred Broadbent as the ski park's new mountain bike program director.
Broadbent has trail building experience and he also competes, including in the expert downhill division in the USA Cycling Association series. Chairlift rides up Douglas Butte for mountain biker will last all summer until October 15th.
Never ridden Mt. Shasta on a mountain bike? Check out these videos to get you stoked:
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Pastor's Logos: Disasters break down walls/
I have been watching the water rise in Houston and other parts of Texas. Unless you have been in a major flood you really don't understand what floods can do. I know we have all seen the terrible pictures of people walking on major highways, escaping their homes that are going under water. It breaks my heart to see the look on the faces of people of all ages suffering through loss of nearly everything but their lives and the clothes on their back.
I have some idea of the magnitude of what this is like to see your community go underwater before your very eyes. I grew up in the Red River Valley of the North, that winding river between North Dakota and Minnesota. Every spring, depending on how much snow you had that winter, the rain and the melting snow causes a flood. Some years were not so bad, but 1997 was terrible for thousands of folks who lived along its banks and even farther away. Towns like Grand Forks, Fargo, Breckenridge and many small communities were either under water or abandoned because of the flood waters.
Certainly the flood that inundated the Red River Valley was not on the same scale that we see in Texas. The number of people is a big difference, but the individual stories are all very much the same. The loss of your home, fleeing to higher ground, watching the water rise as it goes over sandbags or levees, possessions lost and one's entire life uprooted.
But the flip side in such a disaster are the heroes that don't want to be called heroes. They just want to be a helpful neighbor. Whether they are from down the street, across town, across the state or across the nation, whether these folks wear a uniform or blue jeans: these are our neighbors.
Disasters tend to break down the walls that can separate us. The people who come to the aid of those in need don't ask who you voted for, don't care about your religion, if you are rich or poor, or the color of your skin, because to them you are their neighbor. I heard many a volunteer who came to help say, "That it is what neighbors do" or "That is how God wants us to care for our neighbor."
Then there is "Mattress Max" who opened up his two furniture stores to all who came seeking help. He offered them food to eat from the restaurants he has at each of his stores. He even sent out his furniture trucks to rescue people. When asked why he said, "Well that is what Christ would want me to do!"
After the water has gone down, there will be so much clean-up needed to be done. The folks in Texas will still need the help of neighbors from all over the country. That is what the folks in the Red River Valley found out. They also found they had neighbors they didn't even know about from all over the country. I am sure the folks in New Orleans could say the same.
Our country has been facing political and cultural storms that have wounded and divided us as a nation. How strange that a storm created by nature can bring people together to help and heal one another as neighbors. God may not have caused the storm, but I believe he used the storm to show how his love, shared from one neighbor to another, can bind us as one.


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The Pack has said good-bye to one of their greats, as today they announced the release of veteran DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila. In nine seasons with the Packers, Gbaja-Biamila appeared in 124 career games, including 74 starts. He is the franchise's all-time sacks leader with 741/2, having passed the great Reggie White (68.5) in 2007. "We […]
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LG have started 2011 with a bang by introducing one of the most powerful Android phones we've ever seen. While other top end smartphones can only manage a single 1Ghz processor, the LG Optimus 2X up's the ante by including two 1 Ghz processor cores. This opens up LG Optimus 2X to a world of full HD (1080p) multimedia while the competition can only mange lower 720p video. Video clips recorded on the LG Optimus 2X is so good, you'd be hard pressed to tell they were recorded on a phone. Throw in 1080p HDMI out (for viewing movies on a HD TV) and DLNA support for wireless media streaming and the LG Optimus 2X has all the multimedia bases covered. The dual core processor not only makes the LG Optimus 2X amazing at multimedia but it lets it power though Android and apps with astonishing speed. There is virtually no lag or slowdown when your using the LG Optimus 2X. Everything its fast, smooth and slick no matter how hard you push it. Its a genuinely amazing handset that leapfrogs the competition and is the benchmark handset to beat.


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by Connie Barrameda | January 22, 2019 9:57 am
A family's slumber was disturbed with a loud sound of rocks crumbling down the hillside that feels like a strong earthquake.
With safety on the palms of their hands, the father can't contain his fear, so he took courage to get out of their house at 10 o'clock in the evening. He was in great shock upon seeing the waist-high flood waters about to conquer their home.
This was the dreadful experience of Melchor Narra, 59, a resident of Barangay Burocbusoc in Buhi, Camarines Sur when Tropical Depression 'Usman' struck Bicol Region on the 29th of December 2018, a few days before New Year's Day.
From downtown Buhi, their house can be reached through a 45-minute motorcycle ride.
"Nakalipat kami sa harong kan tugang ko kan bumisita man ang kapitan, mga kagawad pati man ang mga rescuers (We transferred to my brother's house when the barangay captain, councilors and rescuers visited us)," Narra explained.
On the aftermath of TD Usman, their area was surrounded with uprooted trees and enormous rocks that come from the mountain on the other side of the road.
According to Narra, this is the first time he experienced this kind of distressful incident.
"Medyo na-trauma kami kaya nagsimba kami sa Iriga para magpasalamat siguro kung natuluyan kami nin mga gapo asin kahoy digdi baka ubos kami sa laog kan harong (We were traumatized so we attended a Holy Mass in Iriga to give thanks because if our house were struck by rocks and tree trunks, we might also die)," he said.
Guiding Light for Safety
For Sandra Barruga, 44, also a resident of Burocbusoc, the Tropical Depression 'Usman' has left a great ordeal on her life.
According to Barruga, they were attending a neighbor's wake when the electricity supply was cut-off, so they've decided to return to their respective homes.
Due to fear, Barruga came outside of the house to observe the surroundings.
"Maray na sana ngane po igwang solar-powered street light, sa paghiling ko igwa na palan tubig samo kaya nagparakurahaw ako na igwa na nin baha asin magdulag na ta may tubig na (Good thing, we have the solar-powered street lights. Upon seeing the flood waters, I shouted to my neighbors that there's flood and we need to vacate the area)," she recounted.
Even before the calamity, the community has already decided to install solar-powered street lights through the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS).
"Maray na may tigkabit na street lights bago mag-uran dahil dae ko mailing su baha ta banggi (I'm thankful that there are street lights installed before the strong rains came because I won't be able to see the flood that night)," Barruga continued.
Narra also shared the impact of their community project in times of disasters.
"Igwa pang ilaw habang nagalakaw kami maski ngane baha igwa pang ilaw (When we are evacuating, the street lights are still fully functional despite the flood waters)," he said.
Barruga also shared that she attended barangay assemblies and even aided in determining the possible solutions for their needs, thus; the installation of street lights came into fruition.
"Tama talaga an pighagad mi na dapat street lights ta magayon ining produkto sa barangay (It's a good decision to put up those street lights since it's a good product of the barangay)," she stated.
Through community meetings, we are all given the significant opportunity to voice out concerns as well as decide for our community.
But, we must also reflect on the responsibility appointed to us when identifying issues and outcomes because, in every choice we made, it will enormously affect not only us but also fellow community members. /ramsertan/
About DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS
Camarines Sur has implemented Kalahi-CIDSS in 35 municipalities with a total implementation grant of PhP 1,950,716,688.10 and local counterpart contribution of Php 75,273,846.32 from barangay and municipal local government units (LGUs) to fund community-managed sub-projects.
DSWD had allocated Buhi with PhP 59,991,924.00.
The installation of solar-powered street lights has a total project cost of PhP 1,393,150.00 which benefitted 75 households.
For more details about DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS, follow this link:
Source URL: https://fo5.dswd.gov.ph/2019/01/22/in-light-of-td-usman-theres-still-community-effort/
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Flyback topology is used to generate high voltage in transformers and is suitable for applications including defibrillators and photo flashes. This article provides a procedure for transformer design such that the capacitor is charged within a stated time, eliminating over-design approaches and allowing for selection of critical values with confidence.
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BOLINGBROOK – The HOPE Center and HaHaMen Improv have come together to host a night of fun, excitement, and memories for everyone in their joint production of an Improv Comedy Night at 7:30 p.m. March 16.
Limited tickets are available for this special night and are $10.
The HOPE Center, located at 530 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, is a place within the community where people find hope, healing and wholeness through the love and grace of God.
Its mission is to transform lives one person at a time through various grace-filled seminars, conferences, healing schools, social events, recovery groups and life-coaching.
HaHaMen Improv and Sketch Comedy Troupe, a faith-based clean comedy team based in the west suburbs, was recently featured on Moody Radio Chicago's morning show Karl and Crew Mornings.
The team has been working hard to provide a fun, exciting, and safe alternative for comedy Chicagoland. With so few options for live comedy that entire families can enjoy, HaHaMen strives to be one of those choices so that families, friends, co-workers can laugh together.
The Improv Comedy Night at The HOPE Center will be an evening of clean comedy that is safe for all ages.
Tickets are available through the Events page at www.thehope22center.com. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the public to come to the Café22, visit The HOPE Center, and learn about the programs and services offered by The HOPE Center and Nichole Marbach Ministries.
About HaHaMen Improv and Sketch Comedy Troupe:
HaHaMen is a group of Christians that work hard to bring clean, family friendly entertainment in a world desperate for an alternative. HaHaMen was founded in 2013, and has performed at community events, fundraisers, church events, and youth events.
HaHaMen is available for booking by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or visiting HaHaMen.org.
For more information about The HOPE Center, visit www.thehope22center.com.


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Andrew Belfast at Future Of The Force posted "Thank The Maker: A Defence Of George Lucas," which naturally defends Lucas and of course the prequels:
As a fan of the Prequels I find it extremely frustrating to continue to see these films randomly dismissed by routine thoughtless journalism on three central grounds; namely dialogue, CGI and Jar Jar Binks. So let me outline my views on each of these points in turn in Lucas' defence. If I don't change any minds at least I will have made a case against casual, overly generalised and thoughtless criticism. In doing so I should add that I don't want to be pigeon-holed into a group in making these points. I do not associate my love of Star Wars with any one era of films or film-making. I do not call myself a "Prequel lover" – my love is for the extended saga in all its forms – Prequel, Original Trilogy, Sequel Trilogy, TV shows and books.
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I Am Blessed Mala Bead Necklaces
Hayley Loewen is the creator and owner of I Am Blessed Mala Beads.
Her creations are made with real gemstones from the earth, each with their own unique healing energies. Her Malas also come with Lava Beads, to be used for essential oils and is handmade with positive intention and cleansed with a sage ceremony.


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Here's How Brokers Can Help Homebuyers Prepare For A Home Loan
Homebuying can be an overwhelming process and it is the responsibility of a broker to make the buyer's journey smooth. As a broker, you could do that by hand holding and guiding the buyer across various stages of this long process. One of the most critical stages, where you as a broker could be helpful, is taking a home loan.
It is observed that a majority of homebuyers in India are unaware of the basic requirements for availing of a home loan and get upset when banks say 'NO'.
To make the deal become a reality, MakaaniQ gives brokers tips that could help them educate homebuyers about the minimum basic requirements for a home loan beforehand. Here's a ready reference for you:
Minimum down payment
Banks finance only up to 80 per cent of the property value. So, as an example, if your client is planning to buy a property worth Rs 50 lakh, they will get a home loan up to Rs 40 lakh. The remaining amount is what the client will be paying from his pocket as a down payment.
Also, the down amount does not include the cost of registration and other charges like the cost of setting up the home. It is better to inform the client about all the expenses he/she will have to take up apart from paying the property value.
Eligibility criteria
Banks and home finance institutions follow criteria for sanctioning a home loan. In order to apply for a home loan, your client will require submitting the following documents:
- Completed loan application
- Three passport size photographs
- Proof of identity (photo copies of Voters ID card/ Passport/ Driving License/ IT PAN card)
- Proof of residence (photo copies of recent Telephone Bills/ Electricity Bill/ Property tax receipt/ Passport/ Voters ID card)
- Proof of business address for non-salaried individuals
- Statement of bank account/ pass book for last six months
- Signature identification from present bankers
- Personal Assets and Liabilities statement
Additional documents required for salaried persons:
- Original Salary Certificate from employer
- TDS certificate on Form 16 or copy of IT Returns for last two financial years, duly acknowledged by IT Deptt
Additional documents required for Professionals/self- employed/other income tax assesses:
- Acknowledged copies of three years income tax returns/ assessment orders
- Photocopies of challans as an evidence for payment of Advance Income Tax
If any of the above documents are missing for any reason, a home loan application remains incomplete. If you inform your client about these documents well in time, they can start arranging these documents alongside the home search process. This will save a lot of time.
The aforementioned set of documents will be applicable on co-applicant also.
Amount of EMI
Banks offer home loan amount on the basis of an applicant's net income, after factoring-in all the loans and liabilities. As a thumb rule, the amount of monthly equated monthly installment (EMI) is kept between 30-40 per cent of monthly income and that works best for both the bank as well as the buyer.
It is a good idea to help your client figure out the amount of EMI they can shell out and align their home search accordingly. There is no point in looking for homes that are beyond the set budget and EMI affordability criteria.


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Developer, Functional Programming, Clojure
At Baresquare we take an active interest in good development practices. We do extensive automated testing for the codebase, in the form of unit tests, but also with integration and generative tests. We use the full power of Git with branches to ensure the stability of the code and to introduce new features and fixes in a controlled manner. We avoid the "works on my machine" syndrome by using Docker for all the components of our applications to allow our developers to replicate the production environment locally. This also means that on-boarding new developers is quick and painless. Most importantly, Baresquare promotes an environment of learning so if you are unfamiliar with our practices, we will be very happy to help you come up to speed with pair programming sessions, advice and mentoring.
Clojure is a central technology choice for Baresquare because of its great affinity with data processing tasks and its versatility which allows us to iterate quickly over features and improvements. PostgreSQL is our choice of database, a relational database which has been around for a long time, but has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, providing very powerful tools for data handling and scaling. Integrating with R, the statistics programming language enables us to leverage the wide variety of existing algorithm implementations, while providing a good interface where our engineering and statistical teams collaborate. Docker makes our development experience smoother by allowing us to develop and test our code in production-like environments therefore minimizing the unpredictability when the code is deployed. Finally, we use the latest features of AWS to minimize the "moving parts" of our stack and enable scaling and reliability.
Technologies now: Clojure, PostgreSQL, R, Docker, AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3), Terraform, Unit/Integration/Generative testing, Continuous integration
Future: Elastic, Logstash, Kibana, Onyx, Apache Spark
We are looking for passionate developers; passionate about functional programming!
Our ideal match loves learning new technologies, wants to make rock-solid solutions and is fuelled by challenge. The job is to dive into our Analytics machine and help us expand it towards new directions.
This is an exciting, world-class project. There is freedom to shape the direction of the product, and therefore the future of our team. There is room to be visible and contribute from day one, while enjoying a safe working environment. There is opportunity for self progress and producing deliverables that have true impact to what we do.
This is a full-time position in our office in Thessaloniki Greece.
Want to learn more about Clojure and the reasons top software houses embrace this programming language?
--ThoughtWorks adopted Clojure on January 2014
--Read how Cognitech set up all Walmart's operations in Clojure and coming out without a scratch, and
--What Adrian Cockcroft (Sun, eBay, Netflix) thinks about the next version of the cloud stack
- Professional software dev experience in any language (Ruby, Python, Java, etc).
- Familiarity with functional programming principles (anonymous functions, closures, immutability).
- Be convinced that you should be using a testing framework as part of your work process, not as an afterthought.
- A belief that it's a ridiculous idea that a software developer would not use version control.
- Although systems will not be built with Java, familiarity with existing Java libraries is also useful.
- Having a personal project using Clojure is considered a strong plus.
Don't have any professional experience, but you want this as your next career step? We could arrange an internship, if you tell us more about yourself and your personal projects.
- Work in a dynamic international environment, with clients located around the world, and in collaboration with the industry's experts
- Ongoing personal development, building strong experience on the leading data platforms and technologies
- Attractive compensation package, adapted to the candidate's specific skills and career progress
- Energy management and nutrition consultation by a dietitian-health expert
- Corporate gym membership and social activities
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Readers of my blog know that I love Peggy Noonan's column in the Wall Street Journal. She took a break from writing her column in 2004 in order to help President Bush get re-elected. I really think that he could use her advice again now.
Noonan hits another homerun in her commentary today on President Bush's immigration speech, and I hope that the President and his administration are listening. Her main critique is that the President didn't really address the issue with the seriousness that his base is calling for. She writes:
What was needed was a definitive statement: "As of this moment we will control our borders, I'm sending in the men, I'm giving this the attention I've given to the Mideast."
Once that is done, all else follows. "Comprehensive solution" seems like code for "some day we may do something". No one believes in comprehensive solutions. They believe in action they can see. No one believes in the wisdom of government, but they do believe it has a certain brute power (source).
Noonan is exactly right. Any effort at immigration reform must begin with enforcing our borders. If this is not done, all other reform proposals will be and should be non-starters. If the President really wanted to do the right thing and shore up his political base, he should support legislation aimed at sealing our southern border.
The real question is why is the President so reticent to take border enforcement seriously. Noonan suggests the reason may be political:
Is it possible our flinty president is so committed to protecting the Republican Party from losing, forever, the Hispanic vote, that he's decided to take a blurred and unsatisfying stand on immigration, and sacrifice all personal popularity, in order to keep the party of the future electorally competitive with a growing ethnic group (source)?
I am afraid this is precisely what is happening. Both parties are jockeying for the Hispanic vote. They know that the Hispanic constituency is the fastest growing minority among the American electorate. To offend them would mean political suicide in the long run for one's political party.
I happen to think, nevertheless, that doing the right thing is more important than preserving a partisan advantage. In this case, it is unforgivably selfish and short-sighted for a politician to make the best interests of his political party more important than the best interests of America. In the long run, our national security depends on getting border enforcement right.
It's amazing to me that President Bush cannot see this. It seems like the President has once again donned the blinders that he was wearing when he nominated Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court. He just doesn't seem to get it when it comes to immigration. He's losing popular support, he's losing his base's support, and he doesn't appear to be making any kind of a serious course-correction.
If I could offer my advice to President Bush, it would be this. Don't tip your hat to border enforcement. Do border enforcement. It's the right thing, and your base will love you for it.


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For lovers of the small OR big screen!
Get your water wings on!
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Get close to the animals!
Drive something different!
Test your swing!
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Treat your loved one to one of our more Unusual gift experiences. They will be the envy of all of their friends when they take part in an amazing experience that no-one else has even heard of! Try an amazing Animal Gift Experience, a sensational Singing Experience, a magical Movie Tour or even a barmy Bungee Jump! We have ideal gifts for him, gifts for her, birthday gifts, Christmas gifts or anniversary gifts; in fact, we have such a huge range of Unusual or different experience days there is something to suit everyone, and every budget!
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I love to travel, and my biggest priority when traveling is to support local small businesses. Unfortunately, since I have three young children with busy school and event schedules, I don't always have time to travel as much as I would want. I was recently introduced to a new product, Hole in Wall that allows families to travel without leaving the house.
It is a unique home box subscription service that brings unique flavors and products from dream destinations right to your front door. You're able to pick out the frequency, and even customize the products in your box.
I have always wanted to visit Seattle, Washington, and was excited to order my first Hole in Wall box featuring products from local small businesses in the area. When the box arrived, it was filled with so many fun and unique products that I would never have been able to experience unless I visited Seattle.
Some of my favorite products in my Hole in Wall Seattle-themed box are the Herbn' Farm NW Seattle-Salt, Jonboy whiskey and smoked salt caramels, Tiny's Organic Bosc Pear, and Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards orange honey hazelnuts. I was able to use the Seattle-Salt when grilling steak and moisturized my dry hands after doing the dishes The Fay Farm healing hemp lotion. The box included a description and pricing for all the items in the box, just in case I want to find the businesses online to purchase more products.
If you're like me and love to support local small businesses and travel, then you'll love Hole in Wall home box subscription service. You'll feel like you've been immersed into different places around the world right from the comfort of your home.
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● Overview
● Audit
● Security
This section describes what makes Mambu's webhooks a trusted part of every integration targeting an 100% automation.
Every notification to be sent out is recorded in the communication history. The notification is recorded with the computed version of the payload. In case of resend for the failed one the computed version of the payload will be used.
Assured Delivery
The engine backs up the delivery of the notifications with a re-try mechanism build on the exponential back-off pattern. In case of an undelivered notification the system will attempt to perform the call for 5 times at different time intervals. If threshold is reached with no success in the delivery no automatic re-try is performed. The manual on demand re-try option via the APIs can be performed for failed communications, also available for bulk resend.
The high configurability it is sourced out of:
- URL template for the call destination
- payload template which can transport static and dynamic information in any format to the destination. For the dynamic data usage is enabled by the placeholders
- support for API calls types: POST, PUT, PATCH
- support for any text representation of the data in the payload through the ContentType headers: application/json, application/xml, text/plain
We do take care of the security, so to prevent your application from being publicly exposed and potentially called by applications other than your Mambu account, we recommend the usage of a crypto noun(some secret key) as part of the payload. The secret is known by the receivers end as well.
Including this secret within each webhook your application should check that this key is the expected one before taking any action.
As always, we also highly recommend to use HTTPS(TLS v1.2) for all communications to prevent eavesdropping.
Authenticated calls are supported as long as the receivers end is geared up with an authentication layer based on Basic Auth strategy, username and password.
The target enrollment for webhooks notification is subscription based. During webhook creation time the admin can choose for OPT-IN(targets are manually subscribed to the notification) or OPT-OUT(targets are auto subscribed to the notification when the creation process is successfully completed).


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It's PURE INSANITY to me that we are accustomed to spending $25-30 on a bit of faux metallic with a bracket on either end! I refuse to buy these form of issues anymore. I refuse to be a part of letting some massive shot" over at the toilet paper roll manufacturing unit and some huge shot" over at the towel bar manufacturing facility rip off the American public"! WE ALL HAVE TO SAY NO!
The perfect place to begin is above your washbasin. Swap your mirror out with drugs cupboards with mirrored fronts as an alternative. These will be simple wall-mounted cupboards or recessed cupboards. Medication cupboards are nice for retaining the small items you need shut at hand. When you've got a set mirror, add a medicine cabinet to the aspect, or add a pair!
A loos trim is essential. Forms of lavatory trim embody; baseboard, casing, chair rail, wainscoting, crown molding, and round mirror trim. The correct mixture of trim separates good loos from nice bathrooms. There is a fallacy that each one of a home's trim must match. It simply is not true. Upgrading a toilet's trim package can present enormous design dividends whereas remodeling a shower room and separate it as the most elegant room in the house, which it needs to be.
So the prints, I had three previous framed prints on a shelf in my bedroom that had been not used. 2 had been a set and I favored them greatest, however the frame was a stunning pickled oak so it was not gonna work with that darkish stained mirror and vainness and the body would not look proper painted white. So I made a decision to stain the body the darkish Java color to match the mirror and vainness. It took 3 days and appears wonderful now. I'll seemingly do the opposite frame to match though not utilizing it. The basket on the bathroom will probably be cleaned out and I'll put like toilet paper or towels in it, just haven´t completed it yet!
And amongst numerous issues, a towel hook is integral to the toilet decor. Besides being fashionable and smooth, a towel hook can be fairly functional. A major problem with different towel racks is that you will at all times should hold your towel folded properly. Or else it'll end up trying extremely messy. With a towel hook, this downside now not exists. You just want to slip within the towel via the hook, and you are completed! No need to fold the towels and stack them properly. And hence these hooks are extremely well-liked with kids and likewise with grown ups who've little or no or no patience at all.


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xdump - Extended dump of everything under the sun
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[##:##] Command : xdump <TYPE|NUMBER> <RECORDS>
[##:##] Command : xdump meta <TYPE|NUMBER>
The xdump command displays information on game configuration and state in machine readable format. It is intended for use by clients and tools. This info page gives an overview; see doc/xdump in the source distribution for complete documentation.
Game configuration and state consists of a a number of tables or files. xdump shows only things that are certainly visible to you: sectors you own, ship types known, etc.
The output of xdump is a table consisting of a header line, the table body and a footer line.
The header line is of the form "XDUMP <TYPE> <TIMESTAMP>". <TYPE> identifies the dump. The timestamp permits incremental dumps (see below).
The body consists of records; one record per line. A record consists of fields separated by a space. All records have the same number of fields. Fields match records in the table's meta-table (see below).
A field is either in integer, floating-point number or string format. In no case does it contain space or newline. All fields in the same column have the same format.
Integer fields are in decimal; they can be parsed by scanf %d. Conversely, if that succeeds and consumes the complete field, it's an integer field.
Floating-point fields can be parsed by scanf %g (or equivalents %e, %f). Conversely, if that succeeds, it's a floating-point field.
String fields are in C syntax. Funny characters including space, newline and double-quote are shown as octal escape sequences. Example: "gold\040mine". If a field starts with a double-quote, it's a string field.
POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS: We might decide to support more C escape sequences, but never \".
Some fields can contain null strings. A null string is the three letters "nil". If a field contains nil, it's a string field.
Each table has a meta-table, which defines format and meaning of its fields.
To show the meta-table for <TYPE>, use
[##:##] Command : xdump meta <TYPE>
All meta-tables share the same meta-meta-table, which is its own meta-table. The command to show it is
[##:##] Command : xdump meta meta
Fields correspond to selectors used in Empire conditionals (see Info: Selector), and they use the same names. Naturally, xdump shows fields corresponding to deity-only selectors only to deities.
The command to display table <TYPE> is
[##:##] Command : xdump <TYPE> <RECORDS>
Argument <RECORDS> selects which records to show, in common Empire syntax for the kind of things in that table. "*" always shows the complete table.
To dump sector -22,2, for example, you can use:
[##:##] Command : xdump sect -22,2
This dumps all ships with mobility in fleet a:
[##:##] Command : xdump ship a ?mobil>0
This dumps all sectors changes after timestamp 1141068862:
[##:##] Command : xdump sect * ?timestamp>1141068862
Use this with a value one less than the timestamp in the xdump header to get everything that changed since that xdump (incremental dump).
POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS: We plan to extend the syntax to select fields to be shown.
The table "table" is the table of (non-meta-)tables. It contains table names and numbers. xdump accepts table numbers as well as names.
BUGS: Still missing are game state files power, map, bmap; the list of commands; foreign levels, contact information, mortal access to sector selector mines, ship selectors xbuilt, ybuilt, trade selectors xloc, yloc, commodity selectors xbuy, ybuy, xsell, ysell. Some information is not yet available in human-readable form: the lost file, sect-chr selector nav, ship and land plague status (deity only), plane theta (governs satellite movement), trade selectors xloc, yloc, commodity selectors xbuy, ybuy. Incremental dump doesn't work after importing news with the empdump utility.
POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS: xdump is still fairly new, and experience with it may lead to changes. Client writers should be prepared for that.
SEE ALSO Edit
dump, ldump, ndump, pdump, sdump, lost, show, version, Clients, Communication, LandUnits, Planes, Sectors, Ships


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July 15, 2008
4 comments:
- Mike said...
I just stumbled upon our site and I'm very impressed by your illustrations! They're great. Is this "lost cause" a reference to Balaam's ass by any chance (from the book of Numbers)?
- November 26, 2008 at 2:06 PM
- Gil Troitsa said...
Thanks for the compliments.
Sorry for disappointing you.. but this drawing has nothing to do with Balaam's story :)
Though I can see why you thought so.
This drawing has more of the personal ironic note...
- November 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- lawrence berezin said...
Your artwork is wonderful. The colors are vibrant, and the ironies really bring a huge smile to my face.
Thank you.
- April 22, 2011 at 6:45 AM
- Gil Troitsa said...
Thanks a lot.
If I made someone smile - I did my part in this world.
cheers :)
- April 22, 2011 at 7:48 AM
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Mischa Barton is a fashionable film and television actress. She is alluded to as a model as well. She became familiar for her playing the character of Marissa Cooper in the decidedly admired Fox Television drama series "The O.C.", which went on for four seasons (2003-2006). She also performed as a spokesperson of Neutrogena and Keds. Barton has multiple citizenships – Ireland, Britain and U.S. Here is a quick summary of Mischa Barton's net worth in 2019, career and earnings.
Early Life
Mischa Barton was born on 24 January 1986 in Hammersmith, London to a British father and an Irish mother. She was brought up by her parents along with her two sisters – Hania and Zoe. In Hammersmith, Barton went to St. Paul's Girls School. After this, she moved to New York with the family and became a citizen of USA. She studied at Professional Children's School in Manhattan, and after her graduation, she went to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which is in London.
Mischa was involved in numerous relationships. The names of her boyfriends with whom she had a relationship are Cisco Adler, Taylor, Locke, Jamie Dornan, DJ Ali Love, Brett Simon and Brandon Davis. It is also rumoured that she has a relationship with Luke Pritchard. In 2009, they split. Mischa emerged publicly to expose her ex-boyfriends that were making an effort to put up her sex tape for sale.
She began her acting career at the age of 9. At the New York Theatre, she acted in "Slav". Later, in "Twelve Dreams" she picked up the prominent role of Emma Hatrick. Prior to entering the cast list of "The O.C.", she worked in Television all through 3 seasons taking part in "All My Children" – an American soap opera and portrayed the central part of Frankie together with Joan Plowright in "Frankie and Hazle – a Showtime movie in 2000.
When her trip on "The O.C." came to an end, she played along with Parker Posey, Danny DeVito and Paul Rudd in "The Oh in Ohio" in 2006 while her debut in movies was long earlier in 1998 in the film "Lawn Dogs", which was directed by John Duigan and made entrance with by and large helpful reviews by Sundance.
Barton was arrested because of a DUI in 2007, and when her parents tried to intervene in 2009, she passed out being under the effect of a tranquilliser and put in at the Cedars-Sinai psych ward in Los Angeles under an uncontrolled hold following the intimidating suicide.
Barton resumed her acting in TV in a fleeting CW series named The Beautiful Life, which was produced by Ashton Kutcher in 2009. She also played a part in Steel Magnolias, which was an Irish stage production. Since her times on The O.C., she began her own clothing line named The Mischa Barton Experience. She still acts on a regular basis and makes numerous waged public appearances.
Awards & Achievements
Barton took part in numerous remarkable projects. She has delivered spectacular and wonderful films to the humankind. Barton has been honoured with several awards such as Teen Choice Award for TV – Choice Actress, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV, Breakout Star Female, Glamour Award for Newcomer, and she also got the nomination for Prism Award.
Net Worth of Mischa Barton
It is consistently supported that the current Mischa Barton Net Worth is more than $1 million. Mischa has been appreciated in many productions meant for films, Television and Stage. Barton is also alluded to as a model, and this will be one more important way to get accumulating Mischa Barton Net Worth. Her film appearances as well elevated the whole quantity of her net worth.
Mischa Barton is an outstanding stage, television and film actress, and a wonderful intermittent fashion model, having American, British and Irish citizenship. She is a remarkable and stunning personality with special talents. She acts as a stimulus to a lot of young girls. Barton has accomplished a great deal in her career. She is a foremost face for some top magazines. Mischa Barton is a celebrity that the world at large is keen on following.


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This is the final stage on the Camino Primitivo. Early on in the day, just before the Roman bridge in Ferreira, you pass a Pazo, the Casa da Ponte, an elegant country house converted into a B&B. The Pazo and the bridge are the only especially interesting sights on this stretch of the Camino. Otherwise, it's the standard Galician countryside.
Whether you start in Ferreira or back in San Román, your day will end in Melide, a major town on the Camino Francés, famous for its Romanesque churches with Mozarabic touches, its Ethnographic Museum, and its pulpo gallego. On the church doorway decorations, note the geometric patterns and motifs from Nature. Christian workmen emigrating up from the Moorish South brought with them the Islamic sensitivity about not representing human figures in relation to religion.
The Camino Primitivo and the Camino Francés join here. Melide thus welcomes you to a totally different Camino experience where you're never quite alone and where your passage is not so much a curiosity and matter of personal interest to the locals as a minor economic event for them. The El Pais guide describes this as entering a human torrent which can traumatize a traveller accustomed to the intimacies of The North.
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We arrived in Melide about 1:30. After checking into the Albergue de Peregrinos, which already had a few Camino Francés pilgrims sleeping in the bunks, my friend Jaime knew exactly where to go -- Ezequiel's Pulpería. This place is famous locally and to many pilgrims, but the great success of the Camino since the 1990's has changed everything. Ezequiel's still has the trestle tables and the look of a converted warehouse, but service was indifferent and the pulpo was soggy. Jaime wasn't pleased, and agreed that the pulpo was better back in Fonsagrada.
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Hampton Inn Morristown
3750 W. Andrew Johnson Highway
Morristown, TN 37814
Morristown, TN 37814
Nightly Rates: 120.00 - 174.00Currency: USD
Hotel Description
This hotel is 100PCT Non-Smoking. The Hampton Inn Morristown hotel is located on the west side of Morristown Tennessee near area businesses and restaurants. The Walters State Expo Center and Carson Newman College are both less than 10 miles from the hotel. The Hampton Inn Morristown hotel is 18 miles west of Jonesbourgh the oldest town in Tennessee. Within 1.5 miles guests can dine at Angelos Applebee*s O*Charley*s Burger King Justins Dandridge Seafood or McDonalds. The Hampton Inn Morristown hotel is an upscale traditional property offering 7 foot hallways oversized rooms with large well lit bathrooms and all cherry furniture. Some of the rooms at this Morristown Tennessee hotel include micro-fridge units. The hotel offers LodgeNet for in-room entertainment with pay-movies and complimentary HBO an exercise gym an outdoor pool and hot tub a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast and 24-hour coffee and tea service in the lobby. The Hampton Inn hotel in Morristown Tennessee offers 2 phones in all rooms cribs iron refrigerator in-room coffeemaker and hair dryer. Laundry/valet services a guest laundromat meeting facilities and a rollaway bed are also available for a nominal fee. We love having you here at the Hampton Inn Morristown hotel in Tennessee
Check In: 2:00 PMCheck Out: 12:00 PMTime Zone: GMT
Number of Floors: 3Number of Rooms: 81Number of Suites: 4
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Consider Non-Surgical Vein Treatment in OKC
Millions of Americans struggle with visible veins on the surface of their skin. These veins may make them look and feel older than they really are and may create embarrassment when they are in public. Many try to hide these veins with makeup or clothing, and some may even stay away from the beach or the swimming pool in order to hide visible veins on their legs. However, you have far more options available to you other than just hiding your veins. Our team in OKC proudly offers you non-surgical vein treatment options so you can feel your best again.
Spider veins are the most common visible vein issues for most of our patients. While they are not physically concerning, they do cause cosmetic concerns because they mar the surface of the skin. Most frequently, they appear as circular patterns of blue, purple or red lines, often appearing as web-like patterns. This is why they are called spider veins.
Spider veins usually form because of venous valves that do not close correctly. This allows for the back-flow of blood in the veins. As the blood pools in the veins near the surface of the skin, they make the veins bulge slightly and become more visible through the skin. If this problem is not addressed, the bulging could become more dramatic and the veins could eventually become varicose veins.
We offer several treatment options for these concerns at Longevity Aesthetics and Laser Spa in OKC. For very small visible veins or for spider veins that appear on the face, we typically use non-invasive laser treatments. We have the Sciton Broadband Light® and the Elos and Halo™ lasers. The Sciton Broadband Light® uses special wavelengths of light to treat spider veins as well as skin redness. Over the course of several treatments, these reddened areas will begin to fade. This treatment is comfortable and does not require you to take time for recovery. The Elos and Halo™ lasers use laser beams to target spider veins precisely. The laser heats up the vein beneath the surface of the skin, eventually breaking down the vein walls and causing the vein to be reabsorbed by the body.
For larger spider veins as well as for most spider veins located on the legs, we choose Asclera® sclerotherapy treatments. We will inject a special substance into the problem vein, causing it to harden and die.
Even though you have visible veins, you do not have to resort to surgical methods for removing them from your skin. Instead, with our non-surgical vein treatment options, you can watch your veins fade over the next few weeks to months, allowing you to enjoy all of your favorite hobbies and events once again without having to worry about embarrassment.
If you have had enough of your spider veins and varicose veins, turn to Longevity Aesthetics and Laser Spa in Oklahoma City for workable solutions that fit into even the busiest of schedules. Schedule your consultation with our team in OKC to learn more about your options for non-surgical vein treatment.


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Los Angeles (AFP) – The Philadelphia Eagles will be looking for revenge on Sunday when they take on the New Orleans Saints hoping to pull off another NFL ambush.
Two months ago, the Eagles were thrashed 48-7 by the Saints at the Superdome, the heaviest-ever loss suffered by a reigning Super Bowl champion.
That brutal shellacking remains seared into the memory of the Eagles, who have since resurrected their season to reach the playoffs and score a thrilling wild card win over Chicago last Sunday.
Several Eagles players voiced unhappiness at the conduct of the Saints during November's rout, accusing New Orleans of piling up the points and celebrating each touchdown just a little too gleefully.
"They ran up the score. We wanted them again, we got them again," Eagles tackle Jason Peters said. "This time, hey, we coming. It's definitely not going to be the same outcome."
The Eagles will be strengthened by the presence of several players who missed November's lop-sided loss.
Darren Sproles, Timmy Jernigan, Avonte Maddox are all available, while the return of talismanic back-up quarterback Nick Foles has given the Eagles fresh momentum in recent weeks.
Foles, who steered the Eagles to victory in last season's Super Bowl, once again proved his aptitude for the big occasion with last Sunday's 16-15 win over the much-fancied Bears at Soldier Field.
Foles said the resilience of the Eagles had come to the fore following their humiliating mid-season defeat to the Saints.
"It wasn't a good game for us but the thing that impresses me about my team is even in those moments, we still stuck together," Foles said.
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Whether the rejuvenated Eagles defense can contain the evergreen Saints quarterback Drew Brees remains to be seen, however.
Brees, who will be playing his last game before turning 40 next week, is enjoying a stellar season which has seen him overtake Peyton Manning on the all-time list of passing yard leaders.
The 39-year-old has warned his younger teammates that November's 48-7 drubbing of the Eagles will have little bearing on Sunday's Divisional Round clash, where a win would leave the Saints with a home NFC championship against either the Dallas Cowboys or Los Angeles Rams for a place in the Super Bowl.
"They'll come in as motivated as ever," Brees said of the Eagles.
"Just like we're going to come in as motivated as ever. So I don't think anything that happened previously has any bearing on this game. Just two really good teams about the play in a playoff game."
In the AFC side of the draw, the New England Patriots must overcome the threat of the Los Angeles Chargers and Philip Rivers if they are to keep alive their hopes of becoming the first team since the 1991-1994 Buffalo Bills to reach three consecutive Super Bowls.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 41, says he sees similarities between himself and Rivers, 37, heading into Sunday's showdown at Foxborough.
"He's kind of like me," Brady said. "He wants the ball out of his hands. He kind of wants to be able to anticipate coverages. He's got really a great group of skill players — backs, tight ends, receivers. They're playing as well as any offense that's played all season."
Rivers, meanwhile, heads into the game desperate to improve a dismal record against the Patriots.
The Chargers quarterback is 1-7 in games against New England, and has lost on all four previous visits to Foxborough. He has also never beaten Brady in a head-to-head meeting.
The Chargers suggested, however, they may have a tougher mental make-up this year after grinding out a 23-17 road win against Baltimore in the wild card round.
Rivers, though, is mindful of the threat posed by Brady, who has averaged more than 300 passing yards in his previous eight games against the Chargers.
"You think about all the different teammates that have come in and out of that building, and he's still playing at the highest level," Rivers said of Brady this week.
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Are you not aware, my friend, that every unkind word, thought or deed, however small, diminishes humanity, both yours and the recipient?
Let the love of God rule in your heart. Cultivate a daily awareness that limits the moments of frustration, that puts the needs of the other ahead of your own. Let everything flow out of a spirit of compassion.
Instead of raging at the person who cuts you off, ask instead why is it so important? Pray that the other finds peace from the pain that may be distracting them.
For you were blind once too. Do not allow your newfound insight to become a source of pride. For then your blindness will return tenfold.
Your awareness is a gift.
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Tykes FC offers a variety of classes in our Northbrook facility to help young children develop skills on and off the field while learning to play the game of soccer.
Class sessions are typically 8 weeks in length. Please note, class group sizes are limited, so register today!
- Keepers (18 - 30 months)In our Keepers Program coaches and parents work together to introduce the children to interacting and playing within a group setting. Players will strive to develop social and life skills such as sharing, turn taking and following directions. The main emphasis will be enjoyment through engaged activity. Gross motor skills are developed through the actions the kids perform during the program.
- Defenders (31 months - 3 years)In our Defenders Program coaches begin to introduce the game of soccer to the children. Age appropriate activities are utilized that involve kicking and running. Gross motor skills are further developed as the players engage in more advanced movements. Qualities such as turn taking and listening to instructions are facilitated more fully with rewards for commendable behaviors. The main emphasis is once again having fun. Enjoyment through more diversified activities and less parent involvement allows for the players to grow on their own and promote independence.
- Midfielders (4 - 5 years)In our Midfielders Program coaches teach the fundamental skills of soccer such as dribbling, passing and shooting. A combination of games and activities are used to instill the core aspects of the sport. The actions, movements and behaviors of Keepers and Defenders are expanded further through the Midfielders program. The players are now much more independent and are confident in showing mom and dad at home what they learned at Tykes FC.
- Strikers (6 - 7 years)In our Strikers program the players get a real feel for the game of soccer through more advanced skill work and small sided games. An emphasis of competing will also be introduced. There will be a variety of fun games and contests to test the player's skills and evaluate their growth. The coaches will educate the players on how to celebrate a victory and also accept not winning by applauding others who perform well. By the end of the trees program the Tykes FC graduates will be abundantly prepared for U8 travel soccer if they so choose to but also that much more advanced in experiencing and partaking in life.


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Check our profile on the website of Engineers Without Borders Canada, one of our key partners. EWB Canada works with us on refining our investment approach in East Africa by supplying our team with Alex, a highly qualified fellow. He helps us to improve our financial due diligence process.
Mango Fund in the Generations Agripreneur Expo 2015
Last Tuesday and Wednesday our team took part in the Generation Agripreneur Expo organized by the American Chamber of Commerce Uganda. We talked to over 200 entrepreneurs and visitors, we met a number of potential clients interested in products made by our investees, and we established a couple of promising partnerships.
During the two days of the expo we had a pleasure to exhibit products of some of current clients. Our showcase included products of Bee House Products, producer of honey and beekeeping equipment, K-Roma, wine and juices, SEB Engineering, metal fabrication, Don de Dieu, apparel producer, and Definition Africa, apparel and souvenirs.
During the second day of the Generation Agripreneur event, Elisabeth Lindow, Director of the Mango Fund's Women Entrepreneurs Initiative, took part in the discussion panel "The Economics of Business". Liz emphasized that financial institutions working with entrepreneurs need to deliver flexible products that fit production and sales cycles – often different for farmers and manufacturers. – Debt is a long term commitment. Financial institutions and businesspeople need to learn how to work together not only when the business goes well but also when challenges occur – said Elizabet Lindow from Mango Fund.
Our investee KadAfrica about youth employment in Forbes
Today Kad Africa, one of Mango Fund's investees, was featured in an article by Forbes describing ways of promoting youth employment in Africa. In the article you can find information how Eric Kaduru helps women in Uganda increase their incomes from $3 to even $50 per month. His recipe is sustainable passion fruit farming accompanied by capacity building trainings.
Women in the US can help mothers, wives, and sisters in emerging economies to make their lives better →
Women in the US and the rest of the Western countries hold immense financial resources in their hands, especially when compared with the situation of women in emerging economies. This wealth gives them more chances to give, and to invest in fellow mothers, wives, and sisters in Latin America, Africa or Asia, and give them opportunities to work and make their lives better. Read more about microfinance and the position of privilege American women and how they can help women in developing world in the article by Ashley Dickens in Christianity Today.
Mango Fund launches its new website
Today we are pleased to announce the official launch of the new Mango Fund website. In addition to the new layout and more information on Mango Fund's operations in East Africa, we would like to introduce a few new features:
- "Investors and Donors" - Potential investors and donors will be able to get in touch with Mango Fund officials and receive more information on how to engage in supporting SMEs in East Africa.
- "Apply for Investment" - This feature is dedicated to our potential clients. Here you can get more information on our investment criteria and download the Loan Information Form which introduces yourself and your business to our analyst team.


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As HTF we often say "We need Haiti more than Haiti needs us." This is a great reflection on how we tell the story of Haiti and how we can uphold the dignity of Haitians through the stories we tell or don't tell.


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