text:
2007 07 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 2.7 TDV6 SPORT HSE 5d AUTO 188 BHP
- 136000 Miles
- Diesel
- Automatic
- TBC CO² (g/km)
- £TBC 12m Tax
- £TBC 6m Tax
- 28.3 Avg. MPG
- Group 40 Ins.
- 136000 Miles
- Diesel
- Automatic
- TBC CO² (g/km)
- £TBC 12m Tax
- £TBC 6m Tax
- 28.3 Avg. MPG
- Group 40 Ins.
Vehicle Information
- Features
- Description
- Finance
- Gallery
Vehicle Summary
- Body style4x4
- Engine size2720cc
- Engine capacity2.7 L
- Fuel typeDiesel
- Number of doors5
- Number of seats5
- TransmissionAutomatic
- CO2 emissions265 g/km
- Insurance group40
Performance & Economy
- Fuel consumption (urban)21.6 mpg
- Fuel consumption (extra urban)34.0 mpg
- Fuel consumption (combined)28.3 mpg
- 0 - 60 mph11.9 seconds
- Top speed120.0 mph
- Cylinders6
- Engine power188 bhp
- Engine torque325 lbs/ft
- Height1812mm
- Height inclusive of roof railsmm
- Length4788mm
- Wheelbase2745mm
- Width2170mm
- Width including mirrorsmm
Interior / Exterior
- Adjustable Steering Column/Wheel - Electric Rake/Reach
- Armrest - Front/Rear
- Climate Control
- Cruise Control
- Electric Windows - Front/Rear
- Gear Knob Leather
- Heated Front Screen
- In Car Entertainment - Radio/CD
- Mirrors Internal - Automatic Dimming Rear View
- Power Socket - Rear
- Rain Sensor
- Satellite Navigation
- Seat Lumbar Support
- Seating Capacity - Five Seats
- Seats Electric - Memory Driver/Passenger
- Seats Heated - Driver/Passenger
- Speakers - Fourteen
- Steering Wheel Leather
- Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Telephone Equipment
- Upholstery Leather
- Alloy Wheels - 19in
- Body Coloured Bumpers
- Mirrors External - Memory Electric/Folding
- Paint Metallic
- Side Protection Mouldings
- Spare Wheel - Full Size Alloy
ComfortNo features available.
Safety / Other
- Air Bag Driver
- Air Bag Passenger
- Air Bag Side - Front Side/Front & Rear Curtain
- Alarm - Remote Control
- Anti-Lock Brakes
- Central Door Locking - Remote
- Deadlocks
- Electronic Stability Programme
- Front Fog Lights
- Head Air Bags - Front/Rear
- Head Restraints - Front/Rear
- Immobiliser
- Parking Aid - Front/Rear
- Power-Assisted Steering
- Traction Control System
OtherNo features available.
Factory Fitted Extras
For more info on this vehicle call our showroom on 01772 330744
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the above information but errors may occur. Please check with a salesperson.
- Registered: 2007
- Mileage: 136000 miles
- Engine Size: 2.7 L
- Fuel Type: DieselGearbox: AutomaticBody Style: 4x4Colour: GreyOwners: 3
For more info on this vehicle call our showroom on 01772 330744
It gives you confidence in the most severe of driving conditions and is a pleasure to drive in all climates. For long distance driving / cruising its excellent and even on the back b roads it holds its own. The Land Rover Range Rover Sport is still a serious off-roader. It can cope with terrain its rivals simply cannot contemplate, helped by Land Rover's excellent Terrain Response system. Packing 242bhp and driving through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. This engine is smooth, silent in normal driving and the best choice. These facelifted models also benefit from more responsive steering and more powerful brakes. For off-roading, the Range Rover Sport has the same Terrain Response system as the Discovery. Terrain Response is activated by a dial on the center console and provides the driver with the optimum driving set-up for nine different conditions. No other SUV that performs this well on road is as well-equipped to travel off road.
We are a father and daughter team. Having been in business for over 30 years, we are truly customer centered. We pride ourselves on customer retention, which means most of our customers return to us for either their next car, child's first car and even grandchild's first car. Customer satisfaction is also very important to us. We strive to go the extra mile and aim to make everyone who walks through the door feel like family.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the above information but errors may occur. Please check with a salesperson.
The following documents are available for this vehicle:


text:
Step One: Create a hook.
This hook should effectively grab the reader's attention, and is one of the most important sentences (besides the thesis) in your essay. With this sentence, you essentially convince your readers that you are an excellent writer, and that the remainder of the essay is worthy to be read.
There are various ways to go about this, and depending upon the genre of your writing, may be different. For a short, fictional story, you might include an emotional anecdote (short story), a description of action, a vague and mysterious thought, or vivid, imagery-rich details. For a persuasive essay, after considering your audience, you should likely appeal to what the audience would be most effected by: use of pathos, logos, or ethos. This might be an emotionally-driven anecdote, a specific fact/ statistic, or a quotation from a credible source.
For informative essays, in which you conduct research and write information from your findings, there is more freedom. Effective informative writing hooks can include such strategies as a strong quote; an extraordinary fact; an evocative, rhetorical question; an anecdote; an abstract idea or metaphor, or a statistic. Despite such freedom, your chosen strategy should still relate to the content of your paper and should avoid cliche writing. Take note of your thesis, your brainstorming notes on content, and your overall concluding thoughts (generally, something the readers of your essay can learn), as you create your hook.
Step Two:Include background information.
Provide readers with general background information on your topic. This background information should explain contextual information. For instance, if you are writing about people to form one overall conclusion, you should begin to explain who these people are and why they were, in general, significant. If you are writing about exercise, you might discuss the impact of a sedentary lifestyle on people. This information should be enough to fill in details for people unfamiliar with your topic, but should not give away very specific information supporting the thesis that should be included in body paragraphs.
Step Three: Form a thesis statement.
Follow your background information with a transition into a solid thesis statement (usually one sentence), and then the thesis statement itself. Words like "Similarly," "Likewise," "This can be seen especially as," In the case of," and the like can help bridge your background information to your thesis.
After this bridge, then you should include your clear thesis statement. This provides the focus or central idea of your paper. A solid thesis statement gives readers a good idea of what to expect in your essay and works to compel your readers to continue. In general, the thesis statement should be the last sentence of the paragraph. If you are attempting to prove something, it should include an opinion (stated like a fact) with information, and if you aren't trying to prove anything, and if it is purely informative in nature (like an overview of African elephants during migration), it should simply include the major fact(s) that will be presented in your paper.
Your thesis should also include a "roadmap" and give direction to your major body paragraphs. This can include a basic listing of ideas, or can embed these ideas in general within the statement.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Beautiful and uplifting!
- The Lord's Prayer: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen."
- 3-Pc. Quilt Set includes:
- Quilt
- 2 Shams
- Details:
- Full/Queen quilt, 90" sq.
- King quilt, 105"W x 95"L
- Throw, 50" x 60"
- Shams, 26"W x 20"L, each
- Polyester with cotton and polyfill
- Machine care
Mobile Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: 02/07/2018
When you opt-in to the service, we will send you a message to confirm your signup. Text JOIN to 57531 to receive LTD Promotional Messaging! Message and data rates may apply. You will receive up to 6 messages per month. Text "HELP" for help. Text "STOP" to cancel.
STOP Information
You can cancel this service at any time. Just text "STOP" to 57531. After you send the message "STOP" to us, we will send you a reply message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive LTD Promotional Messages from us.
HELP Information
If at any time you forget what keywords are supported, just text "HELP" to 57531. After you send the message "HELP" to us, we will respond with instructions on how to use our service as well as how to unsubscribe.
Supported carriers are:
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile�, U.S. Cellular, Boost Mobile, MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile, Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), Appalachian Wireless (EKN), Bluegrass Cellular, Cellular One of East Central, IL (ECIT), Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania, Cricket, Coral Wireless (Mobi PCS), COX, Cross, Element Mobile (Flat Wireless), Epic Touch (Elkhart Telephone), GCI, Golden State, Hawkeye (Chat Mobility), Hawkeye (NW Missouri), Illinois Valley Cellular, Inland Cellular, iWireless (Iowa Wireless), Keystone Wireless (Immix Wireless/PC Man), Mosaic (Consolidated or CTC Telecom), Nex-Tech Wireless, NTelos, Panhandle Communications, Pioneer, Plateau (Texas RSA 3 Ltd), Revol, RINA, Simmetry (TMP Corporation), Thumb Cellular, Union Wireless, United Wireless, Viaero Wireless, and West Central (WCC or 5 Star Wireless).
T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.
For all questions about the services provided by this short code, you can send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
We take your privacy seriously. Please visit Privacy Policy to review our privacy policy.


text:
Gaming Analyst - Casino
The role: Gaming Analyst - Casino
We are looking for a Gaming Analyst - Casino to join our busy and dynamic Analytics team in our Dublin office.
Why we need you:-
As Gaming Analyst – Casino you will be the analytical partner for internal Casino stakeholders, promoting data driven decision making. You'll be delivering advanced analytical projects within a fast-moving environment and providing proactive insights to enable the business to grow and optimise.
This role requires you to explore new data which creates business value and provide stakeholder foresight and confidence from data insights and simulations.
Who are we looking for:-
You'll have a degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative area or relevant experience gained in data analytics. You will be a highly numerate individual with a genuine passion for logic problem solving, whilst also having a curious mind, always questioning why.
This role requires you to have the ability to think through complex problems and clearly and concisely communicate complex ideas. You will be looking for continual professional development and like a challenge.
As the ideal candidate, you will have:-
Experience in analytics, going from raw information to usable insights is desirable.
Ability to use analytical tools such as Python and R and to manipulate large data sets are useful skills for this role.
A genuine interest for Poker, Sports or Casino betting is a desirable trait. Experience in competitive gaming is also a benefit.
What's in it for you?
The salary for this job is based on experience, so whilst we are not able to go into detail at this stage, we can say that we offer great salary packages and a discretionary annual performance bonus. In addition, we can provide advice and dedicated assistance to those moving to Dublin.
We offer health and dental insurance for you, your partner and your children (if you all live at the same address). In addition, you can join our company pension scheme. You can make the most of our personal interest allowance in order to learn something new or pursue a hobby. If you have a baby whilst you work for us, we will give you 1000 EUR as congratulations.
Our in-house training and development team deliver fantastic support to develop your skills and support you in progressing your career.
We have a canteen which offers hot and cold options for breakfast and lunch and we contribute €3 daily towards this. In addition, there is free fresh fruit, snacks, drinks and an onsite gym (if you're into that kind of thing).
What happens next?
We will aim to get back to you as soon as possible. If you meet the criteria you will be invited to take a test, next step is a phone interview and if that goes well we'll meet you for a face-to-face interview.
The Company
The Stars Group is the ultimate owner of industry leading gaming brands such as PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, and the PokerStars Live brands, and through its ownership of Sky Betting & Gaming, a mobile-led leading online gaming operator, licenses the Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Bingo and Sky Poker online gaming brands. Collectively, these and other brands of The Stars Group have millions of registered customers globally, forming one of the world's largest publicly listed online gaming companies. This role is in the Group's Dublin service office in the Analytics department.


text:
This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone.
Are you certain this article is inappropriate?
Excessive Violence
Sexual Content
Political / Social
Email Address:
Article Id:
Reproduction Date:
Warren Weir (born October 1989)[nb] is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 200 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2012 London Olympics, helping Jamaica sweep the medals. In 2013 at the Moscow World Championships, Warren Weir won the silver medal equaling his personal best. He finished behind Usain Bolt who set a World Leading time. His current personal best is 19.79 seconds set at the National Stadium in his home country Kingston, Jamaica. He has since equalled his personal best in Moscow, in the World Championship final. He trains with the Glen Mills-coached Racers Track Club, alongside Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake.
At the start of his career, Weir competed in the short sprints and the 110 metres hurdles. Born in Trelawny Parish,[1] he ran the 100 m and 200 m for Calabar High School at the Jamaican High School Championships. At the 2007 Jamaican junior championships he set a hurdles best of 13.65 seconds for second place and set a 100 m dash best of 10.69 seconds. He was a hurdles finalist at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and a silver medallist at the 2008 CARIFTA Games,[3] where he also shared in the 4×100 metres relay gold medal.[4] In his first appearance on the global stage, Weir reached the semi-finals at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[5] He competed sparingly in his first years as a senior, although he did run personal bests in the 100 m (10.50) and the 400 metres hurdles (53.28) in 2009.[3]
Weir began to emerge as a 200 m specialist in 2011 after joining the Racers Track Club under coach Glen Mills.[6] He and Mills noticed that the hurdles were leaving him with knee pain and both decided that Weir should focus on sprinting instead.[7] He dipped under 21 second for the first time and placed sixth at the Jamaican Championships.[3] He was invited to European meetings for the first time and performed well at his first Diamond League meeting, taking second place to Walter Dix with a personal best of 20.43 seconds into a strong headwind.[8] He began 2012 by bringing his 200 m best down to 20.21, then 20.13 seconds.[9] A time of 20.08 seconds brought him third place at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York in June.[7]
At the Jamaican Olympic Trials in 2012, Weir broke twenty seconds with a personal best of 19.99 seconds in the 200 m semi final and a third place finish in the final, behind Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, earned him a spot on the Jamaican team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10] In the Olympic 200 m final he was a surprise bronze medallist, securing a new personal best of 19.84 seconds in the process. His medal made it an all-Jamaican podium finish alongside fellow Racers Track Club athletes Bolt and Blake – the first time Jamaica had achieved such a medal sweep at the Olympics.[11][12]
Weir started out his 2013 season with a victory of 20.11 seconds in the Adidas Grand Prix in New York. In June, he registered a 10.02 100m run, a massive personal best from his previous record of 10.51 seconds in 2008. Later in the 2013 Jamaican National Championships, Weir cruised to the finish line in the 200m final in 19.79 seconds, tying Bolt's world leading mark at that point. Having won the first two of his diamond league 200m races (in the Golden Grand Prix and the Adidas Grand Prix), Weir finished second to Bolt at the Meeting Areva, where Bolt set a world lead and meeting record of 19.73. Despite the clear loss to Bolt in Paris, Weir looked to be the closest to a challenger for Bolt at the World Championships that year. At the London Anniversary Games Weir clocked an impressive 19.89 and followed this up with a meeting record in the relay, clocking 37.75.
Come the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, Weir took the heats easily and made it to the final. In the final, Bolt won the race in a world leading time of 19.66 to become the first man to win the 200m at the world championships three times. Weir got clear silver at 19.79, equalling his best, and Curtis Mitchell the bronze in 20.04. Weir would later collect a gold in the 4x100m, after running in the heats. Weir finished his season off by winning the 200m at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels and hence successfully won the Diamond League.
In 2014, Weir competed in the Commonwealth Games, running the 200m. After winning his heats, Weir won the silver medal in the final.
He is known for saying "No English, straight Patois," sparking calls on social networks for T-shirts to be printed with the phrase.[13]
United States, Ethiopia, Jamaica, United States at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Canada, Puerto Rico, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize
London, United Kingdom, International Olympic Committee, New York City, Singapore
Parishes of Jamaica, Sugar, Saint James Parish, Jamaica, Saint Ann Parish, Agriculture
United Kingdom, United States, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil
East Germany, Italy, Track and field, Ekiden, Italy national athletics team
Moscow, 2013 World Championships in Athletics, Russia, 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The Bahamas, Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas, Bahamas, 4 × 100 Metres Relay


text:
Earlier this week, an international team of geologists and climate scientists parked their ship off the coast of West Antarctica and started drilling. Their mission: To find out why glaciers here melted millions of years ago and what that can tell us about what's happening today.
Over the next couple months, their ship, the International Ocean Discovery Program's JOIDES Resolution, will drill at least five core samples reaching thousands of feet below the Ross Sea. These cores will let sc


text:
Zogby finds satisfied radio customers
According to a just-released Zogby International poll commissioned by the
National Association of Broadcasters, a vast majority of radio listeners are
satisfied with the news, information and entertainment they are getting out of
their local radio stations.
While unsatisfied listeners were the minority in all of the subgroups --
which included by age, ethnicity, income and marital status -- the most likely
groups to be unsatisfied were independent-voting, single college graduates
living in a large Western city, most likely Los Angeles.
A total of 74 percent of respondents said they were getting at least as much
or more variety from their radio stations as they did five years ago.
There were no questions on the hot-button issue of consolidation.
John Zogby, president of pollster Zogby International (who, the NAB's Dennis
Wharton was quick to point out, called the last two presidential elections more
accurately than anyone else), said that by excluding "politically charged"
issues, the study was able to "get a pure idea of levels of satisfaction: Do
they listen? Do they like?"
The poll was a random telephone survey and featured interviews with 1,203
adults. Its margin of error was plus or minus 2.8 percent, varying slightly for
the different subgroups.


text:
Scott Barrett (@scottBarrettDFB) shows us a statistic for Quarterbacks from 2016-2018 that is a little interesting for Jameis Winston fans/haters.
Has to do with the % of passing yards that a QB had, which came AFTER the catch. In other words, how much did YAC affect a given QB.
Matthew Stafford had 51% of his yards come from after the catch. That tied with Blake Bortles. Alex Smith and Eli Manning took up the tie for 3rd and 4th 1% point behind. (50%)
Down at the bottom, Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck are at 41%.
Coming in DEAD LAST, Jameis Winston, whose WRs gave him only 34% of his yards after the catch.
We know Mike Evans is NOT a YAC type of catcher, but what if Winston's 2019 WRs are? A 10% jump would put Winston in rare company in Bucs history. Sure hope they don't Doug Williams him.
Of course, no Buccaneers QB ever drafted has EVER been given a 2nd contract yet. 2019 would be a good time.


text:
I suppose that you could say there is a general theme here at the minute of the both of them trying to make sense of the world in their own unique way.
Last week, the following:
One afternoon we arrived home from school as usual. Twin girl ran up to the front door and started playing with the doorbell (which doesn't work most of the time - the game is to try to get it to work). Then, stopping for a second she asked, "Mum, have you moved the doorbell? It's lower".
Erm, no not exactly. As you might be able to guess it was her that had grown taller and not the doorbell that had suddenly moved a few inches down the door frame, although it did take her a little time to understand this. What was funnier is that her twin brother, hearing her question, immediately thought the same. I'm a bit worried that he seems to believe everything that his sister says at the moment...
We've had some daffodils on the kitchen table this past week. A bit early I know but they are really cheerful. Twin boy loves looking at flowers when we have them in the house (and very often chooses a bunch for me at the supermarket - then gets the unsuspecting person he's with to pay for them #welltrained) and so had been carefully monitoring the buds as they had opened throughout the week.
We replaced them with a new bunch on Friday (they never seem to last all that long and I was enjoying them) and when he got home from school he ran into the kitchen and then back out again to tell me very urgently that something had gone wrong with the daffodils. "They've all closed up again!" he said. He was quite relieved to find that they weren't broken and were just a new vase full that hadn't yet opened!
|Our Sunday morning walk, which included no ninjas whatsoever.
Lastly, we had a little walk out on Sunday to a beautiful garden near to us - Biddulph Grange. If you don't know it, Biddulph Grange has some wonderful themed areas to it's gardens one of which is a Chinese garden. The children really enjoyed exploring the gardens and when we got home I asked the twins which bit they'd enjoyed the most. Twin girl piped up "Oh, the Ninjago bit was my favourite!". They are big fans of Lego Ninjago and I suppose the Chinese area of the garden reminded her of that - the power of branding, eh?! (Although Ninjas are Japanese - maybe we should work on our Geography?)


text:
This time last year I was drowning. I was so stressed and didn't know that the stress was causing a major health collapse that would take more than a year to recover from.
Recovery from my burnout has happened in a few phases. First, I withdrew to work at home in the first week of November 2014. When that didn't work, I took a four month sabbatical from work, to remove myself from the responsibility that comes with running a business. When that didn't work, I resigned and took the remainder of 2015 off entirely in order to recover fully.
Only recently I discovered that I was misdiagnosed and that I could have recovered quicker with more suitable medication. But I have to trust that this was what was supposed to happen for me. I needed a year to figure out a new path and to rest completely in order to do so.
On Sunday I finished writing my first book. That's perhaps why I have been neglecting my blog a little lately. But I am pleased with what I have delivered and I know that it's ready for external review. I accept that I'm only in the early stages and that I have a great deal to learn about publishing. I know that I might look back and realise that I made mistakes but that's just part of the process.
That is also true of my recovery. I look back and realise that I could have been doing many things differently in order to heal faster. But perhaps the time duration of the healing is just right in order for the next opportunity to emerge. Perhaps if I was better quicker I would have jumped into the wrong thing and ended up with bigger health concerns.
I understand fully that I won't be able to earn a living off my book and probably all my future books. And I'm OK with that. I love writing and my life is enriched by it, whether or not it brings me income. I am confident that the right opportunity will emerge at the right time. The time when I have adequate energy to devote to it, and something that makes me feel energised. I want to do something really useful with my work. I won't do meaningless work because I'm aware of who Authentic Kathy is and what she needs to survive.
Only in the process of recovery and introspection, have I discovered my strengths and what makes my brain come alive. Never again will I be in a job where it's a grind and I'm hating it. My income might not be so great but it was pretty low in my own business for five years anyway. Money is not what drives me, meaning drives me.
I use my understanding of myself and my strengths as my rudder. I cross reference it when an opportunity emerges to make sure that it is aligned to what I love and what I'm good at. I steer myself away from negative people who suck the joy out of life. I spend time with people who lift me and who believe in me.
I'm really glad that I didn't know how long it would take to recover. I'm glad that I've learned to lean into it and to take the lessons that are being offered. I still wish I didn't let it go so far as to get a lifelong illness but that's what it took. I'm not a quitter and I would never have given up until something dramatic happened.
There is always a down side with strengths. It's the yin and the yang. I used to think that I was invincible and that motivation and perseverance could conquer everything. But I've learned that our health can be fragile and that giving up something harmful is a good thing. I've become smarter at figuring out who and what is harmful too.
I am amazed at how fast this year has passed. I've spent a year at home and even with the illness, it has been great. I have had a wonderful time investing in myself. I've spent a lot of time unravelling what happened and how I became so stressed without realising it. But it was a necessary process and I'm grateful for it. I now feel empowered to enter 2016 knowing who I am and what I need. I don't think I've ever felt as loved and supported as I do now.
I'm confident that my future is bright and that I can achieve all the things that I'd like to with what remains of my life.Follow me:


text:
Janet Wicks
Non-Executive Director
Janet is a HR Professional who grew up in the West Australian Goldfields and has worked in the mining industry for over 10 years. After completing a Bachelor of Psychology at Murdoch University, Janet worked as a generalist practitioner across mining, construction and manufacturing industries providing operational advice on a range of issues including recruitment, employee relations, remuneration strategy, training, organisational development, implementation of IT systems across the business and leadership development. For the last five years Janet has been a director of Western Mining, actively managing mining operations at its Cue project.


text:
Asking a smart speaker like the Amazon Echo to play a game with you might seem strange, but Alexa has a large and growing number of games to keep you entertained on a cold winter's afternoon.
Head to the Games, Trivia & Accessories section of the Alexa application, and you will find over 4,600 results. Some, we admit, aren't particularly enticing, but sort the list by customer rating and there is plenty to get your teeth into.
Some of these games require Amazon Echo Buttons, which can be purchased for $19.99 for a pair, but most can be played using only your voice. To install these games on your Alexa device, click on the links below and click 'Enable Skill', or search for them in the Skills section of the Alexa app and tap the 'Enable Skill' button there instead.
Here are some of our favorites:
There are no prizes for guessing what this game is about. Just say: "Alexa, play true or false" and she'll begin by asking how many people want to play; you can play on your own, or with up to 19 others.
Topics when we played were varied to say the least, ranging from David Guetta to species of fish in the Amazon river and the length of a day on Mercury in the first three questions. New questions are added every week and the game can be played in American English, British English and German.
This classic family board game can be played with two, three or four players, and requires each person to use their own Echo Button. The aim of the game is to be the fastest to buzz in with the correct answer — by tapping your Echo Button — and questions are split into six different categories. Answer a question correctly and you'll be asked more on that category, just like on the physical board game.
The game works in both American and British English, depending on which you have previously opted for in the Alexa app.
One for children to enjoy, The Magic Door is storytelling where your answers to Alexa's questions dictate where the plot goes and how the story ends. Children are encouraged to use their imagination and think about where they'd like the story to go; we can see The Magic Door being used as a fun and creative alternative to traditional bedtime story-telling.
Alexa lives inside the Echo speaker range by AmazonAmazon
This game involves Alexa describing a setting from which you have to escape. There are four settings — jail cell, office, car and garage - and you plot your escape by looking around, inspecting objects and using the items you find. Alexa describes everything to help paint a picture in your mind's eye.
We found you have to speak quite slowly for Alexa to fully understand your instructions, but otherwise everything works smoothly. If you get stuck, the developers provide walkthroughs for each room.
About as topical as it gets, this game presents players with obscure headlines that have all appeared in real news publications in recent years, but some were later proved to be false. This game reads out the story, then asks you to decide if it was real, or if it was later debunked. Questions include: "Did a robot gain citizenship in Saudi Arabia?," and "Did KFC launch a bubble bath that smells of fried chicken?"
Designed to be played on your own, this game covers basic math, word puzzles, spelling, memory games and trivia. Questions are rapid-fire and switch between topics after each answer. The game is fun and fast-paced enough to be a challenge without feeling like Alexa is speaking too quickly.
Check out these GearBrain guides to unlock new Alexa features:
- Amazon Echo: What are Alexa Smart Home Groups and how do I create them?
- How to set up a second Amazon Echo, and why your smart home should have more than one
- How to play music in several rooms at once with Amazon Alexa and Multi-Room Music
- Alexa Drop In: How to turn your Amazon Echo speakers into a home intercom system
- How to make Alexa go several things at once with Routines
- The GearBrain: What works with Amazon Alexa


text:
sound? More Savings, tags ocharleys free appetizer coupon, oCharleys Coupons Printable Free Appetizers. Do not miss out and print this coupon today if you want to save on your next purchase. Home restaurant o Charleys do you want to save at OCharleys? This coupon is just for that, and it good through the start of January.
Combine these savings with the, free to join, My Best Buy Rewards program and/or Best Buy credit cards to get the most out of your shopping. Submit a Coupon Popular Stores With Coupons Facebook Twitter Copyright Ecatcher, Inc - m All Rights Reserved. Most Sams Clubs have a bakery in their store. Regardless of which plan you go with, youll need to register on their site and get. Save Up to 150 on Select MacBooks.
We are here 24/7/365 live chat to assist with any questions you may have regarding your managed or unmanaged Virtual Private Server hosting plans. Dont pass up a happy simple promo that gives you Save up to 34 off. Coupons now on RetailMeNot. 16 O Charley s Inc. Pick all the options you want. How to Redeem a Coupon Code. Deals range from game bundles of franchise or thematically linked collections at deeply discounted prices and exclusive digital deluxe copies of popular and upcoming games that feature bonus material and downloadable content. The best coupon weve seen for m was in February of 2018 and was for 50 off. Share with your friends. Get Deal Save Up to 20 Off for Small Kitchen Appliances Click and go to m to get huge discounts in your cart. What To Expect, bic, camera is one of the biggest electronic appliance chains in Japan.
Sign Up, we couldn't find an account matching your Facebook, please choose how you'd like to connect - or, email Address, password. Also in 2004, Best Buy hired Virtucom to renew Best Buys website and also to handle all online content. Don't forget to try all the Best Buy Coupons to get the biggest discount. Men's Shoes Sneakers Items As Low. Get Deal Up to 50 Off Best Buy Select Toys Free Shipping Never miss your chance to grab the amazing Free Shipping Best Buy offer when you shop. Check, tide's own coupons page to find additional Tide promo codes. Get Coupon, best Buy Coupon and Promo Code February 2019.
Oil change coupons philadelphia pa, Kirkland's online coupons printable, West end fair coupons,


text:
On the day of our flight we checked in with ease and luckily the security lines weren't too long. Aer Lingus does not participate in the TSA precheck process so keep this in mind when flying with them. At the gate, boarding was swift and easy. Our seats 14 A and C were two seats together on the left side of the plane. The plane is newer, clean, offers wifi, power outlets, and a good variety of in-flight entertainment. The seats themselves were a little on the narrow side and there was a large gap between the seat and the window that wasn't necessary. Unfortunately, the staff either gave my special meal to someone else or didn't get the notice. I'm tempted to believe that it's the first one because I did receive a special meal on the way home.
We landed in Dublin and with only an hour in between flights we made our way to our next gate. I definitely wasn't prepared to walk outside in the cold and rain and upstairs to get onto our plane but that's exactly what we did. A couple of hours later and we were in sunny Barcelona. We made it through customs and immigration easily and found our driver from Suntransfers. We booked premium taxi round trip transfers (luxury sedan) with Suntransfers and I highly recommend them. The price quoted was reasonable, their website is easy to use, the drivers were ready for us, and the cars were nice and clean.
At security, we had a very short line and didn't run into any issues. After security you go through a duty-free shop, then customs and immigration, then another duty-free shop, and finally to our gate. One last bread with Jamon for breakfast before we board our plane. Our flight definitely didn't leave on time but when you have two flights landing and taking back off to Dublin and the same time one plane isn't going to be accurate. Just a couple of hours later and we landed in Dublin. In Dublin we easily found the connections desk and asked for our boarding passes to be reprinted. Next, we went through security and finally U.S. pre-clearance. I love having Global Entry! It's so nice to walk through the shortest line, scan your documents, and be on your way!
At our gate, we had a little time before boarding so we relaxed with a book. This time the plane was boarded from the front to the back so we were in the first economy section to board. We found our seats and settled in for the 7 hours to Boston. During this flight, I did receive my lactose-free meal which consisted of chicken, rice, and roasted tomatoes. It was definitely bland but I appreciated the protein. I have no idea how this happened and it was a first for us but we easily landed in Boston and our bags were the first off the plane! Score! We picked up our car and were on our way home!


text:
Brief Introduction
Historical Development
School Philosophy
Academic Establishment
Scientific Research
Teaching staff
Training of Talents
Student Competition
Teacher Education
Service to Society
International Cooperation
International Student
Historical Development
Historical Development
The school's historical antecedents might be said to include the White Deer Cave Academy on Mt. Lushan, founded in the Tang dynasty and revived by Zhu Xi in the Song period. Its modern history began in 1940 with the founding of National Chun Cheng University, named after the Nationalist leader Jiang Zhongzheng, better known in English as Chiang Kai-shek. The name was changed in 1949 to Nanchang University, and again in 1953 to Nanchang Normal Academy. In 1983 it was given its present name, Jiangxi Normal University. It has the longest history of offering undergraduate education of any general institution of higher learning in Jiangxi province. In 2003, the Jiangxi Worker's University of Finance (Jiangxi Banking School) merged with our University.
版权:江西师范大学(Jiangxi Normal University) ICP备案编号:赣洪备 2-4-3-2002018 版权所有:江西师范大学新闻信息中心


text:
Depths of Fear :: Knossos Free Download
Depths of Fear :: Knossos Free Download PC Game Cracked in Direct Link and Torrent. Depths of Fear :: Knossos , a greek-themed, 1st person, roguelike stealthy action-adventure where you play as theseus out to kill the rampaging horror the minotaur.
Depths of Fear :: Knossos PC Game Overview:
Depths of Fear :: Knossos is developed by Dirigo Games and published by Digital Tribe. It was released in 24 Apr, 2014.
Depths of Fear :: Knossos is a Greek-themed 1st person adventure game with stealth, action and edge-of-your-seat elements within rogue-like procedurally generated levels. You will run. You will hide. You will fight. You will die.
The fate of Athens is in your hands as you step into the role of legendary Greek hero Theseus. Offering yourself for tribute unto the corrupt King Minos, you embark upon a perilous quest deep beneath the city of Knossos to slay the twisted mythical beast – The Minotaur. But, before you can complete this hero's journey you must steadfast the trials of ever-changing creature-filled labyrinths. Collect gold to deal with Daedalus, building up your armory whilst seeking out the mythological medallions that unlock a master sword, the only weapon known that can pierce the Minotaur's cursed flesh. May the gods of Greece be with you, son of Poseidon!
Key Fetures:
- An ever changing Labyrinth: Each stage in Depths of Fear is crafted to never be the same twice creating a constant state of tension of the unknown.
- Face the Beasts of Ancient Greece: Survive encounters against 8 immortal legendary creatures: Saytr, Cerberus, Centaur, Manticore, Griffin, Medusa, Hydra and the horror of the Minotaur.
- Diverse Gameplay: To survive one must learn when to sneak through the shadows, when to run and when to engage in combat as they attempt to survive each rung down into in the darkness.
- Knowledge is Power: Appease the gods by finding their books and earning their favor for special powers such as lightening from Zeus, Speed from Hermes, Earth shaking might from Poseidon or the illuminating light of Apollo.
- Build an Arsenal: Loot the labyrinths for gold to purchase 8 trusty weapons that range from Blades and Clubs to the…
How To Install Depths of Fear :: Knossos Free Download:
1. Free Download Depths of Fear :: Knossos PC Game Here:
(All links are interchangeable, please verify all the other servers before Ask Re-Upload)
• Link Mega.co.nz:
Download HERE
• Link Openload.co:
Download HERE
• Link KumpulBagi:
Download HERE
• Link UpFile:
Download HERE
• Link Link Go4Up (Multi Links):
Download HERE
• Link Uploaded:
Download HERE
• Link FilesCDN:
Download HERE
• Link Uptobox:
Download HERE
• Link Google Drive:
Download HERE
(Unrar with PASSWORD: igg-games.com )
2. Extract.
3. Don't need Crack Depths of Fear :: Knossos.
4. Play game.
5. Have fun ^^.
(If you don't know how to install or have some problems, you can ask me on Tag CONTACT ME)
(If download links are broken, you should request Re-upload on Tag GAME REQUEST)
Video Tutorial Install Depths of Fear :: Knossos Free Download on PC:
Don't have… (It's easy, you can see tutorial HERE, it same for all games, I only make video tutorial for Popular Games)
System Requirement for Depths of Fear :: Knossos Free Download:
- OS: Win Vista / Win 7, 8
- Processor: 2.0GHz x86/64/Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X2 245e
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 128MB GForce 6600 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
- OS: Win Vista / Win 7, 8
- Processor: 2.0GHz x86/64
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256MB GForce 8600 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card


text:
Should I ask for the second date? Bvr fucking her boyfriend Cuttest milf with
Cum Show lovense ohmibod interactivetoy wet new feet young legs natural 18 skinny ass pussy cute sexy stockings fetish squirt. Chilling with My lovense hot lovense on lush in ohmibod squirt cum feet ass pussy tits bigboobs anal creamy torture ohmibod. Pussy play 18 feet new anal teen pantyhose lovense c2c young cum lush dirtytalk horny skinny asian bigboobs bbw ohmibod. SQUIRT - show me your love and make me squirt bigboobs ass anal cum pussy euro natural bigtits squirt.
Saturday, December 28, 2019 3:53:34 PM Pornblack pics Fetish model
Penny slots to no simoleons slots instead of unchain, playing job games. You can make clear truthful affluence while playing secondary to readies, dispassionate accompany, train in how to act, make more in-game loot and cashout to honest money.
These additional features comprehend more colors, backgrounds, and clothes, a badge, a voluntary furni, etc. Unlike other MMO inclineds, coins are acquainted with to be in force memberships; it cannot be tolerant of as valid money.❿
Attention! We want to warn you that sexually explicit information might be found on this website, it also includes links to porn sites. Provided you are under age of 18, or this content is insulting to you, or is it is illegal in your community to observe this kind of internet materials, please leave now. All information on this site is in compliance with the 18 USC 2257 US Federal Law. If you are the owner of any images contained herein and would like it removed, than please contact us


text:
Alte Steinhauserstrasse 1,
6330 Cham/Zug, Switzerland
+41 44 215 30 60
Aktiengesellschaft, registered in the Cantonal commercial register of Zug.
Identification number: CH-180.224.400
INNOVATIS (Suisse) AG is a member of the PolyReg general self-regulation-association (www.polyreg.ch).
A self-regulation authority, which grants the investor protection according to Article 24 of the Swiss money laundry law.
We are liable to the Code of Professional Conduct (Text in english) (Text in german) of PolyReg.
According to the regulation, the association fulfills legal supervisory and monitoring obligations opposite its members and itself subordinated to the supervision of the government authorities for fighting money laundering.
INNOVATIS (Suisse) AG created this website for informational purposes only and expressly disclaims any and all liability for any inaccuracies contained in this website and shall not be held liable for the same.
Concept, design and technical implementation
TOWA Digital Agentur
Mariahilfstraße 31
A-6900 Bregenz


text:
(Adds background on debt ceiling)
By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury scrapped plans to pay down debt between April and June because it now considers it prudent for the government to hold a bigger cash buffer, an official at the department said on Monday.
The official, who spoke to journalists in a briefing but was not authorized to be identified, said the policy decision followed the advice of an advisory committee that recommended keeping more cash on hand to weather unforeseen disruptions.
The Obama administration has been studying holding a higher cash buffer for at least a year. Holding more cash on hand at the end of every day would help protect the government's income stream. Treasury revenues could also be hit by natural disasters or other major events that might disrupt the economy.
If the Treasury ever ran out of borrowing authority, it would rely on its cash on hand to pay bills until politicians raised the borrowing limit.
Congressional analysts estimate that Washington must raise the debt ceiling by October or November.
A bigger cash cushion would neither buy the Treasury more time before it missed payments nor would it change the amount of money ultimately borrowed. Rather, a bigger buffer would mean exhausting the Treasury's borrowing authority sooner, while leaving more cash on hand to pay bills. Ultimately, the money would run out the same day it would with a smaller cash balance.
The Treasury said in a statement it expects to borrow $59 billion in net marketable securities during the April-June period. Previously, the administration had said it would pay down $7 billion in debt.
"The increase in borrowing relates primarily to the increase in the end-of-quarter cash balance assumption," the department said.
The change in cash balance policy will leave $260 billion in government coffers at the end of June. Previously, the Treasury forecast it would end the period with $150 billion in cash. The federal government plans to borrow $66 billion in the July-September period.
(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Andrea Ricci, Bernard Orr, Grant McCool and Andre Grenon)


text:
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Crash of 2008
Where to start, where to start...?
Okay, let's try this.
Prior to just recently, the horror of a computer crash had been no more than an urban legend to me. I'd known people who'd been whacked with that particularly ugly Ugly Stick, but it had never come close to smacking me. Since the early 90s, I've had three different personal computers, and I'd worked those beasts pretty hard, and not a single one of them had ever crashed.
But then, a couple of months ago, I tried to boot up my old computer, which has been sitting in the back of our apartment, in the bedroom I share with SuperWife, since we moved into this apartment. It's a very obsolete computer and back there it had no Internet connection, so nobody had much use for it (we're all Internet junkies in this house) but it had a lot of my files on it accumulated over the ten years or so I'd owned it -- a great deal of my writing, a lot of my art, a lot of Jeff's art I'd scanned, a lot of digital photos my family had sent me over the years, some other stuff -- and I used it sometimes to do some writing when the other computer was in heavy rotation (i.e., any time all the kids were in the house).
And it wouldn't boot. And it wouldn't boot. And it wouldn't boot.
So eventually I got Nate in, who is kind of our techno-wizard now, and he watched it not boot, and then said "Your hard drive's crashed".
And I lost my mind and gibbered and shrieked and leapt up and down and pulled the drapes off the windows and threw my shoes at Resident Bush. And then, when I'd calmed down, the hard drive was still crashed, which sucked.
But, you know, moving on. Maybe, someday, I can salvage the drive from that chassis and get someone knowledgeable to do some magic and see if any of the data can be pulled off. In the meantime... sigh... goodbye to a decade of my computing life, but... yes, resolutely, stiff upper lip, never show weakness, keep up the side, old bean, yes, yes, moving the fuck on, indeed.
To this last weekend. One of SuperWife's friends has a desk she wants to get rid of, and as we have kids of Moving Out Age, we try never to turn down free stuff that might be useful to them. So we go over and load up this desk and it's a nice desk, much nicer than the tiny tin thing I found on a street corner that is currently holding up the computer we all use in the living room.
So the plan is, we'll shift all the computer equipment off of the old desk onto a nearby card table, move the old desk out, put the new desk in its place, and shift all the computer equipment back.
Without powering down, unplugging, or any such goddam thing.
See, I hate unplugging and replugging. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I live for the day when everything goes wireless, when all you have to do is put various components of various systems -- stereo, TV, VCR, computer monitor, CPU, speakers, printer, external modem, whatever... within a few feet of each other, and they will automatically link themselves up, no fuss, no muss.
Until that glorious time, if I have to move an interlinked electronics array from one point to another, I try very hard to do it en masse. Sometimes it's not possible, like when you have wires running around shelves in an entertainment center; then you just gotta bite the bullet and power down and unplug and replug. But our computer array was all on one level, and in the past, with similar computer arrays, I have had great success just moving the whole thing in toto, without turning anything off or unplugging anything.
And, as it turns out, this is what SuperWife wanted us to do, too, so, clearly, it was The Way Things Ought To Be, as my wife is pretty much the Voice of Reason providing a vital and necesary anchor to the chaotic walking shambles of cluelessness that is Your Humble Narrator.
But, well, that wasn't what happened. Nate, our techno-wizard, wouldn't have it. It tasked him. The wires were all tangled up and it wasn't safe and I don't know what all, but he wouldn't have it, he wouldn't have it, he wouldn't HAVE it. So I said, okay, buddy, do it your way, but all unplugging and replugging is on you, and you ain't leaving tonight until everything is back up and working correctly. And he said, yeah, fine, whatever, dude, and he went to work.
So everything got powered down and unplugged and the wires all got untangled and we moved stuff off the old desk onto a card table and then moved the new desk in and moved the old desk out the front door and around the house and onto the back porch (if you could see the labyrinth of narrow hallways and narrower doorways replete with 90 degree hairpin turns between our front door and back door, you'd understand) and covered it with a tarp (someday soon, the story goes, Super Drama Teen will take it away to her new apartment), and then went back and moved the computer stuff back onto the new desk and then Nate got down and crawled around under the desk replugging everything and we powered up the computer and...
It wouldn't boot.
And it wouldn't boot.
And it wouldn't BOOT.
And Nate's putting it in Safe Mode to see what's up with it and it still won't BOOT and now I'm in a fine frothing panic because we can't LIVE without a computer we just CAN'T and SuperWife is going to kill me (I don't mean hurt me, I mean, she's going to murder me and hide the body somewhere, probably our storage room, under a blanket) and the SuperKids are going to weep and wail and guh nash their teeth and rend their garments and it's going to be very VERY ugly and goddamit if we'd just moved the whole fucking array without powering down we'd be FINE, we'd be FINE, and we can't AFFORD a new computer, and...
...and Nate points to the gigantic box he'd put under the Christmas tree a week or so ago and says, quietly, "Open it."
So I report to SuperWife and she sighs and says "Okay", and we open the gigantic box and, yes, it's a brand new computer, to replace the one that now will not boot, which Nate had often referred to, usually garnished liberally with obscenity, as "stone knives and bearskins".
So we get this one all hooked up and yes, it's a wonderful new Dell and very fast and has lots of cool features the other computer didn't have, and I'm trying very hard not to dwell on all the digital photographs we no longer have and all my writing I've done since moving into this apartment that may not have made its way onto the Internet yet and the card set I did with Magic Set editor and all the stuff the kids may have had on the previous computer and all SuperWife's spreadsheets (SuperWife wields a spreadsheet the way Cyrano deploys a rapier) and I don't know what the hell all else, but, anyway, we have a brand new computer and it's a wonderfully thoughtful gift and thank you Nate, very much.
I do not really blame Nate, or anyone else, for the previous computer's crash. If powering it down was enough to crash it, then it was no doubt going to crash sometime very soon anyway. The machine was at least ten years old and we had a LOT of shit on its hard drive and I feel pretty certain it was going kablooie some time in the near future regardless.
I just wish it hadn't.
And I wish the one in the back room hadn't.
Why? Because Nate also gave us a whole ethernet set up that he was going to install for us, and if the other two computers were still up and running, we'd have THREE computers in this house... four, counting Super Dependable Teen's laptop, which we gave her for her 18th birthday.
And my God, wouldn't THAT have been sweet.
Ah, well.
On an entirely different note, last week Nate, SuperWife and I were all talking about our respective blogs. Nate and SuperWife don't update theirs much any more, and I don't do it here anywhere near as much as I once did, and we wondered, why? Yeah, we've been busy lately, but, still, you find time for the stuff that's important to you, and we could do it more, we just don't.
And Nate shrugged and said "I never get any comments anyway, so what the fuck".
And, you know, there it is.
I have never had one of those big, much read blogs like Jim Henley or John Rogers or Mark Evanier has, or like Aaron Hawkins used to have. I don't know what you have to do to get that kind of readership (besides be a reasonably attractive female willing to post pictures of her naked boobs a lot, like the chick who used to run the Tampa Tantrum blog was, I mean, I understand how that would be effective, but it won't work for me) but it has always eluded me.
Yet, still, I used to have a few regular commenters, people who would show up reasonably often and post pretty thoughtful comments on most if not all of my nonsense. And lately, they have all vanished, into the very ether, as it were.
Page hits are down a little according to statcounter, but the usual suspects still seem to be coming around... they just no longer seem to have anything to say.
That's probably my fault... maybe I've just gotten more boring. Maybe, when you're reasonably happy in your personal life, and have a fabulous wife and wonderful kids and things are going for the most part well, you just don't post interesting material any more.
Whatever the case, though... what Nate said.
Big time.
3 comments:
- Anonymous2:32 PM
"I'm trying very hard not to dwell on all the digital photographs we no longer have and all my writing I've done since moving into this apartment that may not have made its way onto the Internet yet"ReplyDelete
Have you tried to boot the old computer from a Linux live cd instead of from the hard disk? That would allow you to copy your files from the hard disk onto a floppy disk or a cd or a usb memory stick.
Yay, Hartmut is back!ReplyDelete
Nate has actually managed to establish that both hard drives (the one from the old back room computer, and the one from the one we all used to use up here) are still intact. And in fact, Nate transferred all the stuff from the previous family computer onto this one, so we have all that. And someday, I may have a new computer of my own I can transfer all the old stuff from my previous computer on to.
Nice to hear from you again. I hope all is well with you.
- Anonymous3:03 PM
> Nate transferred all the stuff from the previous family computer onto this one, so we have all that.ReplyDelete
> I hope all is well with you.
Yes. Ditto.
This is not the science fiction you're looking for
STAR WARS isn't science fiction. Science fiction explores the ways that science can change how humans live... the impact ...
I remain convinced that George R.R. Martin never originally intended for Jon Snow to be a Targaryan. There's all the reasons I've...
A call center work day can be extremely tedious. Even the very act of calling in to customer service can be monotonous beyond enduring some...


text:
The Hidden Wound(1970)
A non fiction book by Wendell Berry
In this beautifully written book-length essay, Berry explores the 'hidden wound' of racism and its pernicious effects on white people in America. Rigorous, honest, and deeply felt, The Hidden Wound is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand the problem of race in this country.
Similar books by other authors
Used availability for Wendell Berry's The Hidden Wound
Paperback Editions
May 2010 : USA Paperback
April 1989 : USA Paperback
1971 : USA Paperback
Title: The Hidden Wound
Author(s): Wendell Berry
ISBN: 0-345-02403-6 / 978-0-345-02403-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ballantine
Availability: Amazon
Kindle Editions
April 2010 : USA, Canada Kindle edition


text:
Well what do you know – it's not raining. We've been home eleven days and have had rain seven of them. Usually not all day and many times at night so hasn't been too bad. Did get caught in a real gully washer when we went shopping in Columbus a day after we got home. Of course we got caught in the restaurant – started pouring, lightening and thunder – right over us. Lights went out for a minute or so. So we ended up kind of wet by the time we were done with our errands. Just a reminder of Indiana weather. Night before last it went down to 36 degrees – and snow was predicted! But turned out it stayed dry. Showers bring flowers.
Throughout the house were lots of those pesky lady bug carcasses – every step went
"Crunch, crunch!" And the parts of the house that weren't used were pretty dusty, and the floors all needed to be done. So we decided it would be money well spent to hire a cleaning service. [more about that later]
The yards from the bad weather were a mess. The biggest tree limbs had been cut up and taken care of but there were zillions of nuts, nut shells, small limbs and dead plants all over. Again we decided it would be well worth it to hire someone to clean it up. [more about that later] Are you getting the picture here?
Okay – first we needed a plumber. We have one of those "home warranty" policies – where you call them, they send someone out and it only costs the $50 fee to get the work done. We called them….Oh, but….they don't work with any plumbers that go to our area!!!! Living in the country has struck again. Sooo – they told us to call someone around us, have them fix the problem, pay the entire bill and call them (the warranty co.) and they would reimburse us – probably – maybe – if they agreed with the charges. We found a guy in Martinsville – about 25 miles away who would come here. He fixed the drains. We paid him, emailed a copy of the receipt to the warranty company –as per instructions – and they called and said they would send us a check for the amount minus the $50. Good that was taken care of. Still waiting for the check.
There is only one house cleaning service here in town – the ones from the bigger towns on either side of us wouldn't come – too far away! 25 miles?!?! So we made an appointment. Two girls would come and give us a "spring cleaning." First off two girls didn't come – one girl and her husband came. No problem. One of our sons owns a cleaning service and believe me he would have had a fit if he saw the job they did – didn't do. Now wouldn't you think spring cleaning would include dusting? cleaning the fronts of the cupboards in the kitchen? cleaning the sinks in the bathroom? None of that got done. I had to tell them to clean the counters and cupboards in the kitchen. None of the appliance fronts were cleaned. They mopped the wood floors with a very wet mop leaving streaks. The husband caught the fringes of our Chinese silk living room rug in the vacuum cleaner. They were here four hours – in eight hours I could clean this whole house better than they did. Needless to say I'll be doing my own cleaning from now on.
The yard – oh yes the yard. Again finally found someone who would come here and do the clean up. He came while we were not here. Blew the leaves off into the woods and picked up the medium to large twigs. Did not remove any dead plants or any of the nuts/nut shells that will ruin a mower. But he did leave his bill. Haven't heard from him since.
It's not like you can pick up the Yellow Pages and have a multitude of choices.
Where oh where is the one bedroom condo with the plastic violet I said I was going to get when I retired?
Speaking of the house – both of us had sore knees and legs the first few days we were home from climbing up and down the stairs. Finally getting so I can go from basement to top floor without being out of breath.
And the Internet. I mentioned it is only working when it feels like it. So called for a tech to come out. He can't come until tomorrow – so what happened? Yesterday it started working fine. Should I cancel or not? Don't think I will as I don't trust it.
On a happier note - just a couple of pictures from outside. The side yard bridge, pond and the valley. The trees are really starting to get their leaves now.
|Used some snake skin on this one
I've finally finished the necklace I started in Mazatlan but still have to put it on the web pages http://www.beadedcustomdesigns.com/ And I want to make earrings and a bracelet to match it.
Enough for now – plenty more to catch up on later.
Forgot to mention - had another plumber come to change and fix a couple leaky faucets, upstairs toilet needed new guts to flush and my shower wouldn't give me hot water. All is fixed but my shower - it is waiting for a part. What is with this house and plumbing?


text:
Paint Correction – Maintenance Detail
Paint Correction is a process of removing imperfections in the paints finish such as, scratches; swirl marks, hard water marks, etching caused by bird muck or fly squash, scratches and fading, from the paints finish by a skilled professional. Once the imperfections are removed the paint must be sealed to prevent reoccurring damage to the paint's clear coat.
Whether at your work, home or a designated location, we come to you and go above and beyond your expectations providing outstanding workmanship at your convenience!


text:
Final: Rangers 2, Firebirds 7
Kitchener, ON.: The Flint Firebirds (9-36-3-0) were visiting the Rangers (20-22-3-0) for Don Cameron potato night at The Aud. Unfortunately for the Kitchener faithful, the night didn't go as planned. Flint scored four goals on Luke Richardson and another three on Lucas Pfeil to win 7-2.
Donovan Sebrango and Reid Valade were the lone goalscorers for the blueshirts in the loss.
Flint's Jack Wismer opened up the scoring on Friday night. A pass by Ethan Keppen from behind Luke Richardson's net ended up on the stick of number seven who was alone in front of the net. Wismer capitalized on the opportunity and scored his 9th goal of the season to make it 1-0 at 2:19.
At 4:12, Cole Cameron took an interference penalty and 35 seconds into Flint's first powerplay, Ty Dellandrea scored to put the Firebirds ahead 2-0.
17 seconds after Dallandrea's goal, at 5:04, Ethan Keppen made it 3-0 for the visitors.
Flint extended their lead when a rebound came off the pad of Richardson right to an unmarked Even Vierling who scored his third goal of the season at 12:19 to make it 4-0.
After the fourth goal, Lucas Pfeil came in to replace Luke Richardson.
A turnover at the Rangers offensive blueline lead to a breakaway for Wismer who deked around Pfeil to score his second of the game and put the Firebirds up 5-0 at 18:44.
The first 20 minutes would end with the Rangers ahead in shots 20-15.
At 14:17 of the second period, Joseph Garreffa took his first penalty of the season and served two minutes for closing his hand on the puck.
Flint opened up their lead even more at 16:24 — just seconds after the Garreffa penalty came to an end — when Vierling scored his second of the game to make it 6-0.
The period would end with the Rangers up in shots 35-20.
1:13 into the 3rd period, Hunter Holmes beat Pfeil and made it 7-0 for the Firebirds.
The Rangers got on the board at 8:51 of the 3rd when Jonathan Yantsis and Greg Meireles set up Donovan Sebrango for his third goal of the season that brought the Rangers within six, 7-1.
Reid Valade made it 7-2 at 15:13 and that's how the game would end.
The Rangers outshot the Firebirds 53-29.
The Rangers next home game is on Friday, February 1 at 7:30 pm versus the Owen Sound Attack. The next road game for Kitchener is on Sunday, January 27 at 2:07 pm versus the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Tickets still available for all regular season home games. Purchase yours in person at the Activa Box Office at The Aud or Centre in the Square Box Office, by phone (519) 578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977, or online.
Join the conversation on all things Rangers by using #RTown. You can follow the Rangers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @OHLRangers.
Click here to view the complete game summary.


text:
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term limits
|5 years
Nitish Kumar, JD(U)
since 27 July 2017
Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP
since 27 July 2017
Leader of the Opposition
Tejashwi Yadav, RJD
since 28 July 2017
Political groups
|Government (130)
Opposition (111)
Others (2)
Last election
|12 October - 5 November 2015
Next election
|Meeting place
|Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar, India
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937.[1] The Assembly had a strength of 152 members. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, the first General Elections in the state were held in 1952.[2] The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. Dr. Shri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the House and the Chief Minister, Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh was elected the first Deputy Leader of the Assembly and became state's first Deputy Chief Minister. It was reduced to 318 during the second General Elections. In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 324. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled as the Bihar Reorganisation Act, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 324 to 243 members. The current NDA government formed on 27 July 2017 consists of 73 JD(U), 53 BJP, 2 LJP and 4 Independent MLA's.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and subject to dissolution. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people.
There are three sessions (Budget session, Monsoon session, Winter session) every year.
The Sessions of Legislative Assembly are presided by Speaker. The Speaker certifies that whether a bill is ordinary bill or money bill. Generally he does not participate in voting but he casts his vote in the case of tie. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary is the current Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly also has a Secretariat which is headed by Secretary. He is under the disciplinary control of Speaker. The function of Secretary is to assist the Speaker. Bateshwar Nath Pandey is the current Secretary of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Current Assembly[edit]
Last assembly elections were held in October–November 2015. In July 2017, ex Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD was charged by the CBI in a corruption case. After prolonged, but ultimately futile deliberations between the members of the Grand Alliance over Yadav resigning, Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister on 26 July 2017.
Hours after Nitish Kumar's resignation, the JD(U) joined hands with the BJP, allowing Nitish Kumar to take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. The then Governor of Bihar, Keshari Nath Tripathi, administered Nitish Kumar the oath of office and secrecy in the Bihar Raj Bhavan on 27 July 2017, 1000 hrs IST, making Nitish Kumar the Chief Minister of Bihar for the sixth time.[3] He gained the vote of confidence in the house with a total of 131 votes through Lobby Division voting on 28 July 2017. The Speaker (JD(U)) and 1 member of BJP did not cast their vote.
See also[edit]
- Patna Secretariat
- Administration in Bihar
- State governments of India
- Member of the Legislative Council
- 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- ^ "First Bihar assembly: Down memory lane - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Bihar poll dates announced: Some facts youn need to know about Bihar Legislative Assembly". www.oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit]
- Official website; Government of Bihar


text:
Friday, March 10, 2006
We've arrived on Vancouver Island
We have arrived on Vancouver Island. And the first thing we noticed was the change in weather. We left Horseshoe Bay on the mainland to snow and miserable grey skies and as we docked in Nanaimo we were greeted by Blue skies and mild winds - this is the island for me!! We drove up the coast a bit to Parksville and stayed in a lovely Prov' Park called Rathtrevor right on the seafront. Lovely views and wooded campground - it feels SOooooo good to be back on the road and staying in these sort of places. From here we plan to cycle along a bike trail linking this park with a local Mountain Bike park - get some fresh air and exercise! I think the beach trails are even inspiring enough to get me out of bed in the mornings and go running!
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Need to Contact Me? No Problem.
Keep it brief and just get to the point – That means 2 – 3 sentences.
I LOVE connecting with interesting people & my readers!
I can't promise a response as I get a lot emails but I'll do my best.
For better results use one of my social profiles as I use email for strictly work related stuff.
You're only a stranger once, don't hesitate to introduce yourself.


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|"pgrey" <pg...@iss.net>
|Re: ejb circular references
|Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:31:15 GMT
Thank you for your response. Let's try to solve a specific part of this problem. In "geronimo-application.xml" of "myappA.ear", there is the following declaration. <gbean name="my-realm" class="org.apache.geronimo.security.realm.GenericSecurityRealm" xmlns="http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/deployment-1.1"> <attribute name="realmName">my-realm</attribute> <reference name="ServerInfo"> <name>ServerInfo</name> </reference> <reference name="LoginService"> <name>JaasLoginService</name> </reference> <xml-reference name="LoginModuleConfiguration"> <login-config xmlns="http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/loginconfig-1.1"> <login-module control-flag="REQUIRED" server-side="true" wrap-principals="true"> <login-domain-name>my-realm</login-domain-name> <login-module-class>com.my.subject.MyLoginModule</login-module-class> </login-module> </login-config> </xml-reference> </gbean> This declares a security realm usable by all of the WARs in myappA.ear. There are two implementations of the backend security information store. SecurityInformationStoreA is a file, similar to the geronimo sample users.properties and roles.properties. SecurityInformationStoreB is the security model of "myappB.ear", accessed through an local (to geronimo instance) EJB, called MySecurityServicesB. The security information store used is controlled at run time though an external configuration file. When myappA is deployed with myappB, myappA should use SecurityInformationStoreB. When myappA is deployed alone, it should use SecurityInformationStoreA. >From your response, I gather that the XML above needs to include a reference to the SecurityInformationStoreB EJB. Using a reference rather than a dependency will allow myappA to deploy, even if myappB is not present. The suggestion below is an "ejb-ref" element. It is possible that one of these needs to go somewhere else in geronimo-application.xml. To tie this back in to the original post, myappB makes use of myappA EJBs. myappB gracefully handles the absence of myappA by returning "nothing". myappA handles the absence of myappB by using the alternative security information store. Thank you for any insight you might have into possible solutions using Geronimo 1.1.1. "David Jencks" <email@example.com> wrote in message news:email@example.com... > > On Feb 22, 2007, at 3:06 PM, pgrey wrote: > >> Yes, we have run into a problem. >> >> The EJBs are in different EARs. >> >>> If you ejbs are in different ears, things get a bit trickier. IIRC >>> you >>> have to supply the entire abstract name of the ejb container gbean >>> for >>> at least one side of the relationship. >> >> Can you give an example of "supply the entire abstract name of the ejb >> container gbean"? > > This would go in your geronimo plan, I think its the correct syntax for > g. 1.1 and 1.2. > > Lets say your looking for the bar ejb in (geronimo) module com.myco/ > app1/1.0/car in the ejb1.jar (j2ee) module > > <ejb-ref> > <ref-name>foo</ref-name> > <pattern> > <groupId>com.myco</groupId> > <artifactId>app1</artifactId> > <version>1.0</version> > <type>car</type> > <module>ejb1.jar</module> > <name>bar</name> > </pattern> > </ejb-ref> > > You can probably leave out the version, and possibly the type and module. > > thanks > david jencks > >> >> Thank you kindly. >> >> >> "David Jencks" <email@example.com> >> wrote >> in message >> news:firstname.lastname@example.com... >>> >>> On Feb 22, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Spotts, Joel ((ISS Atlanta)) wrote: >>> >>>> I have a bit of a predicament with circular refrences in EJBs. Due to >>>> legacy reasons, I have two EJBs - each which references the other >>>> (and >>>> refactoring would be non-trivial). I would prefer to keep them local >>>> (as >>>> opposed to remote) for security reasons. Trouble is, I don't know how >>>> to >>>> deploy such an arrangement in geronimo. Each EJB will need to >>>> reference >>>> the other in openejb- jar.xml with an <ejb-ref> stanza. But since each >>>> one is dependent on the other, each one cannot be deployed before the >>>> other (as geronimo checks for the ejb reference at deploy time). >>>> Without >>>> violated some accepted principals of physics, that leads to an >>>> impossible situation. How could I go about solving this issue? >>> >>> This is supposed to work easily, at least if the ejbs are in the same >>> ear. Deployment goes in phases: in "initContext" we try to find out >>> and >>> "publish" all the things you could possibly reference, such as ejbs >>> and >>> datasources. Then in "addGBeans" we process the jndir ref info and >>> construct the jndi References to the appropriate stuff. For ejbs in >>> the >>> same ear, all necessary info should have been "published" and thus >>> available. >>> >>> If you ejbs are in different ears, things get a bit trickier. IIRC >>> you >>> have to supply the entire abstract name of the ejb container gbean >>> for >>> at least one side of the relationship. >>> >>> Are you speculating or have you actually run into a problem :-)? >>> >>> thanks >>> david jencks >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Yoel Spotts >>> >>> >> >> >> > >
|View raw message


text:
Sometimes a Mum, sometimes a Mumpreneur, this blog is about both states and that place in the middle where they collide!
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Does the face on that Twitter profile match that of the person typing or is the person typing an uncanny match for the Marketing Manager of your new-found friend's business?
I have always known that there are people out there who's sole role is to tweet and blog as their employer and I've never had a problem with it. I mean, if a mum in business can't understand the need to outsource then who can? And there are other valid reasons aside from time - what if writing is not your forte? Or marketing?
Then I forged a relationship with a mum in the US and my point of view changed. We were swapping tales back and forth when it struck me that this was a woman who wrote very well (maybe too well) and had quite a high profile (maybe too high to write her own emails) and was very busy. Was I actually talking to her at all?
All of a sudden it all felt very empty. I realised that if I was talking to her Marketing Department I would like to know about it. I understand if your business is your brand you need to communicate as yourself but isn't this kind of misleading if it isn't actually you? I would be more than happy to forge a relationship with a team member as I understand people aren't always accessible; and who can fulfill every function in their business anyway?
So, I'm about to send an email to my new-found friend and ask her if she is who she says she is. If I get an email back saying I'm chatting to the Marketing Assistant who gets paid $5 an hour to blog on her behalf, I'll introduce myself and get started on forming something real.
5 comments:
It had honestly never occurred to me that some blogs may not be written by the person you think, unless it's a huge blog like Alpha Mummy which is written by a few contribs (including the fabulous Jen). But I really can't see the point in marketing people writing blogs pretending to be something or not. Sooner or later they'll be found out and it'll be an own goal (sorry, waiting for World Cup to start).ReplyDelete
Wow, interesting point. I had never thought about that. I tend to be a little naive and get carried away with the thought that we can REALLY chat and get to someone via the wizardry that is the internet but of course its all nonsense because you only ever know what other people want you to know!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 July 2010 at 06:01
God i didn't know this kind of stuff happened. ouch. i hate that thought. would love to know what response you get!ReplyDelete
She actually does write her own stuff so I am glad about that! That said, it does still happen with other businesses and I know it's one thing I'll never outsource.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all your comments ladies - much appreciated!ReplyDelete


text:
Immediately after the Buddha's death, a monk named Subaddha cried out that they don't need to worry about discipline any more. This Subaddha should not be misunderstood with the other monk who was ordained at the old age.
This was a clear indication that there was some unrest in the monk order. The monk order had the royal patronage and received a warm welcome whenever they went on alms. Like today some people must have entered the monkhood for the sake of benefits and perks. The monks in the urbanity lived a luxurious life.
This luxurious life was much criticized among other sects of religion. Emperor Asoka's brother Veethashoka was an ardent follower of Jainism and did not have a good opinion about the Buddha's disciples. He always cited that the Buddhist monks had all royal luxuries.
This fell on the emperor's ears too. Asoka had a plan for his brother. While Veethasoka was dallying with his mates, the minister approached him and said that its time he should practice the kingship. Veethasoka was not interested. But the minister insisted that as the brother of the emperor he should be ready to take over in any case of emergency.
Veethasoka was forced to sit on the throne. That's when the emperor approached and saw his brother on the throne. This led him to rage and ordered execution immediately. Veethasoka was helpless, and within a few moments, the emperor said he would lessen the punishment.
He will be given seven days of the kingship before the execution. During the period, he will be getting every benefit an emperor is entitled to. Veethasoka, though he had every power and things, was not happy even for a single moment within his seven days. Upon the completion, Asoka asked his brother if he enjoyed the royal perks. Veethasoka said he didn't enjoy it even a single moment, for the fear of death. Asoka then said there was no plan to behead him, but that was carried out to show that though monks live in royal luxuries they constantly have the fear of death. That's no comfort then, the emperor said.
The discipline of Buddhism has been such. The Buddha always encouraged the middle path, though this itself is difficult to understand. This kind of discipline did not appeal to some monks who ordained for benefits. The Buddha instructed that his teachings will be the teacher following his death.
The only way to preserve Buddhism was to protect the teacher - the teachings, in this case. But teachings were not arranged into one place. The Buddha had taught on many occasions. That teaching had to be assembled. This is how the first Dhamma convention starts.
Monk Ananda was only Sotapanna when the Buddha passed away. That became an issue when the first Dhamma convocation was to be held; it comprised only of arahants. When the scripts state monk Ananda became an arahant just the night before the convocation, it seems a little unbelievable. But it can be so since the monk has already entered the path.
Even before the lapse of three months, Buddha's teachings faced the threat of being shattered. Many attempted to infiltrate and misinterpret the teachings. The first Dhamma convocation had to come to pass on Nikini Poya, thought Arahant Maha Kassapa.
Subaddha's remark was the immediate thing that signalled a disaster – something really to mourn over. Many non-arahants including Ananda genuinely lamented.
The need for convocation was bad because the teachings were facing threats even during the Buddha's life. His cousin Devadatta caused ripples by trying to introduce new amendments.
Arahant Maha Kassapa spent most of his life in the forest, mainly because he did not want to be mistaken as the Buddha: they had similar physical features except that the Buddha was four inches taller. Apparently, as an arahant, he did not mourn the passing away but was concerned about arrangements. He had to shoulder many responsibilities as he was the third chief disciple of the Buddha: the two chief disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, had passed away before the Buddha. The convocation was his brainchild.
He must have been sure about monk Ananda's capacity of achieving the arahanthood when he handpicked only 499 arahants for the convocation. The event occurred in the city of Rajagaha in Magadha state.
Monk Ananda
Monk Ananda's role was significant not merely because he was the Buddha's chief attendant, but he had a powerful memory of the teachings. In addition, he enjoyed good intelligence and common sense.
The Buddha praised him when he delivered a sermon to King Mahanama eloquently. As the chief attendant, his service was unsurpassable. He nearly sacrificed his life to elephant Nalagiri, who came to attack the Buddha under the Dutch courage. This must have been the sole reason – that he led an extremely busy life - monk Ananda could not concentrate on further mental developments.
He was struck by emotions when he heard the Buddha was about to pass away. He leaned against a column and wept silently. Consoling his chief attendant, the Buddha prophesied Ananda had done enough merits to become an arahant.
The convocation was in full swing for three months. The Dhamma was classified into Sutta and Vinaya. The Sutta section contains Nikayas: Digha (lengthy), Majjhima (middle), Samyuktha (compact), Anguttara (sections) and Khuddaka (small).
Monks learnt them by heart, and they were known as bhanaka. Monks were divided according to the relevant section of the Dhamma.
Arahant Ananda and followers – Digha Nikaya
Arahant Sariputta's followers – Majjhima Nikaya
Arahant Ananda and his followers were entrusted with the responsibility for Digha Nikaya. The followers of Arahant Sariputta were entrusted with Majjhima Nikaya. Samyutta Nikaya was entrusted to Arahant Maha Kassapa and his followers. Anguttara Nikaya was the responsibility of Arahant Anuruddha and his followers. All the arahants, in general, were made responsible for the Khuddaka Nikaya. Vinaya Pitaka was entrusted to Arahant Upali Thera.
This convocation was known as Pancha Sathika Sangikthi as it was held with the participation of 500 monks who had attained arahantship.


text:
Shawn Moore
The Berkshire Review describes American violinist Shawn Moore as possessing "a very appealing directness in his approach. Apart from his impressive technical ability, there is not a trace of affectation in his playing…he tackles showy passages with an understated confidence, as if they are just music."
A keen chamber musician, Shawn is a founding member of the Kalmia String Quartet. Kalmia was awarded a residency at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School, and has performed at such venues as Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, and the Sosnoff Theatre at the Richard B. Fischer Center for the Performing Arts. They have performed and recorded numerous works by American composer Joseph Summer, which can be heard on Parma and Albany Records.
As a solo artist, Shawn makes regular appearances at the Geneva Music Festival and the Bard Music Festival, music festivals in China and other engagements throughout the world. Shawn is also a capable violist.
Comfortable with a diverse variety of musical styles, from classical to electronic, Shawn has also collaborated with artists such as Paul Miller (AKA DJ Spooky) and well-known folk singer Natalie Merchant, among others He can be heard alongside his two younger brothers on Merchant's most recent release, "Paradise Now".
A graduate of the Bard College Conservatory, he also received a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies with a focus on China. He speaks fluent Mandarin and Korean. Shawn was a 2013 – 2014 Yale Light Fellow, and he lived in Korea for a year studying its language and culture, concurrently traveling throughout Asia as a representative for Bard College. He currently resides in Beijing and is artist in residence at the Peking University Affiliated High School. Shawn continues to represent Bard College in Asia for admissions and is the Director of Bard College's first international Early College, located in Shenzhen at the Houde Academy.
Shawn's precollege mentor was Cyrus Forough. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Music from Bard College, where he studied with Ida Kavafian, and a Master of Music from Yale, where he studied with Ani Kavafian.
Check back for event details...


text:
Sussex Megafinal of the Delancey UK Land Chess Challenge
Congratulations to Nell, Harry, Jack, Sam and Frazer who all took part in the Sussex Megafinal of the Delancey UK Land Chess Challenge held at Downlands Community School in Hassocks on Saturday 2nd May.
They all acquitted themselves really well, with Sam getting the four points, from six matches, that he needed to qualify for the Southern Region Gigafinals to be held in Reading on the 4th of July. Harry came frustratingly close, but was a real credit to ARK Blacklands in being one of only two children taking part to get a special award for good sportsmanship.
Here we have a photo of Harry, Jack and Frazer, brandishing their Megafinalist Certificates. Last year 350 children took part in the Sussex Megafinal and, nationally, around 65,000 take part in the competition as a whole.
Special thanks also goes to Mr Ridings who has continued to support the playing of Chess here at Ark Blacklands and accompained the children at the weekend.


text:
I am a very analytical person. I also love to play games, especially ones for computers and consoles. Knowing that, what could be better than a game that combines the fun of normal game play with the need for analyzing and figuring out puzzles? That is exactly what Portal 2 does. The basis of the game is very simple: You are seemingly the only remaining person left alive after some big disaster, and it is your duty to set things right. Or you are an escaped test subject who is trying to escape. The details seem to be a little fuzzy, and much of the back story just simply is not explained during gameplay.
However, what is clear, is that you must use two separate guns, each creating different colored portals, to figure out the mazes and puzzles that is each level. Battling enemy androids and gun emplacements, while attempting to escape the level and make it to the elevator, will quickly have you pulling your hair out in frustration. The game is immense fun, and I have been known to spend way too many late nights playing it rather than sleeping. If you haven't played Portal 2, what are you waiting for? Find yourself a copy and start having fun.
fyyrest0rm recommends Electronic Arts Portal 2 Xbox 360 Game


text:
The separate federal trials this month of the former Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, and Dean Skelos, former leader of the State Senate, are about the same thing: public corruption at the highest levels of New York State government. Both men were bounced from their leadership jobs and both now confront multiple charges of kickbacks, bribery and extortion, all carefully hidden in secret documents and phone calls.
Mr. Silver is accused of engaging in illegal schemes involving secret payments from law firms for "selling his office," as one prosecutor said. In another courtroom, Mr. Skelos and his son, Adam, are battling charges of bribery and extortion, including allegations that they were involved in three illegal operations designed to use the senator's clout to gain profits for his son.
No matter what the juries eventually decide, these trials provide indisputable evidence that New York's porous ethics rules — hailed as "reform" only a few years ago — are not reforms at all, and that the time has come for a special legislative session to craft new rules that cannot be so easily evaded. Gov. Andrew Cuomo should call such a session immediately. There is plenty to reform. Eight state senators have been convicted of various forms of corruption in the last five years. That does not count scandals involving two governors, a comptroller and assorted Assembly members.
One similarity in the two cases is that both involve the abuse of campaign contributions from limited liability companies. Glenwood Management, a real estate company in Manhattan, has used numerous L.L.C.s to contribute far beyond the $5,000 allowed per corporation per year. One report showed the company using 27 L.L.C.s to contribute $4.3 million in 2013 and 2014, with plenty of it controlled by these two former legislative leaders.
The state's Board of Elections allows L.L.C.s, which are easily created, to contribute as much as an individual donor can. So some donors basically clone themselves by creating multiple L.L.C.s to increase their contributions to pliable legislators. The board says changing the rules is up to the Legislature. Legislators say it's up to the board.
There's much more to be done. For instance, the Albany crowd brags about the Joint Commission on Public Ethics it established four years ago. But the legislative leaders have the power to stop any of its ethics investigations. The Assembly speaker and the Senate leader appoint three commissioners each; two of them can stop any inquiry before it even gets off the ground.
To encourage political competition (and even a real change in Albany's culture) lawmakers should make it easier to register, easier to change parties and easier to cast a ballot. They should also expand the public financing system to cover all state elections, a quick way to offer voters a real choice.
Although it is not clear how defense lawyers will proceed, one of Mr. Silver's attorneys offered a disturbing clue. He told the jury that the prosecutors have been looking "at conduct which is legal, conduct which is normal, conduct which allows government to function consistent with the way that our founding fathers of the state of New York wanted it to function, and they say this is illegal."
Is having a secret stash of millions of dollars to dole out, as Mr. Silver is accused of doing, normal? Is it normal to pocket more than $4 million in legal fees for working on issues that matter to his political supporters? Is it normal to exchange legislative favors for a no-show job and a $200,000 consulting bonus for your son — a charge leveled against Mr. Skelos? If so, normal in Albany is even worse than we thought.
Mr. Cuomo has been skeptical that further reforms will do the job. "You can't legislate morality and you can't legislate intelligence," he has said. That's a cop-out. As governor, he simply cannot let Albany continue to sink further into the swamp. A special session devoted to cleaning house would be an excellent place to start.