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Little Things
My mom recently shared the following story with me.
My trees have been infested with whiteflies. I've read everything there is to read to get rid of them because, if left alone, they will eventually kill a tree. So I tried spraying them with several different products, which gets expensive, but it was to no avail. Then I followed the advice of one article I read and sprayed with bursts of water, which is supposed to disrupt their eating routine, but that also was to no avail. Several weeks passed with me trying to get rid of the whiteflies and save my trees, but nothing I tried worked.
My mom was a woman of faith. She prayed for everything—her garden, her pets, her refrigerator handle when it was broken, etc. And God always answered her prayers.
My memory of my mother's faith and her answered prayers prompted me to pray for my trees. I prayed a simple prayer and asked God to take care of the whiteflies. And He answered. That afternoon after I prayed, I looked out the window and was amazed because what I saw was unbelievable. The trees were full of birds that were chasing and eating the whiteflies. When I sprayed with water again the next day and each day after there weren't as many flies. Then when I sprayed with water four days later hardly any whiteflies swarmed out of the trees. And the birds are still coming to the trees.
God is amazing!
My mom's story doesn't surprise me at all. As a matter of fact, stories like the one I've shared above seem to be a generational occurrence in my family. In one of my previous blogs I shared how God caused my grandmother's bridle wreath bushes to bloom over night to remind her of His love for her, and how He caused her cucumbers to grow over night to remind her of how, in spite of her age, He wasn't finished using her in children's ministry. (See my "Flowers and Cucumbers" blog.) In another blog I shared my own experience with how God used a two-toned rose to remind me that I am never neglected or alone. (See my "Thanks, God" blog.)
God once used what seemed worthless and insignificant to sustain a prophet. In the middle of a famine, God sent Elijah to a brook where He sent ravens to feed him. And after the brook dried up, God then sent him to Zarephath to be fed by a widow who was going to eat her last cake and die. (See I Kings 17.)
My mom is right—God really is amazing! God is vast. He is beyond what we can comprehend. Yet He uses little things to reach out to us, to show us how much He thinks about us, to show us that we are significant to Him.
Maybe you're feeling discouraged for whatever reason today. God cares about you as much as He does anyone else. If you don't believe me, just tell Him about what troubles you. I believe He'll talk back. And He'll probably use little things to get your attention and prove Himself attentive to your life.


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Is it necessary to know how many people your lover has fallen in love with? Do you think that you have the right to know about it or should it just be left in the past? Sometimes, we are eager to know about the people our significant other has fallen in love with. When we find out about it, we begin to question ourselves or the relationship. However, whatever happens in your lover's past does not matter in the present anymore. It's okay to know about it if they are willing to share it with us.
About "I Really Don't Want To Know"
The country song "I Really Don't Want To Know" tells the story of a man who's curious about his lovers past. He wanted to know how many men she loved and kissed, but partly he's afraid for her to confess to him. He's torn between wanting to know the truth but scared that he wouldn't be able to handle if she tells him everything.
How many arms have held you and hated to let you go
How many how many I wonder but I really don't want to know
How many lips have kissed you and set your soul aglow
How many how many I wonder but I really don't want to know
What about you, do you want to know the truth about your lover's past or would you just let go of it because it might hurt you?
Chart Performance of Eddy Arnold's Version
"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a song penned by Don Robertson and Howard Barnes in 1953. The first recording of the song was by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Paul and Ford's version has secured a spot on the chart. On the following year, country singer Eddy Arnold covered the song and made it reach number one on the country Billboard chart. Arnold included the song on his studio album You Gotta Have Love.
Different Versions
There are other versions released, but it was Arnold who made the song number one on the country chart. Other versions were from Loretta Lynn, Elvis Presley, a duet by Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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WFILTU Chapter 102 – Competition III
Xue Jiao had just walked out of the gate of Yi Zhong. She walked in front of Cheng Shuo and Li Sitong, and was very close to Gu Jingxu and Wu Wanjun.
She heard Cheng Shuo say: "This girl is pretty good, but Mingze's classmate's thoughts are too bad."
Li Sitong's face was ugly for a while. Although she was transferring her anger onto another, she just didn't like Gu Shiyun very much.
Xue Jia looked at Cheng Mingze who was feeling guilty next to her, and also at Gu Shiyun who smiled broadly, and Gu Jingxu who carried anger towards Cheng Mingze on his face…….
"Brother, is Gu Shiyun your girlfriend?" Xue Jiao suddenly made a sound.
Gu Shiyun plunged her head into Wu Wanjun's arms, as if embarrassed.
"She is not!" Cheng Mingze immediately refuted, seemingly eagerly.
Gu Shiyun's movements froze. Fortunately, her head was in Wu Wanjun's arms and her expression couldn't be seen clearly now.
Xue Jiao tilted her head, blinking her big eyes and asked: "Then why did Gu Shiyun follow you last night? Didn't you ask her out?"
"It's not like that!" Gu Shiyun's face turned slightly red, and then she buried tighter, and said softly, "I was worried about him so I followed……"
"Oh……" Xue Jiao's face suddenly saw the light, and then she doubted, "That is, you didn't stay in the hotel at night, ran out by yourself, and then was shut in conveniently by the person who locked up my brother? Then what does that have to do with my brother?"
Her eyes widened, as if she was really curious.
Everyone was stunned, even Cheng Mingze was stunned..
That's right, Cheng Mingze didn't ask her out, nor did Cheng Mingze hurt her. It was only that someone tried to hurt Cheng Mingze and that implicated her*.
*says him instead of her in original text, but i'm assuming the author made a slight mistake, afterall, we're all human haha
Seems like…It's truly not Cheng Mingze's fault?
Xue Jiao said again: "Then my brother shouldn't be feeling guilty right? After all, he didn't want anyone to harm him either, and he didn't ask anyone to follow along."
She touched her chin: "I think that Gu Shiyun, you should thank me. After all, I was the person who saved others yesterday, and I also saved you."
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"Gu Xuejiao!" Gu Jingxu glared at her.
Xue Jiao blinked her eyes: "Did I say anything wrong?"
Cheng Mingze looked into her eyes and shook his head.
That's right, Xue Jiao was right. Gu Shiyun was indeed implicated, but it was not him who was at fault. He didn't need to make a small apology like this.
"That's right." Cheng Shuo also laughed suddenly, reached out and rubbed her head. "We are going to the police station with your brother to make a record first. Jiao Jiao, shall we send you back first? Or will you go with us?"
Xue Jiao shook her head:"No need, you guys go ahead. I'll take a taxi and go back by myself, I definitely can handle this."
Seeing Wu Wanjun's ugly face on the opposite side, Li Sitong felt a burst of joy in her heart. She smiled happily and took Xue Jiao into her arms: "Jiao Jiao, let's send you back first. Mama is worried about you."
"It's okay, it's only taking a taxi. You guys should go quickly. In a moment, the others will also be heading out of work too."
"Ok then, but you have to pay attention to yourself. We'll rush over there first and head back home for lunch later." Cheng Shuo glanced at the time. If they go now, they might be able to reach home before lunch. If they wait a little, the police station will soon have a break, and they will have to wait until the afternoon.
"We're leaving." Cheng Mingze put his hand in his pocket and smiled at Xue Jiao.
Xue Jiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled stiffly back.
After Cheng Shuo and the others left, Xue Jiao was about to take a taxi. Just as she turned around, Gu Jingxu stopped her.
"Gu Xuejiao!"
"Today you……didn't call me dad……"
Xue Jiao's face became frigid: "I said this before, I don't have a dad like you."
"Gu Xuejiao!"
Xue Jiao's face was frozen, and she did not speak. She only waved away his hand.
"Jiao Jiao, I know you still care about Gu's family. You saved Shiyun. Let's go to dinner together, and you and your sister can get along well." Gu Jingxu patiently continued.
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Column 76In particular, it is a part of the fragmentation of the railways, which almost literally nobody, except the 300 Tory Members of Parliament who voted for it, wants.
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Mr. Freeman : By leave of the House, I shall seek to respond to the questions that have been addressed to me.
The hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson), opening the debate for the Opposition, raised two points for response. He referred to the possibility that members of the British Transport police would have to carry in their backpack an index to all the various agreements being entered into on the new railway system. That is not the case. The core policing responsibilities that will be laid upon all those who are licensed --Railtrack, the train operators, those who operate light maintenance depots and those who operate stations--are covered. It is the intention of the police committee to draw up a standard specification of responsibilities of the British Transport police for what are called core services. I read into the record at the beginning of the debate the definition of core police responsibilities. It is clearly sensible that the chief constable be able to refer to a standard, almost boilerplate, set of responsibilities of the police in relation to any part of the railways.
I accept, and have always accepted, the argument that one cannot have different core policing responsibilities for different sections of the railways. That would cause confusion. No doubt the chief constable will ensure that there is a clear standard set of instructions and guidance for all transport police constables in the exercise of their duty.
With regard to non-core activities--and here we are talking at the margin-- there may well be certain guarding responsibilities that neither the British Transport police wish to discharge nor rail operators wish to place upon the shoulders of the British Transport police. Core policing activities constitute the vast majority of the responsibilities of the police. Law and order issues throughout the railway system--whether passenger or freight--will be clearly specified and will be standard and consistent as between different licensees.
Mr. Dobson : If all these agreements are to be identical, why do we need lines 28 to 31 at all ? They are utterly superfluous. Why do we need to say that a constable will be able to act
"in accordance with the terms of that agreement" ?
Unless the agreements are going to be different, there is no need to include that line in the Bill. If the agreements are to be identical, the Minister can scrap those four lines, and then we shall be rather more satisfied with the Bill.
Mr. Freeman : There are two reasons why the agreements might vary. The first is the duration of an agreement. If a franchise is to run for seven, 10 or 15 years, that needs to be written into the agreement. Secondly, the charge paid by the user of the British Transport police will vary according to the size of the rail operation. Those two conditions, which have nothing to do with what I call the boilerplate core policing arrangements, will have to be included in an agreement.
The hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras looks incredulous at this explanation, but he should allow me to complete it. I think it important that everyone involved in the running of the new railways should have, set out clearly in an agreement, precise obligations. That is well precedented, and the hon. Member for Crewe and
Column 77Nantwich (Mrs. Dunwoody)--who also looks incredulous, but who has long experience of the operation of the railways and who will know full well that all the legislation of the past 10 years has included the idea of specific agreements between undertakings and the BTP--will recall that this has been true of light rapid transit and of parts of London Regional Transport. It is certainly important to specify obligations and rights.
Mr. Dobson : The right hon. Gentleman has given us two reasons why he wants separate agreements to be brought to bear on a constable going about his duties. The first is that such agreements will be for different lengths of time. Surely at any given moment an agreement will be in place covering a premises or a company : either it will exist, or it will have run out, and the owners will no longer be the owners.
As for the different charges, is the Minister suggesting that the charges might affect the amount of effort put in by a constable or the extent of his jurisdiction ? That is blithering nonsense. There is no good reason to keep this part of the Bill.
Mr. Freeman : I have been accused of many things in my time, but never of talking blithering nonsense
Mr. Freeman : There is always a first time. It stands to reason that a police services agreement will specify for a franchised train operator or station operator precisely what the obligations in addition to the standard core policing obligations are.
Mr. Cryer : The Minister keeps referring to a standard core obligation on the police. Can he confirm that there is no statutory obligation on any party involved to impose such a core service ? If any party to an agreement dissents, then the chief constable will be in no position to override that party. That provides the necessary condition for a wide variety of agreements--it is what the Bill will entail.
Mr. Freeman : Not so--the police committee appointed by the board of British Rail will be responsible for drawing up a precise definition of the core policing responsibility of the BTP, and it will be imposed. Indeed, it will be a condition of the licences issued to everyone--apart from those who are exempt--running the railway. A preserved railway would be a good example of such exemption. The rail operator does not have the option whether to accept the remit of the BTP : it will be imposed on him. As the hon. Gentleman knows, under the Railways Act every operator requires a licence. The police committee determines the core policing arrangements, and the chief constable sits on that committee.
Mrs. Dunwoody : I hope that the Minister understands that the real problem is that the House suspects that the implication of his reiteration of the phrase "core policing" is that he envisages two levels of policing. He may brush that aside by claiming that in some instances guarding can be done by security men, but the fact remains that, once the House suspects that he is introducing a two-tier system of policing, we will have grave doubts about whether the British Transport police will remain the same or whether they are to become an ever smaller part of a different system in which their duties will, perforce, be changed.
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Mr. Freeman : The hon. Lady may not have heard my speech at the beginning of the debate in which I defined core policing responsibilities. Those responsibilities are very broad. I offer two examples of activities in which the British Transport Police themselves might not be interested in engaging. After all, the chief constable wants to use his constables in the most effective possible way. The first example is guarding cash or other items of great value when they move, say, from a ticket office to a bank. I should have thought that a private sector security firm would be better able to provide that service. If the hon. Lady doubts that, she should talk to the chief constable who, like any other sensible chief constable, needs to use his limited manpower to the best possible effect. A second example might be the guarding of a free-standing freight facility or yard--that is not a job for policemen, whose job is to ensure that law and order are preserved on the railway and that terrorists are defeated. I really do not think that the difference between core and non-core functions is relevant ; nor is the hon. Lady's concern shared by the chief constable.
Mr. Dobson : Would the Minister apply the description "free-standing freight yard" to any of the Euro-terminals that he proposes ?
Mr. Freeman : I did not say yard, I said facility, by which I meant a depot. It is not the job of a policeman on static guard to make sure that a facility is not broken into. If the chief constable and the police committee want to give an independent operator the flexibility to provide such a service, that is only sensible. The hon. Member for North Devon (Mr. Harvey) asked me two questions. I can assure him, first, that light maintenance depots will be covered because they must be licensed. He asked also whether pre-emptive responsibilities could be placed on the BTP for dealing with people coming from outwith the rail estate on to a railway. The answer is yes ; the Bill provides the appropriate jurisdiction for that.
Mr. Harvey : To return to the Minister's earlier point, how long an agreement may last or how much it will cost are points of no relevance to the jurisdiction of the police carrying out an investigation. Coming closer to the nub of the argument, however, about core services and services which might, in some circumstances, be carried out by a private contractor, I suggest that the idea advanced by the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson)--that police officers would need a manual about their person to tell them whether private contracts with security firms were in place--will turn out to be true after all.
We are talking about the jurisdiction of the police, in which context those four lines of the Bill seem excessive. We do not want to insist on the BTP duplicating activities carried out by private security firms, but surely we need to give them the right, in the heat of a chase or of apprehending someone, to enter an area that may be patrolled by a private security firm.
Mr. Freeman : Of course the police have that jurisdiction--that is the whole purpose of the Bill. If a criminal leaves the vicinity of a railway station or freight yard, and absconds to some other facility that may be guarded by a private security firm, the British Transport police will have full jurisdiction to enter that property. That is the position and we want it to continue after 1 April.
Column 79The hon. Member for North Devon foresees the problem that a policeman will not know whether he has responsibility. That problem already exists for police forces. I assure him that the question of jurisdiction will not arise. If a policeman pursues a criminal or suspicious individual to property anywhere in England and Wales, he will have complete jurisdiction.
Mr. Dobson : In that case, why does the Minister need those four lines in the Bill ? That is the reason why we are puzzled. All that we need are the provisions in the earlier part of the proposed subsection. We do not need the exclusion proposals. Does the Minister accept that those four lines crib, cabin and confine constables' jurisdiction ? He must accept that they potentially reduce jurisdiction, which will cause confusion and a conflict may arise. The Minister says that there will be core policing and that non-core policing may be undertaken by others. That is of relevance to the terms of the agreement. How will constables know whether what they are doing is within those terms ? The Minister has accepted that they may differ.
Mr. Freeman : The chief constable is satisfied that he can issue instructions to his force which are consistent with the Bill's provisions. All constables will know precisely what their core policing responsibilities are and what their jurisdiction will be. The purpose of the Bill is to avoid any possible confusion. There are two reasons why we need the provisions in those four lines. A precedent has been set in the past 10 years--and perhaps in the years before--that it is important for the undertakings of London Regional Transport, the docklands light railway or companies operating a franchise to include a formal agreement. The companies involved have a responsibility to pay the employer of the British Transport police for their services. That is the position for non-railway services. It is also agreed that the British Transport police should have on file a formal understanding of their responsibilities.
Although the core policing responsibilities will not change, other factors will vary from one user to the next. I have already given two examples of where there might be change. A third example might be that the individual franchisee might be involved in other non-railway undertakings. The British Transport police do not have jurisdiction to deal with crimes committed outside the railway network, which having nothing to do with it.
Mr. Mackinlay : Does that not emphasise the fact that the Committee stage should be separate from today's proceedings so that those matters can be examined properly outside the House and in Committee ?
A British Transport police officer may be operating within the curtilage of the British Airports Authority and Heathrow airport, but just outside the curtilage of London Underground. Unless we take the opportunity to introduce a change today, that officer will not have the opportunity to exercise his powers as a constable. That is an absurdity. I have already given the examples of St. Stephen's entrance and the Trafalgar square riot. There is a void in police powers, which we should take this opportunity to remedy. Heathrow airport is another example of an interface in the region policed by London Underground and the Metropolitan police, where a British Transport police
Column 80officer could be on wrong side of the line and thus be unable to fulfil his or her duty as a constable, as expected by the public.
Mr. Freeman : The hon. Gentleman is right to raise the wider issue of the jurisdiction of British Transport police constables. If an officer happens, in uniform, to be travelling from his home to his police station and a crime is committed that has no connection with the railway, he does not have jurisdiction. The hon. Gentleman knows that. That is a sensible issue for debate, but it should not be discussed during the debate on this Bill and it was not an appropriate subject for discussion during the debates on the Railways Act 1993. I shall be happy to debate the subject in due course, but we need first to continue our discussions with the Home Office and with other home police forces, through the Home Office, to identify what reforms are needed. That subject is not connected with the Bill or with the Railways Act.
I acknowledge that it is a subject about which the British Transport Police Federation and British Transport police chief constable are concerned. The hon. Gentleman referred to a letter that I wrote to him in September 1993. It dealt with that wider jurisdictional matter and not with the lacuna, which was discovered much later, in the jurisdiction of British Transport police constables pursuing crimes committed on the railway.
The hon. Member for Thurrock (Mr. Mackinlay) asked me who the employer is. The employer now and after 1 April is the British Railways Board, not Railtrack. That situation will not change until there is fresh primary legislation, and the debate on that legislation will be the time and place to discuss the matter. Railtrack will be an important user of British Transport policemen, but not the employer.
I pay tribute to the achievements of my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth (Mr. Trotter), who spoke earlier. I have been in my job for four years and he has badgered me consistently about British Transport police issues and has brought officers of the British Transport Police Federation to my office on a dozen occasions. Accompanied by my hon. Friend, I have visited the federation's annual general meetings on several occasions and I shall be attending its conference with him this Wednesday. He has been exceptionally diligent in pursuing the BTP's interests.
Mr. Wilson : Will the hon. Gentleman give way ?
The hon. Member for Bradford, South (Mr. Cryer) raised a number of issues. The first dealt with the wider jurisdictional point. I hope that the hon. Gentleman understands the Government view that that is a separate issue, which needs to be addressed separately. He cited the example of an offence being committed on a bridge owned by the highway authority or by a private sector company above a railway line. In that situation, there is no question of the jurisdiction of the British Transport police being clouded or restricted. They have jurisdiction to arrest and pursue those who are affecting the safety of passengers using the railway.
In his winding-up speech, the hon. Member for Cunninghame, North (Mr. Wilson) asked a number of questions and I shall seek to answer them concisely. All those operators who have to have a licence are required to include a provision that there should be a police services
Column 81agreement. Every aspect of the operation of the railways--where they are open for public transportation of passengers and freight--must be licensed. I cited the only example that I could--the preserved railways. Some other public sector transport undertakings--for example, London Regional Transport and the docklands light railway--are covered separately. The practical effect of the legislation is universal.
I confirm what I said in opening the debate. European passenger services will be included in the proposals because they will have to be licensed. We shall deal with the new channel tunnel rail link separately in a Bill which I hope will be presented later this year. I confirm that what I said about the Heathrow express was correct. If it runs on Railtrack, it will have to be licensed.
Mr. Wilson : I am grateful to the Minister. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson), I picked up the Minister's last phrase. I asked him whether the Bill's provisions on licensing cross- referred to the Railways Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions Order 1994. From what he said, it appears that they do. I think that the Minister is nodding. That raises many interesting questions on which the Minister should give us more information. I am conscious of the time, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I do not wish to make a lengthy intervention.
Under the heading "Licence exemptions", paragraphs 3 and 4 set out a list running from "a" to "u"--about 22, at the last count. Most, or at least many, are small items which could easily be passed by ; item "l", however, states that exemption will apply to
"any network, station or light maintenance depot comprised in the Channel Tunnel system".
We need a brief explanation of that from the Minister. Indeed, I think that we should have a brief explanation of everything in items "a" to "u".
Mr. Freeman : Anything involving the construction of the new channel tunnel rail link will be the subject of separate legislation. To the extent that passenger and freight services use the existing channel tunnel, they will be covered.
Mr. Wilson : The word "link" is not used ; the phrase used is "any network, station or light maintenance depot comprised in the Channel Tunnel system".
The words "system" and "link" are not synonymous, as the Minister well knows.
If the Opposition had not raised the list of exemptions, the Minister would not have told us about it. He did not intend to tell us about elements of the railway which will not require licensing and will therefore not be required to enter into agreements with the British Transport police. I find that pretty shocking.
Mr. Freeman : I have made the position quite clear.
[Interruption.] I have repeated what I said earlier, also very clearly.
The hon. Member for Cunninghame, North also asked about three other important issues. First, he asked about the police committee. The committee is appointed by the board ; that has not changed, and will not change. Secondly, he asked who determines the charges. They will be determined by the board, and collected by it ; if there is default, the operator is in default of licence conditions.
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Mr. Dobson : My hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Mr. Mackinlay) asked about the Heathrow link. The Minister said that it would be covered by the Bill in so far as it was running on Railtrack. I understand that the part nearest to the airport will not run on Railtrack, but will use a bit of track that it will own. Does that mean that that part of the link will be under a separate and distinct jurisdiction ? If so, that will be the vulnerable bit of the system that terrorists would use to obtain access to the whole system. As we all know, if the British Transport police do not have full confidence in the whole system, stations will be closed much more frequently--or there will be explosions, and people will be killed and injured.
Mr. Freeman : The link will doubtless fall into the same category as Heathrow airport itself, where the British Airports Authority ensures that there is adequate, full and comprehensive policing. The police committee, the chairman of the board and the chief constable are content with the arrangements that we have presented today. I commend the Bill to the House.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill accordingly read a Second time.
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House.--[ Mr. Michael Brown.]
Motion made and Question put, That this House will immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House :
The House divided : Ayes 180, Noes 44.
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Yan has hosted more than fifteen hundred television cooking shows, written more than fifteen Chinese cookbooks, and been showcased in at least ten others, and he has taught all over the world. He has become a very fine master of his craft and when you use this volume you will, too. If you fear cooking, get initiated away from the wok; just read his first eighty pages. They are an education in and of themselves. Then get your wok or frypan wet, bite the bullet, and try any or all of the recipes.
His Tea-flavored Eggs are better than other egg-recipes we have made; so is his Soy Sauce Chicken. We also liked his Shanghai Meatballs, and his Tofu and Spinach, and his Beef Chow Fun. In addition, we adore his Ten Martin-tested Resources for Chinese Cuisine and Culture. In them, he reported our parent organization and this magazine as "a group at the top of its game in reporting accurate and informative information." That tasted pretty good, too. Martin Yan's seriousness coupled with his sense of humor should eliminate any culinary qualms. The recipe chapter titles may prompt a giggle as they include: Crying Fowl: Poultry Recipes, Moo-ve In and Pig Out My Little Lambs: Beef, Pork and Lamb, and Healthy Tofu and Eggscellent Ideas. The recipes are all serious and easy-to-make; they are fine examples of clarity and good taste. Many are so easy a nine-year-old can make them; and we know of one who did!
Child or adult, read sentences before each recipe, note preparation and cooking times, gather the needed ingredients, measure them, and marvel at your success. The recipes are loaded with helpful hints and ideas that can improve your cooking, Chinese and all other. Let us assure you that the only dummy we know of is the one who does not enjoy yet another Martin Yan cookbook, this one!
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October 26, 2011. Martha's Vineyard, MA – In 2005, thousands of fans of the Universal Studios' movie JAWS flocked to the island of Martha's Vineyard to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the blockbuster movie at JAWSFEST '05. Since the day the inaugural event ended, fans have been clamoring for more. In August 2012, JAWS fans will get what they've been asking for at JAWSFEST: The Tribute. An event in the making for nearly seven years, JAWSFEST: The Tribute will honor the talent, dedication and determination of the men and women behind the making of JAWS and celebrate how Steven Spielberg's telling of Peter Benchley's story has forever made Martha's Vineyard 'Amity Island.'
For the first JAWSFEST, fans traveled from as far as Australia for the event and media outlets from around the world flocked to the island to cover the festivities. "Our 2005 event was incredibly successful and had a much greater reach than we ever anticipated with fans showing up en masse from around the world—many in character," said Susan Sigel Goldsmith, event co?director from 2005 and producer of the 2012 event. "As JAWS continues to entertain new generations of audiences around the world, we're thrilled to give fans a unique event experience in Martha's Vineyard that they will never forget."
JAWSFEST: The Tribute will take place August 9?11, 2012 and will explore how the making of JAWS impacted the lives of those who came to Amity in 1974 and how the blockbuster film they created continues to impact fans and the island of Martha's Vineyard. Preliminary event plans include:
- LIVING JAWS: A series of lively and engaging discussions with cast, families, crew and locals on the making of JAWS, including how the film has impacted lives and families in the 1970's and beyond.
- JAWS TRIBUTE: A multimedia tribute to Peter Benchley, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and members of cast and crew who have passed.
- JAWS: MEMORIES FROM MARTHA'S VINEYARD: Presentations from Matt Taylor, author of the exceptional new book and many Island locals whose expertise and resourcefulness ultimately made the filming possible.
- BEHIND THE SCREAMS: A museum?quality display of private collections of JAWS photographs and memorabilia from the filming.
- IN THE SCENE: Live re?enactments from some favorite JAWS scenes—in some unexpected locations.
- AMITY ADVENTURE: JAWSFESTTM TREASURE HUNT: Attendees will test their knowledge of the film as they explore Amity, collect items from the treasure hunt and return completed kits for great prizes.
- SHARK IN THE PARK: An all?American afternoon of fun and surprises in collaboration with the MV Sharks baseball team.
- JAWS ON THE BIG SCREEN: Outdoor screening of JAWS under the stars and on the big screen."This is an event that JAWS fans from around the world have been eagerly anticipating—they are going to be ecstatic when they hear that there will finally be another JAWSFEST on Martha's Vineyard," said Jim Beller, owner of the JawsCollector.com website. "I know for a fact that fellow fans from around the world that couldn't make it in 2005 are going to be coming to Martha's Vineyard this time around."
"The Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce is delighted to support JAWSFESTTM: The Tribute in August 2012. We look forward to welcoming JAWS fans from throughout the world to explore 'Amity' and all that the Vineyard has to offer," said Nancy Gardella, MV Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.
Event planning is underway. For event updates or travel information, please visit www.jawstribute.com. The event schedule will be posted when attendance confirmations are received from invited participants.


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This simple song came out of a text immersion with pastors during the pandemic from Olive Branch Community in Rochester, MN. 2 Corinthians 4 sees the Apostle Paul describe a heart-wrenching season of life with a trust that his and Timothy's lives and ministry has purpose and meaning. Do not lose heart Do not lose heart Life is at work Do not lose heart Take courage, friends Take courage, friends Lean into love Take courage, friends Words and music by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan ©2020 Worldmaking.net (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Licensed via OneLicense.net, CCLI and Worldmaking.net. Permission and blessing is granted for use. If you have a license, please report usage. The song is probably best learned by the community through repetition from practiced leadership. ASL or hand gestures may help embody and amplify the meaning. Audio and sheet music: https://www.worldmaking.net/do-not-lose-heart Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT_J9-sLoME Video with meditation on courage and resilience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51qLJqcxLpw
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MH17 plane crash: Markets slump as Malaysian Airlines share price falls
European shares edged lower today, weighed down by geopolitical risks in the aftermath of the MH17 Malaysian Airlines crash over eastern Ukraine and the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza strip.
Investors reacted with caution to the uncertainty over how the downing of the jetliner would impact the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and separatists, as well as the widening rift between Russia and the West.
While markets closed down across the board yesterday and investors sold off stocks to jump on safe havens such as gold, selling pressure today was moderate and volatility low, with markets recovering from heavy losses early on to close marginally lower for the weekend.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 closed even, while the FTSE gained 0.1 per cent, led higher by ITV and Shire on the back of positive news for both London-listed firms in the last couple of days. The German Dax extended Thursday's losses, slipping 0.4 per cent.
The prospect of a prolonged and more volatile dispute between Russia and the West, already experiencing a troubled relationship in the last few months, sent the rouble tumbling, down 0.2 per cent to 35.25 against the dollar.
The Russian rouble denominated Micex dropped 1.9 per cent in the first minute of trading, and down 1.6 per cent at midday.
Shares of Malaysian Airlines dropped sharply by 11.1 per cent today as investors rushed to sell their stock in the carrier after its second major tragedy this year.
Flight MH17, a Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 298 people on board, went down over eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. US and Ukrainian officials say the airliner was shot down in a missile attack.
This followed the disappearance of flight MH370 in March, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. These two incidents have dealt a major blow to the airline, with the company worth losing more than 35 per cent its value from last year.
The airline was facing serious issues even before the two tragedies however, struggling to get to grips with competition from low cost rivals such as AirAsia, co-founded by QPR owner Tony Fernandes, and afflicted by powerful trade unions and the country's high fixed-labour costs.
In May, the Kuala Lumpur-listed carrier recorded a first quarter loss of $137m, citing the dramatic impact of the "tragic MH370 incident" as part of the reason.
The latest crash seriously worsens the outlook for the company.
Mohshin Aziz, research analyst at Maybank Investment Bank, told Dow Jones Newswires:
"In the history of aviation there's never been an airline that had to go through two huge disasters in the span of four months, so I don't think there's any historical evidence that they can get out of this."
Overnight, Japan's Nikkei 225's index fell 1.1 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.7 per cent, but Asian bourses reversed much more significant early losses.
Investors last night moved out of equities into traditional safe-haven assets, like gold, in reaction to the crash, with the precious metal often viewed as a hedge against risk. Haven assets did rally and the price of gold jumped $20 last night, but then moderated in early Asian trading by $3.509.
Reacting to the incident and increased geopolitical risks, also taking into account the news from the Middle East where Israel's government said it had launched a ground offensive in Gaza, the S&P on Thursday 500 fell by 1.2 per cent, its biggest daily loss in over three months.


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For the most part, commentary about Syria has focused on the dire human rights abuses that have been carried out by the Syrian regime: The shelling of urban centers, the extrajudicial killings, the disappearances, the torturing, and the crimes against children.
The humanitarian side of the conflict has garnered less attention, I'd say. The fact that this crisis has produced hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced; their lack of access to food or medicine; and the dire living conditions of besieged populations is less frequently cited in commentary and blog posts than the outright human rights abuses that we hear about on a daily basis.
This map, uploaded earlier today to the Facebook page of the US Embassy in Damascus, underscores one aspect of the dire humanitarian challenges facing Syria: the massive displacement of populations, both internally and to other countries. (You can see a full size, high quality PDF of the map here.)
The United Nations is preparing a humanitarian response plan–and will probably ask for around $180 million to help provide for the basic humanitarian needs of Syrians affected by the violence. One measure of the international community's commitment to the welfare and wellbeing of vulnerable people in Syria will be the extent to which this appeal will be filled — and how long that will take.


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One of the most attractive and well equipped hotels I've visited in North Africa is the Berbère Palace.
Built in a Kasbah style, the hotel has 240 comfortable, air-conditioned guestrooms with in-room facilities that include a desk, a minibar and a separate sitting area. The modern bathrooms include bathrobes and slippers, complimentary toiletries and hair dryer. Wireless high-speed Internet access is complimentary. The hotel combines high-quality service with plenty of authentic Berber decorations, crafts and artifacts. It also has, especially in the public areas, Egyptian-looking decorations.
Dining facilities at Le Berbere Palace include three indoor/outdoor restaurants, a cafeteria and, of course, room service; they offer French, Italian and classic Moroccan cuisine, especially flavorful cold salads, and a dessert buffet that is second to none. Other hotel amenities are a gift shop/newsstand, hair salon, library, patio and tennis court(s) and a nightclub.
There is a delightful outdoor swimming pool and guests can enjoy spa/wellness facilities and a sauna and a traditional Moroccan hammam.
The garden is spectacular, with multiple seating areas and is decorated with copies of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. The rooms are in building complexes separate from the main structure. The main building is devoted to only the public areas, restaurants, offices etc.
It is an oasis on the doorstep of the desert.
We only stayed there one evening, but that whipped up my appetite to make sure to revisit the hotel and the area on a future Moroccan trip.
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E-Cigarette Vaping EVALI lung injury and death count update
We've been following the outbreak of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarettes (vaping) since early August. On September 19, 2019, the FDA opened a criminal probe into the vaping-related lung injury outbreak, while the CDC's then-current case count was 530 people – this count has gone up considerably since then.
Back in August, the Department of Health Services in Wisconsin issued a a statement on vaping devices warning of links to "severe lung disease". August 9th, the Illinois Department of Health issued a similar statement – on August 13, another statement was made in Minnesota. Take a peek at the first comprehensive report we did on the situation as it started to gain nationwide attention.
By September 6th, the CDC reported the third death related to lung conditions stemming from the use of e-cigarettes. At that time, their count was up to 450 cases of serious lung condition, with reports across 33 states in North America. By October 10th, more than two dozen deaths were counted amongst 1,200 cases in the United States.
On October 14th, the CDC named the vaping lung injury EVALI and offered precise case numbers. Since then, the CDC's counts for both serious lung conditions from e-cigarettes or vaping products has risen to 2,172 (this is as of November 13, 2019).
These counts are from 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and 2 U.S. territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands). Also as of November 13, 2019, 42 deaths have been confirmed in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The official CDC update page for this outbreak can be shared at will with your friends and family right this minute.
The most recent study numbers from the CDC as of October 15, 2019 show results from among 867 patients with information on substances used in e-cigarette, or vaping, products in the 3 months prior to symptom onset. From those patients, about 86% reported using THC-containing products; 34% reported exclusive use of THC-containing products. About 64% reported using nicotine-containing products; 11% reported exclusive use of nicotine-containing products. Stick around for more updates!


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Cycling Potential
The Cycling Potential Tool (CPT) provided an evidence-base to support decision-making and investment in cycling.
The CPT was used to analyse nationwide datasets to identify areas where investment in cycling could have the greatest benefit. The CPT could be used anywhere in Scotland and could produce results down to a street by street level. The tool was intended to benefit local authorities, regional transport partnerships and other active travel delivery bodies as an evidence base to influence policy and decision making.
The tool examined several factors such as:
- the inherent environment of an area
- strengths and weaknesses of existing cycle networks
- the impact of proposed new infrastructure
- potential number of people who could cycle
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The Gears 5 Hollow Storm side mission becomes available during Act 2, once you've made your way to the open world area covered in snow. This mission involves going to three separate locations in Gears 5, to find several items you'll need in order to complete Gears 5 Hollow Storm. Read on as we've got the directions to reach all three of them, including pointers on how to complete each area to get you through safely. Naturally, if you haven't got far enough into the game to reach this point yet, then stop reading this Gears 5 Hollow Storm guide for now and come back when you're ready.s
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Gears 5 Hollow Storm: Train Tunnel
You can start the Gears 5 Hollow Storm mission by visiting the Train Tunnel, which is to the north-west of the first snowy open world section you find. There's a derelict train crashed outside, so it's not hard to spot.
Head inside by going up the path into the cave, then hop down at the other end to enter the dark tunnel. Walk to the back of the tunnel and when your objective changes to "search the train car", get ready for a fight because there's a bloomin' Carrier hiding behind it. Back off down the tunnel then whenever the Carrier stands on its hind legs and exposes its belly, shoot at it to deal the most damage. You can also shoot the hanging icicles in the cave to drop them onto its head.
When it's dead, head to the back of the tunnel where you found the beast chilling and kick down the door to the train cart. Inside, you'll find the Grindlift Maintenance Notes collectible and a component. Leave by climbing atop the train at the front of the tunnel and you're golden.
Gears 5 Hollow Storm: Old Derrick Site 1
You won't be able to visit the next two locations for the Gears 5 Hollow Storm mission until you've got through the gate and opened up the second area. When you do, head to the north-west corner of this section to find the first Old Derrick Site. Duck under the crane to enter and you'll be face to face with a bunch of Swarm enemies that haven't spotted you yet.
You can either go in guns blazing or start taking enemies out stealthily, but be aware that as soon as you alert them, a Warden will start making its way over to you. Therefore, I'd recommend stealthily killing as many enemies as possible so you can try to take down the Warden without having to deal with smaller enemies at the same time.
When you've taken all the enemies down, climb aboard the huge rusted vehicle and pry open the yellow cover to find the Grindlift Actuator Component. Leave via the way you entered and there's just one more location to go.
Gears 5 Hollow Storm: Old Derrick Site 2
Head east from the first Old Derrick Site and on the other side of a huge island in the middle of the ice is the entrance to the second Old Derrick Site. Enter and cross to the machine on the other side of the small ice lake, then interact with the yellow panel to start the Hollow Storm objective.
Enemies will start to attack from the area you entered from, and there's a lot of them. Stay in cover and slay as many foes as you can. Bear in mind that you can shoot the ice beneath their feet to trap them. When everything's dead, go back and pry open the panel for good this time to obtain the Grindlift Radiator Component. Now you've got all three parts, the Flash Freeze ability for Jack will be unlocked.


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The Dell XPS 730 is a mighty rig and easily one of the fastest readymade systems anyone can buy in the market, but one gets the feeling it isn't the best they could do. The water cooling for example would make better sense if used on the graphics cards than on just the processor and the northbridge. A much larger hard drive is a must on a system of this kind. A Bluray drive and an already overclocked setup could do wonders to the performance.
With a lot of people depending on systems assemblers to build their systems, the better known branded PC market seems to be dipping. Dell is determined to show their presence and they've gathered up their resources, built a system and have delivered it to our test centre—the Dell XPS 730.
The XPS 730 is a beast and it sure weighs like one. The case is one of the largest we've seen. It towers to around the same height as a Coolermaster stacker or the Cosmos and is built really well—thick metal, a fine and attractive finish and design to top it off. There are flashy bits with multiple little led-like lights staring down from the front border of the case. The same design is at the rear of the case near the connectors—useful while reaching out to the rear of the case and connecting cables and other devices.
The hardware components put into the system are not the latest but still very impressive. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 running at 2.5 GHz. There is 4 GB of DDR3 from the 2 memory sticks. There are some shocking things about the 730 as well. The big one undoubtedly is to do with the motherboard and the graphics card. This system runs on what is most likely a NVIDIA 790i board running two 3870X2s in CrossFire which is very unheard of! Dell has taken it one step ahead and set up a humongous water cooling kit at the bottom of the case. For all these power requirements, an equally power supply of mammoth proportions is used.
The customizations are on the inside as well. The power supply lies at the top of the case and the drives lie in between it and the cards and motherboard below. The space where the hard drives would usually lie now is taken up by the cooler.
All this hardware adds up to some good performance but definitely not the best. The power of the two cards coupled together allow it match and sometimes outperform the GTX 280. Prey at 1600 x 1200 at maximum quality and 4x antialiasing and 8x anisotrophic filtering can easily run at 185 fps. The small 320 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 drive recorded 85MB/s rates on SiSoft Sandra. The memory benchmarks were far more impressive because of the DDR3 memory.
A rather standard 22-inch E228WFP from Dell is supplied. You get a Dell keyboard and mouse similar to what we've seen from previous Dell systems. The package is complete with a file to hold your discs and the thick user manuals.
At Rs 1,39,000, it's overly expensive to even consider. A similar setup could be built for a much cheaper price but the case and the water cooling are what make it special.


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Kathak, Bharatnatyam and Odissi dance Performances
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Jaipur, 28 January: As a part of the weekend cultural activities at Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) — 'Samidha', a classical dance ensemble is being held in collaboration with Aarohini Kathak Dance Academy. The programme will start on 4 February, Saturday at 6.30pm with a 'Kathak' group dance by Aarohini Kathak Dance Academy. This will be followed by a 'Kathak' duet by Managala Bhatt & Raghav Raj Bhatt from Hyderabad. The evening will conclude with a 'Bharat Natyam' solo performance by Ragini Chandashekar from New Delhi at'Rangayan'.
On 5 February, Sunday at 10.30 am the programme will host Seminar and Demonstrations on 'Kathak Nritya – Shastra, Parampara Aur Aadhunikta' with experts like Dr. Manjiri Deo from Mumbai. Dr. Geeta Raghuveer from Jaipur, Roshan Datye from Pune, Dr. Rekha Thakar from Jaipur and Manjari Sinha from Delhi at 'Krishnayan'. On the same day at 6.30 pm the evening will witness a duet 'Kathak' performance by Rochit Sansthan from Pune. This will be followed by a 'Kathak' solo performance by Manjiri Kiran Mahajani from Jaipur. The evening will conclude with a solo 'Odissi' performance by Parwati Datta from Aurangabad.
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As kindergartens around the state resume for the first time in 2022, three communities are doing so in a new partnership with Y Kinders.
Barngeong Reserve Preschool, North Ringwood Preschool and Bundoora Preschool have joined the growing Y Kinders family. Two of these kindergartens were previously operated by Committees of Management comprised of volunteers from the parent community and the third transitioned from another Early Years Manager. The Y Kinders' team was excited to welcome the new services.
"At Y Kinders, we are committed to the idea that all children should have access to inspired early education, and we're proud to be able to offer our support to these communities. Each of our programs is led by our amazing teachers and educators in the service – our role is to help them deliver relevant, individual educational programs," said Executive Manager Children's Services, Vicki Dobson. "We do this with our 88 kindergartens across the state, every day."
Y Kinders has services across the state, having entered metropolitan Melbourne in the North Eastern suburbs in 2021.
"Every one of our kinders is a unique service, reflecting the community around and in them. We take great pride in maintaining this uniqueness, and look forward to learning more about these three new communities," Ms Dobson added.
"We have a very specific onboarding process for our new partners, which ensures they are supported throughout the entire transition and we maintain their sense of independence and identity."
As the 3 services finalise their transition and settle in to the kindergarten year, Y Kinders remains open to hearing from potential new partners.
At Y Kinders, we are always open to new organic opportunities for partnerships in areas that as an EYM, we currently operate.
Ms Dobson explained further, "With our experience and team of specialists, we know that we can provide the level of support that's required to successfully transition a kindergarten to a new Early Years Management service."
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The Long Road Home.
Our last evening in Oklahoma was pretty quiet, with the boys meandering about on the driveway, with one figuring out the fuzzy Elmo chair and the other shooting hoops.
To top off our low-key evening, my sister gave Holden his birthday gifts: a black Wii nun-chuck and the Batman Lego game. I'm not sure, but I think those might have hit the spot.
So many things about this trip were absolute bliss. And most of them came in the evening, around dusk, sitting outside on the patio with the breeze of the ceiling fan and the sound of cicadas and frogs all around.
There were so many times that a glance up would reveal a small swarm of dragonflies, but then little flashes would catch our eye toward the trees: fireflies.
We don't have those in Colorado. And Holden had never seen them. Or caught them.
And darn it all, I just don't know how to take nighttime photos yet to show the absolute joy in our little five-year-old's eyes when he caught one for the first time. Or the second or third. But it was there. And oh, was it just beaming from him. He would have stayed out there all night long if there hadn't been the lull of strawberry shortcake waiting for him in the kitchen to end the perfect sweaty day.
Or the chance to laugh at my sister's weird GIGANTOID cat.
And after the bathing and tucking in and packing up, I settled in to bed that night listening to all of those sounds and whispered a quiet goodbye, knowing we would be leaving early the next morning.
But we did not.
Well, let me back up. Sometime in the night, I started to get sick. Bleh. And when morning came, I was exhausted. But remembering that Holden had a very special Father's Day camping trip with Daddy, I had to muscle up after a couple of hours of sleep and get us on the road. So I did.
And I turned around about an hour and a half into our trip and crawled shamelessly back to my sister's house begging for mercy and help with the boys so that I could sleep that stupid bug away. Oh man, did it ever have me by the toes and was ruthlessly swinging me around.
So I slept on her very comfortable couch, leaving my achy body out for Ewan to crawl up onto and pat and kiss, and for Holden to come by and touch his lips to my forehead to check for fever and whisper that he was so sorry I was sick.
Once again, they truly melt me.
And finally, finally that evening whatever hell that was released a bit and we went back outside to look for the moon as the day became quiet and still.
And with a burst of ornery, I yelled at Holden to "RUN!"
But I got him anyway. Those little Nerf footballs are awesome.
And yes, I know I look like a big, huge crapsickle. Felt like one, too. Sometimes, you just haveta say, c'est la vie, Baby.
Sleep was my friend. After sleeping most of the day and then all night long, the next day we were all in fine form for the long road home. And the troops did great; and that only is because I figured out (after EIGHT DAYS, whew I'm smart), that the DVD that a friend lent to us for the trip had a double plug-in, so the boys didn't have to take turns watching Elmo and Alvin and the Chipmunks after all. Brilliant. I'm quite sure that the inventor of the double plug-in had kids. And took road trips. With the kids. When they were little. And most importantly, lived to tell the tale and share the love.
There were so many things that I wanted to stop and capture on the way home: the yellow flowers in every field; the longhorn cattle; the winding creeks and cresting rivers. And mostly, the wind farm in Kansas that goes on for miles and disappears on the northern horizon. I don't know why that's so fascinating, but it is. They're just mammoth. But to be honest, I really wanted to be home. We only stopped four times during that 12-trip: two for gas only, one for lunch, and the last for the monsters to get out and run in the grass for about half an hour. They were nearly toast by this point – and we still had two more hours before reaching home.
This is Burlington, CO. I don't know much of anything about this place except that it looks like an old town and I've always wanted to stop there. The "old town" part was closed when we got there, but we sneaked around like outlaws anyway.
The first thing that Ewan did was sit down in the grass and start yanking it out. Well, and get all squawky at Holden for trying to give him a hug and a kiss. But that's not new.
And this was the first thing that Holden did. When you figure it out, why don't you leave me a comment?
He did watch that Alvin and The Chipmunks, the Squeakuel, all day in the car, so maybe it's a new dance move he's trying out. I say that because then he started doing this everywhere, and the little dude has excellent hang time upside down.
All of my life I've tried to do that without having a wall behind me to catch me from going over. I might be a lot jealous.
Ewan decided that this new walking thing should turn into running, and off he went on an adventure.
But since he also has his turns pretty well by now, he spun back around toward us.
And after some cooped-up-in-the-car-crazies were wiggled out of our systems, the boys helped me sneak into the "old town" buildings and find an unlocked door that led to a bathroom. I did a huge happy dance. Well, after the I-gotta-potty dance. And the whole time, Holden kept whispering loudly about how we were going to get caught and how we were going to be in so much trouble. He truly is so much like me.
Well, except when I desperately need a bathroom. Then, all bets are off, man.
The road was beckoning again. We piled into the car, settled into the rhythm of the drive again, and two hours later we were home.
It really is…where the heart is.


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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is loosening hospital visitation rules.
"As we slowly and safely reopen our economy, it's important to roll back emergency orders designed to deal with the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic," Governor Grethen Whitmer said in a press release. "By rolling back executive orders, and allowing more people to visit their loved ones in hospitals, it sends a clear signal we are making progress in the fight against COVID-19 and continue to move in a positive direction."
Additionally, Whitmer is rescinding the executive order which extends certain FOIA deadlines due to COVID-19.
MDHHS Director Robert Gordon issued an epidemic order, "Exceptions to temporary restrictions on entry into certain facilities," that allows expanded visitation in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and doctor's offices.
"Sometimes a visitor can be just the medicine a hospitalized patient needs to help them through their recovery," said Gordon. "As long as strong precautions are taken to help ensure the health and safety of visitors, patients and staff, this order allows for exceptions to those restrictions."
Those facilities are required to:
Limit visitor entry to designated entrances that allow proper screening;
Post signage at the visitor entrance instructing visitors to be assessed for symptoms of COVID-19 before entry and instructing persons who have symptoms of a respiratory infection, including, but not limited to, fever, cough, or shortness of breath to not enter the facility;
Perform a health evaluation of all individuals that are not under the care of the facility each time the individual seeks to enter the facility, and deny entry to those individuals who do not meet the evaluation criteria.
Strongly discourage entering any facility to visit persons at high risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19, including older adults and persons with underlying medical conditions;
Restrict visitation to the patient's room or other designated locations;
Require visitors who are medically able to wear a mask or other cloth face covering for the duration of their visit, and swiftly remove from the facility visitors who fail to abide by this requirement;
For in-patient stays, make available on-site and off-site alternatives to in-person visits, such as video or audio calls;
Disallow visitation during aerosol-generating procedures or during collection of respiratory specimens unless deemed necessary by hospital staff for the care and well-being of the patient; and
Permit visitation only during select hours and limits the number of visitors per resident.
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Michigan, a timeline of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Southeast Michigan, and links to more information from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC and the WHO.
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My notes on Vampira (1974) – NB: you get actual notes this time.
An evening's 'good grief' viewing – the laugh-free but terminally funky 1974 David Niven Dracula skit Vampira, with Teresa Graves at least looking splendid as his Countess …
Things you get in Vampira # 1: David Niven's Dracula wandering around Soho verite style checking out porn cinemas, while his wife is impressed by Jim Brown in Black Gunn.
Things you get in Vampira # 2: young Kenneth Cranham as a mugger attacking Carol Cleveland in an underground car park, and seen off by Dracula in a Count Yorga bit with a sword-stick.
Things you get in Vampira # 3: Linda Hayden as Helga the German vampire tourist executed in a joke scene comprehensible only to those who remember 1970s quiz show The Golden Shot but not funny even to them.
Things you get in Vampira # 4: Bernard Bresslaw representing the Playboy organisation and Nadim Sawalha as the man from Transylvania Airways. Plus a LOT of scenes shot at Heathrow Airport and its adjacent anonymous hotel.
Things you get in Vampira # 5: 70s starlets/pin-ups Veronica Carlson, Luan Peters, Andrea Allan, Minah Bird, Cathy Shiriff.
Things you get in Vampira # 6: the inimitable nostrils of Ben Aris as a policeman appalled by the single most embarrassing blackface makeup ever applied when Drac turns black at the end of a highly dubious racial subplot.
Things you get in Vampira # 7: a theme song by Anthony Newley, performed by The Majestics.
Things you get in Vampira # 8: a pretty cool score from David Whittaker.
Things you get in Vampira # 9: a weird cameo from Freddie Jones, who spent 1973 accepting parts in any movie featuring Dracula … see also The Satanic Rites of Dracula and Son of Dracula.
Things you get in Vampira # 10 … an invite to this endless but lively party scene.


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Maruti has announced a free service camp on the occasion of 'World Environment Day'. The main motive of this service camp is to keep your car in tip top condition so that it will not affect the environment. Maruti is going to offer free pollution control check, inspection of air and fuel filter, spark plug and fuel hose check up along with complimentary dry wash. On this day customers can avail service vouchers which can be redeemed on regular services. The campaign will start from 1st June to 10th June, 2018 at all Maruti service centres.
Maruti's Official Statement
Maruti Suzuki announced the nationwide 'World Environment Day' Service Camp to offer free and detailed vehicle check-up across the country in collaboration with SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers). The camp will be held from June 1st-10th, 2018 at its authorized dealer workshops across the country.
With the service camp, Maruti Suzuki intends to create an ecosystem of green mobility for its customers. It will organise free pollution control check, emission and exhaust check along with a complimentary dry wash to effectively conserve water in the process. Additionally, a service voucher and complimentary inspection of key car components such as air and fuel filter, spark plug and fuel hose is also being offered.
Mr. Partho Banerjee, Executive Vice President (Service), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., speaking about the camp said,
Through the service camp, we want to contribute towards the conservation of our environment. We believe that a well-serviced vehicle is the first step towards greener mobility and endeavor to keep a check on the performance with regular service initiatives
Maruti Suzuki car owners can visit their nearest Maruti Suzuki authorized dealer workshops to avail free vehicle check up and other service related offers. Maruti Suzuki has over 2000 authorized dealer workshops across the country.
You can add more to this story by commenting below.


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Austin City Limits Music Festival Frenzy
Over on Austinist they're amazed that folks have already snatched up the early bird tix for this music event, which is September 15-17 in Zilker Park.
Well, duh!
Get some (tickets) and take the (older) kids to hear wonderful music in the Live Music Capital.


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Brilliant purple and deep indigo glass coalesce into clouds of white murrini – with glints of real silver in this fine art glass sculpture! There is a sense of whimsy in Tullman's glass artwork that belies the complexity and control required.
Techniques:Hot Blown Glass
Materials:Hotblown Glass
Silver Foil
Size:13 × 8.5 × 20.5 in
Medium (H+W+D is 25-39 inches)


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SkyRadar's PSR/SSR Simulator Suite includes Pulse, CW, and FMCW radar simulators, SSR Mode A/C and S, ADS-B and more!
A set of simulators support training through the ATSEP student's learning path. The system can be used in classroom training (e.g., for instructor presentations) as well as in self-learning contexts. The system is particularly interesting for remote learning phases, e.g., during refresher phases. E.g., abnormal and emergency situations can be played through.
The broad range of included simulators makes this simulator suite a useful tool in many ATSEP learning contexts.
- Operating Modes: Pulse, CW, FMCW, SSR (Mode A/C & S),
- Scopes (enabled through FreeScopes)
- A-Scope
- B-Scope
- Plan-Position-Indicator (PPI)
- For secondary radar:
- Pulse Diagrams and table Sidelobe Suppression, uplink format (UF), downlink format (DF), DBS registers
- Pseudo Pilot Screens
- For primary radars:
- Amplification of raw signal (IQ signal) at receiver
- Amplification of filtered signal in the scopes
- Sensitivity Time Control (STC)
- Signal Threshold and Limiter
- Range Calibration and Extension
- Cutting out selections of the signal range
- Moving Target Detection and Indication
- and more
The simulators serve for demonstration purposes in the basic phases and helps e.g., with familiarization and configuration in later stages (e.g. emergency, when there is a system failure). During periods of on-the-job training, ATSEP personnel can access the simulators remotely as they are optimized on operations over the ANSP's intranet.
Read more about the system's technical details here.


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John Valentine who has recently joined Crystal Air Renewable Energy
Valentine joins Crystal Air
John Valentine has joined Crystal Air to expand its heat pump division under the brand Crystal Air Renewable Energy. Building on the extensive experience of Crystal Air in the overall HVAC sector since 1997, Crystal Air Renewable Energy will focus on all things heat pump related with air to water and water to water technology. Crystal Air is no stranger to innovation in this sector, with its unique established thermal storage PCM offering.
Valentine previously worked as General Manager of the Daikin sales operation in Ireland, and has also worked in numerous property and construction-related businesses. Crystal Air Renewable Energy will service all sectors of the heat pump market, offering heat pumps from 2kw to 2mw, and 30ºC to 90ºC, for all applications. Crystal Air has been installing domestic heat pumps over the last 15 years and will continue to provide a professional service to this market.
On the commercial and industrial side, users with large hot water requirements can utilise heat pumps to generate clean, efficient hot water solutions. In some manufacturing processes opportunities exist to recover waste thermal energy using refrigerant technology and to transfer the heat to other areas where it is required. The company has experience with a number of bespoke projects in this area and has worked with clients to secure capital grants where available.
Service and maintenance will be an important part of the Crystal Air Renewable Energy business model. All qualified service engineers are F-Gas Level 1 certified and have been trained to the highest standards by the main manufacturers. This represents a knowledge base and pool of resources that can fully interrogate and repair all parts of a system.
Contact: John Valentine, Crystal Air Renewable Energy. Tel: 045-397218; Mobile: 087-2902120; email: email@example.com


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Thailand New Crypto-currency Law Takes Effect
Thailand's new crypto-currency law took effect on Monday May 14, 2018. ) The law is intended to control and regulate crypt currency transactions and Initial Coins Offerings (ICOs).
The new law provides for criminal penalties and fines for fraud and unauthorized transaction.
Pursuant to a royal decree crypto-currencies will be treated as digital assets. Thailand's Security Exchange Commission will oversee and regulate all crypt currency transactions. The new law provides for unregistered token brokers including persons who perform token transactions through unregistered brokers will face a jail term of up to two years and fines of at least two times the token values, up to a maximum of 500,000 baht (S$20,930).
Fraudulent filings will be punished by a maximum five-year jail sentence. Those who carry out unauthorized business in digital assets face jail terms of between two and five years.


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PA libel: Israel "is deliberately killing the Palestinian children" - PA TV host demonizes Israel on kids' program
On the occasion of International Children's Day, Palestinian children were taught that Israel "deliberately" targets and murders them. This demonization of Israel was fed to the young viewers by the host on official PA TV's kids' program The Best Home:
Official PA TV children's host Walaa Al-Battat: "Unfortunately – and this is a very painful thing that I want to tell you about – a number of friends have lost their right to live because the occupation is deliberately killing the Palestinian children, and this is a very painful thing."
[Official PA TV, The Best Home, Nov. 21, 2020]
Official PA TV News repeated this libel as well, falsely claiming that Israel murders Palestinian children in "random summary executions":
Official PA TV reporter: "The Palestinian children are being subjected to random summary executions, and there is no security for their lives that are threatened by danger at every moment. Every one of them – on the road or at home – is a candidate to be the next Martyr."
[Official PA TV News, Nov. 20, 2020]
This is not the first time that the popular host Walaa Al-Battat has instilled fear in Palestinian children and lied to them about Israel. In 2015, Palestinian Media Watch documented that she told kids that they were in danger of being murdered by Israel "everywhere" and "all the time." Ironically she said this during a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks against Israelis:
Official PA TV children's host Walaa Al-Battat:"The occupation [Israel] targets children everywhere. In their schools, near their homes... We must be very careful now. We are confronting the occupiers who act in a very barbaric terrorist way. They are trying to kill people everywhere. These are barbarians, my young friends. They try to kill people for no reason, who are just walking on their land. They make various accusations against them. This is called barbarity, my friends. Be very careful all the time. All children under 18, and children under 15, when you go out, your mom or dad, should accompany you, I mean that an adult should accompany you."
[Official PA TV, The Best Home, Aug. 13, 2015]
Similar hate speech was printed in the official PA daily, when an op-ed in September of this year stated that the Israeli government is "unchaining the herds of settlers and the unofficial Zionist gangs… to openly murder Palestinian children, young people, young women, [adult] women, and elderly."


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What's a Mega Project?
At the beginning of the year, I wrote up a very lengthy list of 2021 Hobby Goals for myself. While this list has been very ambitious there is one category that I have been working diligently on, my "Mega Projects". I designated 6 mega projects that I wanted to work towards in my 3D printing hobby. The focus of most is to print 100% of the files from a Kickstarter I've previously backed.
There are a few exceptions to this rule such as props and such that come along with 3D printable Kickstarters. I only desire to grow my miniature collection, terrain, and buildings and not larger objects. I will perhaps consider going back to those once my kids are interested so they actually "find" an object or one such thing or another. Maybe they would drink real "potion" bottles to heal. Bring role playing into a bit of reality as they grow their understanding of tabletop games and inspire imagination. However, I believe I still have a few more years before we get to that point.
Why start these mega projects? Why is there a need to print these Kickstarters? I have two main reasons.
- There is nothing worse than buying a bunch of games, models, and terrain but never actually getting it on your table. The primary focus of these mega projects is to have a larger reexamination of my 3D printing model collection. For many 3D printing enthusiasts collecting digital files of sculpts is very similar to a wargamers pile of shame, pile of potential, or pile of opportunity depending on your preferred name. The goal was to convert these digital dreams into reality and therefore represent physical reminders for things to paint. Or turning this digital vault into "Piles of Opportunity". Absolute worst case scenario I can still play with physical miniatures instead of digital files even if they aren't painted.
- This is the first time in my hobby experience where I am crafting without having a current gaming group. Previously my hobby time was motivated by what I needed for the next session with my hobby group. Now I have free reign to make what ever I desire and potentially craft my sessions around these builds and miniatures instead. I'm excited about the inspiration and creativity that is driving my Dungeon Master mind to come up with new and exciting stories.
This hobby project idea and goal has brought me a ton of joy and excitement in my hobby time and i've been falling in love with models and figures I never would have otherwise. I do end up in spurts of mass production which can definitely chew through my hobby budget but I find that it's worth it.
Since the year is half over it is time to evaluate my progress on one of these projects.
Lost Adventures Volume 1 Kickstarter
Lost Adventures Volume 1 is the second Kickstarter from the now titled company Lost Adventures Co. which focused on almost the perfect essentials kit for starting to 3D print and desire to add models to your table. With a healthy mixture of common monsters, bosses, scatter terrain, buildings, and scenery it is probably my number one recommendation for buying files. As a Kickstarter from 2019 FDM filament printing was the predominate style of printing miniatures so many sculpts and ALL the terrain and scatter prints absolutely supportless which also makes it useful for any starting 3D printing enthusiast. Also, out of any project I've ever backed these are most likely going to be the most used monsters and terrain I'd ever need for my tabletop.
This Kickstarter comes with 47 sets of miniatures and 37 sets of builds, terrain, and scatter (sets meaning individual purchasable sets such as "bandits" or "trees' etc). Lost Adventures Volume 1 is my largest Kickstarter ambition of the year. I have decided to not print the supplemental props that could go with the encounters that come as well. The goal is 100% printing for functional tabletop pieces.
This Kickstarter I've been working tirelessly on for most of the year so far. I have printed several of the terrain and scatter pieces in the past as a test printer for the Lost Adventures Co. but I have yet to print the models in my own time. I have always known that I wanted the complete set for this Kickstarter but have set it aside for one reason or another. Now it is time to dust off the cob webs and knock it out of the park.
My Current Progress
I started to dive into this project at the Beginning of March full throttle. My primary focus was to work on tackling the miniature portion of this collection and then slowly add the scatter terrain and buildings.
So far in this project I have printed 75% of all the miniature sets, and 13.5% of the terrain and scatter. Combined making it approximately 47% of all individual bundles in the Kickstarter. I don't think I truly realized how incredibly large this Kickstarter truly is and how much of a deal it was.
The Statistics:
Total Number of Models: approximately 108
Total Print Time: 14 days 18 hours 15 minutes
Total Resin Used: 1808 grams
Total Cost of Resin: $73.49
Original Kickstarter Price: $50.00 (Purchase now for $80.00)
Total Cost to Date: $123.49
Special Note: This calculation only includes the time for "Successful" prints. Failed prints are currently not counted and number provided above is ideal scenario. Total time and Resin usage is actually higher but exact value cannot be calculated at this time.
Total number of different sculptors & creators for models: 28
Note this does not include concept art & other members of the Lost Adventure Co time, only creators who produced a digital sculpt for printing.
Favorite Models to Date
Graveyard Golem- Khaldoth the Corpse Keeper
My absolute favorite model to date is the Graveyard Golem. What makes this sculpt really unique is that this stone golem has risen into creation in the middle of the graveyard. There is so much story packed into this model. On the model you can see coffins, chains, religious symbols, and so much more which was buried directly underneath the tombstones that are above the head of the golem.
Sculpted by James Dorrington this is now an absolute must have in my collection. However I am actually really incredibly nervous about painting and doing this model the justice it deserves.
Hydra Horror – Malgáthez the Devourer
The Hydra Horror will also always have a special place in my heart as it is the first miniature I have successfully magnetized. As a hydra this model has 5 necks with swappable necks to go from a 5 headed beast to a 10 headed monster and any variant inbetween.
Check it out if you want to read more about magnetization.
Sculpted by Artem Bespalov & Deryck Pelligrini.
Honorable Mention
Some of my other favorites in the collection so far are the Fire Giant, Commoners Pack 1, Watcher, Eye Horror and Lizardfolk
Not so Favorite Models
There are a few models that I have made that due to their design either just doing match my personal art style or I just don't think they are modeled well for tabletop gameplay. With all good things and especially large scale things like this there is bound to be a few.
Lord of Liches Niru the Everlasting
This model would definitely fall in the "Love Hate" category. While I absolutely love the artistic style the design of the model and its super thin joints along with massively heavy spell effect make it absolutely non-ideal for gameplay. I would absolutely recommend that you NOT print the spell effect if you desire this model in tabletop play as it is prone to toppling over and breaking. Which is of course what happened to my figure not even a day after I took the picture.
Sculpted by James Dorrington, which is incredibly interesting because my favorite model the Graveyard Golem is also sculpted by him.
Also in the category of least favorite models. I do not know why but the fur texture on these wolves is not my ideal sculpting decision. While absolutely functional for tabletop play I admit that it is just not my art style. However that is one of the beautiful things about this Kickstarter because you can see so much variety of what is available in the tabletop space. I definitely think i'll still paint these guys and practice on different types and colors of fur. Maybe with some color i'll fall in love with the models.
Sculpted by: Eder Lindorfe
I am also not a big fan of the Storm Giant Seer due to her immense size which is much larger than my other giants from this collection and the hobgoblins. I think the hobgoblins are just too "bearman" like instead of a goblinoid but again personal preference.
What Next?
Well considering I have so much still to print especially in the terrain and scatter categories I am going to start working on that and writing the print logs for models printed before the site existed. At the moment I am taking a break from printing the miniatures but still plan on knocking the collection out before the end of the year.
I intend to work on updating and improving upon some of my other mega projects set aside for the year and will be writing status updates for those in the weeks to come.
If you want to see more of what I made and printed check out the complete list of the 108 miniatures below. Each photograph and Description will take you to their corresponding print logs which talk about my experiences, troubles, print settings, and more pictures of that collection.
Also feel free to check out the Lost Adventures Volume 1 Project Page for an entire list of all the models in the collection.


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The essence of Kommal Sood , the label is chic glamour with a dash of luxury.The collection aptly called Champaign Bubbles is complimentary to resort celebrations. For S/R 2014 we draw inspiration from the Spirit of Celebrations.
The champaign inspired luxurious but muted colour pallette goes from goes ivory to champaign , taupe, grey and gold. We have raised the bar in construction techniques and pattern making. The sensuality of soft fabrics is used in forming drapes and lending fluidity to this light summery collection of modern chic ensembles. There is also the use of luxurious silk lace that we have specially had woven. We have used bubbles inspired clustered , placed embellishment with a touch of swaroski in some ensembles.
The woman who adorns my ensembles is effortlessly chic. She dares to feel , dares to dream, she laughs often, and brings her own sunshine wherever she goes :-)