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The progressive Justice Democrats group that propelled Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) into office in 2018 at the expense of influential establishment veteran Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) has another Old Guard target in sight. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), who has held his seat for over three decades, is facing a stiff challenge from a young upstart cut in the same mold as Ocasio-Cortez. And Engel just made the progressive rebels' job a lot easier with a spectacular gaffe into a hot mic.
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Engel has come under fire repeatedly of late, accused of being out of touch with his Bronx constituents. A May 14 article in The Atlantic criticized Engel for remaining in Washington during the Coronavirus crisis, which hit his urban congressional district particularly hard. Engel's communications director, Bryant Daniels, told reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere that Engel had "remained in Washington since passage of the CARES Act." Dovere noted that that act had passed March 27. "When I pressed for when Engel was last in the district, Daniels stopped responding," Dovere wrote.
Engel has claimed a tax break meant for permanent residents on his posh residence in the wealthy enclave of Potomac, MD, for the past ten years, The New Yorker reports. In many ways, he is a perfect caricature of the enmeshed Swamp political figure.
So it is no wonder Engel was particularly eager to make his face seen before the voters when he appeared at a June 2 news conference on the protests surrounding the death of a black man in Minneapolis under police custody. The careerist Democrat was devastatingly caught on a microphone saying to Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who was organizing speaking slots for the event, "if I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care."
Talk about playing into the hands of your opposition's framing. The quote went viral and Engel, 73, came across as your classic conniving, opportunistic politician looking to placate the peasants in an election year. Ocasio-Cortez lost little time in pouncing. The next day, she endorsed Engel's primary foe, Jamaal Bowman. The primary is June 23.
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Adding to Engel's problems is the fact that progressives are uniting behind Bowman in their bid to unseat him. Leftist candidate Andom Ghebreghiorgis announced he was exiting the race on June 1 and threw his support to Bowman. The contest should interestingly highlight the conflict between the younger would-be usurpers and aging establishment Democrats on foreign policy. The national party leadership has shifted to a more hawkish stance on U.S. military interventionism abroad since the election of populist Republican Donald Trump as president in 2016. Engel is a staunch advocate for Israel, hardly surprising for a New York Jewish representative, while Bowman has expressed support for Palestinian rights, though he has emphasized his support for "a quality relationship with Israel" as he has done so. Bowman has ripped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "aggressive policies toward the Palestinian people, particularly around occupation, annexation and the detaining of Palestinian children," the website Jewish Insider reports. "I may be just more open to having those conversations about the humanitarian crisis happening in Palestine than Eliot Engel has been all through his career," he said.
Engel has used Bowman's call for placing conditions on U.S. aid to Israel to harshly attack him on the issue. "I would certainly regard him as anti-Israel," the congressman told Jewish Insider. "This nonsense about conditioning aid is a bit arrogant," he said, "because we'd essentially be telling Israel, if you don't toe the mark, if when we crack the whip you don't jump, we're gonna pull it away from you. That's not how one ally treats another ally."
Given the current climate of unrest in America today, however, it's going to take a lot more than painting Bowman as anti-Israel in a New York City election to earn Engel a 17th term in office. The George Floyd protests, accompanied by looting and violence, and the social and economic upheaval inflicted by Coronavirus lockdowns have only further whetted progressive demand for radical change. Old Guard Democrats like Engel are increasingly seen as being in the way. Bowman knows he has been dealt a strong hand and is playing up the notion of Engel as being well past his political expiration date for all it is worth. He has been able to paint Engel as a metaphor for government failure across the board. In 2020, that is an argument worth its weight in gold.
"It's disgusting, it's abhorrent, it's unfortunate, and it's disappointing, but it's not surprising," Bowman told POLITICO of Engel's brutal hot mic moment. "It just exemplifies and shows everything we already knew. "To say if I didn't have a primary I wouldn't care, it captures everything not just wrong with him but the political system."
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Re: I'm slightly acidic. Should I eliminate coffee from my morning meal?
Coffee acidity is a coffee industry term independent of pH.
An apple in your mouth is more acidic than coffee.
Caffeine is a potent alkaloid balanced by caffeic acid to wind up almost perfectly neutral at the end of the line.
The acidic apple ends up with an alkaline ash.
Caffeic acid and its quinic acid derivative, chlorogenic acid, can be found in almost all plant tissues, and in much higher amounts than coffee in many spices, including spearmint.
99% of all foods begin in acidic form to kill bacteria and then deposit an alkaline ash to protect against acidic tumors and growths.
The pH of saliva and urine give inaccurate readings of pH because they measure only a limited amount of the fluids in the body and none of the solid matter, especially the lipids that determine pH in the first place.
However, some folks are admittedly sensitive to certain of the hundreds of ingredients in various brands and blends of coffees, so, if you're having a negative reaction, switch to another hormone booster like carob, tamarind paste, and maple syrup, etc.
Theodore Roosevelt drank a gallon of coffee a day, but I don't recommend it. :(

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Eight Years Ago Today, Chandrayaan-1 Became India's First Spacecraft To Go Beyond Earth's Orbit
Many western nations criticise India for having a space program that needs a sizeable amount of money. What they don't realise is that India is preparing for the future. And the first step towards this was India's first ever moon mission that was launched on this day in 2008 by ISRO.
The Chandrayaan-1 was a big learning experience for ISRO and paved way for the Mangalyaan. Built on a reported budget of Rs 400 crores, the Chandrayaan-1 was constructed and launched in the country. Before the Chandrayaan only a select few nations like USA, Russia, Japan and China had launched moon missions. The spacecraft therefore was important if India wanted to be taken seriously as a space faring nation.
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But the Chandrayaan's most important contribution was the discovery of water on the lunar surface. The spacecraft is credited with the confirmation of presence of water on the moon. The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) was detached from the orbiter and hard-landed on a predesignated spot on the moon's surface. It was announced that the MIP discovered water just before impact. This was confirmed by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, an American payload also carried on the Chandrayaan.
The Chandrayaan was designed with a mission life of 2 years, but on 29 August 2009, communication with the spacecraft was suddenly lost. Despite serving for only 10 months out of the 24 months planned, it managed to complete 95% of its missions.
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It's Friday! Yay! It's been the longest week ever for me - this bronchitis has nearly done me in. I'm still plugging along though!!
The package from Simon Says Stamp containing most of the products from their Making Spirits Bright release showed up yesterday (that was why I wasn't in the blog hops like I usually am - Canada Post decided to just take it's time in getting it to me! :(...) - so I lost no time in filming a release and review video to show you everything I've got and my random thoughts on all of it.
I'm still surprised my voice held on for all of it - this video is almost 30 mins long! So if you're a fan of the longer videos pull up a chair and a cup of your favourite poison (coffee for me this morning but I'll be switching to mint tea with honey right away - that's been helping a lot) and enjoy!
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Did Chris Henry Have A Death Wish?
4 comments:
- rakeback said...
This was a tragic way for Chris Henry's life to end. He had overcome many personal and professional struggles, and its too bad there wasnt a happy ending!
- December 18, 2009 at 5:02 PM
No, he didn't have a death wish I believe. He turned his life around and was grateful to have gotten a second chance with the Bengals.
In spite of the outcome, he was acting responsibly, albeit dangerously.
You should see the tire track marks on the front lawn of the house. This girl was going to kill someone that day, and I think he was trying to prevent that.
I don't believe the eyewitness account that he threatened to jump.
Well, the dumb b*tch just gave her two children a curse: no father. She also gave herself a rep: the b*tch who killed Chris Henry. The only kind of men who will be available to her will be thugs and undercover homos. Serves her right.
RIP Chris Henry. The lies doen't fool everyone.
- December 19, 2009 at 10:18 PM
The "fiance" (killer) is really one unpolished, ungroomed hot mess! She had the nerve to show up at the funeral trying to pass her eldest child off as CH's son. She actually spoke. Her hair wasn't done, and she needs to get her mustache waxed off.
She is definitely about to go on the obesity/diabetic/old hooker trail, so she will get hers. Karma is a bitch.
- December 23, 2009 at 12:55 PM
You got that right! That ugly ass bitch was un polished and a hot mess! Then the stupid bitch had the nerve to shop at his funeral and give a fake ass speech about in love they were and how that hoe was going marry Chris in heaven. That bitch got me fucked up because Chris never loved that ugly ass hoe and that ugly bitch will never marry Chris in heaven! And everyone around Chris know none of those kids are his and knows that bitch is a hoe and had those kids by three different men! That bitch's hair wasn't even done and need that mustache waxed off looking like a monkey! Chris was my ex fiance and the father of my child and we had dated for 7 years and were engaged for 7 years ass well and he told me this bitch was just another hoe to him! This bitch was just something to do! I hope the bitch rots in hell for murdering Chris and getting away with it!
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I look forward to seeing everyone at Fall Fiesta on Sunday. Students must meet me in Room 13 at 11:45 AM. The performance will start promptly at 12 PM. Please plan time to find parking because the Fiesta brings in a lot of people and finding parking can be tricky.
I would also like to encourage you to attend the Mass at 10:30 AM on Sunday. Fr. Scott will be officially installed as pastor of St. Mary Church at that Mass. Auxiliary Bishop Dolan will be co-presiding, which is a big deal! Many of our students will be helping with the Mass by doing the readings, bringing up the gifts, and singing in the choir. I hope to see you there.
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(Minghui.org) Mr. Zhu Shizhen was a farmer from Huangma Township, Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province.
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Escape to another place with Feather Knight Books
Feather Knight Books is an Australian publishing company that has been operating since Oct 6, 2018. Our fiction novels are mostly written by Australian authors who emphasise historical or contemporary issues, and themes of "struggle and self-discovery" throughout the narratives.
Our team publishes entertaining, well-crafted, and meaningful stories which encourage readers to make personal connections and reflect on deeper levels about themselves and the world around them.
Other titles we like to publish include educational books, teacher resources, and problem focused self-help books that assist in holistic approaches to growth development.
We are a traditional publishing company that has adopted modern publishing approaches and alternative publishing agreements with higher royalties. Our professional team has high standards in book design and production, and we work closely with our authors who are part of the Feather Knight Books family.
Our books are distributed internationally through our online store and are also sold at selected bookstores.
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Brock University students are invited to mingle with local residents and munch on some free food at two community barbecues being held to welcome them back to Niagara.
The first event will take place in the Pen Centre parking lot in St. Catharines on Saturday, Sept. 7 from noon to 3 p.m.
In partnership with the City of St Catharines Town and Gown Committee, the Pen Centre, Zehrs and the University, the Community BBQ aims to continue efforts to build relationships between the student population and local citizens in hopes of creating a vibrant, safe and respectful community.
The following week, on Saturday, Sept. 14, Front Street in Thorold will close for the Thorold Community Backyard BBQ and Student Welcome. Running from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the street festival-style event aims to introduce new students to the Thorold community. It will include activities such as yoga, basketball, bocce, lawn darts, live music and a scavenger hunt, as well as a free barbecue and snacks.
For more information on both barbecue events, please contact Student Life and Community Experience at x6321 or email@example.com


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Typhoon Vamco, also known as Typhoon Ulysses, covers the Philippines Nov. 11. Extreme weather events are related to the global climate crisis. (NASA Photo)
A United Methodist Insight Column
Winter is a-coming in, and while the effects of a La Niña weather pattern promise to make this winter warmer than usual for most of the United States, we still will face the prospect of heating homes with fossil fuels. Even with the economy stricken by the global coronavirus pandemic, now is the time to take another look at the kind of energy we employ to heat our homes, businesses and places of worship.
A recent article in Commonweal magazine put the situation succinctly: "The scientific consensus on what must be done to avoid a climate catastrophe is nearly unanimous: a swift, planetary shift to renewable energy sources."
United Methodist boards and agencies have been quietly influencing the shift to renewable energy sources for several years. Wespath, the United Methodist agency that handles pension and health benefits for most clergy and some church workers, has divested from coal companies but continues to encourage the fossil fuel industry to shift to renewal energy.
According to an April article in S&P Global Market Intelligence: "Wespath Benefits and Investments … continues trying the engagement route with the industry, despite receiving 'considerable pressure from a certain portion of the church' to divest from all fossil fuels, Chief Investment Officer Dave Zellner said.
"Nicholas Abel, Wespath's manager of sustainable investment services, said that while engagements with some companies 'have been challenging at times,' the pension fund continues to believe that the oil and gas supermajors have a key role to play in helping the world transition to a low-carbon economy.
Those who worry about the effect that leaving fossil fuels could have on an uncertain economy may appreciate Wespath's approach. Again, from S&P Market Intelligence: "Wespath only considers divestment if a company is no longer viable and engagement is no longer moving the needle. For example, Wespath divested from coal companies because holding those shares was not in the financial interests of its members, Zellner said."
Still, the UMC and the rest of the world are aware that it's time to get away from burning dead dinosaurs. Lincoln Steffy writes in a Texas Monthly article, ExxonMobil's Failure to Go Green Could Worsen Its Financial Future: "The energy industry is evolving, and large fossil fuel producers like Exxon must transform or get left behind. While its major rivals such as BP and Shell have invested in renewables, like wind and solar, or shifted to producing more natural gas, which emits less carbon, Exxon has insisted on staying the course even as investors and consumers increasingly turn away from dependence on oil.
"The entire oil industry has been taking it on the chin since the coronavirus forced millions of Americans to work from home and put millions more out of work, resulting in a lot less commuting. At the same time, there's too much oil available in the world, which is why prices have tumbled to around $40 a barrel after starting the year at more than $60 (and making a brief but stunning dip into negative territory in April)."
The Climate Beat newsletter, a publication of Covering Climate Now, reported Nov. 11: "To avoid an apocalyptic future—one shaped by intensifying heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and storms—humanity must slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, scientists with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared in a landmark 2018 report. That remains an immensely difficult challenge, requiring shifts in economic behavior at a scale and speed the scientists called 'unprecedented' in human history."
Unlike Wespath's engagement strategy, Covering Climate Now advocates that "business and financial interests the world over must shift investment and loans away from the climate de-stabilizing status quo and towards clean energy, regenerative agriculture, and other foundations of a post-carbon economy. And all this and more must be accomplished even as the diminished-yet-still-formidable wealth and power of the fossil-fuel industry continues obstructing progress." (Full disclosure: United Methodist Insight is among some 400 news outlets worldwide collaborating with Covering Climate Now, a global journalism initiative co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation that is "committed to bringing more and better coverage to the defining story of our time.")
So here are today's questions about the climate crisis: Where are your investments placed? Where are your church's investments placed? Is there any way you, as a steward of God's creation, can influence the movement away from using high-carbon fuels that are poisoning our environment and leading to mass extinction?
On the COVID-19 front
Each day when members of St. Stephen United Methodist Church gather online for morning prayer, one of us invariably lifts up a petition for care of those fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Our prayers regularly include all those infected with the deadly disease COVID-19, and all the heroic health care workers who are tending to patients despite the emotional burden of substandard working conditions and constant deaths.
After reading through my Nov. 13 email, I can add Indiana and Rio Texas conferences to the list of United Methodist leaders urging clergy and congregations to continue wearing masks, keeping physical distance and limiting in-person gatherings. I also came across this summary by Catherine Lynne Troisi, Associate Professor of Management, Policy, and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, in an article on The Conversation:
"A change in administration in January will bring a new pandemic strategy for the United States.
" … The United States is currently experiencing a major increase in COVID-19 cases, with over 1 million new cases logged in just the first 10 days of November. Over 240,000 people with COVID-19 have died in the U.S. to date. The Trump administration's tactics of pretending this upsurge is not happening, dismissing the benefits of mask-wearing and physical distancing and blaming increases in case counts on increased testing are not viable methods to control the pandemic."
Heartbreaking as it is to be physically distanced from all those we love, we must endure the separation for the sake of slowing and stopping the deadly virus. Please forego holiday travel this season and celebrate with your loved ones via online platforms. It won't be long before a new presidential coronavirus team of qualified experts is in place to take life-saving action against COVID-19. As Galatians 6:9 says, in due season we will reap the harvest – in this case a harvest of health – if we don't grow weary in "doing no harm" through prevention.
Media Mentions as of Nov. 13, 2020
Why Trump's electoral crisis is really a moral crisis – Religion News Service
This is a massive failure of character among Republicans — with evangelicals out in front _ Washington Post*
Amid cries for church unity post-election, some Christians say 'Not so fast' – Religion News Service
'You can't just jump to hope': Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on healing after the election – Religion News Service
Progressive Methodist congregations in Athens 'in limbo' after delayed denomination split – Red and Black
At dinner parties and game nights, casual American life is fueling the coronavirus surge – Washington Post**
A fall coronavirus disaster is already here. We can't wait until Inauguration Day to act. – Washington Post**
As coronavirus soars, hospitals hope to avoid an agonizing choice: Who gets care and who goes home – Washington Post**
'Catastrophic' lack of hospital beds in Upper Midwest as coronavirus cases surge – Washington Post**
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**The Washington Post is making its coronavirus coverage free as a public service.
Cynthia B. Astle serves as Editor of United Methodist Insight, which she founded in 2011. "Crisis Watch" is Insight's ongoing effort to report on the triple crises currently facing The United Methodist Church and the world: the climate emergency, the coronavirus pandemic, and racism.


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Sunparlour Players Announce New EP, Canadian Tour
Published Sep 06, 2012It's been close to a year since folk-favouring Ontario outfit Sunparlour Players delivered their Us Little Devils LP, and the group have announced their return via a slightly smaller offering titled Sunparlour Preserves. While the duo are self-releasing the set and making it available through their website starting September 25, you'll also be able to nab the limited-edition release when they roll through your town on a lengthy Canadian tour.
A press release doesn't provide many EP details, but it does note that it will feature a few new tunes, as well as "one of the band's famous preserve recipes." It sounds potentially delicious on a couple of levels. The physical edition will tackle that food angle by being presented on "an old-fashioned recipe card" featuring the download code and the recipe in question.
Furthermore, you can get a taste of what's to come via the bells-and-banjo-assisted "Shake and Bake for Goodness Sake," which you can download here.
As for those dates, the one-sheet notes that the band's upcoming dates mark the group's first cross-Canada trip in three years. It might not be too accurate considering the dates, spread between September and December, don't head any further east than Quebec, but you can check out the group's reasonably full itinerary down below.
Tour dates:
9/25 St. Catharines, ON - Mansion House*
9/27 Guelph, ON - E-Bar*
9/28 London, ON - APK Live*
9/29 Windsor, ON - FM Lounge
10/5 Sarnia, ON - Paddy Flaherty's
10/6-8 Toronto, ON - Harbourfront Redpath Stage
10/11 Winnipeg, MB - WECC*
10/12 Regina, SK - Artful Dodger*
10/13 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's*
10/15 Lethbridge, AB - The Slice*
10/17 Golden, BC - Rockwater Bar and Grill*
10/18 Kelowna, BC - Streaming Café*
10/19 Vancouver, BC - Media Club
10/20 Nelson, BC - Royal on Baker*#
10/21 Banff, AB - Rose and Crown*
10/24 Olds, AB - Tracks Pub
10/25 Calgary, AB - The Palomino*
10/26 Edmonton, AB - The ARTery*
10/27 Spruce Grove, AB - House Concert
12/6 Kemptville, ON - The Branch
12/7 Wakefield, QC - Blacksheep Inn
12/8 Peterborough, ON - The Red Dog
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The 13 Worst Beer Names
When it comes to beer brands, everyone can appreciate a clever pun now and then—hats off to you, Hoptimus Prime. But far too many of those monikers are so unappealing, they cross into dangerous "I don't want to put this anywhere near my mouth" territory.
For your sheer cringe-worthy enjoyment, raise a glass to 13 of the very worst offenders. Or, maybe don't?
1. Vergina Beer
Macedonian Thrace Brewery
The small town of Vergina, Greece, is home to this incredibly unfortunate namesake beer company, where apparently not one, solitary marketing rep spoke English and stopped this fiasco before it happened. Mmmmm, ice cold Vergina.
2. Tramp Stamp IPA
Clown Shoes
"Might as well be a bullseye."
3. Moose Knuckle Winter Stout
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Because when I order a beer, my main criteria are hoppiness, ABV, and man camel toe quotient.
4. Soft Dookie
Evil Twin Brewing
Everyone is already painfully aware of the aftermath of a night of drinking. This just seems unnecessary.
5. Belligerent Ass Nut Brown Ale
Portneuf Valley Brewing
It's not so much the drunk donkey, but the deadly combination of "nut" "ass" and "brown" all on one label that landed Portneuf on this list.
6. Hoppy Ending Pale Ale
Palo Alto Brewing Company
The quality pun here is obscured by the bottle's label, in which you are forced to picture an anthropomorphized herb's genitalia. Fun for the whole family!
7. Rat Tail Ale
Cellar Rats Brewery
Which do you think would taste better? Beer brewed from actual rodents, or the default hair style of every preteen boy in the '80s?
8. Big Cock IPA
Great River Brewery
The beer that tells the world, "I'm at the epicenter of a midlife crisis and likely have some unresolved issues stemming from a traumatic summer camp incident."
9. Gandhi-Bot IPA
New England Brewing Company
This India Pale Ale raised eyebrows and tempers form religious groups for using a robotic illustration of Gandhi mid-blessing. Wait, beer doesn't count on a hunger strike, right?
10. Yellow Snow IPA
Rogue Ales
In a brilliant marketing move, Rogue equates its beer with actual piss. Cheers.
11. Golden Shower Imperial Pilsner
Dogfish Head Brewery
Speaking of piss, this exists.
12. Old Chub Scotch Ale
Oskar Blues
Scotch ale, with a side of penis euphemism.
13. Polygamy Porter
Wasatch Brewery
Shockingly located in Utah—America's creepy uncle state—Polygamy Porter celebrates having your cake, eating it too, and washing that cake down with an ice cold Porter. Oh, in this case, cake is an analogy for multiple partners.
Ali Drucker is a staff writer for Supercompressor. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.


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Hours after I published my CreateSpace article, a thought hit me. People reading the article are going to want to know the best place to publish their books. How do I answer that question?
While thinking about the question I realized that indie authors should be publishing their books in multiple places. If you read the CreateSpace article, you know that CreateSpace is a great way to get your book on Amazon. Amazon is a great place to reach readers, but it's not the only place. You should have your book on Apple's iBooks Store. If you have a website for your books, you should be selling them there.
Don't worry about the best place to sell your books. There are lots of places to sell books online. Use them to reach as many people as possible.


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Prince George's christening: Timings and latest details
Prince George's christening service will take place next week, on October 23, and Kensington Palace has shared details concerning the event.
According to People magazine, Prince William and Kate Middleton will bring their 3-month-old son before the Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, October 23, at 3 pm, at the chapel at St. James Palace. The service will last 45 minutes.
St. James Palace chapel holds special meaning for Prince William as it housed the coffin of his late mother Princess Diana for one week before her burial. There has been some speculation that Prince William chose the location to pay tribute to his mother, as he did with the royal wedding that was held in Westminster Abbey, where Princess Diana's funeral took place.
Those expected to attend Prince George's christening service include Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Harry and the Middletons.
The guest list for the christening has not been released but Kensington Palace has said "close members of both families" will attend.
The names of Prince George's godparents are also yet to be announced.
Following the christening, a picture will be released showing the Queen with three future monarchs – Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George.
The last time such a gathering of a monarch and her three heirs occurred was in Queen Victoria's time.
That photograph, taken at the christening of the future Edward VIII in July 1894 showed the royal baby with his father, later George V; grandfather, the future Edward VII; and great grandmother, Queen Victoria.
Meanwhile, the Royal Mint is to create a set of commemorative coins to mark the christening.
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JERUSALEM—It's been almost 10 days since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his government would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, prompting expressions of shock from governments around the world, and massive protests in some Muslim countries.
But here in the Holy Land, the reaction on the ground has been comparatively subdued. Checkpoint clashes have raged around the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories, but while anger runs deep, Palestinians are also stunned, and reenacting the usual tactics of discontent.
The strikes, protests, tire fires, young people hurling rocks at Israeli checkpoints, teargas-choked air and the whistle of Israeli rubber-coated bullets followed by the cries of pain by young men taken away in ambulances—these are long-familiar scenes, recurring frequently over the last 30 years, ever since the first Intifada.
And for people who have become used to the U.S. underwriting Israel's occupation, Trump's statements told them that the last 17 years of U.S. sponsored talks and Palestinian concessions amid expanding Israeli control have been for nothing.
The Palestinians' leaders have been equally shocked, and while Hamas has called from Gaza for a renewed intifada or uprising, the Ramallah-based leaders of negotiations from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have yet to express a clear vision of the path forward.
Palestinian representatives have launched a string of diplomatic responses to Trump's move. Abbas has declared an end to a U.S. mediated negotiation process that Palestinians have seen little value in for years, and declared that the PLO is free from its Oslo accord obligations. He has canceled a planned meeting with Vice President Mike Pence in the West Bank, reiterated commitments to pressure Israel though international bodies, and encouraged Arab and Islamic countries to reconsider their recognition of Israel, while calling on European ones to recognize Palestine.
However, for many Palestinians, their leadership has provided little direction for action on the ground, apart from general calls for continued traditional protests. The basic functioning of Palestinian Authority and its coordination with Israel has gone unchanged.
In a smoky Ramallah café, middle aged men puffing on water pipes turned red and pounded the tables while Trump said he would recognize Israeli sovereignty over the capital of the state they were promised by a U.S. lead peace process. However, when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's pre-recorded response came on after, the men sitting between pictures of Abbas, Yasser Arafat and a snow covered Al Aqsa Mosque turned away from the TV and returned to playing cards.
The next day, occupied East Jerusalem, the rest of the West Bank and Gaza were shuttered in a mass general strike while thousands marched to checkpoints and the Gaza border in what were declared as three "Days of Rage." The usually bustling, covered medieval streets of the Old City were as quiet as church corridors they surround.
"[The U.S.] kept telling Abbas they'll give him things—and they took it away," said 51-year-old Ibrahim Obeid during the strike as he sat in front of a closed shop on a empty street leading to the Al Aqsa Mosque. Obeid works in the old city's tourism industry and is from Isawiya, an East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood sandwiched between Hebrew University and Israel's separation wall. It is the site of regular protest against the conditions created by its occupation. "They said Jerusalem would be our capital and then they took it away from us," he said.
For Jerusalemite Palestinians, Trump's statements are taken not only as a political attack but a personal insult. "No one decides who I am except me," says 50-year-old Mahmud Darwish. The stylish man in a fedora, who shares a name with the Palestinian national poet, is incensed by a statement that suggests the U.S. now perceives him as an Israeli subject rather than a Palestinian living under a foreign occupation.
Despite the palpable outrage, the protests—called by leaders who are widely mistrusted by their people—have been considerably smaller than protests around the Arab and Islamic world, from Beirut to Istanbul to Indonesia.
Darwish, like many others, insists that Trump's recognition is more serious than the attempted Israeli security changes Al Aqsa last summer that sparked mass protest. Yet the protests of the last few days have paled in comparison to those in July.
Looking back on those days, 16-year-old Jerusalem high school student Osmine Nariman remembers, "No one was with us—not [Abbas]." A grassroots mass protest movement had caught the Palestinian leaders by surprise and forced Israel to back down. Now we were talking at a small protest by women outside the Damascus Gate. In chants, they denounced Israeli occupation, US support for Israeli and the the weakness of their leaders but the small protests were more reaching for the spirit of the Al Aqsa protests than reigniting its rage and determination. To Abbas, Nariman says, "The people returned Al Aqsa and we will return the capital."
Although the daily protests evoke images of the first intifada––the popular Palestinian uprising that started 30 years ago this past weekend and pushed Israel to the negotiating table in the 1990's—the disappointments of the intervening decades do not leave much room for hope that scenario will repeat itself.
So far two Palestinian civilians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli fire during border riots while two Hamas and two Islamic Jihad fighters have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Strip. Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested, while 1,700 more have been injured in clashes.
At the same time PLO leaders are facing an existential crisis. While they are dependent on U.S. aid and recognition, they now feel no longer able to continue a process that only seems to legitimize unending occupation. As discussion about the way forward continues behind closed doors, Palestinian leaders appear split between saving the old and starting anew.
In an uncharacteristically defiant call, long time chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, stated that now is the time to fight for a single democratic state, accusing the U.S of making the goal of a two-state solution impossible.
"President Trump has delivered a message to the Palestinian People: The Two State Solution is over. Now is the time to transform the struggle for one-state and equal rights for everyone living in historic Palestine, from the river to the sea," Erekat told the liberal Israeli daily and newspaper of record, Haaretz.
However, Erekat's long-time colleague, leading negotiator and senior Fatah official, Nabil Shaath, has walked back Erekat's comments, taking a far more cautious approach.
"Talking about the one-state solution just reminds Israel that we will not accept the third alternative," Shaath said just ahead of the Fatah central committee meeting on Saturday, referring to mass Palestinian expulsion. Echoing Abbas and the Palestinian position at the U.N. Security Council's emergency session on Jerusalem, he contended that the U.S. is no longer an acceptable mediator. He argued that the U.N. and its charter should be the arbiter of future peace initiatives.
"I think we need time, the world is moving towards a direction that will be far more favorable to us," Shaath said, referring to declining U.S. global influence.
In a press briefing just ahead of Trump's announcement last Wednesday, senior Fatah official Nasser Qudwa outlined proposed responses to the U.S. change on Jerusalem that included closing the Palestinian mission in Washington, pressuring the U.S. to change its position, and building support in the Arab and Muslim world. Condemning the decision as not only a violation of the international consensus but of international law and Palestinian human rights, Qudwa sought to present a forceful reaction.
However, the proposals were not official policy and in an interview after the briefing he was clear to distinguish between diplomatic responses to the U.S. and renewing pressure on Israel and its occupation.
"We are talking about the United States, not Israel," said Qudwa.
Until now, the deterrence for destabilizing actions in Jerusalem has been the threat of mass local and regional uproar. Palestinians have returned to traditional tactics to try and create a crisis that reminds the world Jerusalem is also theirs. But they are unsure if their leaders will seek new ways to secure their capital and rights, or a repackaged process where realities previously considered intolerable become accepted as, to borrow a favorite phrase used throughout the negotiations, "facts on the ground."


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After a long wait, Tesla Insurance is finally expanding outside of California, starting with Texas next week.
The automaker aims to "aspirationally" expand to "most of the US" next year.
In 2019, Tesla launched its own insurance program, starting with availability in California, where the automaker claims up to 30% cheaper premiums than the competition.
It's Tesla's second entry in the insurance industry after its InsureMyTesla program in partnership with third-party insurers.
The new program is directly brokered by Tesla through State National Insurance, and the automaker is much more involved in the entire process – basically becoming an insurer itself.
It was always the plan to expand Tesla Insurance to more states, but it has proven difficult as the automaker has to navigate regulatory environments in different markets.
Earlier this year, there were reports that Tesla was making progress in Illinois, Texas, and Washington, but nothing came of it until now.
At Tesla's shareholder's meeting yesterday, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla Insurance is going to go live in Texas next week:
Tesla insurance goes live in Texas next week. We have it in California. We are going to be upgrading the version in California, because we want to have the kind of real-time insurance where your insurance costs are based on your actual driving history, which is the right way to do it. But we are currently not allowed to do that in California for some reason. So, we are trying to get permission from the regulators to be allowed to give accurate scores for insurance like that's the thing you would want to do.
He is talking about using actual telemetry from the vehicles to come up with those "scores," just like Tesla is using now for its "safety driving score" related to the wider release of its Full Self-Driving Beta.
Musk added that Tesla is aiming to expand its insurance product to "most of the US" next year:
Hopefully, I don't know, we probably have most of the country next year aspirationally, that's our goal.
The product is also expected to be important for Tesla's rollout of its Full Self-Driving package.
The automaker is not ready to shift responsibility from the driver to the system, but once it will be, it would be easier to achieve with its own insurance package.
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Introduction: Eco Friendly Metal Detector - Arduino
Metal Detecting is a lot of fun. One of the challenges is being able to narrow the exact place to dig to minimize the size of the hole left behind.
This unique metal detector has four search coils, a color touch screen to identify and pinpoint the location of your find.
Incorporating auto calibration, a USB rechargeable power pack, with four different screen modes, frequency, and pulse width adjustment which allows you to customize how you search.
Once you have pinpointed the treasure a single hole centered above each coil enables you to use a wooden skewer to push into the earth so you can start to dig a small plug from the ground reducing damage to the environment.
Each coil can pinpoint detect coins and rings at a depth of 7-10cm so is ideal for looking for lost coins and rings around parks and beaches.
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Step 1: The Science Behind Metal Detection
Metal Detection Design
There are multiple variations of Metal Detector designs. This particular type of metal detector is a Pulse Induction detector which uses separate transmit and receive coils.
The Arduino produces a pulse which is applied to the Transmit Coil for a very short period of time (4uS) via a transistor. This current from the pulse causes a sudden magnetic field to form around the coil, the expanding and collapsing field induces a voltage into the Receive Coil. This received signal is amplified by the receiving transistor and then turned into a clean digital pulse by a Voltage Comparator and in turn sampled by a Digital Input pin on the Arduino. The Arduino is programmed to measure the pulse width of the received pulse.
In this design, the received pulse width is determined by the receive coil inductance and a capacitor. With no objects in range, the baseline pulse width measures approximately 5000 uS. When foreign metal objects come into range of the expanding and collapsing magnetic field this causes some of the energy to be induced into the object in the form of eddy currents. ( Electromagnetic induction)
The net result is that the received pulse width is reduced, this difference in pulse width is measured by the Arduino and displayed on a TFT display in various formats.
Display Option 1: Position of Target under Detector Head
My intention was to use the 4 coils to triangulate the position of the target under the detector head. The non-linear nature of the search coils made this challenging however the animated GIF above shows the results are useful enough to show the relative position of the target under the head as well as the strength of the signal.
Display Option 2: Show Signal Trace for Each Search Coil
This enables you to track where the target object is under the head by drawing an independent signal strength trace on the screen for each search coil. This is useful to determine if you have two targets close together under the detector head and the relative strength.
Practical Uses
This approach enables you to use the first view to identify a target and the second view to pin point it to a few millimeters as shown in the video clip.
Step 2: Gather the Materials
Bill of Materials
- Arduino Mega 2560 (Items 1, 2 and 3 can be purchased as one bundled order)
- 3.2" TFT LCD Touch Screen (Ive included code for 3 supported variations)
- TFT 3.2 Inch Mega Shield
- Transistor BC548 x 8
- 0.047uf Greencap Capacitor x 4 (50v)
- 0.1uf Greencap Capacitor x 1 (50v)
- 1k Resistor x 4
- 47 Resistor x 4
- 10k Resistor x 4
- 1M Resistor x 4
- 2.2k Resistor x 4
- SPST Mini Rocker Switch
- Integrated Circuit LM339 Quad Differential Comparator
- Signal Diodes IN4148 x 4
- Copper WireSpool 0.3mm Diameter x 2
- Two Core Screened Cable - 4.0mm Diameter - 5M length
- USB Rechargeable Powerbank 4400mHa
- Piezo Buzzer
- Vero Board 80x100mm
- Plastic Case minimum 100mm Height, 55mm Depth, 160mm Width
- Cable Ties
- MDF Wood 6-8mm Thickness - 23cm x 23cm square pieces x 2
- Micro USB extension cable 10cm
- USB-A plug cable suitable to be cut down to 10cm length
- Headphone Audio Jack Point - Stereo
- Various wood and plastic spacers detector head
- Speed Mop Broom handle with adjustable joint (one axis movement only - see photos)
- One piece of A3 Paper
- Glue Stick
- Electic Jig Saw cutter
- A4 Sheet Cardboard 3mm thickness for creating a coil former for TX and Rx coils
- Duct Tape
- Hot Glue Gun
- Electric Glue
- 10 additional Arduino Header Pins
- PCB Terminal Pins x 20
- TwoPart Epoxy Glue - 5 min drying time
- Craft Knife
- 5mm Plastic Tube length 30mm x 4 (I used garden watering system tubing from hardware store)
- MDF Waterproof sealer (Ensure does not contain metal)
- 60cm Flexible Electrical Conduit - Grey - 25mm Diameter
Step 3: Build the Detector Head
1. Constructing Head Assembly
Note: I chose to build a rather complex mounting arrangement for the 8 copper wire coils that are used in the detector head. This involved cutting a series of holes out of two layers of MDF as can be seen in the photographs above. Now I have completed the unit I recommend using just a single cut out circle 23 cm in diameter and attaching the coils to this single layer of MDF with hot glue. This reduces the build time and also means the head is lighter.
Begin by printing out the stencil provided onto an A3 piece of paper and then glue this onto the MDF board to provide you with a guide for positioning the coils.
Using an Electric Jig Saw carefully cut out a 23cm diameter circle from the MDF.
2. Winding the Coils
Use the cardboard to create two 10cm length cylinders held together with Duct Tape. The diameter of the Transmit Coils needs to be 7cm and the Receive Coils 4cm.
Place the copper wire bobbin on a spike so that it can turn freely. Attach the start of the copper wire on the cardboard cylinder using duct tape. Wind 40 turns firmly onto the cylinder and then use Duct tape to tie off the end.
Use Hot Glue to fasten the coils together on at least 8 points around the circumference of the coils. When cooled off, use your fingers to ease the coil off and then fasten it to the Metal Detector head template using Hot Glue. Drill two holes through the MDF next to the coil and pass the ends of the coil through to the top side of the Metal Detector Head.
Repeat this exercise to build and mount 4 x Receive Coils and 4 Transmit coils. When finished there should be 8 pairs of wires protruding through the top of the metal detector head.
3. Attach the shielded cables
Cut the 5M length of shielded twin core cable into 8 lengths. Strip and solder the twin core to each transmit and receive coil leaving the shield disconnected at the Detector Head end of the cable.
Test the coils and cable connections at the other end of each cable using an Ohm Meter. Each coil will register a few Ohms and should be consistent for all Receive and Transmit coils respectively.
Once tested use the hot glue gun to fasten the 8 cables into the center of the Detector Head ready for attaching the handle and finishing the head.
My advice is to strip and tin each of the shielded cable cores at the other end in preparation for the future testing. Attach an earth wire to each cable shield as this will be connected to earth in the main unit. This stops interference between each cable.
Use a Multimeter to identify which coil is which and attach sticky labels so they can be identified easily for future assembly.
Step 4: Assemble Circuit for Testing
1. Breadboard Assembly
My recommendation is to use a breadboard to first set up and test the circuit before committing to Vero Board and an enclosure. This gives you the opportunity to adapt component values or modify the code if required for sensitivity and stability. The transmit and receive coils need to be connected so they are wound in the same direction and this is easier to test on a breadboard before labeling the wires for future connection to Vero Board.
Assemble the components as per the circuit diagram and attach the Detector Head Coils using hookup wire.
The connections to the Arduino are best made using bread board hook up wire soldered to the TFT shield. For Digital and Analogue pin connections I added a Header Pin which enabled me to avoid soldering directly to the Arduino Board. (See picture)
2. IDE Libraries
These need to be downloaded and added to the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that runs on your computer, used to write and upload computer code to the physical board. UTFT.h and URtouch.h located in zip file below
Credit for UTFT.h and URtouch.h goes to Rinky-Dink Electronics I've included these zip files as it appears the source Website is down.
3. Testing
I have included a test program to handle the initial setup so you can deal with coil orientation issues. Load the test code into the Arduino IDE and upload to the Mega. If everything is working you should see the test screen as above. Each coil should produce a steady state value of approx 4600uS in each quadrant. If this is not the case reverse the polarity of the windings on the TX or RX coil and test again. If this does not work then I suggest you check each coil individually and work back through the circuit to troubleshoot. If you already have 2 or 3 working compare them to the coils/circuits not performing.
Note: Further testing has revealed that the 0.047uf capacitors on the RX circuit influence over all sensitivity. My advice is once you have the circuit working on a breadboard, try increasing this value and testing with a coin as I've found that this can improve sensitivity.
It is not mandatory however if you have an oscilloscope you can also observe the TX Pulse and RX Pulse to ensure the coils are connected correctly. See the comments in the pictures to confirm this.
NOTE: I have included a PDF document in this section with oscilloscope traces for each stage of the circuit to help troubleshoot any issues.
Step 5: Build the Circuit and Enclosure
Once the unit has been tested to your satisfaction you can take the next step and build the circuit board and enclosure.
1. Prepare the Enclosure
Layout the major components and position them in your case to determine how everything will fit. Cut the Vero Board to accommodate the components, however, ensure you can fit into the bottom of the enclosure. Be careful with the Rechargeable Power Pack as these can be quite bulky.
Drill holes to accommodate the back entry of the head cables, power switch, External USB port, Arduino Programming Port and stereo headphone audio jack.
In addition to this drill 4 mounting holes in the center of the front side of the case where the handle will be, These holes need to be able to pass a cable tie through them in future steps.
2. Assemble Vero Board
Follow the Circuit Diagram and the picture above to position the components on the Vero Board.
I used PCB Terminal Pins to enable easy connection of the head coil cables to the PCB. Mount the Piezo Buzzer on the PCB along with the IC and transistors. I tried to keep the TX, RX components aligned left to right and ensured that all connections to external coils were at one end of the Vero Boar. (see the layout in photos)
3. Attach the Coil Cables
Build a cable holder for the incoming shielded cables out of MDF as shown in the pictures. This consists of 8 holes drilled into MDF to enable the cables to sit aligned to PCB Terminal Pins. As you attach each coil it pays to test the circuit progressively to ensure correct coil orientation.
4. Test The Unit
Connect up the USB Power Pack, Power Switch, Audio Phone Jack and position all of the wiring and cables to ensure a snug fit in the case. Use Hot Glue to hold items in place to ensure there is nothing that can rattle around. As per the previous step, load the test code and ensure all coils are performing as expected.
Test that the USB Power Pack is Charging correctly when connected externally. Ensure there is enough clearance to attach the Arduino IDE cable.
5. Cut Out The Screen Appeture
Position screen in the center of the box and mark the edges of the LCD display on the front panel ready for cutting out an aperture. Using a craft knife and a metal ruler carefully score the case lid and cut out the aperture.
Once sanded and filed to shape carefully position lid while ensuring all components, boards, wiring, and screen are held in place with spacers and hot glue.
7. Build Sun Visor
I found an old black enclosure that I was able to cut into shape and use as a sun visor as shown in the photos above. Glue this onto the front panel using 5min two part epoxy.
Step 6: Attach Handle and Case to Detector Head
Now that the Detector Electronics and Head are built all that remains is to complete mounting the unit securely.
1. Attach the Head to the Handle
Modify the handle joint to enable you to attach this to the head using two screws. Ideally, you want to minimize the amount of metal near the coils so use small wood screws and a lot of 5minute 2 part epoxy glue to fasten to the head. See photos above.
2. Lace Up Head Wiring
Using Cable Ties carefully lace up the wiring by adding a cable tie every 10 cm along the shielded wiring. Take care to ensure you to work out the best position for the case so it's easy to see the screen, reach the controls and attach headphones/plugs.
3. Attach the Electronics to the Handle
Build a 45 Degree Mounting Block from MDF to enable you to attach the Case at an angle that means when you are sweeping the detector across the ground you can see the TFT display easily. See the picture above.
Attach the Electronics Case to the handle with Cable Ties running through the mounting block and into the case through the previously drilled mounting holes.
4. Finish off the Detector Head
The Detector Head coils need to be fixed with no movement in the wiring so this is a good time to use Hot Glue to fasten all of the coils in place thoroughly.
The Detector Head also needs to be waterproof so it is important to spray the MDF with a clear sealer (ensure sealer does not contain metal for obvious reasons).
Drill 5mm holes in the center of each coil and pass 5mm x 30mm plastic tubing through to enable you to push wooden skewers into the soil below once you have pin pointed a target. Use hot glue gun to lock into position.
I then covered the top of the head with a plastic plate and the bottom with a thick plastic book cover whilst finishing the edge with flexible electrical conduit tubing cut and Hot Glued into place.
Step 7: Final Assembly and Testing
1. Charging
Place a standard cell phone charger into the Micro USB port and ensure the unit is adequately charged.
2. Upload Code
Use the Arduino IDE to upload the enclosed code.
3. Mute Button
The unit defaults to being muted on power up. This denoted by a red Mute Button in the bottom LHS of the screen. To enable sound push this button and the button should go green denoting sound enabled.
When un-muted the internal buzzer and external audio phone jack will produce sound.
4. Calibration
Calibration returns the trace to the bottom of the screen beneath the threshold lines. When first turned on the unit will automatically calibrate. The unit is remarkably stable however if there is a need for recalibration this can be done by touching the calibrate button on the screen which will recalibrate in less than a second.
If the signal on any trace exceeds the threshold line (the dotted line on the screen) and the Mute Button is off then an audio signal will be produced.
These thresholds can be adjusted up and down by touching the screen above or below each trace line.
6. Adjustment of PW and DLY
The duration of the Pulse to the coil and the delay between pulses can be adjusted through the touch display.This is really in place to experiment with so various environments and treasures can be tested for best results.
7. Display Types
There are 4 different display types
Display Option 1: Position of Target under Detector Head
My intention was to use the 4 coils to triangulate the position of the target under the detector head. The nonlinear nature of the search coils made this challenging however the animated GIF above shows the results are useful enough to show the relative position of the target under the head as well as the strength of the signal.
Display Option 2: Show Signal Trace for Each Search Coil This enables you to track where the target object is under the head by drawing an independent signal strength trace on the screen for each search coil. This is useful to determine if you have two targets close together under the detector head and the relative strength.
Display Option 3: Same as option 2, however, with thicker line makes it easier to see.
Display Option 4: Same as option 2, however, draws over 5 screens before deleting trace. Good for capturing signals that are faint.
I am field testing over the next few weeks so will be publishing any treasure finds.
Now go have some fun and find some treasure!!
Step 8: Epilogue: Coil Variations
There have been a lot of good, interesting questions and suggestions about coil configurations. In the development of this instructable, there were numerous experiments with various coil configurations that are worth mentioning.
The pictures above show some of the coils I tried prior to settling on the current design. If you have further questions message me.
Over to you to experiment further!
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For the committed supporter, football is a form of suffering with enjoyment a bonus. This is the key to unlocking the mood of the nation at major tournaments.
For those who dislike football, the 2014 World Cup is a bitter pill to swallow at the end of a season that began at the start of the previous August. A few seasons ago, Sky Sport's marketing billboards proclaimed 'football is our religion'. This would nicely account for the philosopher clown Jean Baudrillard's neo-Marxist observation that 'power is only too happy to make football bear a diabolical responsibility for stupefying the masses'. I think he means we're being duped into missing what really matters in life, incidentally.
It is no longer so easy to claim that football does not matter when the global industry is calculated in billions of pounds and successful clubs are profitable brands in the same league as Nike or Wal-Mart. The only difference is that ordinary people care deeply about how well their football club is doing. While Sky TV has provided the economic engine for growth in the English game, it is the writing of Arsenal-besotted Nick Hornby which has given the supporters a witty and articulate voice in trying to explain to people who do not care about the game why it matters so much to others. For the committed supporter, football is a form of suffering with enjoyment merely a bonus. No-one relaxes watching their own team play until they are 3-0 up because getting a goal back at 2-0 puts a team right back in the game and as few teams win by three goal margins, the lines of worry are permanently etched on the fan.
I suspect that some Christian football fans struggle with the secret shame of uncontrollable mood swings every weekend. They are embarrassed that a win on a football pitch should matter so much to their happiness when there are so many more important issues to get excited about in their faith, yet seem unable to control their impulses. Being a fan is a mild addiction at best.
Radio commentator Alan Green represents one end of a spectrum with his anger and obsession for the game, like a jealous lover; veteran Jimmy Armfield the other end to which some of us might aspire, with a whimsical and wry perspective on the game worthy of Ecclesiastes, which in truth was probably forged by having to commentate on too many dour windswept North-West derbies.
God made us playful and football is a disarmingly simple game to watch and play. There is also breathtaking beauty in the movements of some of the game's finest exponents, like Barcelona's Lionel Messi who can sweep through the hardest defence like a ballet dancer gliding across the stage.
The game also holds a mirror up to the grace of God in the rest of life. Big turning points in football often hinge on small incidents over which teams have little control – an injury, an off-side flag, a disallowed penalty. There are many trivial events in the life of faith which seem insignificant at the time but which turn out to have huge implications. Experience of these teaches us not to be so controlling of our circumstances and to develop curiosity in how God is going to use them.
Many teams justify a win as a result of their strategic actions when it may just as well be in spite of it. The margins are so narrow in sport that teams sometimes draw the wrong conclusions from their success and sow the seeds of eventual failure. The mission of the Church calls for strategic planning but we should not presume that evidence of God at work is an endorsement of the strategy. God's grace is free and unfettered, asking us to amend our strategy in the light of his will rather than sticking rigidly to our traditions because they have worked in the past.
This summer there are only two options really: switch off and try something new or relax and enjoy the spectacle. You know we'll go out on penalties in the end, so why worry?
Obama's Covert Wars
The use of drones is going to change warfare out of all recognition in the next decades.
Through A Glass Starkly
Images of traumatic incidents caught on mobile phone can be put to remarkable effect.
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This year at the Kingston Hospital Foundation's 23rd Annual Tulip Ball, Mobile Life was a guest of honor and received the Community Outreach Award. Mobile Life has been serving the communities of Ulster County for many years and has a long time bond with Kingston Hospital.
Mobile Life entered Ulster County 25 years ago, on April 1, 1987. At the time the company had only been around for a little under six years and had a staff of 90 paramedics and emergency medical technicians. The first advanced life support ambulance to be stationed in Ulster County was done so by Mobile Life Support, and was actually stationed on the grounds of the Kingston Hospital.
Since then, Mobile Life has continued to grow and now serves many of the communities in Ulster County. In addition to providing paramedic staffed ambulances to many townships in the area, Mobile Life also provides other services to the communities. One of the major services Mobile Life offers Ulster County, is the Special Operations Team. A Special Operations vehicle is located right in the City of Kingston at Mobile Life's main Ulster station. This allows for rapid deployment of the SORT Team to surrounding areas, the most recent being the large brush fire in Ellenville.
When asked about who is Mobile Life, Gayle Metzger-Hauser, President, CEO and Founder of Mobile Life said, "the emergency medical technicians, paramedics, dispatchers, and customer service staff make us who we are." It was an honor for Mobile Life to receive such an award. Mobile Life looks forward to continuing to serve the communities in Ulster County for many years to come.


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The Field Guide to Public Spaces is an ongoing discussion about how to build a more inclusive and democratic city. While neither exhaustive nor comprehensive, the guide is a timely contribution, capturing a moment in time when the fate of public space has never been so unclear.
St. Paul and Minneapolis are experiencing a renaissance as their populations grow. The cities are host to rapidly changing communities. As the Twin Cities slowly open back up to the public after an isolating COVID-19 pandemic, the ways in which people interact with public spaces have rapidly changed as well. In June 2021, St. Paul celebrated the grand opening of Midway Peace Park, a huge step toward the city's goal of strengthening community connection and improving green space equity in underserved neighborhoods.
The concept of "public" space in Minneapolis has also been questioned in the past year, as the community and the city continue to disagree over the public status of George Floyd Square and other community built monuments. Mayors Melvin Carter and Jacob Frey continue to struggle to consistently maintain an understanding of public space and related policy. The provision of community-driven public spaces like Midway Peace Park and the controversy surrounding the "reopening" of George Floyd Square are incredibly important in the context of a grander community discourse surrounding public space, its uses and intentions, and who "the public" is.
At this moment, it is crucial to consider the design, management, and use of public spaces in these cities as their respective experiences are instructive for a broader understanding of how we promote an inclusive and democratic society. The Field Guide hopes readers and community members will build on and use this work, and we encourage readers to venture out into their local public spaces and employ the methods we have used in these case studies. We anticipate adding content to this collection as opportunities allow.
One principle of critical importance in the design of public spaces is community input. With the goal of upholding this principle, as creators of this Field Guide, we would appreciate any comments, questions or feedback.


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This Code Sucks: A Story About Non-violent Communication
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Think about something that happened at work recently. How did it make you feel? Why did it make you feel that way?
Chances are you answered those two questions poorly. Our inability to answer such questions effectively leads us to communicate in ways that are negative and unhelpful.
Let's explore a day in the life of a fictional programmer who, just like us, means well and wants to do a great job. We'll use our protagonist's story to learn about how to honestly express our needs and effectively collaborate in disagreement.
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Kat Edmonson's third record
*Produced by GRAMMY® award nominated Mitchell Froom*
"On ['THE BIG PICTURE'], which she recorded with accomplished producer Mitchell Froom, she's a savvy student of '60s film soundtracks, jazz-pop stylists and Brill Building songcraft, nodding to her influences at every turn. But her take on those stylized musical languages is so fresh and fluent that the referencing never feels cumbersome." - NPR
Kat wrote or co-wrote all but one of the songs on 'The Big Picture', her third record, which features clever arrangements & production from acclaimed producer Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Randy Newman, Los Lobos).
1. Rainy Day Woman
2. You Said Enough
3. Oh My Love
4. Avion
5. Crying
6. All The Way
7. You Can't Break My Heart
8. Till We Start To Kiss
9. The Best
10. Dark Cloud
11. For Two
12. Who's Counting
- Original Release Date: September 30, 2014
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Masterworks


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Folio 74
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Parashat Bechukotai The first page contains two dog-like creatures who seem to be engaged in a friendly encounter. The top dog or ocelot (?) is spotted and looks benevolently at a red dog with a long brown tail. Both are framed with violet filigree penwork and decorate the word parashah. The entire parashah spans three leaves (folios 74-76) but folio 75 is not available.
Leaf size is approximately 320 x 262mm (12.5 x 10in)
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Jordan Brand continues its devotion to Paris with the official announcement of their first ever football club partnership with Paris Saint-Germain. The star-studded squad, which includes Neymar and Mbappe, will officially wear the Jumpman beginning this season, and the two ambitious brands will celebrate by releasing a complete collection of footwear and apparel to commemorate the occasion. On the sneaker end, you'll find an Air Jordan 1 and Air Jordan 5 dressed in black and red with PSG crest detailing on the shoe. On the clothing end, a full range of gear from hoodies to customized jerseys will become available.
The entire Jordan x PSG collection is set to release on Friday, September 14th. Paris Saint-Germain will officially debut their new club kits on September 18th during their match against Liverpool.
Update: Nikestore EU did a surprise release of the PSG Air Jordan 5 shortly after the announcement on Sept 13. Nikestore EU will most likely only be selling the apparel. JD Sports UK will be selling the apparel along with the Air Jordan 5 at 8am GMT (12am PT/3am ET) and they ship globally. SNS which held a raffle has a count down to a 9am CEST (12am PT/3am ET) release time. SNS ships globally so make sure to check at the release time. BSTN currently has a release time of 00:01 September 15 which will be 6pm ET for the AJ5, the apparel does not yet have a release time but will most likely be 9am CEST. Nikestore SNKRS will be selling the AJ5 at 10am ET but will not be carrying the apparel. Best bet for US residents looking to buy the apparel or even the AJ5 is to hit up JD Sports at 12am PT/3am ET.
Make sure to follow @kicksfinder for live tweets during the release date.
Air Jordan 5 Paris Saint-Germain
Release Date: September 14th, 2018
Color: Black/White-Challenge Red
Style Code: AV9175-001
Where to Buy: Jordan Brand PSG Collection
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